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VOL. VII.. NO. 4

CAPE MAY, N. J., THURSDAY, JANUARY *4, 1907.

Subscription—$1.00 per Year.

51,211,000 FOR CAPE MAY HARBOR River and Harbor Committee firsts The Sum RESULT OF PERSISTENT WORK One ejuarier <»t «h* Hum Will Be Available ImraedUldy Channel To Harbor la AaanreU

Special Dcpatch lo the Car. May rfUAep WASHINGTON, D. C.. Januar> s 3 .—The bill reported by the River and Harbor Committee of Congresr includes $i.Jt 1.000 for the dredging of Cold Spring Inlet at Cape May. $311,000 of this sum will be available immediately upon the signing of the act by President Roosevelt, and *900.'*>0 will be for the conrinoing of the work. President Shields, of .the Cape May Real Estate Company, in company writh others interested with the advancement of Cape May. have been here for a considerable period of time working with the members of the River and Harbor Committee and their success has been due to the hard work. The bill, as reported as far as Cape May is concerned, will become a law.

FREED BY DIVORCE

W. C. Allison to Wed Cousin’s Ex*Wife

CAPE MU SUMMER RESIDENTS

roman Wln« Decree l'ntan*llnjr Family Dorr AUklre-Weddlnc Bella Klnc Merrily

Lrworc SI. Allison was granted a divorce Tuesday tram her bosbaod. W llllam Clair n./m tbs around of dearnioo. Tbna ti>c matrimonial trouble* of the several Ailiaon families have all bcsvrwoapd up happily In tbs dlvpses courts and weddIK hells ate 'Kalu ringing loudli and

iWnill’.

William C. AIIlaoo will wed Ibe dlvoeead wile of bit ooualn. J Wealey Alllaon J. Wealey obtained a divorce November I twenty-four hours Mias Mae Boole, au scire*, and saty to be >be daughter of a retired banker of sod. Ohio. They are no# Hying bine .Park. The Alllaon earn wae one of the moat ■ariling society sensation* which eeer ■ttracted the sttentio-i of oar Summer residents of whom they were all Included. Neither of the men is more than S*. They the grandson- of William Claire Allltbe famous old car builder. The mother of yoong William I.'. died when 1 a baby, and be wa* raised bv bis. grand fat her. In l«0S William C Alllaon Incited J.W. Allison and his wlfa to lake a yachting trip with him along the coast, tb* Inyltatlon was accepted and theyraallrd np to Newport. When they reached there. J. Wealey deserted the yacht and refused t» return. Mrs. J. W. Allleoo and WilUam Allison continued Ibe cruise, and It was this which was after

Now Pier Stock Subscribed. The last of the ntock has been subscribed for the new ocesn pier, which Is to be erected at the fool of Pitts burg avenue. The largest stockhold ers are said to be Joseph. Howard and Thomas Kelley, owners of the Nation si Theatre. Philadelphia. It Is e* peeled that work will be started shortly on the erection of the same. The company was Incorporated nearly two years ago. The pier trill cost about >300.000. Tax Collected. The . report of the tax office of Cape Slay City for the year ending Decern her thlrty-flrat. shows that during the year >67.051.04 was collected, and that there Is still >41.900.00 due for Uk year Just closed Of Otis >41.900. $14,000 Is actually delinquent, and >*7.900 Is tax on property upon which appeals have been made to the County Board of Taxation, and upon which decision 1 are not expected until early next month.

ley Alllaon filed against hi* wife to force

to torn over to him certain property.

Ira. J. W. Alllaon decided to leave her husband and William >7- Alllaon dsetded

rt a divorce from hi* wife, when the proposed to matey and undo the mis-

take of tbrlryoutb Mrs. Alllaon went to

her own home at Overbiook. In

Inly IWK. J. Wealey AlUaon had bis wife rod William C- Alllaon arrested on s •atnlory ,-bsrge preferred before Justine

Ibe (Vsce Brooks, or Ardmore.

Be loudly proclaimed that be was going push the CAST to the limit and expose everything. Then beqBfcUy ieStledhpdn wile after abe bad luroad over to him several Hie Insurance policies, the ceed to the Cape May villa, a north Broad street esldrtor and other valuable aecnrtlles. I. Wealey Alllaon was anxious to give hi* Ife her divorce when they flrst talked of R, but she refu-ed to give op these

Caps May's Rapid Increase. The assessment* of Cape May City for 1906. show the value of the resort to be >4.236.000. Five years ago. the assessed valuation was >2.600.000. The increase In that period has been six ty-ooe per cent and a great proper lion of this Increased value Is said tr be doe to the fact of the development of East Cape May by Pittsburg cap italista.

High School Scholars. Taking advantage of the new teboo’ law. which compels townships not providing high schools to Mod pupil 1 to the nearest high school, seventeen pupils from surrounding townships and boroughs have been enrolled Cape May High School. This bring* the number up blgbWt It ever

Workmen Install Officer*. Caps May Dodge No. 21. A. O. V. W. last Thursday night. In stalled the lowing officers: Past master works George H. Reeves; master workn Asron W. Hand- foreman. Joseph C. Channel; overseer. E. O. Doughty; guide. B. F. El dredge; Inside watch man. H. 8. Rutherford; outside watch man. 8. C. Barton; tecorder, A Bush: receiver, A. B. Little; financier. 8. F. Eldredge,

The Cepe May Wave, which chased by K Briggs Davenport of Pblladetpbia from ex-Mayor. J. Hi Edmonda about a mouth ago, has - it’s name changed to the "Cape News”. It baa heap known as Tbe Wave" since its founds Ron In HITS. The flrst Lasoe under tbe

was oat Monday night. ■meit-gPMyT-—

A die started by Jnaft .boya. with matches, homed • portion of tbe caddie boose of the Cape May Golf Club Tuesday afternoon. Tbe damage

Tbe Cottage of Peter Shields, the

Is for U

a J. We

1M J. W. Allison have three children, bt court haa dacldad that thru* Util* mu shall apeod one-half tbalr time with ■eirax tVr and the rest with tbclr father. William C. AHIarm and Irene V were lurried ytarerd 1 * ? Entertains Class. Mrs. T. Tasker Smith, of Perry street, conceived the happy Idea of enertainlng her Sunday school class of boys at a social on last Thursday mine. The affair was held In the ■dal room of the Presbyterian Church, xnd the young people had a gala time, 2ach member of the clam* bad the privlege of Inviting a friend. After a enjoyable evening the boys were dree n splendid treat ny their teacher. The members of tbe class are; Uemtel Miller. Jr., Ralph Scheltenger. Lonn Bocktns. Willie Mecray. Samuel vcheltenger. Spencer Nelson. Fred 'ioerner, Jr, Albert and Jessie Rutherford. Albert Little, Jr, Melvin Par ' Norma Davis, Augustus Hines, pb Brooks. Jr, Herbert Pharo. In Crease, Allen Sayre and Samuel

TUI well.

PERSONAL MENTION

Winter Visitors are Numerous About Town

TOUR NINE MIT RE INCLUDED

Happenings of a Week Among Ye-« Relative* and Friends ITrnely Told-Other Mention

Mr. and Mrs. William H Church will tai * few weeks In Flonda. Ex-Mayor and Mr*. J. Heury Edmnoda. have been viailing In I'hiladrlpbia this week. Mrs. Harry neonett and daughter Mias Ada, oi West Perry street, vlxiilng friend* in Ocean City Mias Helen York and Edith S Bnsb pent Satnnfay and Sunday with Mr*. Horace Cnurch at Holly I leach. Mr and '"re. Edger Pf Stiles ar PhUnMpMoaJhg^ a Ini day* viailing :h«r son, Fletchrr'TNLc-and wile. Mr. and Mrs i. Wallace llowoweil. of Philadelphia, have leased lor the t tbe collage at Ihe aouth corner of Ocean street and < olumhia avenue. Mm. William J. ' cMullen. of Phila-ddpb-a who u k large property holder at Cape May, waa a visitor here this week, lie purchased tbe Ebbitl House Jaeks„n street, several month* ago and baa thoroughly renavaleri and repaired it at a considerable cost. The : baa ' been changed to Haddon Hall.

An Old Bong of Gape May Ao echo of the Cape May at rand of ■orty yean ago has jntt bean wafted back from tbe hillsides of the historic. Hudson. In tbe form of a dogger! entitled, “Oivtbe Beach at rape May," This song wa* diaoovereJ in a large book of music, the title of which wa* An Album of New Xooga". published d Philadelphia iu 1806, by James Long, printer and publisher. a poetical efluuon It belong* to that das* of rough and tumble humor which conatanUy spring* up among the frolicking crowds upon the etrand at bathing times. It waa long upon the minstrel stage when sung in public at •rat from the pen of Cape May's writer. T. R. B. having for their inspiration tbe truer sentiment which aweepa like a magnetic wave over tbe heads and mind* of the boat of strand worshippers in aummer have often ootranked It; lake fer example hie* Natalie" ■Don rapid,” and “The Summer Giri'e

Lament.'*

Leading all Cape Stay poem* howrev i* I hi* written by Dr. Tbeophilua Price, Ofly years ago. aud sung to that popular air of those d*ya. •Oh my dearest May. you're lovely

as tbe day.

Your eyea ao bright to this* at night, When de moon am gone away.” Thta splendid poem ao charming!r written, and ao eulogistic of rape May reappears nbnot none-40 n decade in the columa of some one of our local

new spa pen.

AFTERNOON TEA.

Mrs. William Sheppard Entertain* In

THI£ MEN'S MEETING Dr. McLeod Addressed a Large Gathering Monday Afternoon Tbe men's meeling at the rooms of. lb* Yoong Men'* A*aoeiation*'£onday afternoon waa well attended It waa one of 'be beat meetings held to fsr.tbe and a peaking being of the highest order. Her. McLeod, of Princeton, was Ibe speaker and be delivered an Mrs. R. ^ Ware, Mrs. Wm. Hickey ana Mies Rhiw rendered the

doe.

These meeting* will be continued every Monday afternoon. Good speakers and soloist will be provided and • 11 be made to have prove attractive and 10 tare* ting

A delightful afternoon tea and card party was given by'Mr*. William R. Sheppard at her home on Decatur street, last Thursday afternoon. In honor Mrs. Joseph Shellenger. of Roy craford. Pa. A large number of friends were gathered and an enjoyable time spent. Mrs. Sheppard was assisted In receiving by Mrs. Sbellenger. Mias Jane Smith presided at tbe tea table, which waa taste fully decorated. Tboee present were: Hannah Smith, Jane Smith. Jennie Hanea. Clementine F. Eldredge, Mary Hughes. Lida Lenge'rt. Ada Radcllffe. Anna Townsend. Mss. J. Spicer Learning. Mrs. Luther Ogden. Mrs. Irvin Eldredge, Mrs. Virgil Marcy. Mrs Leon Lewis, Mrs. Howard Gardner. Mrs. Frank Mecray. Mrs. Percy Rothelle, Mrs. 6. O. Barr. Mrs. Joseph Bchellenger and Mrs. William Shep-

pard.

Renting Promise* Good With tba four collage* mated c Eaat Cape May tract and a number of other prospective aummer transacting in sight a great boom is expected real (stale agent* that cottage* will rent weU and that Charles A Swain. >06-7 Jackson street, la oflrnng great bargains v 10 Axmlnlster, ilaquet.te and

Look! Looks fifty, by one hundred on dredge avenue. Weal Cape May, H. J , to be aoM at a _prioe that cannot bo Borough. A moat i for building a bom* For farther particular* apply to Gilbert C. ~

pramlent of tbsOspa May Beal Estate U fowr mdsn for wtat yon Company, la already tramad and the I th* bmt ta Ik* stark at. cm b. sheathing almost eomptoted. ]eraser 1mA A. Woeiaoo. FlaMngCi

A VISITORS SPEECH enamr Whyte, of Maryland. Oi State's Hlghta Tbe elaborate speech lu tbe United Stales Senate last Friday by Hon. William Pinkney Whyte against centralisation reminded Senate historian* of an oterrsting fact in tbe notable career of thli fine old Marylind statesman who ba* often vultcd Cap* May. That tact Is that Mr. Whyte is the onlv man now io public life—if, indeed, fa* is not Ihe only one alive—who voted against Ibe adoption of the fifteenth and last amendment to tbe Congtltutlou. When that lar-rracbing proposition wa* pot through, Mr. 'HUyrta w»* serving bli first term iu Heuate by Appointment of tbe goreroor of Maryland to take the

made vacant bv the resignation of tbe great Reverdy Johnson to sooept ippoinUnent as Minister to Ureal BrilIn all tbe year* Ihet hsve paired since then Mr. Wblye'* firin'conviction*** lo tbe intent of the farmers of the Constitution bare undergone no change* In 1874 be resigned the governorship of Maryland to accept a aesl in the Senate wbLcn be bad-been elected for a foil to, beginning in March, 1873. On tbe expiration of this term he retired from the Senate io 1831, and then wa* elected mayor of Baltimore without opposition. Since then he ba* held the offices of attorney general of Maryland and oriy aobdtor of Baiumuie. When Arthur Poe, Uorinan died last spring Gov. Warfield appointed Mr. Whyte to fill tbe vacancy pending tbe next meeting of tbe legislalorv. Mr. Whyte la in bla etgbty-tblrd year, but I* as active and energetic asany member of tbe Senate. As 'a boy be tuyl as a tutor a man who had been priweretary tj Napoleon Bonaparte. When Know noth! pgi am was rife in Maryland, josl preceding Ibe civil war, Ur. Whyte was one of its moat determinded and conregeou* opponent*

HARD TO GET ITS >100.000

■ Claim on Railway Oo Tbe More-Jooaa Glass Company, of Bridgeton, N. J., encountered another obstacle Monday in its effort to recover from tbe West Jersey and Seaibore Railroad tbe 1100.000 damage* awarded It by a Cumberland County Circuit Court marly a year ago. Action upon tbe application for tbe appointment of a receiver for the railroad, which Ibe glass company made about a week i postponed indefinitely by V4e oeilor Learning, in Camden. was shown that Chief Joatioe Gami, of tbe Supreme Court, bad signed an order for a rule to show cause why a trial should not be g a •tad tbe rail-

road company.

Accompanying the anprrane Court order was au or-ler enjoining the- glask pany Iroui going on with tbe can When tbe papers were presented Vice Chancellor Learning be ax id that be would boh) the petition and bill filed until tbe acllou for a new trial bad

bean concluded.

Tbe basis of tbe gbws company * suit Isa claim that Ha establishment destroyed by a lire atarted by a spark from one of Ihe West Jersey i shore engines, on July 4, IMtt.

OUR STATE LEGISLATURE

1). S. Senatorial Situation Occupying tbe Week

MR. DRYDEN DENIES BRIBERY

Trust* and Monopolies Being

(Special Curretpondcnc* of the HesaUm Trenton. Jan. 21.—lutu.-e*t in.* » In the legislature waa t-.uLTuu .a United 8tales s.-unl ir.nl co.iteal wlibs* lievu K.liring IU- Cul.iv atnie 1-. mouth* im-t. hruaiur ajjii In, dcu, prealoeul of IlM I t uur.it.al iu net- t-ouipmiy of .Scaurk. U-.J baa fight of bi« life lor re-eiccUou. From Ibe wtar^ Jt baa lieeu Drjuvu against "ibe Briar The Brat *ieii hi IUj aeustorial CunHI was taken lu the legUbtlnre Tueul#y Aflerujo.i. when eu. U limae tail luted aeiwralely for a sneerssor to Mr. Dry den Tue Drydeu forces were aide to master only Ib.rty-alx roles in both bouse and aeittile. and forty-one were ~ nl lo nuike alwolntely anre of hi* election. OjK-a predict .on* of a dead-K-k were made. Following Ibe sejiarate voting of tbe so bouses Tuesday the legislature convened In Joint session Wednesday afternoon and taofc under cunalderation the senatorial coated. The Brat ballot left the aituatloa In doubt I*rior to the separate voting of the bouse* Tuesday both tbe KeirabUcan* and tbe Democrat* bad conferred among thetnseive* regarding tbe acnatorahlp. The Republicans, after a lengthy conference Monday, held a caucus and nominated Mr. Drydeu. Eight Republican member* refuned to enter tbe eancos. thus cutting down Mr. Drydan'a vote to thirty-six out of the forty-four Mcpubllcau* lu tbe legislature. Tbe Democrat* at the conferwere uuabie to agree upon a can a. Colonel Edwin A. Stevens of Hoboken received fifteen rotes.. I’ro r Woodrow Wllaou of Princeton university waa also given fifteen voles, and James E. Martine of Union county

Tbe total result of tbe voting In both ouaes Tuesday was as followa: Dryden 30. Bt evens IB. Wilson 11. Mar-

^ former Governor Jotm

Griggs 6. State Treaanrer Frank O. Briggs 2, Supreme Oonrt Justice Uah-

km Pitney L ' ■»'

II the Weeks Occurrence* In The County Briefly |Told—Chatty Paragraph* Mentioned Rilled a Fox Mark homer*, of Green Creek, last eek tracked and killed a fine grey fox. Appropriation For itraov-t Holly Beach Council baa made an appropriation ol £51,000 for Ibe ex m of running that resort during tbe ensuing year Granted a Divorce. Mrs. rarah Kobarl. of Drunisvilie.has been granted an absolute divorce from bushsnd Elmer Hobart, abo mysteriously disappearoi over three year* ago. Fertilisers If you want fertllliers that a ill grow good crops I have them. Swrct potato

Physician Loses Kyr

Dr. James Jeflernoo. lormerly oi DenmvviUe, who it now a member ol tbe staff of tbe Johnstown, Pa., Ilospithe sight of an eye. tbe resuit ol blood poisoning contracted while

performing an operation. To Consolidate Resorts

There is a movement on foot to cooacltdale the Five Mile Beach resort* i into o-e city named Wildwood-by-the-8e». It is noderstood that tbe powerfol Baker brothers, ot Wildwood, arr against tbe plsn, but it ba* sucde backing and already mis have been giyen to Benaton llaod and Awmbly gtllle lo push tlirotijh tbe Legt*tature. The proposed city will take Holly Beach^ Wildwood, North Wildwood and WUdwpod Crest. TbBaker krolhers claim that under the

the resort* are enjoripetition between them.

After

Tuesday a sensation tbe publication of an i Wyman HuUnan of that In tbe United States senatorial contest live the winning of which Mr. Dry den became senator, be “ ' e bribe of >10.-. 000 If be would vote (ar Drydeu. Tbl*. according to tbe affidavit. Holman re 1 lo de. Holman stated that the who offered tbe taljie to him waa Thomas Palmer, a lobbyist of the Erie railroad. Mr. Palmer died about four year* age. Senator Drydan In a ~ ridiculed the abaointe Innocence. He stated that If ba could not rely upon hla record aa a Republican a United State* senator be did

to tb*

it tax4M>aturnad b >r ThTdeiTs cbtaf a

Money Spent in Capa May. Nearly half a million doliara baa seen spent during the past year In Improving the roads of New Jersey, according to the annual report of State Road Commissioner E. C. Hutchinson. I>e exact amount waa »47L*74.M>, and during the year 40.46 miles of road* were completed. 37.53 miles are

iplctlon, 20.09 mDes

For Bair and For Rent.

A few vary dmlrablv oottagra Mu

l part of lh* town. Alao

are under contract find 79.66 mil** have been surveyed, a total year of 177X3 miles bf road In process uf Improvement. The report show* that under the Frellnghuysm automobile act of lau winter about >75,000 ■ collected, which will be toward road Improvement*. Tbl* 1* tbe lhar* which the antomoIdlists have paid fbr the naa and

tba road.

the re-

form leader, of Baeex county, who monfha ago declared be would not vtrib (or Drydan. He 'ha* been km by 8euBcnator Ackerman of Union. A seem Wyman Fnke of Bergen and .AaactnWyman Perkins of Unlou and aevaral other Republican

ember*.

In Ibe balloting tor United Stale* tna.er at Trenton thia week, Senator R -bertE. Hand and AaeeraWytoan C E. Stilir, have voiad for tbe rt-electlo. of United "tate* Senator Drydan. If In the event of tbe failore.of »<*oator Drydeu to secure eaougfa role* for hire ejection, these two votes will be cast for David Baird, ot Camden, for United States Senator. A manure U Mr. Tillman coostituti service in each twenty-four a full day's service for penmus employed In state penal Imrtltntion*. A Wll by Mr. Alexander forbid* tbe work lux of minors In factorte* or workshop* for more than ten boon a day oe fifty-flve hour* In a week and not at aH between the boar* of « p. m. and a a. m. The penalty la fixed at >30. and there la a T vldrd for each offense. The aenate In executive sea cel red these appointment* from tlie governor: G. Addlaon Rwlft. dhtrtrt court Judge, Elisabeth: Edward 8. Atwater, common plana lodge. Unlou county; Garrett D. W. Vrootn. judre of the court of enure and appeal*; 'YllNewcorn, district court J#hm, PKlafiaMf

ALL THROUGH THE COUNTY; Local Topics of General la-;

terest Mentioned

PARAGRAPHS COMENSED DOWN

THE OYSTER

INDUSTRY

Cape May County is Without

Protection

COULD NOT SECURE AGREEMENT any Mailer* or Inieresi In This Industry Discussed By Chief

FACTS TOLD IN BRIEF Hems of Inteansi timbered for Our Busy Readers —George Homan, of Cold during, ba* receiv'd tbe appointment a* doorleper in tbe Senate. —Send tbe Hxa»i.i> to your distant friend*—It wUl remind them of you

bob a work.

—The official Board of tbe Wiiliam*town M. E. Church ha* requested tbe return of Be*. 8. F. Ga»kiU as pa«tor for tbe third year. —It is •tated that tbe Bell Telephone Company will spend >1(10,000 in Improvement* in South Jersey this season sod a Urge ioree of men are -now at work at different points. -Tbe Cape May Court House National Bank baa elected elected tbe following officer*: Preudeot, William H Bright; Viee President, WUlmm J. Tyler, Cashirr, George Nicholas.

The Stale Gaaette The "^taie Gate tie" will contaifi a full syuopsU of the proceedings ol tbe Senate and Assembly ol 1W7. a list of Us introduced, passed and vetoed. The session promise* lo be one of great interest because of there being a Repnbliran Fanate and Democratic Aasem

My.

e ‘‘Dallv Gaaelie" will be mailed to subscriber* for tbe session for seven-ty-five cents. • No other newspaper id tbe state will give so much in detail of tbe legisUtire proceedings. A fact that ought to be known throughout tbe state is that tbe M Weekly State Gaaette” is only one dollai s year. Address, The John L Murphy Publishing Co., Trenton, N.J.

board of manager* of the ■ of Eplfertira. vie* Norma

First MU Faaaat

nflrf lasgrenun of tbe ruta* M ■w—’.y u w-..

Patronise the man who advertise* emember that this man U taking ail 4hU trouble to present bis goods to you He gives you special prices and brings tba goods virtually to rourdoor through tbe newspaper in order lo save you the iienoe ot looking in all tbe stores (or what yon want. Ur Ua benefit to tbe community for Without him the newspaper* coqld not run and in buying frem him you are doing a good thing for tbe town you live to. Buy of tbe advertiser*. They are tue up-to-date

and wide awake men

WANTED

Gold Cutter*, and Fllilers, Also girls, od boys naa earn good wages, on work. Gold Leaf Factory fit Vest Capa May.

Wanted Gold Leaf cut!art. Apply

Speaking of the stories recently seal it from Trenton to the effect that the Legislature may Investigate the oyster Industry of the State with a view to devising laws for Its better regulation control. Chief Bacon, of the Bit of Shell Fisheries, said: am voicing tbe sentiment of all tbe Oyster Commissions of the Stab ben I say that any Investigation of the oyater Industry which the Leglula may deem advisable to make will be heartily welcomed. It seems to lx eneral opinion that there la need of clearer and less complex laws to govern the industry 1c the Stale. CapMay county, for Instance, ha* neliher orotectlon under existing laws nor hatmy Board of Commissioners tny Jurt--diction whatever over the oyster Unde of that county. This has been due to fact that Its representative* In the Legislature have been unable to se ir an agreement among tbe oyster ten as to Just what thdy need. The Laws governing tbe Industry In tbe ither counties have worked to the manifest advantage and good of those directly concerned, and tbe majority them look with favor upon the gen J purposes of these laws, it Is. however, acknowledged by practically all of them that tbe laws organizing the several commission* need considerable altering to make fully satisfactory. Practically ill the oystermen agree that the State's Immense asset in Its oyster bearing lands Is not now fully and completely developed. Tbe Industry which now yle.ds somewhere near >G.000.000 a year could undoubtedly be developed to practically double, that amount. Thousands of acres of land now lying Idle could by proper legislation be developed Into thrifty ami profitable oyster-bearing areas Is not true that the natural seed beds have been depleted. The great stretch of natural beds In DelaBay produced more natural growth in the past season than at any time in the history of the industry. The shortening of tbe season for Untaking of these seed showed the wl* of that legislation of two years ago. The oysters were given a better chance to develop after spawning, and they were In a much better condition for planUng. So it may be said of the natural beds In the other districts, slough not to the same extent. "The State's withdrawal of the appropriaUon for the shelling of tbe

large extent the growth of natural seed aud It Is evident that legislation looking to better development of these natural beds is absolutely necessary The members of the several commissions of the State believe that any investigation of the Industry which tbe Legislature may make win be to Its betterment, because they feel that It will enlighten tbe members ss to tbe need of more fully governing the Industry. New Jersey haa taken a place In the front rank of the oyater producing States since It adopted the plan of State control Several State*, namely. Maryland. Mississippi Virginia and others have framed laws irtthln recent yean closely following

the lines of our own.

'What la now most needed 1* canful. Intelligent and comprehensive readjustment of all the existing laws governing the Industry ao that what is now regarded as tbe top-besvy plan of government may be simplified. "The State is now divided .into three districts, governed by three commissions of ten members In all and a superintendent for each district. Efforts to eentrallxe these commiasloas and bring them Into one. hare heretofore failed because of the various Interests Involved. If the Legislature could deplan for simplifying this system and bringing the control of the

central body It would

b* to the Interest of the State and

the value of the

"In the recent InveaUgaUon by tbe leglslaUre commission of the question of riparian grants, many of the oystermen testified that their rights under law has* bean Infringed by the grants of the But* Board of Riparian

The inquiry derelop-

ad the fact that the oyster laws ant* the riparian laws were In direct coo-

apparent to the moot casual obaarvar. Just how that can Ba accomplished la not now plain, but that It should ba aU tbe oystermen