PUBLIC LANDS SUBCOMMITTIE
HEAPING REPORT
This article- con
cerns a summary of re
marks made before the
Senate Public Lands Sub
committee by the Territ
orial Commissioner of
labor.
"The Territorial
department of labor re
quests the enactment of
legislation to secure pr
eference to Alaskan res
idents in the fisheries
of Alaska, and particul
arly Bristol Bay.
Less than forty per
cent of the Bristol Bay
gill-netters in 1917
vrere* resident. Alaskans.
To correct this in
equity and to establish
the preference of Alask
ans to this employment
frill require legislation
by Congress. Such pref
erence should probably be
established on a progres
sive scale, -'vhich ivould
begin frith a £0-90 div
ision of drift gear for
the season 19U8 and in
creasing 5% annually
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Congress has repeat
edly affirmed the princip
le that every country be
longs to the people who
inhabit it. It appears
only reasonable that th
ese principles should be
applied in this instance
and the Territory* s re
sources be developed for
the primary Denefit of
the people who live in
Alaska.
If a 5£ increase ttcs
out until 1958 then Bris
tol Bay would be fished
exclusively by resident
Alaskans.
The gradual elimin
ation of non-residents
from the Bristol Bay fish
ing grounds will enable
the industry to establish
a pool of skilled and ex
perienced resident fish
ermen. _
HOUSE GUEST HERE
Jan Rasmussen has a
house guest this week
from Anchorage who plans
on a brief visit here.
The young lady wa»
here in the spring of the
year and said that she
liked the town so well
she decided to come back
again.
CRAB BUSINESS
GOING STRONG
Cordovafs half mill
ion dollar crab industry
is now well underway
with fishermen there
bringing in good catches.
Five companies are
now engaged in the crab
business there. This
year the selling and buy
ing of crab is on a
pound basis where prev
iously it has been per
crab, regardless of size.
Over 1,100,00 crabs
were delivered by Cordova
fishermen last year.
VISITING
SELDOVIFHOUSE:
Herman Brantley, R. A.
Kester and wife.
BEACHCOMBER hotel*.
Bud Docker, Portlock;
John a. Spectol, Anchor
age; E. E. Sargers, Los
Angeles, California; Floyd
Hennery, Los Angeles, Cal
ifornia; Peter Nielsen,
Illiamna; Evelyn Vantress,
Illiamna; H. A. Peterson,
Ninilchik; H. E. Askew*
and family, Homer.
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