Show FISHERMEN FHE R M EN A ARE AHE R ANXIOUS minus TO KNOW THEIR MIR RIGHTS Believe Str Streams ams Will Soon Be Owned by Clubs as asAre asAre Are Arel Duck buck uck Preserves May Look to Legislature 4 By WALTER ER J. J SLOAN N. N Among mon other othor matters which tho the next legislature will have to consider is fe the qu question of or the tho rights o of more than fishermen to tho use usa of ot the W waters wa toTs tors of or the tho public streams of the state for foL fishing Tho The matter mattor is one that has assume assumed a 3 serious aspect during the tho last Low few years in tho minds of oL the disciples of of them con cou the rod arid and l d rod reel Many tend that unless the state takes Somo action within the thc near future attempts ill v be ma made o to buy up the tho ri right ht of ot otway way the streams b. b by private clubs dubs th thus s shutting out all tIll who are aro not members mem memo bers of such organizations It has bas been proposed that tho the legislature legis lature pa pays a s a n. law Jaw pern permitting the state to acquire b by agreement or condemnation tion proceedings s a str strip l of land from froni two to four icet teet on each sido side of or all public streams and that once secured tho title of the property shall forever i in the namo of the tho state Several Sc mouths months a ago o Fred A A. Wrath Wrath- all of Salt Lake City was arrested near noar Murray on the charge of trespass it being beinA alleged cd that he was fishing on n private property Ho was convicted and lined in the justice court at Murray urray Later he appealed tho the case to the district dis dig district court which hi h heM held that he was not guilty of trespass in in that In-that that ho wa was al not upon upon private property but in the Big Bg Cottonwood stream at tho the time of hi hl arrest The rhe decision of the district court however howe does not Dot clear up the matter of the ri rights of fishermen as the majority ma ma- of the tho streams of the state cannot cannot can clU not be bc waded at many points point and it is jc o ary t for the fisherman to take taka to the bank Officers of tho the state frankly admit that it is time that the state take a hand band in the thc matter and forever fore settle tho the question as to where a man may mayor or may not fish That there is ia ground louna for tho the belief that an nn attempt is 18 bein being to form Continued on page 9 91 FISHERMEN ARE Continued from page 8 at least one private fishing club the tho members t to have bave tho the exclusive liht tofi to fi fish b on several sc miles of a public stream is evident e from irom a letter signed by D.A. D.A. D.A. D. D A. A l Ic McMillan of Murray Mr Ir McMillan frankly 3 admits mits that the tho C tho owners of tho the property are and have been willing to permit fishing over o their property without any payment pay pay- ment meat whatever Ho He then suggests that 5 1 month fifteen or eighteen men pay plY 5 a each to havo someone patrol tho stream and keep off poachers an and trespassers The Tho stream which Mr McMillan proposes proposes pro pro- proposes poses to keep all off e except those who ho come through with their 5 a month is that part of Dig Big Cot Cottonwood from a a. point near th the tho railroad track west of State street to th a a. point near Dear Eleventh Elc East Last The letter has aroused considerable I comment among amont tho those o who havo have seen Been it and they ther bave taken tho the matter up with tho the state fish and game came commissioner commis commis- with tho the demand that something be bo done at once in the matter Commissioner Fred W. W Chambers has bas not Dot committed himself on what ho he may maydo maydo maydo do but those behind the movement for fora a n. settlement declare that the they will tako the tho matter up with tho the next legislature legislature legisla legisla- ture and ask that tho the state take tako definite nite action to protect tho the rj rights of men and boys bos who pa pay into the tho fish an and game ame department moro more titan than every even year for tho right to fish With the tho exception of tho the name namo of the man receiving the letter tho the following fol Iol lowing is an exact copy of the letter signed b bj by D. D A. A McMillan c Murray City Utah Oct 21 1011 1014 Dear Sir You as ns ono one bavo havo been a associated c ed with a group who havo been pa paying in for tho the patrolling of a certain tall tain section of Big Bi Cottonwood creek and tho fishing privileges ilc cs in connection therewith during dur dur- during iD ing the last summer ummer The period perio for this years year's sport is approaching approach approach- in jug ing the end and the matter ha has hai conic como up for discussion as to what should DO bo done for next year Tho The open months for angling amount to seven months viz z from tho the day dav of February to t the tho o day dar of March both inclusive and from tho lith day of Juno to the day dav of November following follow follow- ing ing both in inclusive and the grounds oun's will 1 furnish about enough to support sup port fifteen or oi eighteen fishermen There Thero has been some somo propositions made as to an organization in various vari ous oils ways As the matter now stands of course tho owners of the prop prop- are and have havo been willing willingto to permit fi fishing hint over ocr their property prop property erty orty without any payment whatever what what- ever simply upon the condition of the payment for to keep poachers and unlawful trespassers It however how hot off their property seems ever over that it will bo be necessary for forthe forthe forthe the pa payment of about 5 Z o a month for tho the period covered by the open 8 season ason or about 35 35 for the season seasons season's sea sea- son sons son's s 's fishing We would would appreciate it very much if you would advise us by y return of this letter on or before the tho first of November oember as to your position in the matter Very ery yours ours Signed D. D fc Tt AN In red ink There Thore is duo from you ou 10 10 dues dees for September and October |