The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-03

The following interesting talk has
been made ~ al the metropolis by
Samuel Elmore, Of this city, and is
here quoted in Difference 10 the old
adagc, go away from home 10 get
the news" the Portland Oregonian,
Of yesterday, deals as follows with the
noted Astorian:
Stop fishing between August rs
and June !, advises Samuel Elmorc,
Of Astoria, who, az vicc.prcsident
and general manager OF the Columbia
River Packers Association, puts more
chinooks in tin cans and salt barrels
than anybody on the river, who is
salmon king OF Tillamook, Coquille,
Alsea. Umpqua and Siletz, who oper-
atcs Tillamook's boat line and who Is
the newspaper power Of Astoria
Give us also the closed Sunday.
abolishing fishing above the VILLAIN
cite river and regulate the size Of
the meshes, and wen have all the sal
mon we want for generations to
come
In such words did Mr., Elmore
preach the salvation OF the salmon in
dustry yesterday. Asked what he
would do with the canneriSs between
August rs and June !, he replied, let
EN- rust. as they are now doing.
Asked what that meant, he said:
"'rhe salmon pack is between 30
and 40 per cent short which means
that the supply is still going from
! bad to worse.
"Mr. Elmore came TO Portland TO
present TO Colonel Roessler, United
! States Engineers, the case OF the Nc
Gowans, packers OF Chinook, Wash,
/ who by planting their set nets in front
OF his scining grounds which he
pays the government $1,000 year
rental-make the seining grounds
worthless and the 10000 so much
waste money Mr.. Elmore outbit the
McGowans for the seining grounds
and thinks that they should retire
from the premises and have regard
for his tenancy Of Uncle. Sans do.
main, just as Mr.. Elmore retired from
them three years ago, when outbiC
by the McGowans, But the Meow
ans now contend that their seven Of
eight set nets, being below tide
mark, are outside Mr. Elmore's rent
al limits. But Mr. Elmore consider:
them distractions to navigation, and
beyond the power of the MCGOWAN:
TO place in Uncle Sans water high
way. This dispute imposes on Colonel
RocssIer the duty of inspecting the
premises, to determine whether the
/ McGowan's are obstructing th'
highway.
However, Mr. Elmore did not care
to discuss this matter and he allowed
the details to be pressed out OF hin
unwillingly, yet, like true salmon
king, he has opinions about protection
OF salmon, which many other king
will not accept, That far, he is like
King Seufert, King Warren, Kins
Hume, King Talant and King Rosen
berg
! "But as the biggest Of them all King
Elmore has opinions which are en-
titled to respectful consideration. Ht
is willing to shut off April and May
fishing and to close shop on Sunday
II salmon could be protected thai
much. there would undoubtedly be big
gains. He would not bother the gill
meters nor the trappers nor the sein
ers except to make their meshe'
bigger,
"But as for the wheelmen he woult
abolish their gear and prohibit al
fishing above the Willamette river
Mr.. Elmore's rivals say that is be
cause he catches his fish below Viii
lamette river, and this starts agair
the wrangle Of the fish factions, which
eliminated last election day in enac
ment of conflicting laws, each pro
posted by a faction hostile to the ont
at which the law is aimed,
LET that trouble rest for the pres
ent, 1t will not renew the wrangle t
note that Mr.. Elmore feels the press
ing necessity of salmon protection, !
the FISH are to be saved from extermi
nation, and that he urges two OF tn
most important remedies = close'
Sunday and longer closed season"
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