The Rise And Decline Of The Olympia Oyster 



The following temporary officers were elected: Chair- 

 man, J. H. Deer, and Secretary, E. N. Steele. 



Thus, an association was born. The gavel was to fall 

 hundreds of times calling to order this group of men, and 

 others who joined later, in the interests of the Olympia 

 Oyster. Many of those old pioneers have passed on. Only 

 three of them survive. But the places of the departed 

 have been filled by others, in many cases by members of 

 the families of the organizers. The purpose of this story is 

 to cover that period of time between the organization 

 meeting of the Olympia Oyster Growers Association and 

 the Golden Anniversary. Also the activities of the mem- 

 bers of the Association in the advancement of the culture 

 of Olympia Oysters, and in the harvesting and marketing 

 of that product; also the activities and accomplishments 

 of this Association as the official organization represent- 

 ing the Olympia Oyster industry. To do this the lives and 

 the part taken by its members will be told, for the lives of 

 these men and the story of the Olympia Oyster are so 

 intertwined, that one cannot be told without the other. 



Following the organization meeting a constitution and 

 by-laws were prepared and adopted. The following were 

 charter members: 



Mud Bay: C. E. Wiberg, Chas. Brenner, J. A. Morrow, 

 M. A. Simmons. 



Little Skookum: U. G Young, Daniel Lynch. 



Oyster Bay: John H. Blass; Olympia Oyster Co., By 

 &. W. Draham; Olympia Oyster Investment Co.. By G. 

 W. Ingham; R. Weatherhill; S. K. Taylor and Son, By E. 

 3. Taylor; E. N. Steele. 



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