The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-18
DR. SMITH SAYS BUREAU PLANS
 TO COOPERATE
M sss ~ -~ P -.s Head of Fisheries Bureau As- sures Governor Bone of
 His Good. Will.


 Dr. Hugh M. Smith. director of the Bureau of Fisheries, visited Governor Scott c. Bone this morning and as sured him that it was the desire of he bureau, of which he is the head. to cooperate with his office in every possible manner in all matters per taining to the fisheries of the Terri. tory.
 Dr. Smith has recently completed tour of the waters of Southeastern 1 and Western Alaska. gathering data, getting the views of the people and f'~et hand information upon Alaskan fisheries and said today that he has had most interesting and instruc- tive trip. He said he felt sure that the information gained would be great help to him in his work
 "The present fisheries law" Dr. Smith said today, ''is wholly made quate at this time as since it was passed the salmon and other fisheries | have undergone marked development l The purpose of the bureau will be to back any law that will be for the welfare of the industry, t-
 There is now one bill up in the ] House of representatives extending to the Secretary of Commerce juris- i diction over the waters at the mouth l of rivers for a distance of three 1 miles. If this bill should pass it is 1 the purpose of the bureau to make regulations, not to hamper the fish ing industry byf prohibiting fishing, but to apply such regulations that will. allow escapement of salmon to a 9degree that the salmon run may be kept up indefinitely" he continued
 Dr. Smith reiterated that the pur- pose of the bureau. as pertaining to all legislation, will be to give it's would not handicap the fishing indus try, but to give such protection that the industry will be perpetnated
 Interesting Experiment
 He also said that at the present time the bureau is conducting very interesting experiment at the Kar- lul1 River in Western Alaska. Here | d Smith said, racks had been built to , force the red salmon going up that river to spawn, to go through mar row opening so they can be counted ,l Up until the last of July 100000 red salmon had passed through on their l, way to the spawning grounds. This represents practically the same mum Der caught for canning near the stream. It was the intention of the bureau, Dr. Smith said, to keep these experiments up for period of years. The experiments will en. able the bureau to find out feur years later the exact-s relation 'the run up the river has ,on the number of salmon coming back. He thinks the experiments will prove fof value in determining what percent of fish it will be possible to allow the can neries to catch each year.
 Bureau to Expand
 The bureau, Dr. Smith said is plan ming to extend it's activities and op erations in Alaska and will always be ready to give the best service pos sible to the Territory.
 Dr. Smith is a pleasant gentleman to meet He is known as being one of the greatest authorities in America on matters pertaining to fisheries, having made it practically a life study He, in company with Ward T. Bower, agent at large for the bureau, who has accompanied him, on his Al askan trip, will leave on the Prin cess Alice tomorrow morning for Prince Rupert to investigate some matters pertaining to fisheries and will go East to Washington from that place.
 "I expect to come North again soon and stay longer next time," Dr. Smith said today. "as my visit has beon highly yalua ble and instructive"