Fifty-Third Annual Meeting. 15 



One of the members of our Society, Mr. Nap. A. Comeau, 

 of Godbout, province of Quebec, Canada, has written a book 

 which should be interesting to members of the Society. It 

 is entitled, Life and Sport on the North Shore. The book 

 treats of hunting, fishing, shooting, trapping, natural history 

 and Indian folk lore. It is a volume of 440 pages, containing 

 thirty-six photo engravures, and may be obtained at a cost of 

 $3,50 for cloth binding and $2.50 for paper, postage 20 cents 

 extra. 



I may announce that two or three additional papers 

 have been received since the printing of the program. Mr. 

 John N. Cobb, Director of the College of Fisheries, University 

 of Washington, has sent a paper entitled, "The Future of the 

 Fisheries of the Pacific," and Mr. E. A. Tulian has two brief 

 papers, one on the subject of the "Shrimp Industry" and the 

 other in regard to "Hatching." 



Dr. Osburn presented his paper, "Natural and Artificial 

 Conditions Affecting the Black Basses." Discussion followed. 



Before a recess for luncheon there was a short discussion 

 on the position of the executive secretary. 



Second Session, Monday Afternoon, September 11 th. 



President Leach presided. 



Discussion of Dr. Osburn's paper continued. 



"The Sportsmen's League. — A Neglected and Undeveloped 

 Power for Conservation," was presented by Mr. Fred J. Foster, 

 U. S. Bureau of Fisheries, Neosho, Mo. Discussion followed. 



"Museum Methods in Relation to Fisheries," was presented 

 by Mr. T. E. B. Pope, Curator, Public Museum, Milwaukee. 

 Discussion followed. 



A paper entitled "Are We Maintaining the Whitefish Sup- 

 ply In Lake Erie?" by Mr. S, W\ Downing of Put-In-Bay, was 

 read. Discussion followed. 



"The Future of the Fisheries of the Pacific Coast," by Pro- 

 fessor John N. Cobb, was read by Mr. Bower. 



The meeting adjourned until Tuesday, September 18, at 

 9.30 o'clock, a.m. 



Third Session, Tuesday Morning, September IStJi. 



The meeting was called to order at 9.30 a.m. by President 

 Leach. 



Mr. Titcome: T would make the motion that the papers 



of those who are here be presented in the order in which they 



appear on the program, those of the absentees being deferred 



until we have heard the others. In that way an opportunity 



or full discussion will be afforded. 



