How and Where Salmon-fishing may ~be Obtained. 13 



He therefore writes to some advertising agency in his 

 own or some neighboring city, asking which of the news- 

 papers of Montreal, Quebec, or St. John, N. B., circulates 

 most largely among the class likely to own or lease sal- 

 mon-fishings, and what will be charged to insert the fol- 

 lowing advertisement therein: 



" Wanted, Salmon-Fishing. Address, with particulars, 

 John Doe, P. O. Box X. Y. Z., New York City." 



It by no means follows because a man owns a piece of 

 property that therefore he must monopolize its use. Sal- 

 mon-fishings are no exceptions to this rule. The owner 

 may occupy it but a portion of the season, or ill-health 

 or other causes may prevent him from using it at all. 

 Under such circumstances he may gladly avail himself of 

 the opportunity of deriving an income from his water 

 by turning it over to some other person for the time 

 being. 



This advertisement will bring an abundance of answers 

 answers showing a lofty contempt for particulars, but 

 abounding in glittering generalities, as answers of this 

 description are prone to do. Mr. Doe therefore selects 

 those which appear most promising, and writes to each as 

 follows, making such omissions, modifications, and ad- 

 ditions as the information already at hand may require or 

 suggest. 



Your answer to my advertisement in the 



has been received. Will you kindly 



furnish this further information in reference to your fish- 

 ing? 



1st. Is the fishing from canoe, or from bank? 



2d. Is wading advisable or necessary? 



