358 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



APPENDIX L. 



Annual proceedings of the United States 2Ienliaden Oil and Guano Asso- 

 ciation . 



FIRST ANNUAL MEETING. 



At a meeting of the menhaden oil and fish guano manufacturers of 

 Maine, Long Island, Connecticut, Ehode Island, and New Jersey, held 

 in New York January 7, an association was formed, to be known as "The 

 United States Menhaden Oil and Guano Association." A constitution 

 and articles of association were adopted. 



The meeting organized with E. L. Fowler of Guilford, Conn., as chair- 

 man, and Luther Maddocks, of Booth Bay, Me., as secretary. After some 

 discussion a committee on statistics was appointed, with instructions to 

 rei)ort as soon as possible. The committee was as follows : Mr. L. Mad- 

 docks, Maine ; Mr. Church, from Ehode Island ; Mr. Price, from Long 

 Island ; and Mr. Fairchild, from Connecticut. 



Mr. Fairchild, as chairman, reported as follows: Number of factories 

 in operation, 625 amount of capital invested, $2,388,000; number of 

 fishermen employed, 1,197; number of men employed at lactones, 1,109; 

 number of sailing-vessels employed, 383 ; number of steamers employed, 

 20; total number of fish caught, 1,193,100 barrels (250 fish to barrel); 

 total of oil made, 2,214,800 gallons ; total amount of guano made, 30,299 

 tons. Stock in hand of manufacturers, 484,520 gallons oil and 2,700 

 tons guano. 



The meeting then voted to appoint a committee on permanent organi- 

 zation and to report a constitution and by-laws. This committee con- 

 sisted of Mr. J. G. Nickerson, Boston; Mr. Thomas F. Price, Greenport, 

 Long Island, and Mr. H. L. Dudley, New Haven. Their report was 

 accepted and the constitution adopted, and the following officers chosen 

 for the ensuing year : President, Luther Maddocks, of Booth Bay, Me. ; 

 vice-presidents, George F. Tuthill, Greenport, Long Island, and E. L. 

 Fowler, Guilford, Conn.; secretary and treasurer, H. L. Dudley, New 

 Haven ; executive committee, Luther Maddocks, Booth Bay, Me., David 

 F. Vail, Eiver-head, Long Island, B. F. Brightman, Bound Pond, Me. 



Constitution and hy-laics of the United States Menhaden Oil and Guano 



Association. 



New York, January 7, 1874. 



Whereas the manufacture of menhaden oil and fish guano has become 

 identified as one of the important industries of this country; therefore 



Eesolved, That we, the manufacturers, with the view of rendering to 

 each other mutual aid and assistance, do hereby form ourselves into an 

 association for this purpose, and to be governed by the following con- 

 stitution : 



Article 1. This association shall be called the "United States Men- 

 haden Oil and Guano Association." 



