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ed fields that many of us toda}- are but gleaners. In the life of 

 this society the road was discovered that is leading rapidl}' to the 

 solution of great problems in nature's marvelous works. Fish 

 can now be artificiall}- hatched with more success than nature 

 gives to the fish in their natural elements. The hatching facili- 

 ties of every state in the union should be so enlarged and im- 

 proved that millions of young fish can be planted every year of 

 our most important food fishes. This is helping mankind. To- 

 day the life of each inhabitant of God's creative waters is known 

 to the fish culturist and biologist from the fry and fingerling to 

 the self-supporting fish, and all diseases known to fish from the 

 trout down to the palatal)le cooking of our much abused German 

 carp. In the memory of all of us, who have watched the inter- 

 ests of this society, we recall the papers and discussions giving 

 the results of hard labor and untiring study in detail of the suc- 

 cessful hatching and caring for almost every species of our 

 food fishes. 



So deeply interested were the workers in details that it made 

 but little dift'erence what subject the member was pleased to 

 introduce the discussion invariably ended in fry and fingerlings 

 arguments. It seems that the beginning of a new century found 

 this fry and fingerling subject amicably settled between the two 

 great contestants, namely — the Michigan Fish Commissioners 

 agreeing with the New York Fish Commission that the future 

 welfare and the progress of the fish, for the benefit of mankind, 

 "depends upon the health of the fry, the condition and surround- 

 ings of the fingerlings." 



So thorough and complete has been the successful workings 

 of the members of this society that the world is not surprised to 

 learn that they are daily cultivating fields in new and unexplored 

 territory. We are not surprised to learn that the members of the 

 Wisconsin Fish Commission are not only contemplating the 

 hatching of whales at their Bayfield hatchery but they are on 

 record as promising "to hatch a brewery for each member in at- 

 tendance at this meeting," and we are informed they stand ready 

 to fulfill their promise. 



What of the future? 



In the index of today we find the members of this society are 

 branching out in other pastures. Some are endowed with talents 



