The Dolores star., 1913-01-24

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Game and Fish DEPARTING ~.
Perhaps one Of tia most difficuIt
problems 10 10 determine i more q.
ficienf method Of adminSoepntio9 q
tho game and fish departuout. n or
streams can be kept we'll ss0cigeG with
trout they Will prove q great nssst ID
occurring summer visitors. To accom-.
pish this result numerous hatohcries
must b. maintained and . better sys.
tenn enforced TO prevent the young
trout from destruction. Those placed
In charge OF hatchcries should be
skilled In fish culture. and DEPUTY
wardens should be- active, Industrious
men acquainted with the country and
with thorough understanding OF
game conditions.
Capitol ouiidlng.
For some time the State Capitol
building has been overcrowded. I be.
lIcvc the new Museum building should
be arranged so that II will accommo.
date the Supreme Court, tho Court Of
Appeals and the library. BY this ar
rangenent. and by. the proper adjust.
ment Of the offices Of some OF the
boards and bureaus. this crowded con-
dition OF the Capitol could be relieved
and ample room provided for the con-
duct Of the states business for many
years to come. In this connection II
might be well TO consider the adyis-
ability, In view Of the near completion
OF the new Museum building. OF abol
ishing the Capitol Board and placing
Its duties In the hands Of q board Of
elective state officials.
Conservation.
I believe In conservation IN the
meaning Of the prevention OF waste
and monopoly. ! am nnaltcrably OPP
posed to Il in Its definition Of prescrv-
Ing things In their natural state unde-
veloped for future generations. have
no fear OF famine from exhaustion OF
resources Whenever any resource
used by the people has disappeared.
human necessity and ingenuity have
always found something better To take
its place. am also opposed to put.
ting our lands and resources or a ten
antry basis to pay taxes into the fed
eral treasury. We will never be
able to settle our lands and i'm
prove them properly unless the peo-
pie can own them We can never
expect to discover and develop our
mines II the hope of ownership Is not
held out to the prospector and miner.
II we are to discover uses for our
great variety OF new resources, we
must offer ample inducement for ex-
perimentation and Investment II 10
safe to predict that little improve
ment will ever be made on q ten.
untry basis. The development OF
every one OF our natural resources,
land included, has been attended by
unusual problems. difficulties and ex.
pense. Not one OF them was natu-
rally really for use and all the value
that has been added to them has been
measured by study, experiment, labor
and expense upon which In the aver.
age but fair return has been realized.
Before the white man came with his
courage and industry to sedrch and
dig the precious metals from the
mountains, to construct bitches and
turn the desert into fertile fields. to
replace the wolf and the bear with
useful domestic animals, to build
cities and towns anu country homes.
TO blast highways through the noun
tain cafiOns, 10 harness our streams
and convert their power into useful
channels, to erect churches and
school houses. to establish great edu.
cational and charitable Institutions,
and to rear a splendid social fabric
here. there was not dollar OF value
in a single natural resource within the
boundaries of this state.
The gold had remained undiscovered
In the hills, and useless for untold
centuries. the Inhabitants had no use
for coal. the forests were burned to
make way for berry patches and hunt
ing grounds. The streams ran use.
lessly and undisturbed to the sea, and
all were worthless. II required the
venturesomc pioneer. with his intrepid
zeal. to lay the foundation OF a great
state. His laws and customs were
built on experience and justice. Upon
the foundation so well laid by him. our
hardship and genius and industry have
measured every dollars worth Of value
in our natural resources by a dollars
worth Of human toll. We have a right
to these resources with which to build
our state.
A sensible solution OF the public do
main question Is to turn the public
lands and resources over to the states
In which they lie. The citizens OF
these states have better understand.
ing of their needs than outside people
possibly could have. They have
greater interest than anyone else In a
proper administrator of these lands.
The excuse for f0isting the reserva.
ton policy upon the West Ia the
feigncd purpose OF preventing mo.
nopoly. The real reason Is to place