The Cordova daily times., 1920-12-20
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governor, the delegate and the bureau of fisheries
 It has been suggested that this bill, or similar bill, be introduced into the legislature at it's 1921 session and if passed, that congress be asked to validate it.
 THE FUTURE OUTLOOK
 With the depletion of the salmon runs in the Pacific states, those en- gagged in the industry moved north ward into mortimer British Columbia and Alaska the greater number seek ing the latter territory. These with some new adventurers in the busi ness gradually augmented the exploi tation of the industry to the limit in 1918 and then continuing the strenu- ous efforts caused the supply of fish to suddenly give way in 1919.
 Ftom the beginning of the war when the neutral countries were put ting forth their greatest efforts to supply the combatants with food the over-exploitation of our salmon fish cries continued. With our entry into the conflict in 1917 extraordinary eff forts were made to catch every sal mon possible. Packing plants of all kinds increased in number and many added additional lines of machinery: transportation was greatly enhanced increasing the range of operations and the quantity of fishing gear used more than doubled.
 Not content with taking all the fish possible in their journey from the sea to the streams the very spawn ing beds in the streams and lakes. the scenes of last effort for the main tenance of kind, were violated and the helpless victims of avaricious com mercialism, in the period of their lives far beyond an economic or pro- per value for food purposes, were ruthlessly taken, canned, labeled as choice food and offered for sale. For tunately in the interest of health, quantities of this inferior product were discovered and condemned be- fore it reached the mess of the brave boys in Europe fighting for the ex- istence of the nation and the homes of the great common people of our country who had adopted this fooN into their diet Some of this unsan- itary and unhealthful product reached it's ultimate destination of mess and home and received it's just condemna tion to the everlasting detriment of the industry.
 It is the practically uncontrolled stream fishing by both cannery oper ators and independent fishermen which is more to blame than any other operation for the depletion of the fisheries and must be stopped at all hazards.
 Through this foolhardy reckless ness and disregard for the industry and it's future, three great losses
 
 ton of the spawning fish and of their means of reproduction; to the food supply of the country and to the cos fidence of the people in the charac ter and quality of the product. thus diminishing the demand and lowering the price.
 The commission voices it's belief that it's creation and entrance upon activities within the scope of the law will be most beneficial to the fishing industry as a whole and believes it's authority should be enlarged so that. in the event no federal legislation covering fishing in Alaska is forth coming, 1t may be backed by full ter ritorial authority to represent the peo- pie of Alaska before any branch of the congress of the United States and be- fore the various departments having jurisdiction in Alaska. to the end that there will be created sentiment among those in control that the ter rtorv is capable of performing all the functions of local administration in a manner which will not only con serve territorial resources but will as sist industry in sane and impartial manner