2. That federal, state, and local governments should be 

 encouraged to develop their recreation resources 

 through normal methods of financing. 



3. That authorities avoid the application of tax rates 

 that tend to deter retention of open land in rec- 

 reational use. 



h. That through careful planning and evaluation of needs 

 and opportunities, private landowners may be able to 

 develop recreation enterprises to supplement their 

 income or to provide themselves with a full-time 

 business. 



The people of every community need recreation facilities, 

 and the demand for such facilities is growing steadily. Ful- 

 fillment of these needs will make the community a more satis- 

 fying place in which to live. This, in turn, will help young 

 people in the community and will tend to attract new industry 

 that will further strengthen the local economy. With trans- 

 portation facilities available to many people, well developed 

 local recreation areas entice many people, and their money, 

 from areas outside the local community. 



Most recreationists think of "Montana" and "hunting and 

 fishing" as being synonymous, and therefore, to maintain this 

 image in almost every community in our state there is need for 

 work to see that sportsman-landowner relations are harmonious 

 and profitable whenever possible. 



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