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Gulls. Lake Bowdoin 



come from. That instead of the present system of hiring unskilled 

 help as the station requires, that we have a permanent personnel at 

 each station consisting of the following: Superintendent, Foreman, 

 Fish Culturist, Skilled Laborer and two Apprentice Fish Culturists, the 

 men to be paid according to their rank and along the lines as are em- 

 ployed by the U. S. Bureau of Fisheries at the present time to their 

 employees who have the titles mentioned. By following this method it 

 would be possible to develop a force of highly trained and efficient 

 workmen who could be detailed to any field or station and depended 

 upon to conduct the work in a satisfactory manner. Each station would 

 then have men to do its own distribution work; this alone would be a 

 considerable saving of both time and money each season, besides it 

 would be far more satisfactory than the present system. Then, too, 

 when new hatcheries were constructed a competent and well trained 

 mau would be available to take charge. 



That a pump be purchased for the Somers station of a suitable 

 size or capacity to furnish water from the lake for hatching whltefish. 

 At the present time the regular hatchery water is used for this pur- 

 pose; it being spring water, it follows that it is warmer than 'the water 

 in the lake at this time of the year. For this reason the whitefish are 

 hatched and ready for liberation many weeks earlier than would be the 

 case were the eggs hatched in the lake water. At the time they are 

 liberated their natural food is not available and under such conditions 

 results can not be expected, at least not obtained. 



That a new Ford runabout be purchased for the Somers station, the 

 superintendent of the station having made a request for same, prefering 

 it to a Dodge commercial. 



That a Dodge commercial be purchased for the Anaconda station. 

 This would be the ideal machine for that station's use for hauling sup- 

 plies to the Georgetown station and hauling the eggs to Anaconda. 

 The two-ton IMerce-Arrow which belongs to this station is too heavy 

 for any use except heavy hauling. When the cement highway between 

 Anaconda and Butte is completed this maeliine will be all right for 

 hauling fry to Butte to catch the early morning trains, it being pos- 

 sible to haul eighty cans per trip. 



