The Rise And Decline Of The Olympia Oyster 



Hanson, Mr. Van Epps, and E. N. Steele were present. 

 The minutes of that meeting disclose that the preliminary 

 draft of the National Oyster Code was read aloud and dis- 

 cussed. Also, a letter was read from Howard Beach, 

 President of the Oyster Growers and Dealers Association 

 of North America, and one from Dr. Radcliffe, executive 

 secretary of said Association, suggesting that the Pacific 

 Coast Division of the Oyster Industry send a representa- 

 tive to the National Oyster Convention to be held in New 

 York City, at which time it was proposed to adopt a Na- 

 tional Code for the Oyster Industry, 



In the discussion it developed that it would be 

 advisable to have our industry represented at that meet- 

 ing to advise them of our problems on the West Coast, 

 that the code adopted be made to harmonize with our 

 needs. It was announced by E. N. Steele, who was at that 

 time President of the Pacific Coast Oyster Growers As- 

 sociation, that said Association felt the same way about 

 it, and he thought it would pay half of the cost. It was 

 moved by J. J. Brenner and unanimously passed that E. 

 N. Steele be selected as a delegate to said convention; 

 that $400 be provided to pay his expenses, one-half there- 

 of to be refunded by the Pacific Coast Oyster Growers 

 Association. Further that a telegram be sent at once to 

 the President of the United States that "the Olympia 

 Oyster Growers Association was behind the N. R. A. 

 movement 100%, and would co-operate through the Na- 

 tional organization." 



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