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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 25, 1956)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1958 flEHALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON PAGE NINE iff NOPE THIS ISN'T AN ABSENT MINDED golfer who brought along hit cart but forgot the bag and sticks. Th.e busy fellow it Walt Higham, Eugene employe of the Pacific Telephone Company, who it recording foot distances with the mechan ism attached to the push cart, The preliminary engineering work is being done along Shasta Way as a part of eventual plans for installing a new cable along the route. Commercial Fishing Ban Law Submitted Editor's Note; This is the sev-jlhe state's major sportsmen's enlh article appearing in the Her-!groupSi including the Oregon Wild aid and News explaining the slate jr p.H.r(iB ,h. , w,l. and local measures which will ap pear on the November 8' general election ballot. ' By MAX WAUCHOPE Proposition Seven on the Novem ber 6 general election ballot is de signed, if approved by the peo ple, to prohibit commercial fish ing in any stream in Oregon south of the mouth of the Columbia Riv er. This law would allow fishing in the streams affected only by hook and line by sportsmen. One exception would be a 30 day period, of commercial fishing in Tillamook Bay which would be set by the Oregon Fish Commission between October 25 and December S. Also, federal or state agencies ton League. , The high cost of maintaining sal mon for commercial fishing in these coastal streams is one of the arguments of those backing the passage of the commercial fishing ban. Over $800,000 in tax money has been used in each biennium, much of it spent in a vain attempt to keep salmon in the netted streams, proponents of the ban state. Oregon has. spent over $2,. 500,000 in the past 10 years in at tempts to restock these streams, Ihey state. Sportsmen's groups have pointed out that since the Oregon Game Commission took over management of the Rogue and the Umpqua riv ers the salmon population has in would be permitted to lise com-1 creased immensely. And both these, before their removal from commercial fishing, had been prao tically fished dry, sportsmen ar gue. Those arguing against the conv mercial fishing ban state that mercial gear and equipment neces sary for taking fish in the affect ed waters for authorized scientific Study and for propagation purpos es. An explanation of the effect of this law shows that it would ban the measure represents an attempt practically all commercial nsning i0 regulate one of our most inv for salmon or steelhead in the wa-lportant natural resources on the tcrs. of any stream wnicn empties basis ol narrow sell-interest ana into the Pacific Ocean south of the without regard to the facts and mouth of the Columbia River in general welfare. They state that Oregon. The law would also ban fish resources belong to all the commercial fishing in any tributar-i people, commercial and sports fish ies of such streams not heretofore j crmen included and should so be closed to commercial salmon and considered. steelhead netting. j Advocates of commercial fishing. t.xccpi lor me commercial nsn- siaie mat proponems oi me com ing period as noted above in Tilla-, mercial fishing ban use mislead mook Bay, this law would ban com- j ing arguments when Ihey allude lo mercial lishing in Nehalem Kivorthc relatively small catches ot and Bav. Siletz River and Bay,! commercial salmon in coastal Vaquina River and Bay, Alsea Riv- i streams. The commercial fisher- er and Bay and Suislaw River and men state that the catches are Bay. small because of limitations by the Aneling is permitted under this; Oregon Fish Commission. bill limited only by the rules andi They further argue that if the regulations of the Oregon Slate small streams to the south of the Game Commission. mouth of the Columbia are closed, Proponents of the measure pro- pressure will soon be invoked to hibiting commercial fishing stale close parts or all of the Columbia that Proposition Seven is a conser- in the same way. valion bill and that it will be a' The commercial fishermen urge means of conserving Ihc salmon! the people of the slate lo rely population. They argue that pres-;on the officials of the various state ervation of the salmon and steel-: agencies involved in the commer- head -will mean a saving in taxicial fishing industry to regulate II dollars and will bring more lour-j efficiently and have asked that the ist dollars into the stale. These measure banning commercial nsn proponents of the commercial fish-.ing be voted down. ing ban point out that every lax-l An affirmative vote on Proposi payer in the state pays a propor-tion Seven will ban commercial tionate share of subsidization of a!(isnjng in the streams and bays nanaiui ol part lime saimon nei-imentionel. A negative vote wm al ters on the small coastal streams inw the continuance of commer and none of these nelters makes ciai fishing on those streams where , a livelihood netting salmon. jit is now permitted. It is up lo Proposition Seven has been giv-ithe state s voters to indicate which en the, limited support ot mosi oi oi mese alternatives mey wish. WALLPAPER SALE ! per roil regardless of portern GJW Brown Stamps Given SALE PRICED WED. THROUGH SAT. ROPER PAINT STORE Enjoy The Cold Weather . . . 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