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RECREATION. 



THE VERDICT. 



Here is a list of the votes on the ques- 

 tion of delivering the first prize in 

 Recreation's 5th annual photo competition 

 to Mr. Balch: 



YES. 



Chas. Alfred, 

 American Bank, 

 J. S. Barnes, 

 Mrs. R. T. Bartlett, 

 Otto E. Bernhardt, 

 G. T. Breitling, 

 Jno. S. Bridges, Jr., 

 Thos. G. Budington, 

 Mrs. G. R. Burtt, 



E. M. Carter, 4 

 H. N. Chase, 

 Tristram F. Coffin, 

 G, M. Dame, 



F. H. Elliott, 

 Geo. P. Elliott, 



E. G. Fadden, 



B. Finch, 

 Chas. B. Finch, 

 James Frank, 

 Chas. W. Goss, 

 A. O. Hagerman, 



F. C. Hammond, r 



C. H. Harper, 

 E. E. Hickok, 

 Harry G. Higbee, 

 Fred Hirst, 

 Edward Hommel, 



H. M. Housman, 

 Robert Hunter, 

 Lloyd . O. Ingalls, 

 Chauncey Ketchum, 

 Halliwell King, 

 A. R. Landis, 

 Glum McGowan, 

 W. E. Mack, 

 W. A. Mason, 

 Mystic Club, 

 N. G. Nilsen, 

 A. O. Palmer, 

 C. Patrick. 

 Ralph J. Pickering, 



C. E. Prescott, 

 Arthur E. Roberts, 

 G. Edw. Schulz, 

 Robt. W. Selleck, 

 J. M. Smith, 



D. F. Sperry, 

 Sam. T. Stevens, 

 J. W. Storer, 



R. W. Stout, 

 A. L. Vermilya, 



E. V. Wilcox, 

 L. N. Wright, 

 D. E. Wynkoop. 



H. Ackerman, 

 Perry Archibald, 

 Angus Ballard, 

 Chas. H. Bentley, 

 George J. Bicknell, 

 L. N. Black, 

 Alex. W. Blain, J 

 G. A. Bock, 

 Hank Bogert, 

 J. Brackman, Jr., 

 J. B. Brokaw, 

 C. E. Butler, 

 C. E. Codd, 

 Chas. B. Corson, 

 C. C. Curtis, 



B. W. Davenport, 

 R. E. Dawdy, 



E. W. Dearborn, 

 Byron Dickson, 

 R. L. Distler, 

 Fred. W. Dole, 

 W. H. Fletcher, 

 J. E. R. Gentry, 

 Edward A. Gicker, 

 L. L. Goodrich, 

 Dr. Zane Grey, 

 W. D. Gruet, 



C. L. Hart, 

 K. C. Heald, 

 Ellie J. Heath, 



NO. 



H. V. S. Hubbard, 

 Carl A. Jacobson, 

 J. E. Jenner, 

 G. L. Johansson, 

 W. H. Jones, 

 Jos. Keller, 

 r.J. E. King, 



W. O. Kinsolving, 

 Chas. Latham, 

 Robt. S. Lemmon, 

 J. A. Limage, 

 W. D. McBride, 

 Joseph McKee, 

 W. W. Mackey, 

 F. Will Mallet, 

 W. N. Manchester, 

 W. S. Mead, 

 F. S. Merrill, 

 A. H. Middleswart, 

 James H. Miller, 

 W. J. Milligan, 

 A. C. Olsen, 

 P. H. Olwell, 

 Luther Pardee, 

 C. E. Pleas, 

 S. N. Poole, 

 E. F. Pope, 

 C. E. Porritt, 

 Horace M. Ragle, 

 Henry Rood, 



Harry D. Scott, 



Vern Smith, 



Dr. W. H. Snyder, 



Clifford Spooner, 



W. Stark, 



Edw. L. Teeter, 



T. P. Thomas, 



A. B. Todd, 



James E. Townsend, 



Harvey G. Turner, 



Chas. Vitons, 



E. C. Way, 



J. C. Webster, 



Ard Welton, 



H. T. Whitmore, 



F. B. Wilbur, 

 R. D. Wilson, 

 W. W. Wilson, 

 H. M. Wolf, 



M. W. Zimmerman, 



These names are all on my subscription 

 list, and all were subscribers to Rec- 

 reation before January 1, 1901. The ad- 

 dresses of all will be furnished to any- 

 one interested in this subject. 



The vote stands 54 yeas and 80 no's ; a 

 majority of 26 against the award. 



I am sorry the decision is against Mr. 

 Balch. I have said many times since this 

 controversy started that I wished he might 

 be able to establish his claim beyond ques- 

 tion, that the beavers were alive when the 

 picture was made, in order that I might 

 ship him the camera. 



It is better that 10 guilty men go un- 

 punished than that one innocent man 

 should be unjustly condemned. However, 

 I feel that the case has been thoroughly 

 and impartially discussed; that the jury 

 has discharged its duty conscientiously and 

 that Mr. Balch has had a fair trial in 

 every way. 



The camera which would have gone to 

 Mr. Balch is still in my possession and 

 is hereby offered as a special prize in my 

 6th annual competition, for the best and 

 most valuable photo of a live wild animal 

 or bird, on condition that such picture 

 shall not be awarded first prize under the 

 general conditions governing the contest. 



A FEW GENERAL HINTS ABOUT DE- 

 VELOPMENT. 



C. 0. L0VELL. 



A normal or correctly exposed plate 

 should begin to show the image 20 or 30 

 seconds after being placed in the developer, 

 and should be completely developed in 4 to 

 7 minutes. If it flashes up too quickly, re- 

 strain by adding to the developer a few 

 drops, one at a time, of bromide of po- 

 tassium solution, made by dissolving one 

 ounce bromide of potassium in g l / 2 ounces 

 of water. If the image does not appear 

 within one minute or so, add a few drops 

 of the alkali solution, or dissolve one 

 ounce of caustic soda in g l / 2 ounces of 

 water, and add a few drops, one at a time, 

 to the developer until detail begins to ap- 

 pear. Generally the alteration of the 

 amount of each solution composing the 

 developer will do all that is required. Keep. 

 your plate shielded from the light of your 



