The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-11-07
CLOSED SEASON FOR
MULLET OPERATIVE
ONLY IN ESCAMBIA

]. F. Taylor, of the Warren Fish
Company, has just received letter
| from the Food Administration. at
Washington, calling attention to the
urgent need for full production or
Florida sea food this winter, to en-
able the country to tide over the lean
months of the winter, when produc-
| ton north is curtailed.
Commenting upon this subject. Mr..
| Taylor, seen at his office yesterday
afternoon, said:
"When l attended a conference OF
| producers in Washington recently, the
point was stressed that an urgent eff
| fort be made to suspend the laws
restricting the fish supply. For ex-
| ample, there is a close season on
| nullet in this county, extending from
October 18th to November goth.
"That law does not apply to Santa
Rosa county, but only to this county.
period ordinarily would run from 5000
to 5000 pounds daily. l took the
question up with Asakiah Williams.
| the shell fish commissioner, during
| his recent visit here, and he salo
| that the Governor had received so
many petitions from people protest.
| ing the suspensions of the laws tina,
he had decided not to do So"
| The letter from the Food Admins
| tration addressed to Mr.. Taylor reads:
81 have your letter of the Gath
instant, enclosing clipping from Mr..
/ Asakiah Williams, shell fish commits
! sioner, on the subject of the removal
| of salt water fishing restrictions in
your state.
eve had considerable correspond
| ence with Mr.. Beachann Good admin
istrator of Florida), and undoubtedly
| bring about results. The great STUN
bling block seems to be that. Gov
| ernor Cats. while thoroughly willing
| to cooperate, has no authority to
suspend the laws.
Gas indicated in our earlier let
| ters, we strongly advise that the pro-
| dducers in Isur district get togethe,
| on this matter and call on Mr..
| Beacham personally and thresh out
the entire subject. AS matters now
stand, it is very doubtful whether an,
| action will be taken, but if you people
! can personally urge the seriousness
| of the situation and the advisability
| Of action, as war measure, results
/ may be accomplished.
''The Food Administration has gone
| thoroughly on record VITA MI.
Beacham as to the Importance of the
subject from a national standpe>,
particularly as regards the urgent
| necessity of increasing the Florida
production this winter, N order TO
| provide fish supplies for the non-pro-
| ducing sections of the country.
(Signed) "KENNETH FOWLER"
Mr.. Taylor, commenting upon the
general fish situation at this time,
said the production IS about 40 per
cent off as compared with this sea-
son of last year, due to a shortage OF
men to man the boats. And he said
in view of this situation, and at a
time when the whole eastern section
! of the country is looking to Florida
to relieve the food situation, in his
opinion the demand was urgent that
the restricting laws against fishing
be suspended.
Asked whit was that a close sea-
son on mullet applied to this county
i but not to Santa Rosa, Mr.. Taylor
said it was a qquestion he could no,
answer. But he did say that owing
to the fact that the fish are not sals
BILE in Pensacola, and that there are
no packing houses across the bay,
dered the open season in the siste
county of little avail.