106 Fvih^ Fishing and Fisheries of Pennsylvania. 



executed water color drawinp:s of fishes indigenous to Pennsylvania 

 waters and handsomely framed hang on the sides of the arch. Fish 

 hatching apparatus is also arranged on the floor space, and the centre 

 column supporting the roof, is coTered with cedar bark, and represents 

 the body of a tree on which hangs a reel and fishing rod, with two land- 

 ing nets crossed. Above the decorations described, seines with wails 

 attached are hung in graceful festoons. Directly off the aisle at the en- 

 trance to the building from the arcade is a neat little office formed by 

 partitions, just large enough for a desk, and two or three chairs, where 

 visitors will be welcomed by the representative of the commission. The 

 aquaria were constructed by J. W. Fiske, proprietor of the Variety Iron 

 Works of York, Pennsylvania. The decorations by J. J. Stoberniche & 

 Son, of Philadelphia, and the plumbing by E. Baggot & Son, of Chi- 

 cago, 111. 



