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enforced and strengthened by a few-amendments, future generations 
in this great commonwealth will reap a harvest of elorious results from 
the work now in progress. 
Nat H. Conen, President. 
S. P. Bartriert, Secretary. 
HENRY KLEINE, Commissioner. 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 
We .desire to acknowledge our gratitude to the various railroad man- 
agers for their generosity in making it possible for us to distribute the 
product of our hatcheries to different points in the State, and for their 
unfailing courtesy in various other matters concerned with the work. 
These concessions have enabled us to accomplish a great deal more in the 
work of distribution than could otherwise have been possible. 
We are under especial obligations to the following roads: C. B. & Q. 
R. R. Co., Wabash R. R., Illinois Central R. R. Co., Chicago, Peoria & 
St. Louis R. R. Co., Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R. R. Co., Chicago 
& Hastern Illinois Ry. Co., Chicago, Elgin & Hastern R. R. Co., Fulton 
County Narrow Gauge Ry. Co., Mobile & Ohio R. R. Co., Toledo, Peoria 
& Western R. R. Co., Wabash, Chester & Western Ry. Co., Peoria & 
Kastern (Big Four) R. R. Co., lowa Central Ry. Co., Wisconsin Central 
Ry. Co., Illinois Traction System and Illinois Valley Ry. Co. 
The United States Fish Commission has on several occasions assisted 
us greatly in our work by furnishing us milhons of fertilized eggs from 
different species of fish ready for propagation. Jor this we are ‘indebted 
to Hon. Geo. M. Bowers, Commissioner, who also gave us permission 
to include in this report, many of the most valuable documents pub- 
hshed by the Bureau of Fisheries. We are also thankful to C. H. Town- 
send of the New York Aquarium who contributed to this report, a 
most instructive paper on pond culture. The information contained 
in these documents is of great importance to anglers and students of 
fish culture as well as to the commercial fisherman. 
We feel especially grateful to the several express companies for their 
cooperation with us during the closed season. ‘They have observed the 
law to the letter, not receiving consignments of fish during that period. 
The fisherman finding that the common carrier will not receive his 
output will naturally let them remain in the water that their future re- 
production may be assured. 
Governor Deneen has manifested a keen and growing interest in our 
work, has given much personal: time to important matters connected 
with iit, and has encouraged our efforts to carry it on successfully. _ 
time in his message he has given us special mention. 
