New-York tribune., 1868-12-23
TIE FISHERIES.
A c,pD From mR. ROOSEVELT

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70 me razor Of Ths TT'0'"e. .-.o,4, ~
~. ,,o to correct some inisstatoheii.s III
90, ,ticb onpeared in TIE TRIBUNE Oh Do0'
- o,rcsroing Fish-culture, and whloh NANNY ~, 80
:,.1ofa re-bash of the absurd abuse oi 'i0 80"
,,ossion Of this State that MI; Itn% i,, TI: ~
cries @ a. one time permitted 70 pupHsn ~ 9 1 30
scott Was ~ ~ TINES Had these ISLANDERS appcdieu
oyg" scotts signature they would nave pcei s ~ y
u,rded but by receiving the lf obt and
ro III The tribune they DecOiiG& VI "a w. ", = ,,,,ta
WcIo harm IN the cause of the culture huu
ION of tile finny inhabitants oil our w,ciS = W, ~
are left unanswered. Tho fISueIS SuiiiI4,lt uyo
w. Stote vas created merely 70 investigate lho
nsb;iitv Of Improvement of our fisheries ana WIS
directed TO report suggestions AT inc hcNt ~ "
tbeIegslature. The Commissioners were giVfn 19 M
t, Wy - whatever and no means were placed
al their disposal to build iish-Way5 on 80 go
Lreeding establishments The charges maue asalhSI sS
bem are that they have not built hSh-Ways III Ndluy
Geek and Salmon River, and have not enteTeu On
breeding salmon. it would be suiheleht answer 70
these accusations TO give the I0rSsolnS sliteDDrs
INT ! propose to 90 further. The Commissioners 1 .
meyer had any intention OF cOninng themselves Vt %
strict limits of their duties and were @iinhs % 'N
any reasonable and proper steps beyond t1:d sbod
With this view an attempt was made 10 DIeeG III ti
in the Hudson. and white tsh spawn are n,;s;on nOn
process of being hatched under their suPgi iF.E3 ~
Tho latter attempt is still eXpermentSai Gborias
former had to be abandoned; Our su,," i~n fol
were 50 thoroughly OverwOTked, the JHeS oSS S L
lOWed with such unTemttlng PEI tnOl| - -
fiist apuearance along coast, where lN vi TS ~
aJ ff,T, H. oner arms of fish pounds mp the Hud,
son River where stake nets lay III wait lol NM, anu
drift nets debarred his passage 10 the hSIu VI ny
tids where the seine swept mp the TSSiuue, tn"'
further legislation was found TO be aSOlu!e heCcS
saTy. The Commissioners, however lnyaTlaoy TOOK
thus ground that they must not 1aYOI nsaNy eAPcH &
dire of doubtful eXpediency, ana must devote tnelr
attenton To the culture of shad white fish, and such
Inds as were the support of the poor rather than 10
the eneOura cement of fish like the salmon, Whlen
hgs not been abundant in our state Tor many years
and which, for some time at least TO come must pe
mainly an object of interest TO the sport Shah. Oue
of the most essential and clearly advisable things 10
10 ayh
edie fish with few breeding fish Of the best posi-
ble kinds. This was amatter that required conslusr-
able investCaton--an Investigation which Is iaI
from b.ing furnished even yet. The culture OF shau
had proved success under the supervision OF ing
New -England Commissioners when III the nanus ol
one of my associates. and a recoinmeIuatlou
fayor.ng a similar attempt here could be madt
with propriety Other matters have beer
under careful consideration ana Mucl
benefit is expected from consultation OF the S9m
missoners from all the States which is 10 DO heIu III
this CITY on tie 2gth instant, it baYng been ascef'
tanned that t was impossible TO proceed ellecuFey
without uniformity OF action IN states that lay au
joceut to one another One OF the fiSU pOlnts 10 Dt
deteruliued at -hs conference VIII be the form Ol
ladder hest adapted to allowing fish, whether salmon
shad or trout, TO pass and which VIII practlcalIy
overcome the difficulties presented by the SIZE ano
character of our dams and falls Ihe very aItcIe III
your PAPER in clause which IS manltestly ms
printed substantially indorses the action OK the
commissioners by saying; Until suitable passes
aro built on the salmon streams OF the States, ah9
the setting of pounds and stake-nets ls prevented
thence t useless TO advocate stocking our streams
with game fshes"-this passage proving that thC
abolition of pounds and stakenets is as es>enlia az
the badng OF lish passes. Yours, very respectiuhy
on ROBERT B. ROOSEVELT. Comr OF Fisheries