The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-21
FISHERIES BOARD
COMPLETES REPORT
HELD INTERESTING SESSION AT
MURPHY's HOTEL LAST
NIGHT.
DEEP-SEA PL AN tt N G
HAMPTON CAPITALISTS HAVE PLAN
TO GROW OYSTERS IN FORTY
FEET OF wATER-DENY
FEVER STORY.

A meeting of tho State Board of
Fisheries was held last night at Muir
phys Hotel, preliminary to the COM
ing session of the State Legislature,
the board considering various mat
tiers pertaining to the work that is
entrusted to them.
: Virginia again proves to be the
leading State in the matter of sea-
board fisheries. and It was shown
that practically every State on the
Atlantic coast has written this State
for advice on laws which Will bene-
fit the industry.
Those present at the meeting
were Commissioner OF Fisheries w.
Mcdonald Lee. of Lancaster county.
president Of the board: ). Wilkins
Matthews, OF Accomac county, secre-
tary, and Messrs. Bland Massie. of
Nelson, and George keezell, of Rock
ingham. The only absent member
was Mr. j. NJ. Hooker. Of Patrick
county.
There was nothing formal about
the session last night.
CATION with a story OF the fine wine
sap apples that are being sent out
from Nelson county, while Mr.. Kee-
zeli compared winesaps with pippin
apples. In the meantime MIR. Lee
paid an official visit to Governor
Mann to compare the reports which
were finally passed on for the pub
lie printer.
Mr.. Keezell was concluding a COM
parative history of the applJ growth
Of the state with Mr.. Massie. when
Mr.. Lee arrived with many beam
ing smiles to inform the delegation
that the past year has proven the
second best in tho history Of the
State, so far as the output of fish
and oysters are concerned. while 1t
easily leads every State In the Union
In every respect. and breaks It's own
record in the management Of the in
dustry.
Though a year ago there was re-
ported some discord among the oys-
ter men OF the State. all of these mat
tiers are now settled. and best OF all.
prices range higher than ever be-
fore.
The report to be given TO the pub
lie printer carries the following splen-
did statistics:
Statistics Given.
Sales OF oysters for the fiscal year:
Fish from pound
nets ,5VV.0oo
Menhaden 49,. 1.2oo,eVe
Other nets -. 26V.0oe
- $4,000, 900
Crabs and clans l.0oo,0Vo
Oysters $500, 600
Recent reports from Maryland
show that State shows deficit OF
$l0,0 900 In the oyster industry. North
Carolina held meeting of its fish
and oyster dealers during the past
ten days and adopted reports re-
GREETING that the industry in that
State was sadly lacking and far be-
hind Virginia. Along with these let
ters We're shown from Maine to
Florida asking for information re-
garding the manner in which Viz
Rtut1 has conducted It's oyster t4ta
fish Industries
It was shown at the meeting last
night that receipts ON the sale of fish
and oysters for the year 1911 were
$s0.134.l7. expenditures being SAL
2Go.s2. Further, it was stated that
Virginia has had only five years under
the present system and that the State
has actually made money on the in
dustry.
Deny Current Rumor.
The last Legislature appropriated
$4,000 for the maintenance OF
proper laws regarding fish and oys-
ters. OF this appropriation only
$4I,2ee was used. Collections from
| licenses and fines will make a small
| profit to the State despite the ap-
Y,Sar optly haavy ayDpnditNfa
Among the matters. discussed last
| night was a report that has been cir
| culated that trained nurse in Rich
| mond died from typhoid fever con
| tracted from eating oysters. Owing &c
| the fact that 1t takes three weeks for
| the fever germ to get in it's deadly
| effect this was positively denied by
| Mr.. Lee, who said the State has suf-
| fered from the report, which he EN-
| phatically declared erroneous.
| A discussion of prices received fol
| nsh and oysters showed that more
| money has been received for the
| various products Of the industry the
| past year than has ever been known
| before. Sanitation has been Improved
| by legal regulations In such man
ner as to practically insure the per-
| lection OF the oyster.
Among those who attended las
| nights meeting We're Captain Frank
Darling and Mr.. NJ. G. Armstrong
| both of Hampton. and engaged In the
! oyster industry. These gentlemen
| proposed to the board a plan to at
tempt deep sea oyster beds to a depth
| or as much as forty feet. Tho plar
has long been discussed. but ma,
| have to have certain legislative actor
| before 1t can be accepted under exist.
/ H. PrNx
| the plan are men OF considerable
| means and will put any amount neces.
| sary into the scheme to give It 4
| fair test provided they are given ter
| years protection.
|
Ilalnlll n ll0F aa0nr