Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-03-09

MAINE LEGISLATURE.
Continne,! from Il page.
the oceans eaith as they pass by, arriving
here after a three months voyage, anu
after they have left a portion of their Dum-
beers all along the shore where the fisher
men are located from FLORIDA To Maine,
where they have gathered their harvests
when nature has offered it TO them. arriv
ing here in early summer and distributing
themselves in the bays along our coast,
then we claim the right IN common with
other states and with other citlzens of our
own State, to partake of this natural har-
vest in the short space of time allotted TO
US, not exceeding seventy days in year
Of actual fishing time. This lin
tied time is valuable to US. Unless we
gather this crop when il IL ripe and with rs,
it returns as it CAME, down BY the seac0ast
states and again contributes TO the fisher
men and the wealth of those states n second
time
Is It wise to deprive our citizens of the
natural right to partake of this harvest OF
the sea while all other states along the coast
enjoy the free and untrammelled rights of
fishing when and where the opportunity is
Afforded;
This crop is worth TO us thousands of dol
lars thousands of men and their families
have been supported by it, Villages in the
sea board counties have been built NJ
monument of progress and INDUSTRY of our
citizens. Having developed these fisheries
and become expert in the use of the purse
seine, We think it hardship for the tegis
-. L., str..t
our rights to continue a business which in
jurcs no one and benefits many. \ bust
ness which is to Us what the manufacturing
business is to Androscogein county, the
lumber to the Penobscot, the ice to the
kcnnebcc.
This is our chef Industry. 70 be de
priyed of it would dcpupulatc our towns.
To modify dis law would start The wheels
of industry, encourage young men 10 stay
at home instead of being Obliged to 90 TO
other states for employ mcnt.
Is it to he the policy of the State to dis
courage its citizens in their lAulAhle under
takingst Has Name any industries to
cripple, or men 10 drive away for want of
encouragement.
We have three species of fish on which
we depend, namely. the msckcrel, mon
laden and hcrriug. suaily one of the
three are here in abundance II is seldom
TINT all thrr. are here ,t tho same time. but
as they are all taken with the purse seize.
lint of different size,l mesh ojont,.d tn the
size of the fish VIZ have confidence that in
fbr fntur,. ~ in tho r.st , LIVING can hp
,btuncJ far oursnl,cs and f,inil,e. from
o,,r of ti,as, thre.. snnrres # our ri Tits ara
mol intorferrd with by legislation
IfEep,x,g TI,.. har,,nfr hirh until
comfy have M, pl,ved n worry impar+,p.
mari il bccnu,rg n hsb mu,h snu,,ht far
Sinr, C,r,t, r,,fused Ia SCH I,,i, Tn n,r
fishermen the rconle an o,,r coast have. sc,
themselves ,t work for tho uurnoso az SIM
nj, inc IA, l.t;,.;rurv which tbis urftirpliv
treatment of our Canadian neiybhors has
hr,uph, ,hout Tbnsn h,rrir, ,bi.h sr,.
humorous IA K,o, and lincoln rnunt,.s
b,v,. bscomr , yore valuable Init txb TN.
In .r.,-.,., ,l,,,,s IS I;,,.,,l, ,c,,n,,, L,.
i nnss;,,o tho, sn,,,l,, of ,hoso ii i,
may bc stnyoJ in tb, fan az tho vo,r wb.n
thny ar., thr most numerous and whom the. |
fl sherment ban ,als thar, u,thout losing an |
onn,,.,,,it, q, g.h f.r ,,..,l,.l.,, ara, r,,,.L
crrJ
H., ,r. ,ator fr,,,., ,nl stored .,J
ke,t mil ma. loon 20, Hsbnru.n ,.,ll ia,
tbrm r.n5.r;ny !, .unnlv certain and coo- /
,,.,nt and ~ 4, vcry lao ,,ira This il nm
samaritan, ;ndu.try AMI iel,s +, solve the
Canadian hail uues,inn
M,rn,u,,-ITbe macksr,, are of a morr
Huctnatin., na,ur.. and their animal vfsits |
arr, of Sbnr,rr .lur,iiop C,nin,f ,l,out the |
6rst of .Iul, ,b.v nl,v ,lnny onr coast
some wears they remain " III, Ms. other wears /
they "a to proyirtial waters and We see I
them M more Whom they pr,s.nt them |
selves to be taken. we claim il to be our
RIGHT To u.e the rursn s,inp which is tho |
only known way t, MS by which We can |
make A successful rap,ure of them. The
,i,vs of fishing viii, hook and line for
maeker,l are gone by. Years ago the hoax |
inc of mackerel was uuite an industry. but
of late years thew refuse to bite the hook. |
Unless we take them with the nurse seine
when they are here. the opportunity is lost |
our factories which are used for canning of \
marker,l and other fish. are idle. and our |
helm unemployed. Considering the wears
of plenty and scarcity. it womb seem that |
the uncertainty of the business was enough |
to contend with without restrictive legisla-
ton.
Mrxu.pEx.-The menhaden are still /
more uncertain in their movements, and
are worthless for any purpose except for