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up into \'orniont a while as^o that went from lioston, and were 

 gone six hours without any attendant, and the man reported they 

 arrived in good shape, so I went to work and painted all my cans 

 with it. I get the paint of Nash, W'inslow &z Co., of Boston; 

 they are well known dealers. It is what is called "a(|uol" paint. 



The President: What does it cost? 



Mr. Wood: It costs lo cents a pound in lo-pound lots. 



The Secretary: I would like to ask Mr. Wood whether he 

 has ever steamed his cans since he used that paint? It is a cjues- 

 tion whether they wouUl stand steaming or not. We find it 

 necessary to steam our cans occasionally to keep them clean and 

 free from "fish\" odors, particularly in warm weather. 



Mr. Wood: I never tried it. We always wash our cans 

 though, thoroughly. 



The President: Any further incjuiries about the can? 



Mr. Bryant : When you deliver a considerable quantity, 

 you get them through safe? 



Mr. Wood: We guarantee delivery with attendant; still we 

 sometimes send them from Boston to St. Johnsbury safely alone. 



The President: About five hours? 



Mr. Wood: Yes, I should judge so. You are a better 

 judge than I. We can send them from Boston to New York 

 City; the swash of the water while on the train helping to keep 

 them alive. I know there are refrigerator cans which some think 

 are just as good as these, yet in carrying trout I never like to 

 make the water any colder than necessary. I wouldn't take the 

 fry from our hatchery, where the water is 52, and cool it down 

 to 35 and expect them to live under ordinary conditions after- 

 ward. I remember at one time I took a lot of trout, and there 

 was a diflference in the temperature of 8 degrees only; the water 

 we had put them in was 8 degrees warmer. I was in a hurry 

 and dumped the trout out, and the man wrote me that he picked 

 up several hundred dead trout the next day. 



The President: I think Mr. Hurlbut ought to tell us a little 

 about his can. 



Mr. ITurlburt: T wish to say here that we ship everything 



