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Show STATE WILL BUY j FISH HATCHERIES ! Will Plant 300,000 Fish Year- j ly in Streams of Weber I; H County; Club Active I II The fish ponds at Huntsville now I lu H owned by Jens Winters will be puV- l( H chased by the state of Utah in the I II H ik.11' future and used for the rearing 11, of small fish for tho streams of Wo- 1 ji H ber uounty, according to Secretary Art I k H I.ui.r.on of the Weber Rod and Gun Ml 1 association. Winters will in all prob- 'IP H abilities bo named to oversee the work I li tho I V M Members of the Weber Rod and . I jit H Gun association started the movement II IH some time ago but the final decision I I, lf was rendered at the meeting of the I (I jf club last Friday evening. According I ll H 10 Secretary Larson. 150,000 trout fry. it IH will be planted ,in the streams imme- ll j jH dlatcly. The Weber Rod and Gun , 1 ill H association will furnish the feed for 11 the fry during the next five months. ' H I They will then be turned into tho V H South (i IH While tho plans fur. (.he hatchery , luH have not boon closed with Winters, ll HH President A. T. Hestmark ,of the Wc- ! Ml ber Rod -and Gun association has t boon authorized 10 complete tho plans. ImhI An avcragO of 300,000 trout fry will illl bo planted in tho streams of Weber plll county organisation. ' With such ;a great number of trout planted the ijl streams . df Weber county will no ''1 doubt attract fishermen from all nooks and corners of the state -during ll the coming years. 1 il In some parts of Utah in past ' 1 years the fishermen were often heard 'H to remark that the sport was wonder- ( tl'l ful. that any amount of choice bead- I Tj'.jH ties wore to be found In the streams, lll but of late yea in few streams-in Utah lH have had what 09c could term jH "aplenty." However, the streams will 'll be well stocked this season and when I' the season opens June 15, the stars ll of rod and reel should return homo 1 '''1 the limit. , jH At the Friday night meeting of tho Weber Rod and Gun association IH President A. T. Hestmark was pre- IH sentcd with a beautiful gold pin cm- " H blematlc of trie Weber county organ- , lf Ization. The presentation speech was , made by A. E. Brewerton. A com'- ll mittee consisting of Sam Jost, C. 'J. , Doon and L. Ford was named to draft : rules and regulations governing the H fish prize which will be awarded for 1 ( the first and second largest fish ! caught during the 1920 season. " J |