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ON THE BALLOT in the Oct. 12th eleetion there will he a referendum on “the practice of fishing by means of traps should
be continued or . . . should he abolUhod.'’ To abolish traps, we believe, would amount to confiscation and would permanently
injure the Territory of Alaska.
Alaska Needs All Three Types
of Fishing Gear
The fill lire of Alaska is the most im
portant consideration in the voting to
continue or abolish fish traps. Not the
future of trap fishermen, or gill net
fishermen or seine fishermen—but the
business future of Alaska is at slake.
Each type of gear is necessary because
each catches a quantity of salmon that
the others could not catch. Each con
tributes to the prosperity of Alaska. All
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three work together as a team to utilize
Alaska's salmon run to the fullest. Vote
to insure Alaska’s future prosperity.
VOTE TO
CONTINUE TRAPS!
Here's why YOU Should
VOTE to CONTINUE
TRAPS:
1. Traps m^an jobs not just for 45 days but for
six to nine months for approximately 4,000
people, mostly Alaskans.
2. Traps are the best means of conserving
Alaska's salmon.
3. Traps pay taxes. Without them the Territory
would have to levy additional taxes on all
other Alaska businesses and individuals.
4. Traps, together with mobile gear, allow can
neries to operate efficiently. Without traps,
erf least 21 large canneries would close down
because they would be stripped of their de
pendable supply of salmon—thousands of men
would lose their job*.
5. Traps are vital to Alaska’s economy. Confiscate
them and you undermine the Territory’s sta
bility. An unstable region cannot develop a
diversified economy.
6. i raps so stabilize the entire salmon industry
th31 they make it possible for packers to pay
fishermen maximum prices. Confiscate traps
and you cut down these earnings. Nobody
gains—everyone loses.
7. Traps are vital in maintaining U. S. world
leadership in the canned salmon industry. Con
fiscate them and you so weaken America's posi
tion that it will be possible for Russia, utilizing
l .S. built floating canneries, to seize this prize
in world trade. The Japanese demonstrated,
in 1957. by their operations in Bristol Bay,
that =uch floating canneries constitute a real
threat.
8. Traps represent large investments in venture
capital. Confiscate thrm and you diseourace
otlmr industries from investing in Alaska's
future.
9. Traps provide healthy competition. Confiscate
them and you establish a gear monopoly in the
catching of splmor..
10. Traps, seines and gill nets—ALL THREE
TYPES OF GEAR ARE ESSENTIAL to
maintain Alaska's canned salmon pack. Vary
ing conditions in the Alaska fishing grounds
make it economically feasible to fish certain
areas to full advantage only by means of traps.
COMMITTEE OF ALASKA TRAP OPERATORS