anaheim-gazette 1909-12-23

AN EXPENSIVE COMMISSION POLITICIANS WALLOWING IN TROUGH OF PLENTY Fish and Game Beauties Cost Six Times as Much as Governor's Office and Eight Times as Much as the State Department of Public Instruction—Big Salaries for Favorites In his interesting "Story of the California Legislature," Franklin Hichborn devotes a chapter to the state fish and game commission. He gives a lot of facts about that department of the state government and what it costs the state. The following extracts will convey some information to the voters that they may be glad to have for future reference. Up to two years ago, under the name of fish commission, the now fish and game commission did most admirable work on an allowance of about $50,000. So far as the writer can ascertain, the commission's income up to 1907 never exceeded $54,000 in any one year; usually it was a trifle under $50,000. But in 1907 a tax of $1 a year was imposed upon all citizens of California who wished to go hunting. Citizens of other states, wishing to hunt in California, are under the same law taxed $10 a year, while foreigners are taxed $25. The law provides that the income thus raised be turned over to the fish commission. The first year that the law was in force the commission received $116,579 on account of it. This, with moneys received from state appropriations, extravagant expenditures of public money. The income in the two last fiscal years of the commission commanded by General Stone was $352,475.24, being chiefly the income from hunting licenses. The greater part of that money has been expended on salaries for the faithful, not forgetting the Hon. Jacob Steppacher, whose connection with another sort of "game" will be understood. What the State gets in return for these extravagant expenditures in the way of substantial results is not very clear. The number and equipment of hatcheries has been increased and an institution known or described as a "game farm" has been established. The sort of "game" that Gen. Stone affects Mr. Herrin only knows. What has become of the $300,000 worth of fish and game with which the preserves have been replenished not even Mr. Herrin knows, nor can Controller Nye rope a single trout of them. Perhaps Mr. Nye can figure how much a pound these vagrant fish may cost the people of California. The income from hunters' licenses is obviously too great to be handled in this irresponsible manner. The benefits that accrue to the state are insignificant, in fact, the chief beneficiary of the money is the political machine. There was quite an insistent demand at the last session of the legislature for an investigation of this commission, its expenditures and its activities, political and otherwise; and it is hoped that next year this demand will be renewed in such a way that a fair and searching probing will be conducted. There are many deputies holding appointments... But in 1907 a tax of $1 a year was imposed upon all citizens of California who wished to go hunting. Citizens of other states, wishing to hunt in California, are under the same law taxed $10 a year, while foreigners are taxed $25. The law provides that the income thus raised be turned over to the fish commission. The first year that the law was in force the commission received $116,579 on account of it. This, with moneys received from state appropriations, fines collected and the like, swelled the commission's income for that year, the fiscal year ending on June 30, 1908, to $184,467.70, an increase of more than $130,000 from the previous fiscal year. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1908, the cost of conducting the governor's office, including the governor's salary, the salaries of his secretaries and clerks, stationery, postage stamps, secret service, everything in a word, in connection with the office, was $32,377. In the same way the expense of conducting the state controller's office was $23,417; of the state treasurer's office, $16,751; of the attorney general's office, $33,082; of the surveyor general's office, $20,679; of the state superintendent of school's office, $22,380. But the General Stone captained—or perhaps generaled—fish commission had for that year a modest bit of $184,467. The fish commission then, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1908, cost California almost six times as much as did the governor's office; eight times as much as did the controller's office, eleven times as much as did the state treasurer's office, almost six times as much as did the attorney general's office, more than nine times as much as the surveyor's office, and eight times as much as did the state department of public instruction. And let it be borne in mind that this does not include the sums which the various counties paid for the game wardens and for local protection of game, the best protection, by the way, and the most practical. The $184,467 did not go to the counties. It went exclusively to General Stone's commission. It will be seen that General Stone's commission has a very good thing of it. Another surprising feature of the General Stone commission is that there is little check upon its expenditures. If the governor wishes to significant, in fact, the chief beneficiary of the money is the political machine. There was quite an insistent demand at the last session of the legislature for an investigation of this commission, its expenditures and its activities, political and otherwise; and it is hoped that next year this demand will be renewed in such a way that a fair and searching probing will be conducted. There are many deputies holding appointments under the commission who owe their positions to Walter Parker and whose activities along the line of game has consisted of a still hunt for delegates to state and district conventions who would program with the "organization." If the railroad machine desires that sort of work done, let it pay for it; there is no good reason why the state should foot the bills. WHITE FLY ERADICATED Successful Work of Extermination In Infected Orchards North Editor Gazette.—The Citrus Protective League is advised by J. W. Jeffrey, State Commissioner of Horticulture, that all danger of infection from citrus white fly from Marysville, Oroville, or Bakersfield, is past. The commissioner reports that the detail for extermination at Oroville and Bakersfield was so thoroughly executed, that the extermination was absolute and conclusive, and that the most careful and continued examination at those places has failed to reveal even one specimen left of this great pest. At Marysville, when circumstances prevented the execution of an ideal campaign against the pest, an occasional larvae was found for the first 18 months, after the first defoliation was completed, but that continued defoliation by hand, assisted by the elements, have apparently exterminated the pest at that point. Experts from Florida have visited the places heretofore affected in this State and having learned our methods, have returned to wage war against the white fly in Florida. The citrus fruit growers of California will be glad to learn the conclusions of Mr. Jeffrey regarding this matter, for at the time of his appointment as state horticultural commissioner, by Governor Gillett, it was thought the state was to be afflicted with another great pest that in The $184,467 did not go to the counties. It went exclusively to General Stone's commission. It will be seen that General Stone's commission has a very good thing of it. Another surprising feature of the General Stone commission is that there is little check upon its expenditures. If the governor wishes to raise the salary of his secretary or one of his stenographers he must appeal to the legislature for permission. The state controller, the state treasurer, the secretary of state, the state superintendent of schools and so on down the list of state officials, are powerless to increase the salary of an assistant, or a clerk, or of an office boy, without legislative sanction. But not so General Stone's commission. The commission is left to do pretty much as it pleases with its income. So, recently, without saying a word to anybody, it increased the salary of one of its deputies (Vogelsang) from $200 to $300 a month. Three hundred dollars a month is $3,-600 a year. Up to this year the salary of the state controller, of the secretary of state, of the state treasurer, of the surveyor general, of the superintendent of public instruction, was only $3000 a year. So it will be seen that one of General Stone's deputies was drawing $600 a year more salary from the state than the elected state officials. Jake Steppacher and other politicians, finding easy berths in the commission, were also granted generous salary increases. The San Francisco Call comments as follows on this costly bit of political machinery that the State is maintaining: State Controller Nye appears to have dragged the reluctant fish and game commission up to the captain's office, and has compelled that unduly modest body to give some account of the places heretofore affected in this State and having learned our methods, have returned to wage war against the white fly in Florida. The citrus fruit growers of California will be glad to learn the conclusions of Mr. Jeffrey regarding this matter, for at the time of his appointment as state horticultural commissioner, by Governor Gillett, it was thought the state was to be afflicted with another great pest that in Florida had proven more devastating than all others combined. The growers at that time joined the press of the State in demanding of the governor and commissioner of horticulture, that the white fly pest should be exterminated at any cost. The state treasury was without the necessary appropriations to carry on the work of extermination at that time, and a deficiency appropriation was authorized by Governor Gillett against which vouchers were audited, and the Citrus Protective league at once furnished funds to cash them without discount or interest. Money so advanced by the League was promptly appropriated and repaid by the last legislature and came back at a time when the sinews of war were needed to carry on the work of the league, at Washington. It is hoped that this may be a final report on the white fly pest in California, but if it should prove otherwise, we have had an example of what can be done where the head and heart are right, in official place,and what we may expect in the future should the pest be discovered in other places in California. A. G. Kendall, Sec'y and Mgr. Los Angeles, Dec. 17, 1909. 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Song: By School. A Merry Christmas: Gala Seely. Empty Stockings: Franklin Walker. Christmas: Frances Schmidt. Sing a Song of Christmas: Myrtle Taylor. German Poem: Leonard Dargats. Christmas Morning: Emma Wisser. Song: By School. What Shall We Sing on Christmas: Lauretta Starkey. When Santa Comes: Allene Adams. My Christmas Day: Mildred Lemon God Rest Ye: Theodore Kuchel. Song: By School. Fifth Grade Miss Molique, Teacher Song: By School. Hochuli. Song: Christmas Carol. Recitation: Made to Order: Erma Mills. Song: Holy Night; in the German. Recitation: Poor Santa Claus: Charley Bustamente. Song (in Two Part Music): Christmas. Sixth Grade Miss Renshaw, Teacher. Recitation: Christmas Eve: Elva Starke. Story: Gladys Seeley. Recitation: Dale Quarton. Recitation: George Kemp. Recitation: Ida Heying. Reading: Vieva Walker. Recitation: Foster Chambers. Story: Bessie Thompson. Song: School. Recitation: Clare Cavanaugh. Recitation: Harry Clabaugh. Story: Hazel Kemp. Recitation: Fern Ramella. Song: Sixteen pupils. Recitation: Christene Schwenckert Recitation: Inez Elliott. Recitation: George Hanson. Song: By the School. Fifth Grade Isabelle Richardson, Teacher. Song: Christmas Time: School. Edith's Visit With Santa Claus: Ruby Cassou. Auntie Brown's Christmas Shopping Advice: Alberta Hollingworth. The Strange Tree: Walter Wuest-hoff. Song: A Christmas Song: Class. A Rhyme of Christmas: Ernest Heying. A Christmas Mystery Play: Elenor Fredrick. Song. School.* Their Wishes: Fritz Yoern. Jolly St. Nick: Freda Bolz. OLD MINING DISTRICT Humboldt County, Nev., Has Rich Deposits of Gold and Silver The southern part of Humboldt County, Nevada, contains metalliferous deposits of many kinds, carrying principally ores of silver and gold, but also others carrying copper, antimony, quicksilver, iron, nickel and cobalt. Most of the mining districts in this region were examined in 1908 by F. L. Ransome, of the United States geological survey, whose report has just been published as the Survey's bulletin 414. Mining began in this part of the country about 1860, when supplies and machinery had to be hauled from Marysville or Sacramento, 300 miles away, and when the project of building a transcontinental railway was only an alluring dream. During the civil war mines were opened on both flanks of the Humboldt Range and important settlements were established. In 1863 a smelter, the first in Nevada, was built at Oreana, which contests with Argenta, Montana, the honor of being the birthplace of the present gigantic silver-lead smelting industry of the United States: The great improvement in mining facilities due to the completion of the Central Pacific railroad was not sufficient to offset the decreasing tonnor of the ores and the decline in the price of silver. The region contains one important new gold district, Seven Troughs. An other district, Chafey, active in 1905 was formerly known as Dun Glen. Mr. Ransome's report sketches the geology of the country, describes the form and mineralogy of the deposits summarizes the features of the region. Taylor. German Poem: Leonard Dargats. Christmas Morning: Emma Wisser. Song: By School. What Shall We Sing on Christmas: Lauretta Starkey. When Santa Comes: Allene Adams. My Christmas Day: Mildred Lemon God Rest Ye: Theodore Kuchel. Song: By School. Fifth Grade Miss Molique, Teacher Song: By School. Reading: Jessie Boyd. Piece: Lois Dyer. Song: Gertrude Mitchell. Reading: Henry Chemnitzer. Piece: Ursala North. Song: School. Story: Laura Knowlton. Piece: Ralph Kemp. Reading: Fellie Daniels. Song: School. Reading: Edith Simpson. Song: By three boys and five girls. Song: School. Third Grade Elenora A. Parker, Teacher. Song: Father, We Thank Thee. Recitation: A Christmas Problem: Stanley Falkenstein. Song: Christmas Time. Recitation: A Small Boy's Plan: Tommy Kemp. 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