The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-07-30
0NE or NANY FARCEs

Tho Bureau of Fisheries is but one sl Che many examples of govern mont neFricncy a pracuccd u Alaska rot One srcatcst by any mean. bon. iu.t one among a multi n.r.e of others. a air sample oI one auec jurisdiction.
 Back almost as far as the mcmor, ot che oldest nhabiaut extends Alaska has boon visited every sum ne- by -ury uns" u Che fisheries department n. Washington They .or. tn mako. ac orc informed. a study m conditions They spoud a few weeks herc and depart and noth- .rr i. .ger moro heard as to Che TO- m'.. or the Vefs The following spring Che srl. s wiped clean and another contingent arrives on % con- Iuor. studying mission and so on year au.r year and no practical re- suits arc over obtained For cy-
 mr'e
 About one year ago tvo uicc-ap- r.rne. ore-bu.ton-cu'-avay young mon arrived i'm Juneau from One Na- u..I Capital bringing vith chem a
 nam. l.l-.mnIng outfit Nov what Io you suppose was thcr mis- anr II. was nH Their lusiruc- uors n.re from Che Bureau ot Fish cr.s tt Washington to can salmon Tn aN s.necF lrom absolute fresh- ne.s to that of rocking rottenu,ss
 can a.h chat had been out of Che water orIr fea minutes. can ish thrt had b-eu out of Che water from one hour ar to Gen days -or as long as theg would hold together Che ume to he stated ou Che wrapper of each can When Che young men had completed their "nl.k' it was to h. turned oser fo Che government Hsh Inspector. to be used by them .n determining Che condition of a con-
 eHm.rt of n cauuery before such con. -umert could be offered for
 I. IT olu of Che latter was opened and found to be msp.cous. Ir. exact Hue Its contents had been oI. rl Che water when canned was tn he determined by opening c1pcr- mental cam. and continuing to open tH.m nuI one was found. Zoe cone tents oI which were identical in cone Uror e..h chat ol ,hose being n- .n..,.I rn.r a eIauce at Che wrap r.- uont indicate how long such
 .H hli been dead before being
 canned and also determine whether
 was 0..I for food OF fertilizer Truly u great ta Che cm1n1tion oI a Ier.I. brain .b1t does anybody .nnr.r for n moment .hat Che idea urs nn..rrIr Doc. anybody mD- n... l.r moment that Che czrer- mental and Hmr.r.-lscrci cans were ...r used u determining Che age ot commercial ons.nmeut their ..er... o. freshness or of decomDo-
 uor. And rat Che idea furnished employment and experience for two serious and ve.Imcln.ne young men who u.rhe th.r year have been ls- signed .1 counting stations Co deter nfa how many salmon enter cor- ur creeks for spawning purposes .r to ne.e to which side a salmon .uns .t head to see if iis tau H t..nre mp uIfh One procession.
 Tho foregoing s but sample of ata. has been going on m Che Bu- r.lr af Fisheries for years. and In
 seventeen years mot since fgOf hree any fisheries laws been acted. Tn the meantime Che Ultcrs of Alas .H have been depleted of fish to such an .1tar. ttat Ies tban thirty per- ..rf o. One eaHr.r.es iu Che Tcrr- tory arc being operated tbs year and many chat ..d open and start business sx weeks ago hove closcd ..r lack of nsh. And yet no falling .T n tf. number of Fisheries Bu- r.au oT.r.aIs and alleged dsh ex- r.ra visiting Alaska hIs season Is apparent