Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-05
SHELLFISH MEN
WILL CONVENE
Delegates from Seventeen
States to Meet at Atlantic
City May 10.

TRENTON, May a.-Arrangement
have been completed for the sixth an
nual convention Of the National ALSO
citation of Shell Fish Commissioners
at Atlantic City next Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday. May 7. and O.
In the convention seventeen States
bordering the Atlantic seaboard and
Gulf Of Mexico will be represented,
and many topics of interest to those
engaged in the shell fish industry o.
these States will be discussed ~ emil
nent scientists and men Connected
with the administration OF the in
dustry.
The first public meeting of the con-
vention win be held on Thursday aft
ernoon at o'clock and the delegates
will be welcomed by Mayor William
Riddle, of Atlantic City, and response
will be made by John Craft president
of the National Association {. Ala
bafna. DR.. George W. Field, chair
man of the Massachusetts commits
sion, will present paper upon Clam
Cultivation in This State" and DR.. r.
B. Fitz Randolph, bacteriologist OF
the New Jersey Board of Health, will
speak upon his Investigations of the
oyster Bearing Waters of This State
In the evening DR.. Julius Nelson,
biologist of the State Bureau of Shell
FISHERIES will give an illustrated lee
ture on THE Life History of the Oys-
ter" 10 which the general public is
invited.
On Friday morning interesting
papers will be presented by Dr. Fred
eriek p. Gorham, professor of biology
of Brown University. and biologist
Of the Rhode Island Shell Fish Com
mission, on 1.-THE Necessity of Uni
form Legislation Regulating the Sani-
tary Condition of Shell Fish" and
Lester A. Round, OF Rhode Island, on
Experimental Work in Oyster In
vestigations Addresses will also be
made by DR.. H. r. Moore, of the
United States Bureau of Fisheries:
Captain w. Mcdonald Lee, of Vir-
GINA, and NJ. l.. Alexander, president
of the Conservation Commission of
Louisiana.
On Friday afternoon j. Charles
Linthicum, member of Congress from
Maryland, will make an address upon
''The Duty of the Government IN
Protecting. Sea Food Life and De-
velopfng IT."
DIR. Joseph Hyde Pratt, of North
Carolina, will speak on "Oyster Legis-
lation." Charles Morris Howard, of
Baltimore, will take up the same sub
Jeot with relation of Maryland, and
Hon. T. r. Hodges, shell fish COM
missioner Of Florida. will speak upon
the development OF the industry in
| that State. 1.-THE Contamination of
Tidal Waters will be the subject of
paper by Frederick L. Perry, secre-
tary of the Connecticut Shell Fish
Commission. and George A. Dow
shell fish commissioner of Maine, will
present some facts regarding the lob
ster industry, which New Jersey is
just beginning to take up.
On Friday evening there will be a
banquet at the Hotel Rudolf to the
members of the association and
guests, with Governor James r.
Fielder and prominent officials on the
State as guests of honor. Among
those who have accepted invitations
are: David S. Crater, secretary of
State; Edward E. Grosscup, State
treasurer; E. 1. Edwards, State
| Comptroller; John w. Wescott, attor.
ney general; L. Edward Hermann
secretary to the governor; Emerson
L. Richards and Carleton Godfrey
| assemblymen from Atlantic county.
/ Invitations are extended to all tbs
| oystermen and any one else inter.
ested in the subject to attend tht
public meetings Of the association
which will be held at the Rudolf, and
especially the interesting and instruc-
tive lecture by Professor Nelson
Thursday night