The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-12
BOWER TALKS
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Ultimately Alaska will be given control over her fisheries, but the time is not yet ripe" declared Ward T. Bower, Chief of the Alaska Di- vision of the U. S. Bureau of Fish cries this noon, addressing the Ju- neau Chamber of Commerce as guest speaker at its weekly luncheon meeting
 Chief among several reasons why control of the fisheries can not be turned over to the Territory right now are the financial expenditure involved, which would prove too great a burden on Alaska, and the necessity, at present, for dealings with foreign powers, MT. Bower said. T will be the first to recom- mend transfer of control to the Ter ritory when the proper time is at hand" MT. Bower declared
 In reply to questions asked by George Jorgensen and R. E. Rob- ertson, MT. Bower said the Bureau is at present doing as much as it's funds will allow to develop new salmon spawning grounds. As evi- dence, he pointed out the installa- tion of the fish ladder at Pavlof Harbor. We are also clearing log jams from streams as much as pos r.
 Tn regard to the development of supplementary fishing industries in the Territory, to round out the year between salmon and halibut sea- sons, MT Bower admitted that at present the Bureau is taking prac- tically no action. Much depends, he said, upon the Buerau's secur- ing a deep-sea research vessel. Funds for one were voted by the last Congress, but the $350,000 item was vetoed by the President. The Blu reau still hopes to get such meas ure passed, he declared. If so, it can do much toward developing. SUD- plementary fisheries.
 Quoting from figures recently compiled by the Bureau, he stated that the manufactured value of Alaskan fisheries products last year was approximately $51 100000. Of that amount, 92 percent came from salmon, 4 percent from herring, I2 percent from halibut, and the other per cent from miscellaneous products, such as clans, shrimp, and whales, he said. The number of persons engaged in Alaskan fish ing is about 30,000 and the total investment within the Territory will in all liklihood exceed so million dollars, he stated.
 Of course, MT Bower declared, the principal efforts of the bureau are directed toward conservation, a word almost unknown Is years ago when he was in the Territory. "Conservation's goal is the greatest possible use compatible with main tenance of supply" he declared.
 Preceding MT Bowers talk, the Chamber voted $1 for the Swim ming Pool Committee expenses and $50 for an exhibition booth at the Southeast Alaska Fair. Recommen- dation of the Executive Committee that the Chamber support an eX- tension of the Thane Road to Taku Village was referred to special committee the members authorized Vice. President N. c. Banfield to appoint. MT. Banfield presided at the meeting in the absence of President George w. F'olta.
 Reports were heard from com- mittees working on maintaining the mail route of the motorShip Dart from Juneau to Port Alexander and from the committee working toward development of a blueberry pack ing industry. It was reported that it was possible to have the berries picked locally, and MT. Robertson was delegated to attend to having them packed.
 George Walmsley referred to the Chamber a request that under the new mail contracts to be let soon, mail stop for the motorship Estebeth be slated at Elfin Cove, which is now community of more than a hundred persons.
 MT. Walmsley also introduced to the Chamber Winston J. Jones, of the Alaska Transportation Com pany, a guest.
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