Show SPORTSMEN GATHER AND SUGGEST CHANGES Discuss Many Subjects Pertaining Pertaining Per Per- taming to to Fish and Game Affairs in Utah A HUNDRED AND FIFTY or or more moreA A Utah Uth sportsmen heart held an Informal gathering yesterday afternoon afternoon after after- noon at the Knights of ot Pythias hall halt and discussed fish and game condition conditions for several hours Numerous recommendations tione were decided upon and will wilt be laid before the present legislature and the new newstAte newstate newstate I state administration It was the con senus of opinion that no suggestions suggestIon relative ret rel to the state tate fish and ana game com corn ship missioner be made to Gov Cov Simon Bamberger the opinion hemp that It will wilt willbe b be best beat to remain out of politics Proposals that the thc annual license licence fees tees be bo raised from 15 to were wre put to toIL ton n n. vote and CArrl carried The were also unanimous IR In the thc op opinion that the tho 10 jo 0 per fler cent of ot each license fee tee which now poes goca to tho the party Issuing the license Co ro to the sportsmen's sportsmens fund rund The opinion was general at the meeting that something should be done dono Immediately Immedi immedi- to Increase the tho number of ot game me birds and nod fish In this state and several plans for tor accomplishing this end were discussed Tho The meeting meeting- was pre presided over b by T. T T W. W y who was elected chair chair- man roan W W. Yo F. F her Gallagher was elected lIt secretary Next In Importance to the proposed changes changed In the thc license law was tho the de decision decision do- do to hive have a committee present the views le of ot sportsmen to the tho I legislature and to o co-o operate co-operate te r with the new fish and Ind game name commissioner when he Is appointed There were several arguments In fa favor favor ta- ta vor or of ot a n. state commissioner loner who would be bo familiar with the fish and game gams situation situation situ situ- atlon in the state and who would not owe his hili appointment to mere consideration There was s a-s strong tro g sent senti I- I ment among the sportsmen in their talks In Jn favor vor of ot dropping some of oC the deputies and reducing the salaries lanes of ot others othora In order to cut out waste ote In tho the administration tion of or the department It Is estimated that the Increase In the thc license fee will wit bring from to additional The Tho sportsmen would have one half of oe this amount Used to propagate game g-ame birds and the other half for the tho building of or fish screens and the stocking of ot the streams It was wa proposed proposed pro pro- posed poled that a part pait of or the mone money bo be used to provide hunting hunting- for grounds hunters but this motion was vot voted d down after considerable discussion on tho grounds that It was not practical and that It would serve lIene as a Joker In any bill brought Into the tho legislature likewise aplan aplan a n plan to char charge e boys bos under 19 years ears of or ag age only 1 5 was killed The members member of or the tho committee which will 1 direct the sportsmens sportsmen's campaign In Inthe Inthe Inthe the legislature and confer with the new newstate state commissioner Is composed of or the following men inen W. W V. V F. F Gallagher chairman chair chair- man roan W. W X N elsh F. F A. A Graham Chair I X A. A R It R. R I Bain n. J. J L L. and J. J W W. It H was stipulated that nn any additions to I tills this committee fro mother parts of or tho the tate state would be welcomed I It was estimated that the tho cutting out of or communions In the writing n of or licenses alone would result In a saving a of or from I to annually It was the opinIon opinion ion that sporting goods houses would the lic licenses 8 without charge In order to promote trade tride and that If Ir all alt failed tailed the sportsmen could get their licenses direct from the state capitoL The Tho motion molion to Increase the licenses was debated to somo sorno extent not beC because lUse there was an any objection to paying paying- more If Ie an any good would result but on tho the grounds ground that the mone money might be ie wasted W b by the ha appointment of ot an Inexperienced man There was some criticism of or past Jast adminIstrations adminIstrations admin admin- In this respect |