Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-02-06
STATE HOUSE.
Many HOLSTERS Have Been
Planted in Past Year.
Report Of Commissioner A. R. Nicker-
son on Sea and Shore Fishing.
lax OF The Capitol improvement Game Pro.
lection Of Other States.

me report of Commissioner A r. Nick.
erSoh of the sea and shore fisheries. ha.
heen made to the Governor and Council and
! placed on file. The commissioner has consid-
cradle of interest to say, this year. OF
TINS important industry which furnishes
rtmunerate employment to 50 many peo-
pie along the coast of Maine
Inc lobster fisheries of the State. which
are recognized as one Of the leading Of
All classes Of fisheries. have been fairly
good Tor 1899. OF them Commissioner
NickersOn says:
This branch shows an increased pro-
duction over that Of 1888 According to
my report for that year there were
caught Nl1s.o32, and in 1859 >.aG7. 596.
showing gain in number of Ng174 and
@ain in value over 1898 of $l6a. %. go.
The number of men employed in 'gS was
BOB in 80, BIG. The average number of
Holsters caught by each man engaged III
'@> was 2,635, in 90 was 2.65i The average
yield in dollars to each man in '9S was
500. in 20. $3.50. The price paid the fisher
- l-3 cents for each lobster"
The efforts Of the t. s fish commits
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II ''''S AZ N'''uiV anu "iS O"l''ui 81" ~,
cohsumpu5h' VIII 90 a long ways l""1F"
renewing the present scarcitN'
ms - ~ - '''
Mr. NickerS"n sad:
y ''i''.,',
dteu uu'iHS IT. i'''' Se'So" ".'i n
iiieSal n ''s, 'i'''ii III
IeHSlh'' fl'es ~ l'ie iou'i' III
hdNe PSI" P'4u ~ '"' 7'''e -
lhe ttt"It "a 'iiS "eI''' 1IiIe"' - i'i5 ''''
year.
can say th"t tnt se"s"n - ','' ~
,i.,',,, :,
ser ISh''" men .,,...t..
MI -\l'Ne' 9'ii u'9' "'' ~
OF me HS'll'.7 i'i""9''. -
me Iciiii7 Vi 'ii0'i ~ '"'
Whlch give e"lPlo! nv III -
persons loI StNe" Vi Ii'''' i'''I'''i9 -
year mas idleh on l" nv "'i'" VI '''
rels caushl III 1872 i-oSS "q' me -
heeh S"Iu TT "''i' NY r
nave pteh slhoheu' A"u I'M
PACKED TT 1T ui''eS ISL ',.7' I' l't,
i"iH1 II, nj ;.t,,..i...,
season - ''io n .,i..
ms pecH - I" IT. ,,.;I.
reports rs" l"0'"l III
'ii3'iIv, '.,,,,,tt..,
ana Lincoln j. ..,.,, ,,,,,,,-
49,, IN 1Xoo us mu barrels: in I~>
ptFs III 1871
'', ,.,,. e h,x.e smoked in l>qg
,r,.,s.,. in 1>o> >7,on
>.rn,h.r Of cases sardines packed in
$50. I 17o.5,>: i'm 1>e>. 11I>.6e4
From what information | can get. al
., IN. ,nilli,n dollars have been paid
It'll I,h,r ~ the packers of sardinrs in
It'll. go. ,Inriny me season of 1874 The
,,,',,in., industry. II surely one well worth
;.hiu,
III ,;i., ,,,,t ~ An Ar
. i,,r;,,., IN. -tirn-
pedr'hye ur'" t,i.b..ri..s
mtr 81 l>''' "' I'LL, f.,..-
90. "hlch 2" ~ IT."
torres III va. '''', =. ~ ,,,, ~, !, month
"'' ,..,..,i - tb.ir steamers
anu ,,:. ',,.. ,.,.,.t ~ r4nort the first
-, ,,,,,..,,..,,,,... If fish but after
SiTn VI ''i' ;,,.,i,,, and search they
i" INC. Jus ,,.1 ordayad their
cios'u '"e ''' where they
h"a's 10 ,t at,undance
'AuEh' af 1>o> mr. state
,i <,nz onn IN labor from this
,'r.',nb III nsbing. beside all moneys left
,.;,h III for sundry other things during
H.. season.
.,1,ms show A falling off in the pro
ductiln. owing somewhat 70 inc ehdt'
III, /, TIL IT'LL IL n,ir Iast Legislature,
"Ieh' - III j S.ntamber Is.
which' rom 'une frnm oIr state
a. In. form
III any io' ,,..r, c,,,gbt in the state
III 1870 CIV ,,-reIt ,,,nds of smrIts.
oy i0'' mn ', ,,..r1 c,,,obt bv $50
whlIe III 1879 NV 49,, ,,,no i fall
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