The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-05-14
Enthusiastic
Conservation
Meeting Fri.
First Assistant Game and
Fish Commissioner Makes
Talk to Sportsmen
NEW BODY ORANIZED
Dues Placed At so Cents Per
Annum-100 or More
Members Expected

Louis Engstroms Of Roseau
county, assistant game and fish
commissioner for Minnesota, ad-
dressed a large gathering of sports
men at the Sank Centre Commun-
ity Club rooms Friday evening of
last week.
Carl Fisher, president of the
Izaak Walton League, presided. In
his opening remarks Mr.. Fisher
said that many men do not belong
to the Izaak Walton League, prob
ably because of the expense. He
said the purpose of the meeting
was to discuss and decide whether
the local chapter of the League
should be continued or an indie
pendent association organized.
Mr.. Engstrom has been active in
conservation of wild life for many
years. He had passed through Sank
Centre many times but this was the
first opportunity he had ever had
to stop. He was gratifed at the
splendid interest shown in wild life
conservation as evidence by the
splendid attendance at the meeting.
Mr.. Engstrom stated that through
the kind offices of Deputy Game
Warden Frederick Mossman he
had seen several of the beautiful
lakes adjacent to this city at close
range.
Mr.. Engstom is strong believer
in affirmative action. He said the
department did not go before the
asking for the enactment
of laws which provided don't do
this and don't do that" In his opin-
ion conservation means the making
Of reasonable use of the resources
Minnesota possessed. Nature
should be aided and many of the
mistakes made by men the country
ran rampant with ditch legislation
Is or 20 years back should be rec
titled.
The department is advocating the
purchase of much of this land,
which the creator never intended to
be used for agricultural purposes,
and convert it into game refugees.
Reforestation was very necessary.
according to the speaker. It has
been proven that reforestation rails
es the water to its natural level.
Mr.. Engstrom said the limit Of
the catch of fish was not the solu-
tion of the problem. BY building up
nature the number of fish will be
greatly increased.
In discussing the conservation
bill passed by the last legislature
he stated that the measure did not
provide the machinery or funds for
operation. He hoped the money
could be found so that the work
could be started.
He said the department were not
backing any particular conserva-
ton of wild life organization. He
urged the citizens Of this commun-
ity to organize strong, working
unit, independent or otherwise.
DIR. Gales, charter member Of
the Izaak Walotn League, was the
next speaker. The doctor does not
believe that the immediate COM
munity Of Sank Centre ever re-
ceived full value for the money
invested, but that the National or
ganization was doing splendid
work. He believed an independent
organization with a nominal men,
bership fee, and many members
could be Of more real service to
the community than could the
League. An organization Of this
sort, in the doctors opinion, would
clean up any neighborhood misun-
derstandings.
s. p. Hansen, Jr., rather took is
sue with DIR. Gales on the value Of
the local chapter of the Izaak Wal
ton League.
Roy Scott was Of the opinion
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