The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-10
AMERICAN. FISH cULTURIsTs.
Annual Meeting in New York.

Annual Meeting in New York
The fifth annual convention of the Amer
lean fish culturists association was held In
New York on Tuesday. The association is
composed of the different state fish COM
missioners and all others who are interested
in fish culture. About forty were present
Among those present we're deputy United
States fish commissioner, Frederick Math-
or, Professor Miner Of the Smithsonian in
stitute, Washington DR.. NJ. G. Edmunds, |
one of the Vermont fish commissioners
Charles b. Evarts of Windsor, VT. Rob
ert b. Roosevelt of New York, presided.
In the absence of the secretary, Mr.. A. S.
Collins, DR.. NJ. @. Edmunds of Vermont
was appointed secretary pro sn,pore.
The president gave brief summary Of
the work done by the New York state fish
commissioners, of which he is a member.
| He stated that, in addition TO stocking the
rivers and lakes with shad, white fish, and
| salmon trout, a successful effort was made
| last year TO propagate sturgeon by artificial
Matching, 1t having been discovered that
the stock of sturgeon in our rivers was fast
directed it's attention to trout culture, Mr..
| Roosevelt stated that it would soon be pos
sibe to restock the depleted rivers with
this fish,
The report of the treasurer, Mr. b. f.
Bailey, was read, who also, being absent
on visit to Europe, Il temporary treasurer,
MIR. Ward was elected.
A communication from Mr.. Sproul, of
n,.o, I on Do road which
described pond half mile long, in which
he was successfully raising trout. A letter
from Mr.. Sterling, state commissioner OF
, Ohio, was read, which gave the results Of
various experiments in Matching out the
; eggs of the white fish. Mr.. Fred Mather
gave his views in regard to the condition
of the rivers ia Virginia, which no Longer
: abounded in shad in fact they were be
coming so scarce, he stated, that eggs wer,
G hard to procure. Mr. Mather had been en-
gagged in restocking with trout some of thu
3 rivers running into Lake Pontchartrain, il
: Louisiana. Reverting to the centennial
), MIR. Malher stated that he would have il
r his charge the aquaria for salt and fresl
e, water fish at the exhibition. There woult
be represented there, alive, all the fish 0
10 the great lakes, with all the varieties of tn
x salmon family.
Messre. Porter of New York, Evurts @
Vermont, and Hudson of New Jersey, wer
appointed to nominate officers for III
m ensuing year.
~ A paper of Mr. Seth Green's was the
read, in which, in his peculiar characteri
no tic style, he gave his experience in the va
ious departments of fish propagation.
Prof. Miner gave his experience LA
year in stocking some of the souther
rivers with shad, where he had no be
to ter success than Mr.. Mather. In Virglni
however, he had had better luck Nj
Miner stated that the largest shad tisheri
Q in the world were on the Potomac. I'll
2 good results of using the eggs of Californ
. salmon were noted.
Mr.. Thomas introduced a resolution
2 make a fixed price on trout eggs and youl
fish, which measure did not meet with 4
: approval of the association.
Mr.. Eugene g. Blackford. chairman
. the committee on fish and preserved II
at the centennial, offered the followil
preamble and resolution, which were cf
ried
WHEREAS, The Fish Cultursts' ASSOCIATE
believe that data In regard TO the catch
staple fish such az are sold in the markets
the country would be OF great Importance,
lowing the positive determination OF questio
30 OF vast commercial and scientific important
be H.
- ton request the fish commissioners TO urge
. the state governments, OF which they are
- representatives, the necessity or the Stale
pointing certain officers whose duties shall
TO collect such data. 50 that reliable inform
% whether 1t would not be judicous on
:. part of the association to offer certain
i. wards to persons who had distinguish
. themselves in fish culture, by means
useful inventions or otherwise, molten
:, this effect was carried, and Messrs. Math
al. Miner, and Phillips were appointed co
I'd, mittee to report on this subject at the nj
CHI annual meeting.
o on DR.. Edmunds then moved that at sub
quent meetings Of the association all ii
breeders in the country be requested
lie, give to the association the result of tn
ing researches in fish culture and such i
oy' provements as they have made.
The association then elected the folio
to, ing
CHI o,,,orns
CHI President-Robert b. Roosevelt. Nc
York.
Vice-President-G. S. Page, New Yor
- Treasurer-E. G. Blackboard, New Yor
1" Secretary-M. G. Edmunds, Westo
Vermont.
ir- EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
on On; II. G. Feeder, Easton, Penn; FIR
~ erick Mather, Honeoye Falls, N. \
Alexander Kent, Baltimore, MARYLAND
sic w. F. Whitcher, Ontario, Canada Sc
Green, Rochester, N. Y.
After much interesting but desoluto
ne talk on various subjects connected wi
re, fish culture, iD the course of which tro
with two distinct heads was mentioned
having been bred by Capt. Ludlow, a res
IN. luton was offered and carried that II
we secretary invite all persons, at home al
abroad, interested in fish culture, to me
the association at the centennial, under Il
ms auspices Of Prof. Baird, at the time whit
I'm the various state fish commissioners wou
be assembled The meeting then adiour
ed. to ne called toglher on the secor
re- Wednesday of February, 1877.
The work of development of this associ
ton has been remarkable one. Orgai
Of izing but few years ago with a spar
he, membership, it now numbers among i
associates, very large number in all Sc
tons of the country who are interested i
a. fish culture.