The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-07-12
CHAMBERURCES
 CONSOLIDATION
 OF TWO AREAS
Asks International Fisher les Commission to Act
 Without Delay

lI1IIleQldUe COlloOlludJlOll O1 liaA- but areas two and three and limit ing the total boat take in area two to 16,500 pounds regardless of size and capacity has been requested from the International Fisheries Commission by the local Chamber of Commerce to prevent unemploy- ment and suffering among resi- dent fishermen. This action was taken last Tuesday by the Board of Directors as authorized some two weeks ago by the Chamber as a whole, the organization was in formed today.
 Sitka endorsed! this proposal, both fishermen and the Chamber of Commerce approving it unani- mously. Petersburg and Ketchi- kan declined to act, the former saying it wouldn't do any good and the latter saying it could not see it's way clear to act at this time.
 Text Of Message
 The Chambers radiogram to the Commission said: Re early closing halibut season in area two, local fishermen will suffer greatly if season closed in August and such closing will work decidedly against small boat owners who are mostly Alaskans. We urge relief by com bining areas two and three with present season limit and limiting total per boat catch of all boats to 16,500 in present area two with continuation of present per man basis, thus placing small boat own- CTS on equal basis with schooner operators. Fishermen and mer- chants here and Sitka strongly support this plan and urge your consideration of this necessary re- lief"
 Supporting this, the Chamber also wired Edward w. Allen, mem Der of the Commission in Seattle, saying: "We wired International Fisheries Commission, Seattle, to- night urging relief of local halibut fishermen from early season clos ing by suggesting combination areas two and three with present season limit, and limiting total per boat catch all boats to 16,5OO in present area two with continual tion present per man limit. This would give small boat operators equal rights with schooners which they do not have as long as area three can remain open longer than area two We urge you as Alaska's friend to do all possible to secure this relief"
 Air Field Work Started
 Work on a temporary landing field for airplanes was started near mile eight on Glacier Highway last Sunday by B. P. R. crew, R. E. Robertson, Chairman of the special committee in charge of that project, reported today. It is believed an excellent temporary field will be completed there with in a few days.
 An invitation was sent by the Chamber to the pathfinder planes of the Army Good Will Flight, ad- dressed to the mat Whitehorse. to come here and inspect the field. It was suggested they come to Skagway and take a hydroplane there for Juneau. No response has been received to date.
 Wrangell Suggests Coming
 Zoning of Alaska into two dis tricts for migratory bird open sea- sons was suggested by the Wran- gell Chamber of Commerce which asked the local organization to join with it in presenting the mat ter to the Department of Agricul. ure. It further suggested that Southeast Alaska be put into a zone apart from the rest of Alas ka.
 If but 30 days hunting should be permitted this year, Wrangell wants it made during October. if 60 days, September IS to Novem-