Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-04-14
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Xxx.
puAZARD EXTENSION

shmentS gro" nhu SP'N
,beIr activities. once they get
"A The bureau Of fisheries, In
q *nsnsrtmen, Of Commerce, is an
Il had modest beginning, and
AZ very loag ago. Prior to 1871
uos no branch Of the federal
Sromen, especially charged with
.cnslderat!on of fishery affairs.
,vsro, Of the states had established
oommIss.c. and these state au-
,tIes, sup,.grcI by private inter-
began to a-tate for a national
.u devoted % fishery interests.
# calue about that by 1871 con-
WIS reaiy 20 yield and begin to
!. appropriations, The first one
for siw. and provided for Q
Imlssloner Of nsh and fisheries to
sacute inyrs'.at!Uns and inquiries
ne View y ascartaining whsth-
ny and what diminution in the
Iber OF food fishes Of the coast
In the lakes of the United States
taken place; and also whether
and what protective, prohibitory
precautionary measures should be
bted In the premises; and shall re-
+ upon the same to congress"
La commissioner was to draw no
for II was provided by congress
he same joint resolution that he
ld be ci,!, officer Of the govern.
Of proyri scientific and prac-
acQua!n'.,c, with the fishes OF
coast, vi. should serve without
3tlOna rolupru-J'i0n. The then as
Rlt secretarl .. the Smithsonian In
btlOn, by name Spencer Fullerton
ID, was ch.S'' A. the best man for
4 job. am >. he proved to be. He
d tie .,'.r g.uru grow. He was
5strious u'4 ',upctcnt and knew
to set a'a.- with congress. He
4 dil!gent .n5 E., stood before kings.
what lart1ard.
Remem.r. 30, started out with
no to t.>.r.,. ahclher there had
! any di:'.I'... Of the supply Of
tisAr, ".D.. . 'ar ruMSts OF in the
+, He Nn. d. ',r head of an IN
fuder' !uE-- -.'i"! and reported
;cty TO '.'-.'... The thing was
alive by ..uUal appropriations
an iatr."n.ra' institution until
whcn .a- Incorporated into
newly ton eI Dylartmrnt Of Com
Ce and Labor n the bureau Of
frieS.
1893 the annual appropriation had
W I" >N.t.'-n and the bureau had
RerMai"'t l"g-"uncl of 30. At
time the ,ah! owned and occupied
|he bureau ii is fish cultural and
PgI'aI stations lad an aggregate
Ol over l-'"'n acres, with q value
-lo"" IL" improvements and
pmehl A. ;h">r stations repre-.
fed an Investment Of more than
"Voo p'a." property of the bu-
al That time included four sea-
2 steam aid sail vessels, 20 steam
ches ard jio small sail, power and
Poats' when A1th equipment had
lue OF $500 Uo1, Its six fish-trans-
a'Oh cars were valued at $4,000.
fec' the total investment of the
frnment in hshery-service property
10 about Sl,5S5,OOO. That was
in 1909.
yen' 1t hasn't stopped growing;
Ter and buster than ever, as the ad-
tsemenis say, The appropriation By
T. ress FOR the fiscal year 1919 was
o'l4O' and for 1921, $i,207, lid.
aes what congress gave, the Pres
allotted III 1913 and 1919, out Of
private fund "for the national 60.
" ana defense" 100000. With tha
VI Its growth and increasing
.ne bureau had taken on many
.u functions and activities.
...., y. recently the bureau was id.
'er'ng to the best of its ability
aws M relating to the terrestrial snd
'Su.1 & LUZ bearers Of Alaska, but
Wy was Incongruous to Its legiti-
'snctlonS' Congress finally con |
mat the pursuit OF foxes o. |
~1'utute ~ mute fishery. The cultiva- |
uc,.a !. %'nks "a, cannot be successfully |
Oe'ed In a nSh hatchery.
vsiently, as SO many other est.b. |
W" a under the sxecutive branrA |
lIn,,..ssn e nsnerles service had becouIO |
ea NJ. s. up with duties ana ID |
". n'ted or equipped to handl0. |
o. % which is a long. long wuy
,r. !. investigation Of the posaibSa |
I IuOn OF food nsh along the coast. |
~ pretend to say Of the flsher,as
n Una ust 1t has performed insln. |
'a.i e,.hef lts proper work or tAe
4 NJ. .,,'ues that have been ~
BE- On ~ II Eor all 1 know h
Ana SUI " great national bIoaS.
|lir.rO.a a.aEed With saaximum skiIi,
anct " .: 1sIe only - an example e
now -, EOyernmntal activity thaQ
m,D. ~ Up hapha1Ard from a small
adips 80. ~ oe a great, costly, far
|.a,lo, e1'erprtse that by its own
'tior. Is overlaid with duties,
% S ana actiyitiaa unrelo,ad ~