South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-09
Hou the Humble Kankakee Will Do its Bit Help Whip the Kae
It's SowAouing Waters Contain An Untouched Source of NFing

''wildes; river in the central west" and turning its
winding miles OF natural beauty into disgustingly
dirty ditch, experiment food conservation has
been carried successful conclusion during
months.
Eugene c. shireman. Indiana's state CONF ,ssioner
OF fisheries game-has demonstrated !Iy that
there a tremendously big supply OF food in Indiana
and other weIl-that almost has been
overlooked by the hosts that have been seeking to
add the food supply Of this country allies.
And the best part OF the whole thing that the
experiments thus far conducted and known rules OF
aquatic life clearly point the fact that
source Of food supply that is open this state
may be had for the garnering It requires cult
walton
with hogs lowering around the $40 mark; with -four
huctuang from $12 TO s15 barrel with bread
higher than before; with all sight
OF the with fruit and vegetables
point in price that is only equalled
eggs-the story Of department 8 work
ing out will be the best news the people have had
MUCH FISH AvA1nABnE
In brief the experiments here-and Indiana
lakes-have shown tina; coarse hsh-exsting in abund
ance.-can he taken lakes. with
injury game therein,
people of the state in immense quantities. If need
ut as low prices as five to six cents pound.
For days the husky wardens, under the command
of Pod Fleming. whose name is known to every
pirate along the Kankakee have been fishing. And
their catch has been the mghtiest taken from
the Kankakee They have been handicapped by
of equipment lack Of marketing facilities. and
criticism from those. who ala understand the
purpose But with these handicaps they
have made the fishing pay the state from a financial
standpoint and IL the time comes that the people Of
Indiana pressed food Cthat is
pressed nj presently Is a o food here
the Kankakee
In Hve-box up here today for instance there were
1000 pounds of fish, the product OF only eight wing
Shireman. his present plans Cand
they in favor with Gov. Goodrich, who has gone
over the whole matter and the possibilities
that exist therein) viii have so such working
in the Kankakee Fifteen hundred thousand
pounds of fish day is not regarded unusual
harvest from stretch OF this 10 miles long
The coming winter Indiana's food
the utmost II the continues. there question
but that suffering will result only from short
but from the inability o many to purchase food
because of the upwardclmbng prices Fish will solve
the meat problem--if people will take
up the idea and use IT. the state commissioner says
And he backs his assertion with arguments that
seemingly incontrovertible.
FIND READY MARKET
The food fish being taken from the Kankakee are
German might noted that they too are
entirely prepossessed with the same rule or ruin ten
denotes that have made another German the worlds
most hatred mani doghsh catfish above six pounds
weight and turtles The last named find a ready
market anywhere that the commissioner has
sought TO sell them. The former two would find a
l1uch more popular market II the people Of the
were acquainted generally with their good qualities
rather than their
Europe already has realized what nsh mean-in war
time America may have 10 realize IT, Indiana already
has begun To prepare for time The experiments
Up here have been successful as producing the
fish bountifu supply Is concerned The rernaIninr
problem is the marketing problem Some scheme will
have 20 be worked ont that viii brine the esr - +b
consumers doors least possible cost Az present
the supply being sold to jobbers supply largely
the foreigners markets at Gary Iaporte Fort Wayne
South Bend Chicago or II is being 'edd1el" Fro,
house to house i'm the small and villages along
the Kankakee i'm Porter. Laporte Starke Jasper and
Newton counties. decided that the ex-
genees of the fan spring demand that the state
harvesting supply in large degree
II IS not unlikely that Kankakee viii be supplied
perhaps by mail order-to the people who know how
cook such food paIatably throughout the counties
OF the state far south indianapolis possibly
farther
BARNARD Is INTERESTED
IT r. Barnard federal food director for Indiana
under tho Lever food bill is appraised OF what
the experiment here in a food way 20
Indiana Barnard long has been OF the eat
more fish idea lie has written much on the subject
dealing particularly with Pastures OF the sea,
from the viewpoint OF production Now ne is
following work or Shreman and his OF deputies
ma ne says inc time already is here when peope
Of the state should look them and seize this
unusually cheap food product as one method of
combating the high cost OF living
From economic stand point, been little sbo-,
Of criminal pass up the FISH supply IN Indiana as \
GOOD source TO such as has been formerly
the case, since the started While II would be
entirely foolish 20 suppose that Indiana or Ohio or
Illinois fish could become direct adjunct OF the FOOD
supply OF the armies OF the allies oversee II Is n,per
tive that these edible fish be used here al home IN
food for the lighting And just that theory
THAT Is actuating state officials wholesale
fishing plan.
shirernan. watching his men box I'D a crate ~ An
turtles total weight about 500 pounds Of meat
here today would guess TO the total output
% food fish from Indiana and that might he
utilized if necessary But 100000 pounds a week is
possible for year or two, II IS known he believes
What such a supply OF meat thrown on the Indiana
market. would DO toward relieving any shortage
easily be imagined
The enemies country at the present moment
Twins, % very appreciate extent from the
resources in waters OF their ponds
lakes and rivers How the central powers have out
stripped I'm the scientific OF fish culture as a
basis increasing supplies Is told graphically
g. the statement in Germany the per capita con
sumption Of hsh Is Approximately SO pounds year.