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part, be taken up by planters, along
with the valuable bottoms to which they

part, be taken. up by planters a !fE!
9. The third inquiry is: .
How much, e any. OF such DafI zen Or Or
the profitable oyster rocks within said
All Of the barren end exhausted or de-
pstsd bottom referred to aeoye
ter e rocKs viii the said survey.
q me fourth inquiry is: ,a :. .,eh
barren or exhausted bottom would be
to the beat interest OF all the people Oh
your coramMsee .s fully sa adn ada tn MAJ
haustsd or depleted bottoms would be to
the best interest OF all the people OF the
s.. rhe NTH inquiry Is:
"How much, IL any, ground suitable
ppoDsp a'n g taken sD by BY the planters,
there q OUTSIDE ct the !, sa Sa.s
in the oyster business in the various
sections OF the State. and from tbs. best
evidence that your committee could get
say III hat sussss sHyr 81 sHsei ps Mshs
ground outside the survey which can be
utilized in the present condition Of the
oyster business has been taken up. There
sds 81 ts saye sf S SSsr may in the
future development Of the industry. be-
come useful to planters and, no doubt,
M ss token @ ey aaa the Sse
scarcity OF seed oysters, such bottom Is
not profitable. and will not be taken up
BY the planters. 1t was hoped that the
Legislature had. tried to encourage, would
prove successful, but such planting has 30
lar proved a failure.
y. The sixth inquiry Is: &.
Amy other'faots which paid COMMITTEES
may deem useful to. the General Assem-
bly, In Determining, this; question
ns 1sason naE sy. :sy inss
Ss III III. y ,ss soo sae a en s ss s hnne
assss s5eas en wh tSsro h f aa %
~ developed one Of the greatest indsis-
tries OF the State. Although other States
have made great advances In the oyster
to Ss IN IL ts' intaa aas ana NV sna Is Just
tssfefors, to loud the world y u. pro:
auction Of oysters. The cultivation OF
on the seed supply. and under the ieEis-
iation which has been In force In Viz
Enla, the. seed supply has been greatly
Gin. n ie sssrity 81 s sssd
ter Industry. While the State has spent
large sums OF money in the enforcement
Of the season law and the Gull law, having
petuation Of the natural oyster beds, and
especially the seed beds, such expendi-
lures have not resulted as satisfactorily.
as was hoped, ana the natural oyster
pro1ita Bio. II the State Will provide such
legislation as will enable her planters to
obtain full supply OF seed OYSTERS, she
thousands OF aeressof planting ground for
the purposs OF growing oysters and fat
tening and prsparinEN them for market.
can only be ayr by ieasinE Is
the planters OF the State all such bot
| tom within the Baylor survey "a Will not
produce oysters naturally In such auan-
workers.. BY tho proper use Of such de-
pletet ana exhausted bottom, tho plant
ers will be able to supplement the seed
sopes t ssy fG I'm ae s 81 5a G 5Sss
business. az It Is being developed and
increased. The policy Of the state should
be to reduce and simplify tho surveys OF
tongers and other public workers such
part OF the said surveys as will produce
oysters In sufficient quantities to mako
the same profitable to be worked BY them.
we'll denned and marked Oh possible, and
/ the season and Gull laws Tor the preeer-
i yation Of the same should be as riGidly
the ns tidal b bottoms Re Of the State which Il
not retained within proper survey Of tn.
1 productive rocks, beds and shoals should
be leased to tho planters Of the State.
In this way your committee believes that
| the best interest OF those who work upon
the natural rocks will be promoted, and
the states interest will he greatly i'd
| vanoed by the development OF the plant-
ing industry. The direct income to the
state from the rentsd grounds will be in.
the citisens OF the State engaged in the
extent Of many millions Of dollars,
that this General Assembly pass an act
appointing eommittee TO leass eyt such j;
to the citizens Of the State. and that such
committee be given sufnclently broad
powers and discretion In making such
leases as Will enable them to deal fairly
as between the large and the small plant
ers. as we'll as to advance the best inter-
est Of the State.
Respectfully submitted
tslsned) W. D! cARDWELL.
JULIAN BRYANT.
3. G. JORDAN.
Hon. s. Wilkins Mathews. tho other
member Of the committee, gave notice
| in the House yesterday, where tho report
was offered. that he would, as soon as
report, taking a different view OF the sit
uation in tho oyster industry and sug-
costing some other remedy than that pro-
| posed. 1t is understood that Mr.. Ma
| thews' views are In accord with the pre-
represents In part in the General >Assem-
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