New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-12
THE INTERNATIONAL FISHERY EXHIBITION.

THE INTERNATIONAL FISHERY EAHlBlIION'
WHAT PROFESSOR BAIRD SAYS or THE COMING
SHOW AT BERLIN-sCoPE AND VALUE OF TIE
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. RESULTS OBTAINED IN
THIS COUNTRY.
lFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-ln conversation with
TRIBUNE representative last week, Professor Baird
secretary the Smithsonian Institution expressed his
pleasure that the joint resolution appointing commits
sioncr from THIS country TO the Berlin Fishery ENhim
ton had passed the House and said that in the event
Of its passing the Senate he should be erated TO re-
ceive the appointment. He gave description OF the
salient points the exhibition would embrace, and also
some in terestng facts regard fish culture in this
country.
The Fishery Exhibition at Berlin" said the proes-
sor, " is open April 1t viii consist IN the hIst
place. Of illustrations Of the fishes themselves in the
form OF pastcrcasts colored drawings photographs,
together with stuffed specimens the original object
IN convenient stale of preservation. Then we
SHAH display all the different forms of apparatus by
which the Inhabitants OF the water are pursued and
captnred-ncts, hooks lines boats, and every device
winch directly or indirectly applied TO this purpose.
Thcn comes the apparatus by wAich these creatures
when caught utilized and converted into useful pro-
ducts We shall show the original fish, and also all its
products and derivatives. and the made Of TO
obtain them. For instance, II you take the of the
whaiewuch d. fish technically speaking, although If r.
zoOloeically q manma'-we shall show models Of all
tine aud plaster casts Of the porpoises or
small whales. Then shall show the different devices
by which the whale j, capured-whalcbOats and Their
whole equipments and the and other tools used
for cutting ~ the whale when caught Next will come
specimens OF the products, bubbcr aud oils IN crude
aud refined state spcrmccet and spermeceti candles
the bone, tn jaw az sperm wha!c the teeth orna-
n'entS buttons, kniie-handeS, asd whatever other
articles made from them. Every variety Of article
made from whale Will be shown. The same will be
done with the an gator. There VII he specimen Of the
animal then OF the skin. then three crates Of
leather. then boots. satchcls. and such things rs are
made from It. And 81 with the rest OF the fishes.
tn, iuhnty OF productions from these marine animals
Is enormous. The ordinary common fish g.
usefI not only for food but for manure
It's scales ace used FOR isineass the silver coating
OF the scale OF variety Is used III the manufacture Of
artificial pearls. All these manufactures viii BE- shown
the exhibition. 1t is intended TO make u exhaustive
far any knowledge apperainng to the inhaDants
Of the stream lake and concerned. and the best
means Of utilizing them. and the many ways which 10
possible utilize them, will be fully illustrated. Tie
apparatus used for FISH propagation and reproduction
Will be shown together with statistics Of the results Of
fish culture the COUNTRIES where II has been
operation"
How will America compare with other countries in
the matter OF fish ~
Very well. l almost think she will take the lead |"
Fish culture Is comparatively new hcrel
Yes; it Is comparatively TIE very frs, expert
mcnts made in this country IN 1853. by Dr. Gar
hex, of Cleveland. Ihey were private eHpeum,nis
Vas 1d n anq eTT , In t %
has It's Fishery Commission fact, DO not cal 90
mind any state that has not officer dcsignatcd uy
ihority of the Legislature takr charge TINS interest;
aud nearly all the stays they nave establishments
for fish culture and propagation.
Ihe fish that having the most special success
with is the German IL Is one Of the most valuable
food fishes known, and II Is a Unrestricted hsh II
bears tine relations 70 other fishes thar ducks aud
barndoor fowls the birds Of the woods. II has
been kept confinement for 50 many years thai all IL
instinct of vdness has disappeared il rs no" a. tame
ana easily managed poultry: These hsh are easily
taught come 81 the sound OF bell or whistle ana TO
feed from The hand theF aO" tn"ihstI.es 10 De
Of water aud on being scratched on the nead or
ckled eynce as much pleasure a. cat or doS would
under similar carCsslng tfeaim eht
TIC carp are being cultivated in the United states
ponds near the monument Until within The last ak
months We have not Disturbed then nut since then we
have received more Applications Tor them ihan we can
immediately deal with. We allow about eight or ten
nifty acrcs We nave sent out about 10000, and
have now more than 800 applications on me- me- ,,,
pretty trout that fast. aud IS wei suited 10
steamer brought ms 100000 eggs OF THIS spccics,a
present from he German FISHERY Commission. We arc
also cultivatmg the turbOt and lhc sole. with regard
to fire. had some trouble al The commencement,
al specimens DYING, hut nave no DOUBT now thai
the future this fish in our waters Is now quc well
j" Oar experiments with salmon have been very IN
and succcssful We have dstrbuj ed altogether
about forty million cggs % salmon, OF one species OF
anof6er Our princlpal object * To multiply own
d-h rather thnn seek the naturalization Of others be
cause they he better adopted 10 our own waters
tha1 any which Introduce. For instance we
transfer the California salmon from the West 10 the
East coast, because that salmon Will resist high tom
rrature OF better than our Eastern salmon. We
can only extend the Eastern salmon far south AS the
Delaware but the California ~ ~ ~ may not I'M
reasonably expected to thrive far south James
River or even lower. We have California trout TOO,
which possesses characteristics similar TO those OF the
salmon and thoroughly suited to some OF our Eastern
streams or shad have sent out about Sky million
eggs II is a fish that has made wonderful progress.
From abroad have ncessaut call for CalifOr-
mia and laud-lOckCd salmon, and Tor nearly all our
sDeces OF the family and also for sDad, white
6sh uoss-huuBeTs. and few other varieties We
continually making experiments, which prove the
adyanracc Of these international iuteTchanges and
d0nbl many important results VIII follow the Berlin
Fishery Exhibition
WORK OF THE COMMITTEES.
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