The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-05-07


fund has been drawn upon to build
and maintain W fish hatcheries. and
also to maintain a fish car. which.
during the past year, distributed 9
total OF 14.534.755 fish fry, with the
result that Montana is rapidly becom.
ing the nations greatest resort fol
f1shermen.
The State Enxineer,
A plain mis~-statement Of 81. I.
made with reference IN the exnendi.
ture of the state engineers office and
Carev land act hoard. Tho following
shows the expenditures of this de.
years:
1911 DAG Oh
1912 6.4os. -
|1913 1905. 45
|1914 at %
During 1911 there were M active
operations.
During 1912 activity in Carey act
project construction began. and with
the years 1913 and 1914. over $4,000
700 OF construction was completed on
the Waller Carey project alone, and
the state engineer was responsible ia
the Carey board for Its efficiency and
safety. and necessarily had to super
wise 1t. This means contingencies In
expense. Take one example. In the
spring OF 1914 slides occurred on the
rock NIL dam In the Birch creek can
yon on the Waller project which was
unoer construction. This Is a $4,000
structure and the highest dam OF this
type In this unit The plans had
to be changed. The state engineer re-
FUSED 10 approve n plan for COM
rletlon until a o thorough investi-
CATION was made as to the require
ments to make 1t safe. II this dam
1alleo, a wall OF water lat feet high
would Dc eas 1~eopardizing not
only the water supply OF the Carey
s'e4s' W. t.e 4Ases ano properly o1
va1,ev ha,ow '" e'eeA
Costs OF supervision.
Such things. taken with the super
vision for the state Of over 100000
worth OF construction work. requires
more expense than ordinary office
routine. and the state engineer has
taken every precaution for safety. He
has also enlarged on his work Of Sc
curing records OF the water resources
OF the state during 1913 and 1914. in
addition to his regular work. Dur
Ing the past year and q half he has
assembled at the capitol all water III
AAs e"e "'se n1.ne
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~" '''vvv n4.ns ano ae-
"e"s .''00o Screams 1n.s
49, ~ .oaAp''eo accofo-
ra,a,.s .sa ~ 'ua' -1ot.uat'o 70
- ~. -. 9a1nan.s w any stream can
ote.aa --- - .ne u.es IN n's
$500 $3.50 ~ ene county VI no"
49,. r...- .o"s
s.a.s -.-. ;" Hn a e.o1S .
.01 " poo"e '"1ot i'ae'on'
Ensineer's Available.
Inquiries are already being made by
people who have lost their Qanera- ard
ssskte
give them the Information sousnt ane
to refer them to the county record.
giving book and page OF the oris1nal
record. The value OF this WORK 10 tnt
people Is already proven. ms aAse
COSTS n!oney ~ aeeo'p4's"' y :.
=, 49, LII, ,nrthar ~ ~.
,MsA-ss. - ~. raon,. .,a a.. :.
M'".aa,as -. 49, opsar,o+,on ~ ~.
NDun" ~. $500 wate. raso,,rc..
pe0SAs -
fooiae ffAns1ns'
Comment has been made on Inc IN
creased cost Of public printing. AZ
matter Of fact, the total increase II
the states printing bills tor the year
1913 and 1914 over the years 1sA4 AM
1912 amounted to $zs'Ses.se. a numoea
of factors entered into TINS. Inc star
printing Is let by contract by the stat
board OF examiners An's ooato ~
vtted the printers OF montana % Oh
upon this work Tor the two-yeaF Pc
riod. Bids were received were SUI
divided into various classes Inc u
each instance the ooard let tue con
tract to the lowest oaooef' part OF IN
work going to the state Fuol'sn.n
company OF He1ena' anu tne .eu1'u N
to the 1noepenoent Euo.'sn.ne So
pa $500. 20 49,,
No" 0as 49,
AAese'on r11n~s
In the discussion OF tnls suo'ec.
should be borne IN MIND tnat tue elee
ton printing ordered by the state !
1911 and 1917 TO $o'1ss.o
while the election printing ordered 70
1913 and 1914 amounted to $11'eoS'11-