Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-16
ENDORSES STARS
FISH TRUST FIGHT
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seeking TO place all migratory fish
under the control of the United States
government department of agricul-
ture and the bureau of fisheries. In
talking on these bills, Congressman
Linthicum proved conclusively that
the fish of the ocean is controlled by
handful of men, who, having formed
combination. exact from the con-
sumner an immense profit as their share
of the cost of food fish and who at
will regulate the market as they see
fit
To further clinch the case against
this unfeeling trust or combination,
the Evening Star has left nothing I'M
done that could be done to show the
members of the New Jersey Legisla-
ture that the situation is now up to
them That it is within their power
to stop this trust as far as the food
fish of New Jersey is concerned by
requesting the United States Con-
gress to take the matter in charge,
The officials at Washington point to
the fact that the State of New Jersey
was about the last in thelist of States
to petition Congress to take charge of
the migratory birds, and that the
Legislature should now set an exam
pie by being the first to ask the Fed
eral body TO pass legislation that
would give the control of all fish with
in the three-mile limit of the coast to
the United States department of fish
cries. They point to the fact that the
fisheries throughout the coast States
accomplishing of the scarcity of fish
and that if the conservation of this
natural supply is to be attempted, an
early start must be made.
There doesn't seem to be any OBJ
lection to such arrangement only
that which is made by the represent
atiyes of the fish trust and nothing
will suit or appeal to them but keep
your hands off" policy. They don't
care for the shortage of food fish no
more than did the beef trust when
the shortage first became noticeable.
The members. of the fish trust COM
bination don't care if fish goes to
thirty cents a pound, as the higher it
goes the higher 'sthe profit and the
less work for them.
Just as soon as any mention OF
fish is made that doesn't suit those
gentlemen, they send up cry OF the
sportsmen trying to seek legislation
that will be detrimental to the net
fisheries and implore the members of
the Legislature not to pay any at
tention to what is said, but to pro-
tect their constituents and their call
ing. This is not fight of the sports
men but a clean fight of the Evening
Star to get for the people of the state
the food fish to which they are en-
titled and at a price free from the
profits of any outsiders. If the prof
its of the commission men, and Web
ster defines Commission" as trust,
is wiped out, the people of the state
win save 80 per cent. of the money
they now spend for the food fish.
This not only means that 1t is a
saving on the direct cost of fish, but
cheap fish will do more to force down
the high cost of beef than any other
known means NOW on hand. When
fish was sold by the retail dealers
at an average of twelve cents
pound, beef was fifteen cents; when
fish was eight cents pound, beer
was twelve cents for the cheaper
cuts and fourteen for the MIDDLE
grade. 1t is not necessary to tell
the price of beef today but the
following story will show another
condition that exists today, that is
working against the people who use
fish.
During the past year there has
been a change in the grocery bust
ness throughout the country and to-
day we find company stores opera
ton to a great extent. that are fast
taking the place of the small store
owner and the example set by the
people behind the company stores
has been taken up by set of men
in New York, who have started COM
pany butcher shops with the inten-
ton of placing one or more in every
large city in the country
AS fish is an adjunct to q good
meat market. this corporation APP
piled TO The commission men Of Full
ton Market for price on fish and
il took two days to get a decided