756 eeport of commissioner of fish and fisheries. 



Office Central Pacific Eatleoad, 

 2fo. 9 Nassau Street, New York, June IG, 1873. 

 Dear Sir : In acknowledging the receipt of your favor of tlie 12th 

 instant, 1 would say that the autbority of Mr. Towne extends over the 

 Central Pacific Eailroad and all its branches, and an order from bim will 

 be available from Ogden, Utah, west. For such facilities as you luay need 

 on the Union Pacific Road you will have to apply to the sup^riiiteudent 

 of that road. Your previous letter, under date of the 9th instant, was for- 

 warded to Mr. Towne on the 11th instant, and you will, I have no doubt, 

 in answer thereto, receiv^e such facilities as you may need. If tbat will 

 not be in time, I will telegraph Mr. Towne and get such au order as you 

 speak of, which, as I understand, covers the transportation of the cans 

 containing the fish in the baggage-car on express trains, and allowing 

 your agent access to the car to give the fish necessary attention. 

 Truly yours, 



J. E. GATES. ^ 

 Hon. Spencer F. Baird, 



United States Commissioner of Fish and FisJieries, 



WasMjigton, D. C. 



Central Pacific Eailroad, 

 General Sujyerintendenfs Office, Sacramento, Cal., June 19, 1873. 

 Dear Sir : Your letter to the president Central Pacific Eailroad, 

 New York, has been referred to this office. We will be prepared to move 

 the fish, referred to as coming to California, in the baggage-car of our 

 express-train at any and all times. If the transportation of the fish is 

 to be attended to by Mr. Livingston Stone, he perfectly understands 

 the mode of proceeding. If any other person, and you will give me the 

 name, I will communicate with him, as far as our road is concerned, in 

 regard to details. 



Yours, truly, 



JOHN COENING, 

 Assistant General Superintendent. 

 Spencer F. Baird, Esq., 



United States Fish Commissioner, Washington, B. C. 



The Lake Shore and 

 Michigan Southern Eailway Company, 



Cleveland, Ohio, June 19, 1873. 

 To Conductors and Baggage-masters : 



You will please give all aid that is convenient and proper to Mr. 

 James W. JMilner, Deputy United States Commissioner of Fish aTid 

 Fisheries, permitting his cans of living fish to be carried in the baggage- 

 cars, and allowing him or his assistant to have such access to the cans, 

 while in the baggage-cars, as they may desire. 



CHAELES PAINE, 



General Superintendent. 



