Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-02
THE FISH MARKET
PLAN A BLESSING



markets of theHcity have proven that
beyond doubt.
1t has been shown that the six
cents a pound exacted by the Fulton
Market trust is the burden that the
consumer has had to pay for many
years. The municipal markets have
proven the contention raised by The
Star, that thousands of foolish have
been destroyed annually In order that
the prices may be kept up. Fulton
Market wholesale dealers have open
ly stated that there is more profit in
handling 500 pounds of fish at 10 cents
a pound than there is in handling
1000 pounds at cents, as the smaller
quantity requires less labor and the
receipts are just the same in both
cases.
In order to curtail the supply the
net men have been compelled to throw
their fish on the land for fertilizer
or destroy them in many other ways,
as the Fulton Market trust would
not accept them.
Newark has set an example that
other cities might we'll follow with
success" was the remark made by
J. ]. Torray, a Western buyer of
food at one of the fish markets, this
morning.
MI IOIrdy ndu come TO newark
for the express purpose of getting a
line on the handling of foolish, and
he was more than surprised at the
mass of people purchasing. He said
that if it was possible he would en-
deavor to make arrangements to ship
to st. Louis several tons of fish, pro-
viding he could get them direct from
the nets, as he felt sure that they
could be safely handled by system
of icing en- route. The custom today
in shipping to this point is not prac-
ticable because of the fact that cold
storage fish would have to be pur-
chased, and by the time it would
reach any of the Western cities it
would be in very poor shape.
The opinion expressed by Mr.. Tor
ray is similar to many that have
been stated to the Evening Star rep
resentatives, and 1t goes to prove be-
yond question of doubt that If the
federal government controlled the
fisheries stations could be established
at many different points throughout
the country where food fish could be
sold, instead of combining this indus
try to New York and Philadelphia,
where the fish trust dominates.
United States government reports
show that 34,000,000 pounds of food
fish are taken out of New Jersey
waters annually, and that nine
tenths of the catch go to the New
York and Philadelphia markets. The
state of New Jersey has never ex-
ercised any control over this enor-
nous fishery, much to the surprise
of many people who recognize it as
an asset gone to waste. While. the
State of New Jersey allows 1t to go
to waste, the fish trust makes valu-
able use of it, as their income or
profit from this fishery amounts to
81 600. 900 annually, sum that they
think started to slip from them the
day Mayor Haussling ordered the
first municipal market opened In this
city. The sale of fish in Newark
alone justifies the Evening Star in
the stand taken for State control of
it's valuable fisheries or federal con-
troll of all migratory fish.
That the State should step in first
has been commended for several years,
as it would mean an income of at
least 100000 annually and the
saving of millions of dollars to the
people by cutting off the profit of the
fish trust.
If the city of Newark can pur-
chase tons of fish direct from the
pound nets and pay the fishermen
cash for their catch and give them
square DEAL in the matter OF
weight, why can't the State authori-
ties do the same thing on much
larger scale? That is the question
that is propounded daily at the three