The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-13
FISHERMEN ARE
CHAMBER GUESTS
AT MEET TODAY
Report More than Million
Dollars, Fishing
Here, 1913

Juneau fishermen were guests at
today's Chan-,-er of Commerce
meeting in the Gold Room of the
Baranof Hotel, hearing a talk by
H. C. Scudder of the Fish and
Wildlife Service on otter TRAVELLING.
Scudder traced the history of
trawling from 1876 on and said it
is possible that otter trawling may
be one of the major, if not the
major fishing industry in Alaskan
waters in the future.
Peter Hildre read figures which
showed that in 1943 fish of all
types of a total value to the fish
ermen of S839,751 was landed in
Juneau and the labor cost and
handling of the 6,400,028 pounds
handled was $165, 1850, making a
total of more than a million dol
lars in all.
Take Action
The Chamber approved the action
of the executive board in sending
wires to the OPA and other interest
ed officials asking that prices on
halibut be set the same in Alaska
as in Seattle, except that the cost
of transportation from Alaska to
Seattle be added to the Seattle
price, and also approved sugges-
ton that Alaska Juneau miners re-
Gently laid off who have families
be put to work in Juneau, and by
the city wherever possible.
Art Hedges of the u. S. En-
ployment and War Manpower Com
mission said that these agencies
have the very same thought and
appreciated the action of the
Chamber on this.
An immediate survey of Juneau
capital to determine how much cap
ital could be obtained in the city
to put up marine ways was asked
by the Chamber.
New Committee
President Homer Garvin report
ed that one Of the greatest oppor-
tunities for the well-being of Ju-
neau is in following through the
preference recently expressed to
Frank Dufesne by the outdoor
Writers ASS, between 400 and 600
members, to have their next con-
vention in Juneau Immediately af-
ter the war, and the President APP
pointed the following committee to
work with Dufresne: Jack Fletcher,
chairman, and Bill Carter, Curtis
Shattuck, Wilbur Wester and Clar-
ence Wise.
DR.. j. o. Rude spoke, urging the
support of the Chamber in the
coming drive to support the Girl
Scouts of America.
Harry Godson urged action, now
that the Al siren is silent, to get
a proper sounding device to notify
Juneauites when to set their clocks,
and this was referred to the civic
affairs committee.
Owen Leaving
Henry Owen, Jr., Traffic Man.
ager of Pan American Always in
Juneau, reported he has been as
signed to Anchorage and introduced
Ray Harrington, who will replace
him in Juneau. Harrington was
named to replace Owen on the
aviation committee of the Chamber
Col George B. Norris introduced
Brig. Gen. G. j. Mold, recently cit
ed for service which brought about
his promotion to general and engin-
eer for the Alaska Department of
the United States Army.
Fishermn guests included R. H
Burns, Howard Kresge, Ralph Nor
tinson, Albert Carlson, Doc Silvers
Carl Wiedman, Magnus Hansen
Ole Westby, L. Skeie, C. Oberg
Bernt Alstead Olaf Larsen, Albert
Schramen, Peter Hildre.
Other guests included w. A
Chipperfield of the U. S. Forest
Service, r. E. Wyer of Fairbanks
E. S. Booth of Seattle.
William j. Selig of the Army
Transport Service, John Mander.
of Anchorage, who is a Republican
candidate for Delegate to Congress
Mayor A. B. Hayes, Henry Nygat
of the Fish and Wildlife Service.