Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-01-09

speaking for myself. shall do any
mart to aid the county officers In en-.
forcing every statute that stands up.
on the statute books Of u state.
Game
Generally speaking, | believe that
the present. game laws Of North Da.
|ikota are good, but ! would suggest
either that the hunting Of deer
should be entirely prohibited or the
killing of does for u few years. that
they may have some chance to IN.
crease. Further, that the spring
shooting of geese should be prohibit
ed. 1t may be that the few gcesN
thatN are shot in the spring would
not cause very much harm as far as
the loss Of the geese killed is con.
cerned, but when men are out hunting
for geese and there are no geese TO
be shot, they are quite apt to shoot
ducks or chickens if the opportunity
ipresents itself. | believe in the pres
ervatiop of bird life, and would rec.
ommend that additional protected res.
ervationS be created.
| In the Turtle Mountains there arc
no beaver. At II time they undoubt.
eddy were there. Under the present
restrictions the beaver IN certain sec.
lions of North Dakota have material.
ly increased, and in some places 1t Is
lsaid that they have done some dam
lage. | would suggest that Il small
amount Of money be made available
which should provide that where any
one makes complaint that the beaver
are doing damage. some government
expert, whose expenses only would
have to be paid, might be employed
to come here and remove the beaver
to some point or place in the Turtle
Mountains or somewhere else where
they may have the chance to thrive
and develop. They are Il valuable an
imal themselves, and have done much
IN preserving and helping many OF
the small watercourses in the cattle
country Of North Dakota.
Fish Hatchery
For years effort has been made to
get the national government to es-
tablish a fish hatchery in North Da,
kota, but without avail, for the rea-
SON that If a national fish hatchery
bill goes through congress for North
Dakota. it can only be passed by
their putting Through about fifty 9th
err bills to satisfy the demands OF
other states, but there has been es-
tablished i'm North Dakota a state fish
hatchery, and it has been very bene-
fetal. Also, by having a state fish
hatchery we get the cooperation and
help from the United States govern
ment in that they will furnish from
the national hatchcries fish and fish
eggs In large quantities and without
expense to the state, and they have
furnished this state with them, as
will be shown by the report Of the
fish commissioner. The state fish
hatchery Is not for just one portion
of the state, but the fish from the
hatchery are distributed all over
North Dakota, and as this becomes
more generally known, the people OF
the state will make more use Of it.
In time, fish may become AN imDcr.
tant addition to Jul food supply. ]
understand that the railroad compa'
MES are willing to furnish passes Ov'
er their lines to the fish commission
er and his deputies, and will carry
fish free and return the cans free,
provided they could do it under the
law, but under the anti.pass law they
are prohibited from doing so. The
law should be amended SO as to pro.
vide for free transportation for the
commissioner and his messengers and
for the distribution of the fish, and
thereby save the state quite a sum
Of money. The support OF the fish
hatchery and the men in charge OF 1t
ere now paid from the game fund.
This should not be, but there should
be an appropriation Of about three
thousand dollars a year tfOl the iltajll-
tenance of the state fish hatchery
ifrcm the general fund. The money
that is derived from the hunting H.
lenses belongs to the game fund, and
is paid by the people of the state for
the protection and for the plnpaga-
ton of. game, and should not BE- di
verified and used to support a fish
hatchery.
!. Coal inspection
/ There is no question but that much
of the coal that ome into North
Dakota is not OF tho quality and
standard that our people pay for. AS
a suggestion, | would recommend that
some law be enacted providing for
coal inspection, and that If such a
law is passed, that the inspection Of
the coal shall be made a part OF the
duties of the oil inspector and his
deputies. They a do the work, the
]pecple can get the benefit Of their
work, and the state will be at little
additional expense.
Public Health
Typhoid fever is a crime. So are
many other diseases. In this, advanc'
cd day and age all nations are taking
advanced positions upon the question
of public health, and | would suggest
that the public health laws of Our
Istate be given your earnest consider
alton, and that you should call i'm for
consultation and help i'm the enact