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THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTOJllX OREGON.
SUNDAY, MAY 17, 1908.
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8 Oz. Bot. Pitted Selected Olives..............' 35c
Maraschino's Cherries $l.t O
Dnndee Marmalade (large size) 30c
16 Oz. Bot. Large Queen Olives 40c
Major Grey's Chutney 85c
8 Oz. Bot. Spanish Stuffed Olives 20
A. V. ALLEN
SOLE AGENT FOR BAKER'S BARRINGTON HALL STEEL
CUT COFFEE, 40c PER CAN.
PHONES-711 AND 3871 BRANCH PHONE-713
OREGON FARMERS DECLARE
IN RINGING TERMS
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for salmon is almost clear gain to the
State. This being true, it is hardly
necessary to discuss at length the im
portance of preserving, unimpaired,
so great a source of wealth.
"The Necessity of Legislation. The
gentleman who will address your
Grange will be able to satisfy you that
the supply of fish in the Columbia
River is gradually being depleted, and
that unless remedial legislation is had,
and that soon, the taking of salmon in
the Columbia River, for commercial
purposes, will soon be a thing of the
past. Each year witnesses a gradual
or rather a speedy decrease; and, un
less we are to lose this valuable
source of wealth, we must act, and act
at once.
"The Remedy The Oregon hatch
eries, above the Cascades, have been
compelled to close for want of salmon
from which to obtain spawn; and the
Washington hatcheries followed the
tame course. Owing to the heavy
catch on the river, practically no fish
reach the spawning beds on tribu
taries and small streams of the upper
Columbia. The result: no small fish
from the hatcheries, no naturally
fpawned fish from the streams.
"It is proposed to remedy this by
confining fishing on the Columbia
River to tide-water to the part of the
river below the Cascades. At the
Cascades and Celilo are the fish
wheels which our bill would abolish.
They are so placed, with respect to
the bank and the current, that in the
aggregate they catch all the fish,
small and great, that are not caught
in the river below practically none
escape. It is a murderous way of
taking fish, and is not permitted any
where in the world except on the Co
lumbia river. The verdict of the
civilized world is against it. Remove
the wheels and a percentage of sal
mon, sufficient to restock our streams,
will reach the hatcheries and spawn
ing beds. Let them remain a year or
two longer and the millions that come
into this State through the salmon in
dustry are a lost quantity.
"Fake Bill The wheel men, to pro
tect themselves, and obtain an unfair
monopoly, have put before the public
a bill which every practical man on
the Columbia River with any knowl
edge of the business, knows will en
tirely destroy gill-net fishing.
"1 have been familiar with salmon
fishing on the river ever since the first
gill-net was floated on its waters, and
have observed closely the conditions
under which they can be successfully
operated, and I know that the result
of this bill would be to drive the gill
net men out of the business. The re
suit would be that the four of five
thousand gill-net fishermen on the
Columbia River would be impoverish
ed, and four or five wheelmen at the
Cascades and Celilo would reap the
profit by getting all the fish. Many
of them are in far from prime condi
tion. Nor is this all: a salmon only
comes into the river to spawn and
die. He eats nothing from the time
he reaches fresh water until he dies
It is a fact then, that he begins to
starve and deteriorate in some de
gree, from the day he crosses the bar
of the Columbia River. He is prime
and first-class when he reaches the
river, but, to a degree, the good
qualities are impaired the farther up
stream he eoes. The reputation of
Columbia River salmon made by the
Hume's and the Kinney's and others,
in the early days of the canning indus
try, was made from fish caught in
tide-water, not on fish that had starv
ed in the river from five days to three
weeks. Such fish may not be so un
wholesome as to be unfit for food, but
they are not and cannot be the best.
A fat steer taken from the field and
slaughtered, is first-class beef. The
same animal shipped on cars, from
Idaho to Portland, and starved all
the way, may be eatable, for some
people, and may still retain some fat,
but it is not first-class beef. It is the
same with salmon.
"Now, if we are to retain the great
reputation for our fish that the early
canners built up, is it not better that
the five thousand tide-water fishermen
be allowed to take them fresh from
the sea than that of a few gentlemen,
already sufficiently wealthy from a
condemned method of fishing, should
take them in a far poorer condition
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West Astoria vs Cathlamet
SUNDAY, MAY 17
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clusively. They Wear longer, hold
their shape as long as they are
worn. Every suit and overcoat is
guaranteed. Always Modest Prices.
Bcnjaminc Suits $18 to $35
Good Suits $10 to $20
Boys' Clothes
Equal in style and quality to our
mens' clothes. We give the very best
value for the money.
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"For years I have been interested
the preservation of our salmon. I
ave realized the importance of this
great industry and have no motive
.hatever in the matter except to do
.hat seems to me best to save to the
itate one of its great resources.
"I was born and raisd in Oregon,
nd have and feel a pride in whatever
nds to make it a great and wealthy
community. For that reason I have
consented to act as a Director in the
Columbia River Salmon Protective
Association, and feel entirely justified
n asking you and your organization
o assist us in what we think, is a rea
sonable and proper effort to preserve
one of Oregon's greatest industries.
"Yours truly,
"THOMAS A. McRRIDE."
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THETARIFF REVISION
Committee Will Sit During Recess
and Conduct Hearings
DEFICIENCY BILL REPORTED
The Process of Cleaning up Prepa
ratorylto Adjournment Was Con
tinued in the House Today Sharp
Tilt in the House.
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The following resolutions were in
troduced on the 13th inst. at the 35th
annual convention of the . State
Grange. They were referred to the
committee on resolution:
Whereas,' There are two bills re
lating to the fishing industry to be
voted- on at the June election and
numbered 319 and 332 respectively;
and
Whereas, We have been informed
as to the merits of these two bills;
; therefore be it
! Resolved, That we favor Bill 332,
presented by the Columbia River
i Salmon Protective Association, this
bill permitting the passage of neces
! sary seed salmon through the nar
rows of the Upper Columbia to their
I spawning grounds; further
Resolved, That we are opposed to
bill 319, as this bill would drive 5000
fishermen from the Columbia, deliver
ing the salmon to the merciless fish
wheels. The committee's report on this
matter which here follows, was
adopted after full discussion:
Whereas, There has been referred
to the committee on resolutions for
consideration the two fish bills relat
ing to the fishing industry to be voted
on at the June election, bills Nos. 319
and 322, respectively.
Your committee has carefully ex
amined into these two bills as far as
their time would permit and have to
report that we favor proper protec
tion to all natural spawning grounds;
and to that end we condemn as a
great detriment to said industry and
; WASHINGTON, May 16. The
jprocess of cleaning up preparatory to
adjournment was continued today in
House. The sundry civil bill was sent
to a conference. The conference re
port on the military academy bill was
agreed to and the general deficiency
appropriation was reported and
among other bills passed were: Com
pensation of government employes
for injuries received in the service;
and authorizing the continuance of
the inland waterways commission.
With a view of paving the way for
tariff revision, a resolution was passed
permitting the committee on ways
and means to sit during the coming
recess and conduct the hearings.
Williams the minority leader, and
several of his colleagues characterized
the resolution as a mere subterfuge
for political ends. On the whole the
session was marked by considerable
confusion, which on one occasion led
to a sharp tilt between the speaker
and Cockran and Gaines.
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to our State the operation of fish
wheels in the narrows of said river
and demand and urge the passage of
a law removing the same, and also
further recommend that said law shall
be so constructed as to remove all
traps from said stream.
Copy of report of committee on
resolutions, State Grange of Oregon.
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ANNUAL DUAL MEET,
CAMBRIDGE, May 16-Speed and
strength in the track events led Yale
to defeat Harvard in the annual dual
meet today by score of 60 1-5 to 43
4-5 points. The victory also gave
Yale permanent possession of the
trophy offered in 1901, the blue hav
ing defeated Harvard since that time
on live occasions. No records wei
broken although Robbins of Yale
ran the high hurdles in 15 1-5 sec
onds, the world's record, but the
figures were not allowed by Referee
Sullivan because there was a slight
wind in the runner's favor.
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