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President : We will now listen to a paper by Mr. S. G. 

 Worth, of Mammoth Spring, Ark., on "Fresh Water 

 Angling Grounds for the Striped Bass." 



The paper was read and discussed. 



President : The next paper is by Mr. S. W. Downing : 

 "Are the Hatcheries on the Great Lakes a Benefit to the 

 Commercial Fisherman?" 



Dr. Ward then read the paper by request. 



Before reading the paper Dr. Ward said : 



I am very glad to be of any service to my friend, Mr. 

 I )« )\\ ning, especially because the paper was of considerable 

 interest to me as I read it over at his request. Please under- 

 stand that all this is to be attributed to him. I know he 

 deserves it. 



After being read the paper was discussed. 



President: That embraces all the papers to be read by 

 those present, and we will now take up Dr. Charles H. 

 Townsend's paper on "The Pribilof Fur Seal Herd, and the 

 Prospects for its Increase." 



The paper was read and discussed. 



Mr. Worth then read a paper, by Mr. J. F. Bpepple, 

 entitled, "Notes on the Fish of the Cumberland River." 



President : The next paper will be, "Some Observa- 

 tions on the Culture of Yellow Perch in Ponds," by Mr. 

 W. B. Gorham, of Erwin, Tenn. 



The paper was then read. 



President : The next paper will be, "Atlantic Salmon in 

 Fresh Water," by Mr. Charles G. Atkins, of East Or- 

 land. Me. 



The paper was then read by Mr. Thompson. 



President: The next paper will be, "Notes on Sonic 

 Seldom Marketed Salt Water Fishes," by Mr. John Tread- 

 well Nichols, of New York City. 



I will ask that it be read by Dr. Bean. 



The paper was then read and discussed. 



President: The next paper is one that I think I will 

 have to ask our friend, Dr. Bartlett, to read, otherwise he 



