William L. Paul File* For Renomi
nation— Chas. B. Ferguson also
Files.
Mr. Paul and Mr. Ferguson,,
members of the last legislature have
filed .for re-nomination on the Re
publican ticket, and announce their
platform as follows;
1. Abolishment of fish traps.
2. We favor a law against non
resident fishermen following the
bill introduced by William L. Paul
in the last legislature, taxing non
resident trollers, seiners and gill
netters, until such time as they
care enough about our country to
make it their home.
3. It being probable that we
cannot obtain the abolishment of
fish traps at this session, we favor
a change in the manner of taxing
them, an^ favor a tax on the catch.
The ) Canadian tax is $5.00 per
thousand. This is a very reason
able rate, not a burden on the
industry, and fair even from the
standpoint of the trap owners.
4. The Territorial' Fis|h Cop
mission should be reorganized so
that the fishermen can be represent
ed. Therefor we believe that the
Commissioners should be elected.
5. We favor the fullest extent
of home rule which the Organic
Act of Alaska will permit; and
therefore we stand f°r the enact
ment of a “Controller” bill, pro
viding for an elective Controller
of Alaska who would exercise the
powers of Alaska how granted
by past legislatures to the Federal
Governor; for an elective Treas
urer, and for an elective Secretary;
the three men to constitute a Board
of Control over strictly territorial
matters.
6. We favor the strictest econ
omy in our government so that
the money of the people should
not be wasted. Therefore we op
pose ambitious extensions of ac
tivity by the Territory and the
quitting of duplications of work
or unproven experiments. We
therefore maintain that it is too
early to begin planning for an
ambitious “University of Alaska”
and insist that the appropriations
for the college at Fairbanks be lim
ited to maintenance only. We al
so advocate the discontinuance of
the fish hatchery work carried on
by the Territory. After spending
seven years in that field and over
$300,000 of the people’s money,
the hatchery men cannot show the
slightest sign of results hut rather
“Depletion is more rapid in ’hatch
ery streams than where there
were no hatcheries” ^ as one official
has said. Furthermore, this work
is a duplication since the United
States government maintains two
complete hatcheries in Alaska doing
the same work or equipped to do
the same work as that now under
taken by the Territory.
7. No change in school laws ex
cept a better compulsory attendance
law.
8. We favor any literary test
for voters that can be lawfully
applied, an^ which can be admin
istered fairly, in which the test
shall be intelligence and not race.
We therefore oppose any act that
places arbitrary power in the hands
of election judges, but favor a
law based on the New York Act.
Subscribe for The FISHERMAN.
Ceilings’ Cash Store
I. W. COLI.INiGS, Prop.
58 Mission Street
New and Second Hand
Household Goods
Telephone 188
Ketchikan, - - Alaska
*-■ — . . *
SHELBY C. SHURICK
Physician and Surgeon
Upstairs over U. S. Customs
Hours: 1 to 4 and 6:30 to 8
Sunday by appointment only
Telephone 57
Subscribe for The FISHERMAN.
Wrangell Steam
Laundry
M. 0. JOHNSON, Prop.
First Class Work
Telephone 28
TOURISTS CAN GET
ALASKA CURIOS and
MOMENTOS at
Skagway Drug Co.
PERRY HERN
Totems, Moccasins, Spoons
Skagway, Alaska
* ■ ■ — . —— —■■■ — — ♦
Sanitary Market
CHAS. A. GREENAA
MEAT MARKET
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Petersburg, - - Alaska
Candy, Cigars, Ice Cream
Fruit, Soft Drinks
BEN SIMPSON
Metlakatla, Alaska
Electric Laundry
Phone 156
GENERAL LAUNDRY
WORK
All Work Guaranteed
F. H. Bold, Prop.
Dr- R. L. CARLSON
EYESIGHT SPECIALIST
Ketchikan, Alaska
Prompt attention to mail orders
for optical repairs and lens re
placements. Seamen’s Home
=1 ..
| CANADIAN FISH & COLD STORAGE (
| COMPANY, Ltd.
| PRINCE RUPERT, B. C., CANADA
offer to the fishermen of Alaska the means of obtaining
§§ highest prices for their halibut and salmon. H
M We have recently reconstructed our ice plant and now
produce only hard transparent ice which preserves the fish
H one hundred per cent. §f
lllllllllllllllllllllllllUllllllllllllllllinilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllHIIIIIIIIIIIIM