The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-10
SHIP WEARS ITALIA CREW ON ICE
NORMAL SALMON PACK PROBABLE, SAYS 0'MALLEY
US. Commissioner of Fish cries Arrives Today
 Outlook Hopeful

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 Reports from the several dis tricts in the Territory indicator at least normal run of salmon this year, declared Henry OMallay, U. s. Commissioner of Fisheries, who arrived today from Seattle on the Bureau of Fisheries flagship Brant He will remain in Alaska until near the end of August, or until l the principal part of the fisheries operations are concluded for tie season.
 The Commissioner was accom- i panied north by Thurston F. Dan iels and Mrs Daniels. Medford, $ Ore, and Mrs. Susan Rutherfard, a friend of the Daniels. of Santa Ana, Calf MT Daniels is chair man of the Western Food and Game Fish Protective association and is deeply interested in the Alaskan fisheries industry. His party will return to the States about the last of this month.
 No Bad Spots
 Unlike conditions that existed at this time last year, no bad spots' have been reported anywhere in the Territory. None of the dis tricts are subnormal and conditions look favorable for normal or bet ter runs everywhere. It was ap- 1 parent that the Commissioner was encouraged over the general situa- , ton and was of the opinion that proper escapements, which arc provided for in the current regu- lations.. will be had in all of the spawning streams.
 "It is too early in the season Co make any forecasts regarding thi Ioutput Of the cannerias in Sonth eastern Alaska he said. 50 far the fish have been showing up well and at the present time the loutlook for successful year is favorable.
 1 Cook Inlet and Prince William Sound have had at least normal runs and packs to date.
 Copper River Good
 Copper River has been good this season. If the present regu- lations are continued for another cyclic period or so it looks like the runs there will be restored and still permit a certain amount of fishing
 "On the Nushagak side of Bris- tol Bay, the results have been eX- cellent. III fact the runs have been so good that limit has been put on by the canneries.
 "The south side of the area has not been so fortunate. The early runs were lighter, but late re- ports from the field indicate ma terial improvement of the runs. However, it is expected that the red fish pack there will be some what short of normal
 Just Usual Business
 The Commissioners trip is the usual visit he makes to the Terri tory every summer during the sal mon fishing season. The main objects are to be on the ground so as to facilitate administration procedure, to observe conditions generally affecting the fisheries and the canning industry and gather data upon which the regu. lations for the season of 1929 will be based.
 He will remain here at this time but day or two, leaving Wednes day night or Thursday morning. He plans to go as far west as Kodiak Island area which he will cover He will return here the latter part of this month and remain in Southeastern Alacka until the close of the season.
 Continue investigations 1 The bdreau's salmon lnvestiga tions. conducted for several years by the late Dr. C. H. Gilbert of 1 Stanford University are being con tinued this season under the direc tion of Dc. Willis Rich who was assistant to Dr. Gilbert and aided both in field work and making of reports. He is familiar with the l investigations and their scope and they will be carried forward on the same scale as in previous years, Commissioner OMalley said Dr. Rich is now ill western Alaska
 Looks Like Hoover While the Commissioner was re luctant to discuss politics. he was highly delighted with the nomina tion of Secretary Hoover for the Presidency, and said present con ditions were apparently favorable for his election. The Secretary he declared, was oyerwhelmingly the popular choice of the Republi cans for the nomination and he was confident that the party would be found solidly supporting him in the election next November.