THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
GEO. S. MAYNARD, Editor
RUSSELL G. MAYNARD, Manager.
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ALASKA FISHERIES ASSASSINS
We note again that our politicians are much wrought
up and perturbed regarding the future of Alaska’s herring
industry; specifically, herring reduction plants. Oh. yes,
and whales!
The readers should keep in mind that there is a vast diff
erence between meal (herring) and fertilizer though the
solons here and at Washington peddle plenty of the latter
to their constituents.
The solons and various civic organizations, feeling the
conservation impulse, have decided to eliminite the Alaska
herring reduction industry over a span of five years; an in
dustry which supplies considerable seasonal employment, a
million dollars a year industry—$457,480 for meal in 1934
and $614,025 in fish oil—not to say anything about loss of
tax, and license revenue to Alaska.
And every one should know, herring are running short:
being depleted. The politicians sent divers down into the
sea to count ’em. There were only 8,539,204 lbs. valued at
$474,005, exported last year.
The herring salting and reduction industry in the Ter
ritory represents a capital investment of more than $2,500,
000, employing in normal years 2,000 people.
In the last five years the Federal and Territorial year
ly pack taxes and licenses in the mount of $250,000 have been
paid by the plants, the tax at times amounting to 10 per cent
of the gross F. O. B. Seattle selling price of the product.
Japan and Iceland are subsidizing their herring indust
ry instead of suppressing it. Norway has carried on herring
fishing for centuries—not years!— with no depletion, and
in recent years has materially increased its reduction plant
facilities.
Wonder how many of our politicians know anything
about our fisheries? How many of them ever worked at
that honorable task? Where do they obtain their facts?
First it was salmon; then herring now, whale legisla
tion or elimination of the industry. All for votes!
Alaska’s whale oil industry in 1934 amounted to $166,
479; 1,004,565 gallons. This, exclusive of labor and supply
costs. It is about time to elect solons who omit fish bally
hoo from their so-called platforms!
It’s truly a paradox: Politicians seeking every means
by which to obtain more tax revenue for Alaska, and on the
other hand, seeking to kill the very industry which gives
the Territory of Alaska more than 80 per cent annually ol
the total cost of administrating the Territory! Groping at
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every fantastic dream and scheme to assassinate the indust
ry, instead of assisting it.—Seward Gateway.
DID YOU EVER STOP TO THINK?
By Edson R. Waite, Shawnee, Oklahoma
It seems to be the opinion of some economists and lead
ers of big things in this country that with labor-saving mach
ery and methods of organization the work of the world will
be accomplished more quickly and easily every day.
They believe that in coming generations the day’s work
will be done in a few hours and the rest of the workers’
time will be given to recreation, to travel, to study and to
the enjoyment of life generally.
If so what effect is this leisure going to have on society?
How will the people re-act to it? If favorably, our schools
will have to recognize it, as it would be an educational mat
ter, and include it as a school responsibility, as they would
have to train the rising generation in the proper use of leis
ure time.
Pori Of Missing Men
Juneau, Alaska, March 14
ANDREW FEDGE — Norwegian
Consul at San Francisco trying to
locate Andrew Fedge, last heard
from while in Bering, Alaska; work
ed as civil engineer in Alaska; was
a member of firm of Herendeen Bay
Coal Company.
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KARL EDVARD BJERKE—Born
Feb. 27, 1886; last heard from De
ccmbcr 1930, when his address was
P.O.Box 105, Juneau, Alaska; old
mother in Norway is very anxious
to hear from him.
_
JOHN CAMPBELL JOHNSON—
Sometimes called Campbell John
son; last letter received from him
was written April 22, 1916 from
Chitina, Alaska in which he said he
was leaving for interior of Alkskaj
the first of May with a Government |
Surveying party and would be gone
about 6 months; he had been work
ing with government surveyors for
a number of years.
JOHN W. COMER—Supposed to
have been killed in a snowslide at
Chilkoot, Alaska about 1898 or 1899
WILLIAM WEPNER — About 48
years old,5 feet 8 inches tall, weight
about 150 pounds, has blue eyes and
brown hair. Mrs. Della Wyckoff
very anxious to communicate with
him. Wepner is supposed to have
come to Alaska last June in search
of employment.
ANDREW (Andrew) BRENSDAL
—last heard from February 1934; at
that time planning to return to Nor
way and communicating with rela
tives in regard to important matters
but did not return there; he is a
fisherman and believed to be a man
of some financial means.
_
FERID SIMAIKA— Well known
Egyptian swimmer; reported to be
somewhere in America; may be
somewhere in Alaska.
Anyone having any information
about these people is asked to com
municate with the Governor’s Office
at Juneau, Alaska.
Banks Sign Up
Juneau, March — Bringing the to
tal number in Alaska to four, The
First Bank of Cordova has been ap
proved as an eligible mortgagee un
der Title 2 of the National Housing
Act, it has been announced by Dir
ector John E. Pegues of the Federal
Housing Administration.
Banks previously approved are
the B. M. Behrends Bank of Juneau
and the First National Bank of
Ketchikan. All of these financial in
stitutions may now release funds
for construction of new homes or re
financing home mortgages already;
existing, under the insured mort
gage plan made posible by the Hous
ing Act. ^
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your friends, and let them know
about the re-building of Nome.
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LOCATION FIRE ALARM BOXES
Bbx 13 . At Ottoson's
Box 14 . West of Lomen Com.
Box 23 . Linton and 3rd,
at Brewsters
Box 25 . Catholic Church
Box 31 . 1st and D,
at Rynnings
Box 32 . . North D St.,
at Andersons
Box 33 . Nohalico
Box 42 . Hospital
One blast of Siren, fire East of
Fire Station; ..two blasts of siren.
Are West of Fire Station.
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