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T am glad to say that I have been able to supply northwestern 

 Ohio, Since Mr. Stranalian left Put-in-Bay, something had to 

 l)e done. We used to snake our tish from Stranahan, but now we 

 get nothing ! I strongly favor a committee to be appointed to 

 wake up Ohio and other states similarly situated. 



The fish commission amounts to nothing, (I do not wish the 

 stenographer to miss that either) because it is merely a political 

 plan from l:)eginning to end, and you must do so and so or it 

 don't go. - Xow, if there is some influence brought to bear that 

 will lift this state out of the hole or rut into which it has fallen, 

 it will be a l)lessing, and this committee can certainly lay plans 

 as to how it shall be done. If they cannot get the fish commis- 

 sioner to do something, they can back up the people; and the 

 people are ready at any time. There never was a time in the his- 

 tory of the state of Ohio when the laws were so good for the i^ro- 

 tection of fish as this year, there is no question about that. All 

 that Ohio needs is a few good men right behind it, men of ex- 

 perience and men that have Ijeen educated in the American 

 Fisheries society, that will push Ohio to the front. I am strongly 

 in favor of Mr. Dickerson's motion. 



The President : The chair is inclined to commend your 

 energy in increasing the number of fish in Ohio by introducing 

 the new method of raising them on trees. 



Mr. Gunckel : I had to do it, and then they called me a liar. 

 (Laughter and applause). So I started to raise boneless fish, 

 and I have succeeded, I am happy to say, in that also. 



The President : I would inquire of ]\Ir. Dickerson what is 

 his ])recise motion. 



]\rr. Dickerson: My motion was that a committee of three 

 lie appointed to suggest to the various state commissions, or to 

 report at our next meeting, the l)est method of creating puldic 

 sentiment in the various states in the interests of fish culture. 



^fotion seconded and unanimously carried. 



'Mv. John W. Titcoml), of Washington, D. C. : T move that 

 we adjoui-n at 5 o'clock for the afternoon session. My object in 

 making that motion is simply to ascertain whether the members 

 would like to take a Iwat ride, and if so that motion might be 

 made conditional on the weather. The fish commission steamer 



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