Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-03-31

son County Fish and Game asso-
citation. The following agreement
between the interested parties has
Just been consummated.
Agreement of Settlement in Com
promise of the Rogue River
Fish Matters
This agreement entered into
this 21st day of March, 1920, by
and between the McCleay Estate
Co. by r. l.. McCleay Of Port
land, Oregon, party Of the first
part, and the Rogue River Fish
and Game Potectiye association
of Medford, Oregon, and other
kindred organizations of Southern
Oregon, parties of the SECOND part,
WITNESSETH: Whereas, there
has been a conflict between the
party of the first part and his
predecessors in interest, owners
of commercial canning interests
at and near the mouth OF Rogue
river and organizations and indi-
viduals interested in fishing and
angling at different points on the
upper portions OF said Rogue
river, and;
Whereas, these conflicts and
differences have each year, for a
long period of years, been bitterly
waged and contested before the
legislatures Of the State Of Ore
gon and by. initiative and Nier-
endum before the people OF the
state resulting in great expense to
the interested parties and created
a bitterness and at times radical
ism and i'll feeling to the end that
the probable termination will re-
suit either in the destruction Of
commercial fishing in the Rogue
river or of angling in the upper
river, and;
Whereas, it is the earnest desire
2 of all the parties to this contract
to compromise and adjust the diff
ferences heretofore existing, and
existing at this time, so that the
industry of commercial fishing
may survive and at the same time
the great asset to Southern Ore
gon of angling in the Rogue river
may be restored;
NOW THEREFORE, in the spir-
it of compromise and with the
earnest and sincere desire TO work
out this problem the parties hereto
believing in the fairness OF each
other have agreed upon the fol-
lowing:
/. The use of all seines, set
nets, diver nets and trammel nets
shall be, prohibited.
2. All commercial fishing 9th
er than by hook and line shall be
confined to the use of drift nets
having a mesh of not less than
S1s inches.
8. The commercial fishing
season, as provided by the act Of
the General Assembly OF Oregon
of 1915, provides that CONNER
cial fishing be permitted from
April 18th to August 25th and
commence again on September
10th and continue to November
Goth. Under the present agree
ment commercial fishing shall be
permitted and be continuous from
April 18th to September 10Th,
1920. with the exception of from
6 p. m. every Saturday to 6 p. m.
the following Sunday.
4. Under the present law
commercial fishing is permitted
to point approximately 36 miles
from the ocean. II is agreed
herein that there shall be no com
mercial net fishing above the
township line dividing ranges IL
and Il where the same intersects
the Rogue river and being a point
near the mouth of Lobster creek
and approximately u miles from
the ocean.
5. 1t is recognized by all the
parties signatory hereto that en-
ergetic action shall be taken to-
ward the screening Of all irriga-
tion bitches taking water from the
Rogue river and its tributaries and
each and all of the parties here
by pledge themselves to cooper
ate together and use every effort
to see that screens are installed
and maintained at the proper
points.
6. The parties hereto further
agree to earnestly and sincerely
cooperate and use every effort
'and influence at thir command to
secure the removal of the present
obstruction to the passage OF
fish, which now exists at Ament
dam.
Z. The parties hereto agree to
cooperate in the enactment and
enforcement of such legislation
as will prevent the dumping or
placing of any deleterious sub
stance, or substances, into the
Rogue river or any of its tribu-
taries which destroy or injure the
fish therein.
8. This contract shall, as be-
tween the parties, be of full force
and effect Immediately upon the
signing thereof in so far as the
provisions do not conflict with the
present laws.
0. 1t is recognized that the
present salary of the district
torney of Curry county, Ore
of $4,000 per month, is eH raly
insufficient and that undo res
ent conditions he cannot alford
to give the time necessary to in
vestigate and carry to successful
Termination the prosecution Of law
violations. The parties hereto
agree that they will cause a bill
10 be introduced at the coming
session of the legislature provid-
ing for a salary Of S1S00.OOO per
year for the prosecuting attorney
of Curry county.
10. 1t is the desire of the first
marty to develop and enlarge the
salmon propagation work OF the
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