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St. Louis, Mo.. July 24th, 1902. 

 Mr. J. E. Gunckel, Corresponding Secretary, 

 The American Fislieries Society, 

 Toledo, O. 

 Dear Mr. Gunckel: — 



I have seen the announcement of the meeting of the American 

 Fisheries Society to be held at Put-in-Bay, August 5th to 7th. I wish 

 1 could be with you, and possibly I may be there. I am writing you 

 now to ask your co-operation in securing a meeting of the society at 

 the Exposition in St. Louis in 1904. Of course it is a little early to 

 pass a resolution on this subject, but not too early to agree inform- 

 ally, at least, to such a course. You know that meetings of fishery 

 societies at international expositions have always been extremely 

 interesting. The Exposition authorities will welcome you, and you 

 will be provided with a suitable place in which to hold sessions. 



Will your state do anything about a fish exhibit at St. Louis? I 

 am sending you. herewith enclosed, some copies of the first circular 

 of the Fish and Game Department. I also have charge of the 

 Forestry Department as Acting Chief. Kindly write to me as soon 

 as convenient and let me have your assurance of sympathy and 

 co-operation. Very truly yours, 



TARLETON H. BEAN. 



THE FISHING GAZETTE. 

 G. E. Jennings, Publisher and Proprietor. 



203 Broadway. 



New York, August 4th, 1902. 

 Mr. George F. Peabody, 



Secretary of the American Fisheries Society, 

 Hotel Victory, Put-in-Bay, Ohio. 

 My Dear Mr. Peabody: — 



I regret exceedingly that I cannot be with you. for owing to 

 sickness, etc., I find it necessary to remain in New York during the 

 month of August. I am, of course, greatly disappointed, for I had 

 anticipated a pleasant outing with you all on Lake Erie. However, 

 I shall have to postpone my meeting with you until next year, when 

 I hope the meeting will be held in an eastern city. 



I returned from Halifax on Friday and stopped at Boston on my 

 way and called upon Capt. J. W. Collins, Chairman of the Commis- 

 sioners of Fish and Game of Massachusetts, who was at one time a 

 member of the society. I suggested that it would be a graceful act 

 to invite the society to hold their next meeting in Boston, but Cap- 

 tain Collins very modestly said that he was not in a position to do 

 so, but I feel sure that if Boston should be chosen the members 

 from that city, particularly John R. Neal, who is one of the most 

 prominent fish merchants in the United States, and Mr. Jay Smith 

 and I think also Captain J. W. Collins, would be only too willing to 



