Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-09-27
Babson Sees
Big Future
For Fishing
Offers Opportunity
For Employment And
Of Goc,a, Investment
By ROGER w. BABSOS,
Copyright 1916, Publishers
Financial Bureau, Inc.

Gloucester. Mass. Sept. 27-As
this is my last column to be written
this year here at the worlds largest
fishing port, | wish 10 say something
about the fishing Industry. its OPP
portuniticS for employment and III
NcStmcnt looking ahead over Il lons
term.
Ocean Always Getting Richer.
First, for a little biology: Even 325
years ago when our ancestors land
cd AT Plymouth the ocean was prob
ably richer III NItdminS, minerals
and amino acids than the soils uf
New England AID Virginia. But as
soon as our ancestors began 10 cut
the forests and pillow the land. every
rain took these food essentials from
the soil down tho brooks and rivers
into the ocean. As our population
has increased and the farms have
moved west, this destruction has
multiplied Il million times.
AS a result of the above. our farms
and their products (crorS. cattle.
poultry, eggs. milk. ctcD arc con-
Stantly growing poorer while the sea
and its products (fiSh, Holsters, crabs.
oysters. CtcD arc constantly growing
richer. Moreover. the attempts Ia re-
store the land through fertilizers.
ultimately further add To the rich
ness OF the ocean into which these
chemicals soon flow.
Watch For New Foods.
AS result of the above action.
the flora of the sea Is now very rich
i'll iodine, iron. calcium and Other
minerals in addition Ia the Vitamns.
All Of these properties give health.
vigoi and graccfulncSS. For instance.
this flora IS said To contain. on 4
certain cumulative % Imperative
basis. l6 times more food-calclun
than milk: 10 times more food-IrOn
than live: or spinach: u times NOR
fOOd-sOdium than carrots or turnipS:
- times more potassium than
tomatoes: 3S times more food-phoS-
phorouS than rhubarb and 81 times
more magnesium than squash.
ThcIc are over 400 different Spc-
Cics of sea plants with some % food
elements which have been waShkcd
from the soil into the sea. Hence. tn
best soils today have less than 20 of
these minerals. while most soils up
on which our market vegetables are
raised have almost none. This cX-
plains why all fish - especially
dimes. Soft-shcll crabs and oysters
are such valuable foods: also why
the oils which fish store III their
liVCrS are so rich IN vItamlnS.
Remember The McrmaidS.
Hence. the most beautiful skins,
most graceful bodies and most at
tractive vigor was possessed by the
mermaid legendary inhabitants of
the ocean! They, moreover, person.
fly what ii is possible for you and
me likewise TO get from The sea
foods.
Also remember that the sea food
and dairy industries are the coastal
cities best all-yCar insurance against
starvation in case Of World War III.
With bridges down and railroad ter
minals smashed. these cities could be
isolated from their present food
sources. The ocean and our fishing
and lobster fleets cannot be bombed
away.
Investment Feature.
SomcCay the waste, which j.;
now OnC-third or more of the fish.
will be Il valuable product. In addi-
ton there is the unlimited sea vcgc-
lation which is now not being har-
vested. When | was a boy. fish were
shipped 10 the central west only aS
Salt-dricd cod or salt vet mack
crcl. Today. all kinds of fish are
iced as soon as caught: they arc
cleaned on the wharvcS as soon as
landed: and Immediately sent TO the
big frccZcrs carefully packed in oil
cd paper and cartoons.
From these frccZcrS the fish arc
shipped as needed 10 every city Of
the United States. This both stab
lizcs the industry throughout the
twelve months and enables people
everywhere TO get fresh fish at all
times. I'm inclined To believe tina;
if Horace Greedy we're alive today