The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1910-10-27
Takes OFF the Burden o
Taxes and Protects the
Farmers.

CHARS EsroN. oct. a7-Thet,
has been considerable complaint ~
eertain sections from parties who arr
opposed 10 the, game law. Ias
| game department. prior to the enact,
/ nent OF the present law, was main
famed by taxes from the Propertl
owners; since the present law Wen'
tfnto erect the, number Of resident II
1 eenses collected from July / 1909
to December L, 1899. was 2S.47a
and SO non-resident licenses. After
paving the clerks. fees, these pro
duced a net Feveaue Of $2lsS14.T5.
The entire department under the law
cost the state SIS; 300 and after
deductfng this amount for the entire
year Of 1903, we. have surplus OF
sic 600 that was turned into the
state treasury to help defray the ex-
pense of other departments OF the
state government. Besides this, the
department collected and turned in
% the school funds; in the way Of
fines which come back to the coun-
~, $3.50. SO. Besides the benefit
derived from the game law In this
way. there are dement's from the
fra department. OF the Law. In 1908
before the law went into effect there
were in the state 10 forest fires
burning over 1.7OSss5s acres Of
timber land, destroying $2,9OS, 600
worth OF standing timber, saying
nothing OF the damage done to the
yolng growth or the cause of re-
torestation. in 1903 under the new
law, there we're. only seventy-fve
fires burning over 81. 622 acres and
destroying timber to the amount OF
.$IO7, O531O, or saving of $2,196,-
1880, and this change was
brought about at cost to the tax
payers OF the dinerent counties In
the state in 1909, the sum OF ST.
305.76
This, alone, II no other merits
could he found in the game law,
would be worthy of consideration,
nut the saving of the forests is like
wise a preserving OF the game and
and shall-not he taken into considera-
ton In personal or selfish way by
the person who wants to crafty his
desires for today only. For instance.
take the example of the state OF
Maine. FfEteeR1ssearss ago the state
+aR Maine by rs governor appointed.
a commission stols make tigation
to see whether or not the deer and
moose in that state could he pre-
served or anything done to protect
them. The commission after max
ing investigation made a report that
they were too near extinct, but this
report in itself deeply stirred the
red blood of the patriotic citizens of
the state and they then spread upon
the statute books of that state,
against protest, the game law that
West Virginia is enjoying the priv
;Iege Of today Since that time deer,
moose and other game increased rap
idly. so rapidly that Maine has be-
come the greatest hunting state in
the union. Last year 100000 tour
lists or persons from outside of the
state went into that state to hunt.
and left in the state during their so
ourn 100000 in the single year
of 1909.
The nonresident license has be-
come so profitable to the state and
produces such a revenue that the
state OF Maine has been able to do
away with its resident licenses and
today enjoys. from its hunting priv
,Ieges from the tourists that come
:nto the state. an era of prosperity
which is unparalleled in most any
other state. West Virginia has all
the opportunities that Maine has and
more. 1t has it's beautiful streams.
It's fertile hills. has the opportunity
of making the producing. of all
game that Maine has produced and
can have the hunting grounds un-
equaIed il the citizens of this state
will rally to the support of the law
and help carry 1t out. The PROPOSE
ton of today is one OF profit : the
several persons who have parks
have been making investigation in