The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-08-06
To The Fair Minded People
Of The Mississippi Coast.

In the program to bring industries to Mississippi we were invit
ed by the people of the Mississippi Coost to establish our plonts fol- the
manufacture of fish oil and fish meal from menhuden. a non-editle. mi
sive processing plants on the Coast and. together. have invested op-
prominently two and q half million donars n ordert to engage Gin this bus
mess in Mississippi.
Together we employ approximatsly seven hundred persons and
aries. and approximately a half million dolas for supplies. etc.
During lost year W . paid the State and its severol subdivisions
$l935306 for taxes and licenses.
o1v .v51 From aaw a mo Ren Edible e n1ga'e aIas sDsd les f flo sasdig psv whisa an sna
westward through the Gulf states, we produce valuable and necessary
fish oil and poultry food Of high protein content which is urgently need
Though the menhaden industry has been in opefation in MISS
sppi about 10 years. Of late we have been. and ire now being. subject
ed 0 q conpodgn of hate unequaled in our experience and unsorronted
We have been accused of catching food and gone fish: not
DD anssanan, til, the N yspsatsd, u ssnnoa rea INSPECTION nc Of u, the o adsa ls Stats
thoroughly repudioe those charges.
People hove been told that the catching and processing of men.
p peraiseai OF a the 5nited stats m Fish HG ' and via Szd1P Rf ei ss4vies. p 1sbi di ia iaa :.
tmns a L. y. the At I .MS:. and Su Gull c @ ss New York. York !: New Jersey q Dele;
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operations creote a secretly Of gone and food fish: yet it is a maHer of
states of Louisiana and Florda than in any other states bordering on
opeladons sinilar to those used in Mississippi ore permitted ea in bo sh
those stutes.
We ore not here to destroy any Of the resources of Mississippi
or to iniure anyone. or to interfere with the right OF anyone 10 earn a
living. We have III money invested on the Mississippi coost and our
Interests n Identical with the best interests of the impartial and fdf.
minded people of the coastal section. With you. we wont to see this sec
ton develop and prosper and tdke its Hghtful place monq the prosper
Gus communities of our Notion and not to drive uwuy beneficial indus
tries and puYrons which our section needs so badly.
In The years that we have lived and operated our plants in your
midst we hove grown to admire and respect the people of the Misss
sppi Coost and do not believe the foirminded people Of his communitv,
when possessed of the true facts. will be portes in the persecution of q
lawful industry. or that they will do anything which could be construed
as being hostile to coptal invested in Mississippi. for q lawful project.
We. therefore. ask that you investigate the merits of or indus
tEs not from whut we clone may say OF the bused and hystericol
charges of people who have boosted of their sworn intention TO DESTROY
this industry and we invite you to visit our pNuns omd see for yourselves
the magnitude of our operations and their importance to the communitv:
visit u cuching boots and see for yourselves whether INV food or
gdne fish ore being cought od then. in q spirit of fdTness and Justice,
form your w consuson. and we feel confident Of your decision.
Respectfully.