The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-10-20
Fish Transportation.

We clip from the Wilmington Ecery
Ecening the following description of a
car now being rebuilt at the p. w. & b.
Railroad shops in that city, for the
United States Fish Commission to be
used foi the propagation and transporta-
of fish.
The car is about IS feet long and is
named Pennsylvania in honor of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company. AL
though quite plain looking on the exter-
or it contains all modern improvements
and many conveniences. In one end are
a kitchen, storage room, closet and ice
chest, and at the other end are an office,
toilet room, heater and a couple of
berths. Between the office and kitchen
is an apartment 30 feet long. 1t COR
tains four berths, and running the en-
tire length of the room are two air
tight fish tanks each two feet six inches
wide and two feet deep. The tempera-
ture of the car can be regulated at ones
pleasure. The air for the fish tanks
enters the car through small pipe,
passes through an ice chest and is then
driven into the tanks. These tanks
will hold 100000 shad. between s.
600. 900 and 100000 herring and 2s,-
900. 900 carp.
The car is used in the propagation of
fish and has been over nearly all of this
country but has not made trip since it
returned from California last February.
The commission has one more car and Il
third one is now in course of construc
ton. Last year the commission dis
tributed 10000 900 young shad, 5,000,-
900 young herring and 115. 900 carp.
A Railroad Through Deer Creek Valley.
A party of gentlemen interested in
obtaining better railroad facilities for the
Deer Creek valley, waited upon Presi-
Roberts of the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad
Company. at his Office. in Philadelphia.
on Monday. and were introduced by Hon.
Jacob Tome of Port Deposit.
Judge 1Elce TtpTeSeHleil Lllt uISeDb
need of better railroad facilities for the
residents of the Deer Creek section.
President Roberts gave the committee
polite hearing. They were very favor
ably impressed and express themselves
we'll satisfied with their interview.
President Roberts promised to send a
80 - 4
fcrent routes proposed and to give the
matter his attention.
The committee consisted of Hon.
Jacob Tome. Hon. John II. Price, David
F.. Thomas. Joshua Husband. Jr., Geo.
f. Silver, Johns II. Janney. Benjamin
Silver, Sr.. BENJAMIN Silver. Jr., Joseph
Edge and Christopher Wilson.
IT is understood that there is to be
further meeting in this interest in Phil
adelphia shortly, with representative
citizens of Hartford county present to
Central Railroad through Hartford county
from the mouth of Deer Creek to Stem
mer's Run on the Philadelphia Will
mington and Baltimore Railroad. or to
Riders Switch, on the Northern Central
Railway. The proposed extension is to
connect one of the points just named
with the portion Of the Baltimore Cen
trail now running from Philadelphia to
the mouth of Octoraro creek, where it
now connects with the Port Deposit and
| Columbia Railroad. To do this the
Susquehanna would have to be bridged.
1t is proposes to have the extension run
near or through Bel Air. The benefits
to accrue to Hartford from this extern
sion. it is said, cannot well be over
stated