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  EEPORT 
  OF 
  COMMISSIONEK 
  OF 
  FISH 
  AND 
  FISHERIES. 
  

  

  CAR 
  AND 
  MESSENGER 
  SERVICE. 
  

  

  This 
  is 
  an 
  indispensable 
  adjunct 
  of 
  the 
  fish-cultural 
  work, 
  being 
  the 
  

   medium 
  through 
  which 
  the 
  output 
  of 
  the 
  hatcheries 
  is 
  transferred 
  to 
  

   the 
  waters 
  to 
  be 
  stocked. 
  The 
  transportation 
  of 
  the 
  immense 
  numbers 
  

   of 
  fish 
  annually 
  handled 
  by 
  the 
  Commission 
  is 
  made 
  possible 
  only 
  by 
  the 
  

   use 
  of 
  specially 
  constructed 
  railway 
  cars, 
  of 
  which 
  five 
  were 
  operated 
  

   in 
  1903. 
  The 
  work 
  of 
  the 
  cars 
  is 
  supplemented 
  by 
  detached 
  messen- 
  

   gers, 
  who 
  accompany 
  consignments 
  of 
  fish 
  in 
  baggage 
  cars. 
  For 
  mak- 
  

   ing 
  small 
  shipments 
  to 
  places 
  off 
  the 
  main 
  lines 
  the 
  detached 
  service 
  is 
  

   more 
  economical 
  and 
  convenient. 
  In 
  1903 
  the 
  transportation 
  cars 
  were 
  

   hauled 
  79,378 
  miles 
  and 
  the 
  detached 
  messengers 
  traveled 
  260,027 
  miles. 
  

   Some 
  of 
  the 
  railroads, 
  appreciating 
  the 
  benefits 
  conferred 
  by 
  the 
  Com- 
  

   mission 
  in 
  stocking 
  waters 
  along 
  their 
  routes, 
  haul 
  the 
  cars 
  and 
  carry 
  

   the 
  messengers 
  free 
  of 
  charge. 
  Following 
  is 
  a 
  statement 
  of 
  the 
  free 
  

   transportation 
  provided 
  by 
  the 
  railroads 
  in 
  1903. 
  The 
  thanks 
  of 
  the 
  

   Commission 
  and 
  of 
  the 
  people 
  along 
  the 
  respective 
  lines 
  are 
  due 
  these 
  

   comuanies 
  for 
  the 
  liberal 
  policy 
  pursued 
  in 
  this 
  matter. 
  

  

  Statement 
  of 
  miles 
  of 
  free 
  transportation 
  furmished 
  by 
  certain 
  railroads. 
  

  

  Name 
  of 
  railroad. 
  

  

  Atchison, 
  Topeka 
  and 
  Santa 
  Fe. 
  

  

  Baltimore 
  and 
  Ohio 
  

  

  Bangor 
  and 
  Aroostook 
  

  

  Boston 
  and 
  Maine 
  

  

  Burlington 
  and 
  Missouri 
  River 
  

   in 
  Nebraska 
  

  

  Burlington, 
  Cedar 
  Rapids 
  and 
  

   Northern 
  

  

  Central 
  Vermont 
  

  

  Chesapeake 
  and 
  Ohio 
  

  

  Chicago 
  and 
  North 
  Western 
  

  

  Chicago, 
  Burlington 
  and 
  Quincy 
  

  

  Chicago, 
  Rock 
  Island 
  and 
  Pa- 
  

   cific 
  ' 
  

  

  Colorado 
  and 
  North 
  Western 
  

  

  Colorado 
  and 
  Southern 
  

  

  Colorado 
  and 
  Wyoming 
  

  

  Colorado 
  Midland 
  

  

  Colorado 
  Springs 
  and 
  Cripple 
  

   Creek 
  District 
  

  

  Cooperstown 
  and 
  Charlotte 
  Val- 
  

   ley 
  

  

  Crystal 
  River 
  

  

  Delaware, 
  Lackawanna 
  and 
  

   Western 
  

  

  Denver 
  and 
  Rio 
  Grande 
  

  

  Detroit 
  and 
  Mackinac 
  

  

  El 
  Paso 
  and 
  North 
  Eastern 
  

  

  Fort 
  Worth 
  and 
  Denver 
  City 
  

  

  Franklin 
  and 
  Megantic 
  

  

  Grand 
  Rapids 
  and 
  Indiana 
  

  

  Great 
  Northern 
  

  

  Gulf, 
  Colorado 
  and 
  Santa 
  Fe 
  

  

  Houston 
  and 
  Texas 
  Central 
  

  

  Illinois 
  Central 
  

  

  International 
  and 
  Great 
  North- 
  

   ern 
  

  

  Iron 
  Mountain 
  and 
  Greenbrier. 
  . 
  

  

  Jacksonville 
  and 
  St. 
  Louis 
  

  

  Kansas 
  City 
  Southern 
  

  

  Knoxville 
  and 
  Bristol 
  

  

  Maine 
  Central 
  

  

  Michigan 
  Central 
  

  

  1,156 
  

  

  '3,'588' 
  

   4-16 
  

  

  12,585 
  

  

  5,270 
  

  

  40 
  

  

  14 
  

  

  270 
  

  

  1,130 
  

  

  1,894 
  

  

  312 
  

   52 
  

  

  3,160 
  

   50 
  

  

  1,469 
  

  

  92 
  

  

  64 
  

   42 
  

  

  371 
  

  

  11,517 
  

  

  252 
  

  

  330 
  

  

  1,7'28 
  

   62 
  

  

  565 
  

  

  8,811 
  

   40 
  

   36 
  

   471 
  

   40 
  

  

  3,602 
  

  

  Name 
  of 
  railroad. 
  

  

  Missouri, 
  Kansas 
  and 
  Texas 
  

  

  Missouri 
  Pacific 
  

  

  Mobile 
  and 
  Ohio 
  

  

  Montana 
  

  

  Montpelier 
  and 
  Wells 
  River 
  

  

  Norfolk 
  and 
  Western 
  

  

  Oregon 
  Short 
  Line 
  

  

  Northern 
  Pacific 
  

  

  Pere 
  Marquette 
  

  

  Phillips 
  and 
  Rangeley 
  

  

  Portland 
  and 
  Rumford 
  Falls 
  

  

  Rio 
  Grande 
  Southern 
  

  

  Rio 
  Grande, 
  Pagosa 
  and 
  North- 
  

   ern 
  

  

  Rio 
  Grande 
  Western 
  

  

  Rutland 
  

  

  St.Johnsbury 
  and 
  Lake 
  Cham- 
  

   plain 
  

  

  St. 
  Louis 
  and 
  Northern 
  Arkansas 
  

  

  St. 
  Louis 
  and 
  San 
  Francisco 
  

  

  St. 
  Louis 
  South-western 
  

  

  San 
  Antonio 
  and 
  Aransas 
  Pass 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  Sandy 
  River 
  

  

  Sebasticook 
  and 
  Moosehead 
  

  

  Somerset 
  

  

  Southern 
  

  

  Southern 
  Pacific 
  

  

  Spokane 
  Falls 
  and 
  Northern 
  

  

  Tacoma 
  Eastern 
  

  

  Tennessee 
  Central 
  

  

  Terminal 
  Railroad 
  Association 
  

   of 
  St. 
  Louis 
  

  

  Texas 
  and 
  Pacific 
  

  

  Texas 
  Midland 
  

  

  Union 
  Pacific 
  

  

  Vandalia 
  

  

  Virginia-Carolina 
  

  

  Wabash 
  

  

  Washington 
  County 
  (Me.) 
  

  

  Wichita 
  Valley 
  

  

  Total 
  

  

  1,196 
  

   2,166 
  

  

  4 
  

   1,062 
  

  

  376 
  

  

  193 
  

  

  4,752 
  

  

  162 
  

   90 
  

  

  62 
  

  

  584 
  

  

  1,283 
  

  

  1,939 
  

   132 
  

   2, 
  629 
  

   824 
  

   498 
  

   58 
  

   16 
  

  

  40 
  

   328 
  

  

  '"32 
  

  

  1,610 
  

  

  204 
  

  

  102 
  

  

  3,492 
  

  

  