Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-26


that you have got to kill four beef
from the fair valley of the Kennebec,
1t means that you have got to kill
from twenty to twenty-five sheep
from the fertile pastures Of Cumber-
land, it means that you have got to
Kill two hundred chickens from the
rich plains Of York. No wonder we
would like to have this two deer
law.
In regard to taking the deer out of
the State, they will say, "Oh, the
Ford cars come down loaded up with
deer" Now, think can explain to
you why they hang those deer out in
sight. Since the cave man first welt
out with his club to bring home the
meat to his family no man ever left
his work and went out in the morn
ing but what he had visions of him
self coming home as stalwart Hia-
watha, with two-hundred pound
buck on his shoulder to throw down
before his admiring household. AS a
matter of fact, he comes home, may
be. with wet feet where he has fallen
in the brook and he has hurt his
knee and torn his trousers, and in
| stead of fat buck he has only a
little, mangey rabbit He does not
feel quite as big as he expected; he
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and does not say very much, and
then after dark his wife gets his sup
per for him and she is thinking Of
the things that she wanted done and
the day wasted; and he has his sup
per. trying all the time to think of
some way to get the conversation 60
ing. and at last he has a happy
thought and he says: "Well. / must
get up early and spade up that tulip
bed so we can set out those new tu-
lips" and so, the conversation being
started. he gets up and he is again
the dominant, strutting male that he
always is.
The people of Aroostook county,
you will note, have not asked this
Legislature for any appropriations
other than the regular ones. There
is not member of the House who
can put his finger on one single bill
asking for any appropriation which
is sponsored by the Aroostook dele
cation calling for anything but the
regular appropriation. We have been
approached several times by different
members of tho House saying, 'Why
don't you put in a bill for something
for Aroostook county? You could get
it through this winter" Do you want
me to tell you why they do not want
it? 1t is because they are too proud
to accept it I speak, not as one of
them now. because have not lived
there very long. but speak for them.
They are too proud to ask for favors
that they cannot give themselves, and
they did not feel that they could con-
scientiously vote for appropriations
this year other than the regular ap-
preparations.
Now, we are not trying to work on
your sympathies and ask you for ap-
preparations, but we do ask you for
the right to use the resources OF
Aroostook county, not man-made or
man given. but God given. We ask
for the right to take the deer from
the herds of Aroostook county for
our benefit. That is. we are not
asking for bread. we are asking for a
chance to earn our bread. and If you
feel that You cannot give it to us. do
not give US a stone in the shape OF
that potato bill.
The SPEAKER: The question he
fore the House is the adoption OF
Amendment A.
Mr.. EuSTIS OF Strong: Mr.
= Speaker. I move indefinite postpone
ment OF Amendment A and yield the
floor to Mr.. Stone of Bridgton.
Mr.. STONE Of Bridgton: Mr.
Speaker and members: | wish tc
submit few figures from the report
of the Bangor and Aroostook Rail-
road. In 1905 there were 1924 deer
shipped out over the Bangor and
Aroostook Railroad. In 1915. ter
years later, there were shipped out
2.59G deer. Now. 1915 is far enough
back so that the automobile. ] thiDk
would not have as much bearing on
the number of deer coming out from
that section as it has now. Nm 1924
only 1864 deer were shipped out over
that railroad. Those figures indicate
a failing pulse, so far as the in
crease of deer IS concerned, and II
seems to me. at least. that they have
some indication as to whether deer
are on the increase or decrease ir
this section. If those figures are
wrong and the deer are on the in
crease, it seems to me they have got
gold mine in Aroostook county.
Now. it takes more money to gel
two hunters into Maine to shoot deer
than it does to get one hunter A
good hunter will go anywhere where
there is good game. He is like q
bootleggers customer; the price Is
nothing: quality and quantity are
everything.
Speaker and gentlemen Of the
House: This bill is the result OF
much deliberation on the part of its
proponents. who are citizens of ouI
State. deeply interested In the con-
servation of our wild life-for future
enerations-rather than the an.
rihilation of them in few short
years and then have to put on q
close time for years to COME in order
to preserve the few remaining speci-
mems we have left.
want to tell you right here that
the Fish and Game Committee had
quite a task to frame bill from al
. the propositions which We're present
ed for it's consideration at this ses-
sion of the Legislature.
First, there was this one deer bill.
, Then. bill was introduced pro-
} posing setting the season ahead in
Washington county to December
, 18th.
Then. Hancock County Joined hel
sister county OF Washington in 8
similar bill.
Then, Penobscot County, bounded
scutherly by Washington and Han.
cock counties. decided 1t would be
difficult to enforce the law within
her limits If she had different open
season than Washington and Han
cock counties. So. she decided te
! enter the ranks for extension of hei
season to December 18th, proposing
like the other two counties. to take
off fifteen days in October.
oxford and Franklin counties also
came up with proposition all their
own-asking that they be given two
whole months of open season
October and November-and one
deer limit. Now If this one deer
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