The daily progressive-miner., 1918-10-04
JUNEAU FISH BUYER
 HAS LICENSE REVOKED
NJ. s. Bloch, Closed Up For Pay
 ing More Than Fixed Price

JUNEAU, sept. 20.-At the nOur O1 noon today a public notice by auth. ority of Herbert c. Hoover. United States Food Administrator. upon the recommendation of P. R. Bradley, Fed. eral Food Administrator for Alaska. was conspicuously displayed at the entrance of the Juneau Cold Storage this city, in which building. M. S. Bloch. for several months has been carrying on the business of buying, packing and shipping fresh and froz- en fish, pursuant to license issued by the United States Food Admins tration. announcing that the license of said Bloch had been revoked.
 Revocation of the license is the re- suit of investigation of numerous complaints by cannerymen and fisher- men to the Federal Food Administra- tor that Bloch, and persons represent him. were paying in excess of the maximum price fixed by the Food Ad- ministration for salmon.
 The situation in the Taku Inlet country had become serious; local cannerymen and fish buyers were unable to get any fish on account of the violations committed by Bloch in the matter of paying fishermen more for their fish than the Governme ent scale. One local cannery practically had to quit operations on account of CT also had to close down his plant, and the fish industry in this section generally had become disrupted on account of the irregular operations Of Bloch. Similar complaints with refer ence to violations by Bloch and his buyers have also come in from the Ketchikan and Wrangell sections.
 Various methods. it is charged. were employed by Bloch in evading the regulations. It is alleged that the ex cess price paid for the fish was at times called a present on the side" and again it was referred to as a "Bonus." and still again that fisher men would be given receipt for, say 100 pounds of fish and were paid sum equivalent to 125 pounds of fish delivered The violations appear to have been most aggravated, showing an utter disregard for the price reg ulations as announced by the Govern. ment.
 The prices which, according to tes- timony given. Bloch had been paying for sockeye and cohoe salmon and chums and dogs ranged from 3Sc to over 40c and from 13c to Ysc for these salmon respectively. The government maximum price for these fish at the cannery, independent boat, gear and fuel. is 32c and Sc per fish respective ly. When these prices were announc- ed it was emphatically stated that any one paying more would be subject to penalties prescribed by the Food Ad- ministration.
 Other complaints of persons paying more than the government price are TOW being investigated. The Food Administration is determined to pro. itect those buyers and cannerymen who are abiding by the regulations.
 Bloch has been directed to dispose of all fish in his possession or under his control and to discontinue his business from Noon today and he has been warned against any attempt to evade the intent and purpose of the i revocation of his license either by carrying on the business in other names, through other agencies, or otherwise.
 The government price to be paid for
 salmon in this division, which is the
 maximum price to be paid for deliv'
 cry at the cannery or establishment are:
 Sockeyes and Cohoes, All company boat, gear and fuel 26c each; Chums or dogs 7c each; Humpbacks or Pinks 4kc each-All independent boat, gear and fuel Sockeyes and Cohoes 32e each, Chums or dogs Sc each; Hump lacks or Pinks 6c each.
 
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