FOREST AND STREAM 
[Oct. 3, 1908. 
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International Fishery Congress. 
The sessions of the fourth International Fish¬ 
ery Congress were held in Washington, D. C., 
Sept. 22-26, inclusive. 
Commissioner George M. Bowers, of the 
United States Bureau of Fisheries, presided, and 
there were present a very large number of dele¬ 
gates, representing the Bureau of Fisheries, the 
Smithsonian Institution, the American Museum 
of Natural History, the Department of Com¬ 
merce and Labor, the National Museum, the De¬ 
partment of Agriculture, the Navy Department, 
the Treasury Department and a large number of 
fisheries’ societies and commercial enterprises. 
England^ Brazil, China, Austria, Canada, 
Guatemala, Japan, Italy, Holland, Mexico, Peru, 
New Zealand, Sweden, Roumania and Germany 
were represented by one or more delegates each, 
China sending six. Societies from Belgium, 
Austria, Norway, Holland, Germany, England, 
Bermuda and Canada were also represented by 
one or two delegates each. 
Secretary Straus, of the Department of Com¬ 
merce and Labor, welcomed the delegates in the 
name of the United States. He said in part: 
Last spring President Roosevelt, in his wisdom and 
foresight, invited the Governors of all the States and 
Territories in this country to meet here in Washington 
and to discuss the question of the conservation of the 
nation’s natural resources—the land, the forests, the 
water and the minerals. This international congress, 
which has for one of its main objects the conservation 
and the culture of fish life, is in full accord with that 
constructive statesmanship which to-day commands the 
attention of the scientists, philosophers and statemen 
of all the enlightened nations of the world. 
As our civilization advances and our needs become 
greater, and science equips us with the power to take 
more and more from the natural resources that land 
and water produce, it is fortunate that science also is 
able to point the way in which these resources can bd 
protected from exhaustion and even replenished by wise 
use and culture, so that the inheritance which we leave 
to the generations that follow us shall not be impover¬ 
ished by our selfishness nor exhausted in our ignorance. 
There is no greater evidence of the enlightened modern 
spirit and the bond that unites the nations of the world 
into one great brotherhood than these international 
congresses, wherein the statesmen, the educators, the 
scientists, the scholars and men of affairs come to¬ 
gether to advance and promote the welfare and happi¬ 
ness of mankind. I bespeak for you every success in 
your learned deliberations. We have much to learn 
from you who come to us from many distant shores, and 
perhaps something to teach. In any event, what we have 
is yours, together with the tender of our most hearty 
welcome and cordial hospitality. 
Commissioner Henry L. West, of the Depart¬ 
ment of Commerce, welcomed the delegates to 
the city, and Dr. H. M. Smith, secretary-general 
of the Congress, addressed them on behalf of 
the American Fisheries Society. The response 
to these greetings was given by Prof. P. P. C. 
Hoek, scientific fishery adviser to the Govern¬ 
ment of Holland, the spokesman for the dele¬ 
gates from foreign countries and associations. 
Oregon M. Dennis, Maryland’s chief game 
warden, in an address, said in part: 
When you consider that the great bodies of water 
which produce natural food run through and by differ¬ 
ent States; when you consider that petty political in¬ 
fluences, jealousies and other equally silly reasons pre¬ 
vent a State from protecting from extermination a 
natural product of food, notwithstanding it has legally 
determined that fish are the property of the State, and when 
the State fails to protect a commodity of so great im¬ 
portance to the people, I am convinced that the only 
solution to this question is that the natural control of 
the fish should be in the Federal Government. 
A discussion concerning the effect of big gun 
firing at Fort Greble on the weakfishing, resulted 
in the appointment of a committee to look into 
the general question of the effect on fishes of 
firing cannon. 
Both Commissioners of Fisheries E. E. Prince 
and A. Kelly Evans, of Canada, spoke on the 
good effect that must follow the proposed fish¬ 
eries treaty between Canada and the United 
States. 
Dr. Tasaka Kitahara, of the Imperial Fisheries 
Institute of Tokyo, and Dr. Wei-Ching Yen, of 
the Chinese Legation at Washington, read papers 
on the fisheries of their respective countries. 
President Roosevelt, on the occasion of the re¬ 
ception tendered the delegates at the White 
House, spoke of the work of the Congress and 
endorsed the attitude of the nation regarding 
the conservation of its natural resources. 
A resolution introduced by C. H. Wilson, of 
New York, brought about a lengthy discussion 
with the result that the Congress recommended 
to all the States a closed season on nest build¬ 
ing fishes. For the sea fishes, however, the 
recommendations for a closed season were not 
adopted, but the work of the hatcheries was 
indorsed. 
The committee on nominations reported the 
selection of the following officers, who were 
elected: President, H. C. Bumpus, of the Ameri¬ 
can Museum, New York city; Secretary-General, 
Dr. H. M. Smith, of the United States Fisheries 
Bureau; Vice-Presidents—Austria, Dr. H. von 
Kadich; Brazil, Lieut.-Com. R. de Aquino; 
Canada, Prof. E. E. Prince; China, Dr. Yen; 
Guatemala, Dr. Ramon Bengo-Chea; England, 
Dr. O. T. Olsen; Italy, Dr. Vinciguerra; Japan, 
Dr. Kitahara; Mexico, Senor Godoy; Holland, 
Dr. Hoek; Peru, Dr. Coker; Roumania, Dr. 
Antipa; Sweden, Dr. O. F. Nordquist; German 
Fisheries Society, Dr. Walter Nauman; United 
States, Dr. Rathbun. 
American Fisheries Society. 
The thirty-seventh annual meeting of the 
American Fisheries Society was held in Wash¬ 
ington, D. C., on Sept. 21. Among those who 
addressed the gathering by invitation was Dr. 
O. T. Olsen, of Great Britain, who advocated 
the formation df an international fisheries so¬ 
ciety; Samuel F. Fullerton, of St. Paul, formerly 
executive agent of the Minnesota Fish Commis¬ 
sion; Dr. Henry B. Ward, of Lincoln, Neb., and 
others. 
Dr. Hugh M. Smith, president of the society, 
in his address referred particularly to the plans 
now under way to protect the fishing waters of 
the international boundary line through the co¬ 
operation of Canada and the United States, and 
in its report the executive committee outlined 
this work, which is to be made possible through 
the new treaty and by the appointment of an 
international commission, which will investigate 
existing conditions and report to the two gov¬ 
ernments, with recommendations. 
Officers were elected as follows: President, 
Dr. Tarleton H. Bean, Fish Culturist of the State 
of New York; Vice-President, Seymour Bowen, 
of Michigan; Recording Secretary, George F. 
Peabody, of Wisconsin; Corresponding Secre¬ 
tary, Charles G. Atkins, of East Orland, Maine; 
Treasurer, C. W. Willard, of Westerly, R. I. 
The next annual meeting will be held on July 
12, 1909, at Mammoth Hot Springs, in the Yel¬ 
lowstone National Park. 
Newark Bait- and Fly-Casting Club. ’ 
The interstate tournament of this club, re¬ 
ferred to recently in Forest and Stream, will 
be held all day on Oct. 3, and the events will be 
timed as follows: 
The single-hand trout fly-casting event, ten 
minutes’ time with no allowance for lost flies, 
will be called at 9 o’clock A. M. 
Distance salmon fly-casting, ten minutes’ time, 
fifteen-foot rods, 10 o’clock. 
Accuracy fly-casting, 50, 55 and 60 feet, fifteen 
casts in all, 11 o’clock. 
At 1 o’clock the half-ounce accuracy bait event 
will be started. If time allows, fifteen casts will 
constitute a score; otherwise it will be limited 
to ten. 
The distance bait event, half-ounce, will be 
started at 3 o’clock. 
At 4 the surf-casting event will begin. This 
will be five casts per man with 2|f4 ounce weight. 
Lines must be strong enough to lift 15 pounds 
dead weight one foot from the ground. 
National rules will govern. The entrance fee 
in each event will be $1. 
To reach Weequahic Park from Broad street, 
Newark, take Elizabeth main line or Weequahic 
Park car to entrance to the park. 
Newark, N. J., Sept. 26 .—Editor Forest and 
Stream: The last club contest of the season was 
held to-day under the most unfavorable condi¬ 
tions : A tricky wind, great humidity and 
swarms of mosquitoes. Four events were fin¬ 
ished, with results as follows: 
Distance, Bait, 
Dist’ce, Acc’y, %oz. Longest 
Fly. Flv. Bait. Average. Cast. 
L. S. Darling.101 98.T 96 13-15 170 2-5 182 
P. T. Muldoon.... 68 96.9 96 9-15 110 4-5 155 
J. Doughty . i9 98.0 92 101 150 
F. T. Mapes. 78 .... 97 6-15 129 175 
Perry D. Frazer.. 95 98.2 .. 117 3-5 175 
A. J. Marsh. 97 6-15 143 3=5 185 
R. J. Held. 98.2 96 13-15 115 3-5 180 
Chas. Moore . 95 1-15 48 125 
George Endersby.. .. .... 94 7-15 73 140 
R. Eichlin . 96 3-15 
C. T. Champion.. 66 97.12 96 3-15 123 151 
Fred. T. Mapes, Sec’y. 
Fishing in Wisconsin. 
Fall fishing is good at the lakes and streams 
of Wisconsin and Michigan as is shown by the 
following reports received from that locality dur¬ 
ing the past week: 
A. E. Doolittle caught five bass weighing 18 
pounds in Trout Lake, Wisconsin; F. W. Pres¬ 
ton, of Elmhurst, Ill., caught a muskellunge 
weighing 36 pounds and R. H. Heaton, of Louis¬ 
ville, Ky., one weighing 31 pounds. 
At Rhinelander, Wis., on Sept. 18, N. Cohen 
caught five black bass weighing 12 pounds in the 
Wisconsin River, in which the water is low. 
From Three Lakes, Wisconsin, on Sept. 10, 
Joe Kaskee took a muskellunge weighing 35 
pounds. 
At Manitowish, Wisconsin, on Sept. 15, L. E. 
Wolcott, of Batavia, Ill., caught three pike 
weighing 5 pounds and five black bass weigh¬ 
ing IS pounds in Rest Lake, and Mrs. Walter 
Zill, of Milwaukee, three muskellunge weighing 
35 pounds in Manitowish River. 
ROUGHING IT 
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Eagle Brand Condensed Milk and Peerless 
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