The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-06-21
A PLEA FOR POUND NETS.-THE
OTHER SIDE S STATEMENT.

MIR. EDIToR-In justice to myself as a
fisher of pound nets | am constrained to
take notice of the article published in
THE WHG'S last issue on the subject. |
have been fishing for thirty two years
beginning with my father in 1o52 and
until the last few years my experience
has been with hauling Seiues, aud know
lull well how destructive they are to
fish, and from this experience can safely
assert that there are more fish destroyed
in ole day by hauling seine than there
would be 10y a pounn net in an entire
season. 1t is also the custom for haul
ing seines to nave compost pile on The il
shore to utilize the surplus that remains
after their sales each day. One or more
shores each value their fish compost pile
at least at S30O--thrcc hundred dollars
as a manure-they cannot tell how Large
a haul they have until landed aud when
they strike the shore they cannot be re-
turned to the river, consequently. if thele
are more than can be managed there
is nothing left than to use them for fer
tilizing purposes. o. the other hand
when fishing with pound nets they can
be raised and the surplus let out again
without injury to the fish. This is the
course that | have followed this cnti!e
season.
TLa al l., -, l,n
tity of fish gillcd in a pound net. The
very verse of this is my experience, as
l can say positively that there We're not
one dozen herring gilled in my pound or
hedging this season, and this is due to
the fact that our meshes are / ! inches
on the bar in the pound and !. inches in
the hedging (when meshes are opened
they measure the double of these sizes,
say q inches and three inches) making
it evident that they cannot be gilled i'll
70 large mesh. This is the fact as to
pounds while hauling seines have but
one inch and one and half inch meshes.
In reference to the justice or injustice
to the public, will state that there are
eighteen fishing shores from Turkey Point
to North East, on the eastern side of
Mott East river, which, If they were
fished by pounds would employ profita
bly, one hundred and forty men but un-
der the old law there were but five haul
ing seines, employing two hundred men
Ca difference of but sixty occupyi ing and
monopclzing the entire river.
We ask is it / ght and just to the own
ers Of the remaining thirteen shores, that
these should be declared from fishing
them merely because they have no. the
large capital at command necessary to
haul seine or that the shore is unfit for
hauling yet admirably located for a
uourd net. This found to be the case
with my own shore and after several
wears effort had to abandon the hauling
seine and resort to pound.
If the remaining thirteen shores are
allowed to fish they can be rented at
from fifty to three hundred dollars a
piece, thereby becoming of value to the
owners.
The article in THE WING makes the
writer assert that his shores are sur
rounded and hedged off by Gordon of
pounds. There are but two pounds on
the river and the nearest one being two
miles from his shore. J. +. w.
Night sweats, fever, chills, malaria, dyS-
pepsia, cured by "Wells' Health Remover"
My husband (writes II lady) is three
times the man since using "WellS' Health
Remover"
fycu are failing, broken, worn ont aud
nervous, Use wells Health Remover" 81.
Prevalence of Kidney complaint in Amer
lea; "Buchu-paina" is quick, complete
cure. 81. may2Ieowly