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ber, were charged with the duty of bringing it there. Now to 
put me on as chairman of the committee, and then afterwards 
compel me to report in favor of another place is embarrassing. 
T think I am privileged to say however, that whenever this society 
sees fit to go to Grand Rapids it will never regret having gone 
there. I think we have more people interested in protecting 
game and fish in that section of the state of Michigan than in 
other quarter of the United States of the same area; so that, at 
some future time, 1f I am present, I shall expect to get the vote 
of this society for Grand Rapids. In the meantime however, 
your committee have unanimously agreed upon White Sulphur 
Springs, West Virginia, as the place. 
As to the time of meeting, we were unable to get a calendar 
of next year, so we fixed the time as the last week in July, that 
being on the whole the time when superintendents and others 
engaged in fish culture have the least to do and can best spare 
the time to attend the meeting. 
I move the adoption of the report. 
Motion seconded and unanimously carried and report 
adopted. 
The secretary then read a paper by Mr. 8. W. Downing of 
Put-in-Bay, O., on the subject of “The White Fish,” some 
thoughts on its propagation and protection. 
President: That paper is very interesting, and probably I 
am more interested in it than many others, although all of the 
state commissioners are interested. As Dr. Smith is now ready 
for the illustrated lecture we will defer the discussion of Mr. 
Downing’s paper until this afternoon, and I trust the gentlemen 
will remember the paper, and what it is and what they want to 
bring out. 
I will appoint as the committee on necessity of organization, 
Mr. Joshn and Mr. Dennis, two legal gentlemen, Dr. Bean, Mr. 
Douredore and Mr. Root, and I trust that committee will go 
over the matter very thoroughly, canvassing the ins and outs, 
and give us a report that will be all right. 
