Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-21
FISH TRUST FIGHT
IN LEGISLATURE
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difference.
They get TWO and a half cents
pound on the fish that they ship 20 the
New York markets less the expense Of
shipment, telegrs phing. labor boats,
nets and many smaller incidenta's
charged against the business, but the
trust IN New York gets all the way up
70 nine cents q pound and the only
expense they are put TO in handl ng
from the train sheds in Jersey City
and the labor they employ In the
stalls. They can give no good excuse
for their existence that is known TO
the average person, put they will have
a chance to give one when a hearing
Is had on the resolution before the
fish and game committee of the House
of Assembly later on in the session.
Hearing VIII be Given.
They will be given every opportunity
to be represented, as the hearing wi
be asked for by the Evening Star. and
as usual with all such hearings, 1t
will De in the open. An opportunity
will be given the trust to prove that
there is not a trust. An opportunity
will be given 70 refute every charge
made In these columns, but they must
expect 10 listen to the facts that have
been gathered by the staff Of this pa
per, where the boundary line may be
overstepped in the interests Of the
people OF the State who are crying
against the high cost of living and no
matter what the outcome of that step
will be, II will be welcome.
BIushsh Sent to Fertilizer Plants.
A spade has been called such In this
campaign, and. judging from the talk
heard around here. that spade mas
turned up some very black mud. Mud
that leaves a slick that can be traced
for miles, from the stand Of the Fish
Trust In the cities of New York and
Philadelphia to the rendering pants
where millions OF food fish are des-
troyed for the purpose OF shortening
the supply in the market and thus
keep up the prices. Millions OF VINCE
sale bluefish are sent to the fertiizer
plants in the course OF a season. for
FEAR that If the market Ia overstocked
the price to the consumer will be so
small that when the hsh became
scarce the trust Will not be able TO
exact a higher price. Their motto is
"Neyer go back to cheap fish again,
and II is working well. as far as they
are concerned. but against the wage
earned by the people of this State
Matthews Supports Stars Fight.
Ex-Assemblyman James Matthews,
of Passaic County, a leader among
the labor classes OF the city OF Pat
erson. while at Trenton Tuesday,
fold the members OF the Essex coun-
tv delegation that they should sup
mort THE Star In its efforts to force
the reduction on the cost Of food fsn
In New Jersey, because II was a
crime TO charge twenty centsSa pound
for cold storage fish. entrails and all:
He said that the working people OF
Paterson would eat more FISH II II
was within their means. but with the
present high price they used II on
their table but one day week, ana
in fact the dealers refused to get in
q supply on any other day DIT that
preceding a holy day.
Trades Council to Act.
He said that the Passaic County
Trades Council would take action
against the handling OF New Jersey
fish by an outside combination, py
passing a resolution at its next meet
inr calling on the members of the
Legislature to pass the migratory
fish resolution and that copy OF II
would be sent to every trades council
and body in the State
Many Rally to Byrne's Support.
Assemblyman Byrne caused consid-
era bic comment among the members
of that body as well as among num-
Der OF sportsmen who were present TO
witness the inaugura ton. One of the
members of the legislative body. who
iR preparing data in order to help
the introducer Of the resolution II
there should be a contest. said that
IL the fish trust Of New York and
Philadelphia was honest. 1t would
not oppose any attempt to place the
Federal Government In control or the
FISH of the sea. but that on the other
hand IL would be OF benef1t TO nave
the fish protected and conser-
walton system inaugurated so that
the business would be assured OF a
future.
Hand Line Fisheries DvindIe.
This member of the House lives
along the shore and he understands
the conditions thoroughly He stated
that he has seen the hand-line fish
cries of the State dwindle down to q
mere nothing without a word Of
warning from the State; that he has
seen the population OF villages de-
creased because the hand-line fisher
men had to move away because Of
lack of work, and he has seen school
houses closed because where there
were formerly children enough to
I'LL them, the loss OF the fishing in
dustry meant a decrease in the at
tendance. He stated the reason for
the loss was the hogging OF the en-
tire profit on fish by the fish trust.
There is no chance for g fisherman
IN this State unless he knuckles
down 70 the combination IN New
York, was the very remark he made.
They work from long before day.
break to late In the afternoon fish
ing on shore, and when they come In
and offer their catch for sale they are
Informed that the market has more
than II can carry. and its price has
fallen down 80 per cent from that
OF the day before. If they bring in
200 pounds they receive about 81 or
So for 1t, out of which they must pay
the wages OF helper and the cost of
operating their power-boat, and If
the weather Is bad and they don't
20 out two days OF the week, they
and that they have received $150
on an average for their days work.
He further stated that since the
campaign of the Evening Star began
he took the trouble TO test the figures
given regarding the cost Of the FISH
to the consumer and he had no fault
to find with their truthfulness, and
that he was ready to show his fellow
members that the best thing for them
to do Is to vote for the conservation
of the food fish of the State and pro-
tect the greatest asset that the State
has