The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-10-17

r0epecuOrS N Tie Jaw anu VINO love
hunting and fishing under proper re
arictons. and have expended theil
| f,me and money to assist to that end
Ave been up In arms for some time
oyer the demoralizing conditions
| thought In the state through the pres
emit administration, and the following
ngures have been given out as a re
mlt Of Investigations:
By way Of fair comparison in the
matter of efficiency Of a department
that Is operated directly on funds
that come from the public at large
We will talre the records Of the fish
md game department Of Idaho under
tie last two Manifestations.
UNDER BEN R. GRAY. demo
cst:
Chief deputy, 6 assistant chief
deputies. 20 or more county wardeus.
Up to date $S1. 342.76 collected. Elk,
pended during the same period $78,.
1905.
No part Of $1,000 indebtedness on
Hepburn Park met. the amount past
due and unpaid.
We're this paid there would be a
deficit In the departmet right now.
Revenue from Hepburn Park con-
sumed but nothing paid on the pur-
chase price.
When the democrats took the Of
fee there was balance of $5,445.67
with $26,391.25 in outstanding IL
censes.
This has been collected and nomi.
nally the department is in the hole.
Is it is In debt, with the license sea-
son about over.
Few fish ladders installed.
Fish screens not installed.
Trout fishing ruined in every good
stream by careless stripping of spawn
Travelling expense of warden, chief
deputy and assistant chief deputies
very heavy.
General office expense" $47,237. 10.
Every deputy warden a democratic
political emissary. No efficiency in
any branch and incompetency the
rule.
Privileged interests allowed free
hand.
Deputy wardens have collected
Nz463.60 In commissions in the sale
Of liceses.
Scant protection given game and
fish.
No Improvement In the hatcheries
or other Institutions under the de-
partment.
Warden Gray has turned over the
duties of his office to officiate as
oemocratic chairman and the af-
fairs of the department are in the
hands Of an inexperienced man.
Less revenue collected by demo
cratic department up to date than was
collected under previous administra-
tons; 1t should be more. Gray has
collected $81 ,342.76 up to date.
Former Warde Stephens COLLECTED
$S2,129.25 In 1909-10.
No attempt made to raise spawners.
Revenue from fines, confiscations
and sales only $5,295.46, which is
not 1-3 the amount of commissions
paid to deputies.
No provision made to better feed
Ing grounds or natural haunts of elk.
deer and other big game.
No protection to breeding grounds
Of ducks and other Wild fowl.
No prosecution i'm many cases
where destruction of fish has been
merciless through the use of seines,
dipnets and dynamite
lnefficiency has followed incom-
petency and extravaganza is motor
ious.
No attempt to build, improve or
better game and fish conditions or
institutions.
Records of office obscure.
UNDER w. N. STEPHENS, re-
publican:
Thirteen alleged private fish ponds
abolished after they had taken ma
tive trout from the Snake river for
Years.
Damage suit of $1,000 against the
department was won, and fish con-
oitions placed on a sound footing;
stopping the Illegal shipment of rs
IONS of native trout annually.
Binkley and Purdy arrested in Cal
norma, returned to Idaho and SEN
fenced to IL months in Jail and 4S
CIR scalps confiscated.
Rigorous prosecution of all offend
ers.
Credit to the department after the !
nrst term, $22, 100000.
Fish hatcheries built at Standpoint,
hay Spur and Warm River. thorough |