American Fisheries Society. 45 
Dr. H. M. Smith spoke on “Sponge Culture.” 
Mr. Joslyn: Before we adjourn, may I have a minute of 
the time of these gentlemen here? I desire to say in behalf of 
Michigan, and in behalf of the city of Grand Rapids in particu- 
lar, that if you will only come there next year, bring your friends, 
your Wives, your cousins and your aunts, and tell all the people 
who are interested in fish culture, whether members of this So- 
ciety or men whom we desire to have members of the Society, to 
come to Grand Rapids, we will give you and them the time of 
your lives. 
The city of Grand Rapids, though not my own city, I can 
say to you confidentially, is one of the liveliest hustling cities in 
the west, with a population of 125,000 inhabitants, good hotel 
accommodations all over the city, at any price you desire. 
Tf you take a street car in front of almost any hotel, in 
twenty minutes you will reach one of the oldest, and we take 
pride in saying we believe the best, bass hatcheries in this coun- 
try, and it is under the charge of our friend Lydell, and that is 
something in its favor, as you will all agree. 
The managers of the two railroads have said to me that if 
we got the Society there, they would give us cars and a train at 
any hour that might desired, to take the Society to the Paris 
Trout Hatchery, which is our oldest trout hatchery, and we can 
put a train of cars at your service to go to and from that hatchery 
and back to the meeting. I may say to all those who come from 
the east, you will probably pass through the city of Detroit, and 
at the city of Detroit we have the fish hatchery which now is 
under the charge of the United States. Twenty-seven miles 
away we have the United States Trout and Bass Hatchery, under 
the charge of Mr. Clark. You can take a trolley car and in a 
short time reach that hatchery. We can thus give you the bene- 
fit of the hospitality of the two cities, Detroit and Grand Rapids. 
In Grand Rapids is a Sportsmen’s Association of over 300 
men, containing such members as ex-Senator Patton, and a 
large number of other men like him, every one of whom has ex- 
tended in writing an invitation for you to come there, and I 
want to say to you that that association of sportsmen will make 
it busy for you when you get to Grand Rapids. We want you all 
to come and have a good time, and we are going to undertake, 
