The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-12-18
WARDEN GOWEN POINTS
WAY TO SAVE ABOUT
FIFTEEN THOUSAND

The report of Mr.. ]. B. Gowen,
state game warden, is at hand Mr..
Gowen points out that a saving of
$l4,lO0 can be saved to the state each
term provided certain changes were
made in the laws. Under the changes
proposed by Warden it will be I'M
necessary for the legislature to make
appropriations for the department.
Mr.. Gowen was appointed game
warden July 6, 1914 to succeed Mr..
Q. H. Barber who was removed by
Governor Haines. In spite of the
splendid showing made by Warden
Gowen he will be succeeded by a
Democrat early in January.
Where Economy May be Made.
Upon a change in the forms of the
licences to be charged and a rear
rangement of the force in the depart
ment, the warden bases his assertions
of possible economy. In the first
place he suggests the following
schedule; resident hunting license,
81; resident trappers license,
SIS; nonresident hunting bird
license, SIS: nonresident fish license,
SIS; alien bird license, $40; alien fish
license, SIS; nonresident big game
license, SIS; alien big game license
$50.
Outlines Saving Plan.
Ten thousand dollars, he thinks,
would be the increase from this
change, besides reducing the expense
of the department in following up the
trappers who hunt out of season on
| the excuse that they are trapping. A
better system of distributing licenses
and license of ST for hunters and
trappers for predatory animals and
one of SIS for shipping and marketing
fish, such as whitefish, is proposed.
Noting that the game department is
a police department and that the
amount of its savings depends on the
amount of work done. Mr. Gowen calls
attention to the fact that this is hard
state to patrol. AS one means Of saw
| ing, he recommends that the office OF
chief deputy be changed to deputy
game warden, and that one good clerk,
in addition, be allowed 10 the Boise
office, saving the salary of one clerk
at 5000 a year The $1,000 travelling
expense account would be enough for
both, he thinks as but one would be
travelling at time.
County deputies who work by the
day should be abolished, Mr.. Gowen
recommends. By this action SPECIALS
as judged by the amount spent for the
past two years, will be saved But the
addition of four deputies on salary is
suggested. cutting down this saving to
about $S000 A further savin~ would
be made in the distribution of fish,
now carried on by the local deputies
| ~ IL IA,,a hxr tha IN
creased force. This would add $780,
he believes.
During the past two years the ex-
pense for the maintenance of Hay
burn park has been $37162l. Mr.. Cow
en- suggests that, as means of offset
ting this amount, the ripe and burned
timber be sold and needed improve
me1ts be made in the way of roads
and docks He estimates revenue oil
$4,000 from the timber. The i'm
provements would cost $4,000, and
when the game fund, out of which the
park was purchased, is reimbursed. he
suggests that the remainder be placed
in a permanent fund, the interest to be
used for the upkeep of the park.
Nearly fifty thousand local hunters
took out licenses for the year 1914
OF nonresident hunters, 2I5Z bough
licenses from other sources including
shipping permits, taxidermist licenses
sale of whitefish and confiscated game
and pelts, and back collections.
, Balance on Right Side.
Collections during 1913 amounted t
S57,254.45, disbursements were SIS,
705.12. Included in this, the principa
items are the salaries of ideputie
expense of the hatcheries and distribu
ton of fry, and tn exuense of Hayburl
/ park. Six thousanddollars of the pur
chase price which should have beel
i paid during the preceding administra
ton. came out OF the 1913 funds. VI