The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-03-30
GOVERNOR CAM
FORGOT GRADY
But He May Yet Plant CLAIMS
On MI. Mitchell and Oysters
on Chimney Rock.

If Governor MOrrlSOn'S new
Fisheries Commission Board
meets with the approval of any
one in this part OF the State
where fish are fish, this news
paper has yet to hear one word
OF appreciation. "The Cover
nor's appointments don't meet
with the approval Of folks in
my county at ALL" declares
Chas. A. Grady, of Manteo,
who represented Dare County
in the recent General Assem-
bly,.
Mr. Grady worked hard for
the act empowering Governor Nor
risOn to enlarge the commission from
five to eleven members. No one
was more surprised at the Governors
than l., says Mr.. Gra-
dy. The GovcrlFr promised me
when | agreed to introduce his bill
that Dare County would be repre-
scented on the commission. Cover
nor Morrison further told me that
all Of the old members of the Fish
cries Commission Board would be re-
tanned. The Governor said that,
there were only three
men on the Board that he gave Il
damn about and he mentioned j. X.
Dixon. +. ii. Freeman and W. o.
Saunders. The Governor said that
:. 7. Hancock and DR.. J. {. Baum
were, in his opinion. not worth Il
happy damn for what they were ap-
pointed for.
after the Governor had said all
that to me and told me that he was
going to give Dare County mem
Der on the board. you can imagine my
surprise when he announced his ap-
Dare County didn't get a
look in and the Governor leaves w.
O. Saunders off and retains DIR.
Baum. after prasing Saunders and
knocking Baum. | don't understand
The Governors politics, that's all"
What Mr.. Grady says is in line with
the last conversation the editor of
this newspaper had with Governor
Morrison. Governor Morrison said
at that time: Il am not going to dis
turb the present members of the
the commission is going
to be left Just as it is, except | am
going TO add to it to get lot of
Western fellows on the Board. If |
ran get those Western fellows in
crested in our fisheries we can get
all the money we want for our fish
cries: ali we've got to do is to give
hem few fish hatcheries up in the
and fill their little streams
and mill ponds full of fish, and you
Eastern fellows can get anything you
want" This was in the Governor
office in Raleigh in January.
Mr.. Saunders said to the Governor
1t that time: Il wish you every sue
.ess with your plans and if you have
some one in mind you would like to
put on the Board in my place, don't
consider me at all
The Governor replied TO this:
.Xoull stay on the Board: we need
;0u: | refused TO accept your reslg-
nation once and I'm not going to
ct you go now: no stree Bob.
And the next thing Mr.. Saunders
md everybody else knew the Cover
lor had named his commission as fol-
owS: Robbcrt LasSiter, Charlotte;
Il. V. Grant, Sncads Ferry: Frank
>tcadman, Fayetteville; VI. B. Hart,
rarboro: +. S. Askcw, Windsor;
sanford Martin, WinstOn-Salcm; ii.
.. Wall. Rockingham; j. II. Dixon,
Dixon. Trenton; j. {. Baum. Poplar
Branch; George Hampton, Canton; f.
:. Worthy, Washington.
1t is an earnest, able group OF
'arolinians that the Governor has
named for his Fisheries Commission,
,ut the fact of preponderance OF
he number being highlanders doesn't
appeal to the practical fishermen at
III. The fishing counties think they
should have had prcponderance of
But the Governor is
luitc sure that if he can get the
lighinnders dabbling in the fish bus
ness down east, future North Car
,Iina Legislatures will substitute Il
ish barrel for the pork barrel, pave
pamlico Sound with oysters from
Iannic's Greek to WhalebOnc Inlet,
ocatc fish hatcheries on every cot
on mill pond in Western North Car
,lina, establish fisheries laboratories
It Ashcvillc, North Wilkesboro and
Salem, and then give us
en- million dollar boat line to haul
he fish away as fast as we can catch
EN-. Oh Boy!