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this country at the time Columbus discovered this conti- 
nent, but we also have before us representations of fishing 
vessels and fishing boats from nearly all countries that are 
commercially interested in fishing. I deem it a matter for 
special congratulation that Russia has sent here the largest 
collection of fishing vessels which I believe she has ever 
sent anywhere, and Brazil has many things which are 
unique and interesting, though they are primitive. 
As to products and methods of preparation, they are 
quite as numerously illustrated as the fishing gear: The 
only thing I have discovered that is wrong in connection 
with the exhibit is that some visitors entering the Fisher- 
ies Building mistake the odor of sea birds and fish for that 
of nets, lines, etc., and it is not uncommon to see noses 
put up when they enter the building. 
Fishculture is illustrated by some of the States, Penn- 
sylvania and Wisconsin particularly, which not only show 
representations of the hatcheries, but place before the pub- 
lic the results of the work which has been accomplished 
by propagation. 
Norway, too, has sent models and drawings of her 
hatcheries and specimens of the apparatus used in fish- 
culture in that country. In the Government Building the 
United States Commission has a more complete exhibit in 
this direction, I believe, than has ever been brought to- 
gether previously, and the actual propagation of fish ar- 
tificially has been carried on since the opening of the Ex- 
position. 
It will be seen, therefore, that the fisheries exhibit, taken 
as a whole, pretty nearly fills the bill; and though it may 
not realize all that some of us hoped for, while it may not 
come up to that ideal which might be fixed, I believe it 
will prove one of the most instructive object lessons to be 
found at this Exposition. The importance of this exhibit 
from an educational standpoint is beyond computation. I 
have seen children stand with the utmost interest making 
