The Republican journal., 1876-01-13
Display of Fishes at tho Centennial.

Display of Fishes at tho Centennial
There are to be two exhibitions of this
kind at the Philadelphia Centennial, one
i'll the Government building and the other
by the agricultural department Profes.
sor Baird has conceded to the latter the
Nivalia, and will give the weight of his
influence and counsel to make il a sue
cess, while he will display his oasts-per-
hap5 Il housand-colored to life, with all
the specimens Of preparations, showing
the various use to which each species is
applied economically aud commercially
The Government will exhibit all the APP
pliances for taking tish-of which the
white mans forms but small proportion
from models OF pounds and seines down
to the smallest minuti;r of the anglers
outfit; also boats and canoes or models
Of them.
In the Agricultural Hall will be exhibit
ed the same, with the exception of canoes,
boats and the fishing implements OF the
tborigincs. In this building there will be
the competitive display of fishing tackle,
fish cultural apparatus and models of
spawning races and fish ways; also an
exhibition OF the process OF fish culture,
and in aquaria various food fishes in diff
ferent stages of growth, and sporting ana
ornamental fish. In fact anything OF eve y
thing to be had. from avelings and min
nows, to sharks and huge tunies.
Those who have examined the ground
plans Of the buildings are aware that the
manufactures or products OF any class ex-
tend longitudinally, while the spaces al
Iotted to each nation o. State cross such
classes thus allowing each nation or
State, while occupying It's prescribed linz
its, to exhibit in any branch or class The
space designed for the fish. fish cultural
and fishing tackle display, in the Agricul-
tural Building, is on the west side 1t
will he forty feet wide and extend the en-
tire length Of the hall--say about eight
hundred feet - half of the space having
been reserved Tor the United States The
Matching apparatus and things pertaining
thereto, and the aquaria will be on the
side next to the lights, and the display of
fishing tackle, etc on the opposite side of
the aisle.
Approaching the fishery department
from the east, through the main tram
sept, visitors will be attracted by q large
fountain III the western side Of the build
inc In the circular base of this fountain
viii be seen golu fish and other species
with brilliant colors Next will come
Matching apparatus, models Of spawning
races and fish ways; then an exhibition
OF the process Of Matching the eggs Of
fishes Following these the sightseer Will
find glass aquarla of various sizes, from
two to six and half feet long, with Il
great variety of our fresh and salt water
fishes The cold-water species, such as
salmon trout, graylmg, whitetish and lake
trout. will be exhibited in aQuaria. the
water Of which will he refrigerated A
constant stream will flow through all the
tanks. AZ the northern ED OF the build
mo will be three very large aquaria. one
twenty, and tive ten feet long; all Of them
seven feet wide and nearly tour feet deep.
The twenty-toot tank will contain large
marine fish, mammals and invertebrata--
sharks, and dolphins and tunnies, OF 'horse
mackercl, ~ if they can be had-pOrpoises,
seals, huge sea turtles, etc. One of the
ten-loot tanks Will have the saltwater
fish OF smaller size and in greater num-
bers: the other VIII hold the larger fresh
water fishes, catfish, buffalo fish, gars and
mud or shovel fish Of the West, surgeons
and large specimens ot the great North
pickerel muscaIonge and Wall-eyed pike.
These large tanks will have plate glass
onlv in front the backs and ends will be
Of substantial wood, The glass will be
an inch thick; IN plates lorty-tive by
lorty inches in the largest, and three
plates Of the same size in each Of the
smaller This part OF the building will