The Portland daily press., 1895-01-18
A HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS.
The Portland Fleet Came in Together
With Good Fares.

The j. S. Glover's Good Luck-Eighteen
Hundred Dollars Worth of Fish in
Two Days-significant of the Magni'
tude of Our Coast Fisheries.
There never was better day than yestef-
day to visit the waterfront and see 1t In an
its winter beauty and picturesqueness, ana
also see the activity of the local fresh nsh
BUSINESS and realize its great importaEce.
A whole fleet of Portland schoonefs
came in during the day bringing good fafes'
making an aggregate of over l00.oO0 pouhos
of mixed fish. The harbor was never more
beautiful not even in summer. The light
snow of the day before covered everything
and even mixed with frozen spray. was
sticking close to one side of the masts OF
the incoming vessels.
These local schooners fish differently from
the Gloucester and Boston schooners that
came here. They just go out for Cay or
two. set their travis and bring in their t1sh
Immediately. while the latter make long
trips, ice their fish and stay out till they
get good fare. All this fleet OF Portland
vessels, nine in number. that came In
Thursday, went out together Tuesday. lie
result of two days trip was significant OF
the great contrasts in fishermen luck
The j. S. Glover was high line. She
brought in 80, 600 pounds, a very unusual
two days catch, which 5roug htsabout S4oo.
There were ten men in the crew. EACH
has his own trawl and dory and his own
catch is sold separately by himself. me
owners of the vessels have one-dfth OF the
proceeds Two men of the j. S. Glover
st ,cked SAC apiece in those two days.
The other schooners were the George D..
KeeEe, 10000; Ellen Lincoln, 10000; Emma
Jane, 5000: Maud B. Wethrell, 70OO;sEvelyn
Smith. 10000: Albert Black. 10000; Amy
Wixon, 5000 and Contest 5000.
These schooners brought in over lOJ,0OO
pounds of fish in one day after two days
trip, and that fish was worth at wholesale
about $500. This Item gives some idea OF
the magnitude of the coast fishing and at
this time, when Commissioner Written is
seeking larger appropriation, should prove
of much interest to legislators.
Over 10000 people along our coast pull their
living, so to speak, right out of the salt
water,g and besides sthis, of course many
more thousands of other people are involved
in and benefited by this great business. But
it has never been developed and advertised
and doomed like other industries of this
state or as the coast fishing industry is in
Massachusetts,. where every year there is an
elaborate report of it's exact condition and
value, compiled by able men.
II. inland fisheries developed for attracting
sportsmen are valuable and now command
Sls, 500 of the states money annually, sure
| ~ the coast fisheries, that support our own
| people are valuable enough to have more
| nd xyhi1a ia inla n Il
| fisheries are demanding this year $4,000 an
nually, surely there should be some atten-
ton. paid to the demands and rights of
this great salt water business. Reports
should be made annually. as they are in
| Massachusetts,, Holsters should be better
protected and many other things should be
done, and could be done with more money,
that would develope this great insdustry.