Show FISH FISH h THIEVES i THE following communication dated Harrisville Utah Dec 6 has been handed to us by the recipient with the request that we I r i A M Musser D Dear ear Sir ir Shad Well it appears so And is is there no law to protect them Cant Can't r or wont won't the people do justice to themselves them- them elves selves and nd t the e lit little e fish by letting i them alone long enough to have onet one t spawning season I would like to see a native Utah But if your Salt Lake vandals are permitted to destroy the original plant there is but little hope of my wish ever being gratified r J Calla Call a meeting meeting arou the people and see see if public sentiment wont won't deter them from pursuing such a thieving course No hon honest man would be guilty of catching or yelling selling them and and if there is no la law w there should be one otie oneas as soon one can be brought t our legislature and I would be glad to have it reach back and nd catch the tho th they y catchers 9 Yours to punish the T W HUED HURD j Persons who take fish especially imported pl plant nt designed to stock local waters and thereby furnish a public food supply are certainly the w enemies of the public public and deserve 5 to to suffer the penalties provided byA bylaw by A 4 law Something should should be done dene tos to s restrain their greed and cupidity 9 and to protect society from their ravages upon what would if fas- fas ered ered become a IL source of public wealth The violator of the fish and game law w is is a creature who to T enrich himself to the extent of One oneT cent would rob the public of any r r 5 ff t f ii Lii number of dollars He is worthy ot of contempt and should be prevented from going at large until symptoms of reformation have appeared There is one feature of this fish sul subject which when calmly con con- considered considered is really surprising Persons Per Persons sons who are fully fuBy cognizant of the thet t violations of law which fish depre depre- commit who are personally and directly directly interested in the food supply which this class of offen offenders ers are destroying and who display a al l commendable public spirit generally fail to take any practical l steps in inthe inthe the direction vindicating of the law If an Intelligent citizen w were re to see Bee t i- i isome some person engaged in destroying r a public bridge or burning a public r i building what would he be do Go at once before a magistrate make and and affidavit to what he knew relative to the crime that the offender might be arrested and punished A per person son who unlawfully takes or des des- destroys destroys des destroys troys fish robs the public of a food supply is the enemy of society and should be legally dealt with |