a. could not exist without favorable local legislation.
b. should be protected in the territories.
c. was a "positive good" for the nation.
d. would not spread where it was unprofitable.
e. represented a moral and social evil.
I've been out to Christmas Bay 3 times in the past couple weeks and its always very active and its exactly the kind of hole I've been looking for since moving to Houston 2 years ago, unfortunately I haven't done too well on the catching side. Just a few rat reds and small specks, but no keepers...