Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-03-21
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MIR. EDIToR:-T WAS highly nlcasnd
with the article. of Mr.. n. w. Mock in
n recent issue of ENTERPRISE, rela-
tive to the protection of our seaside
OYSTER industry. Knowing the needs
of proper protection, from my own
personal knowledge and contact as q
laborer | certainly endorse every
word he says, and marc too. ard am
sure it meets the endorseiEt of all
who pretend to know anvil; g about
the needs and demands Of the seaside
oyster industry. Cut off, and being
| isolated from the balance of the great
oyster producing ar4:l of the State Of
Virginia, it requires u different police
service.
There should be y. suitable police
force for our "Sen Side Narrows" un-
der a commissioner, who should be
empowered to make arrests for VIC
! Iation of tho law2, and who should
! be further commissioned to set apart
lands for planting purposes. and
whose duty it would be to keep q
record of all lands granted. its lora-
ton and eligibility, and parties
should from year to year, make q
sworn statement of how many plant
cd; said commissioner to examine
them and assess them at fair val
uation, and report such assessments
to the treasurer of the counties for
collection, same as taxes on any other
personal property. The commission
err should receive a suitable compcn-
sation for such service. in addition to
TO fee for surveying and setting
apart lands. This would not only
enhance thn value Of the industry,
give protection TO the citizens of this
State, who arc justly entitled to its
benefits. but would enable the State
to collect its proper proportion of the
revenue from the industry. necessary
for its demands, besides making the
| force So'f-sustaining, to say nothing
tate contiguous to the creeks. rays,
Sc. from ChincoteagUe to the capes
of w. AS it now is, the industry,
its protection, and mode of collecting
the revenue is certainly very print
tive, and does not speak we'll for our
boosted intelligence and our notion
of the progress of the times.
Only a glance at the records, shows
that the revenue derived from the
vast industry, on orr Sea Side is to
ra!try to be considered. Our rocks
are yearly being depleted, and large
percentage of their products carried
TO my Maryland to enrich the citi-
zens OF. that State, at the expense of
people, and revenue of Virginia, all
for lack of suitable police force to
| look after the matter.
This is a shame and should not
! longer be endured. l know our rep
resentatives are intelligent, patriotic
and home-lovinS enough to see that
suitable laws be enacted for the
preservation of the industry, now
/ that it has been called to their at
tention. SEA SIDER.
Mr.. EDIToR:-The writer having
been present at the close of the young
ladies contest for the silk quilt Of
fered by Mrs. Broughton and Mrs.
McMath to the one of nine contest
ants. that obtained the greatest num-
Der of votes, thinks it due the young
ladies in consideration of their faith
full and efficient service, that they
have especial mention through the
columns of your valuable paper. The
work done by them is q vast help in
the completion of the new church at
Onley, they having raised $452.5o,
and for this labor they deserve the
sincere gratitude OF all those engaged
in that benefcent enterprise. They
have done noble work. The names
of the contestants and number of
votes each received are here given:
Miss E. Lee Swanger 242, Miss Eva
LeCato 1873, Miss Vida Kelly 169,
Miss Maggie Mears 112. Miss Hortense
Kellam II, Miss Gertie Bloxom SO,
Miss Alice Martin 30, Miss Lynn Tun-
nell 26, Miss Minnie Ames IS. 1t
seemed to be a contest between Sec
lions, Onley making an extra effort
to retain the lovely quilt Onancock
did itself great credit, but the emf
nently popular contestant, Miss e.
Lee Swanger, of louisville, obtained
the quilt by q majority of SO votes
over the highest number held by any
one of the other contestants. There
was also a beautiful silk pillow to be
disposed Of TO the highest bidder. 1t
was hidden in by two young men and
presented to Miss Gertie Bloxom, a
highly attractive young lady of Lo-
custville. 1t seems that louisville
carried off the the palm in this con-
test. DEvITACUS.