Evening journal., 1905-06-12
.SHAD SEASON OF 1905
CLOSED SATURDAY NIGHT
ABOUT $4,000 FISH WERE SHIPPED FROM
NEW CASTLE AT AN AVERAGE PRICE
OF NEARLY $40 PER HUNDRED
X-WILMINGTON TEAM met DEFEAT
speolai to Tho Evoning journal.

Special 10 INc t4NCnluE dNAiIlAls
New Castle. June l2.-At midnight SAT-
urday night the shad fishing season IN
the Delaware river for the year 1905 closed
and many Of the fishermen have hung in
their nets preparatory to stripping them
Of leads and corks.
The season this year has been pecu-
liar one. as out of the three months for
fishing there was not over five weeks Of
what might be called even fair fishing.
From this place during the season there
has been about CO boats OF an descriptions
engaged in catching shad while many
fishermen from other ports have sent their
catches here for shipment
During the early part of the season the
waters were too cold for shad TO run in
any numbers and it was not until May
that any large catches were made
SHIPPED 10000 FISH.
In the nrst three weeks of May Joseph
II. King q Sons made their heaviest ship
ments sending away in that time about
lL50) fish 70 Philadelphia and New York
markets. During the entire season they
have shipped In round numbers 900
nsh, (2o,ooO less than last season. which
brought TO the fishermen S2S.00l The high-
est week for klng a Sons. was the second
week in May when they paid out 10
fishermen for shad caught $500. Altogcth-
er they received from and shipped for
about 65 boats per day during Tie greater
part OF The shad fishing. Tho averasc
price FOR the season for shad was In the
neighborhood Of $40 per hundred
h1fhoroh t... ftnttr.a. l,... t..t, rt.s.,fr. "a
as yet from the association it Is csti-
mated that It shipped away somewhere
between one-hfth and one-quarter the
number sent away by the Kings. By these
figures It can be seen how important to
New Castle at least is the shad fishing
industry each year as two-thrds of the
money realized finds its way into the tns
Of local merchants.
ARTIFICIAL HATcHING NECESSARY.
The number of fishermen I'm the Dela-
ware river is increasing each year and
the necessity OF artificial hatching Is be-
coming more apparent especially to those
who engase 10. the industry During this
season the Uniied States Fish Commits
sion has neglected the Delaware river and
although the effects OF IL will mot be felt
for possibly two or three years it is Ger.
tain THAI unless some steps are taken
TO rc-stock The stream it will become TO.
tally depleted and consequent loss. 10
Fishermen OF thousands OF dollars win foi-
low. Daring the early part oil the shad
season there was a talk of petitioning
congress through Congressman Burton
to appropriate sufficient funds for the
establishment of shnd hatchery alone
the Delaware and possibly at New Castle
Petitions were circuiated and many sign
crs from 'all walks of life were obtained
and the subject in an probability will be
laid before congress at its next session
The object Of selecting New Castle as a
site for a hatchery is due TO the fact
that the railroad facilities here are good
and also that hsh srmcn from other points
alons the river have become accustomed
10 bringing their shad here for shipment
STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL A SUCCESS
The strawberry festival given in IN,
armory on Saturday night was success.
both financially and socially. Company Il
win realize a neat Sum as the result OF
the sale Of cakes. cream and berries.
Much IS due,to Lieutenant W. r.. Myers
for The pretty decorations, both In tn,
manner of buntng, flags and electrical ef
fects, as he labored hard to beautfy tn,
room. A great part OF the success OF thl
fair is due TO the young women friends
OF the soldiers as by their presence an,
presents Of cakes and other dainties the,
added greatly TO results of the occasion
Those who assisted at the tables were:
Cake tabte-Mrs. W. +. Myers Mrs. Il
Z. Gemmin Miss Annie NJ. Gemmn. Mis-
Hattie Davis.
Table No. Misses Carrie Gemmnl
Mable stewart Annie Winslow.
Table No. Misses Anna smith. Berthi
Iammell.
Table No. s-Misses Katie Wilhelm,
Carrie sullivan.
Table No. 4--Aiisses Sadie vantine. LA
zie clingmeyer.
Table No. 5.-Misses Reba AIcGrath, Liz
zio White.
Soft drink booth-Mrs James r. Connoi
Ice cream committee - Lieutenar
Thomas z. Gemmfi. corporals David Mi
Ter ]. r. McFarlin. privates S. b. HOW
ard. William Carson.
Master OF ceremonies, Corporal Geore
". Hastings, Jr.
Floor master. Lieutenant r. S. Rodne,
Assistants. Corporal John Steele ana Wi
liam Arthur. Committee on decoration
Lieutenant w. r. Myers. Privates Harr
Smith. r. II. Harrington. William Kel
George Wilhelme.