Lower coast gazette., 1913-02-08

Ilcullllte, b0eGlG ~ m2.ilg 6AoNit9SG Oh CT re
sources, suggested to thesconH1is5ioaer Che pre-
priety Of showing to the rest Of the world oul
vast capacity FOR oyster production, and tbs
very large business that we were even then do
ing in the oyster industry. The matter was
taken up earnestly by Major Lee, who called tc
his aid Dr.. w. G. Stubs, End q map was made
covering the surveys Of cur oyster territory and
giving an exact representation Of our vast cap
acity in oyster PRODUCTION. While we were
astonshed ourselves at what the1gpras showed
we could 90, all the rest Of the world was
equally astonished, not knowing that we had
such vast resources here in the way Of fine
oysters and might become such great corapet-
itol8 Of theirs as we have proved to be since
that time.
The diminishing supply Of oysters, however,
in Chesapeake Bay and the increasing demand
and the growing scarcity in the oyster beds of
Connecticut, New York Maryland and Virginia
have created 9 demand ii louisiana and year
by year cur shipments are gradually increasing
and Louisiana oysters new are known through
out The entire breadth Of the continent large
quantities going out to the Pacific coast.
This industry will be worth many millions Of
dollars to Louisiana and, as has been stated by
Dr.. 6tl5bs, could readily become the largestin-
dusty Of our great ssata. We have thousands
Of people aoW engaged Ia the industry and hun
dred8 Of thousands Of dollars Of capital and year
by year these limits ara increasing.
We are led to ihese reflections by . recent
article published il England concerning the
sardine trade Of Northera France, which at
present is pa.alyzed, leaving over SO, eco labor
ers recently Engaged in that industry idle. The
whole trouble there seems to have grown out Of
q series Of strikes among the laborers, the Ia
borers being opposed to the Introduction Of ma
chinery for filing and packing The sardina box
es. The owners Of the great fish establish
nlents suggested as an alternative that they
should use mechanical devices for fishing the
saTdines, which was also severely opposed by
the lab0rerS, VINO generally preferred to Get
fewer sardines and to hold them for higher
prices rather than 10 get The larger quantities
and have them &c. out into competition with the
rest Of the food producing void. The la6orels
declined to accede to that proposition ard the
factories have shut down and the laboyer5 ara
gradually going into ether industries.
Il would seem that this old sardi0a i~a3gg::r.5
Of france thatIa8 pIovai.sd ftr centuries IS il
danger Of exti7c!ion pnl5as soae -oel.gzroll;se
can be reae3el row or lster on shat viii rafto.n
II. The great fishermen claial that II Il slov
essential 10 go further oat.e sea and to utilize
better tackle il order ID SECURE ne fish ard this
the laborers decline to 10.
The remedy ior the dfczs GTcagl1t about
BY this tEorble i! lie zsr.-nc i.IUa51lE is the
ssfTaassitrn cf tfe * end t- q ftt4~cc -n97}HseTs
EFittang Tie IE5 Asaafs = r q sew railways %
.p4tiial and daplorable, eFen though TIE %d zsf IS
are assumed to be 8 tal3f. Be the caUsa ylssf
u may, ii sill q fsog t5at The eres. 1sR;as
3hleses1s OF Gle world l1-ove along With ether
Interests ara It believes tle. actual fishermen
me treat master fisherman ofs Tie sard!ae
i!iaustfy N france to saE togefherin sor,e mar
heF 50 that the izdusng cus2. lie nlaiatafaea i,
competition With The The food supplies Ct The
festeI Tie world, i Tie public taste be t,Is,e3
mic other channels It may take rla.ag yas,4 =
~ p@9A los sfsnce that reputation which it
enjoys 1of It's high 8 aa sardines. ];
- ZEE aia looQf oyster fisheries in PLAQUE Z
L1nes parish, q which We f:eIso proad. We To-
% see OCCASIONALLY TIC statement made !
l1at our oysters treqael III have to lie E2balad I
yen Baistaora brands and are sold to 4 Iti,nors
2.ses ana ti1an shipped By the Baltimore 7
oQ4e3 IRON thy poin5 u 5Eoil Baltialora as
may haze arraagad, est,slt8 aatfi2ing s.ls-
isss : reputation Tor oli 3y-ers, wIlich are
7A91alIy thought to bs better saaa those ).
e Chesapeake Bay.
we have frequently raoas II il might be Hiss
2lf ey3seT men 70 o~rssa1iza an 0ysterasen3s
.pe{if4eat station With . view Of davefs9ing
e best means and a4a5h5ss u ogsteG gather
paltiaa, harvesting and selling. The
industry as it IS, row covers tbo I
Of ths MissisaiFfpi Valley and all The wav /
the Pacific coast bas tta i dzstry eoaId orab.
= % made nary tiae5 larger by concerted /
son ana toe utilization Of re very hest meth I
l49ssl4is. L the sugar planters Of tiis
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