should be restrained from in any way
interfering with or making use of the
business and good will of the eight
constituent dealers in the marketing
of fish."
The finding also calls for the open
ing of the fish pier for Individual deal
ers open, in fact, to the entire pub
lic and affirms that the exchange
must be run on a basis which will for
ever preclude the possibility of an air
tight trust or monopolization of the
fresh fish industry of New England.
In conclusion the court's edict says:
"If the parties cannot agree upon
the terms for opening up the pier and
the exchange, then the decrees to be
prepared may include a provision dis
solving the exchange and the Boston
Fish Pier corporation, and stating the
mode and manner in which the disso
lution shall be effected."
P. Ralph Duffy, assistant general
manager of the Bay State Fishing
Co., some of whose officials were re
cently fined and given jail terms In in
dividual indictments dealing with the
same "trust" allegations, stated yes
terday that individuals could never
handle the fish industry as it should
be handled, and following a consulta
tion with Arthur P. French, general
counsel of the company, stated that
the United States Supreme court would
be appealed to.
"Pending a decision we shall con
tinue to do our business in the same
manner . as heretofore," stated Mr.
Duffy, "but our plans for Increasing
our fishing fleet to' 30 trawlers, there
by increasing our production and low
ering the price to consumers, must, of
course, be laid on the shelf for the
present.
