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ihcsi' fnitliful and honest nu'ii (I think tliev are honest, the 

 Auditiiiii' ('oiuniittt'e says so), will sav ave. 



["naniiiiously carried. 



Mr. lilatclilVml : If there is anv chap questions it let him 

 say. nay. ( .Vpplaiisc and lano'lder). 



Adjourned. 



AFTERNOON SESSION. 2 :00 o'OLOOK. 



Ai 2 |). m. the steamer reached Crescent Park, near I'rovi- 

 dence, wluTc the Ehode Ishmd Fisli Commission spi-ead a mag- 

 nificent clam l)ake l)anquet in honor ot the sociclv. Tlie gover- 

 noi- of IJhodc Island, his staff and many ])rominent officials of 

 the state and citizens of Providence \v(>re ])resent. and the so 

 ciety was wcdcomed hy the ydxcmor. who said: 



In behalf of the state of Pliode Island I wcdeome the Ameri 

 can Fisheries Society of tlic^ T'nited States. 



At the conclusion of the l)an([uet .Mr. Root said: 



It is a well kiiown fact to you all that the I'nited States 

 stands at the head of the fisheries of the world. Xoav, I wish to 

 imjjress upon yon that a condition of that kind must require 

 great execntive ability, organization and energy, that can be 

 found in scarcely any other occupation, and 1 fui'thei' wish to 

 state that we have with us today the most noted men in the (ish- 

 <'ries industry of the world. (Applause). Now, we have such 

 men here as you have all read about, such as Livingston Stone: 

 we have all read about Dr. TTenshall and his bass rods and re*'ls- 

 we all know Dr. .Vtkins and Dr. Bean, tlie great ex])ert on lish 

 anatomy. Xow, to handle all this thing and get the position 

 that tile Ignited States has got, as I said before, recpiires great 

 executive ahility, and a head must be wonderful that can hand!- 

 all thi>. ^^'e have toda\' liere twenty-one .<upei'inlend<'nts of tlie 

 hatcheries of the Ignited States. 1 venture to say such a number 

 never got together before. Now, what ! got uj) here to say was 

 simply to introduce to you the head of this gnnvt organization 

 the TTon. (Jeorge ^f. Bowers, of Washington. D. ('.. Commis- 

 sioner of Fisheries (d tlie United States, ((ireat applause). 



^Ir. Bowers: fiovcrnor Garvin. Ladies and (lentlenieii. 

 Owini:- to the lateness of the hour and the fact that quite a nuni- 



