Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-10-22
EXPENSES.
For railway travel on roads

emergency cases ....... " 90
board for same. 81 20
Attorneys fees, outside of
States Attorneys ......... 315 90
Stationery Al 90
Postage O3 O.
StenOgrapher and typewriter. % 10
kilograms IL 90
Salary TO deputies. ......... O13 90
Express and freight. ....... 30 Is
Cold storage and carriage. 35 90
Livery % on
Personal expenses while trav-
cling. estimated at s. per
day. 20 days. 1850 GO
Total ................... .$3.O30 -
There are now 116 deputies In the
State--gooj. bad and Indifferent. I am
Of the opinion that II had only fifteen
or eighteen such men rs I could choose
out Of the 1I6 under pay and under
command. whom I could send from
place to place when needed. I could do
more good work than with this number
under existing circumstances. for the
reason, as It appears. they seem to be
afraid to make arrests among their
own tOwnspeOple or people whom they
know, whereas deputy at large would
know nobody and consequently show
no favOrs and do his best TO hold his
job.
NOTE.-On account of the vigorous
warfare that we have kept up the past
year against the violatOrs of the law.
| sincerely believe there will not be one
In ten as many violations In the year ia
come. There are but few counties IN
the State which have not had one exam.
pie or more, and the country press has
kindly hcraldcd the names of the Of.
tenders, which of itself Is enough ia
keep many from running the risk OF
being published: but at the same time
the work must bc kept up In order to
protect the game we have left. am
very doubtful IL In the year 60 come
there will be revenue from suits and
seizures to pay the expenses. 1t Is "a
be hoped that our next Legislature will
take action on this matter.
| attribute the reason that have not
received full return from the depu.
ties to the fact that when first took
the Office did not know from where
] was 20 get the money that was nee
essary to carry on the work that was
so anxious to do. consequently In mp
pointing deputies ] assessed them one
fourth OF their earnings. soon found
out that this would not work; that d
deputy earned every cent he got and
more too. ana have notified them to tha,
effect; but In travelling around found
u number OF cases wherein the deputy
had not reported, and the more honest
ones gave that as their reason.
The Office OF Game Warden OF thl,
State, In order to keep an accurate nc
count Of everything In detail, requires
one clerk ana one stenOgrapher. The
correspondence ut times Is very large
One hundred and three letters have
been written from this office In single
day. Three thousand nine hundred and
eighty.One letters In the twelve months
Three thousand seven hundred and
nineteen have been received. A gren,
many Of these letters have been writ
ten to make inquiries regarding fish
but nevertheless had to be answered Il
refer them to the proper parties from
whom to get the information required
1t Is necessary for the Game Warder
to be continually travelling, and while
away u responsible man should be left
for Office duty. In the year ! have
Travelled 30 days ana covered 17,S0(
miles.
Recommendations find by my In
tercOurse with the sportsmen of Oul
State that they are universally In favor
OF licensing the shooters ut the rate OF
one or two dollars per annum for resi-
dents OF the State and IS for nOn.resi
dents. The Northern States have
adopted this course successfully. IL
this way the burden of tax comes only
on those who participate In the sport
II such bill can be passed by our next
Legislature, am sure 1t will meet thu
approval Of all true spOrtsmen. The
money SO raised can DE set apart fol
the protection Of game, and there vii
not only be enough to protect the game
we have, but enough to establish q
State pleasantly for the propagation OF
other birds that can be introduced into
our State from other countries. The
State of Ohio has established a pleas
antry Mt Vanwert and last year raised
1900 MOngOlian pheasants, besides dis
trlbuting 1000 eggs to the farmers
There are other birds that will do well
In this climate, such as the Caccubis
Chukar Partridge, the Sand Grouse
ana the Black Partridge of India, that
can be brought to this country without
trouble. ii. w. LOVEDAY,
State Game Warden