The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-15
THE STATE AT LARGE.
TRAVELS OF THE LEGISLATIVE
OYSTER COMMITTEE.

They Have Gained Much Information
Damages by Fire at Lynchbnrg- Cases
of Disorder at Danvnle - Caroline Coun-
" yCourt-Gleanings.
NORFOLK. Va, July Especial. The
members of the Oyster Committee. ap-
pointed by the last Legislature. reached
Norfolk late Saturday night, after having
cruised in the Chesapeake and its tributa-
ries for week on the oyster gun-boat
Chesapeake.
The committee have met and talked with
number of the largest and most inhuen-
tial oyster planters in the state. and Mr.
Barnes, IFS chairman, told THE TMEs cor
respondent they had gained more infOrma-
tion on the oyster question thRc any cO0l-
mittee that has V"t heoV eung tkN InNesti-
gate il. While and hay harvest sANuot vet
made up its repae cultivation OiSS 4ertain
that they viii rtwed them 10 o, ><'Xisla-
ture the leasing oScultivation h,p'r - Yer
planters on easy a OF the tobac,, "
them sold outright. ~an apd bO .4tAN =.
had some warm discussions during Tie trip.
and the members from the Southwest and
Iidewator sections have made some very
Incorporate speeches, which have not been
the best 10 bring about closer and more
friendly relations between the two. The
committee will be called together this fall
by the chairman 10 make up a report and
will probably meet in Richmond.
The machinery Of the Old Dominion
steamship. Richmond, gave away Saturday
afternoon shortly after the steamer had left
West Point, and there was a big crash in
the engine room. When the crash occurred
the steamer was on Tews Point at the
mouth of the York River. The oyster gun
boat Chesapeake brought the first news OF
the accident to Norfolk, and the COmpany's
agents sent a tug 10 the iichmOnd's assist
ance at once. She was tOwed into Hamp-
ton Roads this morning, and left this after
noon i'm tow of the tug Atlanta for New
YORK, where she will receive repairs.
The Norfolk and Carolina Railroad Com
pany are having some very fine general
Offices built on their property at the foot Of
Fayette street. The road Is now doing an
immense lumber and truck business, and il
is thought will bring as much cotton 10 Nor
folk this season as any other line running
here. IL is probable that the company
will put on line Of freight and
passenger steamers 20 run between Norfolk
and Baltimore in opposition 20 the Bay
Line. The road bed between Norfolk and
Rocky Mount is in excellent condition, and
ninety miles i'm seyenty-hye minutes was
pany's passenger trains.
Two new coal barges for carving coal
between Lamberts Point and Northern
ports have recently been built by the Nor
folk and Western road. The coal business
of the company is increasing so rapidly
that hardly vessels enough can be obtained
to carry it away. Contracts have been
made for another coal pier and work viii
be commenced at once. The company is
now completing a mammoth warehouse at
lambert's Point which cost 100000, and
which will be used for the roads foreign
business.
Large shipments of cantel0upes and TO-
mateOs are being made from Norfolk to the
Northern markets. The outlook for the
latter crop is considered much better since
the recent rains.
Centenary NJ. +. Church has decided 10
build "A 50 900 lecture-rOom As an annex %
the church. Rev. II. y. siedd is pastor of
the church
Major James f. Milligan. who was re-
Gently appointed Inspector of Hulis i'm
place OF Colonel w. II. Ward, the Demo
cratic incumbent, will relieve Colonel Ward
some time this week
IL is thought that about fifty members a
the business NIru - = A-suciauon MHi H.'Nt
a tour through the principal ciur' oil Ne"
England about the first of september.
Fish are again running after ihe manner
that makes the sportsman heart feel @iad'
and some very large catches are peihs
made.