The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-10
ROCK ISLAND is
POSSIBLE FISH
RESCUE CENTER


fWashingfon Bursan Rock Island Argus
Washington, Sept 10.-Half
dozen cities IN Illinois. Wisconsin
and Iowa will be selected as site
for fish rescue stations on the Mis-
sissippi river and its tributaries
under a bill approprfating $500
for the establishment OF station
which passed the house a few
months ago and is now pending ii
the-senate.
The senate bill. which is to b.
pressed for consideration immedi
afely after the recess late thii
month, gives the bureau of fisher
les full power to select sites fol
the stations. It is understood tha
only one or two stations will bt
established under the first appro-
priation, but that ultimately the
number Of stations win be increas-
ed
The following cities are under
consideration by the bureau: ROCK
Island, Alton, East st. Louis. Quin-
cy, Peoria and Cairo, ILL.,; Lacrosse
Perryville and Geneoa, Wis; Gut
tenberg, Bellevue and Marquette,
Iowa Mississippi river points in
Minnesota are also being eonsid-
cred.
More than 100000. 900 fish have
been rescued during the present
season on the Illinois and Missis-
sippi rivers by the SEEMING crews
employed since the June rise in
saving the enormous numbers of
spawning fish and their young
which were left in shallow pools
and lagoons by the receding wa
ters.
The bureau of fisheries here yes
terday estimated that the seasons
catch OF rescued fish, all of which
are placed in the main channel of
the Mississippi and its tributaries,
would nearly equal the mark of
100 200, 900 set last season. The
Mississippi and Illinois this year
did not rise to their usual high
levels and the rescue season this
fall will close early. The rescue
work will continue, it is estimated,
until the middle of October
SEEMING crews are now operating
at the following points: Lacrosse,
Wis; Belleville and Marquette,
Iowa: Homer, Mimi, and MeTedo-
STA, Ill.
Representative Edward J. King,
Galesburg, introduced the fish res
cue bill which passed the house
last session, appropriating SIS, 000,-
600 for the establishment of sta
tons on the Mississippi and Illi-
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the bill in the senate and will move
to take the bill up for passage
soon after congress reconvenes.
Hearings on the bill before the
house committee on merchant ma
rine and fisheries brought out the
fact that millions of fish, suitable
sells, may be saved each year at
small expense TO the government
Experts of the bureau of fisheries
estimated that the annual catch of
the rescue crews, exceeding 1885,
100000, is worth hundreds of thou
sands of dollars.
During recent years the bureau
has carried On the work with only
a handful of men out of an appro-
priation for fish culture and prop
agahon." Because of lack of funds.
the bureau was compelled to cur
tail its operations several years
ago. abandoning several stations,
including the station at Cairo.
II the pending bill passes con-
gress, it is understood that the
work will at once be extended
along the Mississippi and the I'LL
nois rivers. The Illinois river ranks
as the greatest fresh-water fish
producing stream in the United |
States, and its tributaries, the San
canon and Rock rivers. will figure !
prominently in the fish rescue work |
of the bureau.
Representatives Rodenberg, Ora
ham and King of Illinois have TAX !
en- UP with the bureau the claims !
or Alton, East St Louis, Rock Is |
land and Quincy as possible sites |
Tor rescue stations in Illinois. On |
his return from the district, Repre- /
sentative Ireland is expected to |
urge the establishment of the Illi- |
noiS river station at Peoria.
Agricultural implement mann
lecturers in Illinois will suffer IN /
less congress makes the repeal OF (
the excess profits tax retroactive to (
last Jan. 1. according to a letter |
from William Butterworth, presi- |
dent of Deere & Co, Moline, fled !
with the senate committee on f. |
nance this week by Representative ,
William j. Graham, Aletio.
The Moline factory head states !
That his concern reduced prices to |
farmers in Illinois and other states ,
months ago. anticipating the repeal |
OF the excess profits tax by CON !
gress. II the tax is not repealed /
until next January. as contemplat- |
ed by the bill which has passed the !
house, Mr.. Butterworth declares :
the implement manufacturers will |
suffer great loss.
Similar complaints have been re-
ceived from implement manufac-,
turers at Peoria and East St. Louis
and have been filed with the senate !
on finance which is con- \
sidering the revenue bill. 4
Representative Guy L. Shaw.
left for home this 4
week. intending to spend the re- Il
nainder of the recess in his dis
riot. Mr. Shaw has been under
yoing treatment in a hospital near
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