Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-04

Holsters that were filling their cars,
The Department was notified and an
effort was made to enforce the law. one
smack was examined and 16 on a hun
dred was found. New Harbor evident
ly got an idea that the wardens would
soon visit that place. The consequence
was that local dealer bliled his own
car and threw overheard $40 worth of
short Holsters that he paid full price
for. Another smack in the same har-
Dor with the warden right on his deck
threw away $50 OF these same full
priced short Holsters. Capt. William
Carter was found with Is shorts on his
smack and took a Jail sentence
My friend from Port Clyde says that
our fishermen are trying for a nine :
inch law because they have sent all
Names short Holsters to Boston. |
want to tell my friend that he is mis-
taken. 7 know that nne-inch Holsters
ono nine-inch lobster has gone tc Bos-
taon 10000 have gone into Portland and
Rockland. not nine inch but unlawful
short Holsters, sold under that misera-
BILE subterfuge, full price, so stale and
rotten that our fishermen plainly see
that they have sifted them down 50
close that the shedder another year
will he so short that t will require n
tremendous gaui to offer him for the
full-priced short. This is why or
fishermen are trying for the nine-inch
law.
There are many thousand persons in
the State who have not tested of lob
ster meat during the past ten years
and yet they have been taxed each
year to help protect the Lobster LAW,
being constantly told that under pro-
lection the same would increase in
number and become so cheap that we
all could reach them, ard | Want to-
say that with proper enforcement
have no doubt it would have to come
to pass.
What shall we do? \ nine-inch lob
ster law never. Then let US do some
thing that will give our people of
Maine chance to enjoy the fruits of
the tax that has been imposed upon
them since 1895.
l advocate a close time beginning the
Il day of next June and lasting until
Scpt. / of each year. for d period of
five years, when no lobster shall b.
shipped beyond the borders of this
State, but that the citizens of this
State shall be allowed to take legal
Holsters for their own consumption and
also to sell within the State limit This
would bring the legal lobster within
the reach of each citizen and then
there would be no necessity of using
shorts. 1t can be plainly seen that
when none can be shipped from the
State that the supply would be more
than equal to the demand, This would
not only help the growth of the lobster
but it would show that spirit Of fair
play that belongs to each citizen OF this
State, who helps bear The burden of
taxation.
Next | would ask tie State t. give
this department s25, GOO q year for the
enforcement of the law | would in
crease the warden's office 90 30 good,
efficient men, and as fast as | found Il
warden not doing his duty he would
go to the rear. Then our famous erus-
tacean will not spffers4I would go fur-
Their and make liza jail offence To be
found violating the Law
Then my friend from Port Clyde
and myself will walk gtlfe straight and
narrow path and HOLSTERS will get II
rest. ". j. Hanna, Elk Warden.