. Fur-seal fisheries. Hearings before the Committee on Conservation of Natural Resources on bill () entitled "An act to protect the seal fisheries of Alaska, and for other purposes" ... with Canada, but not necessity for the suppression of our killing on land, for a period,surely is obvious. Senator Newlands. Can you tell us who owns the bulk of the stockin the company holding the lease that expires in Aj^ril? Doctor HoRNAOAY. I have been informed, on what I regard as reli-able authority, that two-thirds of the stock of the North AmericanCommercial Company is now held by the e
. Fur-seal fisheries. Hearings before the Committee on Conservation of Natural Resources on bill () entitled "An act to protect the seal fisheries of Alaska, and for other purposes" ... with Canada, but not necessity for the suppression of our killing on land, for a period,surely is obvious. Senator Newlands. Can you tell us who owns the bulk of the stockin the company holding the lease that expires in Aj^ril? Doctor HoRNAOAY. I have been informed, on what I regard as reli-able authority, that two-thirds of the stock of the North AmericanCommercial Company is now held by the estate of the late D. O. Mills,of New York, and that one-third of it is held by Mr. Henry Liebes,[I dealer in furs, of San Francisco; and also, that Mr. Liebes is thepresident of the company. For your information I would like to file as a part of my testimonymy diagram designed to show at a glance the financial status of thefur-seal industry, and maps to illustrate the pelagic sealing situation.(See maps 2 and 3.) With the annihilation of a valuable industryactually impending, it is time to separate the enemies of the fur sealfrom its friends, and to know where every man stands. No. g o §- I 8 . ^ ^ ^ & Hi :^ 8- § § I < .% % S o lO IJ iiJ i$ I Ifursealfisheries00unit
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