THIRTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING. 123 
BEDFORD, Ohio, April 25th, 1884. 
DEAR SIR :—I am in receipt of the announcement for the Washing- 
ton meeting of the American Fish-Cultural Association to be held in 
May. My health is such that it is impossible for me to be there. I 
feel as much interest as ever in this important industry. 
What a great debt our country and the world owe to Prof. Spencer 
F. Baird for what he has accomplished in promoting this industry. 
I have no paper to be read on that subject at the meeting. I would be 
glad however if a correction is made in the report of the proceedings 
of the meeting of 1881. On page 42, under the head of Fish-Culture 
in America, it is stated that my experiments were made in 1853, and 
that I read a paper before the Cleveland Academy of Natural Sciences, 
detailing my experiments, Fébruary 14th, 1854, which is correct. But 
it is further stated in the report, that my paper was not printed until 
1857, which is incorrect, and does me great injustice, as it gives Dr. 
Bachman four years of priority of publication (or record). My paper 
was published the month and year that it was read before the Acad- 
emy, in the “ Annals of Science,” edited by Prof. Hamilton Smith. 
Iam writing, or trying to write, lying on my lounge, and fear you 
will find some difficulty in reading my letter. 
Hoping you may have an interesting meeting, I am, dear sir, very 
truly yours, 
T. GARLICK. 
P. S.—The first edition of my book on Fish-Culture was run through 
the Ohio Farmer in 1857. Prof. Ackley, my partner in the practice of 
surgery, never wrote nor published a line on the subject of Fish-Cul- 
ture. 
The next letter comes from across the water, and asks that 
our notices of meetings be issued earlier. It is as follows: 
BERGEN-OP-ZOOM, gth of May, 1884. 
To the American Fish-Cultural Association: 
Mr. CHAIRMAN :—Marshall McDonald’s letter came yesterday to 
hand, not leaving a ghost of a chance to get a hearing for what I might 
have to say in the meeting, either by mouth or by paper. 
Please send in future communications for meeting, if possible, soon- 
er, to this side of the great fish-pond, to give us time to prepare if we 
have something to say. 
I remain, dear sir, yours truly, 
C.J. BOTTEMANNE, 
Government Inspector of Fisheries, Netherlands. 
