New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-04

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alone exhibits deviliisl and near nv are 70 ~, y.
seen great crabs one of them stretching ON ni'
arms for nine feet. Rus9ias display Is cnihhRy
mcagTe the best thing being large ihVuei oi "
SIN, eyeot, showing how aware is obtained. GER
tain job Seeheck exhibits - Russian lnvenupn, =
fsh-freazer which am assured was oiiRina,cu ~
America carried to Russia. and ~ now sent lott" Dc
a Russian contribution 10 the Exposition.
rppp,pEp srA roOD Asp FREsH FISH,
One part or the Flir--an anncX-is wholly deVoteu
to the various kinds Of food that the seas furnish 10
man, Norwav, for instance, sends SORT oil nsh
meal from which . fish pudding is made, ana also
lot of frcsh-dred cod put mp IN small Daes iaSte"cu
with wire thongs like hay. Sweden, among many
other things ia represented by mass oil area SAa'cs'
a fish, rs was Informed by an Old fisherman ~ NY
elbow that is never used IN America as m artice Vi
food. Our own exhibit in this department Is un'
quesfionablv the best. but sla! make no attempt
to cnumcrlte the articles. , iii
Large omen rclrlgcraors or tables cover" Hi'mn
6uci,- chopneI ice cypose 10 view fresh fish OF All
varieties TIE agents of the different RES re-
cpiye daily invoices OF fresh fish, winch are ial'l
almost alive on these banks OF lee. lhoukn scp'r
rated from orr own country ly over 5000 miles OF
ocean we are not behind other Nations IN thls re-
spcct Mr. f. G. Backford. of Fulton Market mas
kept American fishes before the European pupllc vi
a very cradiabe way. The day visited me Expo
sition ! was much amused at seeing dozen alGe
American oysters almost lost On one OF these iafIo
ice fields An invoice of 1--we frogs arrived TINS sa1e
day, and placed III one OF the aGlaIlnus "l INC
groIo. .
But It is not only in oN matcrel that america
stands first IN tins Exposition IN personnel also she
leads. The Unlred States almost alone 0i AT inc
countries has on the spot pracilcnl as well as lne9-
retical men VINO can explain int ligently the ad-
vautagrS and uses OF all the EXHIBITS Professor u
Brown Goode IN charge of the exhibit. th0lgD
rather young man. * thoroughly acquainted WIN
the scientific side Of the hsheres Captain D. W.
Collins, one OF those p IN homes. practical Amri-
cans who care iHr facts than theories, has the
supervision OF the dCcD-sea fishery vision; re 3S
been fisherman since ms youth. and unIerslah'i'
the handling of n smack rs well rs net. Mt red
ericb Mathor some tim, itor OF the fish culture
department of TIE Chicqg0 Fteid, who has inade
three previous voyages to Europe IN the h.hfr} II
tereSs has charge IF the plsclculiurdl part o. thc
exhibit. Great regret IL expressed by hah cuitursls
in Europe that Professor Balrd nOtable 10 come
over. was told that Herr Won Behr. President or
the German Fishery society. Yhiie examining "lG
American department. actually uncovered MS head
when Professor BIlrds name Was menii ned say
ing that too much honor cOnld not be pald to thls
Distinguished American, who had three times
stocked the rivers OF Germany with salmon.
WHERE THE ADVANTAGE COMES IL.
II is sometimes doubted that international exhibit
tons are of benefit 10 the world. Let me cite a few
examples to prove thlb they are benefit. GER
tain Gentleman, much interested in the fisheries
came all the way from Norway to study the models
of ismng-boats exhibited az this Exposition. He
examined The bolts OF the American department
with great care and surprise, and departed with
much new and valuable information Another gem
fleman who has been Governor of the Dutch East
India possessons was sent to Berlin by MS Govern
ment TO select improved fsnmg-boats Tor the EaSt
Indies. He fGncied the American dOrles. and they
VIII probably be hencefOrth used III the Duch pos
sessions In the Norwegian department IS the gill
net. which Captain Collins informed me cOuld ne
used simultaneously IN the United States, Tor with
II cod can be taken without BAR. practice nor
known in our cod fisheries. About two years ago
Professor Baird. wule dredging off the Massachu-
sets coast discovered the pOlcllOuuder, fish until
then quite unknown The Professor sent some
of these fish to prominent New-Iork hotels and
caterers, who pronounced them very good eating:
his fish. like the sole. has very small mouth ana
cannot be caught by hook One of orr representa-
lives therefore, has been directed to make study
world. and many models of whch--as for example,
the beam trawl net-aTc to he seen mere. lie intends
to visit England for the purpose of seeing drag-nes
i'm actual operation. aud hopes 10 take back with
HIM KNOWLEDGE of these nets that will enable orr
fishermen To employ them IN catching the pole
founder and thus add new source of profit to orr
fish industry.
Next week the prizes are TO be awarded in the
Province of Crown Prince. / have been assured by
persons who ought TO know that the United states
will not only be given the first prize, but VIII also
carry o the lions share of the other prizes. III tins
turns to be true 1t will be most cTedltable
termination of most creditaDle cOmpe-
tItiOn. Congress has seldom voted money to
better purpose than when IL placed $4,000 I'm Pro-
fessOr Baird's hands for this Exposition and never
perhaps has America taken such high rank ut for
eQ International fair