The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-11-02

II importation OF ak Is HllOlneT
interesting rem. Til" question natu'
rally arises. why did Gable have 10
pay twice as much to bring In
fourth the number Of elk placed in the
state by de laca?
Cheap Compared with Other States.
The expenditures Of the New Mex.
leo game wardcn's office are a bag.
atelle compared with the sums spent
IN. other states.
The expenditures in New Mexico in
the fiscal year 1918, tutallcd $l7,.
jSl.G9
The state of Wyoming spent over
$4,000 for the salaries alone OF thu
game warden and deputies.
The state OF Oregon spent for sal.
aries and expenses of deputy game
wardens the sun Of sS3.StiOt; for Of
flee salaries, etc, SIl.l9l.lU; II total
expenditure of sg5. 035.li; over five
times that OF New Mexico.
The state OF Wisconsin spent for tho
salary and expenses of its warden In
one year SIP, 9S9. 0G: salaries n ex-
penses OF deputies. office force. etc.
brought the total 10 sllS,3GS.iS, seven
times that OF New Mexico.
The state OF Missouri spent SCI.
S97.O 90 for salaries and SlG.596.3 81 for
expenses; "A total OF $4i,i93.37.
The adjoining state OF Colorado
spent a total of s2S,379.0l.
The state OF Illinois paid for office
and travelling expenses the sum OF
s5l,i2747 and for salary OF warden
and deputies $SS.2sS.55; a total OF
$l39,7l6.02, eight times that Of New
Mexico.
The Policing System.
The most outstanding feature of de
Haca's administration has been the es-
tablishmcnt of an effective system OF
policing the state for the enforcement
OF game laws and the conservation OF
the game. Director 4. y. James OF
the state Taxpayers Association says
In this regard
The whole problem of game pro.
lection r"voly"s about an adequate.
active and continuous policing of the
state. That the sum spent for field
deputies is inadequate for the purpose
Ia clear. In scaSon and out Il vigilant
force Of deputies is Indispensable
Praises Conduct 81 office.
'Fh" records says Director James
IL q report in the Taxpayers Review
on his examination Of the game war.
denis Office, are adequate and we'll.
kept ia" method followed Is pre-
! sCrihrd by statute and the statute 10
followed in all RESPECTS except that
some selling deputies are somewhat
laA in making regular reports and re-
miiiances. Mr. James found the syS.
tenn OF checking deputies rigid and
well enforced" Tho system" he SAYS.
lis we'll administer i ANA the losses
kept AZ "A minimum
Mr.. James reported his conclusion
that the department, If ii is to be
made effective, needs more money.
While he criticised the spending OF
The money necessary to issue, in 1913,
= beautiful and elaborate report. on
the ground that tho wisdom OF 80
largo an expense from so mcager an
appropriation was doubtful, II IL gen.
orally admitted that this handsome
work of art has constituted one OF the
finest advertisements Of New Mexico
ever issued and has in this manne.
proven a splendid investment. The re-
port Is one Of which the people and
especially the sportsmcn OF New Mex
leo have been justifiably proud and
has attracted much favorable atten-
ton to New Mexico from other states.
Another Republican Boomerang,
In n futile attempt to discrcdit tho
de Baca administration OF the game
"arden's office, the Republicans havs
been able only TO make more ronspic.
nous the astonishing Improvement
over The" manner in which the office
was run by The previous Republican
incumber to show that there has
been "A Lag increase in the number
OF deputies to police the state and an.
fOTHp tho nnnAn luu, ~ ahA,. ,i.. a..
Baca has distributed greatly.increased
amounts Of game, fish and birds. fifty
Per cent cheaper than Gable. In the
effort at misrepresentation. the fact
has been merely emphasized that Do
Baca spent less than 800 for person.
al expenses, while the claim that do
Baca has employed excessive mum.
bers Of relatives brings out the fact
mat he has employed only his faith.
er'lnlaw, Manuel Sosnya two Bu"as
on the payroll being no relation % The
warden: while Gable during the time
mat he was In office employed his
daughter, IN charge Of the office AZ
chief deputy and clerk.
Trinidad {. de Baca, who IL ran.
ming for the office of county clrrk ~
Santa F6 county is not a candidate
Tor r"appointm"nt rs .'Itc gan. war.
den, The publication OF his record
as compared to that Of his Republican
predecessor Is not in IN" intarcs, OF
his reappointment but merely as a
proof OF Democratic efficiency.
The people are not likely to desire
n return TO the incompetent methods
OF Thomas p, Gable. who had TO pay
more for free fish in ono year than
de Baca paid Tor fish, game and birds
IN Tour years: who did not police tho
state; who distributed only n third as
much fish, anne and birds combined
al twice the cost cntailrd un!er do
baca, who had 10 be helped OFT by
legislative appropriation and under
whom the office revenues were only
half those under de Baca.
These are the facts on T.. E. do
Baca, Democratic game WARDEN d.
baca's worst enemies will have 10 adj.