The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-11-02

That Syndicate to Purchase Oyster
Beds.

BEDS
Aprnp lsition wa The announce
made L. the State mont. that a syndi-
# Virginia 10y out ate has been form
side capitalists. weed in New York fp
have seen publish. the purpose Of pur-
I'd. for the state tochasing the oyster
cede e. them th' beds of the state,
oyster beds IN per. Sll be- received
petuity and for the with alarm by many
owners 20 assume IN Tldewater Var
the payment If the xinia, dependent
public debt Gov upon them FIR
ernor Mckinney, In supp )rt. however ~
whose admlnistra- mote the prospect ~
ton the offer was he success OF such
made. did not think scheme. The prop
favorably enough If 1sition Is such
this proposition q monsirous one thht
report II 70 the lt would be accepted
legislature q YER AZ the silly tale Of
nor NJ Kenney may some idle dreamer
have been right, hnt II The contrary oplh
the difference be- l0n was not war
tween thirty thous- ranied by The nprt-
and dollars ana o # capitalists all over
sum sufficient { our land az present
pay the interest on 10 monop NE every
the State debt Is thing OF value WIN
great as TO arouse m their reach "hlch
the inquiry from their greed has sug
the people: "ATc Iested % them Il
the oyster bed gould be a matter
bringing % the II 10 concern, Of
State A sufficient course. 20 them that
revenue -uch proposition II
We understand aces pied. w'uld
| that # the oyster mean that thousand
beds were lrt out for # the citizens 4 the
along term Of years. state would be left
and that # the bid without employ
! ding was open toment and the means
non residents Of the Of making living
state that the or would that class
nues would be 4 our citizens care
greatly increased, who are ever Wiling
probably from the render TIE pro
present sum 81 motors on such
thirty thousand dol schemes thelr ala
lars 20 quarter or for a consideration.
perhsps a half mil That the great body
lion dollars year # the people Of Viz
I, is all right for GINA, though. would
the State To look he In revolt against
after the welfare Of 'uoh an ipJnsuce
her own citizeus, ought hardly ID al .
hen she can do II init Of doubt, and
without great ~ this time especl'
sacrifice to her own ally could there be
revenue. but there no reason. with the
is no reason that we oyster beds OF the
can see why the State yielding al
state should deny annual revenue tC
herself this source the State OF $50 OOO
# revenue for the or more, for anyone
benefit Of some Of favJring such
her citizens and the vicious scheme. i
! balance of them towill fail beyond
make mp for 1t. question out tns
II is commonly thought must BE-
stated that the suggested TO every
mountain peopleone interested in the
nave nothing to dOoyster industry thai
with the oysterthere might be dan
onsstion: but they ger If the present
hava a great deal tosystem Of collecting
40 with il and they revenues from oys
should instruct theirlters should prove
representatives, lnltallure, and that Il
the legislature / is their duty 10 see
that effect War that 1t is not ol
reptou Virginian their disposition t
meet every tbliga
zion it imposes, and
90 submit even TO
Kreater burden II
the way Of taxation
it should be neces
sary for a proper en-
forcement Of the Law
regarding oysters. -
Peninsular Enter
prise, Accomac o
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