108 Fibst Annual Keport of the 



Princes bays, where the covering of the lands under water by 

 this slimy ooze, which in the course of its extension destroys all 

 life and spawning grounds, is daily and yearly encroaching far- 

 ther upon property which is now not only bringing a revenue to 

 the State but is also breeding and rearing valuable food products. 



It must be acknowledged that the question is a serious one. 

 It means the expenditure of large sums of money by municipali- 

 ties, if their waste products, so-called, are to be taken care of, as 

 demanded, by modern science, but the solution of the question 

 has already been reached and applied in other cities and States, 

 and there is no valid reason why our municipalities should not 

 be forced to take care of their own filth within a reasonable time. 



Manufacturing waste and its disposal need not cause as much 

 concern as the sewage question. Manufacturing waste should, 

 under all economic conditions, be taken care of by the manufac- 

 turer whether he manufactures it into a useful by-product or not. 

 That question must, in law and equity, be put up to the offender 

 for solution. 



If the fisheries of our marine district should be by law fairly 

 and justly taxed and licensed, as suggested heretofore, an annual 

 income of from $75,000 to $100,000, if not more, could be 

 secured. 



If the surplus income, following the example of other States 

 and nations, could be applied by this Bureau and the State Fish 

 Culturist, under direction of the Conservation Commission, a 

 series of observation and experimental stations for the testing of 

 the temperature, salinity and currents of our waters, the observa- 

 tion of the habits and spawning grounds of our different species 

 and the establishment of further hatcheries and experimental 

 stations could be secured, and a great progressive work could 

 thereby be inaugurated, a work which in a few years would 

 increase the catches many-fold, and be of incalculable value to 

 the people not only of this but all of our neighboring States. The 

 States of New Jersey, Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi and 

 Louisiana have all undertaken this work with very gratifying 

 results. 



In view of our constantly increasing population and the rapidly 

 rising cost of living, this course must be adopted if our State is 



