Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-10-05


Some like 'em stewed an hour or so.
While some prefer roast.
Some like 'em garnished In a row
Upon slice of toast,
Some eat lem only steamed, they say;
Some want a fry, but pshaw,
I'll eat mine in the proper way
Raw +! Rawi Rawl
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Carter's Creek Fish Guano Co.. at
Irvington, 'cut out" fishing last Sat-
urday.
Inspector Brewington, at Irvington,
alone issued a hundred license this
week for patent tongs.
Police and inspectors are active night
and day on the Rappahannock. A num-
Der Of arrests have been made.
Secretary Matthews has been on the
James and Potomac rivers the past
week, pushing matters for the Boards
annual report.
Three oyster frsighters from Dor
chester, Md, were fined respectively
$50, $50 and $46, and costs, in Balti-
more for having unculled oysters.
Season for use of patent tongs in the
waters of Virginia exclusive of James,
Nansemond, East and Piankiatank
rivers) opened Monday. Dredging sea-
son on the Potomac begins on the 18th.
Fiscal year of the State Board of
Fisheries ended September 30th. The
new Board, which has been in Office
half of the year, will meet in Richmond
about the middle of the month to form
ulate report to the Governor.
Achille M. Willis, former Virginian
now residing in Oklahoma, has contrived
a patent oytser bed for growing seed
oysters. The device consists of wire
frame which is let down to the bottom
of the water and contains sufficient
brush to which the spat may adhere.
The device is located by means of a
cask or buoy on the surface, and its
own weight will keep it. from being
swept away by the tide. When the
seed oysters have attained sufficient
size for planting, the device is raised
and the oysters brought to the surface.
Oystermen who have seen it, say that
it is entirely practicable and easy of
operation.
RAPID-FIRE GUN FOR FLAGSHIP.
saturdays Washington Post)
The Commodore Maury, the flagship
Of the Virginia oyster navy, arrived in
Washington early yesturday morning
with Gov. Swanson aboard. Accom-
panying the governor were Chairman
w. Med. Lee, of the State Board of
Fishiries; Secretary S. wilkins Mat
thews, Rorer A. James, of Danville. a
member Of the board; Speaker w. ID.
Cardwell, Of the Virginia House, Mai.
Robert w. Hunter, of Richmond, and
Col. X. Z. Lee, Jr., of Fairfax.
Gov. Swanson was at the Navy De-
partment by o'clock comforting with
officials with regard to procuring a
small machine gun for the armament
of the Maury. The result of the con-
ference with Secretary Bonaparte and
others was satisfactory, and it is
likely that one-pound gun will soon
be mounted on the forward deck of
the vessel.
The Maury took Gov. Swanson aboard
at Old Point Wednesday night and
brought him to Montross, in West
moreland, for breakfast Thursday.
The governor, Col. Lee, Rev. ]. Will
liam Jones and Maj. Hunter delivered
addresses to about 1900 people at
Montross, the occasion being the unveil-
ing Of portrait of Gen. r. E. Lee.
Later in the day the party went to
Stratford, the birthplace of Gen. Lee,
where they took the steamer for Wash
ington.
The Maury is the finest vessel in the
Virginia fleet. She is twelve years old
built of iron, and is ITO feet in length
over ALL. drawing Ct feet of water.
She was built as pleasure craft by
New York yachtman, and the original
cost was $3.50 Comfort and ele-
gance, as well as utility, are apparent
abroad.
The Maury and all the other vessels
of the Virginia navy will be busy after
the 18th of October, looking out for
of the law by dredgers in the |
Potomac. The navy has been kept
busy recently enforcing the laws, |
in the James River, where
have been frequent. One day
recently two Potomac pirates were
compelled to beach their boats and
take to the woods to escape arrest,
The boats were confiscated.
Every year demonstrates the wisdom
If the law enacted in 1897-9S creating
State board of fisheries, to which was
committed the control of the fish and
OYSTER interests of the State. The
year prior to the enactment of the law.
Virginia paid out nearly SO, 600 more
'or the protection of her oyster beds
md enforcement of the law than she
'eceived in revenue from that source.
The revenues from fish and oysters this
iscal year, may reach near 500, 900.