Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-01

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Governors Of the various States of the
Union to secure a sufficient co-opera-
ticn in Congress for a practical con-
SarVation of the national sea food
supply ans reserve by the passage OF
an act for tho paying of a bounty on
dogfsh.
The docfish question has troubled
Maine fishermen for number of years
ana is attributed as one of the chief
causes of the failure of the herring
fisheries and the destruction OF young
Holsters Put irto the sea at great cost
BY the United states government from
the hatcheries. The proposed Con-
gressional act placing bounty on dog
fish will, it is believed result III the
dogfish being used for fertilizers
through the establishment along the
coIst Of "A series of reduction plants
for the purpose Of thereby giving the
fertilizer t. those engaged in agricul-
tural pursuits at almost cost price.
Canada has already several dogtish
reduction plants in operation and tire
government pays a bounty on dog
fish That country mas tried inrf-
fectually to get the United States to
coon rate in the work and in view
of the pending reciprocity treaty be-
tween Canada and the United States
in which the fishing interest cuts an
important figure, the resolution of
Representative Waldron today sent iii
IS timely 1T was drawn up by G. f..
Davis. of Portland. vino has been the
leading worker for the determination
of doGfish and who through the late
Congressman Tirrell of Massachusetts
succeeded in getting hearings on the
matter in Washington and the appro-
priation by Congress of quite sum for
governmental work. Massachusetts,
also appropriated $4,000 and Mainc
congressman have been asked to aid
in the work. Mr.. Davis drew UP the
original petition and dogfsh bounty
bill while resident of Orr's Island.
and to his years of effort is due thu
agitation for the determination Of tn"
dogtish pest and the steps towards the
possible solution Of it by action begun
in Maine which will be followed it is
said. by similar action in Massacnu-
sets and other maritime states.
The resolution calls upon Governor
Plastcd to urgently call a conference
at his earliest convenience of the
governors of the United States for the
purpose OF securing an efficient CO.
operation in the 1911 session of Con-
grnss at Washington, D. C., to the end
that Il practical conservation of our
national sea food supply and reserve
(of which the inshore and the offshere
fisheries of Maine form d parD il
effected:
That this said food supply of the
sea shall be practically conserved for
these purposes: F'irst-the utilization
of ard elimination of millions of pois
on. 1utrid. sca-carrion- feeding small
sharks called dogfsh which arc csti-
mated to devGur more standard edible
food fishes and Holsters than are an
nually eaten for food by the entire
American people
Second-That this utilization snail be
for fertilizer to increase the land food
crops. to Keep down the cost of living
to a reasonable price thereby and to
discourage the canning of dogfsh,
fhird-That t,is joint cooperation
of the governors of the United States
urgently request Congress to appra-
pirate money to build. equip and OBJ
crate six dogfsh reduction works on
tse eGast II Maine, estimated to cost
about $5o04o each.
FourtlI-That the said dogfish be OBJ
tanned to operate the reduction works
h. Offering the american fishermen a
federal dogtsh bounty of not less than
Two cents iel dogfsh.
l'ilth-That the said product be sold
directly To American farmers at about
the cost uf >ll or so Il ton III con-
sid"r4tion II their support in Congress
TO further the required legislation
through their respective Congressional
delegations.