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LOUIS F. PAUL, -.EDITOR
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FURS
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In 1741, Vitus Bering, explor
ing for Peter the Great, was
shipwrecked among the Com
mander Islands. He died, but
the members of his crew surviv
ed. They found the islands in
habited by great numbers of sea
otters, many of which they kill
ed, skinned and used the pelts
to make tent and clothing to
protect themselves from the
cold. Finally, on a crude raft
they made their way to the Chi
na coast and were astonished to
find that the Chinese merchants
were willing to pay $200 for each
otter pelt. The sailors had sup
posed the fur was worthless.
Thus the great Commander
Islands colony of the sea otter
was discovered. Expeditions put
out at once for the spot and a
great fur industry grew up. The
otters were slaughtered ruth
lesly and so mercilessly, howev
er, that they have now become
almost extinct. In 1922 only 33
skins were offered for sale in the
entire wovld.
First Alaska Conservation
The Russians had learned the
value of the otter so when they
began to colonize in Southeast
ern A’aska, they immediately
began their ruthless slaughter of
the sea otter. The Yakutat dis
trict had many of these ani
mals and those fine people soon
saw the ultimate destruction of
that animal. They protested to
the Russian captain without
avail. The studied ignoring of
the Indians pleas, soon exasper
ated these good people so they
attacked and ran the Russians
out of Yakutat. So began Yhe
first lesson in conservation in
the Territory of Alaska.
The hunters had measured
sticks which they used in set
ting beaver traps so that only
the larger and mature beaver
would be captured. They killed
only such game as they needed
for their immediate use and for
their winter food supply. The
laws of conservation were studi
ously followed even at a time
when the drain on stock was not
so severe as they are today.
All of which should be a les
son to the game hunters today
and to the game commission.
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ROBBING THE NATIVES
In his recent book, “The Story
of Philosophy,” Will Durant
quotes Socrates as saying, “In an
intelligently administered socie
ty there is returned to the in
dividual, in widened power, more
than it takes from him in re
stricted liberty.” A fair applica
tion of this Socratic utterance is
to the natives of Alaska under
present conditions. The hunt
ing and trapping privileges of
former days have been largely
curtailed. Regulations and laws
are enforced which restrict fish
ing. In many particulars anci
ent liberty has been taken away.
The result is sometimes discon
tent.
It is well to remembdr that the
accompaniments of unrestrict
ed hunting in the good old days
were skin clothing, meagre food
supplies and entire absence of
modern conveniences. The old
days had neither books nor
schools for the original Alas
kans. The rude shelters of
primitive people would not be
tolerated by the modern native.
The canoe would be a sorry sub
stitute for his well equipped gas
boat. In other words, contact
with cilivized life has very pro
perly opened the eyes and in
creased the necessities and de
mands of the native Alaskan of
today. He must therefore sacri
fice primitive rights in order to
obtain the benefits of the new
life which has been brought to
him and in a sense thrust upon
him if the native demands the.
benefits and privileges of the
new life he must consent to such
laws and regulations as alone
can secure equal rights to all. j
The reward is “widened pow- j
ers;” the price is “restricted lib
erty.”—Ex.
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A LESSON FROM AN ESKIMO
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An Eskimo living at Point
Barrow while out hunting bear
became marooned. He chopped
out an ice-raft, got aboard and
for 42 hours paddled for shore,
using the butt end of his rifle
for a paddle. The temperature
was below 30—but he made
shore.
Yes, it took brains, courage
and determination to win back
to safety. It was only a part of i
the day’s job for this Eskimo.
Had another done it, he would
have been a hero.
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RAW FUR SITUATION
Hunter, Trader and Trapper
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At present, as we see it, the
raw fur market has shown very
little improvement over last i
month’s prediction. Altho we I
are publishing fur prices in, our
“Trappers and Fur” section in
this issue, these cannot be taken
as staple, as many things can
happen in a fur season, and we
feel that prices for raw skins
will be lower than for some time
in* the past. The new condition
of affairs now confronting the
fur trade demands a range of
moderate prices. The era ol
high prices is now a thing of
the past in the fur business, and
will not appear again until a big
improvement in general condi
tions takes place, and this is
(largely a matter of guess-work.
What little raw fur information
has been sent out so far, it was
admitted that fur prices this
season will be considerably low
er than last year, but how much
lower no one can tell positively
at this time, but no doubt when
our January issue appears, our
! fur prices will be more sound i
|and up-to-date. Some dealers |
j tell us the fur market this year!
I will be a speculative one. Most |
j furs will have to be held for fu- j
ture sale.
Mink, racoon, muskrat, ring
tail cat, wolf and beaver will be
from 35 to 45% lower than last
| year. Skunk, opossum, civit cat.
weasel, red fox, lynx, and mar- j
ten from 25% to 35% lower. Grey
fcx, lynx cat, wild cat and bear
from 15 to 25% lower. -
The cold weather which is be
ginning to set in will be very
beneficial in developing a good
coat of fur on most animals,
therefore a very good trade of
fur should come into market
from all legally taken furs in
states that open their season on
December 1st. It is predicted
that low grade furs of all kinds
will be very cheap this year, so
we again caution our trapper
readers to trap only prime pelts
and give them extra care in
handling and stretching.
POPULATION WILL BRING
INDUSTRIES’
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Population doesn’t follow in •
dustries; industries follow popu
lation.
This was the message to the
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
from its president, Wylie Hemp
hill and by Don Thomas, of Los
Angeles.
“Some of us have been mak
ing a mistake,” Mr. Hemphill
declared. “We have been enter
taining the theory that the way
to get a population is to get in
dustries to attract people to
come here. But that isn’t right.!
Population doesn’t follow indus- j:
tries. Population comes firsst1
then comes the industries. |i
“In Southern California wej
have found,” said Mr. Thomas, 1
"that you can’t get industries
until you get the population.1
And the way to get industries!
isn’t to convince the manufac
turer to pull out of some other!
city and come to yours. Indus- (
tries are not to be transplanted!
The greatest percentage just)
spring up of themselves. You
have to have a market to get in
dustries.”
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POPULATION GREAT NEED,
DECLARES WYLIE HEMPHILL
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Seattle has grossly neglected
her opportunities, Wylie Hemp
hill, president of the Chamber
of Commerce, declared at the
All-Seattle Challenge dinner, inj
setting forth the need for a i
large advertising fund to attract
tourists to the Pacific Coast.
"Los Angeles, San Francisco,
Portland and Seattle have been
a four-horse team, with Seattle
lei ting the others pull most of
the load,” Hemphill said. "If
we get In and pull our share, we
will benefit from the help given
by the others.”
The population question, he
said, was placed above that of
gaining new industries. Manu
facturers follow their market
and by building a market first,
Seattle and the state will have
no trouble obtaining the indus
tries.—Seattle Star.
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THERE’S NO POCKET IN A
SHROUD -
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Use your money while you’r liv
ing;
. .Do not hoard it to he proud;. j
You can never take it with you—
There’s no pocket in a shroud.
Gold can help you on no farther
. . Than the graveyard where you
lie;
And, tho you’r rich while living,
Your a pauper when you die. j
Use it, then some lives to bright
en
As thru life they weary plod, j
Place your bank-account in
heaven.
And grow richer toward your
God.
Use it wisely; use it freely;
Do not hoard it to be proud;
You cannot take it with you—
There’s no pocket in a shroud.
You must leave your many mil
lions
And the gay and festive crowd,
Tho you roll in royal billions,
There’s no pocket in a shroud.
Whether pauper, prince or peas
ant,
Whether rich or noor or proud,
Remember that there isn’t
Any pocket in a shroud.
You’ll leave all this world of
p-’ory
W'th a record loner and loud
And a name in son? and story.
But r.o pocket in a shroud.
be generous with your riches,
Neither vain nor cold nor proud,
And you’ll gain the golden
niches
In a clime without a cloud.
—Exchange.
TOWN GRAVE DIGGERS
From Seward Gateway
We feel rather mean today;
sore because we have just learn
ed a local business house which j
constantly derides those who
send Outside for merchandise
mstead of patronizing home in
dustry, has sent out for a small
nrinting job because they could
save $1.50.
Feeling sore we generally lay
off writing editorials but this we
must get off our 48 chest.
In nearly every community
may be found a number of per
sons who consider themselves
leading citizens, but who in
truth are helping to dig a grave
for their town.
They do it through their fail
ure to support the institutions
which make the town what it is.
rhey do it by sending away for
merchandise which might be
oought with equal advantage at
lome. They do it frequently!
through thoughtlessness, but j
fften through sheer disregard!
:or the welfare of the communi- ;
;y of which they are a part.
The doctrine of buying at
home is not advanced solely in
the interest of our self because
we did not get that small print
ing job, nor in the interest of in
dividual merchants. It is advo
cated because every citizen of a
town is to a certain extent de
pendent upon every other citi
zen for his own prosperity.
Business men are as greatly at
fault as anyone else in the mat
ter oi out-oi-town trading.
If th£ shoe dealer sends away
for his automobile tires, and the
automobile man sends away for
his furniture, and the latter
sends away for his clothing, and
so on, how can they expect to
build local prosperity?
All the fine talk about civic
piide that we may indulge in
Will never make a town so long
as the life blood of the communi
ty—the cold cash—is spent else
where.
Seward would, perhaps grow
at least twenty-five per cent in
the year providing all this money
sent Outside was diverted into
the local marts. If our neigh
bors prosper, all benefit. We hope
these thoughts are accepted in
the spirit they are written, with
out meaning offense.
Ed. Note:—The above express
es our own sentiment clearly
and succinctly and has our un
qualified approval. Thank you.
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THE CAUSE
By Hill Billy
In The Seattle Star
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An admiring, Perhaps, reader
invites me to make a monkey
out cf myself thusly: “Will you
from your wisdom tell us the
cause and cure of unemploy
ment?”
Brother, I will. After listening
to what all the very best minds
gathered around our Greatest
Engineer have to offer, I am cer
tain that I cannot show much
more dumbness than our bright
est intellects.
There is, in my opinion, just
one cause for unemployment: it
is expressed in three words:
“Sanctity of Property.” There
is just one cure for unemploy
ment: it lies in the phrase,
“Sacredness of Personality.”
If you have $11,000, or $100,
000, or $10,000,000 you will find
that every cop’s club, every
soldier’s bayonet, every judge,
every battleship and every
agency of press, pulpit and
school is surrounding your pro
perty; you are important solely
as a possessor of property.
It you do not have $10,000 or
10 cents; if you only have effi
cient hands, an eagerness to
ered the possession of property
by the individual the sacred
thing; the job is everything; the
worker on the job is merely a
casual incident.
This sacredness of property i
has brought us to a slavery un- j
work to support yourself, you
are not only looked on with sus
picion, but you are, if detected
in the act of seeking a job,
nerded into a bull pen and either
run out of town or put on the
rock pile.
Civilization today and for
many centuries past has consi
der money. Men may starve, but
the interest on money, the wat
ered stock dividends, the taxes
for dead war horses must be
paid, so millions of men beg to
day for bread between grain
houses bursting with wheat;
babies starve for milk with milk
producers forced to feed milk to
hogs because of prices, so that
from the produced wealth of the
nation, of the world, interest
^nd taxes and profits on dead
money may be paid.
You, can term this Socialism,
Nihilism. Bolshevism, or what
not; it is the truth, and all the
salve and the done and the
pretty pink pills the best minds
feed civilization will never cure
the patient, until it is recogni
zed that civilization suffers
from a filthy blood stream, be
cause it has made property its
god and made human beings
mere serfs; indeed, sacrifices be
fore the altar of Mammon.
Now go and adopt the six-hour
day and see how long that solves
the problem: adopt a one-hour
day and you get nowhere, if this
overhead on dead money must
be paid by the workers.
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The supreme test of courage is
to stand by your convictions.
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