The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-05-04
GAME & FISH COMMISSIONER
MEETS WITH ELY PEOPLE
CONTINUED from Page One0

forces but mostly on the part of those
who had been "nipped." He also wanted
more wardens and thought that terri
tory Of about 40 square miles was just
a little too much for one man to cover.
Joe Rothman said that when a warden
was criticized it was a sure sign that he
was an efficient one. He also stated
that there would be no open criticism
expressed at such meeting as the
present one and that in many cases a
mans bread and butter depended on
what he said. Joe reported the illegal
killing of a moose near his resort
property and said that those he reported
became his deadly enemies. He sug-
gested that criticisms be written in to
the department over the name of the
party making the criticism and he
thought they would be properly taken
care of.
Thos. Harri, in his remarks, spoke of
the inequality of the opening OF the
fishing seasons throughout the state
and thought that the laws were al
together to much in favor of the tourist
and not at all in favor of the local man.
He thought that the brook trout season
should be open now in this section OF
the state the same as it is in other
sections, also the lake trout season.
These fish do their spawning in the
fall. Mr.. Harris short talk contained
much sense.
Frank Jenko said we need level
headed wardens and while he was not
naming any particular one he had run
up against some dumb-bell actions at
his resort at Silver Rapids M. w.
Peterson of the Peterson Fishing Lodge,
stated that he had not come in contact
with any ineff1ciency in the wardenS
but that on the contrary they were very
efficient and that the same had been
remarked on by number at his re-
sort. Adolph DolenShak also thought
that the wardenS were doing their duty
at all times but that they should use a
little more judgment.
DR.. j. E. Thompson spoke on the
discrepancies of the statements issuing
from the offices in st. Paul and the
actual facts. He thought that politics
were at the root Of some of the actions
of the department. DR.. Thompson
stated that the Minneapolis papers were
continually harping on the beaver boot
logging in this section of the state and
wanted to know why this could not be
put on an industrial basis as beaver
are neither good for the farmer or the
tourist and that licenses should be
issued for their taking and stop the
bootlegging and law-breaking.
The political part of the Drs. talk
got under Senator Lommen's skin and
he answered. The political part was
brought into confab by the non-appear-
ance of the game and fish commissioner
at the SportSmen'S meetings to which he
had been invited. The Senator excused
the commissioner by stating that he
knew that on each of the occasions
complained of, Mr.. Swenson was unable
to attend on account of previous en-
gagements and resented the statement
made that now a political campaign is
on, the commissioner was induced to
come here by Senator Lommen." A
fireworks display was thus narrowly
averted by the Senator.
Alex Lobe told of two cases where an
innocent man had been taken to Two
Harbors on an illegal fishing charge
and also of the confiscation of calf
meat and blood sausage" by a warden
up In the woods and he was Of the