BRITISH COLUMBIA IIS.
ALASKA FEU
“ British Columbia Finds Alaska
Purse Seine Restrictions Neces
sary.”
Under this caption, the Juneau
Empire justifies the closed areas
created by the Bureau of Fisheries.
Their argument is this; that the
fishermen of Alaska have been ask
ing for regulations like those of
British Columbia, and this pro
vince has just found it necessary
to advocate restricted areas around
fish streams.
The argument is really a boom
erang. Alaska fishermen will be
satisfied if the Bureau of Fisheries
will put the British Columbia reg
ulations into effect and employ
the same class of efficient officers.
Regulation number one would
be—NO FISH TRAPS unless in
competition with some foreign na
tion and only at the extreme
boundaries.
Regulation number 2; Where
traps are permitted, the tax shall
be $500 for a trap license, and IN
ADDITION thereto, $5.00 per
thousand for the catch.
Regulation number 3; Limita
tion of power seining.
Regulation number 4; Prohibi
tion of foreign fishermen.
The fisheries of Alaska can be
saved: The white population of
Alaska can be increased. With
sensible regulation, 50,000 more
people could he brought to Alaska;
BUT NOT BY FOLLOWING THE
ADVICE OF THE JUNEAU EM
PIRE OR THE KETCHIKAN
CHRONICLE.
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HOW WILL THIS BENEFIT
ALASKA
The following is taken from the
Seattle Times of August 29th, and
represents the Cannery Policy for
Alaska.
“With indications that the 1926
total of wages paid in Seattle to
cannerymen, fishermen and crews
of cannery vessels will total $2,
500,000, an increase of from 20
to 30 per cent compared with last
year, ships of the Seattle-Alaska
salmon fleet, with the last cargoes
of the year, soon will be home
ward bound.
One of the big salmon packing
firms yesterday estimated that its
payrolls in Seattle this year will
total $1,250,000, or 30 per cent
more than in 1925. Another com
pany with large cannery interests
in the north estimated that its
payrolls in Seattle for 1926 will
total $1,100,000, or 20 per cent
more than last year.”
ALASKA—FIRST DIVISION
On Nov. 2nd, 1926
VOTE FOR ALL
REPUBLICAN NOMINEES
FOR DELEGATE TO CONGRESS
DAN A. SUTHERLAND
OF JUNEAU
FOR SENATOR
WILL A. STEEL
OF JUNEAU
FOR REPRESENTATIVES
CHARLES A. BENJAMIN
CHAS. B. FERGUSON
WILLIAM L. PAUL
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