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RUSTGARD LIKES BUREAU
OF FISHERIES
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ment of harbors for fishing
fleet at convenient points; pub
lic buildings where needed; a
bridge between Douglas and Ju
neau; naval air ports at stra
tegic points and stationing of
army an naval planes in the
Territory; Acceptance of and
support for the various recom
mendations made by the Gov
ernor in his last annual report.
FISHERIES NO VALUE?
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Petersburg, Alaska
February 24, 1930
Editor The Alaskan:
Dear Sir:
In the February issue of The
Pacific Fisherman, an answer ti©
Delegate Sutherland’s speech in
Congress is attempted and which
takes the controversy so far
from the truth that there is no
use arguing their point. In fact,
they seem to prove that the fish
of Alaska is worth absolutely
nothing and in some instances,
less than that.
However, there is one state
ment that the Pacific Fisherman
seems to take delight in where
by they figure they have Suther
land pinned to the mat, and
that is the statement' that it
takes more men to kill the fish
in British Columbia than in
Alaska. That is one time they
admit that Sutherland told the
truth but they did not admit
that their scientific fish destroy
ers were the cause of the differ
ence. They did not tell of the
great big trap in Cross Sound
whi~h took the seining grounds
of eight crews and pushed them
out Into the open waters, taking
the seining grounds away from
forty men. These men fished
only on slack water while the
trap fished 24 hours a day and
depleted many streams; nor of
all the closed areas to fishermen
who now have no waters to fish
in and are on the point of star
vation they being reduced to a
condition lower than peons as
the peons lived on the land and
always had something to eat be
cause the boss had to have him
work where if he starved he was
no good for work.
That is the condition that Mr.
Sutherland knows is wrong and
that is the condition that the
Pacific Fisherman thinks is right
and rejoices in.
Very truly yours,
Pete Sommer.
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