The Wisconsin fish commission was established in 1874, and originally consisted of three members. The number was increased to seven in 1878, six appointed by the gover nor and the other being the governor ex-officio. It maintains three hatcheries, one at "Nine Springs," four and one-half miles from Madison, for the hatching of brook trout and California trout, one at Milwaukee, where white fish and wall-eyed pike are hatched, and one at Bayfield for hatching brook trout, bass, lake trout and white fish. The work of the commission is supported by an annual appropriation of $20,000. During the two years last past the following distribution of fry was made: The commission has a car fitted expressly for the collection, transportation and distribution of fish and fry, which greatly facilitates its work. This car traveled in 1895, 23,099 miles, and in 1896, 30,857 miles. The rapid increase in the fishing industries of the state renders the work of this commission of the highest importance. In 1895 there was taken from the Wisconsin waters of Lakes Michigan, Superior and Green Bay, 33,804,855 pounds of fish, and in 1896, 44,161,200. In 1894 the industry on these lakes employed property to the amount of $929,670, and 1,500 persons. No estimate could be made of the quantity and value of the fish taken from inland waters. Persons desiring fry to stock streams or lakes may obtain all requisite information as to the conditions and method of obtaining them from any of the commissioners or the superintendent. LIST OF INSPECTORS OF ILLUMINATING OILS, Giving the post office address, the names of the inspectors, with the boundaries of their districts as in force October 1st, 1896. Burlington...... Chetek Chippewa Falls..... Jos. Miller...... Fred. Hanson..... Territory Forming the District. Langlade county, and the towns on the Outagamie county, except the city of Sey- Ashland and Bayfield counties. Towns on the C., M. & St. P.Ry. from Randolph to Rubicon, inclusive, including Fox Lake and Burnett Junction. The south half of Rock county. The towns of New Diggings, Elk Grove, Benton, Smelzer, Hazel Green, Shullsburg, White Oak Springs, Monticello and Jamestown in La Fayette and Grant counties. Jackson county, except the towns of Garfield, Cleveland and Merrillan. Towns of East Troy, Spring Prairie and Barron, Washburn and Sawyer counties, Wm. H. Howieson... South half of Chippewa county, towns of Frank D. Breed...... Calumet county, including the village of Chilton. Delavan Fred. Lindeman.... Kiel in Manitowoc county. Towns of Darien, Richmond, Delavan, Pepin county. Eau Claire county except the towns of Florence county. Fond du Lac county, except the city of * Since October 1st Mr. Scott has resigned and Mr. Geo. W. Williams has been appointed to the vacancy. Since October 1st Mr. Sexmith has resigned and Mr. George W. Ferris has been ap pointed to fill the vacancy. Green Bay. J. H. Leonard... ..... Hudson Hurley.... Kenosha. La Crosse Lake Geneva Madison Brown, Kewaunee and Door counties and the city of Seymour in Outagamie county. Robert Dinsmore... St. Croix and Pierce counties. Griff Thomas..... Johnson A. Jackson. Iron county. Kenosha county, except the towns of E. W. Chamberlain. La Crosse county, Trempealeau county, J. E. Nethercut...... Towns of Geneva, Lynn, Bloomfield and R. G. McConnell..... Dane county, towns on the C. & N. W. Ry. Richard Maguire.... Manitowoc county, except the town of Manitowoc Marinette...... Marshfield C. H. Doern Merrillan Merrill... Milton Junction ...... John J. Andrews..... Marinette county. Wood county and the towns on the Wis. Cen. Ry. from Marshfield to and including Medford, also Greenwood in Clark county, and the towns of Milan and Athens in Marathon county. Geo. R. Francis..... Towns on the C., M. & O. R. Ry. from Merrillan to Mondovi inclusive, also towns of Fairchild and Bridge in Eau Claire county. D. E. Dean.. K. W. Tanner..... Lincoln county. North half of Rock county, including the city of Janesville; the towns of Whitewater and La Grange in Walworth county. Milwaukee county. Green county. Dunn county, except the towns on the Marquette, Adams and Waushara coun- Necedah in Juneau county. Cities of Neenah and Menasha in Winnebago county; towns on the Wis. Cen. Ry. from Neenah to Waupaca. Eli. M. Wheaton .... Clark county except Humbird, Greenwood and northern tier of towns. Neillsville Oconto..... C. J. Francis....... Oconto county, also towns on C. & N. W. Ry. from Oconto to Clintonville, inclusive. INSPECTORS OF ILLUMINATING OILS-Continued. Post Office Address Osceola Mills. Oshkosh Inspector. A. A. Heald.. W. H. Boyd...... Territory Forming the District. Polk county. Winnebago county except the cities of M. Christianson..... Price county and the towns of Westboro, Phillips.. Platteville John Fawcett...... Racine Rhinelander Richland Center...... Sharon..... Sheboygan.... Tomah Viroqua....... Grant, Iowa and LaFayette counties, except as otherwise assigned. Columbia county except the towns of Lodi and West Point. Chas. F. Brewer..... Racine county except the towns of Water Sheboygan and Ozaukee counties. Portage county, Waupaca county, except the towns on the Wis. Cen. Ry. and the city of New London. North half of Monroe county, Juneau Jos. Omundson...... Vernon county except the western tier of |