FOREST AND STREAM 
569 
Run over the owners of our great factories to¬ 
day and find one in which the ownership did not 
come through purchase or inheritance rather 
than through a knowledge of arms. 
As a result any new idea submitted to these 
companies is passed along by the management, 
who have no natural taste for gun construction, 
to the superintendent of factory, who in all 
probability holds his position because of his skill 
as an efficiency man in procuring the maximum 
production at minimum cost. He examines it 
from the standpoint of cost of production and 
reports back to the management, which accepts 
his finding. This is at direct variance with the 
methods used in the days of Colt, Remington, 
Smith & Wesson, Marlin, Parker, Lefever and 
others of that class, and the result is seen in the 
difficulty with which new ideas are impressed 
upon our arms companies. 
A couple of weeks after Mr. Newton’s article 
appeared, “a welcome to the new rifle” was 
written by A. D. Hanks, in which he said:— 
“We like the manner in which Mr. Newton 
speaks of the methods most of our gun makers 
have of receiving new ideas, namely, through 
the advice of their shop foreman. This is true, 
and it means a lot in seeking the answer to the 
question. ‘Why has there been such little chang¬ 
es in 'the types and construction of our fire¬ 
arms?’ 
“Few of the owners of our gun factories have 
any personal interest in the arms they are turn¬ 
ing out, and to them the factory is only ‘an in¬ 
vestment.” 
“Another thing we like is the invitation to the 
shooters and sportsmen to send in their ideas. 
This is about the only way on earth by which to 
arrive at a satisfactory model for a modern arm. 
We can not recall any of our present manufact¬ 
urers having issued such an invitation, but to the 
contrary, we know of instances where good sug¬ 
gestions have been submitted and after having 
evoked a brief letter of thanks never have been 
heard of again.” 
In the last few years a great many large con¬ 
cerns have organized an efficiency bureau or em¬ 
ployed efficiency engineers to reorganize their 
business methods, and have laid great stress in 
advertising on the service they render. If ef¬ 
ficiency means improvement in ideas and meth¬ 
ods. and service means ability and willingness 
to take care of customers wants, both large and 
small, and Mr. Newton’s and Mr. Hank’s state¬ 
ments are true, as it seems they are, do not our 
arms manufactv ers need a little efficiency and 
service work to draw the sting from their ap¬ 
parent policy of letting hunters, sportsmen and 
the general public take what is their pleasure to 
offer, or, go without, and are they not gradually 
losing their patronage and good will? Arms and 
ammunition companies spend thousands of dol¬ 
lars annually in advertising, which is interesting 
enough to be read and it must be read or it 
would be discontinued, but the advertisers ap¬ 
parently do not read the publications in which 
they advertise or else pay little or no attention 
to many excellent and practical suggestions as 
Mr. Newton says, further than that, questions 
have been asked regarding articles of their own 
manufacture, as to where they could be gotten, 
a post card in answer to those questions would 
have effected a sale, yet in several instances that 
I know of, no information resulted in no sale. 
Look at the artistic lines and appearance of 
some of the old duelling pistols made ioo or 
more years ago, they may not have had the ac¬ 
curacy of the present day arms, but they arc 
away ahead of us to-day as to beauty of lines 
etc. What improvement in our grace of lines 
and artistic appearance? We have all heard, 
curved is the line of beauty, but where is our 
symmetry of appearance? It appears now that 
wherever it is possible to make a graceful curve, 
an awkward angle is made instead. Yet a man 
can get round, pointed or square toed shoes, any 
width in any length, and gloves with long or 
short fingers, but he cannot get a revolver with 
little niceties such as a well fitting grip, either 
in length or thickness, nor one that is shaped to 
give what is called the proper hold; and what 
about the sights, are they not insignificant in 
comparison to what they should be? Little things 
that add to comfort, convenience, dexterity and 
a proper hold are no longer studied, designed or, 
apparently thought of. To do this would re¬ 
quire some experimenting, and might require 
some new machinery and tools, so did the change 
from smooth bore to rifling, from muzzle to 
breech loader, yet apparently it paid, because it 
was an improvement, more accurate, more con-- 
venient and induced more interest in the shoot¬ 
ing game. In other words the little things count 
both for the manufacturer and the user. 
The whole subject of perfect safety in arms 
with the other little comforts and conveniences 
combined with graceful lines and artistic appear¬ 
ance seems so absolutely simple practical men 
cannot understand why experimenting has not 
given us a perfect arm long before this—could 
not an automatic pistol be made that would make 
the cartridge safe—automatically—that practice 
could be had in aiming, sighting, cocking and 
pull while loaded, with safety—that would hold 
30 to 50 per cent, more cartridges in magazine— 
that would have a hammer indicator—proper 
sights, that could be changed if desired—whose 
shape would be made to fit the hand and a revol¬ 
ver made with graceful line artistic appearance--- 
with cartridge safe—automatically—yet which | 
could be aimed, sighted, cocked and trigger pulled 
while loaded, without danger, and yet in target 
practice or game shooting have safety off and 
fired as quickly as can now be done by anything J 
on the market—whose grip would be made for a 
large hand yet which could be cut, filed, scraped 
or sandpapered down to fit a small one—and the 
shape would insure a better hold and a proper 
one. 
Would not pistols and revolvers made along 
the above lines promote business, increase in¬ 
terest in shooting and less fear of firearms? 
NEW FISHING AND HUNTING TERRITORY 
IN QUEBEC. 
Riviere Bell, P. O., Quebec. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
Have been doing some traveling since I got 
in here July 20 and have located much new 
territory, including five or six lakes and three or 
four rivers never before seen by any white man. 
Incidentally I have located some of the best 
speckled trout fishing (fly bf course) I ever had 
the good fortune to enjoy—fighters all—up to 
2 X / pounds. I believe they go double that. Had 
only one evening at them—took 27 running from 
8 inches up to and 2 pounds and one 2^ 
pounds, then quit—took them three at a crack. 
Moose and bear sign are excellent. I have 
There's What Gets ^The Game 
wt vnSjgft* v.’- ■ 11 ■ 
the huntimr grounds way 
ahead of the other fellows. There's 
SSe**—^ what lets you have an extra hour’s sleep. 
There’s what cuts the work out of sport. There’s 
the famous .__ _ * 
Push--Button Controlled 
Clamps to the stern of any rowboat in a jiffy, J j| 
develops 2 H. 1\, and runs 7 to 10 miles an 
hour. Has livo positive speed adjustments 
—hi|?h speed forward, trolling sj»eed, non- i _ 
tral,sl"W reverse and fast reverse. All s peeds 
secured without stoppi. g, rovers- 
ing or altering the speed of motor. 
Magneto Built in Flywheel 
Gives a good hot spark down to practically the last 
revolution. Supplied with dual ignition if desired. 
Other Caille Features 
Caille Silencer on exhaust. Water-tight ffcar housing. 
Double seamed fuel tank. Reinforced bracket. Non-kink¬ 
ing water tube: all fully described in catalog No. 10. 
Larger motors described in catalog No. 24. 
DEALERS WASTED 
THE CAILLE PERFECTION MOTOR COMPANY 
1549 Caille Street Detroit, Michigan 
Graphitoleo 
a mixture of choice flake graphite and pure 
petrolatum, cannot gum or become rancid. Lubri¬ 
cates without waste all parts of the gun and 
reel. Not a liquid. Sold everywhere In small, 
convenient tubes. Write' for sample No. 5>H. 
Made in Jersey City, N. J., by the 
Established 1827 
JOSEPH DIXON CRUCIBLE COMPANY 
Brook Trout 
Brook Trout Eggs 
Stock streams now and get the benefit of early 
spring fishing. aFingerlings of all sizes. No 
care is necesary on your part. Put them in a 
running brook or spring pond, and they will do 
the rest. Our latest advanced methods, in con¬ 
junction with our pure water supply, give us 
strong, vigorous trout, in the best possible 
physical condition. For particulars and prices 
address 
PARADISE BROOK TROUT CO. 
Henryville, Pennsylvania 
We make DECOYS 
of the portable and compact kind, that 
are good wherever the water fowl flic*. 
See cut of our “Automatic Duck 
Decoys,” open and collapsed. Thou¬ 
sands sold annually in many parts of 
the world. You can’t beat them. Write 
to us for descriptive matter and prices. 
J.W. Reynolds Decoy Factory, Chicago, (J. S A. 
Small-Mouth Black Bass 
We have the only establishment dealing in young 
small-mouth black bass commercially In the United 
States. Vigorous young bass in various sizes, rang¬ 
ing from advanced fry to 3 and 4 lach flngerllngs 
for stocking purposes. 
Waramaug Small-Mouth Black Bass Hatchery. 
Correspondence invited. Send for Circulars. Address 
HENRY W. BEAMAN - New Preston, Conn . 
Rvnnlr Tvm it of all ages for stocking 
E>rOOK I rout brooks and lakes. Brook 
trout eggs in any quantity. Warranted delivered 
anywhere in fine condition. Correspondence solicited. 
THE PLYMOUTH ROCK TROUT CO. 
Plymouth, Mass. 
