The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-01-06

led up to overlooking In two years aftei
its completion. The best way to cure
this evil is to make the appropriation
small enough that no department car
afford to pay rent. They will then be
able to find room enough somewhere IN
the capitol building.
Veterinary Department
The state veterinary department had
an appropriation of SCI $4,000. After
a thorough investigation of this depart
ment, believe it is a very important
one for the protection of the live stock
industry of the state. The appropriation
is altogether excessive. Thirty-five
thousand dollars for the biennial period
ought to be ample and sufficient
Predatory Animals
The predatory animal fund has been
passed upon by the courts of the state
and they have held it to be unconsti-
tutional. No appropriation should be
made for bounties to be paid by the
state. The various counties are better
able to handle this subject than is the
state.
Free Transportation
The veterinary department, the
health department, the pure food de-
partment and the public utilities COM
should be allowed the free use
of every railroad, for every purpose
that they may be legitimately COM
PEELED to use them. The live stock in
dustry and the care of it brings revenue
to the railroad companies. They are as
much interested in it and in it's develop
ment as the state is. The sanitary de-
partment, among other things, is polio
ing these public highways. The work
of the public utilities commission is di-
rectly interviewer with the railroad
These departments should
be entitled to free transportation just
the same as the railroad officials are.
You should pass a law making it pos
sible for the state to use these public
highways for the departments here
named.
Horticulture
The horticultural department had an
of $40,0OOO0. l believe
b23 100000 is ample and will protect the
sruit industry of this state as it ought
% be protected. This industry has a
very vigilant protection within itself.
It is very jealous of it's rights and will
oin the state to guard every interest
80 that it's protection will be ample.
Fish and Game Department
The fish and game department of the
state during the preceding two years
las collected over $1OO,OO0OO Out of
his amount IS, 100000 was used to reim-
purse the general fund of the state on
account of the purchase of Hepburn
park. There is practically nothing left
o be turned into the general fund. The
money has virtually all been spent for
travelling expenses and other items to
make this department efficient, ac-
.ording to the rules and methods of eff
iciency as practised in this depart
nent
The fish and game department needs
. thorough investigation at your hands
md complete reconstruction upon
ines of modern business methods. Out
# over $1OO,OO0O0 collected biennually, |
here ought to be at least $50,00000 /
urned into the general fund of the |
tate to be used to reduce taxation.
The best authorities on these matters
gree that the greatest amount of rev.
nue. derived in this department is from !
sh. The fish industry should be en-
and turned into a tangible as
ct for the state. The food produced
n the state from fish alone would be
f the value of half a million dollars
most of which money now goes out OF
he state.
| believe it would be wisdom to in
estigate this matter to determine |
whether it would not be better to dl-
orce the fish from the game. Fish |
an be propagated almost anywhere in
he state of Idaho; game only abounds
4 certain localities.
The money derived from the sale OF
censes should be turned into the gen
raj fund of the state and the money
sed by this department should be
rawn out of the treasury by law, as
re all other moneys, and it should de-
end upon the wisdom of the legisla-
Ire and an appropriation should be
lade for it's proper support.
Travelling Library
The travelling library, which had an
of $8,000.00 ought to be
sduced to $3,50O00. The work of this
apartment can be done by the state
brarian at Boise and the appropria
on should be used for the purchase of