Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-09

clans aud hp had found no indication
uf larer clam worms destroying the
CLAIMS which had been told about by
witness. s. IT the previous hearing. He
lac Ga.- i, few clds:., ON The musSel
b dis under the mussels but found VERY
frW large ones: he couldn't get over Il
fallial ut Il time and was over two
hours digging thosc.
The star Witness in behalf OF tE',
protection Gf the Yarmouth CLANS was
Hon. Clarence l.. BueknunI, chairman
Of the board uf selectmcn and prrsi-
dtnt OF tac Yarmouth Eoard Of Trade.
Mr. i5uellnam said that he Vas Il prlc-
teal clam dig&cr but was not WORKING
at il much this=vear Hc had dug
thousands ef bushels in his life TIM.
Tuc toEE Of Yarmouth had beer in
rrrested Tor many ears in the perfe'.-
ton al lls aats. lie had been chairman
q. the board q seleetmen for the pas
yea AMI Was Instrumental in having
the +, Tor q permit placed at 81. The
towns ef Yarmouth ami North Var
mouth. repr. scptinS over 5000 peopie
were interested in this protection. TheE
Werc allowed t. dig enc bushei at Il
tide buf were not allowed to dig to
sell artsidc tie town until the past
year when permits were first given to
dte and sell anyN here within the state
H. saId that since this additional priv
ilse. had heca granted only one per
NIT had been asked for.
VT Eucknam said that he believed
tie town Of Cumberland lad as larE"
IN teage Of clam flats as Yarmouth
hut IT,. interests of the two towns
were different Cimberltnd had clam
factory while YARMOUTH had many
summer residents. there Were 50 cot
tagcs below his house occupied by pe'-
ul. Who were interested in shore lir-
ing and having CLAIMS. fish and lob
Sters.
Mr Bucknam on cross-examination
said that this talk about clam worms
eatinc. up tie CLANS WAS absurd and
that he had never seen clam worm
Il inches in length as had been testI-
fed to bv some OF the witnesses at the
previous hearing.
captain John II. 'Humphry, former
chairman of the board of seectmen, said
that Yarmouth was interested in keeping
its present clam law. John Card and Nat
Watson testified that since the passage
q
increase in the CLAIMS and they were i'll
favor of the bill as an aid in the protec-
ton of the CLANS.
Samuel o. Groves of Pleasant Island
the only resident of Yarmouth holding Il
clam license. testified that he dug clans
and sold them within the state. VIII
liam f. Bennett testified that the clam
diggors from Cumberland dug the tats
all over and took CLAIMS of all sizes
Joseph y. Reed OF Portland conducted
th. cas,. for those wishing the repeal OIL
The law. The testimony given by MI
Reeds witnesses was similar TO that HI
troduccd at the previous hearing VINO"
was to the effect that there were piehts
of CLAIMS on the Yarmouth clam mats anu
that the flats had been closed a sufficleht
length of time, as two years was all that
Aas NECESSARY for their growing 10 su'l-
able size. They were also eaten by WORMS
If they were allowed to remain Oh 'hc
fats without being dug.
The witnesses called by Mr.. heeu were
mostly citizens of chebeague anu pracu-
cal clam digeers and included Royal n
Bennett. Henry D. Hamilton. HERBERT W.
Hamilton, Reuel d Hamilton Horace u
Hamilton. Winfield W. Hamilton
REPRESENTATIVE Davies filed with the
committee petitions signed by more than
$50 residents of Monmouth demonstrating
against the repeal of the present law for
the protection of the Yarmouth clam
fats