Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-13

score of years. The acclimatization of
the European sea trout and the Swiss
lake trout also has been effected. The
German carp was introduced more than
thirty-five years ago, and now has an an
nual product here valued at half a mil
lion dollars.
This year we are introducing the
humpback salmon of the Pacific coast
into the littoral waters of Ma ne be-
case of scarcity of the native sa mon.
But you had best stop me- There is
SO much could tell you about this bn-
reau that it is hard to cease once l have
got started"
1t is hardly necessary to point out that
this head of the bureau of fisheries is an
enthusiast in his work. A slender. bright
eyed, active figure of a man. he docs not
need the gray Vandyke beard to proclaim
him a student and a scientist. Unlike
some scientists. however. he is intensely
practical and strong executive and adj
min strator. His record in the service
shows that He served under every one
of the FIVE commissioners who proceeded
him, beginning with Prof Baird. under
whom he entered the bureau in 1856 and
under every one he won promotion.
During his career he has visited every
part of the United States and made exam
nations of all branches of the fisheries.
He has also made special Investigations
Of fisheries and fish culture of various
countries, including. France, England.
Scotland and Holland $1,000, Japan G9o3,
1900 Norway n9c5), China and Ceylon
G907, 1909, Holland n9lO) and England.
Germany and Denmark 1912. Literally
hundreds Of papers and monographs deal
Ing with economic, legal. international and
scientific phases of the fisheries and aqui-
culture of the United States and foreign
countries have come from his pen.
In his first seven years of service Dr.
Smith won six promotions. and in 1893 he
became assistant in charge of the di-
vision of statistics and methods of fish
cries. After four years of this he spent
six years as assistant in charge of the
division Of inquiry respecting food fishes
and fishing grounds. In 1895 he was made
deputy commissioner, position specially
created for him by Congress. In that ca
pacity he served until promoted to COM
miss oner last year.
On several occasions he has represented
the government abroad in matters affect
ing fisheries, noably as expert assistant OF
the American counsel at the arbitration
at The Hague in 1910 of questions affect
ing the north Atlant fisheries. From
1907 to 1910 he was director of the expedi-
the investigation of the fisheries and
aquatic resources of the Phi lipp mes. In
1912 he was made representative Of this
government on the permanent internal
tional council for the exploration of the
sea, and in 1918 was appointed -ntetna-
tional fisher es commissioner on behalf
OF the United States for the control of the
fisheries of the contiguous waters Of the
United States and Canada.
With all this he has found time for
membership in number Of learned and
scientific societies. and from 1883 to 1902
he was a member of the medical faculty
of Georgetown University. But all the
time his first regard is for the bureau Of
fisheries.
the conclusion of a recent talk. that
the great value Of the work being ac-
complished by the bureau is due entirely
to the zeal the intelligence. the loyalty
and the ability of the men who make up
its personnel in all parts Of the country
ASHMUN BROWN.