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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[3mK 22, 18a. 



cent. A loss of 40 per cent, was inexcusable. An average of 

 six sea.sons at Neosho showed a loss of 15 per cent. A loss of 

 about 10 per cen t. was a fair figure. Yearlings had an advan- 

 tage over fry when planted, in that they did not need food so 

 soon, and coixld get out and hustle for themselves better. 



Mr. Mather did not fully agree with Mr. Page, and read 

 from Mr. Ramon E. Wilson, of the California Commission, 

 which said that raising yearlings might do for the U. S. 

 Commission, but cgst too much for California. 



Mr, F. N. Clark, of jSTorthville, Mich., said it was as easy 

 to raise trout as it was to manufacture sugar, but that you 

 had to protect your fry one way or another. Planting fry 

 unprotected was largely feeding them, to other fish. He was 

 neither an absolute fry man, nor an absolute yearling 

 man, but was not against the yearling, and was .strongly 

 for protecting fry. He wished never to see a trout put in a 

 grayling stream. 



Mr. Mather thought the transportation of yearlings cost 

 more than that of fry, but both Mr. Page and Mr. Clark 

 thought the cost was about equal. Mr. Hoyt Post, of Mich- 

 igan, was for fry, and President Whitaker showed that the 

 planting of fry in Michigan must certainly be called a suc- 

 cess, and that at a minimum of co.st. A general discussion 

 was held on the question whether or not fry scatter out into 

 a stream when planted or hang about the one spot, to be- 

 come the prey of fisb, snakes and crawfish. It seemed 

 believed by several thnt' the fry did not at once disperse 

 through a stream, but to an outsider it looked a good deal 

 as though there didn't anybody kuow. 



Dr. Wm. M. Hudson, of Connecticut, began the reading of 

 his paper, "A Historical Review of the Work of the Con- 

 necticut Commission," but finding some pages of his MS. 

 misplaced, held over the reading till the following day. 



Mr. Post, of Michigan, read a review of the work of the 

 Michigan Commission, recounting how, with a meager ap- 

 propriation and imperfect appliances at the start, the first 

 State hatchery thought it did well to plant a million and a 

 half of whitefish, while now, after passing through many 

 fluctuations, but always advancing in the main, the commis- 

 sion could now poiiit to a number of modern and well 

 equipped hatcheries, au appropriation for 1892 of $27,000, and 

 for IS'M and 1894 of .ta.g.OOO, with a plant of whitefish running 

 over 100 millions each year, and of trout betw^een two and 

 three millions. Mr. Post spoke of the old craze for planting 

 foreign fishes, and of early wasteful experiments in that line. 

 He said, however, that the Eurojjean brown trout were doing 

 well in Michigan. He said that the Michigan Commission 

 was always for strict protective measures, though a legisla- 

 tive lobby often knocked them oitt. The Legislature did not 

 oppose propagation so much as it did protection. 



Notes of the Day. 



The address of President Whitaker in the morning was one 

 of the best features of the day. 



Mr. W. De C. Ravanel, of Washington, D. C, now on duty 

 with the U. S. Commission at Chicago, was elected to mem- 

 bership. 



Capt. J. W. Collins, Chief of Fi.sherie3, read Mi-. Wester- 

 gaard'spaper on the fisheries of Norway, that gentleman not 

 speaking English fluently. 



Adjourned at 5:30 to meet Friday at 9:30 A. M., under invi- 

 tation of Capt. Collins to lunch during the hour of intermis- 

 sion Friday. 



Friday's Doings. 



The annual election of oflicers, held Friday, resulted as fol- 

 lows: President, Mr. H. C. Ford, of Philadelphia; Vice- 

 President, Mr. Fred Mather, of New York; Treasurer, Mr.' 

 R. Ormsby Sweeney, of Duluth, Minn. ; Recording Secretary, 

 Mr. E. P. Doyle, of New York (re-elected, subject to ability 

 to serve); Corresponding Secretary, Dr J. A. Henshall, now 

 of Chicago. Executive Committee, Messrs J. E. Gunckel, of 

 Toledo, O.; A. B. French, of Hartford, Conn.; Her.schel 

 Whitaker, of Detroit, Mich.; Dr. H. H. Cary, of La Salle, 

 Ga.; L. D. Huntington, of New York; Jas. Nevins, Madison, 

 "Wis.; W. L. May, of Fremont, Neb. 



Dr. Bashford Dean, of Columbia College, was elected a 

 member of the society. 



Further Papers. 



The paper of Nicholas Borodine, Commissioner of Russia 

 "A Review of Pishculture in America and Europe," was 

 read, also Prof. Reighard's second paper. Mr. E. W. Gould 

 of Maine, submitted a paper on the "Nationalization of Fish- 

 eries." Mr. W. F. Page, of Missouri, handed up a second 

 paper, on the "Sale of Domestic Fishes." This was read by 

 title only, time now growing short. 



Capt. Collins spoke without MS., his remarks being taken 

 .stenographically for publication. His theme had to do with 

 the installation of the Fisheries exhibits. He called atten- 

 tion to the national showings made by different countries 

 instaucmg Russia, Norway, Brazil and other lands, as show- 

 mg many things of great interest in fishing gear and fish 

 products. Such things as these, in connection with the State 

 and Government aquaria, made up one of the most valuable 

 and most popularly appreciated object lessons of the entire 

 itaiT, to say nothing of the models of hatcheries of other 

 lands and the actual hatchery shown running by the U S 

 Fish Commission. All in all, while not perfect, the exhibits 

 of the I isheries Department filled the bill very well and 

 would; be found plea.santly profitable for the inspection of 

 the fish dealer, the angler, the old person or the child the 

 student or the mere sightseer. 



Dr. J A. Henshall, in charge of the angling exhibit at the 

 * air, also spoke without notes. He described t he attrac- 

 tions of the Anglers' Pavilion, spoke of its ancient and 

 modern attractions, not forgetting the big tarpon of the 

 POHKST AND STREAM exhibit, uor the Kentucky reels shown 

 at the same space. He said the finest collection of practical 

 rods ever made in the world by one firm was to be seen in 

 tue pavilion, and that many other interesting features such 

 as the first spht-bamboo rod ever made (that made by old 

 bam Phihppi) were to be seen at every hand, to say nothing 

 of the pretty girls tying flies. [Applause.] Dr. Henshall't 

 remarks were cut too short by the announcement that px- 

 1 resident Harrison was below and might soon want to look 

 into the room, if any ot the gentlemen cared to meet him 

 oa,pt. Collins was appointed chairman of a committee to 

 f^^^-tJi'fu^'^^}'^^'^^ Harrison. A colored girl poked her head 

 thiough the door. In the confusion between the ex-Presi- 

 dent and the colored girl. Dr. Henshall sat down. 



At this juncture, it being now nearly 5 P. M., attention 

 was ca led to the fact that Mr. Page's paper on the l^le of 

 aXhi?iSf to Vh^- ^f.^^tV;^^^ % title, contained 

 the effect that the society favor such State 



...hhS^*^ ^^^H H^f^ '"'^-^^y ^e^^soJi tliesale of domestic 

 flo^^w^'^^-^^T.'''^'^^-^'^ .Several protests at once were 



heard to this, President Whitaker among others 



Ihis can be taken up next year," said the president 

 Mr. Page— I want to say there will be no more papers 

 from me next year. I have been at expense of time ind 

 trouble to prepare papers for this body, and yet I am not 



to^^cn*'"''' If - R^?^^' others are giv^ time 



to discuss anything they like. 



h^A^t p"^^''-J^at often happens, and unavoidably. I have 

 a;4cf ErtiUe"^" ^^^""^ ^^^^^ '^^^^ ^^-^ *° ^o more 



mi'- ^I'^'^^^t ^fis happened twice to me. 



it P^p'^^n^'i^ "^^^"^ on Mr. Page's resolution? 

 ^Jr\Lft i f^^^'^' ^ resolution go to a vote 



witnout time tor a full discussion 



HAr,? TTa^''^"*'^'^' i?;^tering)- We wish to report that ex-Presi 

 dent Harrison will be in the building in a few minut^ 



On vote the meeting now adjourned for the year. 



Notes of the Day. 



Votes of thants were passed for Capt. Collins for his en- 

 tertainment of the society at lunch, and for Dr. T. H. Bean's 

 invitation to visit the U. S. Commission exhibit in the Gov- 

 ernment Building after adjournment for the day. A vote of 

 thanks was also extended to President W^hitaker for his 

 kindness in the additional labor of keeping the stenographic 

 notes. 



The society did well to let Mr. Page's resolution on sale of 

 domestic fish lie over, and they will do better to kill it out- 

 right next year. This is the old Gilbert measure, originally 

 of Massachusetts and now gone to Missouri. To allow the 

 sale at any season of domestic trout for instance, would 

 mean that all the laws protecting wild trout were to be 

 made practically inoperative. This measure might help a 

 few dealers and "breeders, but would hurt many anglers. It 

 would help commerce, for a fehort time only, but would hurt 

 sport forever. Mr. Page would do well to strike this resolu- 

 tion from his paper with his own hand. It is eminently 

 vicious at heart, if not upon its face. Its passage by the 

 American Fisheries Society would mean the just antagonism 

 of the entire sporting press of the country— an event which 

 at least would be of no benefit to the society. The measure 

 itself would be of no benefit to the people. E. Hough. 



"Forest and Stream" at the Fair. 



J^^ne 16. — The omens continue good for the Forest and 

 Stkeam exhibit. This morning there wandered into the 

 Anglers' Pavilion a stray dog, a rough-coated but soft- 

 eyed and gentlemanly-lookmg terrier, used to being some- 

 body's pet and friend and in search of a home and mother. 

 Dogs are not allowed in the Fair, and how this little fel- 

 low got there is a mystery. Anyhow, he came through 

 the door, looked up at the Forest and Stream sign, of 

 which he had evidently heard, took one confirmatory 

 glance around the premises, heaved a sigh of relief and at 

 once crawled mider the table and made himself at home. 

 The lady attendant of Forest and Stream fed him part of 

 her lunch, and that settled it. The terrier became part of 

 the exhibit. During the day he made two or three short 

 trij)s away but came back, and at evening w^as still there. 

 By afternoon lie was becoming useful enough to follow to 

 the door in a cold sort of way any one whom he thought 

 to be not just the right sort of person. I do not know 

 whether this waif is still at his adopted home, but if he is 

 he shall have a home. Does any one know about this dog? 

 He has once been owned by a lover of a dog, and deserves 

 good treatment. He knows how to read and he knovvs 

 where to go when he is in trouble. Unless some one can 

 claim him he shall be the FoEJiST and Stream dog here- 

 after, and he will bring good luck, if the paper needs any 

 more. 



The Camera Tax. 



So far as I know, the Forest and Stream criticism of 

 the unjust camera license at the Fair was the first jour- 

 naUstic protest at this imposition. I called this tax an 

 un-American thing, and I so believe it, and I thihk it 

 ought to be done away Avith. Other papers followed suit 

 with hearty objections. Not long after the Forest and 

 Stream protest an order was passed by Director-General 

 Davis admitting aU newspaper cameras free. This only 

 lialf settled the question, and even so there were con- 

 tinual clashings, arrests and rearrests, and a lot of dis- 

 gusting foolishness between the director of the Fair and 

 this man Arnold, the concessioner for this most unheard- 

 of piece of popular robbery. The public does not let the 

 matter rest, and most of the daily papers here have 

 roasted Arnold severely, though justly. The daily Tribune 

 of late date had the following from Mr. Frank P. Eldredge : 



"We all realize that the Fair is a gigantic undei-tabing and that it 

 could not be managed to please every one, but it seems to the writer 

 as if in some respects the letting of concessions was carried entirely 

 too far. I called at the headquarters of the photographers at the 

 World's Fair grounds a few days ago and told them I was willing to 

 pay $10 a day if they required it for the privilege of using a 5XV 

 camera, but of course was refused the privilege. Upon asking why it 

 was that everything over a 4X5 was barred the reply was that it would 

 ruin their business. This evidently referred to the selling of photo- 

 graphs taken by them. In my opinion this is not true, as no amateur 

 photographer who was refused the right to use a camera of decent 

 proportions would feel like buying an '-offleial" photograph; I, foi'one, 

 certainly would not. It would not be difficult to devisea way of letting 

 amateur photographers liave certain fjiivileges without its interfering 

 with people who have a concession, in the least. I am acquainted with 

 a great many amateur photographers who have felt sevei-ely the loss 

 of not being able to use their cameras at the Fair." 



Mr. Eldredge is right in his position, and the matter 

 should be kept in agitation. At the beginning of the 

 season Forest and Stream sent in a fine 5x7 instrument 

 for illustration use during the Fair, but it might as well 

 be worthless, for Arnold would not admit it when pre- 

 sented. This was before Gen. Davis's order. Since then, 

 newspaper men have been stopped in their work, and ar- 

 rested by the guards at Arnold's order. Among those 

 subjected to indignities was the representative of BlacJc 

 and White, an English art publication which wanted to 

 illustrate with views of the Fair. Thus the Fair is con- 

 tinually hurt, aside from the injustice to those who want 

 pictures for their own private rise. Later on I shall go 

 against Mr. Arnold's arresting game a Uttle bit myself, 

 because I want to get in with that 5x7. This week the 

 editor of Forest and Stream speats with very faint praise 

 of the picture of the paper's rustic sign. This was taken 

 with a fall-down 4x5 camera, the best at hand to pass 

 the absurd scrutiny of this most useless spider on the wall. 

 If the Fair knows its business, it wiU recall this "con- 

 cession" and concede a Uttle to popular wish and to ab- 

 solute justice. 



A Sad Visit. 

 Adjoining the Forest and Stream space in the Ang- 

 lers' Pavilion of the Fisheries is the space of the AvieH- 

 oan Angler. About two weeks ago the editor of that 

 paper, Mr. Wm. C. Harris, came on to Chicago with his 

 wife, intending to have a plea.sant visit at the Fair. What 

 was planned in joy has come out in grief. On the day of 

 her arrival Mrs. Harris slipped and fell while about to 

 enter a carriage, sustaining injuries which ran into spinal 

 meningitis. For about two week.s she failed slowly and 

 on Thursday night, Jime 15, her death ensued. Mr. Har- 

 ris closes up his installation for the time, and in companv 

 with his attendant, Mr. Henry, at once goes back to New 

 York with his wife's remains. Certainly his has been a 

 pamfuUy sad visit here, and sympathy for him is spon- 

 taneous and nm"eserved. 



"Forest and Stream" Friends. 



The Forest and Stream visitors' register grows apace. 

 Aside from this, many leave cards, among these of late 

 bemg Messrs. H. G. Nicholls, of Mitchell, S. D. • L W 



Robinson and J. S. Dresser, of Southbridge, Mass.; Brad. 

 W. Davis, of Olympia, Wash.: JST. A. Osgood and Mr. T. 

 H. Jennings, of Battle Creek, Mich.; Mrs. Jerome Bur- 

 nett, now at Chicago. Mr. Nicholls is a young Western 

 man much given to the sport of coursing. Itr. Robinson 

 is a nephew of Mr. Rowland E. Eobinson, of Ferris- 

 burgh, Vt., creator of Antoine and Sam, author of the 

 "Danvis Folks," and also author of books more inquired 

 for at the Forest and Stream corner than almost any 

 other. Mr. Davis is in the office of the Secretary of State 

 out his way. Mr. Osgood is the inventor of the Osgood 

 folding boat. Mi's. Burnett, clad ui deep mourning for 

 the husband whose death is but recent, said: *'Mr. Bm-nett 

 used to write for the Forest and Streajvi, and he loved 

 the paper so that it seems a comfort to me to stop here 

 and say a word to it." There are worse friends than an 

 honest newspaper, and there are no better friends tlian 

 this paper has all over this wide land. It brings them 

 nearer to have them come forward in person, and at 

 least hail in passing, even though the paper be not able to 

 take them all by the hand. 



The Boone and Crocket Banquet. 



June 16. — The hunter's cabin and the wooded island at 

 the Fair never looked better than it did at the banquet 

 which marked its formal opening yesterday, June 15. It 

 has been practically open ever since the spring, but it was 

 not formally opened until yesterday, about 7:30. The 

 members were waiting until the leaves came out and shut 

 the cabin off a little better from the outside world. The 

 following were present: Messrs. T. Roosevelt, New York; 

 N. Wadsworth, Genesee, N. Y.; W. Chanler, New Y'"ork; 

 W. Whipple, Norristown, Pa.; W. I. Buchanan, Chicago; 

 E.Williams, Lexington; John Pitcher, Chicago; M. Hanna, 

 Cleveland; W. PhdHpps, Washington; Chas. Deering, 

 Chicago; O. Wistar, Philadelphia; D. H. Burnham, Chi- 

 cago; M. Harris, Mdwaukee. F. Edwards, Washington; H. 

 Allen, St. Petersburg; Frank Millet, Chicago. E. HouGH. 

 909 Security ButtDiNO, Chicago, May 6. 



"if youf Cai^avels " — see the advt. 



Northern Fishing Waters. 



The Rome, Watertovvn & Ogdensburgh R. R. Co. issue a handsome 

 book or summer tours, which illustrates and describes the famous St. 

 Laiivrenee fishing waters, as well as the ad jacent Adirondack territory. 

 Fishermen and others interested should send for it to Thos. Butter- 

 field, G. P, A., Syracuse, N. Y.—Adv. 



F IXTU RES. 



DOG SHOWS. 



Aug. 30 to Sept. 3.— Blue Grass Kennel Club, at Lexington, Kv. Mr 

 Roger Williams, Sec'y, <= y j 



Sept. 19 to 32.— World's Fair, Chicago, W. I. Buchanan, Chief Dept. 

 of Agncultm-e. *^ 



Sept. 11 to 15.— Toronto, Canada. C. A. Stone. Sec'y. 



FIELD TELALS. 



Sept. 4.— Northwestern Field Trial Club's second annual trials, Man- 

 itoba. Thos. Johnson, Sec'y, Winnipeg. 



Sept. 12,— Manitoba Field Trials CUiVs Trials, Souris, Manitoba. E 

 D. Adams, Sec'y, Winnipeg. 



Nov. 6.— United States Field Ti-ials Club's Fall Trials, BickneU, Ind 

 P. T. Madison, Sec'y, Indianapolis. 



Nov. 7'.— International Field Trial Club''s Fourth Trials, Chatham. 

 Ont. W. B. Wells, Sec'y, Chatham. 



Nov. 15.— Ohio Field Trial Club's Second Trials, Canton, O. C, V. 

 Lellinger, Sec'y. 



Nov. 15.— American Field Trial Club Trials, at Carlisle, Ind. W. J. 

 Beck, Sec'y, Columbus. Ind. 



Nov. SO.— Eastern Field Trial Club's Trials, at Newton, N. C. Mem- 

 bers' Stake Nov. 16. W. A. Coster, Sec'y. 



1894. 



Jan. 29.— Southern Field Trial Club's Trials, New Albany, Miss T. 

 M. Brumby, Sec'y, Marietta, Qa. 



Feb. 19,— United States Field Trials Club's Spi-ing Trials, Grand 

 Junction, Tenn. P. T. Madison, Sec'y, Indianapolis, Ind. 



Where is the Cockir as a Working Spaniel? 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I think it is about time that the kids and would-be breed- 

 ers found another name for all the nondescript mongrel.s 

 they breed. Every measly wretch of a dog that at all re.sem- 

 bles a spaniel is called one of "Uncle Dick's" kind, and then 

 they work off that musty, worm-eaten old chestnut about the 

 judging at Philadelphia. How many times must 1 say that 

 of all things I hate a leggy cocker, but I do insist on some 

 leg and that it is straight. 



To Mr. Cox I would say that I am glad to know that one 

 spaniel man is not ashamed of his name. Yes, I admit "an 

 ounce, etc." I've tried field spaniels and found them wanting. 

 If you trace the pedigree of your Ben you will probably find 

 lots of cocker blood. Now what's the u.se of 401bs. if 2.51bs. 

 will do the work, and what more can one expect of a dog 

 than to work all day and every day in the .season? My dogs 

 do it and they don't chase rabbits either, for that's au un- 

 pardonable crime in my kennel. I keep a little tinker shop 

 and I also vend guns; some of my dogs are always at the 

 shop; I let them go with any responsible person, and they 

 can learn half of the shooters in the State more than they 

 ever knew about ruffed grouse and woodcock. 



I fail to see what right Mr. Cox has to say "cockers of my 

 type," and how does he know what my type is? I have not 

 exhibited since the craze for the long and low and the baby 

 type set in. My type is just what the standard calls for, no 

 more, no less; just a cocker, active, graceful and well built. 

 It is degrading to a sporting dog to breed only for fancy and 

 exhibition purposes, and subject him to fancy and arbitrary 

 laws not essential to his claims to good breeding and fitness 

 for his legitimate work; it ought not to be impossible or even 

 difficult to deflne the amount of leg permissible in a cocker. 

 The Beagle Club drew the line sharp at loin.; Idin. is enough 

 for a good working cocker. 



I claim that my cockers under 14in,, 29in. long, 26m. chest 

 and 261bs. weight, are better proportioned than Ben, and they 

 can work just as long as Ben or any dog living. That square 

 muzzle is a poor argument. A mastiff has as square a muz- 

 zle as any breed 1 know of, but I never knew that they had a 

 good nose, and I have owned and bred a few good ones. I 

 am willing to have a setter head on a spaniel, but the type of 

 Royal IV., not the Tennessee type. 



I'ield trials are all right, but I have yet to hear how they 

 can be held or what system of scoring will be usetl. No man 

 living can follow my dogs, and no one can even see their best 

 work. 



I wonder what "Solus" is trying to prove about the cockers 

 he saw go into a brier swamp for a few minutes. Why, the 

 worst duffer of a cocker in America will do that much, but 

 to work for half an hour in a swamp don't make them 

 workers by a long shot. My dogs would have gone around 

 the brier patch and have worked the bh-ds to my gun, but to 

 rush pell-mell through the swamp and get covered with 

 "prickles, btu-rs, etc.," proves nothing, only this, that the 



