Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-04-13
BOARD OF TRADE.
TURNING ITS ATTENTION TO
FISHWAYS IN UNION RIVER.
REVIvING INTEREST IN THE BOARD
AN IMPORTANT RESOLUTION
PASSED.

reg meeting Monday evening Inc
attendance was not large, only about
fifteen members being present, but an
encouraging spirit u renewed interest in
the board was manifest at the meeting.
The new president of the board, Charles
II. Drummey, presided, and w. IL. Titus,
secretary, recorded.
The pres ident stated briefly the pur
poses of the meeting, the principal of
which was to reawaken interest In the
board. He called for remarks from the
delegates to the recent meeting of the
State board-George Il. Grant, B. 7.
Sowle and Frank S. Lord.
Messrs. Grant, SowIe and Lord reported
a very interesting meeting of the State
board, and all were impressed by the
power and influence exerted by the State
organization. Mr.. Sowle spoke OF visit
ing with Mr.. Lord the office OF the East
ern dredging company i'll Portland, where
they saw the contract for dredging Union
river, and learned directly from the COM
pany that it would begin work this spring.
All the delegates came home imbued with
trade, and realizing more fully the i'm
mense power it could exert il rightly di-
rected.
NEW LUMBER BILL OF LADING.
Mr.. Grant presented resolution
adopted by the State board OF trade, and
sent to him with the request that the
Ellsworth board act upon 1t. The resoiu-
ton Is OF immense Importance to the
lumber and shipping interests OF Maine
and the captains aud VESSEL owners OF
Ellsworth. Its object is to provide re-
dress to captains aud Vessel owners for
loss by detention by eonsisnees OF lum-
ber-laden vessels. Ii Is proposed to do
this by inserting in the bin of lading,
after naming the rate OF freight, the fol-
low ering clause:
Together with all Wharfage while di5eharging
said cargo and average accustomed, and forty
eight hours after arrival at the above-named
port and notice thereof to the consignee,
signces named, there shall be allowed for
cciying said cargo at the rate Of one day, sun
days and legal holidays excepted, for every
- 0o1 feet thereof, after which the cousignee
assigns shall pay demurrdEe at the rate Of 10
cents per thousand feet day, sundays and le-
gal holidays not excepted, upon the fun amount
OF cargo, a4 per TINS bill of tdiug, for each and
every d,ty : detention, and PRO rata parts OF
days beyond the days above specified, until
cargo i fully discharged, which fret GIT and de
murrage shall constitute lien upon said cargo.
After arrival and notice thereof to the con
signees aforesaid, and At the expiration Of said
fort weight hours, said vessel shall have pre-
eedence III di-charEiBg over all other vessels ar
riying giving notice after her arrival, and for
any violation of thi. provision. the vessel shall
be compensated In demurrage ii while de
layed by such violation her discharge had pro
eeeded al the rate of 80 600 feet per day.
Capt. Samuel l.. Lord and John \. Lord
spoke in favor of he resolution, stating
its objects and showing wherein it would
benefit Ellsworth vessel owners and cap
tains. they mentioned the fact that
formerly coal and stone vessels were de-
tanned in the same way, but the coal and
stone trades had had inserted in their
bill OF iading clause similar to that pro-
posed for lumber bills OF lading.
The board unanimously approved the
action OF the State board of trade, and
adopted the resolution reported.
FIsHwAYs IN UNION RIVER.
The president brought before the board
the matter OF establishing tishways in
Union river. He had been informed by
Superintendent Race. of the Green Lake
fish hatchery, that if tishways were not
placed i'll the river this year, the large
quantity OF salmon fry planted in the
river year or more ago would be
lost They would go to sea, finding it
easy to go down over the dams, but would
not be able to get back.
As chairman OF committee appointed
over year ago to investigate this mat
ter Mr.. Drummey su omitted some CORE
spondence regarding fishways and stated
what had been done by the committee.
The obstacle met was the cost OF putting
in the tishways. No definite figures had
been obtained, but dam -owners thought
it would involve great expense.
MIR. Drummey said further that the
dam owners were required by law to
establish and maintain tishways.
DR.. George A. Phillips spoke earnestly
in favor OF tishways. He thought this
section OF Maine could be made the best
fishing region in the State. Union river
was a natural home of the salmon. Even
wit hin tine last year or two, salmon had
been seen at the foot OF the lower dam
trying to get up the river. He thought
the placing OF fshways in Union river
was "A matter of great Importance to Ellis
worth.
DIR. Phillips was added to the COM
mittee previously appointed, and the
committee was instructed to take the
necessary steps for the establishment of
tishways. The committee now consists
of Charles II. Drummey, Frank 5. Lord,
A. w. King, John A. Peters, jr., Henry
Whiting and DIR. George A. Phillips.
l.. NJ. Moore was elected to member
ship in the board.