The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-20

REGULAR ANNUAL. MEETING-ELECTION OF OF
FICERs-MR ROOSEVELT ON THE DIsrR1BU-
TON OF FIsH-PALEsTINE EXPLORATIONS.
The annual meeting Of the American Geugraph.
ical society held at the Hall OF the Historical
Society, on Second avenue, last evening. the
President, Hon. Charles p. Daily, In the chair
The report OF the council, reclting the operations
OF the society during the year, and OF he Treas
urer, showing balance OF $4,000 in the treasury,
were read and approved: DR.. Bjerring, the Rus.
sian priest and head Of the Russian Church IN this
country addressed the society the necessity OF
larger quarters, required by the large increase In
members during the past year; and the President
stated that the subject OF erecting structure for
the special use OF the society and adequate to the
| demands upon it was under consideration.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The following officers were elected for the en-.
+ suing year: President, Charles P. Daily, LID ;
Vice Presidents, Frederick A. Conkling Francis A..
Stout George ". Culum, U. 8. A.; Foreign Cor
responding Secretary, James Mnhlenberg Bailey 4:
Domestic Corresponding Secretary, William H. H.
Moore; Recording Secretary, Avian S. Southworth;
Treasurer, George Cabot Ward Council William
Remsen, 7. Bailey Myers, william Tlden Bl0dgett
william E. Curtis, Theodore w. Dwight ILL., d. |;
Elal F. Hall, William Jones H0ppin, E. r. Straz.
nicky. MD. Isaac Bernhelmer, Roswell d. Hitch.
cock, d. Samuel L. M. Barlow Harlow NJ. Hoyt,
II. MauIxaulL MOTIFS, CQarleS "A. JOY, walton W.
Evans.
ADDRESS BY Mr.. ROOSEVELT.
The society was then addressed by Hon. Robert
B. RoOseve Commissioner of Fisheries OF the
State of New YORK, Oh "The Geographical Distrl-
button OF Fish IN the United States" He COM
menced his address by explaining somewhat the
habits and manner OF propaga ton OF fish, owing
TO an ignorance OF which result manNdscour-
aging failures in attempts at fish culture. The
N n Z q iG nnnf rnI1n hu
winch they live, ana cannot be changed to suit
other and unnatural conditions. He proposed to
crossing the borders into the neighoorng land Of
Canada: salmon were never found west and
south of the 0onnectlcut River. All tue important
Iivers OF New England were once nlled with
creation is interlered VITA by dams ms and and
water 70 deposit their eggs: The inordinaIe
to destroy them. Millions OF dollars yearly would
not represent the extent OF their commercial
value mad their abundance not been diminished
can hatch their young, but as they are not neces-
sarily migratory. they often dwell where salmon
never exceeding 20 deg. At IS deg. they begin 10
suffer, and not one VIII survive a temperature Of
southern and western rivers are not inhabitabe
for trout or salmon.
In lieu OF the salmon the special migratory FISH
OF the lower Atlantic States Is the shad Their
eggs hatch best in a temperature OF from IS deg.
to Is deg, 80 deg. being the extreme limit. They
visit New England as they can time1thelr appear
ance to the proper temperature OF the water. The
fish culturer may follow them along and hatch
them In every river along the coast.
THE NATIONAL FISH
OF America Is the black bass. 1t is wholly un-
known IN Europe, existing only with us. Its
natural distribution was through O lew of the
lakes OF New York, but mainly in the Northwestern
States. 1t mas, however. been acclmated In many
tenslvely. These fish, with the Oswego or grass
bass and the pike perch variety OF which is
land from New YORK to the Rocky mountains. The
bass Is the tyrant Of the fresh waters. Even the
blg.Jawed, snakehke pickerel cannot stand against
him.
Among the businesses OF the Rocky Mountains
trout and salmon are iouna again. Not however
the Eastern trout, sGlnsO O,ltidltS or the North.
ern salmon, SdlnsO sailor, but several species OF
large spotted trout and new salmon called tue
salnso Q,ct,a,adG Like everything else the FISH
transplanted from the East there attain a very
large size. Mr.. Roosevelt closed by showing how
through proper knowledge OF the habits or the
FISH those OF one section can be transplan ted 10
another with success Following the rules laid
down shad will be taken to the Pacific, salmon
OF Maine, weighing ten pounds apiece, will re.
place the dngerllngs OF our brooks and bass VIII
ADDRESS OF A. L. RAwsoN.
Mr. A. L. Rawson, the Palestine explorer, then
addressed the audience on Palestine Exploration
from Practical Standpoint" He opened by rel
erence to the systematic survey OF that part OF
Palestine lying west OF the Jordan River, which
has been carried on Ter nearly eight years by sci
ennhc men in the employ OF the English society.
and the important part which the country has
played In the history OF the world. He then
sketched the various historical works and records
relating TO Palestine, commencing with the
Bible; referred to the recent explorations
MADE. and said the work VIII be carried on
for three or four years longer until the
map Is completed on this side OF the Jordan.
The exploration and map on the east
side was lett to be made by the American branch
OF the society. known here as the Palestine Ex-
poratlon Society, Rev. DR. Hitchcock, President.
the archaeology OF Palestine Will require a COM
pany OF ten skilled men twenty years; We have
as yet only touched the sur ace There are some
points that can never be settled beyond q mere
conjecture, such as the site OF the Holy Sepulchre
Calvary the grave OF Moses and the cities OF Sodon
and GomOrrah. The location OF several OF the
more important places mentioned In Scripture,
and their relative position to each other were
then described, and In this connection the work
accomplished Dy the various societies and scen-
tinc men in the exploration and study OF the
country was referred 10. He closed by relating
number Of interesting traditions concerning some
OF the prominent Bible characters, such as David,
Solomon and Others
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Rawson's remarks the
society adjourned.
THE EVEMDT LJPENIEN