Fergus County argus., 1902-02-19
GAME WARDEN
IS ENDORSED
Governor TooIe, in a Letter to Secre.
tary Palmer, Says There is no
Cause for Alarm.
MANY FAVORABLE LETTERS
Governor Toole is in Receipt Of Ger.
respondenee Which is Favtr.
able to Scott.

Governor Toole addressed the fol-
lowing letter last week to Secretary
4. /. Palmer Of the Montana Fish and
Game Protective association rNsard
tu tlo complains made against Gamo
Warden Scott:
Referring to the reset ttioRs re-
Gently sent to this Office. and pur-
porting TO have been adopteI by the
Montana Fish and Game Proc ,cti1e
association. rejecting upon tas game
wardcE'S administration of his office,
fayc u reply that the hrmerOds
AMI spontaneous endorsements frcm
various parts of the state OF the zeal
and efficiency with which the warden
and his deputies have performed their
respective duties are quite at variance
v ith the charges made in the resolu.
tiCns referred to.
"While every proper effort to pro.
tect the fish and game of Montana is
highly commendable and appreciated
by me. | find nothing which need make
you In the least apprehensive about
the proper administration of the war.
den's Office, or cause you to look with
alarm upon the future protection OF
fish and game in this state as indi.
Gated in the resolutions sent me.
"The game warden's reply to your
resolutions, together with numerous
letters and petitions OF gun clubs.
sportsmen and citizens generally, com.
mending the warden and his deputies.
are on file in this office. subject to
your inspection"
Game Warden Scott says that the
attack on him is the result Of private
spite and defends himself ably in a
long letter to the governor. in part oil
which he says:
| IL am in possession of resolutions
adopted by the execul.ye committee
OF the Montana Fish and Game Pro-
toctiye association at its last regular
meeting, which resolutions are as fol-
lows:
| "'At a meeting o. the executive
committee of the Montana Fish and
Game Protective association, held on
the 10th day Of May. 1901. the follow
ing preamble and resolutions were
adopted:
Whereas. 1t is the object of the
Montana Fish and Game Protective
association to see that the game laws
are properly enforced; and
Whereas. the executive commit
tee believes that State Game Warden
w. +. Scott is prosecuting his duties
with yigor and ability; now. therefore.
I've IL
Resolved, That in the sense OF the
executive committee that the best
course to pursue lies in cooperating
with the state game warden in his
ork and doing all in its power to as.
sst him.
Resolved. That this committee
recommend To the various divisions
the advisability of pursuing this
course and to this end; that the Sec
retary be instructed to send copy of
these resolutions to each OF the diyis.
ions in this state; and
Resolved, That the secretary be
further instructed to deliver a copy OF
these resolutions to the state game
warden with an expression of this
committees appreciation of the good
: work he is doing. (Signed)
l." Executive Committee of Montana
Fish and Game Protective Associ.
atom
Il would respectfully call your at.
tention to the fact of the enormous
territory that we have to cover; that
the average area of each district is
over $4,000 square miles and that the
salary received by the deputies is only
500 per month, out OF which they
must pay all of their expenses: that
the game laws are practically new
and unfamiliar to the people.
This department holds itself in
readiness at any and all times to en-
force the laws. With the small force
at its command II has endeavored to
do its duty. II should not be forgot
. ten that with the enormous force Of
J federal, state, county and city of.
9 flcers, crime OF every description in
other departments still xeists. We
rope that as the people become more
oonyersant with the laws. and the
peace officers and game protective as.
b sOciations become more cooperative
c Il their efforts, we may expect better
] results"
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