Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-01-28
Fisheries REPORT.
Some Comments on Tidewater'S
Fishery Report.

Naturally Lancaster county, and this
paper, in particular, feel reasonable
pride in the many complimentary allu-
sions to the recent annual report of the
Commission of Fisheries, for our editor
and countyman heads that Commission
which is of more import to Tidewater
Virginia than any other one economic
proposition. So, we reproduce few OF
the many compliments, from well known
sources:
We congratulate our Board for the
good showing in SO bad a year for oyster:
in our State.-Rev. T. c.. Davis, editor
1.-THE Oysterman.
Your report is received. Many thanks
1t is superb. May you make many more
II. r. B. Wright.
Your report of the Commission Of
Fisheries is not only an interesting
document but it is illustrated in most
attractive way. have examined it
with pleasure and congratulate you
not only upon the good report you make,
but upon the very artistic manner 10
which it is presented.-J. Taylor Ellyson.
From an official in the u. s. Bureau
of Fisheries: 81 am in receipt of your
very able report on the fisheries of Vir-
ginia, and congratulate you on the
same. lam in hopes of your reappoint-
ment, as consider you the very best
Commissioner the State has ever had,
and in saying it, have mo axe to
grind"
IN. N. News. Warsaw)
The News is indebted to Mr.. w. Med.
Lee, Chairman of the Board of Fisheries,
for copy of their annual report which
is handsomely gotten up and Is full of
interesting reading pertaining to Vir-
ginia's great oyster and fish industries.
The report shows that we have more
oysters than we have. had for the past
fifteen or twenty years, and that the
rocks are in better condition than fol
years. AS to finances the report says
annual collections under the present
Commission have been for the four year,
as reported by heAuditor and the Com
mission: 1906 sS74, 623; 1907, $99, 1872
1908, ST., 1917. fe09, ASS7s, 693. Unde
former administrations the Auditor o
Public Accounts reported these iron
forty to sixty-nine thousand yearly
The collections of four years unde
the present administration land tw
of these in distressed times) hav
totaled 1929, O6l, with net profit to tn
State of Si97, 554, the best four year
since therehas been board of fisheries.
CThe Echo. HcathsvilleJ
It has been our pleasure to review tn
annual report of, the Commission o
Fisheries of Virginia for the fiscal yea
ending September 80, 1909, and we pro
nounce the report one. of the finest tina
has come urder, our review in Ions
time. Finely Formulated and profusely
illustrated, it is interesting reading anC
reflects credit upon the members of the
Commission of Fisheries. The report
discusses copcisely and strongly many
important matters pertaining to our fish
and oyster industries. 1t estimates the
values of Virginia's police craft as fol.
lows: Steamer Commodore Maury
(worth 10000. cost $50, 900; Steamer
Accomac, $500; James River (con-
yerted to gasoline) $1,000; Schooner
Pocomoke, $500; Motor Launch Grey
hound, $1,000; Motor Launch Viola,
81, 500; Motor Launch Saxis, sI,4OO;
Motor Launch Great Wicomico, 81, 300;
Motor Launch Northampton, $500; Motor
Launch Chincoteague, $3.50; Four Case
line Yawls ATTENDING steamers and
sailboats), 81, 200.