Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-12-29


since kseuc river uss sirz; s<tzae6
lppen commercial fish.ne IA sai1.zsn
has been is main zn.Iestzz,--i}t al4zsa
aNaz and asili r.. shs e,ilx ID S1s<zy ezn-
IpioSine labef IN this section 81 fha
Ienrntx There has ktSn hai;t Up
business IN which over d s4ueytef of
milsion dailafs Il Interested. aud whIen
lannaally pays out for fish and ,anor
over S1oA.eee EivinE directly or in<1l+
rsctay snnlcxmsni f0f several hundrr1
people twe-thirsls ef tbs xear 4 alse
lntisiaes as food and adds 10 liz vefI1'H
supply the finest food fish extonG
.whtek. wefe the river closed unnid u
lest and wastea SUCH was fhe ca4>
when for tw0 years. the river wzs
closed 70 llshfnK. ard lbc naluz> fz.h
lay dead 1hy the theuS&Nfss a}ont ~
upper river ana tributaries 4 henefsl 10
mo eue and d nuisance 10 snesc living
close By
There i no last rsasen A,ss ths
ispcrtsineft Of unpcr Roesle river. kce1s.
lips for themselves fhe anxllae pr}<I.
leEe IN the whole river for one kind of
fish. should seek 10 destroy tlae eon<
IisserviNt Industry hx closing the river
70 fishing Ter eHother hsfa of fiax
Nor " there reason II askinx in. i.fa
islNsors npd TIE psoFle cs gsse whu3s
sislte lo aid shtiA III aestf0xlnk IA
means Of livelihood on which ~ MANY
are denenaent vi tliiH secti8n
This RekNe river fishing aueAsIHm
has for I generation past been pefie<.
Iicaily before tfle leEisiHtufs ana peel
pie of this state The aeitAtlou .o.ll..
inteN q a time when thefv wa1 tAsize
for actioM hws huN fresn motsVHs
(which arc questionable heen kept IN
spyond tho thns when the astlon
smtHht was necessary or gussitlel.
There wssa a time when tzzerr uan
but one cannery on ROGUE river owned
and managed hy~Acue who owned iii
the adjacent land. claimed exnluaiyr
ushing rights and enforced his ei8Ins
so suecesAfulsy thAt W. dietntexF whn
sheald fisiis and the nrice fsUn mure
to receive fol the ffeii
But times have chAnnra III En44.x
river The courts were anueal@d e..
have declared and aftlffne<l that
suHsae river N open ii An wlYo ic1ffs
~ fish thesein In conformity win th&
laws ~ tho state 'rhcHe laws ana rn,-
linNs have been accepted by an ronx
lcerned IN their Raisies There arc nflp
three oAnneNes which oper1te On tt&
Hover river, and Il large fatfmtnr N
fishcrmen are rnplayed here oach
yeAr The price for fish has not h<<n
dictated nsstf hrlsi rfticuiouriy i0x ~
lthe desires of ome man. A wen o.
lKauired fishennan'z union. WIN
,nenahsrship Of over too. har WoF&e&
IN conJanciion with The cannericn hst1
ltheprice III fiah has been maintained
ht liturv satisfactory " &ii 11sx
present laws of I'M ntAtN rnwu{4}&
commcre!al fishing ON the river. una
the state fish amd rnme commission
has representative here epery ausNr
mer wha saes that tlae inw8 a<c sosa-
Iplira Win Thtsc laws Al Yi9t aiInH
the commercial use of the stncihead
Tor other aazaa fish, hug wcrr framed 70
ailow THE game fish ,iHreStrtrseu pro.
sresH un the river. ssamaleetetI save a.
victims of the skin of the angler
Wa, the citizens rssidinT adjacent
10 lower ROGUE river ask you moi 10
he deceived hy claaniH thar THE com
nereiai fsshernen of this river nr@
lcenduetmm their business illegally. ur
ldestrayina the Kaane fleh
i And We ask YOU. further. II f<aAeTn-
lher that tiie HpcnIaH III fish rAslaut ma
fused commercially are not the rpeeleo
lof fish which the si1orisntn ektcls ~
IanglIng. and which the upper river
lsportamen would have the psoftfc' u
tine state believe are helnE dektrHyes
lb~ tic commercial Interests
Curry county N away down n i m
jmote corner of the state. II u spayst1y
lsetsie8. but the people who HIVE tnerN
Iare oislxsna OF the United states A.
lcitizens they claim tlse rIEht under ths
lconMsltntian ID aastnbiisi iusiue. pre-
lmota tho general wssehse. Hnd enk1Ns
HI peaceful pnsNuita ana ieaalfnats
business. n0shwsshssnndfn the desires
IanG efforts 6f tha al,aflslnen uf JsAk.
lsna and Josephine csurtiss
y MffsLVffLE.
pfeHidehf.
H. f.tINNfl*ts
/ Secretary ffn Tern
lisocmt Union 40. 10. United Fisher
men ~ The Pacific
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