Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-06-18


many food hshw
"phat Is a question I am not able 90
answer. ] don't believe that the factories
have had anything 20 do with destroying
the food dsh in and around shore. The
fishermen here claim that the menhaden
fishermen catch the food fish, and are
running their business This the men-
haden fishermen deny. The only instance
Of the.scaroity Of food fish that know
Of is the crocus They have been getting
scarce and were scarce before the fac
tories were here. They have been caught
in large numbers since the factories we're
here. There have been seasons when the
factories were not In operation and no
crocus were caught
when does work begin In the fac
tories2'
"At the beginning Of the summer
about June Sometimes they stay here
| all summer and then 20 East, aud come
back here IN the fall, At other times
they don't come here at ALL the fish not
being in this vicinity. These men have
other factories down East The fish they
catch in Northern waters they take there
| those caught in Southern waters and in
the bay they bring here.
'Ihe menhadeu is not good for any
thing but oil and phosphate The fac
/ tories not only employ men In the mau-
ufacture OF oil, but, ia the fall and winter
employ them in the shipment of thous
ands OF tons of scrap, as the fertilizer Is
| called A very small proportion Of this
scrap Is sold to our local agrlcultursts.
The scrap Is carried away in three masted
schooners, carrying from 400 TO 500 tons
They take IL down East somewhere
''How long since this agitation against
the factories was begun
This matter has been In agitation five
on six ysais anyway. It was taken Go
the county court at Georgetown The
projectors were indicted, tried and
acquitted. Then another bin was sent
up against them and the grand jury
ignored it. The manufacturers ten
years lease ran out and they asked for a
renewal. The citizens got up petitions
and remOnstrances to the Town Council.
After both sides had been heard the
/ Town Council came to the conclusion
that a majority Of the people Of the town
wanted the factories here The land was
released. the rent being raised from 5000
TO $500 on each factory.
1.-The opponents Of the factories then
carried the matter to the town Board OF
Health, the members OF which were ap
pointed by the Town Couneil. two leading
physicians being members Of 10. Th,
Board OF Health visited the premise.
and made a report favorable to the fac
tories.
"Still unsatisfed they went 20 the las
Legislature and endesvored to get bill
passed prohibiting the fish oil manuiac
turers from operating their factorie
here. The citizens Of the town went q
Dover IN a body aud appeared before Tn
committee The friends OF the iactorie
I | carried With them resolutions adopted b.
the Town Council After q full hearin
the Legislature killed the bill Then Oh
, opposition applied for an Injunction ii
/ the United States Court and that in
I junction was denied by Judge Vale
| Friday.
The controversy has been very hitle
7 40 times The bitterness seems to DO on
, the side Of those opposed TO the factor
les. They have said some very bite
Z I things about the town board and th,
\ / courts, ia consequence Of everything
being decided favorable TO the factories
-. They have carried the matter into on
= town elections, but have always bee
r signally defeated.
There is no member Of Town Counc
| interested in any way In the factories
Our sole motive is The business in
3 terest Of the town We feel that this
a the only industry in or around Oh
town, and II we drive that away we do
% prive ourselves OF the benefit Of it w
= view it from business stand dpoint.
e not an Unhealthfui Odor.
81 never have looked upon it in th
light Of an unheaithful odor. said ID
u IL rT .H.I
d replying to questions propounded
N your correspondent "We have new,
a had any epidemic from it I hardly cor
a slider it prejudioial TO the health of n
" I community. There Is a pungency abnr
:. 60 which results from the acid used 70
rs have smelled the fumes of acid 10 Is a
odor hard TO describe 10 doesn't seem {
m be exactly the odor Of decsying6sh, but
I Is combination o Z acid end animal matte
1f H. is an unpleasant odor and it's prev
Il leucs IN the town depends on the cond
a tion of the wind 10 is more perceptib
of along I'm the fall and from that time ol
TO 10 Is not Of frequent occurrence. / don
lg | suppose we have Il more than once
le twice q week and then not for who
In day If the wind changes 10 takes
It east wind TO bring 10 up here
Q. "Do you consider that cid fume ia q
M air Injurious to the lungsi'
~ Ordinarily healthy lungs It would u
k affect. It might possibly affect snyoi
.h In close proximity TO the works Prob
bly, at tho hos spitsl man with luI
es trouble would be affected 1t does %
affect the health Of the men who wo
be in the iish-houses
nd "Whst has been the effect of the
IT'S houses on the local Gsheries?'
as 81 have not had any experience in {
ar fishing line, and can't give any intel
AK gent opinion on that
81, AZ tho Merchant Sees 10.
wo w. P. Thompson one Of the large
ts. merchants in town, was next call
,st upon.
Il don't think the houses are pref
dicial to public health, DO said. "Th
are a help to the town. This is a gu
na town, with no manufacturing interes
lr nothing going on 10 the neighborhc
nd except truck farming and grain raisiI
me The FISH houses supply the farmers wi
Is scrap, a cheap fertilizer, and 81
ne om,nlnvrnanf IN uuffo a numhar OF nam