East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-11-22


= less The entire Pacific coast-Caifornia Oregon,
Washington and British Coumbahas say 1000 billion feet
cut OF 20 billion year probably as much as we could
would give income from the timber industry this coast
in ten or twenty from of S3000O0000 The
business is of sufficient magnitude stsudents in
our different colleges to take special courses for the logging
and for the milling and handling of this large industry
resource well worth conserving.
The fishing industry the Pacific coast at the present time
amounts to S5000000O This industry properly
taken care Of will show constant increase instead of de-
crease and the persons engaged this industry so years hence
will be times employed at the time
Japan with less than oneha the shore frontage that
have and certainly with less than ehalf of the fish supply
employs 100000 boats in the fishing industry Over three mil
lion of its inhabitants engaged the industry and Dr.
Hugh Smith, who has written able article this in fish
ing report estimates that there over ten million japanese
dependentupon the fishing industry for their existence The
japanese consume annually from 80 to so pounds of fish food
capita and less than ten pounds of other meats becomes
absolutely for Japan to conserve her fishing industry
she could not exist without it.
In the United States our agrcuturs estimate that re-
qures $50 pounds of meat capita to sustain our
American population This supply growing constantly less
s less In twenty-five years from now will be absolutely
impossible for America 100 pounds of meat capita
Already the shipments England
been practically discontinued The preservation of our fishing
industry for the maintenance Of food supply OF far more I'M
poanee future generations than the maintenance of
Pacific coast timber and reasonable to expect that IN e
tyve years the fishing industry will excel the um
Der industry magnitude and possible for the fish of the
Pacific coast properly preserved to support larger popula
tion than is now living here
We giving attention to our hatcheress to the
agatng and preserving of fish This absolutely necessary
Our schools might take up fishing course as forestry
course To properly this industry years
it will require million dollars to maintain our
hacheres ought to have specially prepared take
charge this great work Our hachees should always
poy young specially trained for the business the for
esty department does instead OF employing uskled labor
German technical colleges have many years maintained
complete fish culture and fishing. The new
Canadian universities similar course America
should not lag behind.
People this county and fact from all the
contributed to the Til Taylor memorial fund 1t
these contributors that the fund be used for strictly
rial purposes The the money any selfish purpose by
Pendleton would jusable criticism that would be en-
barrassng We capable of making local improvements
that be called for and such ends there
sion for procedure that might be questionable in character
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Centuries ago noted Roman historian discussing criticisms
c Alexander the Great said they chiefly based on the
pahy of second minds for man with first class mind
Future historians will the thing of those who
much at Woodrow Wilson.
Many people would ready the big packers
if they would make real bacon The stuff they
turn out too much like fresh pork dipped in water
The dope seems to stop in the declining price
days when the dopesers may easily
wrong in their calculations
Many cities are experiencing unusual criminal activity this
winter pa good time to have policemen and shers who
their toes.
Benson rendered good service this county when he
sisted that the EchoPendeton highway follow the Umata
river.
Get your bundle ready there those who
make good use of your cast of clothlng
Christmas and New Years Saturday this time