Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-03-18
FISHERMEN MEET.
Most Successful and Best Attended
Meeting of Chesapeake Bay Craft.

meeting OIL chesapeake Bay Craft.
Pursuant to call of President Geo.
I. Squires the Chesapeake BAY
tlshermen's Protective Association
met in annual meeting at Eutaw
House, Baltimore, Wednesday, March
9th, in all-day session. Balti-
more has heretofore been selected
as place of meeting because of con-
venience to the eastern and western
shore membership. The Associa-
ton, however, passed resolution
that In future animal meetings
should be held at some point in the
State of Virginia.
A great deal of routine matter was
disposed of, several addresses and
discussions on important subjects
made an interesting part of the pro-
ceedlngs and then the election of of
hcers was gone into. All the old
officers were reelected, viz. Geo. p.
Squires, president; Albert Morris.
vice-president; j. B. Hinton, treasurer:
Geo. N. Reed, secretary; w. l.. Mes.
sick, s. K. Martin and j. B. Hinton,
executive board. Upon resolution
the President named w. l. Messick.
s. K. Martin and L. E. p. Dennis
legislative advisory board. The old
committee on ways and means for a
mutual insurance society reported
progress, and was continued.
The following resolution was
unanimously passed.
Resolred, That it is the sense OF the
Chesapeake Bay Fishermen's Protective
Association that Senate bill No. 497.
pending in the Legislature OF Virginia.
namely bill TO prohibit nonresidents
becoming stockholders in corporations
engaged in fishing industries, is bad in
principle and injurious TO the business
interests aud enterprise OF an important
virginia industry; aud we respectfully
petition the Tidewster REPRESENTATIVE
In the General Assembly of Virginia TO
oppose it's passage. And, further, that
u is the sense of this Association that we
deprecate any legislation looking 10 the
curtailiug or gripping OF the pound net
or other fishing interests in Virginia, as
now permitted by law.
Acting upon this, particularly in
the interests of trap fishing, the AS
ISOLATION despatched representatives
that day to Richmond TO ward off.
If possible, pending legislation which
sought to restrict pound-net fishing
The committee on the Presidents
address reported favorahly and vol
uminously the recommendations Of
the President, and appropriate COM
mlttees were appointed to carry out
the ideas advanced.
The committee on memorials re-
ported the following resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted,
and ordered to be published:
In view OF the calamity that has be-
fallen this Association since last we meet.
by the loss OF one of its fleet, the Beatrice
owned by the Atlantic Fisheries Co and
sad drowning of all its crew, comman ded
by Captain Willie G.. Leland. of Irving.
ton, this Association desires to offer the
following resolutions through it's mem.
orial committee
Grateful TO the Lord of earth aud sea
that not since the first advent of steam
hshing in the waters of Virginia. a
quarter OF a century ago, have we
been called upon until now to mourn the
loss at sea of any steamer or crew, the
unfortunate Beatrice being the first fish
steamer in commission to find a grave
beneath the dark waters, we may still
reverently deplore that the great Ruler
should have marked our companions.
Captain w. g. Leland, his pilot Thos. ID.
llize and crew AID the good ship for so
dire fate, and particularly that ponc
OF her gallant crew should be left to tell
The tale CT storm aud exposure, only
battered wreckage after long time drift
ing shoreward to make certain our worst
fears.
The Virginia fleet today numbers one
craft less than upon that fateful
september night, and the stalwars men
of our fleet miss souls that had been fell.
lows IN many tempcsts and companions
IN many Joyial BOUTS for In no man was
more happily blended the milk of human
kindness, the quiet bumor of good fellow
ship and the strong and resoiute de-
nesnor OF commanding officer than in
Captain Willie Leland, who surrendered
ais life In companionship with his subor-
iinates to the September storm of lQt 8
therefore, as testimonial OF cur deep
grief at their untfmely end, due appre.
,lation OF sterling worth and sorrow
II The loss of their services and compan.
onship this Chesapeake Bay Fishermen's
protective Association desires to tender
Is deepest sympathy to the relatives of
III the crew, and particularly TO the
widowed mother, brothers and sister of
captain Leland; in pursuance of which
md we direct that a copy of these resolu
ions be sent TO Mrs. w. A. Leland, at
Ter grief-shrouded home In Itvington.
copy be published in the several apers
md copy be spread upon our minutes.
Signed. w. Mob. LEE,
j. i. MARSH, Com.
]. c. FISHER,