The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-10-27
From ALI Quarters is Coming
Justification Of Our Course.
Mr.. INQUIRIES IDEAS
The 0regOnian Assisting the Asto-
rian's Fight in an Honorable
and Legitimate Manner.

Fridays Oregonian says: THE wisdom
of packing fall salmon, which 10 very
much inferior in quallty to the spring
iish, Is being called in question by many
prominent cannerymcn Of the Columbia
river. They believe THAT marketing
the fall catch win inevitably hurt Tie en-
viable reputation that the Columbia river
salmon has established al over the word.
Columbia river salmon, ais 1t is, brings
| y more case ,.than either the puget
Sound or Alaska salmon, and the con-
sumner knows when he buys Il that he
Is getting the best salmon in the market.
But how long will the Columbia river
salmon retain this reputation" s.sl some
OF the cannerymen. ''if we permit the in
ferior fish OF the fail catch to be packed
and marketed with Columbia river la
bels?"
The fan season on the Columbia begins
September TO- when the fish can be taken.
AT this time Of THE year, a few belaied
chinook salmon that are about ready to
spawn come into the river and II Is these
fish and the silversides that the cannery-
men pack. The chinook OF the fall catch
is said to be o wasted fish which no more
compares with spring salmon than does
horse meat with prime roast beef, but
the siiyerslde. while not frst-grade
salmon. Us said to be very desirable
fish.
Elsa Protector Mcclure, when asked
yesterday what he Thought OF fan fishing.
said:
"Tlhe fall fisChing.. I'm my opinion, should
and couM be regulated That, / believe,
Is the key to the situation In my last
report / quote some of the words of the
late Commissioner Mcdonald. He said:
1T Is a wise policy on the part OF the
state to encourage the largest catch that
can be peumitted consistent with the
maintenance OF the suppEyl to impose no
unnecessary embarfassmeuts on. ressrfc-
tions upon the enterprise of the fishermen,
yet at the same time to insist upon such
protective regulations and restraints ae
may be found necessary to prevent the
serious impairment OF an important in
dustry by the operations OF the fisher
men,:
THAT remark also applies to the cam
nerymen OF the Columbia river.
THE labelling of the fall take of Co
iumbia river salmon should be strfngentiy
regulated by legislation, which ehouffi
require the fan catch to be branded rs
such, thus clearly distinguishing between
the spring and fall catches, and really d.
vfding the salmon into first and second
grades. In case Of violation on the part
OF the cannerymen OF such law heavy
fines could be Imposed. The main idea
Is to enable the consumer to dlstingnish
the callI take Of salmon from the spring.
Ut could be made the duty of the fsh
protector to see that this law Is c5syef
to The letter by the cannerymen.
The catching of the fail chinook, which
Is a dry. wasted fish and does not com
pare with the real salmon, should also no
prohibited. But Ithe sllverslde easnron is
desirable FISH. and the cannerynlan
should be allowed to pack and market It.
OF course after It Is props,cy labe,ed.
so that the consumer cannot mistake II
Tor the spring Columbia river salmon"
Mr.. Mcclure seemed to think that these
points could all be covered in bin that
could be presented at the next legislature
and he felt confident that he could draft
such bEl himself