New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-26
FISHERY EXPERTS MEET.
DISCUSSING FRY AND YEARLINGS.
VARIOUS PAPERS READ BEFORE THE AMERICAN
trcurDvEc SOCIETY.

VARIOUS PAPERS READ BEFORE THE AMERICAN
FISHERIES SOCIETY.
Harmony did not prevail at the frst'day's session
OF the twenty first annual meeting OF the AhleIi'".
Fisheries society," which held az the Hoha'"
House yesterday The gathering was called 10 orue'
at 10 O'clock and continued all day. anu nios' Vi -"
time was consumed In discussing the Quesuoh' o""i'
we plant fry or yearngsl" Frank y. '"rh' an
Assistant United states Fish Commissioner from MICH
gan " X. Fairbank and Others TOOK the posi''" ,a'
the Planting of yearlings the better way wmle
Frederick Maher and his followers took the other side
The remarks OF the members during the discussion wee
somewhat personal but all the personal di'ere"oes
that existed between the members at the adIourhci'
wiped out at the socieys banquet III tie e'e"s
The following papers were read at yeste'uhs So
sion: Feeding Fry Fly y. Mather; Eggs OF the
Rainbow Trout" W. F. Page and Herschel Wmtaher'
Fshways,' ". II. Rogers "Food for Fishes" A. W.
Cheney: Present status OF Trout Culture Wihiam
F. seal: american Salmon ard salmon fisnerieo'
Dr. Bushrod W. james " Artihclaly reared ir"""
W. L. Gilbert "Fish and Fishing In Ohio,' hearing
Trout for Distribution" Frank ~ Clark; euggeSu''
Looking to Universal Pond Culture" S. e.. worm iho
snsouehanna; It's Past Present Future a. F. Csapp
Planting Fry vs. Planting Fngerings." James Nevin
| 4" Self.Reproducing Food for Young Fish, Frank H.
Mason: Historical Review OF the Fisheries OF inc
Great Lakes Herschel Whitaker: State Coh,r,i Vi
the slate Fisheries IIoyt Post; "A National salmon
Park" Livingstone Stone.
Mr. stones papcr on "A National Salmon Park"
WAS especially Interesting. He referred to the a"ose
total determination Of the American buffalo, ana saiu
that such a fate would ovcroke the salmon II some
thing was not soon done. Among other things ne
said IL, -.
Il will say from my personal knowledge t""' no'
on1r is everv continuance employed that human IN
cenuity can devise to destroy the salmon OF orr Yves.
Coast rivers but more surely destructive, more la''
| L,t+i NAV ahI
DESTROYING agencies Of human progress, before "mcn
,bc salmon must surely disappear did the bufao'
Tho helpess salmon's life Is Clipped between theSe
TWO forces the muIderous greed OF the fishermen anu
the white mans advancing civilization what was
II that DESTROYED the salmon OF the Hudson the Con
nectcu the lmac and the various sinaller rivers
Of New Ems gland where they used to be exceedingly
Abundant 1t the growth OF the country. the
,ncrease of population, necessarily bringing with IL
the development OF the various industries by wmch
communities i've and become prosperous. IL was
tho mills tho dams the steamboats, the manufactures
nu,1Us 10 the water and smaller causes, which, first
making the streams more and more unnhaoltable fof
the salmon finally extermnnted them altogether
on the Pacific Coast too the salmon Is being rapidly
killed off, Tho decrease OF the number OF salmon
there I'm recent years has been remarkably large 30
can be seen that the friends of the salmon have 10
| fear more than overfshng and National park for
| the salmon is necessary to preserve the fish,
The following officers were elected h"r'che'
Whitaker president: Fred Mather. vice president;
Henry C. Ford treasurer: Edward p. Doyle. recording
secretary: T. II. Bean, corresponding secretary H. H.
| Cary W. H. Bowman. L. Streuber, W. NJ. Hudson,
~ K Fairbank c. V. osborn and b. b. Porter, eXecu-
| tive committee.
Among those present at the gathering were r. D.
| Ansden Of Rochester; L. d. huntington OF New
| Rochelle; DR.. Mrleon H. Bean, National Museum
Washington. d. c. James Bernhard. Union CLUB, New
! York Professor Bckmore. American Museum, New
| York: Henry Burden, Troy. " Y; W. A. Butler Ir'
Detroit Mich. Dr. II. II. Carey, Atlanta, Ga; Frank
| Clark Worthwhile. Mich; John Gay, Washington ;
| W L. Gilbert Plymouth. Mass. &. Brown Gooce,
Washington; J. F.. Gunkell Toledo Ohio Fred Mather
Cold Spring IIarbor y. Y: Walter ID. Marks, Paf1s
| Mich Colonel ". Mcdonald. Washington; Emory d.
Potter Toledo Charles b. Reynolds, New-lork;
| l.. Streuber. Enc, Penn. J. ID. QuackenboS. New
| York: John " Titcomb, Rutland; W. II. Rogers Am
herst Nova SCOTIA and W. II. Bowman Rochester.
To-day the members Of the society will be the guests
! OF the south Side club. The day VIII Do spent IN
fishing. The party will start for Inc nshing grpnnds
nj y 30 a. H. d special train from Long Island city.
| About hundred men sat down 70 inc dinner
10 the Ou-of town members ~ the American Fisheries
society by the New York Association for the Pro
Robert H. Roosevelt presided. and after dinner he
delivered an address Of welcome 10 the guest- which
was responded nv Or. J. e. Parker. Of the Fisheries
society Charles +. whitehead, lIcrsche Whitaker.
of Tho Michigan F-h Commission. and Dr. Ban, OF
Washington and others also spoke, Informally.