Transactions of the American Fisheries 
Society. 
Tuesday, July 24, 1906. 
Convention called to order at 12 m. by the Prevtden+ Mr. 
C. D. Joslyn, of Detroit, Michigan, at the Board of Ti ade — uld- 
ing, Grand Rapids, Michigan. 
President: Gentlemen of the American Fisheries Society, 
1 take pleasure in calling you to order for the thirty-fifth meet- 
ing of this society. This is not the time nor the occasion for a 
speech from your president. We have quite a large membership 
and quite a large number present in the city. The incoming 
trains are just about due now and will bring probably quite an 
addition to our numbers, but I have thought, in view of the fact 
that we have some guests present and we have the mayor of the 
city of Grand Rapids from whom we wish to hear, that I would 
call you to order at this time without waiting for the members 
who will be in here later. 
Last year I think those of us who met with you at White 
Sulphur Springs told you that if you would come to Grand 
Rapids you would never be sorry, and I may say to you now that 
the city of Grand Rapids is one of the very best in the country. 
As the Hon. James G. Blaine once said, it is the largest city for 
sits size that there is in the country. Its hospitality is un- 
bounded, and as soon as the citizens of this city knew that we 
were to meet here they were only anxious to know what we 
wanted them to do, and they have showered honors and invita- 
tions upon us, some of which we will not be able to accept, and 
do business at the same time. They would entertain us during 
the three days that we were here, and not give us a chance to 
work at all if we would let them. We have with us here, as usual, 
our old and honored friend, our ex-president, Mr. Root. Long 
may he live and meet with us! We have probably the most con- 
