The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-11-09
JACK M'CORD
 IS ATTENDING
 CAME HEARING
Comes from Westward to Present Petition to
 Commission

]. ". McCord, prominent Sew ard business man, is in Juneau for several days. accompanied. by Mrs. McCord and his secretary. Miss Romanosi.
 Mir McCord is president of the K d ak Livestock Association, which was organized last August. to further the development of live stock raising on the Koaiak-Afog- nak Island group He has been actively engaged in the raising of livestock on islands of the West ward for some time, and owns a thriving ranch which comprises the entire Sitkaleak Island. A herd of beef cathe is multiplying and the past season large quanti- ties of beef were shipped 10 vari- ous westward towns. Wool, to the value of S3O.00o, from the Unimak Island ranch. was shipped to the outside. The wool is of exceptional quality and IS free from dirt.
 The past summer has seen the completion of modern docks and warehouse facilities on Sitkalidak Island The bay entrance has been charted, the channel buoyed with marker lights. making en- trance to the harbor safe for deep water vessels.
 MT. McCord said that he has every reason to believe that the present ranch is the nucleus of a very prosperous industry.
 Brown Bear War
 As President of the Kodiak Live stock Association Mr. McCord will present to the Alaska Game Com- mission petition for the removal Of certain restrictions relative to the killing of brown bear. While he makes it plain that neither he nor the association is Waging war on the brown bear as an animal. he insists that the bear is men, ace to future development of the kodiak-Afognak country, especial ly to the livestock industry on these islands. Bearing up his accusations against the brown bear, MT. McCord has letter from w. A White, Animal Husbandry- man of the Department of Agricul- ture that in part cites instances of havoc wrought by these anil mals, and in several cases men, tions an entire herd of cattle hay ing been destroyed in two years Numerous small growers on the islands have given up as useless the attempt to raise livestock as the matter now stands, according to MT. McCord.
 As a result of the Alaska Graz Ing bill, passed by Congress, it is possible for settlers to lease large or small tracts of land. This will undoubtedly create a condition that will draw settlers to the coun- try Already representatives of the Mennonite Church have ap- piled for land under the new leas- ing regulations, and it is fully ex- peeted that in few years there will be several settlements of these hardy colonists throughout the various islands to the west ward, MT. McCord says.
 Protective Laws
 Owing to the pioneer condi- tons that the settlers have to cope with when establishing them selves on the islands that con- prise the Kodiak, Afognak and Aleutian groups, only sane. reason able and protective laws will cre ate a residential. condition that will draw settlers to this region" MT McCord said. '"rhe Alaska Grazing law will greatly change the conditions that existed a year ago. Settlers under it can lease Tor long period of years large tract of land for a very nominal sum-"
 One Obstacle
 MT McCord declared that one Of the last obstacles that stands in the way of the westward islands ibeeoming a rich country in agri- culture and livestock wealth, is the present law wlich protects the brown bear. Livestock is not the only thing that pays toll to the browns. It is safe to say,s' de- clared MT. McCord, that no less than one person has been killed and at least one injured each year for the the past twenty years, by these animals, in various parts of Alaska, according to MT. White. ~~~->~~>~>~~-~>>