Evening journal., 1889-02-09
THe STATE OYSTER INDUSTRY.
what the sun Has Done to Encourage
Its Protection and Development.

It's Protection and Development
For a series of years the Sun has given
such interesting, instructive and ex-
hanstive articles on oysters as TO excite
the commentator not only of those com
mercially concerned about the bivalve
put also the marked approval of
the general reader. Not long ago
a representative Of the oyster packers Of
Baltimore proposed to have published in
book form a comprehensive abstract of
the Suns numerous articles on the sub
leet, that the good already done by them
might be more widely extended, and that
reliable work for ready reference might
be given to all interested. The descrin.
tive and editorial matter ON the various
points affecting the oyster published
IN the Sun would fill large volume.
Recognizing the oyster interest as one
OF the greatest in the state. and that il
was capable of enormous DEVELOPMENT
the Sun has from the start given IL the
greatest attention and shown it's exact
status from time to time, not only from
commercial, but also from a scientific
view. Original matter from the investi
gators Of the day was given the public
simultaneously with reports from mem.
oers OF the suns staff. who examined the
oyster beds Of this and other states AT
considerable expenditure OF time
and money. Lieutenant Winslow's
reports We're presented to the
suns readers in full, and were
shortly followed by the extended report
OF the Maryland oyster commission. of
which DR. William Brooks. of the Johns
hopkins University, was chairman. DR.
Brooks had previously given TO the world
through the Sun long accounts Of his
many discoveries and valuable conclu.
slohs about the oyster. Among the
many new things given out by DR.. Brooks
was the swimming of the young oyster
through the water prior to attaching
itself TO an object and com
menclng the shell growth. Fol.
lowing these publication the Sun
sent one Of its staff to Long Island
Sound, the greatest field for cultivated
oysters IN the world Reports daily for
several weeks followed. showing all the
details OF the great oyster industry Of
connecticut and how the state protects
u. Live pictures were given of the
heet OF steamer dredges catching or
planting oysters from both sides of
the steamer at the same time. These
articles were copied from the Sun
INTO the principal New England papers.
and Yale College requested a set for the
college library While the Sun annre.
ciated the praise from its Northern con.
temporaries it was doing good work for
the state Of Maryland aud its numerous
readers. A number Of the New Haven
papers pronounced the articles the best
and most expianative ever published
Baltimoreans engaged IN the MARYLAND
oyster interest went to New Haven
during the period Of this re-
port making to investigate personally, so
Interested did they become IN the matter
These reports established the fact that
the power Of the dreaded star fish. or FIVE.
hnger which sometimes in a night will
destroy whole areas of cultivated oyster
beds IN the deep, briny waters Of Long
Island sound was unknown IN the Ches.
apeake bay and its tributaries. The
other numerous enemies Of the oyster in
Long Island sound were shown to have
exhibited little power TO do damage ia
Maryland waters. The opinions Of the
gentlemen constituting the Connecticut
oysters and shell fishery board were
given, showing the high estimation in
which they hold this section for oyster.
raising The raising Of oysters in Eng
land, Ireland, Holland and other foreign
countries has been described fully and
the inferior quality Of their oysters.
The debates in the Legislature regarding
oysters and the action Of numerous
meetings Of packers, shippers and others
interested in them have been given in
the fullest manner.
Maryland, the greatest natural oyster
locality known, has had placed be-
fore her by the Sun without stint every
thing of interest regarding her great
water production, and her citizens have
had every opportunity to inform them
selves fully on the subject in great de-
ail.-Baltimore Sun.