The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-04-18

OF some SIS. 600 paid into the general
revenue fund last year from the sale
Of fertilizer stamps over and above the
expenses 81 maintaining the state de-
partment o. chemistry No objection
has been urged 20 this very reason
able demand BY the prorueers for pro-
lection against giutted markets and
rulnious prices.
GOOD SHOWING MADE.
So fine has been the showing made
BY the state game commission. and
the state shell fish commission, that
the powers Of both Of these VIII be ex-
tended az this session Both depart
ments showed a considerable amount
placed In the public treasury after pay
ing all expenses OF maintenance dur
ing the scant two years of their ex-
istence The committee on fisheries
or Joint meeting Of both commit
tees have considered All fish and game
bills presented and have brought IN
a joint committee bin fixing a tax Of
one-tenth of cent per pound on al
fish shipped. requiring q blue tag for
salt water fish and a red tag for fresh
water fish, and placing the salt water
fish under authority OF the shell fish
Commissioner and the fresh water fish
under the authority % the game COM
missioner. IL is estimated that this
tax on fish besides paying the ex-
penses 81 the protection will produce
a revenue Of 100000 a year. increas-
ing as the fish business increases IN
der proper protection. This revenue
produced by shell fish ana game will
soon be enough 70 make up for the
loss Of revenue when the barbarous
convict leasing system Ia done away
with and thu conviets placed on state
farms until such time as the convicts
themselves are self sustaining. There
was considerable talk after the last
session and there IL some now against
the creating OF state Commissions,
but this talk cannot stand against the
results IN efficiency. economy. con-
seryation. and actual money shown
Ia the reports % the state game war
den and the shell Fish Commissioner.
both q which are Illuminating IN their
comprehensive and concise statements
q their advantages 70 the state OF
these two Commissions with little
Rhode Island producing si75. 600 a year
from It's fisheries. there Is reason for
the belief that Florida with twelve
hundred miles Of sea coast can pro-
duce enough revenue from lee fish
cries 70 pay the entire expenses of the
state Government within q reasonable
time.
FoH HIGHWAY ENACTMENT.
The state highway commission IL on
the highway FOR enactment This bin
which provides for a state Highway
Commission % three serving without
pay and a state Highway Commits
sioner employed BY them on q salary
has 4 peculiar distinction. FOR the pre-
dnction Of which representative Wood
~ Pinellas is distinguished of addlng
what Il practically q new department
q the state Government without an ad-
Gitional tax on anybody and without
costing anybody . cent which he does
not Immediately get back The ex-
penseS o. the Commission which Is 20
act ia an advisory capacity as 20
ways. means and materials for build
ms roads for the county commission
ers without cost 90 the counties are
90 be met BY converting into 4 special
fund ~ tire state Treasury twenty
per cent ~ TIRE tax on automobiles
noW collected BY the counties A. the
counties get All the benefits u the
commission they Wili he taking money
Gar r one pocket g put into the other
I This hlli has favorable report and