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a little over ^11,000, the gamekeeping generally ^10,000, and the shellfish (a 

 remunerative item) ^2,000. In return for this the public had free fishing of every 

 kind over a vast territory, and killed deer to an amount which, at the ordinary 

 rate reckoned per stag in Scotland (^40), would represent a sporting rental in this 

 country of ^169,000! 



In the same line of testimony is the following quotation from a scientific 

 monograph produced in our own State by an expert of well-established reputation. 

 In a recent bulletin on "The Clam and Scallop Industries," issued by the State 

 Museum, Dr. J. L. Kellogg says: 



Every one is familiar with the extensive and remarkably successful work of 

 the United States and the various State Fish Commissions in the propagation 

 of marine and fresh water market fish. In many cases the continued supply is 

 probably directly and entirely due to the artificial hatching and judicious 

 distribution of the young fish. These institutions have made it very clear that 

 public moneys could not be better expended for the benefit of all classes of people 

 than in their support. * * * If the fact were only recognized that this extinction 

 of forms really is occurring, these Commissions and similar institutions would 

 receive much greater support in the form of legislative appropriations. * * * It 

 is money most profitably invested for rich and poor alike. 



Such testimony and approval of the work that is being done could be continued 

 at length, but the facts are, for the most part, known to your honorable body and 

 to the well-informed taxpayers of the State at large. The value of the Adirondacks 

 as a wealth-producing element in the State is properly shown in one of the appended 

 reports, and the figures given indicate that millions of dollars are annually spent 

 because of the attractions of the woods and waters for health and pleasure seekers 

 and sportsmen. To preserve and build up the forests has been the constant care 

 of the Commission, and many members of the Legislature can testify from actual 

 knowledge as to what has been done toward providing trees to fill out the denuded 

 places. The nurseries for producing the young trees are well established, and will 

 increase steadily in value as the work advances. In time the State will be able to 

 provide from them not only all the trees necessary for use in the forests but also 

 for beautifying roadsides and the streets of our cities, as well as for renewing the 

 old and neglected woodlots of our farms. 



Attention is also called with pride to the work done in protecting the forests 

 from fire. The State now has a most excellent organization for this purpose, and 

 the result is readily seen from the fact that our forests have practically escaped 

 damage from this source. Reports from other States do not show such immunity. 

 The statements in detail in the reports of the Superintendent of Forests, the 



