Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-09
WOULD REsToCk THE ILLINOIS WITH FISH.

Now that the fish of the Illinois river have been almost eN
terminated by of the pollution OF the through the
Of the stream for Chicago proposed that the national
shall the Not however by eliminating
the destructive agency but by propagang supply Repre-
sentative Shaw, of Bearsown has bill Congress which pro-
vdes for the creation OF propagation and appropriation
OF $4,000 with which to laug uac the work Among the items
provided for his bill the creation OF the OF district super
with salary $1,000 year superintendent at s. 100 a.
year field foremn cutustS engineer clerk
coxswans and two apprentice fish cuurS all with living salaries
But word apparently about the publication Of the
which death adened with gases and germs No unless it be
Representative Shaw eNei dreams OF the Illinois bcom
ing hshproducing while Chicago is permitted turn
sewage into it. Admitted that there suggestions
different system being installed sometime by which the sewage may
be reduced nonpsonous condition. that the legislature has
enlarged the powers the board sanitary the extent
that may for few years further expensive experiments
there's that the remedy for the of wrongs already
perpetraed will be forthcoming during YEAR next
decade the century One has only recall the
agonng death OF John Rosender few days ago appreciate
the true character OF the Chicago victim of gangrene
induced through with that Sewageto realize the lurking
dangers OF the river in its present condition
And proposed restock the Illinois river with fish through
the medium of corps aared officials and propagating station
the government paving the bills The condition serious
be treated as joke. t.~
There is about much endeavorng stock the
Illinois in present condition with fish there would be in
trying 10 raise bananas the North pole The Of Illinois has
plenty Of which fishing streams especially in
this vicinity, and whenever the filth kept OF them any
length Of time the bass begin flourish only be killed again
BY poisonous matter dumped Them further up This has been
particularly of the Vemlo river fine natural bass Stream
ever lay Of doors The pollution from Sreator and vicinity
has Killed the bass Of the time and again then for
the poison would be discontinued for and
without artificial propagation the would abound bass
again only be exermnaed when mine factory started
up The Fox has been made officially protected stream and
has been stocked to extent its upper reaches but the filth
dumped into kills off the fish every and again At present
good condition. and this spring showed fine specimens OF
caught from any But here another sample of
the anny Of the ocatey stock the upper
reaches and expect the fish to down stream!
It the government up to the old scheme of providing Jobs
for encmen Representative Shaws bill should pass help
the fishing would be money absolutely wasted far the
Illinois concerned If Congress has spend
the Illinois fishing let it work for publication and
With the end restraining Chicago from mpeng the health of the
valley But why endeavor raise brook other fish
sewer?