The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-05-10
Maine Matters.
NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER THE STATE.
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Maine Matters.
NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER THE STATE.
CONCERNING LOBSTERS.
Commissioner of Sea and Shore Fisheries
COunce, while on a visit to Augusta recently
was seen by the Portland Press correspondent
concerning Holsters and the law regulating
their capture and sale. While he does not re-
gard the close time from Aug. 1st to Sept. 18th
OF vital Importance, he believes that the section
limiting the length to 10 IL inches is doing ef-
fective service in the preservation Of this valu-
able and much sought after crustaccan. Twen-
ty-ive million Holsters year are captured and
| sold on the Maine coast. yet it is estimated by
| Mr.. Trefethen that not over 1000 900 can lie
taken without detriment to the supply. Mr..
| Counce said: "a lobster that is 9 inches long
| in the spring will grow to 10 ~ inches in one
season, increasing in value from four to five
hundred per cent If the small Holsters are
caught and sold to the factories in the spring,
they bring from to IA cents each while if
cast back into the and allowed to grow they
| will reach 10 IL inches in length and be worth
II cents. Another reason why the young O.
inch Holsters should not be used is that
| healthy 9-inch lobster never has any eggs at
tached to it. while the 10 IL inch crllstacean
has from $1,000 to $1,000 each. 1t will be seen.
without difficulty. that if the 9-inch lobster is
| destroyed before it comes to having eggs pro-
pagatiOn cannot be carried on. 1t would be
chickens because they annoy him when he feeds
| the hens. as il is for the fishermen to destroy
the short Holsters because they yet into his trap
| and eat his bait The great difficulty we have
to contend with is the New York market,
| where there is no law regulating the length Of
| Holsters sold. Short Holsters have been secret
| ly shipped there in large numbers, and they
have oftentimes been in bad condition before
| reaching their destination. One warden in
| forms me that he saw Holsters which We're be-
| ShipneI tn \pyy WI net lly
! offensve.''
Mr.. Counce gave very interesting account
of a lobster speculation which has been carried
| on successfully the past season by johnson n
| Young of Ninahaven. They have a large
pound. so-called, which is IA pond of water
| several acres in extent, connected with the sea.
| the outlet being closed to the passage of lob
sters by wire netting. Last fall they pur-
chased 100000 10 II inch Holsters Of the fisher
| men at cents each. and placed them in the
pound. They must have food, and to satisfy
| their hunger were fed on fish cleann@>. con-
sisting Of inward>, fins and heads. which were
purchased at 81 Il barrel. Seven hundred bar
| rels of this was fed to them in all. At once,
| after winter had set in the Holsters were rah
ed from the bottom Of the pound as wanted,
| many being found in the mud at the depth of
| two feet. and shipped by rail from Rock!and to
| the Boston market at the rate of about - bar
rels per day. To reach the she'll fish it was
| necessary to cut holes through the ice and keep
them open. The price received was some 90
| cents pound. and as The Holsters would weigh
| from two to three pounds each. and the original
cost was but four cents apiece. the profit was a
| very handsome one. These fed Holsters were
| said to be OF very superior quality.
a MAINE MAN FOR CHIEF JUSTICE.
| The President has nominated Melville W.
| Fuller, Of Illinois, to be Chief Justice of the
United States. Mr.. Fuller is the son of the late
Frederick A. Fuller, of Augusta. his mother
| being the daughter of the late Chief Justice
| Nathan Weston, of the supreme Judicial Court
of Maine. He entered Bowdoin College in 1893
read law with his uncle. the late George Melville
Weston, Esq, of Bangor and after a course
| at Harvard Law School entered the office of
| the Clerk of Courts in Bangor, which was held
| by his uncle, the late Nathan Weston jr. He
| then went to Augusta and formed partner
| ship with his uncle, B. a. &. Fuller for the
| practice of law and publication Of The New
| Age newspaper. At the Bowdon Commence
ment, in 1859, he delivered the poem before the
United Literary Societies, DR.. J. G.. Holland
| being the orator. He frequently delivered
| lectures and poems while studying law in Ban
cor. He was a member and President of the
Common Council of Augusta and chosen City
Solicitor. which place he resigned to 20 to
Chicago in May. 1886, and has since resided
there. He is strongly attached TO his old col
ege class and at their reunions every five
years, never fails to be present. He has been
engaged in prominent cases before the thited
States Supreme Court, one of the most noted
being the defense of the Rev. Charles T.. Cheney.
ID. ID. lie has been twice married. His second
wife and nine children are living. Mr.. Fuller.
when notified Of the nomination. was surprised
| and requested that he be not pressed for an cN-
tended interview, saving that he was not i'll
| condition to talk on the subject. the nonl-
ination had come 50 unexpectedly He. how
| ever, stated that he would not decline il.
NEW INDUSTRIES.
Can't \EilIi.m TJarrirL of Syop,~ ~ I,a.
formed company under the style of the Sea
Island Packing company. and has leased the
factory of the Castine company. at swans Is
land. About 100 persons will be employed at
the factory. and some fifty fishermen. All
kinds of fish will be packed. and in large guam
tities-sardines, mackerel Holsters. etc. The
herring will be taken in weirs. which have been
built at Swans Island. The fish will be pack
ell in oil, mustard. tomato catsup. etc.. in every
| shape that finds market. Capt. lIerrick is
manager for the company.
The S2O0,0OO capital has been secured for the
building of an extensive pulp and paper mill at
the foot of Piscataquis Falls, on the east side of
the PeDobscot, and the work of building will
be commenced at once.
The remainder Of the 50, 900 stock nee'lc, to
start the Stone Mill in Dexter has been di>po>-
| ed of, and the mill will be started soon rs
the preliminary arrangements can be made.
1t is probable that it will run on the co-opcra
tive plan.
Mr.. A. J. Small is to erect hotel at Owls
Head, near Rockland to be completed and
| ready for occupancy in July. 1t will be 30 by
30 feet. with % foot ell, two stories in height,
with French roof. The location is beautiful.
overlooking the bay
MAINE STATE Et.oIIEGEIE,Gr-r scIrp1IE
patos hos .,o.;,,a1 at 49, a,,tnr t,a N,;,'o
n.les mas "eeloeu mot 10 enter I rne Mlliie
Sta.e t, Hollese LtaSue ln.5 season.; he'r uecl-
tants. will not materially diminish the interest
lii'n i, 'iM w ass ie', IN t,s "a. sooi N
Ine. VIII iiol eo VI i'Ites ueei>o .nc i'''''i-
"seis 's iSGo I upon the ionao" li,S scneu'''e'
Ma. Ma. ~ ~, " :. y. No,p!s Il. Wioho.
MAY ., No'o! vs. boWuonl al Ma1erNi''e.
Nay NAY - n' =. =: ~ ooipy i, h'h?ol.
Nav 1f Colby " NJ ! q 1T W.taryiIle
May 10, Bowdon vs.. Colby at Brunswick.
May %, NJ. S. &. VS.. Bowdoin at Orono
May %, Colby vs.. Bowloin at Waterviile.
May 80, NJ. S. c. Is. Colby at Bangor.
June =. Bowdoin VS.. Colby at Brunswick.
June s, Bowdoin vs.. NJ. S. &. at Brunswick.
June .. Colby vS. NJ. S. &. at Waterville.
June II, NJ. 5. Z. vs.. Bowdoin at Orono.
June -. NJ s. G. vs. RowIoin at Rauror