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predated in his own community, for he was a national figure 

 in fish-cultural circles and his reputation was nation-wide 

 in this field of endeavor. 



What are some of the reasons for the splendid achieve- 

 ments that were his in the chosen field of his life work? 

 First, we find that his heart was in his work and that there 

 was a fighting determination to succeed, two prime essen- 

 tials for success in any field of human activity. These were 

 backed up and fortified by an inexhaustible fund of energy. 

 Then, we find a genius for organization, the faculty of prop- 

 erly assigning his subordinates and, like a skilful general, 

 so deploying his forces as to secure the highest degree of 

 efficiency from the material at his command; and finally, 

 with his own enthusiasm and fearlessness to so inspire con- 

 fidence in his leadership as to spur his men on to their best 

 efforts. We might sum this up by saying that he was a 

 born leader, a born commander, one of that type of strong 

 and forceful men who forge to the front always in every 

 field of effort that attracts and challenges and draws out 

 their best energies. 



During the last twenty years or more he was promi- 

 nently identified with this Society, the leading and most 

 influential organization of its kind in existence. Here 

 again that natural leadership which was an inseparable 

 constituent of his being, soon asserted itself. He 

 was one of its standbys and mainstays and stalwarts, one 

 of the loyal old guard whose advice and counsel practically 

 determined its policies and shaped its destinies. He served 

 as its president for the constitutional limit of one term. 



He contributed a number of papers and always partici- 

 pated freely in the discussions. He was ever eager to learn 

 and to draw out the newest and latest and best in his line of 

 work, but he was equally generous in imparting information 

 from his own storehouse of knowledge. Much might be 

 said of his connection with this Society and of his fidelity 

 and faithful devotion to its best interests, but we will pass 



