The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-07-14
IoRRISON STRONG FOR
FISH AND MORE FISH
/. P,blicists and Legislators on junket
'A'T To See Just How Much Room We
Have For Fish Anyway
IN O, SAUNDERS

,.1~ MOI 'SS'
i,r As Roanoke Island on
,-n;se over the Sounds
yor,h Carolina after leav-
r,;zabcth City, and hav-
discussed many matters
,,,;ring to the development
yorfb Carolina fishing with
4. Governor. members OF the
,,r;e, Commission Board
n other members OF the
H. | am prepared to stake
I ,,o,,tation as a prophet on
|. prediction that out OF the
,rs~nors trip will come
H. things OF value to the
H. and particularly to the
hing industry.
-, bet that Governor
an will make several recon-
r.i,r, to the next General As
sr for appropriations for the
~ -hr fishing industry: aud
,.,rIy - safe u bet that the
committee of the General
,,b,r will provide the necessary
nr;srinnS Governor Morrison
:,ror oi restocking all the de-
.5 ov>rrr beds in North Caro-
no i in favor of the establish
y, oi State ponds and hatcherleS
.,. breeding Of every fish native
r- v,-rr>: aud. if practicable. he
nv, .b, opening Of several OF the
IN rhe North Carolina coast
rsin-ain open passage ways De-
,bc >ea and the Sounds for
icomoG> n>h.
,,,Jromou> d<h are those hSh
rome No from the sea into our
mi waters to Syawn. These hsh
,-inrirallv Shsd. herring ana
Clo>p an the inlets TO these
and There will be no anadromouS
IN these waters. Manv believe
q, ,bs growing scarcity of these
IN North Carolina water is due
.5r closing Of numerous lnletS
a.. once in5cr>ccted our coastal
rsL
W5p-ber il i practicable for the
E,,.p 20 clear any of these inlets Is
ws>rinn which could BE- answered
/ r,r bv a competent engineer. There
b those familiar with the tides ana
rom, Of New Inlet who believe
N, his particular inlet could oe
i rsp,i and kept open by the build
81! q certain bulkhead that would
.ar- the pressure of water coming
a9r from Albemarlp Sound into
5. inlet, Engineers who have solved
a,ar problems at the mouth ot
s Mississippi River near New or
sa> might hnd 4 way 10 Keep the
is'. Of the North Carolina coast
2sa.
His Vision Embraces State
Goyoruor Morri>ou'S vision ot a
|rpl'or utilization of our hsblns
Itsr, i not confined 10 the coastal
~n'ry: his vision embraces the
ooIn state and he sees no reason
Ely North Carolina should not breed
ovH 6,h and stock every upland
|0aL lake aud river aS well MS the
oa>'al rivers and Sounds.
Tie pracri.ability of recovering
pr d"p,pni,hrd oyster grounds has
|rosty been demonstrated. All il
aS'> % grow more oysters IL OyS-
'' shells planted in favorable wat
T.. Tn" >pat or spawn of oysters
Treaty. in the water faStens upon
'''y she'll 80 planted and five bush
NJ oysters grow where every bu-
>l' ot shells is planted. 1t costs
'a'y eight TO ten cents a bushel to
'a2i shells and the State gets back
'o cents in a direct tax on every
''>l'i Of oysters taken from our
Varor>
And Then Conservation
hf while the Governor is in favor
all these things for the develop
a'n oi our fisheries he is not en-
-''>t," about the present whole
wv 'a6ng pf fish from our waters
' hi> administration will go eau
2.NF IN the extension of fishing
privileges. \ greater measure oi
~r'ation must be exercised in
a6Ins Of fish and oysters il
''.u carolina. II was lack of any
"''T'aiion measure years ago that
'D'' our oyster beds to be depict
" point where we must now
WV l0'm mp again.
Aia fishermen are going to be
' 10 help pay for some of the
''o'" constructive and conSer'
measures. Ii is probable
- '"'f" will be heavier tax lev
nj upon the pound net fisherman
nets AMI stakes clutter tn,
.r,' sounds, The pound net fish
-" Pdy> a tax of only S1.2J OF
p'uhd net and pound net i,
''','u''l'"-Or should be-aS 1
VI several acres. There is tall
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