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AS THE SEASON CLOSES
Welcome in Petersburg, wel
come everywhere, the fishermen
white or native, with pay for his
season’s catch in his pocket.
While the money lasts, the
fisherman is received with
smiles.
How long will it last—two
days, two months?
When the money is gone,
where will be the smiles that
greet the fishermen today?
How many fishermen will be
asking for credit before spring
comes?
In a land whose fisheries pro
duce millions for the market
manipulators, how many fisher
men and fisheries workers can
square up the season's accounts
and face Old Man Winter with
the assurance of a man with
money in his pocket?
Whatever their number,
what would it mean to Peters
burg merchants and other Alas
ka merchants, if their number
were twice as great.
And if the merchant prospers,
so does the banker, the carpen
ter, the painter, and even the
printer and his devil.
Then will you favor a sys
tem which is constantly defeat
ing our fishermen, taking away
their means of livlihood, forc
ing them to live in shacks and
hovels, meanwhile begging the
grocer for credit?
Alaska might be proud of her
fisheries—they are worth mil
lions in the economic world.
The man who gets the milli
ons has his office in Seattle, San!
Francisco or Chicago, and
spends his winters in California,
Florida or Europe. He will not
be trading in Petersburg shops.
But there will be Petersburg
fishermen asking for credit.
The man who is forced to
ask for credit doesn’t meet so
many smiles.
The big P. A. F. cannery paid
out $45,000 to her fishermen this
year. The last pay day was in
1926. When will the next come
around?
This represents pay for ap
proximately 30.000 cases of sal
mon. .The pack of. 90,000 case1
represents 30 and 60 thousand
cases, respectively, for fisher
men and traps.
Three times $45,000 or $135,
000 split up among resident fish
ermen is not to be sniffed at by
any business concern in Peters
burg.
If they do sniff at increased
earnings of the fishermen, then
it is because they are so simple
minded that they do not know
that two plus two is four. They
think that one minus one is
three. ' • • • •
..But just notice, those con
cerns which have been fighting
the fishermen—they even but-j
tonhole the fishermen—white or;
native—and invite them into
their stores. “Help make us
prosperous,” they say, “but
when your pocketbook is empty,
you go to Helen Hunt for it.”
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PROMISES
Last spring the manager of
the Sebastian-Stuart cannery at
Tyee was in Wrangell looking
for fishermen. He promised
Charley Jones the ’best of fish
tender service for his fishermen,
and every cooperation that
would insure good earnings foi
■the summer.
When the salmon began to
I run in Icy Straits, Mr. Sebastian
forgot that he had any fisher
men at all. His promises were
not worth two cents on a million
dollars. He kept no promise.
A man’s bond—or promise—is
no better than he is.
On the other hand
Charley Jones promised Se
bastian, that he would fish foi
j :he Tyee cannery. Just before
leaving for Tyee Charly was ap
proached by Frank Barnes who
made a nice inducement to
Charley for fishing for Wran
gell cannery. Charley said :Wlr
did you not ask me sooner. I
have promised Tyee I would fish
up there. I can’t go back on my
promise.”
A man is only as good as his
promise. Charley made his prorr
;se good—Sebastian did not. Thr
one whose honesty and integ
rity cannot be challenged is r
j quiet spoken, Indian Alaskan ci
izen. The other a blatant de
spoiler of his own honor and in
egrity and despoiler of the re
sources of the country.
CLOSED SEASON
After the fishing season was
closed in the Tyee district, Se
bastian-Stuart cannery at Tyee
continued sending a seiner up to
Pybus Bay and he delivered not
a few salmon.
The fisherman was given a
"hance to earn a few dollars in
order that he might be content
fo return another season.
When the season was on, Tyee
took care of only its trap fish
purchased in Icy Straits.
The Indian fisherman violated
(the law by fishing in a closed
iarea during a closed season. If
caught, he would pay the fines.
Sebastian-Stuart represents the
plundering interests and have no
place in the Territory.
SAVE THE ORGEON SNAKES
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Rattlesnakes used to be more
than a mental hazard to anglers
who fished the Deschutes River
from the banks, but this deadly
peril of the wilds has ceased to
and sportsmen who believe the
and sportsmen who believ the
Deschutes is the most wonder
ful trout stream on the Pacific
Coast, if not in the world, now
travel up and down its shores
with very little uneasiness.
One of Oregon’s foremost fly
fishermen is Johnny Welch,
Portland sportman, who has
ashed nearly every good trout
water in this state. Johnny
says there is not one rattler on
Jie Deschutes now where there
were 50 in years agone.
“The reason is,” says Johnny,
■ hat fishermen have been kill
ing the snakes off. I never see
one that I do not chase it until
I can kill it. I have fished the
Deschutes every week this sea
son and have not seen a rattler.”
Ed. Note: Now why not save
Die rattlesnakes from Oregon
and her sport fishermen. They
(.the snakes) are not more fe
rocious or dangerous to human
are than the brown and grizzly
oear Johnny chases snakes but
oet you a new dicer Johnny
wouldn’t come to Admiralty or
;ome other island, chasing the
bear that the “sportsmen” are
trying so hard to conserve 101
the sport of their own killing;
while Aiaskans put their lives in
jeopardy when they go into the
woods, even in pairs.
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ALIEN HORDES DEPORTED
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The fiscal year beginning July
1, 1929 and ending June 30.
1930, was the greatest year in
American history from the
standpoint of deportation of un
desireable aliens, according to
ihe annual report of the immi
gration bureau received recently
Theatrical Event of the Season
The Funniest Comedy Ever Written
“The Whole Towns Talking”
Two Nights - Tuesday and Wednesday
August 26 and 27, 1930
AT
The Coliseum Theatre
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Excellent Cast Petersburg Players
SEE WHO'S HERE !
Cast in order of their appearance
Mrs. Henry Simmons
Annie
!.imoj, a taxidriver,
Henry Simmons
Chester Binney
’Ethel Simmons
Roger Shields
Sally Otis
Lila Wilson
;Donald Swift
Letty Lythe
Sadie Bloom
And neighbors and friends.
Ellen Hasbrouck
Jessie Anderson
C. C. Clausen
Sonford Dodge
Guy T. Skyman
Irene Runstad
Trygve Strom
.Henrietta Dahl
. .Mildred Johansen
Henry J. Hasbrouck
. . JuliaWasvik
.Nellie Harris
SCENES REPRESENTED
Act 1: Drawingroom, Simmons’ home—Morning.
Act 2: Same scene —One week later, Act 3: The same, 7
o’clock P. M. Place, Sandusky, Ohio—Time:: Present—Sea
son: Summer.
DON’T MISS THIS SHOW ! SOMETHING DOING EVERY
SECOND
Business Manager... .. • • . Alden B. Holt
Stage Manager.• • .. . ..C. C. Clausen
»Properties.. .. .. Henry Hasbrouck
I Electrician.• • .. ...L. T. Swanson
Production Director Sandford Dodge
Prices: All Lower Floor $1.00 — Balcony .50c—Children .25c
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