carefully considered by your Com
mittee and by the legislature of
Alaska on several occasions and it is
the conclusion of your Committee
that there is not available
sufficient information on the life and
habits of herring for it to deter
mine whether it would be advisable
to discontinue the fishing for her
ring for the purposes mentioned/’
and that the Chamber “fully real
izes that anything that will affect
the halibut and salmon industry in
Alaska is of most vital importance,
and should be given careful con
sideration by the authorities and
all others Interested in the fishing
business here/' and that the Bureau
of Fisheries “HAS BEEN UNABLE,
BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF AP
PROPRIATIONS, to make the ne
cessary study of the life and habits
of the herring and the effect of the
use Qf herring for fertilizer and
oil/* and pointed out that a shortage
of herring for bait purposes has
been experienced during the pre
sent season.
It concluded by resolving that
“Congress be petitioned and urged
ed to promptly pass suitable legis
lation to enable the Bureau of Fish
eries, or some other agency of the
Government, to make a detailed in
vestigation and study of the life and
habits of the herring, and that, in
the meantime the Bureau of Fisher
ies take the necessary steps to con
serve herring for the use of halibut
and salmon fishermen.”
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“WOULDN’T THIS BEAT YOU”
An . Inspired Excuse From . The
Washington News
Sept. 28, 1927
SALMON YIELD SHORT;
_ PRICE INCREASE SEEN
Subterranean Disturbances Blamed
For Killing of Young; Packers
May Lose Millions
In spite of the fact that the Com
merce Department has been enforc
ing strict fishing regulations, de
signed to provide an adequate sup
ply of salmon for the world’s mark
et, the catch this year is lower than
it has been since 1921 and 5,000,000
cases short of market demands.
For some reason the fish turned
wary, and nets and traps went emp
ty. Fishermen and packers stand
to lose millions of dollars while the
retail price of salmon is scheduled
to rise considerably.
The Alaskan pack, which pro
vides a major portion of America’s
table salmon, will net exceed 3,400,
000 cases while the British Colum
bia pack will be one-half of what
it was last year.
Deputy Commissioner Radcliffe
advanced the opinion that millions
of the young salmon had'been killed
by subterranean disturbances.
Sheldon Jackson
School
SITKA, ALASKA
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