it be that a farmer wishes to
make the trip as a sight-seeing
jaunt.
. .And why should there not be a
demonstration farm in South
east Alaska which the farmers
could visit as often as they wish
ed and see their problems work
ed out under conditions exactly
similar to their own? Even So
viet Russia has established de
monstration farms in a great
number of places throughout
that country. In this way the
solution of their problems is
brought home to the farmers and
they can readily compare results.
Then, here is our suggestion
most respectfully submitted:
Let there be one demonstra
tion farm at some central point
in Southeast Alaska, another at
any suitable location in South
west Alaska and a reindeer farm
at Fairbanks.
Why Not?
FEDERAL FUR FARM
-X
From Anchorage Daily Times
While there are many in An
chorage who will insist that the
interests of fur farmers can be
served best by carrying on exper
iment work in a section of the
territory where the fur farming
industry has made greatest ex
pansion, fur farmers generally
will welcome the announcement
of Commissioner Flory that the
biological survey is planning the
establishment of a fur experi
ment station in connection with
the Alaska College. If establish
ed, it will be a federal station,
maintained by federal funds,
for the benefit of all who are in
terested in fur farming, just as
the agricultural experiment sta
tions are operated for the bene
fit of the dirt farmers of the
country. The reason for com
bining the proposed station with
the other activities of the biolog
ical survey at the college is that
the cost of operation will be less
there than it would be elsewhere,
and it is very doubtful if con
gress would consent to the es
tablishment of an independent
station, even if requested to do
so, in view of the fact that the
proposed work can be combined
with the experiments already
under way at the college station.
The Times would like very much
to have an experiment farm
established in the Third Division,
where there arc more private
farms than there are at the
northern end of the railroad;
and fur farmers of the First Di
vision, of whom there are a
great many, doubtless would pre
fer to have the station closer to
them. But even those most dis
tant from the college must ad
mit that it will be better to have
a station there than to be de
prived longer of the benefits
which such a station, wherever it
might be located, will be able to
give. If the results are not what
Alaskans think they should be
there will always be the oppor
tunity to establish a territorial
station. In the meantime Alas
kans can speed the coming of the
federal station by giving support
to the recommendations which
Commissioner Flory has made.
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WOULD CHANGE FISHING
SEASON
X
Senator Fred Norman, of Ore
gon, was in Olympia recently for
a conference with the State
Fisheries Department on mat
ters relating to commercial fish
ing in his district.
After a discussion with State
Director of Fisheries, Charles R.
May bury, Senator Norman an
nounced that if there was a gen
eral desire for any changes in
fishing seasons or regulations on
gear or deadlines, that arrange
ments would be made for a pub
lic hearing on the desires of the
people in this district on fishing
matters. Such a hearing would
probably be held in South Bend
the latter part ol July and would
be presided over by Director
Maybury. It is possible that
Governor Hartley would be able
to attend. ..
.. A public hearing was held on
Grays Harbor about a month ago
by Director Maybury and Gov
ernor Hartley After hearing
from the fishermen, the matter
of changes was taken under ad
visement and later the following
new seasons were announced for
commercial Ashing in the Grays
Harbor District.
Open from June 15 to August
25 inclusive, then closed to Sep
tember 5, then open again from
September 5 to November 30, in
clusive, then closed to June 15.
The old seasons which were
changed were: open from Janu
ary 15 to March 15 and open Sep
tember 1 to November 25.
The new changes in open sea
son is much more satisfactory
to the Grays Harbor Ashermen
and since the new dates were an
nounced, a movement has been
started by the Ashermen of Hoh
River to get the new season to
apply to the Olympic Peninsula
streams.
Senator Norman, wno is chair
man of the Senate (Oregon)
Fisheries Committee, stated that
requests for changes had come
to him from fishermen in the
Grays River territory and vari
ous streams on Willapa Harbor.
Mr. Norman suggested that the
fishermen interested on each
stream should get together and
agree on what they wanted—al
ways taking into consideration
the importance of perpetuating
the supply of fish. Then when
a hearing is held, they could pre
sent their desires together with
r,he arguments in support of
them. A full opportunity would
be given for all fishermen to
present their views.—Chinook
Observer