Show l LEAHY ADVOCATES K fe T T M I SALMON BOAT TAX l Blames Threatened R nc c. c tIO tion n of Industry 3 to Big Packing inn g Interests I W Washington on March 29 I.-Bh I. Big salmon caching comi companies were hold of or the d extinction threatened be ble for the thre salmon mon fisheries b by MaUrico of ot tho Alas- Alas of or Seattle counsel al shipping board In testifying test test- I tan an tn ter territorial ta lying today toda before the Senate commerce on le legislation designed to Alaskan shipping T The e big through ownership of or private financial ad- ad oats oat he ho declared have a smaller ones who use tho the antage over boat lines which are arc subject o legal requirements not Imposed sed on lines The Tho big bib packers also are core desirous of ot record productions han of oC sate safeguarding the supplies ho aid of ot f all By Fy charging a n. tax on tonnage hips entering ing the Alaskan trade Mr told lold the committee the small packer Backer would be nearer equality with ho lar larger er ones and the tho salmon indus- indus ry also would benefit Abolition of oC tho the tonnage tax in e con con- n- n meting with ship lines for regular ervice er Mr Lechy arue argued would renit re- re nit In diversion o of oC much salmon now hipped to lo Prince Rupert luport to American orts orts and over owned American rail Ines Instead of ot tho the Canadian routes to tobo ho bo eastern astern portion of ot the United tales Mates Tho The tax of ot 3 3 a n. net ton on all ships the Alaskan trade as as pro pro- by by the bill Mr Leehy Lechy estimated raise ralso an annual fund und of OO 00 f |