The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-02-14

| IN ana next door to the game sec
tions rise up and condemn any effort
that seeks to lessen the kill of
game and the everlasting of the
lakes. Always, l say, these fish and
game associations are seeking to
save from further threat of extinc-
! ton the natural resources of the
state and rarely ever measure for
more killing of game; and the
back country district, to whom the
saving of fish and game means the
most, who receive the direct and
immense benefits from vaeationists
and camp builders, bulk up in al
most solid phalanx and kill the
passage of proposed acts that are
all for the saving to the citizens of
the state the wild life that is surely
/ being menaced by the increasing
numbers of hunters and fishermen
who easily find their way into even
the remote places.
"Why it is we cannot get the al
lied support of the back country
man and the oranges to move in a
common-sense manner in keeping our
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be not unwisely sencroached upon?
j Why hesitate about establishing a
real hunting and fishing license law,
with an annual fee of not less than
1925? Almost every other state re-
ceives a fair sum for this privilege,
varying from S1.25 in the states of
New Hampshire, New York and Penn
sylvania to S. in several western
states, and their open season on big
game is far shorter than ours.
1.-THE public should be informed
that the fish and game associations
that l speak of are not fishing and
hunting clubs. they are not sports
men banded together to perfect them
selves into hunters and slayers of
wild life, but to use their influence
in organized effort to prolong the life
of our deer supply, the bear Che ought
to have added protection), the grouse,
the trout and the salmon Always
the goal these sportsmen seek is
more protection for game, never more
destruction"
COMMISSIONER W. f. PARSONS
Commissioner W. E. Parsons of
the State Department of Inland Fish
cries and Game was called upon. He
spoke of the need of a larger mem
bership for the association, stating
that it costs only 81 per year to be
long and that there ought to be 5000
members.
He spoke of the influence of the as
sociation working along education
lines, educating the people to the
conservation of the fish and game
resources.
Mr.. Southland said that each one in
the association should feel it his duty
to secure at least one new member
each year
RESOLUTION REGARDING MT.
KATAHDIN
There has been a movement
started for the information of Mt.
Katahdin Association" said Mr.. Orr.
This is now permanent game
reserve. The Cumberland County
Fish and Game Association thinks it
should be either state or national
park and should never be hunted in
and that the approaches should be
made so that anyone can make the
ascent.
Hon. Matthew Morrill, of Gray,
formerly a chief game warden, de-
clared that the state ought to have
game preserves in various places in
the state, If only few hundred acres,
where game could not be molested.
Mr.. Orr presented the resolution re-
lating to Mt Katahdin as state or
national park which was given pas
sage.
FOR REPEAL OF LAW PROTECT
ING HERON
resolution fayoring the repeal
of the Federal law protecting blue
heron was presented by Mr. Southland,
who declared that this species of bird
Is the worst enemy of the trout and
that Ii has been said that every 36
hours this bird eats It's weight in fish.
The blue heron kills many large trout
that go up the streams to spawn, it
eats the core of other fish and the
feeling Is universal that the law
should be amended so that to a great
er extent this bird can be exterminat-
ed.
This resolution was passed.
DOGS CHASING DEER
A resolution fayoring the repeal of
the law passed by the last Legisla-
ture confining the killing of dogs TO
officials, was presented by Mr.. Nor
ril of Gray, who asserted that the
last Legislature opened a wide door
that he would like to see closed. lie
told OF the number of dogs that arc
found every years menacing the deer
of the state
HON. FRANK g. HARRINGTON
SPEAKS
Hon. Frank G. harrington of Au-
gusta, candidate for the Republican
nomination for Governor, was called
upon for few remarks. He said
that II there is any class of people
in the world to be congratulated 1t T
is those who have a chance to be in f
the great outdoors. The fellows who .
have to stay at their desks all day
cannot appreciate what an associa-
ton like this stands for.
II believe the Importance of the 7
work done by you is not altogether
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