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? i v - -' - 4- t The GSecognized Organ of the Democratic T -. p v L - k Eastern North Carolina. - - - C t"- tn X, - ' ' " .Party :dff VOL XI'. FINIS A PROFITABLE MEETING HELD AT HATTERAS IN WHICH MANY FISHERMEN PARTICI PATED. (BY S. Li. DOSHER.) Hatteras, N. C, July 19th 1909.- One of the most notable events that has taken place at Hatteras in many years occurred this week, with the meeting of the State Fish Committee. A committee appointed by the last Legislature to examine into the fish and oyster industry of North Carolina and to report to the next Legislature the result' of their investigations with a view of framing more suitable laws for the control and protection of these great industries of the Eastern section of the State On Tuesday afternoon about five o'clock the steamer Atlantic, of the State Oyster Commission service ar rived at Hatteras having on board this, distinguished party composed of the state most representatives men, with - the following gentlemen coia posing the Fish "Committee: Hon. W. C. Newland, Lieut. Governor, Hon. W. A. Graham, Speaker House of Representatives, Hon. J A. Bar ainger, of Greensboro; and Hon. J. H. Currie, of gayettevlle. Accompany ing the committee were Dr. J. H. Prat, State Geologist, Dr. W. F. Moore, expert from the TJ. S. Bur eau of Fisheries at Washington, and Miss Sophie Busbee and Miss H. M. Berry, expert stenographers of the State Legislature. The entire party was in charge of Mx. Theodore 3. Meekins, our popular Fish Commis sioner, who made all arrangements and superintended the entirs itiner ary from the time the party left Ral eigh until they finish their work. When the distinguished party ar rived at Hatteras theywere met and taken immediately ashore and divid ed up and taken to the homes of Mrs. Ai J. Stowe, Mrs. S. L. Dos her, Mrs. W. H. Rollinson and Mrs. Fannie R. Styron, where they were entertained during their, stay. At nVJoct on Tuesdav e renins a regular meeting wa held in the school house building. This meeting was to accommodate all of the f ishM ermen of this section so that tht-y might have a chance to oe neara una t address was also made by Lieut, to state their views upon a subject so Governor Newland thanking the peo vitally important to them. The house ple for information given and was filled with the representatives fishermen of this section and the meeting was a "most enthusiastic one. ! Every person present was invited to state his views on the subject of fishing and as to. the needs and re quirements of the fishermen of this section. Short addressed were made by Mr. J. W. Meekins, Mr. E. E. Burrus and Mr. W. L. Gaskill, and Mr. W, W. Gaskill and Mr. W. H. Gaskins werp Questioned .bv the committee relative to their experi ence and knowledge of the oyster in dutry, especially relating to the planting of oysters in this section, Much valuable information was gain ed by the committee, and much light was thrown on these inrportant in dustries, so much that the next Leg islature will know exactly what laws will best serve the interests of our fishermen . After the fishermen were through stating their views short addresses were made by Dr. Hyde Pratt and Hr. W. F. Moore, and Dr. Mooe's addresses was decidedly pleasing to' the people here as he related from personal experience In the way Circulates COMMISSION ITBNERAR of investigations on the Great Lakes that the large mesh nets destroy that the contention of our' fishermen more fish than the small mesh nests is perfectly true. Also Dr. Moore spoke of the great benefits that have acerued to the fishing v indus try of Eastern North Carolina by the establishment of the State Fish Com mission and the uniform enforcement of the fish laws in the counties cov ered by the Fish Commission, and gave it as his opinion that it would be better for the interests of all con cerned if all of the fishing counties could be brough under the supervi sion of the State Fish Commission. He said that before the establish ment of the Fish Commission and prior to the time that the Fish Com missioner began a uniform enforce ment of the laws in this section, the Federal Government had almost con cluded to abandon their fish hatchery at ESdenton for the reafeon that it was impossible to secure enough fresh shad to warrant the expense, and that the hatching of shad had fallen as low ,as4-three million eggs per year. He stated that the first year after the establishment of the Fish Com mission and the proper enforcement ( of the fish laws, the hatchery at Ed enton was enable to get and to hatch about fifty-five millions of eggs and during the present year there had ibeen hatched at Edenton about sixty-five million eggs. Dr. Pratt spoke of the work that had been done by the Economic and Geo logic survey board since its crea tion and since the gathering and publishing of the valuable informa tion tEat the board had formulated. He spoke of the great fish and oys ter industry and how the state was trying fc foster and bring up to its highest output the resources that lie in our eastern waters. He said that the fish and oyster indus try of this section was second to no other industry in the state and that with proper laws for the protection of these industries they could be utilized with greater and greater profit for years to come. He gave it as his experience that the State Fish Commission should include all of eastern counties that are engag-j m fishing so that the fish laws COuld be uniformly enforced. A short .complimenting our people for their prosperous appearance and their contentment with the present laws, after which the meeting adjourned. On Wednesday morning the party visited Hatteras Inlet, under the dir ection of Mr. J. W; Meekins, who wished them to see that it was im possible for our inlet to .ever be stopped up with nets, and that Na ture had provided a way to keep the inlet open greater than any laws that man could make. The committee saw! at once that the popular idea that our fishermen could stop up Hatter- j the movement regret that the direc as Inlet was the merest fallacy, and ; tors have been forced to take this that such a idea could only be en tertained by those who had never seen the inlet. After visiting the life saving sta- tion . and other points of interest the.' yactfi Atlantic left about noon on j Wednesday for Swan Quarter, Hyde County, where a meeting was to be held that night. They all expressed themselves as highly delighted with Hatteras and the cordial entertain-. ment and treatment they received here, and said that" they would carry with them a most pleasantr impres- ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY in the Best sion of Hatteras and its people that they would not forget in a long time. Lieut. Governor Newland and the other members of the Committee spoke in a most complimentary man ner or our Fish Commissioner. Mr. T. S. Meekins, and the good work that he has done since he began his labors in carrying out the fish laws, and rated him as one of the most popular and efficient officials in the stajte, and stjated that the people everywhere in ' this section X seemed greatly pleased with his conduc. of this importaant position. The visit of this committee to our section undoubtedly marks one of the most important epochs in the history of our people, and is probably one of the wisest acts, so far as this locality is concerned, that any Leg islature has eVer made. It has al lowed the legislators to see our sec tion for themselves, to meet our peo ple face -to face, to look into our great resources that practically - lie untouched, to find out at first hand just what our people need, and to get acquainted with a peopleaind ai section ab'6utvhich ail previbus Leg islatures have had a very vague and indistinct understanding. Hence the .good that may accure to this sec tion from this visit of the State Fish Committee may be unbounded. Cer tain it is that no more genial part or people nave ever visited" our shores tlfan this party, and they have Icarried wth them, the good will and "the highest esteem of this entire section. AFTER ALL THE WORK ON THE PART OF DIRECTORS TO HAVE A NEW Y. M. C. A. BUILDING. MANY KEENLY FEEL THE STIGMA OF FAILURE. At a recent meeting of the direc tors of the Y. M. C. A. it was de cided to issue a call to all the paid up; stockholders in the new building to meet to organize a stock company. This stock company will take charge of the building, will pay off the indebtedness of 14,000 dollars and will complete the building. When the building is completed the stock holders will make some disposition of it. Very likely it will be used for commercial purposes. The directors of the Y. M. C. A. feel that this enforced action on their part is the end of Lhe move- ment for the Y. M C. A. organiza tion in this city, and the friends of action to save the building. Absolute want of interest on the part of the most prominent citizens of the town and their failure to make needful donations, is assigned as the cause of the failure of the movement. very likely the city will remain for a long time without any active Y. M. C. A. GO THERE! STAY THERE; stay there! Where? at MITCHELL'S Clean Sweep Sale.. Y MOVEMENT NOW FALLS THROUGH Homes in this Section. EAGLE GROCERY AT OLD STAND THE STORE REMODLED AND ENLARGED, AND 8TOCKED WITH.A COMPLETE STOCK OF NEW GROCERIES. The Eagle Groceuy, after having occupied temporary quarters on Water street for the past two months this week moved back to its old stand on the corner of Mathews and Poindexter streets. Since the fire in which the building was badly dam aged it has been thoroughly repaired and greatly enlarged and fitted with all the conveniences of a first-class Grocery store. It is now with all its equipments and arrangements one of the nicest stores in the city. ,. The Eagle Grocery will occupy the entire building, both ground floor and unstairs for th accomodation of its large stock of groceries JOHN H. BANKS. The above cut is a likeness of the proprietor of the Eagle Grocery. Mr. Banks is 45 years old. He is an ac tive business man and has long, been identified with the business interests of the city. For the past three and half years he has conducted the Eagle Grocery at the corner of Mathews and Poindexter streets, the present stand. During this time he has built up one of the largest gro cery business, having increased it 100 per cent in the past two years. The Eagle Grocery enjoys one pfl the largest and most selected f pat ronages of any grocery store in this city, and under the present fav orable conditions, the business of this store wjll greatly increase. Mr. Banks has stocked his new store with one of the largest and most up-to-date stocks of groceries to be found in this city and his cus tomers may rest assured that they will continue to receive the same courteous treatment hitherto ac corded to them. A large number of salesmen and salesladies at the Bee Hive to wait on you during the Clean Sweep Sale. You do not have to wait. Everybody is busy. You get busy and attend the Clean Sweep Sale pf Mitchell's You make by being, busy in going to this, store. Indicision and delay causes re gret but don't miss Mitchell's Clean Sweep Sweep and then regret it for the next six months. Opportunity comes -but once, seize it. There is' but. one Mitchell's Glean Sweep Sale, aitjil it. : ft W"' iv 23, 1909J ready: FOR TIE MIR ALL CAUSED BY A SETS FIRE TO A HOUSE AND NEARLY BURNS UP A WHOLE FAMILY. Columbia, N. C., July 22. .1909 Your correspondent has been inform ed of a narrowly averted tragedy of recent date in this county. A certain citizen was travelling the public highway. He ran across a log ger head, which he captured and took home in a sack. Upon his ar rival home the turtle and the sack were ' placed under the table for the night. While the family slept the turtle crawled with the sack on him or rather with him inside of it into the fire. The turtle soon discovered that he was , in the wrong pew, but not until a corner of the sack was on fire. The turtle crawled bag and all under the bed into a bag of rags, of course, the fire on the bag set fire to the rags, the rags set fire to the bed and in turn set fire to the house. When the family were awaken from their slumbers the bed was in Barnes and the room filled with smoke. This citizen and his family had to fight fire in a hurry to save them selves from the flames. Your correspondent is not informed as to what became of the logger that caused all the trouble, trouble. Don't fail to attend Mitchell's Clean Sweep Sale. It's to your interest to attend. Mitchell's Clean Sweep Sale is now going on. Here is where you find the cream of bargains. Don't miss it. It's your loss, if you miss the bar gains offered' in Mitchell's Clean Sweep Sale. EAGLETS. Small, lean Country hams, 20 (cents per poutnd. Eagle Grocery, Phone 145 Our fruit stands are loaded with nice peaches, bananas, pine' apples, huckle berries, grapes, apples and watermelons. Scott and Twiddy, Phone 72, Save! Save! Save or die in the poor house. Begin to save today. Go to Mitchell's Clean Sweep Sale and save money. Our fruit stands are loaded with nice peaches, bananas, pine apples, Suckle berries, grapes, apples and watermenons. Scott and Twiddy, Phone 72 . EAGLETS. Fine granulated sugar 5 1-4 cents Friday and Saturday Eagle Grocery Phone 145. Our store is filial with targains. The Clean Svbo ale is unloading them. Get yc;r sha.e. attend Mit chell's Clean Sw.i Sale The Early Bird catches the worm. That is the way. at Mitchell's. The early shopper gets the cream of the bargains. LOGGERHEAD NO 25 mm TO BE HELD AT THE ALBEMAR. LE PARK IN THIS CITY THIS FALL. The stockholders of the Albermarl Fair Association met at the Court House in this city fast Saturday af ternoon and formally organized by electing the following offioers: J. A. SVood, President; N. R. Parker, Secretary and C. W. Sievens, treas urer. . The Sheriffs of the various coun ties of this section were elected Vice-Presidents as; follows: Siheriff Chas. Reed, of Pasquotank Co.,; Sheriff b. F. Bray, for Perquimans Co ,; Sheriff E. S. Norman for Chow an Co,; Sheriff C. G. Etheridge for Camden; R. G. Flora for Currituck, T J. Mann for-- Hyde County; Sher iff F. L W. Cohoon for Tyrrell Co.,; S. P Wodley for Washington; J. W. J. W. Brown for Gates "County and P Aycoctf'of Pantego. The following board of directors were elected; C C.Thompson S. L. SheepA. a Hojtftz, A. L Aydlett, Elizabeth City, E. V. Davenport Pool ville; Noah Bright, Woodville; M. H. White, Hertford and C, S. Sawyer, Camden. The executive committee will be appointed by the board of directors at their first meeting. Secretary Parker and Sheriff Reed report many new stockholders that have been ad ded to the list since the last meeting Mr. Parker states that active prep a rations for a fair will begin at once. A number of horses are now In train ing and the visitors to the fair -may expect some, fast racing. ON FOR 9 DAYS ONE BIG ARRAY OF BARGAINS AT THIS POPULAR STORE. Mitchell's Clean Sweep Sale be gan yesterday morning at eight o'clock. The first days' attendance upon this sale was a record breaker for attendance. Mitchell's folks know how to prepare for a Clean Sweep Sale, and they had prepared for it, by having the floor space arranged for the conviences of the great crowd of shoppers. The great crowd came too, a regular crush, and this is nothing unusual for Mitchell's. One of the biggest array of sea sonable merchandise that has ever in the history of the city, been thrown upon the market, has been thrown upon the market during this sale at greatly reduced prices. Never have greater bargains been offered to the shop going public in the this city. In the majoritty of fea sances the bargains offered at Mit chell's are the greatest ever offered here. Everything down, away down at the popular store It is time for the country people to come to Elizabeth City to do shop ping. Now is the time to get bar gains such as you never got before. Mitchell's is the place. When yon arrive in the city make a bee line for Mitchell's Bee Hive;4Here Is where you will find bargains, bar gains. , Don't miss this sale. It lasts only nine days. Great bargain opportuni ties for you during these days. MITGHEL SALE - - v, j --- i 1H- - f - f i A : '!; f. f 5i j r - h. ' A'- -1 I . ..V. T- !. ' : . ..,.. . -A ' . t . f. .: r L "4- -? -
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