The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1910-01-28
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A delightful meeting # the Deer Crcci
Farmers Club WAS held on Siturfny
afternoon last at Kenmore Inn at the IN.
vitatiOn Ut Mr.. Is Howard llAmhu ~
Baltimore, who is II member IT the club
Among those present were included the
host, Mr.. Haman, aud M,s,rs john
Moores, president. Thomas n Robin
son, David Harlan, Of Onip, John Is, Wv
song. Henry Is Bruus William II Har
Ian. K. Harris Archer, " - Harlan
Col Herman Stump Wal. ice NrDumncl
John Il. Hanna, Lawson Cooley, T.
Cover STREET.. Swepspn Earl, ! Law.
renee McCOrmigk. NIilirm w Finncy
William Silver and John d Wurthington
After "A delightful rrpnst served by the
proprietor. Mr. Harry u Hanway, tn,
important question OF o,storcu tufc was
taken up. MIR. llaman discussing it nj
length
Recalling that just ~ Years before he
lad entertained trig Cub IN Baltimore,
where the subject oi lcasiTg the barren
oyster beds pf the Chesapeake aud .Iibu
taties was first launched, he rHpldly re
viewed how public opirion Of most
hostile nature at that tim. had gradually
changed to sentiment universal through
y
strong politicians 1T the tilsg'alcf SIC
ton. and how this acnlment had cfys
talliz.d itself into pn oyster culture law
passed in 1906 which has succ been in
operation In it's passage, however. or
tain subtle amendments wctc INTRODUCED
which radically impaired it's useful css
and guaranteed it's failure Il success un
ill removed In order there fore to nc
complish this purpose q % i prepared br
Mr.. Thomas n Robinson, punscl ui III,
Shell Fish Commission, will 1T an earl,
day be introduced in the Gcr,rL hsstm
bly, and every effort should he unGe by
the business interests and public AT lnrg
throughout the state 20 c.n,ummutr II
passage
The main features o' this bill are
First, To Increase the acreage leased en-
party from maximum IT 81 aC.tsI,
that of 500
StcOnd--To empower the lessee viii
the right to take his oysters i.pm tn
water nv such method as his IdEmcbl
dictates.
Third-Tu reduce ,hr hight 81 the ripn
rian landhplher to take up h,ds To-
period Of 30 days instead ii 1 month,
and after him the right al the oI stctm1I
TO exercise his Iigh, IT choice T. 60 day,
instead OF & months. and in the failure "a
both of these md any resident II Mar,
land to lease the Rr"und within IA period
of two years and 90 DAYS then to rrr
init nonresident to do So
Faurth-To limit the rental To 81 90
until 1916
Fifth-To provide more ,ll,cturlly for
the collection Of rents due tie state
Slxth-To provide II heavy penalty tI
those infringing on natural beds white
gathering their own oysters.
Most interesting figures were given t.
show the value Of oyster beds, for IN
stance, the average Weld II wheat IL
MARYLAND is 10 bushels, worth about
ST. 20; the average yield Of corn is ~
bushels, worth about 70 cent?; while IL,
average yield OF oystCrsun the cultivated
be is OF Rhode Island is l3i bushels
worth 81 The LEASED grounds Of Rhode
Island Weld the state Ru annual IL vcnut
of 100000 for ! 600 acres and the
possibilities Of "A vast area VI our gtounds
are quite as great. ny the present sur
vey. on winch the state will tXptnG
Sl6O, 900 when completed, 100 900 aCfls
of natural oyster beds, being the cream.
will be laid oil exclusively for uYstctmcf.
hut l25 900 more ui FIRST class uInlIt,
aud twice this much ni second class quail
lily will he open Tor lease In yivw ii tn,
liberal treatment extended the oyster
men il would seem fair to the state that
sulii;ient attraction should he offered
proposed lenscfs to make il worth while
u engage IN the business IT oyster col
ture
Briefly reviewing the proposed amend
ments: The present oyster farm il too
small to he profitable as 1t Is n,CcSsar'
To remove the Rrnwiog c,op from one
spot to another from wear to year iOt
hest results, thus ttQniting "a cuusidyra
bic area for profitable iarmiag
The second amendment appeals to the
sound judgment 1T everyone 1t would
be lust as reasonable to require "A renter
ct land to harvest his haycror by means
of the hand scythe, the hand rake aud
the wheelbairow NJ t. require the renter
of an oyster farm TO take up his crop one
by one with tunps instead Of allow inp
him to work twenty times MS fast with
dredgc, lie necessarily cannot com
pete with the man " hn gets his oysters
tree unless he is allowed to use business
methods in doing So
The third amendment looks to gct ting
the new bottoms under cultivation as
promptly as possible, and the fourth to.
wards making the rental easy Tor n rea.
~onable t'u.c before the crop is ready Tor
market. The h'th protects the state
from loss of rent aud the sixth protects
general oystetmcn from piratical attacks
by private Cultivitors.
Taken as u whole ali ut these PROPOSE
tiuns sound So reasonable aud business
like that the time seems To have fully
come when the state, through It's lcuislh
ture. should declare whether IL desires 10
give "a fair chance to AN enterprise which
Is highly profitable wherever tried. ar t.
so throttle it that the sooner il is ahan.
doned the better 1t will be tor all con
cerned
At the conclusion ui MIR llamnn's talk
resolution WAS uii,rcd nv Mr.. ".
Beatty Harlan, warmly endorsing the
Robinson bill MS previously outlined and
calling on the business and agricultural
organizations throughout the state to
lend their best efforts towards its pas.
sage. The resolution WAS unanimously
passed and the Club adjourned to meet
at the residence OF Mr. William W. Fin.