The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-10
DEEP WATER OYSTER
PLANTING PROFITABLE
Experiments Show That This Industry In Chesapeake Bay
Offers Splendid Opportunity For Investment of
Capital and Energy.

It has been demonstrated N"yond
question by the experiments OF Frank
w. Darling and others that deep water
planting of oysters In the Chosa Poake
bay offers a splendid opportunity for
the investment OF capital and energy
These experiments were conducted.
under ar agreement with the COM
mission of fisheries OF Virginia. in
three localities In the bay, viz. off
York Spit, Ocean View and LynnhaVen
inlet. Some OF these oysters have
already matnred and have been mar
keted. after having been planted less
than eighteen months Their growth
has been wonderful, and their quality
is uneX 'elled, They are fat AMI pos
Sess flavor which will soon give the
T'hesa pcake deep water oyster the
rst place on the menu cards Of all!
discriminating hotels and cafes We
predict they will soon be the most
popular brand OF oysters on the mar
ket. Their purity and wholesomeness
as a food can never be questioned
even by the most radical Of pure food
Experts.
Opportunity For Investment.
The deep water planting OF oysters
IN Long Island sound has for Yea :
been most profitable business Con
neeticut was one OF the first states 70
attempt to manage its oyster industry
m business principles and in accord
ance with the progressive develop
cuts OF the times. taking advan age
u the discoveries in science and the
'ven'jons Ia mechanics. The result
IS that the oyster planters Of Connec-
lieut. are now the wealthiest in the
world. many OF them being million
We hnf{nvp - ~
his Industry in that state is row to
40 repeated in the Virginia waters of
The Chesapeake bay, and with even
7reater success. We are convinced
nat his bay is the most prolific oy f'r
"rrito-y In the world, and that II D.
Ill the advantages for developing tn.S
industry possessed by any other Ii
a'tv aNd 2 '''e-' -7''n ~ the dis
livantages. Star fish. screw 100
IRAN FISH an Ell. -. ,ntmles are al
most unknown to us.
Capital Needed.
Considerable capital is necessary
to successfully carry on this industry
oysters can be economically harvested
from deep water beds only using large
steam or power dredge boats. which
alone cost large sums OF money. both
t. build and to operate. Some of the
boats In use on Long Island sound
1redEe 5000 bushels day and can
break Ice to do Ii. In addition to the
( boat equipment, sead oysters have to
ne bought and transported to the
grounds. and before any return is
~oalized from the investment. consld-
cradle more money has to be ex-
pended in taking up that Is. har-
vesttng and marketing the crop, It
ts evident. therefore. that for this In
dtIstry TO be carried on protita bly,, a
large volume Of business must be
done. We would not advise anyone
TO attempt this enterprise on a small
scale. Secure sufficient capital TO de-
veiop at least 600 acres OF land
g, four dividends will be greater on the
-Gapital- necessary to develop 5000
~Qs@e This industry undoubtedly Of
sfers splendid Opportunity for any
honest Young man possessing energy
and sufficient ability 10 organize a
company for the conduct Of this bust
ness ard secure the capital necessary
to carry il on. The dividends on the
! inves+ ment, II the business is prop
erly managed. will be great and there
! should be but little difficulty in Sc
| curing the capital. If the matter is
properly presented to investors Our
law now permits the investment OF
nonresident capital In our oyster
planting industry so II you cannot
secure the necessary capital here go TO
Connecticut or New York. where the
nrofts to he reaped from this enter
nrise are known. and we feel conf
dent YOU will soon interest the wealthy
tgster planters of those states In
fart they are already Interested In
the possibilities presented In the Chcs-
apeake bay. Several OF them are
making inquiries as to the various
provisions of our law and the locali-
Ties in which land c. n he leased At
least one large concern is now having
a charter prepared. the business to be
managed by a progressive and inteI1l-
gent FISHERMAN of this state who ia
being financed for an Interest IN the
enterprise We have also bcor re-
queeted by ono OF the wealtNiest
OYSTER planters In the United states.
'vho now operates In three states. to
- recommend to him an honest, indus
'rtous man. who possesses sufficient
ability to manage company for the
conduct OF this business here
There arc hundreds OF thousands
of acres OF good oyster planting land
In the Chess peakc bay and lower Pc
~onoke sound suitable fu~ develop
ment- This indus'ry is pr y h'v car
Red ~ In Long Island sound in eighty
feet Of water 1t will not he necessary
for a lotg time to plant here in such
deep water. Examine our vast terri
tory now. select that which appears to
YOU most suitable. apply for IT, get
YOUR assignment. organize your COM
oanv, interest capital and start the
business.
Regulations Made by C,m-,iasion.
On March II. 1910. law was
enacted authorizing and empowering
the commission of fisheries to assign
to any applicant OYSTER p'anting
ground. not to exceed 5 900 acres. In
the Chesapeake bay In waters from
fifteen feet or more in depth where
Heened best for the public interest,",
and at as low a rental as twentv-five
cents per acre per year. thus Clearly
| showing It 10 he the policy and the
! desire OF the law-ne king power Of
the state to encourage the develop
ment of this deep water planting In
, dustry.
AS the industry has now been shown
beyond question to be SUCCESS the
| com mission decided unanimously ut
its last meeting 10 ENCOURAGE its de-
\, veiopment in every legitimate way,