The daily progressive-miner., 1916-09-30


 The election to be held on Noyem- ber 7th will be of far reaching import. unce 10 Southeastern Alaska, and more particularly so to that part of the territory south of Wrangall Mar. TONS. This witA special reference to the fishing industry which is the chief source of commercial enterprise here For the Territorial Senate the con test is between ). AL Tanner, the pres ent Incumbent. Hho is standing for re- election and j. t. Heelluan who i5 seeking promotion from tHe House to . the Senate.
 There seems every reason in the world why the people of this division should elect MT. IIecllman to the Sen ate. Our principal industry is fishing 1lr. iechman is a practical fisherman li laag years Of experience and has
 aade study of the business rom every angie. If you wany to know now t0 catch the Hs4. hc can fell VOL: if -sa want to know how to pach the fish. he can tell you; if you want to know how to hatch them. he cau tell you. and if you want t. know how to . conserve the fish and rpetuate the industry, he can tell you that, too. He is perhaps as much rerhaps more, interested in the consel .ation of this great food supply than aly other man in Alaska.
 WhT should lie not he for conserva- tion: lie has his Gouey invested in t1e business, a continuation of which depends entirely upon conserving the supply. and without which his invest ments would be converted into loss.
 Southeastern Alaska is the habitat of the Humpbach salmon, this species being the fish Of chief value in these waters. Mr. Hecaman advocates the establishment of several IIumpback hatcheries in Southeastern Alaska for the propagation of these fish, the ex- peHse 10 he borne by a tax upon the industry, and he pledges his earnest support to such a measure. In the opinion of t,is writer no more import ant legislation could be enacted at the coming session for tbo porpetu- ation Of the fishing industry enters into and affects every artery Of trade and commerce in this division-from the man who operates a steamship to the one vho shines shoes, and the one is as honorable as the other. All the business of the first division revoIves around two industries - fishing and mining and if therefore becomes fm- peratiee that the men who are elect cd 10 tine law-making body should be right upon these questions. Men who would foster and encourage rath- CT than discourage an industry upon the very existence of which our com mercial life depends.
 The party platform upon which Mr. IIecbmaH's candidacy is based, among many other good things, declares in uo uncertain terms for fish propaga- tion and if he shall be elected to rep resent this division in the Territorial Senate the people will have a right 10 expect that something will be done along this line.
 This is not all There are a num- ber of other worthy matters for which Mr. hecIman is an avowed advocate, among them being law 10 protect the property rights of women, to place d bounty on eagles and seals and to in- crease the bounty on wolves, the es- establishment of q fund for the general relief Of prospectors, fishermen, hunt CTS and others who may be lost in the woods or ahipwrecked on our rock bound shores These matters are of particular importance to the people of this division, and measures which will be supported by aIr Hecltman and We believe by the other candidates on the republican ticket, though some of the items are not included in the plat form.