The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-03-26
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As. reported in this column six N eeks ago, the eannery setup for Nraugell this season is Farwest Al aska Company with A. R. Brueger as superintendent, and also in charge of his plant at Saginaw Bay. ne last line will be taken from the ARB plant here and installed In FarWest with work to start short Iy. Brueger Is expected to be along h the next few weeks. There is stlll possibility that another plant nay operate here. Dr. Ira N. Cab IIeIson, Deputy Fisheries Goordtna- Tor has indicated that some reYi- slon in the present setup might be made and Alaska Fisheries super AIsor Clarence Olson has wired Cab rlesIon that il an adjustment Is 1naue the most logical location for aualJlonal plant would be Wran- gcI.' Ihis could mean the Burnett In4et salmon Company operation. ', netner Harvest and Brueger in ruelr war-emergency joint operation Mil operate a tloater is not yet. de- Ie3 mined. Under regulations outlin- GU by Fisheries Coordinator Harold l.. Ickes such an operation could be- carried on. sza6
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 Two session of the Territorial Legislature with the breach be- tween the Governor and the law n,aKers probably wider than 1t has been at any time to date has ignit- eu an undercoVer movement to get a change in the Governors office. 4As We get IL in one communication 10 the Periscope, progress of the Territory is stifled as the represent tiyes Of the people of Alaska set and the Governor on the other stand ueadlocked, neither apparently able 10 agree on little but routine mat ters. Regardless of the merits of either side, says our correspondent, we cannot escape the conclusion that since after two sessions the battle still controls the legislative spotlight without either side being able to curb it, and 1t is stopping good legislation for the Territory. Something must give and the peo- pie cant"
 Worst rupture to date has come over the Department of Laber. By VeLoing the special appropriation for the department, the Governor, unless an item gets through in the general appropriation bill, has vir- tually nullified the department by leaving 1t with no money. It means that though the chosen representa- tiyes of thhe people of Alaska sci up such a department two years ago the Governor feels 1t isn't necessary and performs the act which puts ii out of business. Many have not seen the necessity of labor department in the Territory, but, they also ar gue, cannot the Governor with sim liar authority put every department in the Territory out of business i he doesn't like it? The rank anC file of Alaskans, buying bonds t' beat dictators, don't get 1t. What ever the result, the hatchets are ou for Gov. Gruening stronger thai eyer, all of which bodes nc goo' for the Territory and may even lea' to a situation similar to the Tug well incident in Puerto Rico. Onl, smiles seem to come from the Re publican corner where the 10-yea minority party rekindles hope a it watches the Democratic part smashing itself to pieces on tn rocks of discord
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 Fish, as usual, will pay the ta it appears as the session in Junea draws to a close this week. Fiv cents a case up on salmon has bee approved with the blessing of tn industry. There was little other rev enue-raising legislation approved which would bring any substantis yield. On the whole, 1t appears Alas ka taxpayers weren't hit very hart