The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-10-04

placer gold. But the fish are in
danger of extinction, like the buffalo
of the plains. We therefore must
make provision for the culture of
the fish. We must provide hatch
cry to match every cannery, and
should so improve our system of
inspection and regulation as to pro-
vide for increasing the salmon sup
ply in direct ratio to the increase
of consumption. This, it seems to
me, were a wiser policy than to
limit the catch. AS long as the
world needs the food, we should
not limit the take, unless annihila-
ton is imminent We can prevent
this by propagation and protection.
Alaskan bears destroy more spawn
ing fish than the fishermen. The
bear is a non-essential. We should
exterminate the bear. We can do
this by a system of bounties and
thus lend greatly to the increase of
the salmon supply.
Certain native Alaskan fruits
are prolific. The native cranberry
is superior to the cultivated article.
1t will stand long shipment without
deterioration If Brother Frank
will make the right kind of a rate
out of Alaska on barreled cram
berries, the natives will furnish him
a very substantial traffic There
are many other kinds: blueberries,
whortleberries, raspberries, black
berries, currants, all of which,
though not promising much for ex-
port, still will go a long way to-
ward supplying local markets, if
the wild varieties are domesticated
and cultivated. Forage plants
abound. Our experiments show how
these and the more familiar varie-
ties we know so well may be grown
and so afford sustenance for do
mestic animals during the long win
tiers. The present high cost of for
age brought into the country from
the States is the chief deterrent of
successful stock farming.
"But with the development of
forage supply supplementing the
native ranges millions of the finest
wool-bearing animals in the world
should be thriving in Alaska, pro-
ducing finer fleece than the high
lands of Scotland or than the high
attitudes of Montana, Idaho, and
Oregon.
Il trust Brother William Cox
will not blame me for venturing to
talk about Alaskan fisheries"
Columbia: Certainly not. my son;
we are glad to hear from each Of
you on the work of the others. A
happy family like ours should har.
Dor no jealousies; we should be
mutually interested in one anothers
problems.
U. s.: True. Mother Columbia
Depend upon the women folk tc
cultivate harmony in the domestic
circle Well, William Cox. what
have you to offer?"
William Cox: First and foremost
sir, the safety of Alaskan waters
The coast and geodetic survey mus
locate and chart every pinnacle rock
and mark the safe channels of coast
al navigation. Upon this prime es
sen.ial depends the very life of oul
distant empire. Why, sir, our Aleu-
tan chain of islands is the very
bulwark of cur nation. We mus
protect them, make their approach
and passage as safe as walking
along Pennsylvania avenue. W.
must establish coal storage station:
at practicable points thereon, moi
only for the benefit of our nav!
pardon me, Josephus), but for tbs
more efficient and economical oper
alton of our Pacific mercantile ma
rine feet. Great circle sailing
brings our transpacific steamship:
| in close proximity to these islands
There should be ports of call oper
to them with great coaling stations
there. There should be lighthouse;
and all the other aids to naviga