Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1914-05-22


you ful complete and reliable iu-
formation. Headquarters for Whit
ran eouuiy are Be- the Post office
baiiding a. ColfaK. Washington.
When such q learned gentleman
a. Mr. Wm. Goodyear undertakes 70
aaklse you reEardfng these measures.
smd misFepresents either through b
torrance OF Intentionally facts regard
( ina these measures. Ia one OF the
great leading farm papers o. the
state Ne feel thar it must not De- al
I lowed 90 pass without any effort be-
Ing made 20 give sou the facts. from
T car point o. view.
Mr.. Goodyear further Saws PICK
up initiative measure Nc o.. the
F fish Law Listen ne vM tell SOC
+ something about thar biH u The
T Pullman Herald gives as the spaoeH
T " rite us and We vii send sou a
f topy Of the 1iI- 90 is one Of those
Seven Sisters M Goodyear also
says. Listen this one measure e.
enacted into iaw. will. on conserTa-
+ tive estimate. add over a million dol
lars eKers year 20 the revenue OF the
state NoH listen the facts arr
that 30 this measure j. enacted into
iav BE- vlll absolutely ku the fish
ina industry OF the state Of Wash
iuEtou. 50 that absolutely no revenue
sll boz derived from this industry
Initiative measure No. u. IN
+ greazes the present scale Of license
fees in the fisheries al the state and
imposes special royalty on every
salmon taken from the waters of the
state By whatever means. THIS bIu
does not purport 10 be- ans Wey regu-
lste the fishing industry. il Be- purely
a revenue measure OF excise taa las.
The fishing industry iu addition Go
the taxes paid a. personal taxes for
the support Of the state government.
Ia2s into the state treasury. under
the present license system. a suffci-
euf amount OF money o. reimburs.
the state for the expense Of main
tanning fish hateheries The fish
.or a. Issioner's report for the year
eHduE March q. 1914 shows that
during thar period the commission
ers receipts we're $50 -s.Ts. and It's
/ disbursements s7S.s86.sk. leaving
au excess iu that fund of SIel4-.sN
after paving the total expenditure
for maintenance and operation OF
/ hateheries and fisheries bureau.
! This therefore conclusiveIy shows
that the present law supplies suH-
eieut revenue 20 carry an the de-
Harfment OF fisheries
Why should this industry BE- sfn.
sled Out 60 pay an enorm Gus sum IN
excess Of the amount necessary 70 re-
fund 70 The state an sums expended
! F II In caring FOR the fishing in
dustry n would De vicious class
legislation. pure sBe simple.
The Washington fisherman must
sell his products in the markets Of
the world. In competition with Cali
f0rnia. Oregon. British Columbia
Alaska. Russia. and Japan. An over
head charge on the men engaged I'M
the fishing business ia this state not
borne BY their competitors. would
/ operate 20 exclude them from the
markets Of the world with their pro
duct
Listen. You farmers. Jet us pass a
iaw putting a tax 81 90 cents a
trshel on all wheat raised In the
state. This tax Ia addition 70 the
other taxes VOC pay. HoW long
could you compete with the markets
OF the world. This Is exactly what
ycu are trying to do when you at
tempt 10 put initiative measure No.
n upon the statute books ~ the
STATE OF Washington.
u this bin becomes a Law. thou
sands q men engaged m the catch
ing 81 salmon on Pueent sound vii
be forced out Of business. The Co
lumbia river fiEhermen have only TO
i.sofe from the Washington 20 the
+ Oregon side Of the river 10 eseaue the
tax entirely. So far as Puget Sound
Sc concerned. the hundreds 81 thou
sands Of dollars annually paid cut
fer labor and material IN the state
~ Washington wln cease and the
bulk Of 81 will be transferred 70 and
DC expended in British Coiumbfa.
This measure should harss been en-
titled An at IN aid Of British Co
lrmbia. Russia. Japan. Alaska Ore
gon and California
II The Pullman Herald wIl Civ
Us the space Ia their valuable pap-..
ne Sill take pleasure Ia giving sou
the other side Of each Of the initia-
tive measures. numbers 20 % n
eiusiFe. This league IL not trying TO
scare you. bur after giving you the
truth about these measures. de-enas
Upon your osn common sense a. %