The Ketchikan miner., 1915-04-15
FROM TUESDAYS DAILY

o'eleek Fremont King acting for the committee called the meeting to order so talk over matters connected wltE the halio1t industry here in kssehi- ksr-- '. L. Rycs was selected sscre- sary Ot the meeting, snd the chairman called on H. (. SsrOng so tell ot his risit to Juneau in the interests of the movement.
 MT. Strong went into shs matter she-cagAly. telling of his trip to Ju- 10 secure he approval of the L.ssis- Iasurs, so the Kssehikaa memorial. and haw te his surprise he had foura opposition not only frO1a people from othe- parts ct the Territory, who ware naturally not interested. but Alsc fro@ kstehikan residents. These As said, ewing to laek et infa-ElAticu an shs subject had raised saas obiae- siOa to the passage Ot the uasnorial
 CSrtinuiaS his talk. MT. StrOns showed te2s American money will be paid for Amerieaa eaught fish h Csu- adian ports, and as ses result. Canada Will gss all the benefit, ani Prince Rupert will bsee1e the port from whieh sAs boats ot the e2htat fleet will operate in te@ waters of the Glat of Alaska instead of from Nsseais&a-
 To avoid this ws must show ! united froat in demanding relief troz cur Federal government. making ii Impossible for a1 Azs-ic2- enterprise sc b1ild ID foreign port at the sx- pszse of The eaas1 towas of S1zthe2si- sru Alaska He arguss that tLe Grand Trunk Pacific is the logical route far fresh fish tr1z S0utheasterE Alas ka to take to the eastern markets and shows thas lsEislAtiol. inst te A-erie4a enterprises II general anu especially S1uthsaste-z Alaska mguld ob1igs shs buysrs ct Auertean caught fish te- th= American markets to -ets;ve shei- fish as IT American ro-e- TEis ir serz wu1ii toree ths Grand T-rlk Pacific to e1t4-i it's terminal rates so the Alaska shore He saaws how the abcvs ruat eoul1 givs 2 service oat ot Eetehikan maf ing is possible to- 1s 70 reach ths ezsts-1 markets squaly as well as any as--- -- D--rs-r C--.S
 This wonId res1lt ia r0 hardship . any kind being visited oa amerteau busnsss institutions. and at tte same tins ws1ld preserve far tte fishermen asszal competitive eonaitiazs n lis posing q his catch
 Inns far ,here has tsen soo much Seattle n this @ovemezt, sad Mr. Strozs- this has resulted in t1e rseszs statement ny t1e Secretary q Coze-es shz, Seattle cannot hope ,e sst tke fizh husi1ess swaT from Prizse REpert and i1 this Eete1fk4n azs been largely loss sight ot- We wzzt .o sk9# .he G0ver17eut that Ts zr= -0t trying 70 prevent .he fish being sntr ped ov=r tEe Grand Trunk. which |. sks natural channel for trade. 61t ra-asr that Azsrieaa fish. .auza- by Aneriezas t1r A1eriezn canE-p-tos ezz ie delivered esezarr ss cheap tt @4y q Essehikzn az by Priz.s Rup e--
 II w= stow Prince Rugert that VI. viii m de,ivs- sas fish 4s her doors sls VII eoze kz.s far i.. T. $ bu. z&1t-sl -az7 1Ee deazzE zuzs eozze tr1z szzs side q sLe Ilzs- .az1. n al probability tls Graad TruzE vii giTe zs rLs rates az3 ee== hsre tar GIT fssk- 7t sais Eere accomplished. tls halihut i1das-rT #ozi8 zszz 1ors for Ee.t5ikza tzza JEzeau's t-ueuss mines uezz t1- ker, t9r Eesshika1 wozld n@scns the kozs port f1r sh= tzlitzt flses q the Pacific f9EhliEE c- tretlizs her p1ggiasioz -5.Eiz : v=a< T tLs orfsr z3.zg s1 so attees
 Otks.s folla~9 Nr. ssrsaz ssas- ing ta th= effect sheY wished to ss- moTs shs impression that Eeseaiear !. b1=i-sssuea 3sre trying a tares Aueriea1 tistsrEsz ss ship b s@zs- lie, thus d=p-ivi1g then of the ,oz- pesisiaa offersss ar Rzper:- Inztead according to sAem skz greater vart qt -he fish cazsgzsd iz The east m5uEi % ,hreugh Prince Rupert. tat it sae fish narksts w=re nainsafaed in Eetshikzn, ,ke fish wouId t4 sola asre. first Ike7 made sa4 poiu. eiesr ttzt the rsas thing was to g. egre the creation If ske market tsr. where tts fiszsr1an eozli ser IL. fish dirses. persg1alEy watching she grading and weighing. and receiving his eteek al oae= witaogt sts delay az ss present.
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