. Newfoundland at the beginning of the 20th century : a treatise of history and development . = en rt c/300 a C/3 U £ »E rt =?* U3 u O „>!-, H^o . t/i §? c rn O m V c MOW 5i£ C/3 O • <aMS NEWFOUNDLAND. 49 from the bones and head a valuable fertilizer is , in cod-consuming countries, such as Brazil, Spain andMediterranean countries, by cheapening its transport into theirinterior are increasing its consumption. To the inhabitants ofwarm countries the dried cod furnishes an article of food whichthey regard as almost indispensable. Thus a cod-producingcountry like Newfoundla
. Newfoundland at the beginning of the 20th century : a treatise of history and development . = en rt c/300 a C/3 U £ »E rt =?* U3 u O „>!-, H^o . t/i §? c rn O m V c MOW 5i£ C/3 O • <aMS NEWFOUNDLAND. 49 from the bones and head a valuable fertilizer is , in cod-consuming countries, such as Brazil, Spain andMediterranean countries, by cheapening its transport into theirinterior are increasing its consumption. To the inhabitants ofwarm countries the dried cod furnishes an article of food whichthey regard as almost indispensable. Thus a cod-producingcountry like Newfoundland possesses in this industry a sourceof prosperity that can never fail, and which the fluctuation oftrade or the caprice of fashion cannot seriously affect. Thebest policy for Newfoundland is to cherish and develop her codfishery, for in it her people have a reliable mainstay. Anexperiment is soon to be tried on a large scale by which thecold storage system is to be used in conveying the fish freshto market. Time alone will tell whether this method will. Salmon Fishermans Camp. 5o NEWFOUNDLAND. achieve success; but should it do so the value of the fisherieswill be greatly enhanced. SEAL FISHERY. Next to the cod fishery the most valuable is that of theseal. While the cod fishery has been prosecuted for 400 yearsthe seal is not more than 100 years old. The attention of thepeople was so absorbed in the pursuit of the cod in earlieryears that they neglected the oleaginous treasures which thegreat ice fields, floating south, brought within their reach. It was not until the beginning of the nineteenth centurythat the seal hunters began to force their way through thecrystal ramparts by which Nature had so long protected thesehelpless innocents. In fact, the value of the seal for humanuses, and the right way of capturing it in these regions wereslowly learned. At first seals were taken in nets, which wereplaced between the shore and some island, or rock at no greatdistance. In
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