CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION AT CINCINNATI. 
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Fish-culture: William F. Page, fisli-cnltural expert, U. S. Fi«h Commission. 
Collection illustrating scientific research: M. P. Greenman, microscopist, University 
of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. 
GENERAL ASSISTANTS. 
Edward C. Bryan, stenographer, U. S. Fish Commission, in charge of accounts. 
William H. Abbott, U. S. Fish Commission. 
Robert E. Lewis, U. S. Fish Commission. 
William P. Sauerhoff, expert fish-cnlturist, U. S. Fish Commission. 
William II. Morgan, expert fish-culturist, IJ. S. Fish Commission. 
F. J. Barry, machinist, U. S. Navy, detailed to duty in U. S. Fish Commission. 
W. H. Horan, U. S. Fish Commission. 
Appointment of the representative . — On June 9, in conformity with 
the act of Congress, the Commissioner, Col. Marshall McDonald, 
formally designated me as the representative of the U. S. Fish Com- 
mission and instructed me to assume responsible charge and direction 
of the preparation, installation, etc., of the exhibit to be made by the 
Commission. Pending this, however, I had practically assumed, under 
the direction of the Commissioner, the duties of representative. 
Funds available . — As will be seen by reference to the act of Congress, 
a lump sum of $50,000 was appropriated u for the Smithsonian Institu- 
tion, including the Commission of Fish and Fisheries.” By an arrange- 
ment between the Commissioner and the Secretary of the Smithsonian 
Institution a division of this appropriation was made, by which the 
Fish Commission received $10,000. 
Preliminary visit to Cincinnati. — Before the scope and character of 
the Fish Commission exhibit could be satisfactorily determined it was 
necessary to obtain definite information from official sources concerning 
the area and location of space that could be obtained for the display. 
It was specially important that the location should be such as to afford 
every practicable facility for obtaining a large supply of water, since, 
if this requisite could be secured, it was proposed to make a display of 
living fish and other aquatic forms, including plants, a marked feature 
of the exhibit. It was also necessary to have a considerable amount 
of water for the proper display of various forms of fish-cultural appa- 
ratus, models of fish-ladders, etc., while it was, of course, indispensable 
for hatching fish. Therefore, as soon as preliminary arrangements could 
be made for the preparation, during my absence, of certain material for 
the exhibit, I went to Cincinnati on a trip of observation and for the 
purpose of meeting the exposition authorities and securing from them 
the information which was desired. Leaving Washington June 2, I ar- 
rived at Cincinnati the following evening. 
Mr. B. E. Earll, deputy representative of the Smithsonian Institu- 
tion, had gone to Cincinnati a few days previously for a purpose simi- 
lar to my own. As soon as practicable after my arrival, we visited the 
exposition buildings together, where we had a conference with the 
management, including President James Allison. Upon inspection, it 
