Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-22
FISHERIES OFFICER
QU|zzED ON LOBBY
F. w. Bryce Denies CooIey's
Statement He Threatened
"Free List" Drive.
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dent of the Connecticut Manufacturers
Association, who told him that they"
had heard all the testimony about the
fish industry and took the view of the
Atlantic Coast Fisheries Co. The At
lantic Coast Fisheries Co. is member
of the Connecticut Manufacturers As
ISOLATION.
Bryce Denies Testimony.
Mr. Bryce, when he took the stand,
said that he wished to deny fatty re-
ports Of the testimony given by Mr.. Coo
ley yesterday. He said that his firm was
not Connecticut firm, although the
newspapers SO reported it. but a New
York concern. He also denied the report
of a telephone conversation with Cooley
Senator Walsh drew from Mr.. Bryce
the fact that the great part Of the
paddock and cod taken by the Atlantic
Coast Fisheries Co. are landed at
Groton, Conn. The witness also said
that his company owned two Canadian
plants. He said, however that these
Canadian plants represent less than 10
per cent of the interests of the COM
pany. He said that about rs to 80
per cent OF the company's business in
haddock and cod was handled in
Groton, although only about one-third
of the company's entire business was
done there. Fish, he said, are landed
in New York and in Rhode Island and
Massachusetts,.
In reply to Senator Walsh, he said
that the Atlantic Coast Fisheries Co
1cf oh
about two years ago and had become
a member of the Connecticut Manufac-
turerS' Association about that time. He
said that the corporation was a ten or
eleven million dollar concern; that it
had been recognized in 1922 and that
he had gone with the concern in 1925
1t deals in fish products, but not canned
fish. The concern employs from 1900
to 1000 men.
I'VE regard ourselves as manufacture
ers on a mass production basis" said
Mr.. Bryce.
Walsh Pins Him Down.
Senator Walsh pinned the witness
down regarding his stand on the tariff
on fish. He admitted that he and
Cooley had not been in accord on the
tariff duties.
Mr.. Bryce said that his company had
requested a further reduction because
conditions had changed In the cost OF
production in the United States and
Canada.
What did the House do regarding
these fish duties?" asked Senator
Walsh.
The witness said that the House had
retained the duty as 1t was In the
present law.
What did the Senate committee
3ng
The witness said that the Senate
committee had made seasonal reduc-
lions.
Names Supporters.
Senator Walsh asked the witness
what other American fish producers had
supported his contention that the duty
on fish should be lowered. The witness
named q long list, but Senator Walsh
pointed out that while these companies
dealt in fish they did not produce them,
but bought them.
WHO did you see about this matter Of
the duty In Washington" asked Sena-
tor Walsh
Mr.. Bryce said that he called on Sem
ator Bingham three or four months ago.
do you want the committee to UNI
derstand." said Senator Robinson of In
! diana, that you came down here and
worked against your own interests?"
The witness said that his company
believed In mass production with a low
unit of profit.
Wasn't the real reason you favored
lower tariff" said Senator Robinson,
"the fact that you import the largest
part of your Canadian production into
this country?"
Mr.. Bryce fatty denied this.
Senator Blaine brought out that
Tarvrea cnrnnTAtion acdtlfred two CANA
dian companies between the times he