The sun., 1900-11-07
OYSTER PIRATES or THE POToMAc.
Wat Tyler Mayo Says They Are Not blood
thirty The Oyster Planting Problem.

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and . l.,r r,1iri,,, al ,,..,a-' h.I,,. a ,a,,ai,
si,a 49, ha ,os, 80, - ,a,,,,ai ,,o,,,d. rtas,
o,yors nre cn,osd. d ,oLe failure raci, vsar
s,es IN. oront,,v -, oy.,sr, d,croo,ed and
,b.ro ia , s,o,a lI,,, -, i, ,h. r,,,,hor ~ IN.
ov,to-,.an a,',,o,,t rIar, o,,. ,o, ,,-dnr
two hoa,s c,nrloysd in ovs,er catching in the
water. cr virginia phcr,. tber, v.re ton less
than aftcen vears ago
This condition Is not charSeable to the law
br.,I,ers for ,,bilo tL.ro 10 so,n. ,iol.,iop of
o'eahe''' 'o' "h"e 'he'e 10 s"He >'o'a''oh W
the Closed Season Law by parties living on both
sides of the Potomac these dcpredat,ons ex-
,srd oy.r n y.rv ali or.a ~, IN, riyer ho,tom
'ehu over very sinall area Oh 'he r'Vef oo''oii
and are confined entirely 10 that portion that
belongs to both states in common The oys-
ter, that are caught in this manner are Away.
put down TO grow under more favorable cir
cums,ance, TO await the opening Of the markets.
thereby increasing rather than diminishing
tho yearly output, The violations OF the Cur
law. though certainly more frequent than they
T,o ~" ,, 'a".,'y as "'.,o ~ u. W. "
Inc Uou'le lies IN the iact 'ha' II taxes al
oyster longer to mature than the season per-
""u Wv V'S'"', $50" "'''s o''" a"
ready practically exhausted It Is Impossible
,i,re ,Iln,ro, =, tIa S,o.o .ho,l, h,. lao ,,ro1
,',I, a,.s,,.,,. ''S - ','.r 80 fi.
il. would work hardship on those engaged in
,he business and rorce ,h.r, to ...k o'a,I,v.
~. Wv ,N, '''' ~, - ,"e'' " o'.N '.pio
ment "lse"h"re, While the revenue derived
to the State would be rnaterlslly lessened. md
n. hu,Jo, -, ,,,,ri,,,, ,h I,,. .o,,li ,o,,...s,
rii ,a, ~. .'is vac "o'''
rlly iau upon other Industries.
The people of Idevater Va have long
recognized the fact tina, s,metblnv wonId have
80 ~ :, ,,ts u, na
in common, while those in other sections OF
i,oS. tho s,ate have demanded reyenue from his
na1, aoys,sr anosiie, w S soI,soL oah'e4uen,y .ne
,sys aysp in tbe resl noli,ica as naYed nrolaineni
patriotic effort has been made by recent Leg
iald' @ 70 t,Re ms question Out Of politics
III aai "a ,'a,, " VI a oisIlpNs olSis. ihey per
ceit,u 1Itt t.ia C.IliniUiStic system - HlcoIn-
I",'v'S ~ WI piosisss' tnat utiutr 'n.s cohui-
non u' .I's anu Nasrah' ,h.Ne AZ tne eN-
Iei,s,n In @ ule laW,a,l1Ins ara frugal Ihrift I
ain NIL mus, M l,,-t oe ehcouIa1ei 10 tie indi.
n.ut' ~ IA" 'hau VII Isure IRE ,p nm ,he lrult
oi i.s .ippr 4 laW WHci requires aI oysters
uilItr l"p ih'hes 70 be IeIt on the bottoms ~
.iuer VI ~ 'i'reisH ule Ieariv oithut - dill"ult
=" 20 ehaW'e wen 3y-tNt' ths -ls are worth !
must become common property aRain.
=, sut''y has irer made oi certain parts ot !
he uoltons ,wiiI y are 1esiRnaled a. public
oyster grounds while all bottoms not included
therein L'easSiened to lqdlviduals Tor planting.
Board ui fisheries has been provided TO 7
ear ,a xrntthi SUPERVISION ne result 80
OF bottom arc now under cultivation There
Is prlSht ihtnre neior" the man ot energy /
WI goes into this business. Only small |
caplM t. required Ihes" bottoms are not (
Dclev' ave lived al ms lie in lidewater |
Nhr ana l Know these people 10 b" as law 7,
ahllihs a. any other. They VIII not attempt |
e. take by force what they are not entitled TO /
10y law, There Is some lawlesSncss here. as ,
everywhere else but private rights are re-
spected ana IN the majority 3i cases conflict ,
& ing intere.ts ave been adjusted through |
- am one oi me Iar'ies 70 the SUIT nat Capt. |
Ty,er sI"aks OF Mr. Thomas y. Murphy.
i1rmer fnemhsr OF Tie Nirgintn esislq'nrc; Mr. ,
full business man Of this section mvselt and ,
several Others here applied for oyster plant
ing grounds IN Nonini and Currionan BAYS.
hi, Is n,t assignabe, and temporary in .
iMinc,i"t M nus ms been s awarded them restialnipg {
question will he settled in the courts and we
nvs,ere IN theso wnt"yo arc hsra, Ti,n u'ks
MhwIso,dins M ciiN"ns. Th"v are Jealous Of I