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itis not always convenient, I take it, for men interested 
in these subjects, who are carrying on the work in the 
States, to go to Washington to study any particular form 
of net or line or hook, or many other things which might 
naturally come up for consideration. I simply make men- 
tion of this to call the Society’s attention to it in a special 
manner. The statement is also made, though it is known 
I think to every one here, that fisheries exhibitions are 
freqently held in the country. In this country, outside 
of the exhibition that is annually held at Newberne, N. C., 
I do not know that any attempt has ever been made to 
have what might be termed a fisheries exhibit, except in 
connection with some exposition. I believe it would be a 
matter worthy of consideration by this Society whether or 
not it would be beneficial to fishing and fishculture and its 
interests, to hold such exhibits from time to time in the 
different States. It may be true that it might not be pos- 
sible to bring together such large collections as might be 
assembled at some particularly great international fisheries 
exhibition, but I believe it is true that if from time to 
time exhibits could be held embracing not only the living 
fish but also representative of the apparatus, methods of 
fishing and of fishculture, the public would be much edi- 
fied, and the work which is being carried on in the various 
States could be made known to them better than it is now 
known. I think it is a duty we owe ourselves, that the 
Society should give this matter some attention. 
