50 SECOND BIENNIAL EEPORT [W. VA. 



Notices were served two weeks ago on a large number of industrial establish- 

 ments polluting the Allegheny river above Pittsburg, because in most instances 

 nitration has been found to be effective. 



I ought to say, perhaps, that what is known as the cess-pool or filtration by 

 digging a pit, is not accepted as a purification method by the Department of 

 Fisheries, for the reason that the gravel or sand between the cess-pool and the 

 streafh must, in a. very short time', become thoroughly saturated with filth and 

 the water be polluted as bad as ever. Sincerely, 



W. E. MEEHAN, 

 Commissioner of Fisheries. 



August 5, 1911. 

 HON. W. E. MEEHAN, 



Commissioner of Fisheries, 



Harrisburg, Pa. 



DEAR SIR: I have your letter of the 2nd. inst., and beg to thank you very 

 much for your careful explanation in detail of your mode of treating pollution. 

 Hon George M. Bowers has advised me that your report for 1910 would be 

 interesting on the subject of pollution. I cannot find that I have yet received 

 one. If you will kindly mail me a copy of this report I will be under 

 renewed obligations. 



Thanking you again, I am with personal regards, 



Very truly yours, 



J. A. VlQUESNEY, 



Warden. 



PHILIPPI, W. VA., Feb. 7, 1912. 

 HON. J. A. VIQUESNEY, 



Belington, W. Va. >. . 



MY DEAR SIR: The Elkins Tannery must be pouring refuse and poisonous 

 water into the river. The water here for the past two weeks, has been black 

 and not fit for use. We cannot do good work with it at our laundry and it is 

 unfit for domestic use. I have it in my home, we can taste the poison in it. 

 Something must be done. The people here are going to get up a petition 

 and send it to the Governor and Attorney General, unless something is dona 

 at once. I write you so you may know what will be done. Is there a J. P. 

 in Randolph county who will do his duty if arrests are made? A Justice has 

 jurisdiction in such eases. Somebody ought to be fined every day until the 

 poison water is taken care of. Many of the citizens of this town have no 

 other water to use. I am one of them. 



Trusting you may be able to give us speedy relief, I am, 



Very truly yours, 



J. F. CHENOWETH. 



February 9th, 1912. 

 MR. J. F. CHENOWETH, 



Philippi, W. Va. 



DEAR SQUIRE: I have your letter of the 7th inst., and note all you say there- 

 in concerning the pollution from the Elkins Tannery, and beg to say in con- 



