INTENSIVE FISHING
—WHAT IS IT?
Dr. Charles H. Gilbert of Stanford
University and special agent for the
Bureau of Fisheries says that the
depletion of the Alaska Fisheries
has been caused by “intensive fish
ing.”
Prof. John Cobb, head of the Fish
eries Department of the University
of Washington says that “intensive
fishing” has caused the depletion of
the fisheries of Alaska.
Charles D. Garfield, then secre
tary of the Alaska Territorial Fish
Commission, now head of the Alaska
Bureau of the Seattle Chamber of
Commerce says that depletion has
been caused by “intensive fishing.”
The United States Bureau of Fish
eries says that “intensive fishing”
has caused the depletion of Alaska
fisheries.
NOT A SINGLE PUBLIC AU
THORITY HAS DEFINED “IN
TENSIVE FISHING.”
But we have found a statement
which should mean something to
those who are seeking’ the truth. We
take the following from the catalog
of the Pacific Net & Twins Co.,
agents for the Heckman Floating
Trap describing this patented device
which by the way is far less effi
cient than the big stationary traps.
“Heckman Floating Trap invented
and patented in the U. S. A. and
Canada in 1907 and 1908. Patents
have been applied for in all for
eign countries. It was awarded the
gold medal at the Alaska-Yukon Ex
position, the first prize ever awarded
a floating trap. This trap has a
rigid frame which floats on top
oi the water, with nothing sticking
up TO SCARE THE FISH, as in
pile traps, AND WILL CATCH ALL
VARIETIES OF FISH. With the
blue print furnished, anyone under
standing the handling of web can
make a success of it.
“The first one was built at Lor
ing, Alaska, and operated at Point
Higgins during July of 1907, and
CAUGHT 500.000 SALMON TN
TWENTY-FOUR DAYS, and COULD
HAVE CAUGHT DOUBLE THAT
AMOUNT HAD the cannery been
able to handle them. Several were
used in Southeastern Alaska in 1908,
proving equally successful.
“In 1909, one was put on Cape
Chacon, one of the roughest points
on the Pacific Coast, and stood six
weeks of heavy southeast weather,
thus proving it can be held and
fished in the roughest places. Sev
eral others were used in Southeastern
Alaska. One cannery packed 75,000
cases of salmon taken from four of
these traps. IT IS HARD TO ES
TIMATE HOW MANY COULD
HAVE BEEN TAKEN HAD THE
CANNERY CAPACITY BEEN UN
LIMITED. This trap can be fished
in any water where the current does
not run to exceed five miles an
there is no limit to the amount of
sea it will withstand.”
Dr. Gilbert, Prof. Cobb, Charles
D. Garfield, the Bureau of Fisheries
have refused to answer the question
“What is meant by ‘intensive fish
ing’?” We now affirm that the
trapmen themselves in The very
claims of the Heckman Trap owners,
which trap is far less efficient than
the pile traps that are generally used
by the cannerymen, have answered
the question. We herewith challenge
the Organ of the Cannerymen, The
Pacific Fisherman, to show anything
to the contrary.
Unions—What Good Are
They?
Carl Strong is again asking for a
heavy duty against Prince Rupert
so that deep-sea fishermen will have
to sell to him. This leads me to
consider the attitude of their Union.
During the campaign for the re
election of President Wilson, the
editor was campaigning for Mr.
Hughes in Oregon. While speaking
to several hundred workmen, he was
told by a labor leader that the
Unions had endorsed Wilson. We
asked the question then, we ask it
now, What good are unions when
run on present principles 7
Several years ago, the Union print
ers of Philadelphia went on strike.
After one year of idleness, the strike
was broken by Union printers from
New York.
Many men wear the Union button
and refuse to patronize a non-union
shop, but these same men read the
Saturday Evening Post, a scab pa
per—Not a crime, surely, but incon
sistent.
We were present at a meeting of
the Union fishermen in Petersburg
three years ago, who were consider
ing continuing their strike for a fail
price for fish, and when the ques
tion was put, they voted unanimous
ly to CONTINUE TO STRIKE. That
same evening five boats captained by
the very men who had ordered the
strike, went out fishing.
When Carl Strong was fighting
for a law to prohibit the halibut
fishermen from selling to Prince Ru
pert, it was the seiners who by their
co-operation prevented the passage
of this law. But when the seiners
ask the halibut men for help in their
fight against the trap evil, fhe hali
but men say, “That is not our fight.
We are deep sea fishermen.”
The trollers take the same atti
tude. Last summer the Sawyer
McKay trap at one lift, caught $700
worth of king salmon.
National Committeeman
Two men by the name of Frame
are running for this office. One is
named Arthur and hales from An
chorage, and the other is John W.,
and hails from Ketchikan. These
men are very different, however.
Arthur was the man that formed an
exclusive Republican Club. The ad
mission fee of ten dollars was to
keep out the “common herd.” It
did. If Arthur is elected, he will
see to it that only the “best minds”
are recommended for office.
John W. is a plain spoken man,
who is committed to put the gang
of carpet baggers out of business.
He is for Sutherland.
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