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themselves. I have watched the thing in the State of 

 New York, and I beheve that this sentiment is 

 changing. It has been helped along by the action of 

 the Fish Commissioners and Governor Flower, and 

 with his assistance will be successful The people are 

 now taking hold of the idea." 



"Years aofo the salmon came into Salmon River in 

 such numbers that they had to be thrown away, and 

 white fish were caught in quantities, 10,000 to 15,000 

 in one net. That industry has all gone ; the hsh 

 have been all cleaned out by imprudent fishermen." 



"We must create a sentiment which will aeain see 

 the restocking of those lakes and those waters by 

 natural production. Put in a few thousand or a few 

 million fry, and combine with this course a protection 

 that means protection. We cannot get it by forming- 

 clubs along the way, but we must get legislation and 

 foster a sentiment favorable to protection. A senti- 

 ment of protecting the food fish draws attention to this 

 fact. Now they are taking hold of it through the in- 

 fiuence of this sentiment I have mentioned. The 

 people are taking hold of it; the Sheriffs are taking- 

 hold of it to enforce the law because the people see in 

 it an element of benefit to themselves and not merely 

 for the fly fishermen and the sportsmen." 



"We have a recompense in the fact that pike, and 

 silver pike and other fish come into the river that could 

 not get in five years ago on account of the nets." 



" It is right that we people interested in the fish 

 business of the Great Lakes, which has been a great 

 industry in the past, and may be in the future if not 

 wiped out by greed, should meet together. We have 

 much in common. We must prevail upon the legis- 

 latures of those States to do something in the same 

 line along the lakes, or we shall accomplish nothing. 



