New-York tribune., 1900-04-22
THE SALT FISH CROP.
,yr VARIETY SMALL. But THE TOTAL
ENORMOUS

,,-,-, The Fishing Gazette.
The sang Of fish dates from rom time tim ern, immemoTa
y 90 ard has since been one Of the great industries
Of our be the first fish was salted the world is
Jus gsss mat nobody knows. Enough is known, how
ever, 'c , We have records Of codhshery Off the
!esst of Norway as early as the year 600 The en-
tss:ty to the fishery Of the ancients -.
Al me pres5' s where Ash are not sailed IT was
teflIytiv nor until the fifteenth century that the
pFes,,,,1tion Of fish commenced on large scale by
co1st reat middle class Of people. al which time 1t
~. l.ssez ID he luxury. II is wen known iaet that
richer eaS q for self fish in the United States in
n '.st 5farter Of a century has shown a decline
dne j re ss-ar fisheries and The trade in using
The fTir,ts fTesih of he sea fsheries During recent
me me = -. growth Of the fresh water fisheries has
teen "a "a r. e@a 7sher.es both fresh and salt
h--fe vessels employed in the fisheries to-day
,aree- faster ard better equipped than ever before
5rited States the last tws5ty.iiye years has in
80 by tie vessels Ct the world, including the
faeis OF NoIWal; - W ~ 6S5 c,.,,t E o f
4;it j. exaorted 70 tropical countries after being
f5rs and ar very desirable food in the tropics
lcI "a Isht pala;abe food and best adapted the
y 49, Then again. the Latin Church imposes so
many iaSl GSs ca & 1i1i orT,atio on The snhiect f
-. carf- manner of sailing fish. but there is
,ase.ior ae bat acre has been great advance made
m3 & OF Taras gT fh af fdod 5Od sb OF These theTe
,'v q re-r small proportion are sa!ted in large
-a--,iss for consumption b. the people. II is well
ss-oVn that in European countries some varieties
q fsn are consumed fs 1000 which IN our own
-, -cl,7trv there is a tendency, the more i'm
rorlaut varieties SOW SeaTee 70 consume hsh which
bo 5~i9ciI=l ,ar.rties Of fish salted the cod
ts,,; .-57 n.ke fadGoc'z. cusk and pollock. These
--e-tee of ssh probably make up nine-tenths of
-. .sit fish CONSUMED bv trc people
me Ngrf atlantic IS probably richer. both as TO
7E-E- & -f !
e55e7 isst where il washes the coast OF North
sr,s-i-a is i,s richest subdivision.
IT, sal. erouudsh Industry IS located principally
--ss.c--1EatfS. where The amount OF Goldfish,
I'D hai3o-k cuSk and pollock salted in 1ssa was
-ti5sh is anonymous win the name Of
n s.acnrectts ard. using The eloquent language
e, 4.n = varza husorts's House Of Represen-
e.f..z ..-i-E s,reneIy the sound waves of debate
.~s-.i1rieG bV the ebb and flow Of enactment ard
r..--.- d,7tns q orasory. there has hung through
r.er7-r.as years an anCient Goldfish. quantity
Ee ~ 49,. On rs fiTF7, r-ont a ma io<tv greater
r. the dignity taat art can lend to craven gold
er O. ,Fa. .t-5ara which is prototype careered
-. IN ~. --z-riad rrifcs II the great deep The
sss5rs which may be learned from il are nooler
,har a0- 70 re drawn from what is Only beautifui
For -h5 sE5ate and solitary FISH IS instinct with
memories ard prophecy. Ike an oracle. It cele-
progress. Il eDiJonlzes MassachuSetts-
II tyTiGes the world Old sinnphclty q thGse VINO
Eg55In the stately scriptura s5-y heS jmmortal'zea,
waose sturdy Ertues lhs - l9ai @ 1;o nFI ar
~ and whose singular achievements on sea aid
iaad IN the arts alike in peace and war. rave
r-o-fed The annals nf the Commonwealth
Vhile the Bank sal -odfish feet at many OF the
Nev-F England ports Is a thing of the past there mas
fear tendency 10 salt fresh FISH TO supply the de,
ra15 The business Ct catching fresh COD ana
hsddock during the last fifteen years mas i peen
-e-rie5 on ,ferceticalls. with the result OF perl
oscaI euts on the marke:. During. these guts
-erqe o1a--,fips Of fish have been split anC Salleu
= TS4v happen to arrive during the season Tor
4r1sn hs55ies the haddock are smoke 60. Inc
r-1ourt II his fish salted or smoked during me
,-c~ I5g7 vas ro1adly 51eo06to pounds Ihus
rat SAT- fish trade has grown up subsidiary 10 the
yn - ee.c fzh trade Of the United states tL<re
s-~-f7rv lzed in a year about 591Vto qulntals OF
- 5.-fsb baile. haddock cusk and pollok, be
..-s 0 barrels of salt mackerel and lF5'goo ; paI
"a r. -,.- lerring. TIE amount Of smoked herrlns
t,ss..7ag -gTp cates 0fstfa0 pounds n a'!G.Iloh
- .-5- r-e-c is good deal Of picked sS'IihOil
49, .,6 o-ner fish Of minor importance