The Alaska daily empire., 1922-10-26

bid against Prince Rupert, thus max
ing good profit sor the fisherman.
"Yon invited to have the fish
ern,en come and see you The
fishermen are the most suspicious /
people on earth They have always /
been the most exploited people on I
e1rjh. and when You invited them /
they didn't come SO in the endorse
ment OF that project | differed with /
you But | realized that it was not
dana as deliberate matter The
reel facts at issue we're not entered I
mo, because great many men here |
believed that that could not be ac-
comul she'd. but at one time at Wash !
ington II looked as II it would be /
iput over"
The White Bill
In defense OF the White bill. Dele I
gaze Sutherland said:
"The proposition was to give a
better distribution for the fsher-l
men. to give support to as many men |
as possible Toby an ordinary fish !
erman is allowed to fish when fish !
| arc not running; when fish are run
ming he has to throw hs catch over
board. The Irvine fisherman is your
/ permanent resident, These people
| nave the cottages and cabins on the
outskirts here and are going to be
here permanently, and their children
are going to be here, and are going
! to be citizens. The salmon fisher
les are conducted by outsiders prac-
/ f:cally entirely. The right of fishery
! is theirs and they arc the people
4 who protested against the White
bill. Still. the native and white
population of Alaska who engage in
! The fisheries are virtually driven
out of business. / believe CONNER
cial bodies should take into consid-
Grafton the welfare of the general
public og all classes as well as the
welfare of canneryman from San
Francisco, Chicago. etc
Fish for Rupert.
This ganization has backed ne
/ in one particular feature that Others
have failed in. and that is in the
matter Of permitting Canadian yes
sells TO carry fish to Prince Rupert.
That. | would ask for more backing
lin. | would ask you to support me
in having the American ships also
lcal| at Prince Rupert. Oliver Orange
tells me that if they had transpor-
alton at Prince Rupert they would
buy a great many more fish here,
land there would be more competition.
!, 2 ,a,s,, IN
man should not be able to go into
Prince Rupert sounthbound, | don't
care about northbound part. 1 am
ouiqe sure you could obtain rui-
ing from the Department of Treas
ury that fish c1lld be carried to
buyers in Prince Rupert in spite OF
the Jones act. Have both Ameri-
can and Canadian boats come in
here. With this free competition
Juneau and other towns are going
to get the benefit and are going to
be built up in population. The har-
Dor is how. and will be in the flu
ture one of the finest. harbors for
fishermen. When fisherman leaves
the banks all he wants is a chance
to sleep. his vessel tied up socle-
where where he can go to sleep,
where it is safe for his vessel, and
with that magnificent &reakwater
going out into the Gastineau Chan
mel. | believe this is destined to
make a splendid fishing port.
High Freight Rates.
You would not be asking very
much CT American transportation
companies, to whom you are paying
outrageous figures on your freight,
it wouldn't be asking them too
much to make stop at Prince Rup-
ert, so that Juneau buyers could
ship there. In the matter of trans
portation rates, this body has not
assisted me in the rates. The Seat
tie Chamber CT Commerce has filed
emphatic letters with the Shipping
! Board showing that the rates to
Alaska were reasonable and fair,and
there was no reason for fault find
ing. The Ketchikan Chamber OF
Commerce defends that Chamber OF
Commerce They hold that rates are
excessive, but that the reason for
ut is the LaFollette Seamen's Act,
and say they cannot reduce rates.
Yet under that act cargo'Of box
ahoCk costs $3.50 a ton to Cook
Inlet. If your sawmill has an order
you can ship it to Seattle and back
again at $500 less than you could
i ship it direct. have a freight bin
of Messrs. Brown and Hawkins at
/ Seward. one of the most striking
bills ! have yet obtained. The cost
! from San Francisco TO Seattle was