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brought about by pollution of the waters by 
refuse or residue turned into the streams by 
mills, factories, mines or other industries. 
Second—The “line of life” in the river has 
gradually worked down stream until the river 
in this immediate vicinity is undergoing a posi¬ 
tive transition from a good fishing ground to a 
stream without fish. 
Third—These conditions will in a very 
short time exist the entire length of the West 
Branch unless some vigorous action is taken to¬ 
ward protection. 
Fourth—The damage not only results from 
the killing of the fish but from the destruction 
of the spawn, and. therefore, the failure of the 
fish remaining to reproduce. 
Fifth—The pollutions have become so great 
that the water is unfitted for domestic use, 
for bathing and other purposes; and the condi¬ 
tions are a menace to the public health. 
Sixth—Many of the tributary streams suffer 
likewise. 
The mass meeting mentioned adopted a 
resolution—copj' of which is attached; and the 
committee authorized therein drew up a peti¬ 
tion to the Governor of Pennsylvania—copy of 
which is also attached. 
There seems to be a widespread sentiment 
hereabout that a permanent general organiza¬ 
tion of the anglers in all the West Branch ter¬ 
ritory would be a good idea; and that through 
the aid and support such an organization would 
be able to extend to the Fish Commissioner 
and other State officials in their efforts to have 
the streams freed from dangerous and poison¬ 
ous pollution and, by restocking, brought back 
to their natural condition, permanent results 
might be accomplished, and the matter con¬ 
stantly followed up through each local and its 
individual members. 
Resolution adopted at a meeting of citizens 
held in City Hall, Williamsport, Pa., Oct. 13, 
1913, to protest against the killing of fishes in 
the waters of the West Branch of the Susque¬ 
hanna River and tributaries thereof by un¬ 
natural and foreign pollutions of said stream 
and tributaries thereof, and to consider ways 
and means to permanently abolish the nuisance 
and restore the streams to their natural con¬ 
dition: 
“That a committee of three be appointed 
by the chairman, who, with the chairman and 
secretary of this meeting, will draft a resolu¬ 
tion of protest and indignation, expressing the 
sense of the meeting in the matter of recent 
wholesale slaughters of fishes in the waters of 
Susquehanna River in this vicinity, caused by 
unnatural and foreign pollutions of the stream 
or tributaries thereof, said resolutions to cite 
in detail and at length the conditions existing 
in the Susquehanna River in this vicinity; that 
these conditions are brought about by un¬ 
natural and foreign pollution of the stream, 
supposedly by the residue or refuse turned into 
the stream or tributaries thereof by certain mills 
or factories, which not only results in the kill¬ 
ing of the fishes, hut is also a matter of jeopardy 
to the health of the community, and makes the 
use of the waters of said stream unfitted for 
bathing and other healthful recreations and pur¬ 
suits; that, in view of the dilatory results ob¬ 
tained from whatever action has been taken by 
the Fish Commissioner of Pennsylvania and the 
Commissioner of Health of Pennsylvania, 
whose attention has been called to the matter, 
it is the sense of this meeting that the resolu¬ 
tion to be drafted as indicated shall be presented 
jointly to t.he Governor of the Commonwealth 
of Pennsylvania and the chief of the Bureau of 
Fisheries, United States Department of Com¬ 
merce, and that a copy thereof be sent to the 
Fish Commissioner and the Commissioner of 
Health of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 
“It is further the sense of the meeting that' 
said petition or resolution shall supplicate and 
demand that the nuisance aforesaid be promptly 
and permanently abolished. 
“It is further the sense of the meeting that 
the petition or resolution aforesaid shall ex¬ 
plicitly set forth that the citizens of this com¬ 
munity are ready and willing to co-operate 
with the State or Federal authorities in any 
and every manner possible in the abatement 
of the nuisance aforesaid and in a reconstruc¬ 
tive policy to restore to its natural condition 
by the stocking of the streams or otherwise 
the waters of the Susquehanna—that is to say, 
to replace or restore as far as possible the 
fishes which have been killed. This policy of 
restoration, however, is useless until and unless 
the nuisance aforesaid is permanently abolished. 
“It is further the sense of the meeting that 
the Governor of the Commonwealth of Penn¬ 
sylvania and the chief of the Bureau of Fish¬ 
eries of the United States be supplicated to 
advise promptly the chairman of this meeting 
what action can be taken and will be taken in 
the matter; andl to keep the said chairman ad¬ 
vised from time to time as to the progress be¬ 
ing made, which information shall be presented 
to the public through the newspapers published 
in this vicinity.” 
(The members of the committee, as provid¬ 
ed for in the resolution are Messrs. J. M. Rook, 
chairman; O. R. Howard Thompson, Henry V. 
Coder, W. Herbert Poff and H. E. Eckenstein, 
secretary.) 
The following petition to the Governor of 
Pennsylvania and other officials as called for 
in the resolution was drafted by the committee 
and forwarded to the officials named: 
“Williamsport, Pa., Oct. 18, 1913. 
“To the Plon. John K. Tener, Governor of the 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: 
“Sir—We, the undersigned, a duly au¬ 
thorized committee, appointed by a meeting of 
citizens held in City Hall, Williamsport, Pa., 
on Oct. 13, 1913, to petition your honor that 
certain nuisances as set forth in the resolution 
authorizing this petition be abated—which reso¬ 
lution appears at length on pages four and five 
of the minutes of said meeting hereto attached 
and made part of this petition—do advise your 
honor that the communities aforesaid; that is 
to say, adjacent to the West Branch of the 
Susquehanna River and tributaries thereof, are 
seriously injured as the result of certain con¬ 
ditions existing in the West Branch of the Sus¬ 
quehanna River and tributaries thereof, as 
follows: 
“First—A continuous or periodic killing of 
fishes in the waters of the streams aforesaid 
has occurred and is occurring, caused by a 
pollution of the waters of said streams by re¬ 
fuse or residue entering said waters from mills, 
