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'I'hc rrosiiKm: Alxml what linu' will \i)vi wani t<» rcrcivo 

 the tish? 



Mr. RawiK'l: W'c would like Id have them tor the ooenini^-. 

 1-iit it is not iieeessar\- that lhe\' sIkhiIcI he there early in the 

 sprini^-. It does not niak'L a i;Teat deal o| differenee whether 

 they i^et there on the opening- day or \^o\.. 



Mr. Uiokerson : 1 desire to say that Mr. Ravenel will have 

 the heartv co-operation of the Michig'an Commission, and every- 

 thing will he done that it is possihle to do to make the exhihit 

 everything tliat il should l)e. 



The President: 1 will say for the N'ermont Commission 

 that we shall trv and sn])pl\- them with golden trout, lake trout, 

 ;md hrook trout. 



Dr. Jaiiies : \\'e have several hatcheries in Pennsvlvania, 

 and 1 have not the least douhl hut the Fish Commissioners will 

 furnish anything that they can. 



Mr. Root: I wish to say on hehalf of the Rhode Island 

 Commission that we are making ver\- interesting experiments in 

 the raising of the lohster. and we think we are going to make a 

 .success of it. and if we do we shall be pleased to make an exhihit 

 of the lobster and also of oysters and clams. If we do succeed in 

 propagating and raising them I think it will be something that 

 has never l)een done l)efore. J think there is no doubt l)ut our 

 experiments will i)e successful. 



The reading and discussion of papers was then taken 

 up in the following order: r'a]:)ers of Mr. Clark, Dr. James. 

 ^\r. Habljitt and Dr. Henshall. President Titcomb then an- 

 nounced the prt)gramme for the next two days. Adjournerl 

 at lo p. m. 



