The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-19
CITY NEWS !.
PLEA FOR MORE FISH
s.3H. Hall Points Out Advantages to
Be Gained by More Careful
Restocking.
A Modern Hatchery and Fish Car
Among the Urgent Needs 81 / !
Of Minnesota. ,s..~ -.

Minnesota is behind the times in fish
culture. and, for economical and moral
reasons as well as for the purpose of fur
nishing sport for the citizens. the state
should at once construct an up-to-date
tlsh hatchery and procure a fish car to
distribute the spawn of game and food
fish In our lakes and streams"
, These are the views of S. H. Hall in an
interview with h e j gu MT l. Mr..
Hall says: ~ . -
In Waupaca and Waushara counties
In central Wisconsin, the fishing was ex-
twenty-five years ago. At that time the
state began the task of replenishing the
rivers and lakes with trout, bass and all
kinds of food and game fish. These two
counties are among the most thckly set
tiled parts of wisconsin, yet, although
they had been fished steadily for years,
within ten years from the time the state
began to restock the lakes the lakes con-
tanned more fish than ever.
That shows what can be done in a few
years by the systematic cultivation of
fish, Minnesota. with it's 10000 lakes.
and it's thousands Of beautiful streams,
should be-the finest fishing country in the
United States. The water of our lakes
and streams is clear. the banks are high,
and in all respects they are adapted for
fish culture. Yet up to date the state
has done little in this line.
. How Wisconsin Does It.
wisconsin has we'll equipped fish
hatchery, and it maintains fish car in
which-the spawn are transported to all
parts Of the state and deposited in the
various lakes and creeks. Word is sent
IN advance to prominent anglers and
when the car reaches a station teams are
on hand. furnished by. these anglers, to
convey. the fish to the lakes. Nor are
the efforts of the state confined to
stocking a lake once and then letting it
take care of itself: Every few years each
body of water is restored and thus the
supply of fish Is kept up permanently.
Experts in fish culture estimate that
three eggs out Of every one hundred are
Matched. The destruction Of young fish
Is enormous. and very small percentage
OF the spawn reach maturity. In we'll
regulated hatchery, however. about SO per
cent@of the eggs can be Matched. So it is
easy to see the benefits of systematic pro-
pagation Of food and game fish.
The financial cost of maintaining a
state fish hatchery and keeping our lakes
and streams we'll stocked is inhnitesimal.
Every dollar spent in this manner would
come back two-fold from nonresidents
who would be attracted to Minnesota by
the sport of angling. Consider also the
moral aspects of the problem. Mime
apolis is big city now and it is steadily
growing. We should look ahead and pro-
Vide for the needs Of a city of half a mil
lion inhabitants. Now in Chicago every
Sunday in summer you will see hundreds
OF men. women and children gathered
about the tables in the beer gardens. In
Milwaukee every Sunday afternoon and
cyerN&eVening In summer you will witness
the sd me sight. Would it not be better to
attract our people into the country. to
spend their. hours in such a clean. whole