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is expensive and unsatisfactory. Besides, under the very best of man- 
agement a great many fry are lost by the old method of shipment. 
The. Federal Government and practically all of the states that make 
a pretention of maintaining a fisheries department own their fish cars in 
which the fry are carried for distribution. These cars are so arranged 
that the fry may be carried in stationary tanks, in which the water is 
constantly aeriated by a specially contrived apparatus. This keeps the 
water fresh, and makes it possible to carry the fry safely almost any 
distance. 
With such a car a very large number of fry may be taken from the 
hatchery for distribution. At the various points where fry is to be dis- 
tributed, the requisite number of fry are taken from the tank and put 
into cans, which are left at the depot with the persons who are to dis- 
tribute the fry. The empty cans are then returned by baggage car to 
the hatchery. 
The modern fish car is equipped-with kitchen and sleeping apart- 
ments, so that long journeys throughout the State may be taken without 
stopovers. 
- The railroad companies are interested in the development of the 
fisheries of the State and for that reason are willing to make lberal 
arrangements for the transportation of a fish car and its passengers. 
The general rule is for the railroad companies to haul the car free of 
charge, making a regular 2-cent-a-mile rate for the passengers on the 
car. ; 
The cost of the modern fish car is $17,000. As an investment, the 
commission is of the opinion that it is one the State should make, if 
Ihinois is to be regarded as a modern fish-producing: state. 
MORE WARDENS NEEDED. 
Experience has demonstrated that 60 regular deputy game wardens 
are not enough to protect the game and fish of the State. Even with 
an additional 60 that are allowed under the law during special seasons, 
it has been found that it was not possible to properly cover many sections 
of the country. 
Next year there will be more need of an additional force of deputy 
game wardens, as it is the purpose of the commission to enlarge the 
operations of its fish department, using a part of the warden force to 
aid in carrying on much of the work of this department. The fisheries 
department will be most active during the spring and summer months, 
when game wardens are not particularly busy. If enough wardens can 
be assigned to the fisheries department during that department’s busy 
season, it will not be necessary to maintain a large force of aids perma- 
nently attached to the fisheries department. 
With the present force of deputy wardens, it will be impossible to 
withdraw enough from this force to give the fisheries department such 
aid as it will need. ‘To properly cover the State so that the game and 
fish shall be well protected, it would be necessary to have a deputy warden 
for each county in the State. 
With such a force it will be possible to sell more licenses than could 
be sold with a smaller force of deputies. In many sections of the State, 
