The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-01-07


CONSERVATION or s.HREN BOTTOMS
IN 100, Maryland oyztsr cuiturIzts, whs
other eosptriss. began e. ststex lie cam.
Ipaig1 Of education. A bin wes prepared
IN 1872: having two-fold cb1ee[: First.
e 81. IT. ont ahz naturs beds 80 that q.
have m ascerlaIned exclusive aren In
which 70 carry on their vocation; and Sec
ond. to develop the remaining bottoms Of
az for oyster culture. through the intro
duction Of planting system. After much
acrimonous controversy. and many APP
measure was prepared b. the SPEAKER sa
This compromise bill vas the result OF an
Interchange. OF Tlews between Honorable
Of tiderater senator's. and the speaker.
Who hsd prepared and presented the bill
we're William Il. Buckler, Chairman. Is. 4.
Williams, Thomas y. Robinson. AIonz0 l..
Miies. J; Clarence Lane. Donelas Il.
Thomas. w W. Parker and Frsncis K.
Carey. The compromise measure above
referred 10 was prepared BY me under the
Instructions OF the Committee after they
conferred vita Senator seth and Senator
and Senator Brown, from Washington
County. This bill was agreed upon b.
the rapresentat,ye persons mentioned.
the Legislature and after the planting part
had been cut 10 pieces, against the agree
ment, through the advice OF Thomas u.
Il was stripped p Of it, pra s@ FEATURES
bill.
The survey made under the bill was
conducted by the most eminent practical
and theoretical men In the United States.
Captain Z. G. Yates, OF the United States
Coast md Geo1etic SURVEY, aud DR.. Cas-.
well Grave, of the Johns Hopkins UBiyer.
sity, were actively engaged on the prem
! ises during the whole survey. md DR.. II.
u. Moore, the most eminent expert in the
United States. vas In frequent consultHz
! Fey wHs lust 10 the oyzIermen. Indeed. |
KNOW TINT on many occasions Knen there
was doubt n 10 the natlfe u the sur.
yeyed bottom, The benefit Of the doubt waz
given 10 The oystermen.
Ia IDS the democratic pHrty.s platform
contained the following PLEDGE
We favor the fullest opportunity for
the putting ef this Law THE Act Of 1DOaI
/ into complete practical operation. and Re
are opposed TO all attempts TO annnl II hy
repeal. or 20 modify II by amendments
/ that will destroy or weaken its efficiency.
Appeals were mndc 10 The Legislature Of
/ lihr and 1910 10 rarry onf the agreement
OF lap5 aud the pledge Of 1905. hnt 10 no
In 1g12. agnlnEi the strong Influence Of
i Thomas II. Webster. a nart of the prom
Uses of igOj. aud portion Of the pledge
I VI 1H8zH hfTf AHfIHu UMI AHFNHEa fPTNHfH
amendments. Fifteen months after the
j passage Of the act. the number Of aeres
nf oysfer lands leased OF applied for wa
] thirty eight thousand Il iheae leases had
been granted. This would have laid The
] bnsis Tor final gross revenue 81 nearly
S2Ol.uD per Huuum,
i The statement regarding the admins
trntion Of the barren bottoms under the
! Act Of 1906 aud the succeeding Aets IL moi
complete without giving the amount Of
monef which Ia been zpsnt by The State
atious from the general treasury for the
| Shell Fish Commission from 1n1l to lpI4
] u sd 90 The greater part of his sum
! Is for he SURVEY which vas made In the
+ Interests 81 the oystermen.
i In III, largely through the efforts NJ
Thomas B Webster. The principal oyster
.comlnIHzlon merchant II Baltimore CIT.
tue shepherd III becaine law.
] The Shepherd Bill has accomplished tsn
Results The Present amount of land held
under lease In good standing accord
ing 70 Information frem The Shell tish
tominIzslon. l. about 30 acre Land
under Isa=e IN good standing ia m
"piHlaH Cor neasons hereafter sinten.
amounts So Hlsaut Eao 10 1850 airs
i tuasT certain provisions Of he SheH=
herd NV the afea Of zIagt1 aHHrz whIeh
had Len SCI aside faf The - HinrmeH
under aune. authorized by he Act n
! HOS HHHe beet directly increased ~ about
a1Wo acres aud indirectly Increased
E through the marking nj NJ .Hat AZ
rallies neutral zanUs, aIhsr ara nEEHs=
AuttHE Sumo HHHMAnNHH 81 acres n utHsH
/ words. the pahile ianflz 10 Ice #et aside
TOR dEedgers IenRera md kcfHneFH have
necu Increased - ahnuI thirty i've unf
cent. reckoning he aERzaEaic af he naH=
/ tTal saBss 70 ss ffteHH Thousand acre
fheHe nre the lands - whian nrnfIf
SfHaI1Hl have Haen snenI aud EreHt IN
siustFs nearly destroyed
AiuHH Than IhIz. thruHEI RhHI = known
/ - IL condemnation clause II IL
shepherd Bill. proceedings have herH h
sutnisa :" condemn alzaHt 100 aercs q
lands uudcr leHsa ot lie claim that ihess
Lands 80" fHhlif HEsIzZ Al HHseIeutins
aud wholly erroneous HHfnltian 81 M
nrni ~ WIS Inserted IL tie Shepherd
Law. nd uH result NJ this nennitlaHz
aud through thn operation Of these con
domination proceedings. 25i5 HefeH haze
hp"n condemned with saTdtrta against III.
State HgRpEaIHs sIa7 - II xHfdirta f.
similar amount. Hrr rendered In Inc ofhsH
Amount To kHIHIHHI through tile HHHHagf q
The sHHpbefd IL
tiranIIng TIM the = - neuez Of land
added Il tue public lauuz through the neR
HNreY NaE ~ depleted and I'D purity
caught M. h the aYHfeftnrn -, HHHI
~ ihs fHiue II this lHHI ln tie hands n
~" u#zIsFuen under lie present 1estulH#
live system as compared With IL value IN
The hands nf nlautrrsz The YerdetE fenz
dcred II Tie condemnation eaHsH are a.
Eloquent apsseE 10 IL questIea. Ths
iBnds added "a the survey. i leased
out spuid ha Rofih n short time
EH.dfHH1. aud would produce = direct
fryefun 10 liz hHnas II the nyHfermHH
they HHe worth nathlng n the EIale, aud
little u The industry n INV conducted
tnan thu afaHeEoinE ! submit that ths
i'r"srni system n Oyster Culture n Mari.
iHnd. baih n II natural beds nd barren
bottoms. II failure - all know thai
~" haFs The mHsI productive lanIz OF thIz
kind II the Hurld. We continually boast
of lie fact, IN Hp hHHa shows ourselves
incompetent In nse whsl Nature has pre-
@nied IA NJ - = free Elfi
WHAT - 10 II DusEs
The nfeSeiI GnFrriIuH If Maryland o.
gunied Tor tNa ssHrs fIn nncs NJ Comp
irollsH Uf Maryland THe Governor. else.
held Ills pusi dnriuE fnnr yea1z They
ARE HHtB nHfIxHz or dorchester The fine
county lyiug II lie heaHI nf ths IidewateF
II Il - their financial reports. therefore,
course nf Mar Ianders aho wan 10 build
NJ laeIn state should follow under tie
IIl.l..I irwin. ..Ir..lII. NM :.