The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-08-15
MANY CANNERIES
STILL RUNNING
Washington Is Not Observing
the Close Season.
LAW IS BEING VIOLATED
Lille and Bolrdman Wink al The
Violations OF Law, While Ore
gOn Men are Arrested.
LAW is BEING VIOLATED

Much indignation WAS expressed
yesterday by both canncrymen and
fishermen over tho rigid enforcement
Of the close season nsnlng law on the
oregon side of the river, While, II was
reported. the cannorion on thg WASH
ington side were running full blast
aud had been operated cununouhly
night aud day ever since the present
extraordinary run Of salmon entered
the river II was stated that No
GowanB canncry. pillar Rock, aud
other Washington cannerios have
never ceased 10 receive nah ana are
prepared with supplies OF cans and
other material, purchased since the
law went into effect TO supply them
Z FOR ten days longer. provided the run
continues II was positively asserted
that Pillar Rock aenplc were OPEN
/ iy engaged IN receiving and canning
nsh at the very moment John Hur-
rlngton. the manager was being ar-
raigncd before the Justice of the peace
AZ Cathlamet on the complaint nlod
against him. Tho seins IN the vicinity
of this canncry have been. and, Il Is
claimed are stlll bclng hauled conun-
cualy and the large quantities N FISH
taken are delivered and received by the
canncry people without amy pretcnce
Of cnnceilmcnt Those who visited tho
hcGuWan ranncry. both IN the morn-
Ing and afternoon ~ yesterday. insist
that nsh were being received and tae
,anHrty guinE at itH fuii capacity.
while the traps situated FAR out In the
channel, from which the oannery's sup
piles u nah are mostly taken, were
regularly lifted and lowered on every
tide the same as In the hcigh, OF the
lawful season. Public feeling culmi-
mated almost TO the point Of outbreak.
ing excltment when Il became known
that Commissioner Reed had arrested
w. H. Barker. one " the local can
norymon. Tor receiving a few llsh
surreptiuously delivered by fisher
man At one ot the oanneries Of which
be Is superintendent
Mr. Barker was taken before the
justice OF the peace OF this city and
promptly fined $50 So far as can be
learned neither the Washington COM
missioner nor his deputy. the valiant
Boardman, who made SO much parade
uf his preparations and Intentions 20
enforce the 'aw In the newspapers OF
Astoria and Portland, on the last legal
day II the season, has made the slight |
est effort TO stop the ilagrant violations
OF law on the other shore. plainly vis-
lble from this city. The oregon COM
missioner Mr. Reed, was seen last
evening by an Astori0n reporter con-
oerning these oftenses on the Washing
ton side He said he had nothing
TO do with that side OF the river and
that he was annoyed beyond endurance
by suggestions continually coming to
him as to his duty In the premises
1T Is well known" he said, that
my predecessor, Mr.. Mcclure. got HIM
self personally In trouble by attempt
ing TO interfere In the other jurisGic-
tlon. II Mr.. Little and MIR. Boardman
see tit TO connive at these breaches of
the law, II is not my fault and can
not help l have my hands full in at
tending TO my own duties. No can
nerics are ruaalng on the Oregon
side and you may say emphatlcally
that none viii run. II may be unfor-
sunate to allow the fish in the river
to go to waste and II Is doubtless ex-
asperatlng to my own people to have
to comply with the law when their
nelghbors do not, but cannot AFFORD
TO allow such feelings to influence me
In the performance OF my duty. lid not |
make the law, but am responsible
for It's execution. II the law does not
suit our cannsrymen. let them change
It through The proper law-makng |
channel The present law was fixed
up TO their liking. let them make am
other In Its stead which win give
them better satisfaction. l ought not
to be criticised for doing my duty,
In any case. whatever may be said
about me, mean to enforce the law TO
the strictest letter, / notified Mr., |
Boardman on Saturday of the COM
plants reaching me as to the seiaing
stlll going on up the river, and on his
stating that he was without boat
and powerless to prevent 1t, rendered
him one Of the vessels In my service TO |
go to the scene ana make the proper |
arrests, also sent word to him about
the operation Of the McGowan can
merry this morning, but what he has
DONE II anything, to stop 1t l do not
know. have been ceaselessly impor- |
tuned ever since the season opened to
shut my eyes to wnat might so on on
this side Of the river, but have not
and win not do So l consulted Cover
nor deer, While he was here the other
day, as to the feeling on the part of
our fishermen and cannerymen, but he
saw no other alternative for me than
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