Show I I Complains That Many Mally Fish Are I Going to Waste Says That Dynamiting Is Done flone on Provo Prove and Weber Rivers February I 12 12 1917 Sporting Sporting- Editor of The Telegram I Dear Sir I am hoping you 1 0 will give Ive me a little space In your columns In order that I lOa may protest against t the great waste Wiste of fish ih from the tho Provo and Weber eber rivers Sportsmen of Salt I Lake ake who have gone to these streams to fish during the season have been ben cr very cry dl disappointed at their luck They have inquired of the natives re regarding tho ho proper time to catch the fish flah They are ore curti curtly In Informed informed In- In formed that all the fishing has been done dono before their arrival with dyna dyna- mite In the time spring and summer millions of dead ead fish strew th the tho l banks the result of this wasteful practice These lawbreakers kill more fish than they can carry awa away and do It openly Then too there are no screens at the tho Irrigating ditches and thousands of these thesa splendid fish arc are drawn drown off ort onto I the tho land to be bo used as fertilizer The result of these evils Is 15 rapidly be becoming becoming be- be I coming apparent i In the diminishing number of oC fish Ish and soon oon the best r streams In the state slate will swIll be barren I would suggest that a deputy be appointed from this count county I know man many who would enforce the law Jaw anI anti and prevent event this useless waste There should be bo a law passed making It a felon felony to dynamite fish and there thue should be bo a hea heavy fine for fishing out of season Beason Respectfully J J. J A A. EGBERT BERT Edl Edison on street city |