A)ncncaii I'ishcrlcs Society. H5 



In summing up this carj) (luestion il can he trutlifullv said 

 that the general opinion of the pul)lic on tlie cjuestion is purely 

 imagination, and has no foundation in fact, and the hest evidence 

 of this is the wonderful demand for IlliuDis Kiver carp from 

 Eastern markets wliere they are sold for Illinois River carp, and 

 not canned for "salmon," as many ])eo])le helieve. 



Most respectfully yours. 



(Signed ) A I. I ). I iruij-.v, 



President IlliuMis i'isliernien's Assn. 



Havana. 111., Deceml)er 21, 1898. 



S. P. Bartlett, 



Superintendent U. wS. h'ish Commission, 

 OuiNCY^ III. 



Dear Sir — You ask me as to crop of (ierman carp and my 

 opinion of their value. 



As to the crop of young carp this season, will say that there 

 is an enormous lot of them, and hy next August they will he good, 

 marketable fish, weighing from three to five pounds each. 



The Fish Commission did a nice thing when they introduced 

 the German carp in Illinois River. Carp are in great demand and 

 find a read\- sale. There is more demand for German carp than 

 for all other fish taken irom our rivers combined. 



From the information I get, as an ol^cial of the Illinois River 

 Fishermen's Association, from all ])oints along the river the carp 

 have brought more money than the catch, of all other of our fishes 

 combined. Long live the carp. 



Yours respectfully, 



(Signed) Joiix A. Sciiilte. 



From a commercial standpoint, then, there can no longer be 

 any doubt as to the growing popularity of the carp, and as to one 

 other alleged point against them. I would only -^ay thai their in- 



