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Show BUY ADDITIONAL WATER Through the impetus of Jim Orr. president, and "Smiley" Min-er Min-er vice-president and the vbourd of directors, the Salt Lake Conty Fish and game association last, moved to increase the capacity of its hatchery in Salt Lake with the purchase of one-quarter acres of adjoining land. The purchase of the land, for $1,000, brought several new rear-ing rear-ing ponds into the Scott Avenue plant, but, more than that, it gave the association's hatchery full control of the water rights. This will enable the association to divert di-vert their water into more ponds, and at least double the fish production. pro-duction. According to Pill Jacklin, the hatchery superintendent, last year the hatchery produced 270,000 legal size Rainbows, 66,000 finger ing Rainbows and German Browns 850,000 fry (natives, German Browns, Eastern brook and Rain-bow), Rain-bow), besides producing a million and three quarters Rainbow eggs, which were sent to 'other hatcheries hatcher-ies throughout the state. Last year the Salt Lake County Fish and Game Association planted plant-ed 300,000 legal size trout in Salt Lake County waters and the new addition to the hatchery should double this year, a |