Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-01-23
Thc aEenhadel Industry.

The 1EcnnHden Industry.
BoOTuBAr, January -, 1875.
People iu all Tie region mere about are much
eNeic.- 81 the threatened attack upon the men
baden oil sad .Ia1o manufacture, to be made ia
the legislature.
Iar oil aud gpano business ha. It's headquarters
LOO BnofAhsy, Bristol s1d Brenea; but toe pros
p,utF rising from it dlluse, Itself To the whole
country, and none Or ios.-uujer general eco
,o'u.c uty-to the whole state. This is Maine
industry that has over million dollars invested IN
buildings and equipment, that gathers nOm the
ocean ava anuua product OF thise-iosrth- OF mil
hon dollar. il value; that directly employs over q
Thousand men WITH ioity.elgbt steamers. and be-
tec,n tWo and three hundred sai Of vessrl- with
tLclI crews 10 fishing, and ia itcigbUu- product,
--al tnt u--r5 that has gwen emp. mctt 20 our
coast Hsh. ngn, who in the depression caused by
the eN Isun! taId would otherwise haye nothing
30 dts. sud no means OF supporting their iaulass
18th has doubled the number Of dwelling - Ia the
lrHclld villages aud towns engaged IN the oil
and guago manuiactuIe-that pays a handsome
shane at TIE taxes 81 the to~ns--tust mas canned
az "a ar -.uHi inyC,tntu III of i0ulth oi mill ID
doH.l- fo over million dol AIS, oNt of the profits
rl the business That has lal - tl- money, mot
Iu gDNerumeAt bonds aud otter u0u-taN scout
i-Iv-, a. ia holdings ytsses, tsh gear. steam APP
pUalQ,, &C all exposed TO the tax gatherer, and
buit hv Name artisans AID msChaulc- and Kept IL
repair by the samc-that IN the past five years has
t.i,cd tU' some eight million gallons OF OIL, aud
Nrl ou to . hundred AMI twenty thousand tons oil
gutuo. 90 fertilizer unsurpassed IN oiilC ency, Co
pcclalts iuI grass, the leading crop of Maine
tiat ha, gathered this great harvest from n z
la.lly fish which comes into our waters not ~
splro bu. to grow fat and then retire 10 south
eru sea,-'hat thu, serves tor the use aud profit
oi me people of MaiUc what would Otherwise es-
cape or be devoured ~ sharks, whales and other
encH'es-and this is an industry that certain par
ties, apurchenIug The facts IN the case, hope
To l4iLc- The legislature Of Maine 20 strike down
lu the house Of It's friends!
Iae parties IL question psrpose to exclude by
statute the seines Of the porgle oil aud guauO
manufacturers from all waters within three miles
of Tie shore. This broad act of inner water is
to be tAhooed to one cias, of marine fishermen in
the interest of au other clAts Of maine fisher
meu, one fisherman is 10 say to another, "Noa
keep ou' Of this, want all tins myself. gu
with Noul better and moe costly equipment can
catch more potgic- than can, am afraid YOU
will catch tAem all IN ne, want u law made
ass't~' youH
Meantime, what are the facts Why the blue
G-h, ot the BArracouters, when present in full
for e, destroy more meuGadon every day than are
c ltqred ty men in the whole summer. The por-
gre uI. men take about one hundred aud seventy
nil I'u fish 10 the seu.on. The United states
I b Commission after investigates all the facts
FIJI he Sc, estimate the number OF fish destroyed
on the coast Of New England by the blue fish
alone when here at ten tho sand mill IN lnd vi1-
usl- every day. such is The iecundty Of he por-
-ie that three hundred females vii furnish OIL
3
lire - .,iy caleb eflbe Mime coast. he fi.h a.
>o5ua. tbey reach orr water. grow ycry IA, don.
HE tb,i,. lield of oil in monfh. ibav are heIe
only TOM months, and The paT Of common sense
il ia catch tben,'ybile thev me hntc and when
tho, can he csppbt
TN, poroie is s.metir es driven iDs bore Or seye-
r,l week., foocth. r. nv i,s marina enemies The
oil and guano men aie Obliged to follow them
there, though they hate 10 do so because thsu
seine, se, lorn and The Gsh are hard 10 catch and
le., fat,
Ept m he prohibited from catching fish for sew.
I eral week. in the season. would simply DESTROY
u. business. Men could not AFFORD to hold 50
,lr. i.al ilIr in the heart of the harvest. Who
th,n would ca. Oh the meuhaden distributed by
III; ,. n.r.p y, the bav.. creeks. cove. and haf-
i..,.1, - M H. NO, ,.artone nozzle in =
thousand for their purpose. 40, the menhaden
would simply be lost, either devoued by sharks
OF !n- gu Ia 'i.e sunni ~, es,,,. ,,et :,