Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-14
OYSTERS AND OEHER
THINGS ARE DISCUSSED
Chamber Of Commerce Holds e..
Ieysb|s and Enthusiastic
Nh. BIcKfeRo IN HAPPY WV
Attention of Business Men Called to
the Fac. That "Real money" ann
Not Certificates is Being Circulated
Prominent Visitors Discuss oys.
ter situation.

Oysters. ships. small boat nnrboys
and general boostIng-to say nothing
about all eog,s OF sandwiches and som,
daiish;ful puncll--wcrc discussed las,
night at one of the most enjoyable
and best attended meetings ever
held by The Chamber % Commerce.
every member present. and the hall
was filed with representative citi-
aene learned things he had nee.
before known about oysters and avn
ter Ma2incss, ana II there was ono
present inclined to side VITA
the pcssimlsis on local business t;,r
ilitions. he mus. have thrown away
ms hamlncr after the meeting wac
over.
Presidonl tlpshw called TIE meet
me To order prnnriiy aud regular
h''siuess was discussed of before The
special order cap@ VI for consllcra.
uci Mcssrs. z. Sprn.Io. W. t,
Llvonoy JntWs lionghton, a. l..
Powell and J. A, Willutt were olcct
cd mcmbers OF the nominating com.
mitce, which. q: tile next meetine
VIII nominate Officers tor the on.
sitting wear Messri. Il. G.. Dickford.
w. u. I.iveaey and w. $. Upslur
were appointed delegate, to the con
vention which is tn he held in Clcvo-
land, Ohio, on December u for the
purpose OF considering the matter
sot uphtiildlne Amcricn's commerce.
uhen tho sea.
Mr. Aef
Wlion regular buaiuess had been
disposed OF, tho president called ,ipon
Mr.. Richard Armstrong OK HAMPTON
for u talk on tho oyster situation
AIr, Armstrong road an cxccllonuy
prepared paper in which he dlacusseI
IN comprehensive and ablo manner
tho oyster situation In Virginia. from
tho planters point OF view. The
paper MAS particularly interesting.
even to anyone who did not happen
10 bc especially Interested in oys-
ters, and the chamber was cntllus.
iaStlc In It's applause after listening
TO the reading with marked nttontion.
Chairman Macdonald Lee
Mr.. Macdonald Lee, chairman ol
the state Board of Fisheries follow
ca Mr.. Armstrong, talking interest
ingly on he same subject, and dlficr-
Ing Mt some points from the uamp.
ionian. Mr.. leo astcundcd some OF
HIS hearers by saying that Virginia
lass year led all other States in the
oyster and illh industry, the wealth
derived from this industry duri,1.
me year amounting 10 Sl2.000,0Oo. no
laid special stress upon the fac, thar
Newport News, with Il wealth OF ovs
ters ut us door, has no oyster pack.
lug houses, and asked why this con-
dition exists.
Hon. Harry r. Houston of lamp
ton; Hon. Fr9nk d. Ncwbill or Linn
Caster COS s.; Secretary Mathews of
The Stale lard OF Elshcr!os, lion
Mr.. Cardwcl! OF Hanover county for
merry spoaltc OF the House OF Dele
gates; Hon. ". Il. Barrett OF thi. city,
and Mr., !. c. Robinson or HAMPTON
we're heard from during the oyo-
ming.
Mr.. Robinson said That Newport,
News could never have an oyster
packing Industry mlil a smallhun,
harbor was provided.
Aftor a recess during which the rc-
ireshmcnts were enjoyed cigars were
lighted aud AIR. X. G. Bickford made
Q speech in which he talked about q
little bit of everything, and succeeded
In getting everybody in a good humor
III there were any bad hunlors wnon
he began speaking Mr.. Bedford la,a
particular stress upcn the good bust
ness conditions existing in Newpo;.
News as compared with The conditions
elsewhere. He did not ovcr,ool; inc
tact that real money" is circu,at,u,,
IN THIS city; that no ccrtIacaes from
we ciearing house have been neces
sary' and said thar there had boon
no runs on local hanks because mo
poopie Wen inow their money was 10
- had for the asking. Con,inniny
Nc SAID that since thn saipSarl bad
been In operation /; had pajl ovor
S"V'ooo,0o0 in wages in this civ. ana
asRed mat it he remembered thar th,s
ehosm nous amount of actual cash WINS
brought hero from outside and n,t
into the community.
Men'iohins the gathering OF Tho Al
iantic fleet for The voyage to tho pa
ciiic.. Mr.. I.ickford declared thot MI
fPoyage meant that the Atlantic cons,
wooid be given another acot just MS
large ms the one now abou, 10 saii
and that this would mean prosperity
lor Newport News The ward now
mas fourteen million dollars worth of
Wo on hand. ihe speaker said. and