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have a great deal less coal, a great deal less timber, and a great 
deal less poultry, and a great deal less of a great many necessary 
things. We are in the habit of saying this, and we believe it to 
be true. Now it may not strike you, because you have not in- 
vestigated it, but you will take the word of us who have investi- 
gated it, that we think West Virginia is the richest state in the 
union. Of course it is just on the eve of its development; and 
if any of you gentlemen are thinking of changing your location, 
I do not know of a better place in the world to settle than in 
West Virginia, and we will be glad to have you. 
Now, as I said, I just came here to say a few words to you, 
to weleome you, and to tell you how glad we are to have you 
with us, to wish you a good time and to hope that you will come 
baek and see us agai as soon as you can. 
I thank you gentlemen. 
(Great applause. ) 
Dr. H. M. Smith then read a paper written by Mr. George 
R. Allen of Portland, Oregon, on the subject of “Notes on the 
Feeding of Parent Trout with Reference to Virility of Eggs 
Produced.” 
Mr. Henry Talbott of Washington, D. C., then read a paper 
on the subject of “Potomac Bass.” 
Mr. Oregon Milton Dennis, Secretary and Counsel, Mary- 
land State Game and Fish Protection Association and Assistant 
State Game Warden of Baltimore, Maryland, then read a paper 
on “Fish Protection.” 
President: In our opening exercises yesterday in calling 
for reports of committees, Mr. Atkins was not present and I did 
not call for the report of the committee on foreign relations. It 
is a very important committee and I will call for a report from 
him. 
Mr. Atkins: The committee of Foreign Relations beg to 
say that during the year they have met with some impediments 
and causes for delay in the work that was laid out for them; so 
that at the end of the year they find themselves unable to pre- 
sent the sort of report which they think would meet the resolu- 
tion authorizing their appointment, and therefore they beg the 
