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and we wanted you, who come from all parts of the 

 United States, to visit us and learn something of our 

 people and of our wonderful resources. I felt if I laid 

 these facts before you, you would stand with me in regard 

 to this invitation. However, I believe that this year many 

 of you desire to take advantage of the great opportunity 

 to attend the San Francisco Exposition, and we do not 

 wish for any reason to create antagonism in the ranks of 

 this Society. When you do come we wish you to come 

 freely so that we may have the pleasure of entertaining 

 willing guests, and it is for this reason that I have with- 

 drawn the name of the City of New Orleans for holding 

 the convention of 1915. 



President Ward : Mr. Alexander, in the name of the 

 Society, I beg to express to you our appreciation of your 

 remarks. Such broad-minded and generous policies will 

 bring success both to the great State which you represent 

 and to this small, but as we believe, important, American 

 Fisheries Society. 



The motion having been made and seconded, it was 

 unanimously voted that the 1915 meeting be held in San 

 Francisco on Sept. 1-4, 1915. 



Report of Committee on Weights and Measures of 

 Whitefish. 



Mr. Downing, of Ohio: I have a report on weights 

 and measures. As chairman of this committee 1 meas- 

 ured and weighed one hundred fish of each sex, — 



President Ward: I have understood that the com- 

 mittee as a whole has had no meetings. It occurs to me 

 that the other members might object to the presentation 

 of a report, even by the Chairman, if the matter has not 

 been fully discussed. This is a matter of great impor- 

 tance. 



Mr. Titcomb, of Vermont: We are pressed for time 

 at this meeting and this matter should be discussed very 

 fully. I am sure that whatever Mr. Downing would give 

 us would be to the point, but we should not be able to 

 thresh the matter out. I move that the Chairman of this 



