THE CALL FOR THE FISHERY MEETING. 



To George Steele, President of the Gloucester Mutual Fishing Insur- 

 ance Company : 



Sir, — The undersigned would respectfully request you to call a 

 meeting of the owners and masters of fishing vessels and all others 

 interested in the success and welfare of the fishing business of Glou- 

 cester and elsewhere, to take into consideration questions relating to 

 the renewal of the Reciprocity Treaty between the United States and 

 the Dominion of Canada, and to take such action thereon as ma} r be 

 deemed necessaiy ; such meeting to be held at such time and in such 

 place as may hereafter be decided upon. 



Jas. G. Tarr & Bio., Oakes & Foster, Wm. B. Coombs, 



Geo. Norwood & Son, John Chisholm, W. C. Wonson & Co., 



Leonard Whalen, Lewis H. Merchant, Francis Procter, 

 Cunningh'm & Thomp'n, F. W. Homans, B. Montgomery & Son, 



B. Maddocks & Co., Samuel G. Pool, George Dennis, 



Wm. M. Wells, Nathan'l Greenleaf, George A. Johnson, 



John Parker, W. G. Pool, Joseph J. Dennis. 



Pool, Gardner & Co., Andrew Leighton, Atlantic Halibut Co. 



Wm. A. Pew, Cyrus Story. 



MEETING OF THE GLOUCESTER FISHING OWNERS. 



A HARMONIOUS GATHERING, THE FISHING INTERESTS TO BE CARE- 

 FULLY LOOKED AFTER. 



Agreeably to the notice published there was a large gathering of 

 representative business men at the rooms of the Gloucester Mutual 

 Fishing Insurance Company on Friday morning, Dec. 5th, to take in- 

 to consideration questions relative to the proposed renewal of the 

 Reciprocity Treaty between the United States and the Dominion 

 of Canada, of which treaty the freedom of our markets to the fishery 

 products of the Dominion will be an essential and important feature. 

 The rooms were densely crowded, all of the leading fishing firms be- 

 ing represented, with many master-mariners engaged in the fisheries, 

 and others directly and indirectly interested in that industry. 



The meeting was called to order by George Steele, President of 



