The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-02-20

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other terrors of the deep will b
seen, beside the speckled beautie
of stream or lake, the plebian cat
fish, perch and sucker, suggestive
of the boyish angler and the shall
low stream. From ocean depths
will be brought specimens of sub
aqueous life so marvelously deli
cate, and so richly beautiful thai
the microscope will only reveal, il
part, their wondrous beauty and
tilm-like tracery. The methods
too, by which the mysteries Of the
deep are penetrated, the parapher-
MALTA of the United States Fish
Commission, the inventions by
which the finny tribe is cultured,
the wonderful progress made in the
art of fish farming, in addition to
the implements of commercial fish
ing and the latest tackle for ang-
ling-all these will be displayed to
their fullest extent.
Not only will marine creatures
of all sorts be shown, but the finny
denizens of the streams also, and
likewise the whitefsh, the catfish,
the big pickerel, and the huge stur-
geons of the interior waters. Such
a task will necessarily be of great
magnitude, inasmuch as the labor
and skill required to fetch the
fishes in good condition from
points so remote over thousands Of
miles of railway must be enormous
and of the very highest order. It
has been announced hitherto that
such an exhibition was impossible,
but thanks to modern devices and
the discoveries of the Fish Com
mission, no serious difficulties are
anticipated. The marine fishes
will be captured off the coast and
forwarded alive by rail, in tanks
filled with sea-water, to Chicago.
Not only on the Atlantic seaboard,
but on the Pacific likewise, the
vessels of the Commission will de-
vote attention to this work. They
will secure the scaly captives in
seines, select such desirable ones
as are caught in the pound nets of
the fishermen, and take them in
tanks ashore, where they will be
shipped to the Exposition. The
tanks utilized for transportation
will be of sufficient size not to
crowd the occupants and provided
with device for circulating and
aerating the water.
The main structure will contain
a full and complete exhibit of all
the various appliances used in the
fishing industry in all countries
and in all times, while the special
department of angling will have
the whole of the west wing for its
exhibit. 1t is the intention of the
department Of fish and fisheries to
make the exhibits Of foreign ma
tons as large as possible, and thus
far there is every reason to believe
that the highest degree of success
in this direction will be attained.
Captain Joseph w. Collins, Chief
of the Department, was appointed
to that position on February 13,
1891, having been selected for his
eminent fitness for the work to be
performed. lie has had wide cx-
perience in exposition matters, and
is probably the best informed man
regarding fishery expositions and
their conduct to be found in the
country.
On no previous occasion has
there been such a beautiful and
fitting setting for fishery exposi-
ton as that which has been de-
signed for the Exposition at Chi
cago in 1893, where it is hoped
there will be gathered such a dis
play us has never been in America,
and one that will eclipse all pre-
cedinp fishery cXpogitions.