Evening star., 1899-02-07
The Incon.parabIe Potomac.


There is no stream IN the world to CON-
pare with the Potomac as a home for
bass" he said. With romantic scenery.
surpassed by none for beauty, a climate ex-
actly suited TO this noblest of game fish, a
volume of water that assure; him against
determination, out Of reach of the lamprey
or other enemy save man. Keep but his
habitat pure and supply him with food, and
anglers Will come from every direction to
cast a line for Potomac bass. which. with
Potomac shad will stand always for the
est.
The amount OF money expended by an
giers is usually underestimated. but a little
inquiry among our own members demon
strates the fact that for those who love the
sport few spend less than $50 year and
from that to 1860, to fish nowhere save in
the Potomac.
Make the river what II should be, and
revenue from a few pulp mills to the resi-
dents viii be a trifc 20 the moneys which
wandering anglers will scatter up and down
its banks"
Mr.. Talbot devoted some time to dis
CuSSion of the bills pending In Congress
relative to filtration. If filtration is TO be
the remedy he argued that it would be
well to provide at public expense a filter
for every community and every hamlet
elong its banks below the sources of danger.
Chairman Hunters Report.
Mr.. Joseph II. Hunter. chairman of the
committee on fish presented a verbal re-
port. He rehearsed what thu association
did last year IN seining the canal and
pointed out the excellent fishing which pre-
vailed up the river last spring. 1t was his
opinion the seining OF the canal yearly did
a grea. amount of good. This year. because
of lack OF funds. seining was omitted. He
hoped next year it would not be. In reply
to question he said 1t cost in the neigh
borhood of $500 to 60 the work.
DR.. Theodore S. Palmer assistant chief
Of the biological survey, Department of Ag-
dress. He took for his theme wild ducks
ard spoke at length of the merciIess
slaughter that was going on, which was
Rapidly eXtermirating them. There were
sixty-two species of wild fowl he said,
forty-one of which were wild ducks, six
teen geese and five swan. Thirty-one of
these were to be found in the waters of the
District, twenty-seVen being wild ducks
three geese ard one swan. He exhibited
MAPS showing the closed and ouen seasons
for game in the different states. The
danger to ducks is that the laws only pro-
teCted them in those states where they
breed. Our open season in the District he
said. is too long. The markets here are
open to The gIITuers of other states when
the law in those states is up and the season
closed. The spring shooting about Wash
irgton, at least, should be curtaiied.
The Depleted Treasury.
ferred TO the depleted condition of the
treasury, motion was made after the reg
ular reports had been read to increase the
dues. Such a motion had been made at a
previous meeting, and came up as untir-
ished business. There was not a dissenting
vote against the motion, and the dues OF
the association hereafter viii be 81 per an
mum. The wish was expressed during the
discussion that every member of the a.;sO-
citation promptly remit his dues. There is
considerable worl. on hand and fund.; are
needed.
Tho nominating committee presented the
nominations for the officers OF the associa-
tion during the year, and having been pre-
sented. these were VoteI upon, with the
following result:
Robtey D. Evans. president; James Il.
Hood. vice president; DR.. W. p. Young
secretary-treasurer. and Richard Sylvester
warden, together with an executive COM
mittee, consisting of Walter 6. Harlan,
chairman: Frank B. Curtis. Jas NJ Green
Joseph Fl. Hunter, Charles II. Laird, Har-
rison Dingrnan. Jesse Middleton, Frederick,