The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-28

Work I'm Protecting Game.
Executive Agent Beutner yesterday
transmitted to President Williams, of
the Minnesota game and fish commission,
resume Of the work accomplished dur
ing the year, together with the receipts
and disbursements, including the amount
received from the confscation Of game.
The total costs of all departments of the
commission for the period between March
l and Dec. /, including the salary of ex-
ecutive agent, secretary and wardens,
was $17,652.19, representing a reduction in
the expenses Of the commission compared
with years past through economical ad-
ministration.
The commission has employed during
the year seventy-two people, including
special and regular wardens appointed to
serve during the fall and thirteen regular
wardens who have stations in Northern
Minnesota. Forty arrests were made dur
ing the period, twenty-seven of which
resulted in convictions and ten were dis
missed, with three cases still pending.
The summary of the amounts paid to
wardens is as follows: Salaries of dep
uty game wardens, $5,67931; hotel and liV-
cry bills, $1.SO363; railway fare, $S41.O5;
salary of special and commissioned war;
dens, $2,3l724 The state fish hatchery at
Willow brook cost the state in the neigh
borhood of $1,000. Salaries of officers
amounted to $1,000 and the other expenses
of maintenance are given as follows: Elk
pense of special help for gathering fry,
$3.50; hatchery improvements $13S97; food
for fish, $552.11; rent of the Willow brook
site, $500; railway fare in distribution of
fish, $104.55. All told, the legal depart
ment cost in the neighborhood of $500. in
Guiding travelling expenses, hotel bills,
etc.
The board of game and fish commits
Eioners serve without compensation, and
only received actual expenses incurred.
The amounts paid out by the board are
given as follows: Treasurers expenses,
$22620; hotel and livery, $156.98; boards
expenses for stationery, postage and tel
ephone, $4166O; special help for board of
commissioners, $3.50
The report indicates that the commits
sion has done some excellent work in
propagating the fish species and protect
ing feathered finny and antlered game
The state received 81 ,53S from the sale of
confiscated game and fish and collected
In fines $6Q5, all of which was turned over
to the state treasurer. The commission
paid out for drayage, express and stor-
age on game seized about 1898. The COM
mission returned $401.25 for illegally seiz-
ed game and fish. The licensing ofspound
nets in the International waters brought
the state a revenue of 1858; $50 was also
received for pound nets and seinessin in
terstate waters.
The commission also collected 1868 for
net and seine licenses for whitefsh and
trelipines in the interstate rivers and
lakes for November and the first fifteen
days In December.
During the period covered in the re-
port the commission seized and destroyed
q gill nets, 1857 feet in length; 20 hoop
nets, measuring 352 feet, and IS seine nets,
estimated at 1900 feet. the total value
being s., OS0 There was also seized and de-.
stroyed as provided by law, nets, boats,
set lines and other public nuisances hav-
ing an estimated value Of $4277.
The distribution OF fry is given as fol-
lows: Trout, 2,1O1 900; bass, 2660O crop
pies, IS, 100; pike, 100000; total, 2,5S7, 700