The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-12
OYSTER CULTURE
ALONG0UR,C0AST
Fish Commission to Issue
Report.
BELIEVE 1T FEASIBLE.
Opinion of Experts is to the Effect
That Oyster Culture Should Sue
ceed Here as Well as Else
where. Bills by Mr..
Small.
Especial to News and Observer }


Washington, D. c., Dec. lit may not
be generally known that the United
States Fish Commission is engaged in
the preparation of a report on the oyster
ters in North Carolina. This work is be-
ing done under the direction of DIR. Cas-
well Grave. director of the fisheries labo-
ratory at Beaufort, North Carolina
of the work the Commissioner of Fish
and Fisheries has just made the following
report: There is considerable amount
of work involved, and the issuance of the
printed report will not be possible tor
some months. The report will be based
on surveys of the Swan Quarter and
Wysocking Bay regions by the fisheries
steamer, Fish Hawk, some years ago,
and will be of a practical nature. The
bureau has other oyster work in progress
III Newport and North Rivers and other
points in the vicinity of Beaufort. The
object of this work is to point out the
reasons for the failure of oyster culture
in North Carolina and to demonstrate the
feasibility of oyster planting along GER
tain lines
AS a result ,of the surveys made by
Lieutenant Winsow some years ago, the
Legislature passed certain laws intended
to encourage oyster culture in the waters
of our State and some progress was made
along this line, but for various reasons
there was substantial failure of all these
efforts. There are many who believe
that oyster culture is not possible in our
waters, but the opinion of experts and the
experience in other waters would seem to
indicate that such is not the case. If
we are to continue to grow and improve
the quality of our oysters, there must
be renewed agitatio3 and effort for the
culture and we mcy all hope that this
forthcoming report will tend to encour-
age and educate our people upon the sub
ject.
Mr.. Small introduced today the follow
ing bills asking appropriations for GER
tain war ella ms: For relief of John l..
Brown and Estates of A. T. Redditt and
w G. JudAins; relief of T. H. B. Myers.
surviving partner of John Myers and son;
relief of estate of w. F. Sanderson, de
ceased for relief of Esau Berry; for re-
lief of estate of Thomas A. Dough- for
relief of Walter T. Dough-
At the request of Congressman Small
Senator Frye has introduced bill in the
Senate to provide for the construction of
a lighthouse and fog signal at Diamond
Shoal. off Cape Hatteras. on the coast
of North Carolina This bill has already
received favorable report from the SEN
ate Committee on Commerce. 1t was
thought best that the bill should first re-
ceive the favorable action of the Sen
ate.
The bill gives Albert F. Eells, of Boston,
authority to build the lighthouse and fog
signal Mr.. Eells has long been seeking
this legislation, although some of the
Treasury officials have insisted that it is
impossible to construct a lighthouse at
the point mentioned in the BILL
1t carries provisions that at the end of
one year after the lighthouse has been
approved by the Secretary of War. Eells
shall be paid $500, 900 and at the end ot
two years, $275,00 additional
FRED L. MERRITT.