Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-12
SALARIES
FOR GAME Commission
Finley and clanton Get Cut From $500
to $24oO Per Year, But New offices
Are Created.
EVANS RESIGNS ONE JOB
TO ACCEPT ANOTHER
Statement Made That Suggestions Of
Governor to Keep Total Down to
100000 VIII Be Followed,

GOVoIlOI 70 666p IObdl OOWn TO
100000 VIII Be Followed
The State Game and Fish Commits
sion, at meeting held behind closed
doors yesterday afternoon, virtually re-
organized two departments.
appointment Of their own deputies
by the newly-named master fish and
state game wardens was provided. Two
new positions, to which Game Warden
Finley and Fish Warden Clanton were
appointed at reduced salaries, were Gre
ated, while G. H. Evans, member if the
commission, was made state game war
den and Theodore Opsund, clerk of the
commission, was appointed master fish
warden.
Salaries Increased.
The increase in aggregate salaries is
$1,000 year.
Mr.. Finley was appointed superin-
tendent of the educational and biolog-
ical department and R. T. Clanton will
be superintendent Of hatcheries. Both
positions were created at the meeting.
The salary of each will be $24OO a year.
Their salaries as master wardens were
$31O0 each.
Before the meeting the governor sent
the commission letter recommending
an annual saving over the expenditures
of last year Of $37,5OO and during the
meeting he accepted the resignation Of
@. H. Evans, as a commissioner, so he
could be appointed game warden.
1t was announced that Mr.. Opsund
would serve as clerk Of the commits
sion. as well as fill the office Of master
fish warden.
Evans Warden
Mr. Evans remained member of the
commission, actively participating in
the deliberations until it came time to
name him state game warden. Then a
messenger arrived from Governor West
with the announcement that Mr.. Evans
resignation as commissioner had been
accepted. Commissioner Clifford
moved that Mr.. Evans be appointed
state game warden, and the motion was
carried by unanimous vote.
Announcement was made that the
new game warden and the new master
fish warden would employ all field men,
which constitute the larger part of the
employees.
The plan considered at former meet
ing to divide the state into four dis
tricts was not adopted, although the
game and fish wardens were informed
they could do it If they liked
VIII Cut Expenses.
II also was announced that the sug-
gestion of Governor West that the ex-
penses be cut would be adopted.
While evidently not pleased with the
reduction Of their salaries, Messrs.
Clanton and Finley said they had moth
ing to say on the subject Both indi-
Gated they would continue their work,
Mr.. opsund said he could attend to the
duties Of master fish warden and those
Of clerk without any trouble.
Governor West said he had no one
under consideration as successor Of
Mr. Evans as commissioner, but Of one
thing he was certain, and that was ex-
penditures could be reduced in the de-
partment, Floyd Bilyeu, chairman Of
the commission, said tho cost Of main.
tanning the department would be ma
terially reduced.
M. j, Kinney opposed the appoint.
ment Of Mr.. Clanton as superintendent
Of hatcheries, and George H. Kelly
voted against the creation Of the office.