HERE’S TIMELY ARTICLE ON
QUESTION OF FISH TARIFF
(By W. A. Bryant)
There seems to be a diver
gence o f opinion regarding
whether we shauld work toward
making Ketchikan the principal
fish market or permit it to re
main at Prince Rupert or some
Canadian port.
I think we all admit that our
town cannot grow unless we all
work together for the good of
all, and that the success of the
fishermen will be the success of
the town, consequently the town
does not wish to do anything
that will injure the fishermen
in the least.
The question is: If the mar
ket is moved from Prince Ru
pert to Ketchikan or to any
Alaskan port, will the fishermen
be injured? or will he benefited
along with all Alaska.
Our contention is that he and
all Alaskans will be benefited.
If the law regarding the ship
r' ug of goods in bond is ap
plied to fresh fish as it is to can
ned fish or other commodities,
then ill fresh fish which are
preserved in ice would be ship
ped in bond from one American
port through Canadian territory
to an American port in the
states; otherwise, it would be
subject to duty.
There would be no duty on the
iT-h shipped from here.
In case the law wo: so inter
im icing 5 of
? fish ’w be d he ; in
stead of at Prince X! inert and
the buyers would come to the
nak< hen pur
chases.
■The question has been asked:
Vvoukl the bit era who arc now
busing in Rupert come to the
American sic e to bs r? They
surely would: or some other
buyer would come to take care
■ ; r i ome r . for there
would, be no other market in
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which they could get the fish to
supply the tradde.
The buyers on the American
side would have this advantage
over the present buyers in that
1 hey could sort out the fresh
est fish to be shipped east thu
Prince Rupert over the Canadi
an National railroad as they
now do, and the softer fish could
be shipped by steamers south
vi a Seattle and Pacific Coast
points to be distributed for
0 u i c k e r consumption. This
should make a better price for
this class of fish.
If the icing and boxing were
(•one on the American side, it
would give employment to log
gers, sawmills and to cold stor
es c;e plants for furnishing ice and
refrigeration.
The problem of the car ferry
1 ctween Prince Rupert and Ket
chikan has been discussed by
many and there are several
phases of the puestion.
THERE ARE PARTIES WHO
Stand Ready to put such a car
ferry system on the run as soon
as they are guaranteed fish
enough to operate, which would
be when the bulk of the fish was
purchased on the Alaska side;
but no one will be willing to put
one one. until there is liklihood
of the business being concen
trated on this side.
It is claimed that fish can be
carried from Ketchikan to
Prince Rupert on a car ferry
far a cost not exceeding what it
row costs the fishermen to de
liver the into that port.
If this be the case, and I be
lieve it is, the fishermen should
have the same competition of
buyers and prices now.
If these regulations were put
into effect new cold storages
would be built to accommodate
the increased business, more
men would be employed, more
homes would be built and busi
ness generally woulr improve.
This can all be accomplished
by centering the fishing busi
ness at Ketchikan, and I think
it would be to the advantage of
the fishermen and to every one
living in this part of Alaska.—
Ketchikan Chronicle.