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upon the success of the fishculturist ; and he will have to 
thank those of you who are now engaged in this work for 
laying the foundation sof your work so broad as you have, 
and for throwing so much effort into the work as you 
have. Personally, I think the fishermen and the public 
at large will grow to appreciate this as the years pass by, 
and if, as I hope, they will join heartily in the work of 
co-operation, much can be accomplished which now seems 
impossible. 
MHE ANGLING, EXHIBIT, AT THE: WORLDIS 
FAIR. 
BY DR. JAMES A. HENSHALL. 
Mr. PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN FIsH- 
ERIES SgcieTy: As the time is very short, and I speak en- 
tirely without preparation, I shall detain you but a mo- 
ment. Perhaps it would be better were I not to detain 
you at all, as it is intimated President Harrison is to be 
here soon. 
However, I will state in as few words as possible some 
of the matters of interest connected with the angling ex- 
hibit, drawing your attention to some few things that I 
would like you to see when you visit it. 
The western annex, called the Angling Pavilion, was 
originally intended to be filled with angling tools and 
utensils and accessories, but last fall it was thought de- 
sirable to give up a part of the room to Stateexhibits. At 
present, therefore, only about one-half of the building is 
occupied by anglers’ appliances. I can hardly hope to 
interest the members of this Society in matters relating 
solely to angling. 
While the exhibit is a small one, it is a very character- 
istic exhibit of angling goods which are manufactured to- 
