The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-11
AMERICAN FISH CULTURIsTs.
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 pressnt Sere deputy United
States fish commissioner, Frederick NIath-
or, Professor Miner OF the Smithsonian in
stituie, Washington DR.. NJ &. Edmunds,
one of the Vermont fish commissioners 4;
Charles B. Eyarts of Windsor, W. Rob
ert b. Roosevelt of New York, presided
la the absence of the secretary, Mr.. a S.
Collins, DR.. NJ. q. Edmunds Of Vermont
was appointed secretary pro temporo.
The president gave a brief summary Of
the work done by the New York state fish
commissioners, of which he is member.
He stated that, in addition to stocking the
rivers and lakes with shad, white fish, and
| salmon trout, successful effort was made
| last year 10 propagate sturgeon by artificial
hatohinR, II having been disooveied that
| the stock OF Sturgeon in our rivers was fast
| diminishing. The state legislature having
| dlrected It's attention to trout culture, Mr.
| Roosevelt stated that it would soon be pos
| sible to restock the depleted rivers with
this Ash.
The report of the treasurer, Mr.. B. F..
Bailey, was read, who also, being absent
on visit to Europe, "A tUmpurary trsaerrsr
Mr.. Ward was elected.
A communication from Mr.. Sproul, of
Muncy, Lycomng CO., Pa. was read, which
described pond II 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 in Virginia, which no longer
abounded in shad in fact they were be-
coming SO scarce, he stated, that eggs were
| hard to procure. Mr. Mather had been en-.
gagged in restocking with trout some of the
rivers running into Lake Pontchartran, in
| Louisiana. Reverting to the centennial,
| MIR. Mather stated that he would have in
| his charge the aquaria for salt and fresh
water fish at the exhibition. There would
be represented there, alive, all the fish of
the great lakes, with all the varieties of the
salmon family.
Messrs. Porter of New York, Fvurts of
| Vermont, and Hudson of New Jersey, were
appointed to nominate officers for the
ensuing year.
A paper of Mr.. Seth Green's was then
read, in which, in his peculiar characters
tic style, he gave his experience in the var
ious departments of fish propagation.
Prof. Miner gave his experience last
year in stocking some of the southern
rivers with shad, where he had no bet
| o. l,o, Ia,
however, he had had better luck Mr..
Miner stated that the largest shad fisheries
in the world were on the Potomac. The
good results of using the eggs of California
salmon were noted.
| Mr.. Thomas introduced q resolution to
make fixed price on trout eggs and young
| fish, which measure did not meet with the
approval of the association.
| Mr.. Eugene G.. BlaCkford. chairman of
the committee on fish and preserved fish
at the centennial, offered the following
| preamble and resr luton, which were car
ried
WHEREAS, The Fish Cuturlsts association
| believe That data IL regird TO tile eaten OF
| staple fish such as are sold In the markets OF
! the country would be OF z eat importance, al
| lowing the positive determination of questions
| OF vast commercial and scientinc importance.
| be H.
Resoloed, That the Fish Culturlsts' assocla-
tlOn request tne Ilih cor tDlS-lonrrS 10 urge on
the state governments, ut which they are the
| represent ativcs, the necessity OF the stale ap.
| pointing certain officers whose duties shall be
| 10 collect such data. S tGat reliable intOrma.
| tiOn may be obtained In regard TO the catch or
staple flsh ia the various states,
Mr.. Malher having raised the question
i whether it would not be judicious on the
lpart of the association to offer certain re-
wards to persons who had distinguished
tlemselves in fish culture, by means of
usful inventions or otherwise, n motion to
thiseffect was carried, and Messrs. Mathcr.
Mlln,r, and Phillips were appointed com
mittet to report on this subject at the next
annualmce,ing.
DIR. Etmuud5 then moved that at subse-
quent meetings Of the association all fish
breeders in the country be requested, to
give to the association the result oftheiI
researches in fish culture and such i'm
provements as they have made.
The association then elected the follow
ing
OFFICERS.
President-Robert B. Roosevelt, New
York.
Vice-President-G S. Page, New York
Treasurer-E. G.. Blacktord, New York
Secretary-M. G. Edmunds, Weston
Vermont.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
II. G.. Reeder, Easton, Penn; Free
erick Mather, Ioneoyc Falls, N. Y.
Alexander Kent. Baltimore, Maryland
w. f. Whitcher, Ontario, Canada Setl
/ Green, Rochester, n. y.
+ After much interesting but desolutor,
talk on various subjects connected will
fish culture, in the course of which trou
: with two distinct heads was mentioned n
, having been bred by Capt. Ludlow, reso
7 luton was offered and carried that tn
secretary invite all persons, at home AM
abroad, interested in fish culture, to NEE
g the association at the centennial, under til
g auspices of Prof. Baird, at the time whe
] the various state fish commissioners woul
9 be assembled The meeting then adjourn
: ed, to he called togther on the secon
/, Wednesday of February, 1877.
The work of development of this assocla
y tion has been remarkable one. Organ
, izing but a few years ago with spars
. membership, it now numbers among il
: associates, very large number in all SCI
; tions of the country who are interested i
f. fish culture.