The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-13
STATES OYSTER INDUSTRY
FsrtA<r Protection Of ssturaa Bess
and encouragement OF Arsfnetai
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try Of re st&e@ @3SJ rrGassy ~ taxes uP
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r-e@sf-w tomorrow nsgnt ATgwE TIE
swaEnaers vE0 are interested IL 1sE 2sgzs-
laszar rare 81 EA@ r@Eeszg ussgSGrs7E II
The legislature stand higher II Importance
taza rasSe touching ras oyster Industry.
TIE question % tne protection O. re Eeaz-
uTal oyster tss&s ~ re stale. EHiGs sup
Ply the Sees4 sST The cultivated OF planted
ossSs has been STORE tire legislature for
years pas, ard X seems that Il - yet
Ear fran 3 solution t5at - satisfactory -
ta9ss engaged - the Business OF oyster
raising
Fishing FOR oysters aAs a-en prc1ga-
he iE4sstry since early territorial days
Ia s<szaa uf IRE waters 81 s1e state IL
WRshfartoz- TIE suceuleuE. ph9spzzores~
cert AS3 highly to-ot6so:Ge Olympia ~
v&@Ys. o1ce tbs subject CT scern ~ new
cgznsEs from the East IN the cities q tAe
state has 80 far erpwn n popularity AMI
ezteeEa that quantities o. them ars ship
PED % Montana, Idaho and 10 California
and Oregon every year. Tie result has
tern thai tie Industry las steadily grcwu
during tire pass decade. until uos tEe
question Of : permanent and continued
supply mas become 3 most serious CE@ AID
which calls for The best thought 81 oys-
ter experts. 81 the opinion q TIE ogstsr-
Eseu Of the STATE.
IN former legislatures a = Bush. Of
Facifc county. has been the aekn0si
edged authority on oyster legislation IN
TIE present house Maxwell the banker
member from Pacific, Is doing the talking
for the benefit % the Sound oyster. Mr..
Maxwell Is not Az orator in any sense OF
the word but re has a way of getting the
be happens TO advocate that is quite e.
fectiYe- Mr. Maxwell Is the author OF
three Bills now before the Esn committee
% the house which bear directly upon
the oyster Industry ard which So far as
known have tie andorseTnent Of the oyS-
ter rA4serS OF the state as wei as that ot
Fish Commissioner Little.
TIE three bills thar have been intro
cuced ~ Mr.. Maxwell are Ii Z. Nos =ss
20 and -fss OF these perhaps II. g. 80 is
ias most important IL A2ollSaea the pres
ent county boards % oyster commission
cts and intrusts 10 TIE ash commissioner
the work OF caring for and protecting tha
Aaiura4 cyster beds Of the state aud OF
generally promoting the oyster industry.
Els I'LL Is intended 10 apply more par
tieularIy to conditions at W-illapa nardor.
where there are large areas Of natural
Oyster beds. Clustering on Wiilapa hAroor
a&as been prosecuted for thlrty-tiye years
and over The oyster men Of the hartor
complain 81 the operation os the present
system in THAI district. ard there appears
u Dc reason for 4. Of the . 30 acres %
cultivated beds on the aar0or. less than
=" acres are. according 10 Fish Commits
sIoaer 4~ttie. self sustaining IL the mat
ter % seed supply. TIE natural ovster
beds q TIE haroor, and this applies equal
w Wei 10 other portions OF the state, have
oesn nagles led. in the opinion Of oyster
men. hniti The time has come when. II the
industry Is to thrive In the future. radical
measures mast 20 taken 20 preserve tha
natural sources % supply
IEaeg tbs Maxwell BIZ. ID is oroz,2sea n.
arrow ihe tiSA commissioner 10 regulate fke
taxing of oysters from tie states natural
n~sis- He viii be empowered 70 reserve scr
tain beds from use sor period * until
they can TecupersIe from the drains made
on tneiI- HE vii oe charged wttA g2e duty
OF protecting the natural bxds from me
rsvases OK star azh aad ether pests asa
VIZ pass aRoo the applications for the par
chase or lease Of oyster Lands.
AnotAer important provision of the bill
appAes 10 TIE revenues t1at are now &C.
rived from the oyster industry Thsss,
funds axe 20 he taken from the nsa fund
AID SCI aside tor lie purpose u promotlug
the propagation OF oysters and protecting
ne natural bejs OF she state
The present close season for tak!rx ovs-
sfe!s from The natura. beds IS seven an4 4
half months. cr from October = to June
Is II. Il -f3, ~ Mr.. MAxscA. wh.ea IS
also N tae hands % the lisa COMMITTEE.
and which will probably be reported ms
@etk. provides taat A. stall be unlawful
30 take oysters from -. natural ssf,.ssI-
tories excsp; tetweeA March Is ard Iln.s
J.. or three months IN al This measure
wi!l, &; - believed. gsud - restore tha rsr-
uFaI beds 10 ;be3r former condition and
&lso~ nature 10 repair me havoc wrought