Show Dog Population of Ogden Creeps Higher Census as Shown in iii City License Records Doubles Doublesin Doublesin in Five Years Estimate One-fourth One Never Get Tags From Collector JUST BUST J lIST as the th latest city directory shows that Ogden's human population Is growIng gro annually annually- annually the th records of the tho th dog dor tax col- col collector collector col collector lector make mak apparent the th fact bet that the th city's canine canin population Is creeping higher despite the th au- au automobiles au automobiles which are ar yearly taking a 0 heavier lea death toll among amon the petI During the th last five years ears the dog population has hu more mor than doubled it is 18 shown In- In In figures reported to the city auditors auditor's of- of of office flee fice The largest Increase In one on year was In when ft dogs docs were licensed The Th Increase In 1926 l SOS 2 7 dogs docs The records show that that In 1922 1 there were lEO dogs dOg which wore the city license In 1923 the number was WIL In 1924 1124 the number jumped to and ond In 1925 25 to i The Tho Th year 1926 saw aw the population population population tion jump from 1273 dogs dOg and and so so far this year judging by the th preliminary survey of the thedor dog tax collector the th total will reach nearly 1500 These figures tl do not mean that there are ar only that many enany dogs doraIn In Ogden It Is the number up- up upon up upon on oil which licenses were paid It ItIs Itis ItIs Is estimated that th the dog doc tax collector collects only on two two- two thirds thirds of all 1111 the th dogs doea so another another er Cr third can be added to gain the approximate total HAS S DEFENDER During years ears hundreds of animals swept Into the th net of otho the tax collector were put to death through shooting The ma- ma majority majority ma majority of these were tramp dogs although some were pets but own own- owners owners ers era apparently did not think enough of them to redeem them by paying the tax While the dolt dog tax collector Is generally thought of In terms not of the best his duties are of great creat Importance It a strict watch were not kept the streets would soon joon be run over-run with can can- canInes canInes can canines ines of all shapes sizes and de- de descrIptions descriptions de descriptions CItizens Citizen would find packs yapping behind their heels the city parks parka would become places where rest and recreation be b unknown and groceries on the back porches would die dis- disappear dis disappear appear There Thera Is only one safe eafe a way to protect a dog doe kept within the city limits according to Thomas Laws Laws city dog doe tax collector That Isto Is to secure a yearl yearly The next step Is to attach the th li- li license cense tax t-ix firmly to the th dogs dog's col- col collar col collar lar It If the dog doc Is lost he h may be easily Identified by any person who may find him through call call- callIng calling call Ing the tax collector The name and ond address Is kept In a book opposite every number Iss Issued ed edIn In the cent II a dog doff Is not II- II li 11 licensed censed ceased and Is I picked up by the tax ax collector ho he h Is subject to execution after 48 hours If It not redeemed In the meantime by pay pay- payment payment ment of o the th license fee feo and the tho small expense of keeping him at atthe atthe atthe the pound matted Instead ad of owners OWner using hery every conceivable le effort to evade pay pay- payIng pay Ing inc the tho th license fee they really should bo be b anxious to obtain the protection which the th payment ot of otho the small fee fc Insures In the th opinion opinion ion of the th collector MAY 1 BE DB SOLD Dogs Dog's of almost every description description tion are brought Into the pound I every very day or so blooded animals also are gather gather- gathered gathered father father-cd ed In with the th mongrels But Butin Butin In most cases they are ar quickly redeemed by tho th owners owner It Is the type of animal known a Just dog doe which usually has to face the th rifle when his friends fall to come to his res rescue ue Dogs Docs may either bo he p it to death after the statutory time limit has elapsed or may be b sold by the tax collector At times there arc dogs In the th pound which would make fine pets and ond can be purchased at small sums Dog board however Is pretty expensive and ond unless the animals are aro applied tor for quickly after tier the tho th 48 41 hours elapses elapses elapses the th firing squad begins Its work Despite the th growth of the dog population It Is believed that the number of ot stray dogs docs Is decreasIng decreasIng Inc vigilance Ing yearly carly through the th strict vig ilance lIance of ot the tax collector stray animals are art now seen In packs In the th city parks and on the streets Nearly every day calls come to the tho tax collector from persons whoso whose dogs dors are arc lost Inquiring If he has seen them In most cases these are not licensed It ItIs ItIs Is much easier ensler to find them the collector says sas If It they era are licens licens- licensed licensed ed But Dut even If It licensed they are aro In danger dancer If It the th tag tac Is not attached to the th collar |