The Cordova daily times., 1920-06-03

where He spent Ju0 past I6u udyS dI- wtending the first annual meeting of the Alaska Fish Commission, of which he is a member. He is accompanied by A. J. Sprague, who is hatchery Superintendent and also a member of the commission. They left today for Seward and upon their return to Cor dova will devote some time here to looking into a continuation of salmon propagation. With the creation of the Fish Commission, the Territorial Leg islature provided $80,00O for two year period. A statement to the Com mission shows that there is an unex- nended balance to it's credit of $49,- O68,85 fixing the money used during 1919-1920 at approximately $31,OOO.
 GENERAL WORK COVERED
 From the unexpended balance left on hand, the Commission made it's alIotments for the fiscal year ending March 31st 1921 including the salary of the hatchery superintendent, sun- dry hatchery operations, field work of the Commission and the propaga- tion of fish experimental Weirs in Eyak Lake and stream clearing in} the First and Third divisions to- taling about $41,000, leaving balance Of approximately $8,0O0 for future disposition by the Commission
 
 clearing in the Thr5 division ap- proximately $12,0oO, of Ntich $2,J'9 will be spent in Bristol Bay. The Eyak Lake weirs will cost ;n the neighborhood r s3,O00. Tn addition to some stream clearing to be done under the direction of Commissioner John R. Beegle, for which $5,O03 was allotted, Hatchery Superintendent A. J. Sprague will supervise stream ~clearing in the northern end of the First division, for which purpose s2,00O was allowed. Funds also were allotted for work to be done by Sup erintendent Sprague's field crew.
 EYAk LAKE WElRS A weir to be constructed at the outlet of Eyak Lake will be so ar ranged as to enable the Commission to get census of all salmon entering git and also for the purpose of de- stroying predatory fish following the salmon This work is to be done as early as possible while later in the year another weir will be constructed on some of the tributary streams of the lake, at the time the trout ascend the small streams for spawning. Weir construction, however, is contingent upon granting of permission by the Bureau of Fisheries for such purpose request for which has been made by telegraph.
 ENLARGE HATCHERY So successful have been the opera tions of the hatchery in Juneau that the Commission, seeing the ne- cessity for enlargement, approved the installation of 12 additional troughs, it being found that the present install ation is too small to take care of the fry when matched. When the new troughs have been added the capa- CFy of the hatchery will be increas- ed to 1O000000 eggs. During the past the hatchery has distributed about 7,500,000 eyed eggs and fry. It is also oh of bringing eggs to the eyed stage be- fore planting in the waters of the lake
 Tn connection with the annual meet ing, Governor Thomas Riggs, Jr., Chairman of the Commission, states there has been some misunderstood ing regarding the scope of the duties of the Commission Many persons apparently were under the impression that the meeting was to be held on the proposed fisheries bill. Such action was not contemplated in any way, although the Commission, it was stated, will be glad to have written communications for it's consideration on any relevant subject which indiv .iuals desire to bring before it.
 WORK IS SATISFACTORY
 Members of the Commission re- ported regarding the work accom- pIished in stream clearing, and most satisfactory results were shown; ap- proximateIy IS streams have been cleared of their major obstructfons so as to permit free ascent of sal mon. A detailed report on all Fish Commission operations will be pre- pared shortly by Charles D. Garfield, Secretary of the Commission. The Commission, declared it's members,