14 Tliirtij-Firsf Animal Meeting 



of the game at the next congress. If we had done that Ijefore we 

 would have passed it at this last congress. 



Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, adopting 

 the resolution. 



]\Ir. Dickerson : I want to apologize for doing thrt^ days' 

 work in one, because I expect to have to leave tonight or at 5 

 o'clock tomorrow morning, owing to l)usiness matters at home 

 requiring my attention. 



It seems to me there is one matter wliich this association has 

 always neglected and that is the matter of creating a puljlic sen- 

 timent in favor of fish culture. We began in Michigan a year 

 and a half ago in a systematic way to educate our people in the 

 state in the interest of fish culture ; we have already profited hy 

 it; it is a matter that has never been discussed by this associa- 

 tion, a matter that has never been taken up, and we ought to 

 devise some way of systematicially educating the public in favoi 

 of fish culture. Every state wliere fish culture is carried on to 

 any extent needs attention in that direction. When a farmer 

 comes to the legislature, if fishing in his immediate vicinity is of 

 no great importance, he looks on raising little fish as child's 

 play; he votes against the ap])ro]n'iation because he does not see 

 any need for the work in his own ueighborhood; he takes no in- 

 terest in the matter. The opposition in our legislature comes 

 from those gentlemen who live in districts where there is no 

 water in their immediate vicinity and where they derive no direct 

 benefit near their homes froui an a])propriation in tlie interests 

 of fish culture ; and for that reason, to properly conduct the work 

 (and we cannot conduct it properly unless we get sufficient 

 appropriations with which to conduct it) it is necessary, in my 

 judgment, to begin in asystematic manner to make puljlic senti- 

 ment in the interests of fish culture ; and I want to suggest that 

 that matter be discussed here so far as it ])ossil)ly can, and 1 will 

 offer a motion that the chair appoint a committee to recommend 

 at our next meeting the best method or methods of interestino; 

 the puldic and creating public sentiment in favor of fish culture. 



Motion seconded. 



Mr. George F. Peabody, of Appleton, Wis. : I think ]\Ir. 

 Dickerson's idea is a very excellent one, ])ut still the initiative 



