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that we have the fishing business fairly well regulated by 

 law. However, it is no easy matter to enforce the law 

 against the market fishermen and some others who do not 

 want any kind of a fish law. 



On the Kansas River, two years ago, we found in the 

 possession of one fisherman 1,200 small channel catfish. It 

 took seven of those small fish to weigh a pound, and we 

 were informed by one man that he had taken 30,000 channel 

 catfish of that size from the river. There is no use trying to 

 raise fish under such conditions. If fish of the larger va- 

 rieties are allowed to stay in the streams until they weigh 

 three pounds, the chances are they will spawn once before 

 they are caught. By protecting the young fish we expect to 

 increase the supply of fish considerably in our state in a very 

 few years. With this explanation and. understanding the 

 law for the protection and care of fish was passed. With 

 over 300 game wardens who are trying to enforce the laws 

 and who are looking out for the interests of the people, 

 the game and fish business in Kansas is in very good shape 

 at the present time. These wardens serve without pay, ex- 

 cept that they get $10 which is assessed as a part of the 

 costs against each person who is arrested and convicted for 

 violating the law. 



At Lawrence, Kan., my home town, it was necessary for 

 tis to arrest a dozen men in one day. These men were old 

 friends of mine, who had caught fish for years for me for 

 laboratory use; but they simply would not quit using un- 

 lawful nets until they were arrested and made to do it. We 

 arrested the whole bunch, took a wagonload of nets and 

 hauled them through the city to the court house. After a 

 few lessons of this kind even our fishermen friends had a 

 very great deal of respect for the fish laws. 



Since the new fish and game laws were passed we have 

 given most of our time to working and studying over plans 

 for a new fish hatchery. We got $80,000 from the legisla- 

 ture, as much of it to be used in building a fish hatchery as 

 we thought advisable, and in addition, all the money we 



