New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-09
TIE UNITED STATES At THE FISHERIES
EXHIBITION.
From The London Daily Heios. June 20.

From The London Daily He,cs June 20.
Professor g. Brown Goode, assistant director
TO the International Fisheries Exhibition. gave the
Fishery Consress at south heIsng'3n an
tries of tho United States the first American colony
chiefly TO the abundance OF hs and OYSTER In the adj
jacenl rivers. Little substantial progress was made,
10 seyer until after the war OF the Rebellion. Since
1868 and especially within the rast decade the fish
cries IA the Professor showed have increased Ia extent
aud value to degree without parallel In their previous
history The present position OF the industries Is
arkabe Great freezing houses have been built on the
Great Lakes the Pacific coast and IN the cities OF the
East and refrigerator cars are running upon all the
trunk lines of railway Columbia salmon lake whitelsE.
cod bass Spanish mackcre aud other choice fishes are
frozen st and packed up In heaps Ike eorcwood, and
be had at season OF the year Refrigerator cars
aud trout packed IN snow IN Tue NORTH are received IN
Halibut brought from the distant oceanic banks In
reigigeratOrs built In the holds OF the vessels, aud
in oe 10 the cites Of the interior Timed hsh sspec
ally snmOn, Holsters and sardnes, ana mackerel are
ia Annually exported In 1880 2I53 900 salmon were
received y the establishments Of the Pacific slope, and
mere pasne y sares 70 the ySae Of
Ss2J 600 were packed In Maine, these being simply
manufacture Four million one hundred and seventy
eight thousand pound Of Holsters also packed
The Ingenious devices for river and lake fishing
exhibited the American Court were described, show
taned every branch OF the Industry especially In the
propagation and accumulation OF useful fishes In the
undertaking. tne fish culturlsts have
been assisted by grants OF public money Professor
oode estimates the different fishes OF the United States
waters ut 1,400; OF these 800 have recognized
economic Ivalue. lie divides the AZ recognized fishing
industries OF his country into four divsons-l. Ocean
fisheries conducted by seagoing yessels 2. Coast fish
cries. conducted chiefly from small boats 3. River and
lake fisheries, which produce shad, alewlfe, salmon,
whltensh, smelt and sturgeon H. Strand fisheries and
shore industries including SEAL terrapin clam qnabog,
abalOnc, salt and seaweed trades. The whae-fsh
cry decreased In value OF late years owing 10 the
PRODUCTION OF mineral oils and fishing. The aims,
methods and achievements OF the United states Fish
Commission explained toward the close OF the
paper, which was supplemented by an explanation by
Mr. Earle OF series OF diagrams OF the excellent hatch
Ing and refrigerating apparatus In use In America.
described the paper read by Mr. Goode OF tho
most interesting he had ever heard and the NOBLE lord
warmly acknowledged the kind he himself had
received from the United States In prosecuting his
piscicutural efforts In England. The OF thanks
seconded by Professor Huxley who urged that tue
statements In the paper completely Justified the afgu-
ments which he tMr. Huxley ventured submit to
the Congress the opening meeting No other country
In the world had taken up the question OF sh culture
scientific spirit, and with such successful reslts In
the United States. The complimentary thanks to his
Exceency for presiding were moved by the Marquis OF
Hamilton, who gracefully referred TO the pleasure al
ways produced by the presence OF Mr. Lowell, whenever
he appears In public.
The chairman (Mr. Lowe) In acknowledging the COM
pmcnt said that lie might be allowed TO observe, with
any National vanity that was the wise and gencr
OK preparation OF 10000 by the American Congress
which did great deal toward encouraging the Fisheries
Exhibition Ut the outset lie had been greay gratined