| Show THE FISH distribution the well concocted and very generous scheme of flab fish commissioner bussei Mus sei in supplying applying the poor of this city and county with members of the tinny finny tribe was waa emried on from the bishops bishop a general store house hauae yesterday and today As an a necessary nece seary preliminary to the distribution the fi fishermen of 0 utah county made a raid on the scaly citizens of utah lake and by means of seines or not nete a capture of three tons of brain foad was the result this supply apply was distributed yester day and today to all the pour poor and needy in the county regardless regard leu of their religious belief the distribution being made through the medium of the churches and charitable institutions of the community the catch consisted tit mullets chubs abu bs and suckers eu okera and many a worthy couple were enabled to sit alt down to their table wih a nice aloe fry of larger large excellent fish figh before them another distribution to la scheduled for the near future and in a short time ogden will be made the recipient of a good haul ban mr musser to la very en an bus lastic on the fish fiah question tion and to la doing all in his bla power to 10 have the rub lie waters of the territory stocked blocked with the tinny tribe the following letter has baa been sent bent to the salt bait lake county court gentlemen permit me to inform yon that an outlay of say may would secure a sufficient number of black bass and sunfish to stock the public waters of this county which in a very few years would be of incalculable value to its citizens the black bas is a superior fish a rapid grower a great multiplier and very gamey the multiplies very ra rapidly pi idly is an excellent pan fish and a nords affords almost infinite sport for the young angler I 1 am thoroughly satisfied that if you appreciated the value of such a planting you would not hesitate to appropriate the sum named for this purpose I 1 could almost guarantee that within a few years yearn tons of these fish would be annually caught by lodal local aug anglers lers about four years ago I 1 put pun into bah U an lake black bass and since the of last june over 80 pounds have been taken out with lik hook and line alone fishermen say they abound there in great quantities this is sufficient proof of their multiplying qualities it je is now the right season of the year to get spawn which can be had bad for the were mere expense of catching and transporting franf from utah lake should you conclude to favor my suggestion it will give me great pleasure to secure the hah ansh and see them properly planted in jordan river without cost so far as my personal services are concerned awaiting your careful consideration of this measure and your answer thereto I 1 am respectfully yours A M musser marasek Mr |
