The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-20
The OYSTER
COMMISSION
Complete inspection Of York
L1iver.
PLAN TO CHANGE SURVEY
w. o. Cardwell Explains the Situation
and Declares Fairness viii Be
Done TO Ale. G. Jordan
an Expert rongman.
PLAN TO CHANGE SURVEY
lspeclal to The Tlmcs-Dispatch.)

Especial to The -Dispatch.)
YORKTOWN, VA. Oct. l9.--The Viz
ginia oyster navy's police boat Acconlac,
with the state oyster Commission aboard
arrived here the latter part of the past
week, and completed TIE inspection of
the public rocks OF York River on Fri
day devoting Saturday to Poquason
River and its tributaries. The chairman
of the board. Hon. w. ID. Cardwell, says
that the York River survey was aston
ishingly correct more so than any other
natural rock which they have examined.
Only few odd points and corners VIII
be eliminated from the original survey
these portions being parts of the natu-
raj rocks which, have become sl'nken Or
covered with mud, and non-productive
Of seed or natural growth. This is par
ticularly valuable ground to the plant
er as 1t only requires light Goa ting OF
shells to resu,rect the original produc-
tlveness or propagating value.
TO BE THROWN OPEN,
When pressed for information, the &C.
NAL gentleman courteously replied tiht
without n shadow OF doubt part OF the
bottoms now within the Baylor survey
will be thrown open to the public for
use as planting grounds. lie assures
the Virginia tongmen THAT noennE VIII
ho done to har 1nthcm that his commits
sion can correct
..As a matter OF fact" the gentleman
went on to say. the time Is rapidly ap-
preaching and not very TAR distant elti'-
er that the vocation which the .onsman
nov follows will be a thing of the past
land I earnestly advise nll of our Eeople
who follew the taking of oysters Tor a
living to rent a piece of ground, small
niece. if they can do no better and ne.
come planters as speedily rs possible.
"The Baylor eurvey,' says he. con
tains an unlimited number Of quirks ana
turns in almost all the surveys Of the
natural rock, representing streak OF
lightning more than anything else.
TO STRAIGHTENs SURVEY.
All the members of the commission are
unit on the idea of Strengthening out
these lines. and, as a consequence con
siderable ground will be thrown out IN
this way also. AS an instance of the vast
change in the condition of tie bottoms,
I'd refer you to those III MooJack nuy,
which probably contain ten of thousands
Of acres which In years agone We're quite
productive, as the blue state Of shells
wing Just below the mud is very evident.
NoWadays tongmen can scarcely catch
any at all, and, as far as can be learned
no efforts are made to do any 0EsterlnE.
,yc have had quite an undertaking on
our hands and have always fully real
ized tho weight Of responsibility resting
on ns
we leave for Norfolk this Saturday
evening, and Monday morning we con-
mence the inspection Of the seaside
grounds of the Eastern Shore. starting
mt "Oyster." the particular point a which
the ocean side industry now IN It's m
fancy. has attained the greatest growth,
with. by the way. the brightest prospects
before it for a big innovation in ellc oys-
ter business ana astonishing results.
Those of the commission aboard were
REPRESENTATIVES w. D. Cardwell and q.
C. Jordan and Senator Asa d. Wat
kins and Julian Bryant The Hon. s.
Wilkins Matthews was detained at home
s,clt and Joins the commission in Nor
folk to-dav
JORDAN a TONGNlAN.
When the attention of MI. Cardwell
was called to the dislike which Tidewatcr
people generally have for Hon, L. G.
Jordan the patron of the famous Jordan
bill, he replied; "Mr. Jordan is one OF
the fairest men ! ever met In my life
or an intensely vigorous mind and body,
he throws his whole energy into any
cause which he may cspouse, Wherever
we have gone on one of the rocks, we
have endeavoretE to have as many tong
men as possible come to us and give
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