The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-07
DOUBT OF GOOD
 FAITH ADVANCED
 BEFORE. SENATE
Gov. Riggs Urges Increased Power to Fish Commis-
 sion to Watch Bureau.
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Cordova, but were later ca ac tlad d without giving the Governor aly no- tice whatsoever, and that he later found that the reason for the can Icellation was that had the man wanted been sent it wOul lay @ caused some dissension among the vested interests" in that section. The same man, he said, was forbid den by the bureau to go to certain tanneries situated along Prince Will liam Sound because he had made himself objectionable to these can neries0 by his efforts to enforce tne regulations. > 3ate
 Similar Conditions Elsewhere ,t
 Gov. Riggs stated that the situa- tion existing. in the Fisheries of Al aska was not a new one, but has been existing at Washington ard Oregon for long time and th..t hcth of those states have been forced to pass drastic legislation to preserve the industry from destruction. He said that the authority asked for in the bill was absolutely necessary if the Fish Commission is to carry it's work on as required to meet con
 tt Garfield Speaks
 Secretary Garfield, of the Fish Commission, followed Gov. Riggs and gave a short review of the fisheries situation and the work of the Com mission. He declared that unless t!l5 authority asked for and allowed to work on broader scope. it might as ' we'll be discontinued. We have goLe as far with our work as the law un 1 der which we are working Will per nit" he declared.
 He stated that it was the rlan o the Commission to establish 10 "eye 1 ing" stations in various sections O. Alaska for the propagation of fish The first was planned for this year to be erected in the Cordova dis trict and would have capacity o 25,000,000 eggs. The total capacit, of all stations planned would te 250 1 100000 eggs. The result of propaga tion from that source, added to thu natural propagation, he said, it wa believed would provide margln c safety above the fish taken iron Alaskan waters that would insur, preservation of the industry and al low normal production at leas equal to the production of 1916.
 Provisions of the Bill
 The bill increases the authority 0 the Fish Commission by giving i power to handle matters pertainin, to all food fish instead of just {; salmon as under the present law. I provides for the employment of a Di rector of Fisheries at salary o 1 $5, 900 per year and making him exs cutive officer of the Commission all thorizing him to visit all parts o the Territory making investigations covering all kinds of food fish. Il makes it the duty of the Commission to make "such rules and regula tions for the protection, preserva tion and propagation of food fish as they may be empowered to make by law, to establish and operate fish hatcheries and other methods oi ar tificial propagation of fod fishes !; to protect and care for the natural spawning grounds; to carry on fish research work; to collect data rele- want to the fisheries of Alaska, to represent the Territory in person or through the Director of Fisheries at all hearings connected with fisheries matters and other things.
 It is also provided that the Com mission shall also take over on be- half of the Territory any authority relating to the fisheries of Alaska which may be delegated to the Ter ritory by the Federal Government without any further authority of law.
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