THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1958
flEHALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
PAGE NINE
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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.
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