The Rise And Decline Of The Objmpia Oysiet 



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How tl^e "©if mpia Oysfer" Received 

 if-s Name 



THIS WAS THE STATUS OF THE OYSTER BUSINESS 

 when I arrived in Olympia in September 1903. My first 

 meal consisted of a "Doane's Olympia Oyster Pan Roast." 

 I had found the spot where the manna from heaven was 

 to be had. Little did I realize that through guidance of 

 Providence I was to find my way into the habitat of this 

 delicious little bivalve, become interested in the practical 

 and the scientific development of it's culture, harvesting 

 and marketing, with a summer home on the shore above 

 an oyster bed on which Olympia Oysters were grown 

 and which I was to own and operate for the rest of my 

 life. I was then a young man of 22 years, just graduated 

 from law school of the State of Iowa; on a trip to see the 

 wonders of the great Northwest, the land of the setting 



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