REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF FISHERIES. ii 
Statement of miles of free transportation furnished by various railroads during the year 
1e04—Continued. 
Name of railroad. Cars. oe Name of railroad. Cars ae sae 
Portland and Rumford Falls .... SIGHRe ee ce Poa DG y Rl Velie eceniecse sonst eee 82 
MioiGrande SoutherD. << ce.cc.ciec oc lle cee nee 1494 |) SOMCESC HLS: sacred owe sis wore eee ane lecteneee 164 
RIO. Grande; W ESberni .... cen cecil ec eiste occ (05>) MOULDEEN Keansastsoce soos emcee enieeeeemes 260 
Rumford Falls and Rangeley SOULMErnyPaAcihiCh senasene ecco oe eeee 1,840 
UR eGo ee hb crate riatelereiete Seall sizreicicieras 184 || Texas and New Orleans ........|.......- 267 
Ln Gio ae Se eerponede SAS secre neeo panes (a) Rexasian GyRaciic=...-. 2... --5-= 1, 063 5, 452 
St. Johnsbury and Lake Cham- (Wand alta aseejars can sicicist« Sojccoc se 23 Oa eee ee 
eine ese ois oisele ai asic tele esis fe siseis arse SESS Wai Das bis meas see ceh o.ja/eecice|s Seater 1,592 
St. Louis and San Franciseo..... 1, 309 3, 884 || Washington County ...........- 204 | \eaelsace ne 
St. Louis Southwestern .....-...|.--....- 709 — —— 3 
San Antonio and Aransas Pass..|......-- | 758 MOtal® ease sess esses sae 15, 193 98, 957 
RELATIONS WITH THE STATES. 
The Bureau maintains close relations with the fishery authorities of 
the states, and cooperates with them to the fullest extent in the pro- 
motion of local fishery interests. This cooperation is of mutual bene- 
fit, and the results are often much greater than would be possible were 
the government and the states to pursue independent courses. The 
Bureau is pleased to defer to the state officers in all matters affecting 
local conditions, and does not take any part in state fishery legislation. 
Donations of eggs and fish have been made to the fish commissions 
of 18 states, under whose direction the eggs were hatched and the fry 
distributed. The allotments to the states, as shown in detail in the 
table, aggregated more than 244,000,000, representing 13 species of 
food fishes. 
Allotments of eggs and fish lo the state fish commissions in 1904. 
State and species. 
Fry. 
Finger- 
lings, year- 
lings, and 
adults. 
California: 
Brook trout 
Quinnat salmon 
Colorado: 
Steelhead trout 
Connecticut: 
Lake trout 
Shad 
Maine: 
Landlocked salmon 
Quinnat salmon 
Steelhead trout 
Maryland: 
Shad 
Massachusetts: 
Pike perch 
Rainbow trout 
Michigan: 
Grayling 
Lake trout 
Loch Leven trout 
IESE SMEUG Ish etre g aa een ne See enaia aaa ete attereniee mbiae een cies 
Steelhead trout 
Minnesota: 
Rainbow trout 
200, 000 
100, 000 
10, 600 
| 64, 147, 354 
40, 000 
| 200, 000 
25, 000 
100, 000 
20, 000 | 
5, 989, 000 
5, 000, 000 
30,000 | 
100, 000 
2, 300, 000 
