The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-06-29
THE FISH COMMITTEE
lTINERY OF INSPECTION Tour
OF EASTERN CAROLINA
WATERS ANNOUNCED.

The itinerary of the Fish Commit
last General Assembly. has been an
nounced. This committee will thor
oughly investigate the fisheries OF
North Carolina, including fin fish, ovs-
ter, clam and other mollusca, crab.
lobster, terrapin, etc, and report on
what in their judgment they consider
best for the building up of these fish
cries in North Carolina.
The personnel Of the committee is
as follows: Lieutenant-GOvernor ".
c.. Newland, chairman; Senators John
A. Barringer, of GuiIford. and e.. l.
Travis, of Halifax; Judge A. w. Gra-
ham, Of Oxford, Speaker of the House.
and Representatives J. H. Currie. Of
Cumberland; Harry Stubs, of Martin;
r. A. D~oughton, of Allegheny, ana
DR.. H. f. Moore, Of the United States
Bureau of Fisheries. State GeOlogist
will accompany the committee ana
airy:
July 6-Assemble at Edenton.
Spend the day going up Chowan river,
across the sound to mouth of Roa-
noke.
July Public meeting at Edentou
and visit to U. S. Hatchery. The
Edenton meeting will draw fishermen
lIOlH IdS4uCtdiik, ISIQulIIldilS, t1oN~
an, Gates, HEREFORD, Bertie, Washing
ton and Tyrrel1 counties.
July Sail from Edenton to Man
tee.
July 9-Public meeting at Manteo.
Trip to Mays Head, if time.
July 1O.-Sail around Roanoke is
land, noting conditions at Oregon IN
let, New Inlet, marshes, etc.
July 11.-Sunday.
Julv 0-Meotinu ar P0WnJfc pGiDr
in Currituck county.
July 13.-Manteo to Stumpy Point,
to Long Point and to Hatteras.
July 14.-MeetinS at Hatteras in
morning. This meeting will, accom-
modate the fishermen all along the
banks from Ocracoke Inlet to Cape
Hatteras and will give the committee
a good opportunity to note the rela-
ton Of the banks. If possible, take
boat same day to Swan Quarter.
July 15.-Meeting at Swan Quar-
ter in morning. This meeting should
draw fishermen and oystermen from
Hyde. part Of Beaufort, and PamliCo
counties. In morning leave Swan
Quarter for Washington.
July 16.-Meeting at Washington.
july 17.-Sail from Washington t.
Morehead.
July 18.-Sunday.
July 19.-Meeting at Beaufort. This
should draw fishermen and oysterrlcn
from Carteret and part of Craven
counties.
July DIFFERENTIATION Of condi-
tons in Carteret county and Govern
ment Laboratory.
July 21.-Meeting at New Bern
July 22.-Meeting at Jacksonville,
OnslOW county.
July 23.-Meeting at Wilmington.
July 24.-Meeting at Southport at
noon.
July 25.-Sunday.
At those places where meetings are
designated, the committee will hold
public meetings at which all or any
fishermen interested in the fishing in
dustry of North Carolina are invited
to attend and give the committee any
information that they deem of value,
In this way the committee should be
able to obtain {, great deal of val
liable information regarding the fish
ing industry of the State. The trip
through the waters Of eastern North
Carolina will give them a splendid
opportunity Of seeing the conditions as
they exist there. The representatives
from the counties IN which the meet
ings are to be held have been request
ed to make arrangements for The
meetings and send out notices to the
fishermen to attend.
In going from one part Of N0rth
Carolina to the other, the steamer At
lantic, belonging to the Oyster Com
mission, will be used.