360 KEPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



Kumber of men employed in fishing 1, 5G7 



Amount of capital invested $2, 500, 000 



Number of fish caught „ 492, 878, 000 



Estimated in barrels , 1, 478, 634 



Tons of guano made 50, 976 



Gallons of oil made , . . 3, 372, 837 



Guano on hand January 13, 1875 tons. . 5, 200 



Oil on hand January 13, 1875 gallons . . * 648, 000 



THIRD ANNUAL MEETING — 1875. 



The third annual meeting of this association was held at the Aldrich 

 House, Providence, E. I., January 12, 1876. The following-named man- 

 ufacturers were present : E. L. Fowler, Connecticut ; L. Maddocks, 

 Maine; F. E. Colburn, Connecticut; E. T. Dublois, Ehode Island; 

 George W. Miles, Connecticut; B. F. Brightman, Maine; Daniel T. 

 Church, Ehode Island ; William J. Brightman, Ehode Island ; Isaac 

 Brown, Ehode Island ; John Southworth, Ehode Island ; Frederick 

 Gallup, Connecticut; B. F. Gallup, Connecticut ; S. Jones, New York; 

 Y. Koon & Son, New York ; J. H. Bishop, Connecticut, William Holmes, 

 Connecticut ; Job T. Wilson, Massachusetts ; H. L. Dudley, Connec- 

 ticut. 



The president, E. L. Fowler, being in the chair, the minutes of the 

 last meeting were read and approved. 



The treasurer's report was read, examined, and accepted. 



The committee on statistics reported as follows : 



Number of factories in operation in 1874 64 



Number of factories in operation in 1875 *..... 60 



Decrease 4 



Number of men employed in 1874 2, 438 



Number of men employed in 1875 2, 633 



Increase 195 



Number of sailing-vessels employed in 1874 28S 



Number of sailing-vessels employed in 1875 304 



Increase 21 



Number of steam-vessels employed in 1874 25 



Number of steam-vessels employed in 1875 39 



Increase 14 



* The full records of this meeting were uot to be obtaiued. 



