64 Twenty-seventh Annual Meeting 



The next annual meeting of the Association was held about a 

 year later, but the Association was no longer in its infancy. It 

 was now on a firm foundation, and has since contined to grow in 

 strength and favor. 



Mr. VVhitaker: I move you, Mr. President, as a recognition 

 of this distinguished man's work in this connection, that a vote of 

 thanks be given Mr. Stone for his able paper. 



The motion was duly seconded and unanimously carried. 



Mr. Clark: You will notice in Mr. Stone's paper that the 

 Society was called Tlie American Fish Culturists' Association, 

 and at the proper time I wish to take up that matter of a change 

 of name. I think the present name of this Society is inappro- 

 priate, "The American Fisheries Society." That does not show 

 what this Society is. It merely shows that we are fishermen. The 

 name of the Society should be changed back to the. "American 

 Fish Culturists' Association." It carries more of the idea of fish 

 culture with it. 



Mr. Whitaker: You will remember Mr. Mather referred to 

 this same subject two years ago ^n<i said the reason the name 

 was changed was that the scope indicated by the old title was too 

 narrow. 



Mr. Clark: Away back ten years ago, when I think Mr. 

 Whitaker was Secretary of the Michigan Fish Commission, this 

 same question came up. I think the name certainly ought to be 

 changed in some way. 



Mr. Barrett, of North Dakota, was then introduced to the 

 delegates by President May, who stated that Mr. Barrett would 

 say a few words on the subject of "Fish Culture in North Da- 

 kota." 



Mr. Barrett said: Mr. President and Gentlemen: Our State 

 Legislature eight years ago created a Department of Irrigation. 

 Forestry and Fish; the duties whereof have devolved upon myself 

 from that time until this. I give my time and attention to forestry, 

 at the same time fish culture received much of my attention. 



I will say that we have no State fish hatchery. The fish are 

 obtained from the United States F'ish Commission. It is very 

 difficult to obtain fish from that source for the simple reason that 

 the demand throughout the United States for fish is far in ex- 

 cess of the supply the Government has. and yet North Dakota has 

 received a fair amount of fish, for which we feel very thankful. 



