Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-08
GREEDY TRUST
HITS PATERSON


plant. Everybody seemed to think
that Paterson is too far inland lit Is
only sixteen miles from New York;
to get much fresh fish. The Star rep
resentative. however. saw hundreds OF
pounds Of fresh fish taken through
the city to places farther west Sew
eral shipments were for municipalities
out of the State.
1t is the price OF fish that hurts In
such a manufacturing city as Pater-
son, and If ever city needed protec-
ton in q matter of this kind, 1t is
that city. Bluefish. caught by the
million pounds along the coast of
New Jersey at a time when the snap
pers or young bluefish are coming
north or going south, and sold to the
fish trust Of New York at two and
one-half cents pound. cost the
people of Paterson twenty-five cents
a pound, entralls and all. Weakflsh,
which was so abundant on the New
Jersey shore last summer and sold
to the fish trust for two and one-half
cents a pound, was bringing eighteen
cents q pound in the markets of Pat
erson. Porgies that were caught
along the New England shore and
sold to the fish trust for two cents
pound cost sixteen cents in Pater-
son, and every other fish was in pro-
portion.
| The fish of New Jersey was what
interested the investigators most, so
they asked to see the bills of the re-
tail dealers, and, while In some in
stances the dealers refused to show
them, others didn't seem TO care, but
every mothers son of them said that
hey were tired of working for mid
dlemen of New York, but they saw
10 other way out of 1t, as they
couldn't send buyers to where the fish
were caught, as they would be re-
fused the right to buy, that privilege
resting with the representatives of
the fish combine only.
Taking bluefish as a starter, 1t was
clearly proven that the retail dealer
paid thirteen cents a pound for 1t,
and then he had to pay the freight
and carta sc, and then an average of
three cents a pound for clerk hire.
cleaners, Ice. bookkeeping and de-
livery, bringing the cost 20 him at
eighteen cents, but giving the fish
trust a profit OF at least nine cents
n pound on every pound of bluehsh
shipped to the markets of Paterson.
II is the game thipo with the sale of
all other FISH handled by the trust,
and that is what has started the
members OF the Passaic County Fish
and Game Protective Association in
| the crusade against 1t.
High Prices in city.
Beef is high in Paterson-in fact,
everything is high there. according
to Investigations and vouched for by
every family that lives there No
two people differ as to the best means
of breaking the strangle hold the beef
trust has on the people Of the city
of Paterson. They all agree that II
the fish taken from the sea on the
coast of New Jersey, landed on our
beach by fishermen licensed by the
State, was to be sold direct to the
would save 8 cents a pound that
now goes to the fish trust of New
York, and that then II would be the
means of forcing down the price Of
beef and making 1t q competitor In
earnest.
They point to the fact that II fish
caught in the waters of New Jersey
were sold at 10 cents q pound on the
stands of Paterson they would make
it part Of their daily food, but at
% cents a pound, a two-pound blue
fish costing A cents. with one pound
wasted in the head and entrails, they
are paying double the cost Of such
beef as the average person would
purchase. That accounts for the
reason why so little fish Is consumed
in that city, and It has set the men,
bers of the Legislature from that
county to thinking of means to pre-
vent New Jersey fish from being con-
trolled by the fish trust of New York
1t has started movement among the
| labor organizations that will surely
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| the intention Of the trades council to
carry the matter to Trenton for the
purpose Of seeking relief from that
body.
There seems to be no difference In
opinion as to how that relief shou d
come. as all agree that it is time the
United States government took con-
troll of the migratory fish ard regu-
lated the capture and sale Of them
There are many people in the city
of Paterson with views on govern
ment that don't coincide with others
views, and they now say that here Is
a chance for the government to show
what it can do for the people. II
the State government must take the
initial step, then let them do 1t. then
| let the federal government follow,
and give us relief as soon as possible.
That is the sentiment of the people
of Paterson. They cannot see why.
when 1t is clearly shown that the
fish landed on our shores is the prop
erty of the people of the State. 1t Is
necessary for them to seek protec-
ton by further acts, from the hand
! full of men who are growing rich
through exacting their share OF
profit on our fish They say that the
State should step In at once and
take control of the situation, and
that then the high cost of living
would receive jolt that would bring
the people to a realization that the
State was supreme and not dictated
to by a handful OF men that control
the situation from a ten by twelve
office In New York city.
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