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HENRY E. PHILLIPS-- EDITOR AND MANAGER
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DISCRIMINATION
The attention of Alaskans is in
vited to the following excerpt from
the United States Bureau of Fisher
ies report for 1924:
“Fishing operations within the
Annette Island Reserve were again
conducted by the Annette Island
Packing Company, under its lease
from the Department of the Interior.
Data regarding the operations have
been furnished by the Bureau of Ed
ucation of that department, which
administers the affairs of the reserve
foi* the benefit of the Metlakatla In
dians residing there.
“In 1924 the totol number of fish
taken by traps within the reserve
was 827,949 of all species, on which
royalties amounting to $9,086.12
were paid. The per case tax on can
ned salmon under the Territorial
law, which has been held payable to
the Metlakatia Indians, amounted
to $2,415.49; trap fees on six traps,
at $200. each, amounted to $1,200.;
and rental of cannery building was
$3,000.”
Do the Metlakatla Indians have
more business acumen than the gen
eral run of electors; did the Smiley
Company wrhich operated this can
nery declare that they were paying
too much taxes when they paid “roy
alties ol over nine thousand dollars
over the tax required by law? The
fish caught on the Annette Island
is the same run of fish that is pack
ed by the various Ketcikan canr
neries which do not pay any royalty
to the Territory for the fish which
liurn tuci* tictyo.
The tax per trap under the Metla
Kntla system is $200. plus $1514.33
which totals $1714.33 per trap. Yet
no one has ever heard the Smiley
company say that it was paying too
heavy a tax.
Such a per salmon tax would per
mit of a much more extensive ter
i itorial aid for the college and
school system throughout the terri
tory. If you believe this system to
be a fair one write your representa
tives in the Legislature.
PRIVATE SALMON HATCHERIES
The owners of private salmon
hatcheries in Alaska, who are ajso
puckers of canned salmon, RECEIVE
R PIRATE ON LICENSE FEES AND
TAXES of every nature on their
pack of salmon at the rate of 40
cents per 1,000 king or red salmon
fry liberated by them in Alaskan
waters. Rebates credited* to private
hatcheries, fiscal year ended June
30, 1924 is as follows:
Alaska Pikers Association, Heck
man Lake, 13,875,000 fry liberated
Rebate due $5,550.; Northwestern
Fisheries Company, Hugh Smith
Lake, 17,234,000; Rebate due,
$6,893.60.
At this rate of rebate these two
companies have received in rebate
to apply on their taxes appriximate
ly $100,000 during the past ten
years. No wonder they want the
private hatchery system.
In ten years these two beneficent
companies have liberated approxi
inatly 293,550,000 red salmon and
yet they cannot point to a single
stream which has benefited by their
destruction of salmon that might;
otherwise have spawned naturally
and produced far better results than
stream depletion.
Let those figures soak in—293,
550,000—more than a quarter bil
lion fry released and not one single
stream benefitted by this useless
waste and exepnditure of taxes. Why
not start a three card monte game
or even the old shell game.
HERRING INDUSTRY
* To utilize the small herring,
‘To utilize the small herring,
several packers have undertaken
to can them, and turned out an
excellent product. They were
hampered, however, by high costs,
competition of cheap fish from
other sources, and difficulty of
marketing an unfimiliar product;
and canning has proven impracti
cable under present conditions.”
Reduction Plants
‘‘Reduction equipment on jthe
other hand, has been brought to
a high degree of efficiency provid
ing economical units of standard
design by which herring oil and
moal can be produced at a good
profit; and THIS HAS PROVEN
THE MOST SATISFACTORY SOL
UTION OF THE PROBLEM OF
HANDLING THE SMALL FISH.
THE REDUCTION END OF THE
INDUSTRY HAS ACCORDINGLY
REACHED ITS HIGHEST DEVEL
OPMENT IN THIS PART OF THE
TERRITORY, WHERE THE TOTAL
VALUE OF ITS PRODUCTS GREAT
LY EXCEEDS THAT OF THE CUR
ED FISH.”
Market For Oil
‘‘The oil generally is clear, light,
le w in acid and practically free from
fishy odor. Most of it goes to the
?oap industry, though some is used
in the manufacture of paints and
edible fats, and for many other
pin poses.”
A Significant Utterance
“ The meal, made from fresh fish,
is usually classed as edible, but
most of it is ACTUALLY USED
FOR FERTILIZER.”
Various Plants
“The oldest and until this year
the largest of the herring plants
now operating is that of the Killis
uoo Packing Co., Inc., at Killisnoo,
originally a whaling station. The
plant has a very large capacity for
a single unit, taking care of over
100 bbls. of fish an hour (about ten
tons); and during the past season
handled a large tonnage of surplus
fish from other concerns in addition
to the catch of its own two seine
boats. All pil is refined at the
plant, the stearine being separated;
while all the meal is sold for fer
tilizer, being piled in a moist con
dition and re-dried at slack times.
The curing plant at Killisnoo was
run this year by the National Fish
Company of Seattle, with Jim
Manson as curer, and about a dozen
gibbers.”
PACIFIC FISHERMAN
“Herring in vast quantities fre
quent the coastal waters of the
Pacific from Vancouver Island to
Nome, as well as on the Asiatic
side; but THOSE OF ALASKA
ARE ESPECIALLY SUITABLE FOR
FOOD BECAUSE OF THEIR
LARGE SIZE AND SUPERIOR
QUALITY, BEING PREFERRED
3Y CONNOISSEURS TO THOSE
FROM ANY OTHER PART OF
,f'IIE WORLD. The extent and
possible productivness of the fish
lory are not fully known, but appear
comparable to those of the North
Sea, which has for centuries been
the chief source of supply for the
great population of Europe.” 1
Development of the Industry <
The pack prior to 1916 was less '
than 9,000 barrels yearly. The ex- <
pansion of this industry began with i
the war, which cut off the European i
supply. With the expansion of the <
industry, the “Norway style” became 1
surplanted by the Scotch method j
which is now used almost exclusive
ly. “Alaska packers now fully real
ize that they cannot compete with
Europe on prices, but must sell
strictly on a quality basis, and great
core is accordingly taken in the
selection and cure of the pack.”
.- Magnitude of Operations ....
“Froml8,296 bbls. in 1916, the
Alaska pack increased to 145,326
bbls., and now averages about
100,000 bbls. a year; the 1914 pro
duction in the southeastern district
being about 14,000 bbls. out of the
Alaska total of 77,161.
Relative Importance of Kinds
“Of even greater importance than
the cured product in this district is
tli ■ output of herring oil and meal,
which last year amounted to about
a million gallons of oil and 3,500
tons of meal, and will probably be
increased this year by over 60 per
cent. Government figures for 1923,
* hen only six plants operated—
most of those on a much smaller
scale than at present—show an in
vestment in the Southeast Alaska
herring fishery of $960,003, with
the production valued at $657,544,
and employment given to 312 per
sons.
“Eleven large establishments,'
having both curing plants and re
duction works and comparable with
salmon canneries In size and equip
mint, have been operated this year,:
besides a number of small curing1
i
outfits; and the general scale of
operations may safely be said to
HAVE DOUBLED IN THE LAST
TWO YEARS.
“The curing departments each
employ from six to twenty-five or
more hands, while the reduction
plants are equipped with from one
tc four large units consisting of
cookers, presses, driers, and auxili
ary machinery, in addition to oil
tanks, warehouses and vessels.
Fishing Methods
“Fishing is done almost entire
ly by purse seines, using boats and
gear of the largest size; and ap
proximately forty seine boats have
been fishing for herring this year
on the principal herring grounds
around Baranof Island and up
Chatham Strait.
The Season
“Operations are carried on from
May to September, during which
time the fish are in the best of
condition for either packing or
reduction. The fish are usually
Irought to the plants by the seine
boats.”
A LETTER TO CONGRESS
MAN WALTER NEWTON
A copy of a letter sent by The
Kildall Co., to Congressman New
ton, says:
Congressman Walter H. Newton,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Enclosed* you will find clipping
from the Petersburg Herald dated
Sept. 4th., entitled “Alaska Herring
Being Destroyed.” >
The Petersburg editor has this sit
uation sized up right and we think
■1 bill should be passed in Congress
as soon as possible that would per
mit the manufacture of fertilizer out
of Alaska herring.
“For your information, will say
that Alaska now is producing the
World’s largest supply of strictly
first class herring. Some of the
European countries like Norway |
and Holland catch large quantities i
t-ut the fish does not average nearly
„s good a quality as the Alaska pro- j.
fuct. The herring industry is one J1
jf the biggest in Holland and in J \
tforway, and we see no reason why <
his business should not be greatly !
leVeloped in the next few years up <
n Alaska, provided the supply of • \
;mali fish is properly conserved, i <
Hie business of making fertilizer <
mt of herring started in Alaska j
wenty years ago, when their were <
10 restrictions on the catch of fish <
>f any kind, but we believe the time
las now come when the fertilizer
ilants in Alaska using herring
should be closed for good of the
general public.
We would chank you to inves
tigate-lhis matter carefully and then
do what you can toward bringing
about the desired results.
Thanking you in advance for the
courtesy, we remain,
Yours very truly,
The Kildall Co.,
(Signed) H. L. Griffith,
President
Minneapolis, Minn. — From the
Petersburg Herald.
YOUR INCOME TAX
This series of articles is based on
the Revenue act of 1926, and the
latest regulations relating to the in
come tax. The reduction in rates,
increase in exemptions, credit or
earned income applying to earned
net income not to exceed $20,000,
c.nd other changes in legislation, in
comparison with the Revenue Act of
ti»24,are set forth.
Various penalties are imposed by
the revenue act of 1926 for failure
to file a return and pay the tax on
time, and for making a fraudulent
return. Distinction is made between
failure and "willful failure” to file
a return. For failure to file a re
turn on time, the penalty is 25 per
cent of the amount of the tax, unless
a return is later filed and it is satis
factorily shown to the Commissioner
of Internal Revenue that such fail
ure was due to a reasonably cause
and not to willful neglect. If a tax
payer exercised ordinary business
care and prudence, and nevertheless
was unable to file a return within
the prescribed time, the delay is due
1.0 a ‘reasonable cause.”
For willful failure to make a re
turn the penalty is not more than
$10,000 or imprisonment or not
more than one year, or both, and in
addition 25 per cent of the amount
of the tax. For willfully making a
false or fraudulent return, the
penalty is not more than $10,000
or imprisonment for not more than
five years, or both, and in addition
50 per cent of the amount of the
ax, in case of a deficiency.
\ If there is a deficiency, there is
added to the tax interest on % the
amount of such deficiency at the rate
of 6 per cent a year from the date
prescribed for the payment of the
tax to the date the deficiency is as
sessed. In addition, there is added
5 per cent of the amount of the de
ficiency if due to negligence, but
without intent to fraud. If due to
fraud, the amount added in addition
is 50 per cent of the dertciency.
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cious” Brand Bacon, cooked to a
turn, puts the happy breakf aster
"atop o’ the morning.” As a heat
and energy-producing food, Bacon
ranks high, and Frye’s "Delicious”
Brand adds an exclusive flavor and
a delightful freshness that makes it
"everything the name implies.”
The great Frye Plant, in the midst
of its market, insures unvarying
freshness.
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Boat Owners
We can take care of general repair in wood and caulking
and all the blacksmith work on any boat up to 100 feet in
length at
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