The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-01-15
Otto M. Jones, State Land
Commissioner Gives Out
Annual Report.
ISSUE MANY LICENSES
Interesting Comparison Made
OF Business of Two
Past Years.

The Legislature makes no provision |
tor the maintenance or running ex.
penses of this Bureau. Our revenue
Is derived entirely fIom the sale of
fish and game licenses and permits
from fines and confiscatiOnc and from
1niscellaneous sources. All moneys re-
ceived on account Of the above or from
the sale of personal property owned
by the Fish and Game Bureau, for
which there is found to be no further
use, and all other funds arising from
moneys from whatsoever source or
eources, are turned over to the State
Treasurer and by him set aside or
credited to what is known as the Fish
and Game Fund. All moneys so set
aside are to be appropriated or used
for the sole purpose of defraying the
expenses Of the Bureau, including all
debts incurred in carrying out the pur-
poses or objects of the law, the re-
stocking of streams and propaganda of
game, etc.
The fund above referred to might
properly be termed Sportsmen Fund
or Trust Fund. The State Game
Warden acts as trustee and, in this
capacity, not only must account for all
moneys received but also cxpends
with the approval Of the Board Of
Examiners) in such a manner as will
in his judgment, protect the fish and
game or promote the interest of his
State of Idaho.
1t is, therefore, with pardonable
pride, that ! point to the large reve-
nue., amounting to $12O, O,509.4S, received
during the year 1919, all but 81, ,108.9e
Of which was derived from the sale of
licenses and permits, and which shows
an increase over that of 1918 of $4S
200 80. Other sources of revenue were
Of beaver hides, HeyburnsPark timber.
leases, hay, grazing fees, from commits
sions saved and from miscellaneous
sources.
Too often, in compiling statistics
covering the revenue or receipts as of
different years, unfair comparisons
are made. For instance, it could be
said that we are now receiving $1.5O
each for resident licenses, where they
formerly sold for $1.00, and that this
might occasion or account for the wide
fa
would make some difference but II
must also be taken into consideration
that. while the resident licenses were
raised fifty cents, nonresident fish
and game licenses were reduced from
twenty y-five dollars to ten dollars; non
Resident fish licenses from five dollars
to two dollars, and nonresident birt
licenses from $3.50 to $500, so that
while the increase in the price of resi-
dent licenses would have iscreased thu
revenue of 1918 very materially, th'
corresponding difference in the sail
price of nonresident licenses woult
have added nearly $4,000 to our re
ceipts for 1919; therefore, even ol
this basis, there would be a balance II
favor of the revenue of 1910 over tha
pf 1918, amounting approximately t
$34 900.
M In this connection, l might add that
during the year 1918, there was re
ceived from the sale Of timber an
miscellaneous sources from Heybur
Park the sum of $50 0s25.37, while dul
ing the year 1919 The total revenue II
ceived from Hepburn Park was bu
So, ,69S.13, so, to make strictly fai
comparison, the item of receipts froI
Hepburn Park for beth years shoul
Eliminated, in which case, even thoug
the revenue of 1918 was to be credite
with the additional revenue represen
ed by the difference between the pr
sent and former price Of resident
censes, the receipts of 1919 woul
show, an increase over 1918 of $50,s7
90
The figures enumerated above al