Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-29
.OYSTERMEN ARE
ANXIOUS
As Season Approaches They
Are Concerned About Trans
portation Facilities

BIZ Associdfed Press.
TRENTON, Aug. 2s:-In antictpa-
ton of the opening of the oyster sea-
son on September 1 next New Jersey
planters have been wondering as to
what kind of shipping facilities they
will Save in these days of war as
compare6rt to those of last year when
embargocs >an the railroad lines
caused heavy GSsses to the shippers
along the coast, according to an
nouncement by the Ssete Board Of
Shell Fisheries today. WS1e 1t was
added by the board that the planters
have been given official assurance>hy
the National Food Administration IN
cooperation with the Railroad and
Express Boards, that every possible
means will be put forth to get their
product into the market in good time
and by h most direct routes with
all details looking to promptness and
dispatch given every attention.
1t is stated that this assurance
was given al a conference held In
Washington with representatives of
the oyster industry, the express and
railroad companies. officers Of the
Oyster Growers and Dealers Assc-
citation of North America; George A.
Mott, director. and Charles A. Covert.
of the New Jersey Board Of She'll
Fisheries; Kenneth Fowler. chief of
the Fisheries Division, and G. e. Bell,
assistant manager of Inland Traffic, in
attendance. The food administration
called the conference and the plant
ers made 1t plain from the outset that
1t would be practically impossible to
continue in business this year under
such conditions as hampered them
last PEAR 1t was stated at the con-
ference that total movement Of oys-
<-Na 1rrr4r1 4Io NApafn~ noGnr will hn
about $4,000, 900 from the Atlantic
seaboard including that part covered
by New Jersey.
It was arranged at the conferences
80 the statement of the State Board
says, that the shippers should APP
point committees to confer with the
railroad and express officials In work
ing out details for ali necessary meas
ures in q cooperative movement for
prompt handling OF the oysters. One
of the most important items In the
general agreement, the board says, so
far as the shippers are concerned, Is
move to instruct the express COM
panies' men TO receive shipments at
one loading station for a given destt-
nation or a given territory, so that
maximum loading may be assured
and In that avoid transfers
enroute. 1t Is claimed in the STAT
GnI InbI one Oh inc fhhA1 oliffCdfttoN
during last seasons shipping was an
order of the railroad companies pre-
venting the movement of less than
carload lots from n station to O
given destination. The board also
says that oysters are to be separated
from other merchandise while In ex-
press cars.
Reports received from Cumberland,
Atlantic and Ocean counties, the an
nouncement states. show that the
coming season will probably be one
of the busiest in years, that the
growth of the oysters has been I'M
usually good and that the season will
open with every prospect of a strong
demand for this kind of s1elIfsh.
The board concludes it's statement by
saying that the labor shortage is now
the most serious obstacle confronting
the shippers. as the war Industries
have attracted many OF the men en-
gagged In planting because OF the IN
usually high wages offered.