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thini^- all riqlit and that wo (.-oiild catch all these violatcjrs. but 

 unfortniiatcl} tho C( nislinlc, w h mi yon t.iM him of these infrae- 

 tiiins ot the law, ])ro\e(l tt» he a friend of the \er\- man wlio is 

 violating- the laws, and he doesn't i)rosecnte them because they 

 arc friendly with him. 



Mr. Dickerson: .Mr. James sa\s the shad are not contam- 

 inated until they ,^et into l*emisylvania. I would like to ask if 

 that isn't due to Pennsylvania ])olitics? 



Dr. James: Down in the Delaware they don't get into poli- 

 tics, but as soon as they reach the Pennsylvania Hne thev g'et 

 strictly into politics. 



Mr. ilryant : Just a word upon the subject of the relation 

 of the "Game Warden to Crame Production and Propagation.'" 

 In our State, Wisconsin, the Fish Commissioners have devoted 

 themselves to the work of propagation and distribution. We 

 have there a game warden a]:)pointed by the governor, who ap- 

 points an assistant, a deputy, whom he sends from one locality to 

 another. Considerable is done there in that w^ay for protection. 

 In our principal lake. Winnebago, one of our best lakes, there 

 has l)een practically a civil war, a body of fishermen along there 

 being determined to fish wheth.er or no, and the game wardens 

 have fought them; that is. they have interested themselves in 

 keeping the fish supply good, and we have made large distribu- 

 tions. P)Ut I ma\- say that for weeks and months there has been 

 a state of constant friction, and at every meeting of the legisla- 

 ture there are acts passed in regard to the fish and game laws. 

 Xow, our h'ish Commission keeps out of trouble by not having 

 anything to do with the laws for protection, with the result that 

 the Fish Commission can get anything it wants from the legisla- 

 ture. If we want to establish a new hatchery. they ask how much we 

 want, and they give it. Until the legislature of '90 sat, the rail- 

 wavs of the state gave us transportation for our cars and em- 

 ployees, and all distribution was gratuitous; but we had a spirit 

 of reform there, and they forbid the issuing of passes to any per- 

 son in the state employ, and the result is that nobody can re- 

 ceive free transportation. The railway companies, however, will 



