The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-04-27

I Ou dIt JI1c IlSIIlpcI Ou UltS DOdl0 nearest Alaska, and the Chamber was of the opinion that you would be the proper one to assist us in getting the proper regulations for Alaska.
 "The people of Alaska feel that they should have an open season of three months, the same as it was prior to 1881. The reasons for this are:
 First, that there is absolutely no shortage of geese and ducks in Alaska. (In continuation of this we refer you to the reports of the Alaska Game Commission, which are the most reliable source of in formation on this subject.) And,
 Second: That there are many isolated places in Alaska where prospectors and trappers and oth- CTS live, who depend upon the ducks and geese to supplement their meat supply during the open season. CYou no doubt know that there are hundreds of places in Alaska where no other fresh meat i6 available except such game as apounds in the countryD
 People Cooperate Willingly
 @In this connection we also wish to call your attention to the vast size of the Territory and the small scattered population The reasons for regulating the duck and geese hunting seasons in the United States and Canada would not ap- ply to Alaska.
 "You will find that the people ot Alaska, as a whole, are gener- ally very anxious to cooperate with the Federal government and all it's agencies, in the matter of ob- servance, and especially in the en- forcement of regulations for the protection of fish and game; but they feel very strongly that the season for hunting ducks and geese i'll the Territory does not need to be curtailed and that the open seoson of three months, which we had prior to 1881, is proper and that it should be continued.
 "If, for any reason. the Board should not consider allowing the three months open season in All aska, and should give us only thirty or sixty days, it will then be necessary to divide the Terri tory into zones, since the open season must be different in the different parts of this vast Ter ritory
 Zones Are Suggested
 "If there should be only a thir- tv day season, the Territory should
 be divided into three districts
 such as, for instance:
 '"The territory north of the Su-
 sitna river in the First Zone; the territory between the Susitna
 river and Cape Fairweather in
 the second zone, and the remain der of the territory, which would include from Cape Fairweather south, in the third zone. .'If a sixty day open season IS allowed, then the Territory should be divided into two parts or zones -one of which should be north of the Alaska Range, and the oth- CT south of the range. .'The Board will undoubtedly nsceive communications from oth- CT Chambers of Commerce in the Territory and from others inter- ested in this matter, and they may have different ideas as to the genes, and we do not wish to take a sectional view of the matter and we desire to cooperate with the others sections of the Terri tory in working out regulations if it is necessary to establish zones.
 No Bird Shortage However, the Juneau Chamber and I think all other Chamber Of Commerce in the Territory, fee that Alaska should have the ful three months open season for ths reasons stated, namely, that ther' lis no shortage of ducks and gees l in Alaska, and on account of ths vast size of the Territory and tht scattered population, there is no likely to be any; and that so man. l oi the inhabitants in isolated { places require ducks and gees ! to supplement their meat suppl. { during the open season.
 ! We feel that since Alaska Ina 10 representative on the Boaro ] you are the proper one to whom { to apply on account of the fac ! that you are the member of tn { Board nearest Alaska; and we wan ! to assure you that we shall great { ly appreciate your interest in thi {, matter; and if there is any fur ther information we can furniS 1 you, please let us know what yo |