CONCLUSIONS 



Briefly, the device promises to make it possible for the Bureau 

 of Fisheries to materially broaden the scope of its fish distribu- 

 tion, and at the same time reduce the expense connected therewith. 

 It is not intended to convey the idea that special attendants will not 

 be necessary in handling large shipments of fish or under particu- 

 larly difficult conditions; but, by taking a large number of cans to 

 some central point and sending the various allotments of fish to the 

 applicants in the same manner as the car now dispatches its mes- 

 sengers, one man should be able to cover the territory more ex- 

 peditiously and economically than is possible under the present 

 system. 



There has been heavy expense heretofore in shipments oflf the 

 main railroad lines, since the attendant, because of irregular train 

 service, frequently has been obliged to remain over night at the point 

 where the last delivery of fish was made. By means of the simple 

 device herein described, such shipments often can be forwarded by 

 express, or in care of the train baggage master, at merely nominal 

 cost. 



In connection with the use of this improved container for the 

 shipment of live fish, attention may be invited to the following ad- 

 vantages resulting from its use : 



1. It is inexpensive; the can and jacket or bag complete costs 

 less than $1.50. The bag represents about 65 per cent of the total 

 cost. In short distance shipments, where express charges are not 

 high, the cans may be returned for reuse. In cases where there 

 would be heavy express charges, the recipient of the fish may be re- 

 quested to return the bags only, by parcel post. 



2. It eliminates the necessity for ice in transporting live fish. Ice 

 is expensive, and there are many recorded instances of experienced 

 men losing fish because ice was not available and there was no other 

 known means of preventing the water temperature from rising beyond 

 the point of safety. 



3. Since water temperature is the important consideration in the 

 transportation of fish, it follows that the principal duty of the person 

 in charge of live fish shipments is to maintain a suitable water tem- 

 perature as far as is possible. As a suitable temperature is auto- 

 matically maintained in the jacketed can, the necessity for an atten- 

 dant is eliminated, thereby eflFecting a saving of railroad fare and sub- 

 sistence of messenger, and other incidental items. The cost of the 

 shipment will be represented by the express charges only, or a nomi- 

 nal fee to baggage masters. As mentioned previously, the need of an 



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