Show 00 FISH IN UTAH mm DURING 1923 under the direction of the state fish and game department more than eight million fish have been planted in utah du during biag the current yar according to a report of the C mr D IL II 11 madsen rendered to thi the various fish and gime protective tive associations thron gibout the state twenty four counties of the state shared in this distri b of fish mr madsen in sub his report to the sportsmen sportsmens sports mens I 1 s organizations compliments compliment them upon poll their valuable co opera tion and invites their further suggestions gest ions 5 ana assistance in preserving vie tie fish and game of bah in conne conner connection tion with mith the report mr maden bladen says it is now nearly three years year since the present fisi fish and game de p pirt ment assumed th alu auti s and responsibilities of conserving forsbe for the b nellit of future generations as well as OUTS ourselves elves the wildlife wild life resources of our state certain lite bite plans were adopted at that time having for their purpose EL a comprehensive campaign of game protection and propagation that would embrace every county in the state this movement received the immediate and almost universal approval of the sportsmen of utah and as a result there cime into existence sportsmens sports mens organizations in ill nearly every county men banding themselves together for one common purpose that of giving ot their time and mean i i a determined effort effal t tu to stop the alleg il destruction of game and assist in the production pi and distribution trib ution of both fish and game und tind dr r the he i of the fish and ga ne department appreciating as I 1 rio do the splendid did result of the organization now comp comprising 10 COO sportsmen and realizing how essential it is that the closest coup coop co up op c ration exist between the sportsmen 7 and tie te t e department I 1 feel itis it is my duty as your rc representative to v briefly our accomplish to date adso nd so far as p possible isible outline our plans for the future hoping that I 1 may mav receive from those interested in our work suggestions which will help us ns improve on our past efforts and make more effective our work in the furuie in order that hat our pro progress grets may bs be noted I 1 wish to call your attention to march IS 15 1921 when we assumed charge and when the state operated only two fish hatcheries which had been constructed more than ten tell 3 eais eai is prior to that time we now have seven modern hatcheries lies I 1 also cite figures from the biear ial report of the past two biennial bien nal periods showing the amours amoun of receipts c collected by the departs ent in the past four 5 3 ears 1020 1922 1921 1923 the following figures show th the e number nu in ber of fish planted pla anted in each of 0 f the twenty four counties in 1923 beaver boxelder Box elder cache cainion davis Duc duchesne besne dagget emery garfield grand iron juab millard morgan rich san sanpete pete salt lake summit unetah utah wasatch washington weber |