The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-01
STENSLAND IN
 INTERVIEW HAS
 OUTLINED WORK

In an interview with a Citizen rep resentative, I. N. Stensland, who Is in charge of the affairs of the Car. lisle Packing company in Fairbanks. sets forth that the attitude of the l people of Interior Alaska in oppos- ing the operation of a cannery at Andreafsky by the company he rep resents is a surprise to him.
 In the reasons set forth he states that his company secured a permit from the department of the interior last December :or the establishment of a cannery at Andreafsky and has already expended the sum of 5000 in the purchase of the necessary equipment for the cannery. This equipment was landed at the pro. posed site last fall just before the close of navigation. His company sent him to the lower river last summer for the express purpose of making an exhaustive study of the situation before making application for the permit, and it was upon his report that the establishment will be installed.
 Concerning the depletion of the fish supply by the operation of a cannery on the lower Yukon, MT Stensland says, in extenuation, that it is well known fact that the can ming industry has grievously abused the privileges granted to it by the wanton waste of food fish and the public has the right, from theil point of view. to protest against any operation that will tend to dimin ish the supply of fish. but methods of operation have changed to a large degree in modern equipment and method of catching the fish them selves. By the methods to be em ployed by his company there vii be practically no waste, as the whole of the fish is to be utilized for some commercial purpose.
 Mir. Stensland also states that tho department of the interior must have given the matter careful considera tion, for out of 46 applications fol the establishments of cannery com panies there were only 16 granted, O which his company was one, and i! the only one that will be on tn, Yukon. To further set forth hi contention he has prepared an arti cle pertaining to the matter whicl will be published in tomorrow's issue Concerning the operation of thu company it is stated that the law regarding the fishing industry vii be observed to the utmost. In othe matters pertaining he states tha there will be many employed b. the company on the lower river tha would otherwise be compelled t, seek means of gaining a Livelihood by other occupation.
 As to the matter of expense t, the company, Mir. Stensland state that many dollars will be spent il the interior by him in outfitting tn plant. It was optional with hin whether it would be spent here o on the Outside, and as an economi cal measure to the company and benefit to those employed he chose t, spend it where it would do the mos good.
 The company now has under con struction in Fairbanks 46 boats tha will be used by the company. Tn holdings of the A.-Y. N. company a Andreafsky have also been taken and thousands of dollars have beel paid to local concern for the pul chase of two barges to be used dow river.
 The working force of the compan will be about 150 persons. The tral method of fishing has been abolishe, by his company. only gill and drif nets being used. and only the re | quired amount of fish will be caugh at time The estimated output fo the company will be 100000 case for working season of about 10 days, which is a long season. Tn working~oxpenses of the compan, for the year 1917 were in the neigh borhood of $400,000. The Carlisl Packing company is now operatin plants at Cordova and at Belline ham, Washington.
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