752 report of commissioner of fish and fisheries. 



Wells, Fargo & Company, 

 84 Broadway^ New York, June 23, 1873. 

 Dear Sir : In response to your favor of the 9tb, we beg to hand you 

 herein a letter addressed to agents by our genejal superintendent, Mr. 

 Valentine, which will secure to your orders concerning the fish-ship- 

 ments the requisite attention. 



We remain, dear sir, yours very trnly, 



WELLS, FAEGO & CO. 

 Hon. Spencer F. Baird, 



Commissioner, Washington. 



Wells, Fargo & Company, 

 84 Broadway, New York, Jtme 23, 1873. 

 Dear Sir : Please extend to the Hon. Spencer F. Baird every facil- 

 ity likely to conduce to the successful transportation of the living fish 

 about to be forwarded by him and by his order. 



Please note particularly his directions concerning the care of the 

 fish, and comply therewith, when you can do so without conflicting with 

 our rules and regulations. 

 Yours, truly, 



JNO. J, VALENTIIsrE, 

 To Agents. General Superintendent. 



American Express Company, 

 President's Office, Buffalo, June 13, 1873. 



Dear Sir : I am this day in receipt of your letter of the 9th instant. 



As I wrote you last summer, we will do, cheerfully, all in our power 

 to assist you in the matter of the distribution of fish among the western 

 waters, and to that end I beg to inclose a circular-letter to our employes, 

 requesting their co-operation. 



If you will indicate the points where you specially desire to operate I 



will take pleasure in writing special letters on the subject. 



Yours, truly, 



WM. G. FARGO, 



Fresidenf. 

 Spencer F. Baird, Esq., 



Commissioner, Washingto7i, D. C. 



American Express Company, 

 President's Office, Buffalo, June 13, 1873. 

 The agents, messengers, and other employes of this company are 

 hereby requested to aid in every possible way the parties who are 

 engaged in the transportation of live fish, with which to stock the 

 western waters, under the direction of Hon. Spencer F. Baird, United 

 States Commissioner Fish and Fisheries. 



WM. G. FARGO, President. 



