The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-02
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CANS ARE ADOPTED
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Of Savannah. Ga: representatives OF
Vaughan Il Plat, Of Savannah. Ga.
and the Alabama Canning Company.
Of Mobile. Ala: George W. Cobb and
e. R. Phillips, Of the American Can
Company; e. Clay Shraner. OF the
Continents Can Company; Everett b.
Gibbs, Of the Southern Can Company.
representatives OF Lopez, Desport 4
Co. OF Biloxi, Miss. and OF the Bara-
taria Packing Company. Of New Or
leans, of the Lopez-Griener Packing
Company. Of New Orleans. and the
Kennery.Lopez Packing Company. OF
New Orleans. and Frank E. GorreIi'
secretary and treasurer Of the National
Gamers Association Of Baltimore.
MaxylanA-vir81nia CoAndssaon.
Following the conference here yes
terday Of the commission which as
sembled at the rquest OF Governor
Mann of Virginia and Governor Colds
borough of Maryland. consisting OF
ofacials and individuals connected with
the oyster industries Of the two States
for the purpose Of protesting against
tina report OF the chemistry bureau
or the Agricultural Department that
the sewage OF Washington and Alexan-
dria is polluting the waters OF the
Potomac, thereby communicating the
oysters in the river, Representative
Thomas Parran, Of Maryland, who was
elected chairman Of the commission
has to-day addressed to the governors
OF the two States q letter asking them
each to appoint q bacteriologist ana
a chemist for the purpose OF making
a new Joint Federal and State survey
and test OF the suspected oysters.
Letter to the Gsve1nsr.
Representative Parran has aiso sem
this letter to the Secretary OF As1acuI
ture, asking the latter TO oroes = ae"
Federal survey and test The letter Is
as follows:
..ro ,h. Governor OF Virginia:
"Sir.-As chairman If the Joint com
mission appointed by Governor Colds
borough, OF Maryland, and yourself
upon the question Of the report made
by the United States government on
the contamination Of the oysters IN
and pollution Of the waters OF the Po-
tomac River. I am requested by resoiu-
SION Of said commission to request you
tn appoint a chemist and bactcrfologist
from the state of Virginia to serve IN
con junction with four others d the
same character OF experts. two to De
amounted by Governor GoldsSorougn,
representing the state Of Maryland
and two to be designated by the Bureau
OF Chemistry. Department OF Agricui-
ture representing the United states
government Z, make an examination Of
and the oysters in the waters OF
the Potomac River
II will be pleased to have you notify
me of the names of the chemist and
hactcrioiogis, from your state. when
appointed. so that ! may notify them
when and where they are to meet to
take W this ~ ,rk
~ psvrsa's District
Representative Parran. in whose con-
rressiooal district. the sixth. lie Uivst
81 an. oyster waters criticized IN the
Bureau OF Chemistry report IL was
said a, his cfscc to-day. viii rndeavor
., ,rsb ire carving oat Of TIE plan
for |, t,iu; Federal sri state invcstiga-
ton as rapidly as possible so that the
dredsers. transportation captains
dealers and the general oyster ccnsuH'-
;n~ nutI,- may have the bencfi: Of :he
new report as early this fail as practf-
cable IL is expected that the state OF
MARYLAND will provide the state oyster
boaf Governor Philip =. Thomas. Tor
IN. u.e Of the Maryland. Virginia ana
rederal chemists and bartcr'oiogssfs
ON the testing cruise in the lower river.
s.~e V~u ReVvespus GSvevuOeus.
A, the Bureau of Chemistry th:s
mo,nine. Or. Docl.tfIe. the acting head
81 the bureau. said he expected 90 des-
,euas~ FOR the work on the part OF the
~oxernmeus tire same chemist ana
baessr,oIeg.ss Who made the previous
tee, for the rsited states govern
msus. and whose report ,f CONTAINING
ssoa and pollution has created such q
STIR.
pr n W. stiles r. the bactcriclcgSss
snA ~. ". SkiNNoP - the water chew
sst who win again rcpresens the FcA'
era1 government.
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