240 © THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 
correspondence from various portions of the State, ad- 
vocating an increase in the price of angling licenses of 
fifty cents, with the ‘proviso that the additional 
fifty cents be set aside in a fund to be used ex- 
clusively in trout hatchery work. 'The question arises, 
do the sportsmen of the State think enough of having 
a larger number of trout fry liberated every year than 
heretofore to justify them in requesting that the price 
of the angling license be raised from $1.00 to $1.50 
Here, again, the editors of “The Sportsman” ask a 
frank, honest and unselfish opinion from the sportsmen 
of Oregon and from the organizations to which they 
belong. Both these questions are of vital interest to 
anglers and are subjects which should be given careful 
and sincere reflection. We hope that we may receive 
many communications from our sportsmen on these two 
subjects and that we may receive replies as soon as 
possible. 
One thing must be borne in mind and that is the 
terrific whipping that our angling streams have received 
in the past several years and the inadequate number of 
trout which have been liberated to replace the fish which 
have been taken. 

