Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-24
Presidents Address.


at the White House yesterday afternoon
by the the President, who spoke to them
on the conservation of fish food resources,
ranking 1t in Importance with forestry
preservation. In the course of his in
formal talk the President said:
Nothing has been so forcibIy brought
to my attention of late as the evident de-
termination of the people not to let the
despoliation of their natural heritage go
unnoticed further The same obsta-
cles are met by those interested in
other movement intended to prevent pri-
vate aggression or neglect from causing
irreparable damage to resources"
In closing he gave his best wishes of
success to the work of the congress.
Warm Discussion Over Laws.
Protection of game and good fishes
developed rather a lively row at the
closing meeting of the American fish,
cry congress at the Arlington last
night. 1t had been thought that only a
little formal business would be trans
acted but c. H. Wilson, who mas been
interested in getting the congress to
declare for closed fish season. brought
up his resolution again and kept the
congress in a ferment till nearly 10
o'clock.
that the congress passed a resolution
recommending to all the state commis-
sions a closed season for the nesting
fishes, which make nests and rear Their
young much after the manner OF a hen
with chickens But regarding the great
families of food fishes largely sea
spawning fishes, the congress refused
to recommend a closed season, noldir g
that it was much better for the fish to
be taken during the egg season and
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sold or given by the fishermen to the
government hatcheries, where the fish
fry are raised. 1t was pointed OFT that
it is only by this hatchery work that
the fish supply can be kept up.
If the recommendation of the con-
gress is accepted the inland fly fisher
who is out after game fish will De laced
with much more severe restrictive laws
than at present.
Guests at Luncheon.
The delegates to the international
congress were the guests at luncheon
at the New Willard today of the Blue
Ridge Rod and Gun Club.
This evening there will be reception
| for the delegates and their Narties at
the home Of Secretary Straus of the De-
partment Of Commerce and Labor.
Believes in Federal Control.
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control of interstate and international
fishing waters is w. E. Meehan of Penn
sylvania. He originated the fish commits
sion Of that state in 1895 and has been
one of the steady workers in the Ameri-
can society for years. He is responsible
| for Pennsylvania taking up the conser-
walton OF food fishes. however humble. and
such as had not been touched by many OF
| the scientific hatcheries. Pennsylvania has
gone in for the breeding of the humble
yellow perch and has made 1t valuable
commercial fish. 1t handles. also, trout
pickerel and the lake white fish hatcher
| les. 1t has the distinction OF being the
| only state to run frog farm and has
made a great success of frog cultivation
DIR. James A. Henshall of Montana, like
many of the members Of the congress, is
an inventor. Most of the men have in
vented apparatus for their particular line
/ OF work and none of these things is pat
ented. the invention always being public
| ly described and thrown open to general
use. Mr.. Henshall has been working with
the pond culture Of black bass for the past