The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-01-26
NEV|N COMES BACK
State Fish Commissioners Al
leges Kick From Co. Caused
by Interior Motives
FAILED TO ASK FOR FISH
State Commissioner Declares That
There is no Merit in Protest Made
by Keepers Of Kenosha County Sum
mer Resorts.

James Nevin, Superintendent OF the
Wisconsin State Fish Commission takes
decided objections to the claims OF
resort keepers in Kenosha county that
the county has not been given square
deal in the matter of sending out fish
from the Wisconsin hatcheries and in
letter to the Editor of the Evening
News he declares that Interior motives
have prompted this fight on the fish
department of the state. He declares
that the Kenosha county people failed
to make proper application for the fish
and that for this reason they were not
furnished them. He goes into detail
as to fish shipped to the county and
declares that there was no reason for
the criticism of his department made
by the resort keepers who recently
sent letters of protest to Madison. The
letter of the Superintendent is as fol-
lows:
To the Editor, The News,
Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Dear Sir:
Referring to your article of the 18th
isn't, regarding the planting Of fry in
you county, the aarticle is unfair in
the treatment accorded this depart
ment, and shows that some one is but
i'll acquainted with the real conditions.
First the people who complain omitted
a very important proceeding, they fail
ed to make application for fry, which
would indicate that the citizens of
your county are uninterested in the
planting of fry. We had but 16 ap-
plications from your county; IL for
bass, 4 for pike and l for trout. 1t is
required that application must be made
for fry and blanks are furnished for
this purpose. If the output of our
hatcheries would warrant our doing so,
and if your people were interested
enough to make the regular application,
we would be only too glad to stock
every body of water in Kenosha coun-
ty.
The article would also create the i'm
preston our report of $4,000 pike and
800 bass fngerlings planted in thu in
land lakes of the county is misstate-
ment. The consignment Of the fry was
as follows: 10000 pike to M. Loes-
cher, Salem, to be planted in Hooper
lake; 100000 to John j. Cappelen,
Twin lake to be planted in Marie and
Elizabeth lakes, and 100000 to Frank
Zerfas, Twin lake to be planted In
Lake Mary. 400 bass went to A. Hahn
of Trevor for Rock lake and 400 to
VIM. spetzman of New Munster for
Lily lake. I had given orders to fill
all bass applications from the county
and parties at Bristol, Salem, Twin
lakes and Bassett were notified. The
supply of bass, however, was depleted
sooner than expected and we were COM
PEELED to notify the partles thaI we
would be unable to fill their applica-
tons during the season of 1910. Our
intentions for Kenosha county were of
the best.
Our records are open for the inspec-
ton of the public, and at any time we
stand ready to verify the above state
ments. We should be pleased to have
any of your representatives make a
personal inspection of our records.
In conclusion I wish to be understood
that this explanation is prompted by
no other motive than duty which de-
wolves upon me when [ feel that this
department and the equitable distri
button of fish, is misrepresented.
Yours truly,
James Nevin, Superintendent.