Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-02
ON THE RIVER FRONT
Fish Hatchery Plans for Early
Fishing Season.
GAS ENGINES POPULAR
Use in Vessel Yawls Is on the In.
orease-Cool Weather Helps
Oyster Trade.

Since it looks as if there might be
an early opening of the fishing sea-
son on the Potomac this spring. the
ment propagating station at organs
point arc making ready to start the
Matching of fish there within a short
time. 1t is understood that when OPP
erations are started at the station yell
low perch will be Matched first and
before the perch spawning season is
over shad viii he coming. and the propa-
CATION OF them will be begun. Each
spring many millions of eggs are taken
from perch and shad and after being
Matched are shipped all over the country
10 streams whose location and surround
tngs seem favorable to the growth and
increase of the fish. Quantities of the
small fish are also put into the Potomac
each spring, but ii is claimed that the
fish do not remain here. but soon seek
other waters more to their liking as
there has been no increase in the catch
of the fish i'll the river in recent years.
y new launch is being fitted out at Greg
ory's boatyard for the fish commission
service.
Although the price of fuel oils has been
use of gasoline engines In vessel yawis
Is on the increase and during the spring
number of boats will have launches
added to their equipment. l.. \. Clarke
* Son. owners of the largest feet of
wood and lumber runners employ ed in
the Potomac trade. are planning to equip
tie schooner Oscar. Edith VERBAL and
Mary Ann Shea with power boats. and
II Is said that the contract for the boats
VIII he placed during the coming week
Vessel ma 81 n fI.t
the present price they have to pay for
gasoline II is economy to use tug
boat for tow OF any distance. They
ind launches are very convenient in
getting in and out of the creeks where
the vessels have to go to load and where
tugs are not available. In Sme of con-
trdry winds several days in reaching
destinations are often saved by getting
out OF Il creek promptly, and for this
service power boats are most useful
Plan to Enlarge Power Boat.
Plans. 1T * said are being prepared
for making the power boat Wanderlust
considerably larger, and also to make
her available for long cruises and for
service IN rough weather. II is proposed
To cut the launch in half and in the
center build in new section of about
/ ten feet long. This will give more
tdplu space anu Will make the vessel
much more comfortable. 1t is also said
| that she will be given u new and larger
engine ii the size of the boat is in-
| creased The launch is now at Gregory's
boatyard, foot of y street southwest
Tor the winter. The WanderllIst was
built about two Years ago by Swift a.
Fro. at Ferry farm, on the Maryland
! side OF the river, near Fort Footc. and
| has always been an able and speedy
craft. She is owned III this city, and
when the alterations in her are coma
plet"d she will be used Icy her oWncrs
for q long summer cruise on the coast
Cool. snapry weather Will make oysters
fresh from the shell very palat;ible and
those who visit the wharf market to-
day for their supply of the biv2lves
will find them plentiful. Within the
past day or two a half dozen vessels
have arrived at the oyster wharf with
| stock from both the lower Potomac ana
Chesapeake bay beds. and yesterday
they Were selling at about 80 to 90
cents per bushel for good stock. Select
ed oysters were higher. These prices
are for large lots. and bushel buyers
will have to pay from 10 to 20 cents
per bushel higher for those they want.
The coming of cold weather is expected