Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-17

WORK OF STATE
CONSERVATION
Lieber Makes Report to Gov
ernOr of Departments
Service.

Conservation of the national resources
of the State during the fiscal year ending
Sept 80. cost the taxpayers Of Indiana .
cents each, according to the report Of
Richard Lieber, director of the State con-
servation department, in a report to Gov
ernOr Warren T. McCray. The depart
ment contains six separate divisions.
Mr. Lieber was highly commended by
members of the commission in a letter
which accompanied the report to the Gov
ernor.
FISCAL YEAR
ENDS SEPT. 80.
Summaries of the work of the various
divisions of the department during the
fiscal year which ended Sept 80, as out
lined by Mr. Lieber, follow:
Entomology Division 49, One hundred
and ninety-six nurseries were given GER
tifcates of inspection. Seventy six green
houses visited and inspected and control
measures against different insects ana
diseases were adopted. The successful
quarantine placed upon some farms in
Porter, La Porte and Tippecanoe Counties
was modified and approval of action re-
ceived from Federal horticultural board.
Successful determination Of the European
corn borer situation with respect to a
threatened Federal quarantine. Attention
given to appearance Of corn ear worm.
REPORTS WORK OF
ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE.
Forestry Division-Results obtained in
the division of forestry cannot be meas
ured in dollars and cents, for no logs or
ties were cut and sold. Yet, the work
done was Of great economic Importance
to our people. For years the exertions
Of n few far-sighted men were nothing
but a voice in the wilderness. Today
their efforts have become the corner stone
Of a projected state and national strUc-
ture Of forest preservation.
Lands and Waters Division-Our State
parks have become a direct asset to the
State. They are self supporting. The
campaign against stream pollution has
so far resulted in triple good. % Restor-
alton Of stream itself with all attendant
good. (2) Savings Of factory products
and by-products. go Protection Of pub
lie health.
Fish and Game Division-The division
Is entirely self -supporting Receipts for
the year amounted to $l32 $50. 50. APP
proximately $4,000 was paid into the
public school fund through the activities
of the game wardens.
Engineering Division-Drainage survey
Of State begun. Pollution Of ST. Marys
River below Decatur stopped. AS re-
suit Of waste elimination a large beet
sugar company RECEIVERS from five to ten
tons Of sugar per day during three
months operation. Twenty-Five cases Of
stream pollution were investigated and
wera followed up. Complete Topographic
maps ~ Turkey Run and Clifty Falls
State parks and environs were made.
Geology DiVision-Technical and sclen-
tiiic reports and articles on cement ma
terills, building stones, distribution Of
OIL and gas, kaolin, oil shales, oil fields
and a study Of the Clay City quadrangle
were published I'm trade journals, sclen-
tific and popular publications.
The use Of oil shales was investigated.
I. As to the number Of gallons Of oil per
ton OF shale . Testing of different
methods Of extraction. 3. Possible meth
Cd OF utilizing the spent shale. 4 Dscoy-
cry Of possible valuable by products.