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Show ... - k , VJ 4 ' ' ' r . t ' i . . , J r .i. ..llJ C::.:2 C!:j Ul Lc:!; I.v ol.':cSrc:!:ss Ditch Frc;o3iIici; , M; Bcreenlesa Irrlration dltchea cama In for bitter condemnation by the tnera-bra tnera-bra of tha Utah Fish and Gam Pro-tactlva Pro-tactlva association at tie meeting Jast evening at' tha Commerciai club. AT thougrh tha law expressly states that aH Irrigation ditches shall bave screens to keep tha fish out,-there" is scarcely a stream Jn the whole State where tne fanners -comply, with the law. This was the source of considerable discussion discus-sion among: the nlmrods last evening. The only place where there Is a pretense pre-tense of carrying out the law Is said to. be in lomt of the streams In Cacbe valley. val-ley. . The association decided that they did hot believe that It would be necessary to enforce the placing o screens by means of law, but could do more by persuading the farmers that thev would be benefited by dolne; bo. v '' Only the most flagrant violations of the law would be proseeuted. It was. also daolded at the meeting; that the State Game and Fish Commissioner Com-missioner make each member of the association as-sociation a warden to serve without pay. In this; way the law could be better bet-ter preserved. - . " . President Schefskl made several allegations alle-gations against the unscreened ditches, and a committee was appointed to make a more thorough investigation. The association also discussed the advisability ad-visability of asking the next Legislature Legisla-ture to enact a law compelling fishermen fisher-men to secure a license before they would be allowed to fish. This lieense would cost $1 and the money would be used for the betterment of fishing; conditions. con-ditions. C. S. Patterson has been appointed ap-pointed attorney for the association. |