KETCHIKAN' COMMERCIAL
CLUB MERE TOOL
TRAPJHTERESTS
Nothing that has occurred re
veals more clearly to the little
fellow on the street how completely
the Ketchikan Commercial Club is
dominated by Trap interests than
the letter which the club sent to
Henry O’Malley.
Readers should pay particular
attention to the claim of that club
that “the small owners of inde
pendent traps are largely responsi
ble for the growth and prosperity
of this district, etc.
There are about. 5,U00 people
here in Ketchikan. Of this number
there are about fifty trap owners
and at least 1,000 seiners and
another 1,000 trollers. If there
were no traps, the income of the
seiners would at least double and
so would the population of Ketchi
kan. We would have larger machine
shops, boat shops, ship chandleries,
sales shops for marine engines,
and more money for shows, cand
ies, and all the good things of life.
There would even be danger that
we might follow the example of
trap men and go to California
for the winter and there spend
our easy money coming back to
Alaska only for more to spend
in the land of the sun kist orange.
Mr. Elsemore of Petersburg hit
the nail on the head the other
day. It was just after the second
open season and the Indiana were
coming to get their checks cashed
after the short season when they
fiished without the competition of
traps. Mr. Elsemore said, “Say, if
there were no traps, there would
be piles of money made and spent
right here in Petersburg.”
Yes, and in every other town. If
we could have just one year in
Ketchikan without the fish trap,
the Ketchikan Commercial Club
itself would oppose fish traps for
the benefits would be in the pock
ets of the members.
Here is the letter:
“Henry O’Malley,
“Commission of Fisheries.
“Ketchikan Commercial Club on
September 9th. at well attended
meeting unanimously approved re
solution regard the future fishery
regulations for southeastern Alaska.
The members are absolutely oppos
ed to placing traps one mile and a
half apart until it is found that
the present conservation methods
are ineffective. The best informed
men connected with the industry do
not expect any but good results
from the present restrictive meas
ures and believe them sufficient.
We request that you study and
consider most carefully the re
solution prepared by this club be
fore you take any action which
will eliminate the small owners of
independent traps who are largely
responsible for the growth and
prosperity of this district. Many
would be financially ruined by the
proposed trap spacing and all
members believe this would be
most disasterous for the industry
here^ that it is not needed and
hence an unwarranted regulation.
(Signed)
“Ketchikan Commercial Club.”
The change in the regulations
which Mr. O’Malley intimates may
be made, would be similar to the
rules now in force in the Icy
Straits and Chatham Straits dis
tricts.
Ketchikan Steam
Laundry
F. J. CHAPMAN, Prop.
Nothing but first class work done
Satisfaction guaranteed
Ketchikan^ - Phone 24 - Aaska
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GEORGE S. SATOW, Prop.
Open Day and Night
Best Meals in Ketchikan
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Ketchikan Grocery
R. W. EDMONDS, Prop.
Redman Building, Phone 71
Night Phone—Green 233
Ketchikan, Alaska
Dr. R. L. CARLSON
EYESIGHT SPECIALIST
Ketchikan, Alaska
Prompt attention to mail orders
for optical repairs and lens re
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Ceilings’ Cash Store
I. W. COLLINjGS, Prop.
58 Mission Street
Now and Second Hand
Household Goods
Telephone 188
Ketchikan, * - Alaska
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COMPANY, Ltd.
PRINCE RUPERT, B. C., CANADA
offer to the fishermen of Alaska the means of obtaining
highest prices for their halibut and salmon.
We have recently reconstructed our ice plant and now
produce only hard transparent ice which preserves the fish
one hundred per cent.
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