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LARGE FLEET
IS OPERATING
FROM RUPERT
PRINCE RUPERT, R. C, April 11.
This spring fully three hundred hali
but boat> aie operating out of Prince
Kiu>e:t. Ki*om the little weMUici* beat
en craft carrying two or three men
and a dory, up to the iron steamers
of the company fleets, all the vessels
an; looking more and n oie to Prince
Rupert as the fishery huh of a cons,
line stretching from Puget Sound to
the sub-Antic sc*a.- of the (»u!f of
Alaska.
'I he little boat.-* are cautious, br.t
that does not mean mat they are fail
ing to do business, liardly staunch
enough to ri>k the long combers and
Midden gaies of the open Pacific, t*»
>tiek within handy distance of Ian •.
Small boats by the score fish along the
mountain-girt ."ho*!.', of the Skcena
district a no oil die l^ueen Charlotte
islands and by the southern end of tlu
Alaskan nan-handle. It i* roving, in
dependent and strenuous enough life,
but the men wouiu not have any other.
\oi do they go unrewarded. When
two or three men *ell anywhere from
th»*ee to live thousand pound* of hali
but at wartime prices a plethoric
pocket hook is inevitably the result of
ten days or a fortnight of toil. Rut,
like men of any otne» work, they must
understand their job. The mosquito
fleet, judged collectively, is a big item
to the* busines men of I cine.; Rupert.
While it is true that a ceitain pro
portion of the fishermen buy supplies
at Ketchikan, after selling here, the
general trend of the business is this
way.
The big boats, to whom 100,000
pounds of halibut is but a fair catch,
now make longer voyages than they
did a few seasons ago: Few, if any,
fishermen will admit that the halibut
banks are becoming depleted. In fact
that impression does not prevail at
all. Fishermen say that with proper
conservation methods the halibut
grounds of the north are practically
inexhaustible. The fish are there, but
the boats must journey a little forth
er.
The crews of the whole fleet, em
bracing share boat.-, mdep^ndent boat,
ano company steamships, taking an
average of half a dozen persons to
each vessel, total approximately 1,
•'>00 persons. It is a cosmopolitan
company. The men from many climes
in their long seaboots, corduroy trou
pers. sweaters or oil skins give a dis
tinctive and even a picturesque touch
to the streets of Pi ince Rupert. They
are a hearty, upstanding, hard-work
ing class. There are lanky downeast
ers who can spin yarns of Gloucester
and the Crand Hanks. There are
halibut hunters from Nome and Co
lumbia. There are men who have
Kiown u]> in the Puget Sound and
Oregon country. There are blue-nose*
from the bay of Flinty; fishermen
from (Jrimbsy and Margate, brother*
of the mariners who are today fight
ing submarines and mines in the
North Sea. There aie Scandinavians.
J; pan* • and Indians found also in the
roll call.
The needs of these men are many.
O Is, provisions, gear, clothing are re
in i ed all the time and this trade goes
a long way toward forming the back
bone of Prince Kupert’s commerce.
Tiic repairing of the boats and the
occasional construction of one is grow
ing industry in which lie great possi
bilities.
If the salmon boats were included
with the halibut fleet there would be
at least ’>00 craft doing more or less j
business with this port, but now and
< \ er since fishermen first began com
ing he re the halibut has been the
grvit objective. Nearly every second
day train loads of halibut leave for
the markets of the east. The arrival
tnd departure of the ships, the pack
ing of the h.di as they are dumbed
fioni the dripping nets, the boxing,
icing, loading, all provides a great
d ':*.l of «mplovment. As the halibut
an* si died on the docks the heads are
sashed off by experts with long
knives. Should you want a plump
halibut *hoek you help youiself. The
cheeks aie to be had for the taking,
a id epicures say the cheek is the
choicest part of the fish.
TOWN LETTER TO SOLDIER
IS OVER 38 FEET 1.0NO
S1*K*NM El ELD, Mass., April 11. -
Private Joseph \ allincourt, Company
L., 104th Regiment, stationed some
where in France, recently sent a let
ter to ore of his friends in Fail-view
a-king that he write a letter to him
telling of all the important happen
ings at home. _
rhis letter was placed in one of the
stores in Fail-view. After the horn
folks had read the letter, it was sug
gested that a community letter be sen*^
to him.
The Rev. John A. O'Connell, parish
priest, headed the letter, in which ho
s -nt a word of advice and er.coui-age
ment to him.
As ill of the village folks do their
t’-ruling in this store, all were request
ed to write a line or more to the sol
dier-townsman and this they did will
ingly until the letter when finished
measured -'8 fret 10 inclm long.
The letter is written in ink and in
both the French and English lan
guages and does not contain a single
blot.
It loos a lot more good to throw
a rope to a drowning man than to
hand out a line of conversation.
Moreover, there are some speakers
-a —
Size doesn’t always count. The
smallest tooth with a cavity may fool
as big as an,acre.
The Delicatessen
COOKED FOODS, HOT AND
COLD TO CARRY HOME.
ORDERS FOR DINNERS,
BANQUETS AND LUNCHES
C.IVEN SPECIAL ATTENTION
Hairless Seal Pelts
We pay high prices for hairless
seal pelts. We want a big sup
ply QUICK! Send them right
to us. Our references, any bank
in Seattle.
North Coast Tanning Company,
1138 West 46th Street,
Seattle.
The city of Cordova, the city ofValdez and the city j
of Juneau all went after the fishing business and are rece
iving their share. The city councils appropriated money
•‘or floats for the small boats. That was a starter. Seward
must arrange to accommodate for without accomodqation
no fishing boats will comt here.
Ketchikan, the Key City of Alaska did magnificently
in oversubscribing the quota for the Liberty Loan before
the. banks opened last Saturday morning. Ketchikan is a
most flourishing city, with canneries in all directions be j
sides mining companies and it was compatively an easy
task to subscribe $57,000.
Have you done your bit—by calling up Secretary
I James of the Chamber of Commerce and making suggest
1 ions concerning the securing of the fishing business for
'this section for Seward? If you have any suggestions,
' make them today.
Chas A. Sulzer
Candidate For Re-election as
DELEGATE TO CONGRESS
From Alaska
m
“In deciding to enter the primaries as a candidate for Delegate to
Congress from Alaska, I feel impelled to make a brief statement to
the people of the territory. It is now nearly a year since I was seated
in the House as Alaska's representative to congress. During the n ost
of this time the United States has been engaged in a world war, and
every resource of the nation, including money and man power is Do
ing devoted to the single purpose of winning this great war . Every
member of congress in considering legislation for the nation, has
placed the country’s war needs above all needs and requirements and
has subordinated his desires to the military estaolishment of he
United States.
“Alaska has responded nobly to the nation s call, one has given
her share willingly and unstintingly. When the democratic party
went before the people of Alaska in November, nineteen sixteen, it
stood for a certain constructive program which embodied as its prin
cipal elements a wider measure of home rule for the territory, and a
sane and rational policy in the development of natural resources and
every posible aid to the pioneers of the country.
“I have introduced among others the following bills in congress
which I am pressing for passage as opportunity affords:
“Granting Alaska fuil territorial form of government with home
rule the dominating principle.
•“Regulating the fisheries of Alaska along lines that vs ill be lair
to all and the protection of the ?nlmon supply from depletion.
“Making changes in the homestead laws by abolishing the eignty
rod reservation.
“Authorizing free surveys of homesteads in isolated sections.
“Changing the game laws so as to give the people a better oppor
tunity to use the game of the country without its benig slaughtered.
“Intending the federal farm loan act to Alaska.
“Providing for the care of Alaska's insane within the Territory.
“At all tunes I have endeavored to keep constantly in mind the
needs of the territory and the people of the territory. In spite of the
war some measure of progress has been achieved. I have assisted *n
pa-sing a law which helped the prospector by suspendi lg assessment
\.ork on claims du* ng ihe year* nineteen seventeen and nineteen
eighteen. The extension of the wireless and cable system in Alaska has
been accomplished with bright prospects for a further extension.
“Recognition has been forced for Alaska in Uie matter of appoint
ments to the second series of training camps for officers. Contracts
which prevented the fanners of the interior from supplying army
posts with their vegetables are cancelled.
“Suggestions and requests that I again go before the people of
Alaska have come to me from Alarkans all over the territory. Reit
erating my desire to serve the best interests of Alaska, I am submit
ting my name as a candidate for the democratic nomination for
Delegate to Congress."
PAID ADVERTISEMENT
APPLICATIONS will be received by the
UNDERSIGNED,
On and After April 6th, 1918, for
GOLD BONDS of
THE THIRD LIBERTY LOAN
—of the—
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
#
Bearing Interest at the Rate of
✓ /
4'/< Per Cent Per Annum and Due in 1928.
The Bonds will be in denominations of
$50; $100; $500; $1,000; $5,000; $10,000
#
* in COUPON or REGISTERED Form as desired
The Bank of Seward
The Harriman National Bank
of Alaska, at Seward
Seward Light &
Power Company
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Hoginning with the sailing of the Alaska, April 8, all steamships will
go to Anchorage.
A. H. MCDONALD, Agent.
The Seward News Company
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