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paper, notwithstanding that distribution work was exceedingly 

 heavy. 



Discussion. 



Mr. J. N. Cobb, Seattle, V/ash. : Have there been any cans of that 

 type developed by other people? If so, just what are the original features 

 of your can as compared with theirs? 



Mr. Fearnow : The 18 points summarized in my article show the ad- 

 vantages of this device over other types of fish containers. The combina 

 tion of a canvas jacket and receptacle, with a means having ventilating 

 and water aerating apertures for retaining a cooling medium, is new. Tha 

 canvas jacket alone is not new. Of course, the idea of absorbing atmos- 

 pheric heat through evaporation has been known virtually for ages, par 

 ticularly in the Far East. I do not believe that the canvas jacket has ever 

 been used before to lower the water temperature in the transportation of 

 live fish. 



Another feature is the automatic syphon, in combination, of course, 

 with a fish container. A feature I consider entirely new is the aerating 

 pan, designed to hold the fish near the surface of the water. I do not mean 

 to say there have not been compartments for minnow buckets, but there has 

 b«en no compartment that embraces the fundamental idea of this container. 

 The substantially imperforate bottom of this compartment restricts the move- 

 ment of the water and directs its force to the upper apertures. The idea 

 is to hold the fish in comparative stillness in this compartment and to jet 

 the water into it. 



Mr. J. W. TiTcoMB, Hartford, Conn.: Well, Mr. Fearnow, as a mem- 

 ber of this committee I want you to feel that we realize the importance 

 of this device, and if it receives a prize it means that perhaps thousands 

 of dollars will be invested in it by commissions who want to try it. How 

 far is the device submitted this year different from the presentation of last 

 year? 



Mr. Fearnow : This device includes last year's device, with added 

 features. If you remove the automatic siphon, place handles on this con 

 tainer, leave the tray out of consideration, and place a different type of 

 lid on it, you have last year's device, which was a shallow water container 

 with a canvas jacket. 



Mr. Titcomb : It is well recognized that the shallow water method of 



transporting fish has been used by the Japanese for ages. You consider, of 



. course, that yours is an improvement over that. If the container is standing 



still for two or three hours with fingerling trout in it, you think they are 



going to move around sufficiently to aerate themselves. 



Mr. Fearnow : The Japanese method is based almost entirely on spon- 

 taneous aeration. The fish are carried in shallow water in tubs. No pro- 

 vision is made for lowering the temperature, removing sediment, aerating 

 the water without disturbing the fish, or utilizing the swimming efforts of 

 he fish to assist in aeration. The practical value of my device, as far as 

 automatic aerating is concerned, is in connection with the larger sized fishes. 



