XXXIL-CORRESPONDENCE WITH COMPANIES IN REFERENCE 



TO FACILITIES. 



The railroads which favored the Comini.ssiou in the transfer of the shad 

 in 1873 were : 



The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern, through Charles Paine, gen- 

 eral superintendent, Cleveland, Ohio, and J. H. Parsons, superintendent 

 western division, Chicago, 111. 



The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, by direction of Col. T. A. Scott. 



The Orange, Alexandria and Manassas Eailroad, through J. Fisher, 

 general transportation agent, Alexandria, Va. 



Burlington and Missouri River Railroad. 



The Connecticut River Railroad, through Mr. Ward, depot-master, at 

 Holyoke, Mass. 



The Vermont Central Railroad. 



The Toledo, Wabash and Western Railway. 



The Chicago and N'orthwesteru Railroad. 



The Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad, through F. N. Hugher? 

 master of transportation, Lynchburgh, Vi\. 



The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. 



On all the above roads the cans were carried as baggage, without 

 extra charge, and access to them aftbrded at all times. 



The New York Central Railroad. 



The Boston and Albany Railroad. 



New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. 



Boston and Maine Railroad. 



Maine Central Railroad. 



European and North American Railroad. 



These roads afforded access to the baggage-cars for attendants, and 

 with many of them the amount charged as extra baggage tariff was a 

 merely nominal sum. In the case of but one was any application made 

 to its chief •officers for favors. 



Commonwealth of Virginia, 

 Office of Auditor of Public Accounts, 



Richmond, April 30, 1873. 

 Dear Sir: I was informed by Governor Walker a few days ago that 

 application had been made to him for the use of one of our State steam- 

 ers for the Fish Commissioners. I informed the governor that I could 

 furnish one after the 1st of May. I write now to say that I have seen 



