200 American Fisheries Society 



At the close of Congressman Linthicum's address the 

 Society adjourned to the large auditorium for a moving 

 picture exhibition illustrating "Salmon Culture on the 

 Pacific Coast, as practiced by the U. S. Bureau of 

 Fisheries." 



Friday, October 2, Morning Session. 



The session opened with an address by Mr. John P. 

 Woods, President of the Missouri State Fish Commission 

 on the topic "What mean these American Fisheries So- 

 city meetings?" Mr. Woods dwelt upon the value of the 

 meetings to the members and upon the necessity of 

 assisting, through the medium of the Transactions, the 

 "large army of laymen throughout the country who desire 

 more knowledge of fishes and fisheries." He suggested 

 that a campaign for a larger membership should be or- 

 ganized. "A decided two-fold benefit would manifest 

 itself, in the strengthened financial condition of the 

 Society which would permit it to publish to a greater 

 extent, and more especially in arousing the entire people 

 to support the many good measures for the protection 

 and propagation of fishes which we now find it difficult 

 to pass and enforce. The sacrifices of science would then 

 be less in vain and the benefits derived would be far- 

 reaching and valuable beyond the power of the mind to 

 grasp." 



Mr. Wood's address precipitated a discussion of ways 

 and means of assisting the Bureau of Fisheries to secure 

 proper equipment and appropriations along the lines 

 indicated by Secretary Redfield's address and the further- 

 ing of Federal control as suggested by the remarks of 

 Congressman Linthicum. 



Mr. Graham of Massachusetts moved that a special 

 committee of five members be appointed to confer with 

 Secretary Redfield and Commissioner of Fisheries H. M. 

 Smith and to report at the business meeting on Saturday 

 morning. Carried. 



Later it was moved and carried that President Ward 

 act as Chairman of the committee and be empowered to 

 appoint the other members. 



