Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-01-14
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
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collected for passing freights and
passengers through said canal and
locks, the rates Of which were there
In designated, and upon the further
condition that lat the expiration Of
twenty years from the time said
canal and locks are completed, the
state OF Oregon shall have the right
and privilege TO take and appropri.
ate TO liz own use forever, the said
canal and locks, upon the payment
10 the said corporation the actual
value thereof at the time Of taking
and appropriating the same, which
value shall be ascertained In such
manner as the legislative assembly
may hereafter prescribe" The
twenty years will expire in the lat
ter part Of the year 1892. It's there
fore incumbent upon the Legislature
10 take the necessary steps In order
10 have the state avail itself Of the
great privilege guaranteed TO II by
the above provision Of law. Under
state control no higher rate Of toll
should be collected than would be
necessary 10 operate the locks and
keep them In good repair. In fact,
by utilizing and leasing the very
valuable water power now controlled
by the locks or which could be con.
trolled by the just exercise Of the
right Of eminent domain, II neces-
sary, the state could receive sufilc.
lent revenue TO open the locks TO
free commerce, besides furnishing a
surplus for the state treasury for the
benefit Of the common school fund.
The legislative assembly, M the law
provides, shall prescribe the manner
Of fixing the sum TO be paid 10 the
company for the locks. Probably
the falrest method, and one TO which
the company could certainly make
no objection, would be TO take the
value fixed by the company itself,
IN lts dealings with the state, under
the law.
FISHERY INTERESTS.
AZ the last session Of the leglsla.
ture three bills passed at the instance
OF the board Of fish commissioners,
received the Executive Veto and will
come before you for consideration
or that number, senate bill l35 re-
duces the fine for violation OF the
fishing law OF the state from flve
hundred for the firEt offence and
one thousand for the subsequent
ones Ia "a sum not less than fifty
dollars nor more than two hundred
aud fifty dollars" This would be 4
change by which the opulent can
neryman owning his own traps ol
fish-wheels could dlfegard the law
on account Of the small fine, and II
would deter only the poor man who
flshed with nets.
There II also omitted In this bill
that necessary provision In regard
90 the size Of the mesh Of nets and
the regulation Of traps The con-
cluslon Is Irresistible that the hill Is
In the interests Of opulent cannery.
men, aud the law, Rs IL now stands,
with its stringent provisions, Is
much the mon Just aud efficient.
The recommendation made 10 the
last two legislatures Tor a law pro.
hlbiting the Use ~ seines, fish traps,
aud hsh-wheels, is again urgently
renewed, The Legislature Of Ore
gon should see 10 II that the greed Of
the present generation should not be
allowed 90 ruin the fishing Interests
Of oar state. II should provide
that but one mode ~ catching the
salmon Of the Columbia river should
be allowed, and that mode would
be by nets. available alike 10 the
poor as well ~ lo the rich. To al.
low the taking " the Columbia
river salmon by selnes. lmps aud
hsh-wheels is 10 virtually turu over
the hshlng Industry 10 monopoly
of a few persons. some of whom,
by having secured some eligible
INiln@ along the river, have leen
able 10 take cut over ten tons al
salmon In one day by Que wheel.
NO such undue privilege should be
allowed by Law. The hatchery al
clAekanias having been taraed oser
10 the United States government
and the stats board Of Dab eommls.
Aiones having examined the Co
lonihla and lie tributaries without
hndlng = plaoe shat will hold any
COMPARISON with the ClAckAmasn
ior haiching purposes. obviales amy
InFthef need of that expensive
bard aud any further vuilay fof
hatchery purposes II 10 40 more
nat 20 make apeclal outlay for the
|ishlng Interests II the stale than