Milford chronicle., 1927-09-30
OYSTER SEASON OPENS

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have learned that the oyster grown
in the estuaries of Delaware and op'
en- waters of the open bay, are deli
cate in flavor and afford the mosi
delicious servings of all the bivalves
The grade of oysters depend very
much upon the oystermen, who tong
for them during the season on the
natural beds. Some Of those inter
ested in the industry select the oys-
ters as they are brought up, and
throw back the small oyster for fu-
ture supply, and it is these who
bring to market the higher grade;
others throw into their boats all the
burrs. and spats, and dispose of the
worthless with the really market
able oysters. Those who Gull and
select their catch command higher
prices for the oysters they put on
the market; and the people willing
ly pay it, for they are well worth
the difference. The oyster business in
the Mispillion River has never been
on a business basis, and frequently
the oystermen charge one another
with breaking the laws regulating
catching of oysters, from this stream
and others. That is an old story of
years standing, but there should be
some responsibility to protect the
people who consume the oysters, and
compel the men who catch the oys-
ters against themselves. There is
nothing finer in the oyster line than
the Mispillion River stock. But
there is no system to regulate the
taking and marketing of oysters.
There is plenty of law, but law will
not enforce itself. There will have to
be authority vested in some one in
dividual who shall have full power
to say when, where, what size, the
methods of marketing and sales, so
that all the people may have part in
the use of the oyster for food, and
at the same time protect the busi-
ness for the oystermen themselves.
It is a mutual situation and it has
reached the place and time when
business methods must be applied.
Save the oysters for universal use,
and profit for those who perform the
work. No farmer should be a pre-
ferred and privileged individual. One
for all and all for one in the oyster
business.
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1T WILL probably be impossible
to ever take the tariff question out
of politics, although that is the last
place on earth where tariff sche-
dulles should be decided.
The tariff is an economic problem
just as much as is the American
standard of dress, eating or amuse-
ment. It would be impossible to
make all tariff schedules absolutely
equitable but it is a known fact
that without a tariff on certain
farm crops, including such things
as fruits, eggs, wool, grain and sug-
ar, these American industries which
prevent us from being entirely de-
pendent on foreign supplies would
be destroyed.
When prices are high, the tariff
has no effect on cost to the Ameri-
can consumer because the foreign
producer could reduce his prices be-
low the market, pay his tariff, and
still undersell our farmers or man
ufacturers if he desired. But when
prices are down to rock bottom in
this country, the foreigner with his
cheaper labor, if he was free from
a tariff tax, could undersell our
own producers in a bad year and
put many of them out of business.
This is the economic problem
bound up in the tariff question and
it is not properly a political issue.
To maintain our standard of living
we need an "equalizing" tariff on
many products, but it is not the de-
sire Of this nation to have an tex
clusion" tariff to destroy foreign |
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YOU CAN'T teach pupils in a |
school without winning their atten-
ton, and you can't thoroughly in
form people Of the merit Of merchan-
disc without similarly attracting
heir attention by advertising.
If you want your job, your real
estate, or your business to be more
you should make It so by
promoting home town prosperity
Trough the policy Of buying at
ONE.
The person who can't talk much,
ut who supports some Of the home
,wn organizations by faithful at
,ndance at their meetings, does
ore for home town progress than
"a eIonuent takers who aren't
ere when there is anything TO be
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