The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-03-02
THROUGH THE SENTINEL PERISCOPE

would levy a graduated tax up ,,,or5 m fish traps, depending on ,ho n,,mber owned. There are seV- o,.o1 reasons why it is hot. FlrsG if would yield to the territory on tho hest estimates $1,12l,6l6. oeC- ondlv. the industry is against It. tEot is tbe canned salmon lnous- trv largely represented by outslue s,,,1ors The Alaska owners afeh sa roncb concerned as the tax ls -,o,,inal-s2OO per trap-for the casua, owner. It's the group "itn VII tbe large holdings who are D"eH ing the bill, and they've got po- tent lobby. ,- r,uritorv
 .a5a inc revenue. Some lawmakers 1viII be convinced by that g lssus alopo The house, seeing the heeu' already has passed the olli over .se 0 tbo senate. But from there .lo going gets tough. The outslae o ln torests aren't going to let thls one Dass % if they can help it. Nine men ,S tbo senate can do the trick TOT tbam The lobbyists are eoonCliIs o- those nine votes. Whether they on, 1 get them is one of the hlsh- ,igbts of this legislature Ac'ua,ly s,,l Y, II is in the senatorial lap s n57 time the senators are on I..s hit confining to some or 'ne 1.,,,. ,gbo have been playing IL oh potb S sidee of the board for many sessions. ybv if is
 ,',-u horness sores where none grew before. <, +bar
 SbonId the 434 traps now ln the rarritorv remain in the same ownership and in operation TOT 'ne Sianni,m 1945-47 house bill 50 p,onId if enacted into law raise S71284O. On the basis of numpeI
 s T;sb caught, according to the hest estimate of the Flsh anu anu Wldlife service, and under sectiCn nine lb, of house bill 35, the ylelu ronld be s4O9,276. Added together thoss figures make total or $l.121,616.
 And here are the reasons the o,,tside boys are going to tow oaoinst the bill Strictly Alaska nersons and companies who own s,sh trans are: Otto Bindpage' Fo hort M Weimar, Gunnar Benson De'' cnnderson. G. Sallup, Mrs Helene H. Mellick CD, QUO Ga An derson. Capp and Taylor '-',, So,' Iames Taylor Trap Co.,, AhoersoH OI ond peterson Trap Co.,, DOTS M parnes CaIeged guardian or Gro- ,.om C Foster. a missing person. Harry selig, Edward M. Lynch' W e polcom Trap Go. (3), Peter A. Miller. L. p. Dawes, Arthur Uan' bIe Co. E. Dobszinsky, lndepehuen1 salmon Canneries, Inc.' Beeele packing Go. (5), Olaf A. Johhsoh' n e Jenkins. J. H. Rolle x Co" Ole Gunderson & sons C2) F. h. Murphv & Co.,, Lars Sagen, Lllllah M walli. Torwald Jensen C2)' anu Paul A. Shadura.
 These are the outside persons and companies who own fish traps
 c. D. Payne (S); Brindle Bro liners (6); Salisbury Salmon Corp. (2); Hood Bay Salmon Co. (o', Admiralty Fishing Corp; Enara Packing Co. (6); Burnett lnlet salmon Corp. (3); E. R. Carlson; Todd Packing Go. (6); Nakat Packing Corp. (26) Keller Trap Co: Travina Packing Go. C2); DlA- on Entrance Fisheries Co.,; Robert Lindenberger (2); Fidalgo Island Packing Go. (18); Laura A. Hou- ston. Mrs. H. Bergman; William M Fraser. Pacific American Fisheries (6O); Libby, McNeil and Libby (35). O. Nicholson (4); Loveless & Sons. Inc. CD; Lincoln Fisheries, Inc. CD; Sebastian Stuart Fis h Go. (6l; Ketchikan Packing Co. (2); Eagle Trap Co.,; John 5. Beg; P. E. Harris & Go. (58); New England Fish Go. (23); J. V. Davis (3): Farwest Fishermen, Inc. (0: Pioneer Sea Foods Go. (S); Harold M. Parks l4); Mrs. Dick Ander- son; Superior Packing Go. C5); Penin ,ula Packing Co. (3); Axel Anderson; General Fish Co.,, Inc: Charles F. Ridell (estate of J. A. Magill, deceased, CD; A a Packers Association Q2); Snug Harbor Packing Co (S); Antone Johnson and Harold Johnson; Sig Lindgren; Kodiak Fisheries Co (5); Port Ashton Packing Co. (6); Alaska Year Round Canneries (4; D. S. Tobias; Uganik Fisheries, Inc. (3); San Juan Fishing a d Packing Co. (13); Bjarne E. Lee; Cook Inlet Packing Co. (O; M. M. Everett; Copper River Packing Co. (S); Ellamar Packing Co. (5); Al aska Pacific Salmon Co.,; and Koro- win Island Fishing and Canning Co.