The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-03-01

and also manager of the Stratford Oys- ter company In my opinion it would be : injurious to the oyster interests to have such a bill passed, consolidating these commissions. We think we ought to have police protection. I endorse what ) has been said by MT. Rowe and MT. j smith,
 Captain William I. Stevens of Roway- , ton was next called by MT. Rowe, and | stated. q am entirely opposed to the , consolidation of these commissions. l consider the sentiment among the oys- ter growers is unanimous, without a single exception, against the consolida- ton bill. think the oyster industry
 needs police protection. endorse all that has been said by Mr. Rowe and the other members of our committed" Sen ator Chapman "As I understand 1t, : this oyster industry has been created from nothing-from a barren waste of T mud and sand?" Captain Stevens: ! "Yes. I was one of the first to plant
 shells in the deep water off NorwallS."
 MT. Dumond P. Merwin of Milford stated: "It is the unanimous wish and opinion of the association that this con- solidation bill should be rejected, and that police protection should be afford ed by the state. endorse the views of my colleagues who have spoken" Sen ator Chapman: "Do you consider that
 your oyster beds are very much exposed
 in the night to these depredations ?"
 MT, Merwin: "They would be except for
 our private watehmen which we em-
 ploy" Senator Chapman: You consid-
 CT the opportunities for ill-disposed per-
 sons to come unto the grounds and take
 up large quantity. of oysters are very numerous?" Mir MerWin: 'Yes, sir" | MT, Howe: "Is it still the intention of I the oyster growers to continue suffi- l cient private watching to aid and sup plement the state police?" Mr. Merwin: Tt is as I understand It." Senator 1 Chapman: "These oysters which you raise are raised at no expense to the state are they not?" MT. Merwin: That is correct" MT. Merwin further said:
 "The fact that we pay large amounts to private watchmen shows the need
 of police protection"
 Mir. Rowe called upon MT. Albert H.
 Hoyt of South Norwalk, who said: T
 am member of the legislative committee
 of the Oyster Growers association and
 vice-president of the association The
 oyster growers are unanimously oppos-
 ed to this bill for consolidating the three commissions. Oyster police are needed
 for the protection of the industry. en- dorse heartily the statements which have been made by my colleagues"
 Mir. A. H. Lewis of Bridgeport stated: T endorse the views expressed by the other oyster growers and other mem bers of the committee. We are heartily in favor of the movement the oyster growers have taken:-in favor of police | bill, and against the consolidation of | the commissions"
 MT. Rowe; The oyster growers have never asked for anything excepting for l thelinspectors of mud dumping. amount l ing to about $4,00o. We believe now that if there is to be any, commission 1t ought to remain as itsis.3 The extrava- | gant management of5the old shell fish | commission is in no way chargeable to the oyster growers. The commission was created against our wishes, and the appointment osfbA men was made without our approvafa And resulted bad ly."
 Mir. c. D. Parmelee of New Haven said. T heartily endorse what Mir Rowe and the other members of the committee have said,S It is my opinion that we need police protection with the authority of the state"
 MT. D. c. Sanford of New Haven stated; 1T have acted as field engineer for the shell fish commission for four teen years. I think know every oys- terman in the state I believe that the unanimous opinion of the oyster grow CTS and oystermen is that this consoli- dalton should fail. It is a necessary and desirable thing that the state should lend it's authority and aid in policing these grounds. endorse all the opinions expressed by the oyster growers"
 Mir. Marshall E. Morris of Bridgeport was next called by MT. Rowe. He stat ed: T am opposed to the passage of the bill, and endorse the reas- pms set forth by my colleagues. am In favor of police protection. I think It would be well to have all the pro- .ection we can get"
 Mir. Christian Swartz, a member of | he shell fish commission stated: "Liv- ng in South Norwalk where I have re-
 T sided for twenty-seven years, I have become more or less conversant with he oyster industry" MT. Swartz said hat he did not think it would be for he interest of the state or oyster grow ITS to change the organization of the hell fish commission, and that he bought state oyster police were much ieeded and would be very helpful to 5 he industry, and that the oyster grow ,, ITS were deserving of this assistance.
 Senator Chapman: "Is 1t fact that he revenue brought into community 2 rom the sale of 100 bushels of oysters | s more valuable than several hundred ollars worth of manufactured arti- les?" MT. Swartz; "Yes; it undoubtedly is." Representative Charles W. Louns- \ ury of Darien, who is thoroughly con- T ersant with the oyster industry, stated J 9 the committee that it would be Y reat injury to the oyster industry and !.
 very improper arrangement, to mix ' p the shell fish commission with the my fish and game. He thought it U ,ould be very unwise legislation, and 4 ddressed the committee at length, # lying his reasons. He also strongly U :. of