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on by saying that his papers and discussions were ever 

 marked by that same candor and fearlessness in the ex- 

 pression of honest opinion that characterized his utterances 

 everywhere. 



Since the passing of our late associate I have received a 

 number of letters of regret and sympathy, but reference 

 will be made only to one, one which in a few words bears 

 witness to his standing in fish culture, from the author of 

 many scientific treatises and popular works on water life — 

 Dr. David Starr Jordan, one of the most eminent ichthy- 

 ologists and zoologists of his time : 



I was very greatly pained lately to learn of the untimely death of 

 Frank Clark. I pray you to convey to his good wife my sympathy in 

 her affliction. Mr. Clark was one of the ablest men in the field of fish 

 culture. I do not myself know that he had any superior, and it is a 

 great pity that he should be lost so early in the great work he was 

 doing. 



Almost from the day he was laid away forever I have 

 been asked, " Who is going to fill Frank Clark's place ? " 

 and I have said, in my personal and business life his place 

 is not going to be filled because there is no one on this earth 

 who can fill it. If you mean to inquire who is going to fill 

 his place in fish culture, I want to say as emphatically as 

 possible that it is not going to be filled by any one man be- 

 cause I believe that there is no one man who can fill it. 

 This is said with all due respect to the many capable men 

 in the employ of the federal and state fish commissions, all 

 of whom are known to me either personally or by reputa- 

 tion. This does not mean that there are no others who can 

 hatch fish as well as he ; there are, and possibly even better. 



But Frank Clark was far more than a mere fish culturist 

 in the sense that to be known as a fish culturist one needs 

 only to be familiar with the comparatively simple processes 

 of hatching fish ; he was far more than a mere station super- 

 intendent carrying out an official routine laid down by offi- 

 cial superiors. He was cast in much larger mould. He com- 

 prehended the broader and deeper and more far-reaching 



