Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-10-03
CONSERVATION
AND PROPAGATION
OF FISH AND GAME

Spertsmen Of Illinois eve greater
debt Of gratitude 10 the members nf
the a3rd General Assembly than 10 all
previous assemblies combined. for the
work they have done for conservation
and propagation of game and fish,
while still permitting reasonable
amount of sport for the hunter and
fisherman.
The sportsmen Of Illinois are To be
congratulated upon having been rep
resented by Senators and Representa-,
tives who, with bat few exceptions,
worked diligently 20 put Illinois a,
the head of all the states IN good
constructive game and iish loglsla.
ton.
Great credit Is also due Mr., William
j, Stra,ton, Chief Game and Fish
Warden, who rendered invaluable
services In furnishing information az
to the provisions needed in The new
law.
For the first time in the history Of
the state, the sportsmen's organiEa.
tions maintained constant repre-.
sentation during tho entire session
According TO Mr. Frank h. Abbey,
chairman Of the House committee on
game and fish, and many other mem.
bers Of the Assembly, the entire pro.
gram would have failed had this or.
ganized assistance been lacking,
The new game and FISH legislation
represents definite PROGRAM, and
consists OF four new laws. The hrst
is an appropriation for the purchase
aud construction OF game farms and
! lish ha,cherles. This is a combination
Of bill introduced by Senator Don.
viz tChicagnl and one introduced by
Representative Seholes tpeorial.
While this money is appropriated
from the general funds In the state
treasury, IL represents money collect.
ed from hunters, trappers and com
mercial fishermen In excess OF the
expenditures Of the division of game
and fish for the past six years. II Is
an interesting fact that the division
has been a money making department
Of the state government during tina.
period.
The next step in the program was
the repeal Of the Game and Fish Code
OF 1919 and the passage Of Game
Code and Fish Code, entirely separate
from each other but both admins
tered by the Division of Game and
Fish.
One of the most important pro-
visions carried In each of these codes
Il the establishment of the Game and
Fish Fund. All moneys received by
the Division of Game and Fish are
placed in this special fund and can be
appropriated only to the Division.
This eliminates the Division so far
as the taxpayers are concerned, and
II will now be supported by and oper.
ated for the hunters, trappers and
fishers. Many leading authorities say
that this IL the first stcp towards
making this branch Of government.
supporting and independent.
With the establishment of the game
farms and fish hateheries, will come
added expenses Of operation. This Is
taken care Of by the fourth law.
which was also prepared by the
House subcommittee on Fish and
Game, Of which Representative
Schoes was chairman This law
makes appropriations from the Game
and Fish Fund for the maintenance
Of the game farms and nsh hatcheries,
for distribution of game birds and
fihs, and for the feeding and care Of
game birds and Ash.
The game farms and fish hatchefies
are to be distributed throughout the
state in the three zones established
by the Game Code. One of the articles
In the near future will tell Of the
requirements for "A game farm and a
FISH hatchery. Read II carefully and
If you know Of suitable location,
write to the Secretary of The FEEDER
ated Sportsmen Of Illinois, at Spring
field, who will then communicate with
the proper authorities