Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-09-06
NOW CATCHING OYSTERS.
ChincOteague Bay Oystermen out
in Force Since the Season
Opened.

Chincoteague Island had deserted
appearance last Monday morning and
1t would have been next to impossible
to scare up corporal's guard of those
who make a living by oystering The
season opened on that day as it does in
Maryland, aud all day Friday and Sat
urday the white. winged carriers of the
succulent bivalve were sailing out of
Chincoteague harbor bound down the
bay to the natural rocks. Every cap
tain was anxious to get there first so
that he might get the best position aud
the largest share of the oysters which
have been protected by law for several
months and have grown and multiplied
greatly since the work of last season.
All of the captains agree that oysters
are in good condition and the season
promises to be good one. Many of
the oysters that are being caught on
the natural rocks are good for imme.
date shipment, while the small ones
will be bedded around Chincoteague
and allowed to grow. lThere are several
large dealers mt Chincoteague. but the
bulk of the trade is handled by our old
friends J I. Rowley, Bob Marshall and
Charley Babbitt. The latter is making
extensive improvements and additions
to his already mammoth establishment
and will have. probably, the largest
shocking house on the Eastern Shore
of Virginia. Mr.. Rowley is probably
the largest shipper of CLANS in Virginia
and has contract to supply the largest
manufactory of clam bouillon and
chOwder in the world. 1t was Mr..
Rowley who gave the New Yorker. who
is making fortune out of clam
chowder, the tip which caused him to
engage in the business of putting up
chowder in cans and shipping it all
over the world. The CLAIMS used for
this purpose are the very large ones
that are unsuitable for the table or raw
box and heretofore have been hard to
dispose of. The manufacturer presses
the juice out of them by machinery
and was throwing the pulp, away I'M
til Joe asked him why he did not make
chowder out of it. He caught on at
once and gives the Eastern Shoreman
credit for the suggestion that is now
bringing thousands into his Golfers from
all over the globe. Clam chowder
made of ChincOteague CLAIMS is now a
delicacy that adorns the table of the
English officer in South Africa, tickles
the palate of the subjects of the Gar of
all the Russlas. and over which the jolly
German in the Faderland fingers and
smacks his lips. 1t makes the Ameri-
can boy IN the Philippines think of
'home sweet home." and is on the
menu of the leading hotels of frisky,
frolicking France.
The same activity i'll the oyster in
dustry commenced all along the Sine
puxent and Chincoteague bays last
Monday as has been depicted at Chin
colleague Island.
Down at Franklin City Messrs. Will
liam NJ. Needles, Bernard Powell and
Sam Jones are very large shippers and
are proud of the fact that they supply
their customers with unexcelled bivalves,
as Franklin City stock has been almost
the best obtainable for many wears.
Messrs. Needles and Powell both have
gasoline steamers which they use in
their business of planting oysters
AT Stockton there are number of
big planters and shippers, some of the
largest i'll the state. Probably the most
extensive are Messrs. A. Child, a. Han
cock. Hon. Geo. w. Covington, the
Disharoons and Tull's, f. + Jones &
Bro, James II. Smack, VIM. II. Mar
shall, l. Hancock. W. Price and others.
At Girdletree, the Scarboroughs, On
leys, Rowleys. Jones and Caleb Watson
are large planters.
At Box Iron the Brimers, Truitts. w.
X. Rowley, G. w. Farrow and others
are large shippers and there are some
citizens of Snow Hill who are financial.
ly interested.
The oyster industry is one of the most
important factors in the commercial
prosperity of Worcester County. We
would indeed be bad off if it were
not for the large amount of money
brought here by the oyster planters and
the MESSENGER wants to be put down
as their friend ready to help them at all
times, and takes this opportunity to re-
quest thepi to give us their patronage
when in need of stationery and adver-
Using mrttcr of any kind. We are
specially fitted up for it.