The daily Alaskan., 1912-02-23
GRAND JURY REPORT

uttc-a tse Jarua~y 1919 Se-u of the Taaes Syales D5s-e, Court to- he paHs E Alaska DN.S5oa NumheS One aa,as C,~rls,e5 our IaNo0s for ,ac sad teyu and ooa5,adcd the bus taess gz5a-at aesg-e gs. now beg have sa r,q17, a, Jae honorable CopsS a.s 5oalgos.
 We a1yC beea la SJSSioa Jwc1U- ave Gays. and have aJsea uPoa ta g.aG2,cs ySsJs. have cosluy,cd ll iE- ,cz-saalas. have soaDG S> True EaS and ls u,j r-ao Bll& We have rXaaa-u. -sy witnesses. aaG employ Cl sasozg-C,.o~ We have SaSo made ,eo q-cSJasucasS Co yae ooss-e Seyy-s. y>.sos Ve-c vepo-,e5 to the G-al4 ya-y v5Aogi a fo-uN CoI- p.asaL oa winch uo acton vss tak. ga oa ac,,,las oI failure og witnesses Co AaQear
 Ne roSPec1lCy bul eSrDos,-y rco ouuea4 that uc laws ceaGgE Co Jae i.slus .-ag>J-y az tac waters Of AlaSNa gc SDcatcL As Jhese laws aoU stand they seen yo Ps-u5> ,he taA.Es and olg,alS q Aezr.ss and u~e ue-cS for sc-l.ze- and oL Tla le--Eg Is a hssh,y valuaHle fish 5o- Goo4 gapO~oS and We CoGSlde- that ,re use CG tEese C.sleS to- any O-lt- pa-q1se Es cN-eDa,y waStesul and uleoozga5ga- The Jaw ss lt now Is taxes the rayk e he can uy-leS as ,le rate C1 -four cents per case a -ae oa-Zc-.es Go not nan tan hallle-5es and p-oPasa-e and le- crate G-y accoo5ns 60 Jhe prov ylsiols oE che law relating tGeveSo- I Gey Go p7o1aga,e and I5ae-ate E-y aoco1d- .-E Co sad 0-oy-SoGs. he oannpries are entirely relieved c-cu the burden oI sad -aN. The pack ot al caane-- fes sroaEG Hy JaNe5-tle salmon ku0 z la the us-Set as ceis- at the rate oE Ben ec-ts pa- yase and those known s1 the market Ss 'P.uSs~ at the rate os SIX cents pe- ease. and the pack J- p-D5ugt oE Sa-te-bes. mid yGu-g establishments and aU othe- E.sa pre- serving plarls az such a rate as shall re just n-one- and F017o-Go-ate to tlc sad ysN Ea-e- -eoouue2de5 fo- caaaeE Sl'w1-. p-ovtEeE. hoveve-. that 0o tax should. E7 oa- opinion hV imposed uro7 Hasa haEhut
 The n~o7aea-0o Er Alaska CT sal mon and osre- fish o5 oomue-15al val ge Ssoo,G Ae c,c5uesed by the govern mg-t ey5IrsEve,y and st Shoulj re car r5ed o- much a-o-e extensively than s, is at Q7e=5aJ We. therefore. be hove that aG of tsc money de-ivcd GCom tae tax oa the pSCk q the ,aane-5as and Cthe- GSaius vate-prls- os ia Jae vSte-s. os Alaska should be applied and devoted Co lae p0o7sga- Uoa ot fishing 5a tle streams and lskos ol Alaska and Jaat ia addition thc7cto aB apP01QusUoa should be made cy congress which should be made by congress which should be spplied Co further extending and de veloplDE Jac batcherics of fish i8 those s-cSms and lakes. We be beye thai tbss a0P0op-iaJoa should be Ga a sum not loss than one million dollars and should be used in 5nc-esS- ing the numbc- e hat5he-les along the Alaskan coast. and that Jhe money derived from said tax should be used for the purpose oI maintain jng the hatCberies now ta existence and those to De established by means Ct sad appropriation. and for no oth- e PgrPose.
 We earnestly reconnead that the Sunday CloSing season as applied jo the fishing industry be made univev- sal throughout the waters ot Alaska. As the law stands at present the closed Sunday applies to the waters of Southeastern Alaska only. obvious U. in the iDte-eSt of justice and uu- itormig and for ecououic reasons. it should appE to su the waters of Alaska
 We further recommend that the law be so amended that no person texcept Che native tribes og Alaska and thes- desoeadaatsl whether fish iug on hs own account or as agent or employe fo~ any person. firm. as sociat3ou CT corporation. Ne permitted CT allowed to fish ia the waters Of Alsssa unless he he a citizen of the United States CT has declared hss in- tention to beccme such citizen
 We recOmmeod thst certain chanc. es be made in the law relating Co open and closed seasons fo~ certain game animals and Nirds,
 1t Is @ fact ve-y vel known to an of Che elder settlerS In Alaska that the fawns of decr end kids of goats need che p0otcctioa of the parents