Seward daily gateway., 1927-02-09
THE SMALL HERRING

While not possessed of the knowedgeor experience of Mr. Henry OMaley, Commissioner of Fisheries, and unwilling to deve into the technical side of herring pro- ducton cannot fully agree that the conditions under which Alaskan herring marketed Is the final word in fish distribution, covered in his letter to the Gateway which appeared last week in the Gateway.
 In the absence of evidence to the contrary agree that Mr. Oaey is handling the fisheries question as eff cienty the exigencies of his position permits hence there can be no argument on that matter
 But is MT. OMaley willing to rest upon the state ent that only by selling Alaskan herring by the herring in the city of New York it is possible to market them And are the of herring so changed within decade that they longer consume the smaller fish? Possibly this may be true of New York; which has prded itself upon having the first and best the market a fords to foies girls and old vntages while the dough must be content with pint of white mule and sQuaW.
 the press agent of the herring industry has utilized all of his ingenuity in educating the public up ing Alaska herring it might be in order to suggest that the Fisheries Bureau like the rasn growers of Califo n the orange growers of the State and the apple growers of Washington adopt the slogan of "a herring day. keeps the ver in gas and the family at home help ing each other get their shirts off Saturday night in time to be ready for church Sunday morning.
 That is the way the average big industry proceeds to create movement for commodity sought to be n- troduced and made staple household necessity.
 There is too much in favor of Alaska herring to ne- cessitate creation of artificial merits for it. The little her. ring be given place alongside of the big fellows for 1t has much to recommend it. Few persons one of the big Kachemak Bay herrngs, hence it is
 
 convenient would it be if mother could cook small herring for each member of the family and thus escape refereeing squabbe between her hopefus because secures tail cut and the others compelled to wreste with the shoulder-blades and midship timbers!
 Some of the oil extracted from the underszed| herring is employed in the manufacture of oeomarga- rne We glad to know hs for there has always been deep mystery lurking behind that alias for butter which is no longer secret We often wondered what gave axle grease that peculiar odor
 The herring meal is used to feed chickens. Fair enough When the of family complains that he can not afford big herring, emulate Marie Antonette and tell them to eat chicken Some of the coldstorage variety in the States might pass for habut taste be the factor of determination of species
 Past experience with respect to the salmon industry should be warning the matter of selecting only the choicest fish, Practically all varieties of salmon are mar keted and this might be said to be the result of superv sion by the Bureau of Fisheries It appears reasonable that the thing be done with the herring It is debateabe whether the Fisheries Bureau should assume any part of the responsibility of marketing fish, but rather adhere to rule that is considered equitable and just with respect to salmon allowing those who would enter the business to care for such matters dsposg of the pro- duct
 On her arrival home from the United States Queen Marie of Rumana announces she will begin writing fairy tales The title of the first story should be Free dom in the United States"