The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-08

fund was raised by a Nashville newspaper at the suggestion of Game Warden James H. Acklen, who was formerly a Louisiana representative in Congress
 In recent years the office of game and
 fish warden has enjoyed increasing dis- nity and emolument. With plenary pow
 CT to enforce game laws, with an appre- citation of the importance of his public service, and with that bosterer of self respect, d good salary, the warden of to- day is a person of no little importance. In New York the state game eomnlis- sioners draw S5000 a year. Illinois pays S2501 for the same service and In other states it varies from 5000 to S2100. With the exception of Connecticut and Massa- chusetts, states that leave the admins i tration of game to a board of commits
 sioners. the position of warden is hon orary. Arizona, California New HamD- shire. Minnesota. Ohio Pennsylvania and
 Rhode Island have game wardens with ont salaries, but their experience in se- curing the services of good men has been
 fortunate. In Montana there are eight deputies drawing salaries of $lO0 a month and in California the county wardens are paid salaries varying in accordance with
 the population. Colorado pays each of her five chief wardens 5000 year and expenses. Game protectors in New York get s6OO a year, and one-half of the fines resulting from actions brought upon in
 formation furnished by them. They are also allowed s450 a year for expenses
 The bird and game wardens of North
 Carolina perform useful service to az riculture by devotng a part of their time to distributing information to educate the people as to the value of certain birds and animals in the state Each warden has a library bearing upon the birds and T |. prepared to answer any questions reldt- ing to their habits and their destructive ness CT usefulness to crops. In Pennsy- vania and Illinois the wardens make periodical census of species of game, de. termining with reasonable accuracy
 whether there Is an increase or decrease, and recommending such legislation as seems advisable The farmers in Illinois have also found the game wardens valu
 able allies in enforcing the laws against trespassing. By the use of the telephone 1t is much easier to reach the scene of a trespass than 1t was before this instru- ment was in use on the farm.
 One important factor for the destrue- ton of small game Is the sleet and snow of severe winters which prevent the quail from getting to their food supplies. I. Is not difficult to save these valuable little birds by distributing food where they may reach it. In North Carolina during a severe winter thirty wardens distributed food for quail and the farm CTS aided them by scattering grain upon the snow. New Jersey wardens have bought grain at their own expense for the same purpose, and in Indiana men have gone out with sleighs to feed the birds. The same tactics were employed in Illinois with encouraging results The mounted police on duty In the vicinity of Washington carry with them In severe winter weather bags of grain to scatter for the quail and the call of Bob White is often heard almost within sight Of the dome of the national capitol.
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