SEATTLE, April 23 (Special to the
Daily Times).—Alaska business from
this port has started with a rush. Re
cently four big steamships and two
first-class sailing ships cleared for
Alaska points the same day, loaded
with cannery crews and supplies. The
four steamships were dispatched by
the Alaska Steamship Company, three
of them having large passenger lists
in addition to freight. The Alameda
went out on its regular schedule; the
^ Victoria on a special trip to canneries
■fin the vicinity of Unimak pass; the
Redondo bound for cannery points
along Prince William sound; the
freighter Latouche bound for ports
westward of Seward. The sailing ships
were the bark Guy C. Gcss and ship
St. Paul of the Northwestern Fisher
ies Company fleet, the former for Chig
nik and the latter for Kcnai. Both
ships were loaded with canneery sup
plies and with a fair list of passen
gers, cannery hands. The ship
Charles E. Moody is expected to sail
for the Northwestern Fisheries Com
pany in a few days with cannerey sup
plies and hands.
Because of the insistence of the
union of deep-sea fishermen upon de
mands for increased pay, the Pacific
Coast Codfish Company announces the
indefinite tying up at the docks of
^hree of their fishing schooners. The
Pacific Coast company positively re
—fused to accede to the demands of
the fishermen and will tie up their en
tire fleet.
May 3 the Alaskan engineering com
mission -will let contracts for building
tho largest steel bridge in the far
North, over Hurrican gulch, 284 miles
from Seward and 170 miles from An
chorage. The contracts will be let in
this city, and work is expected to be
gin without delay. The structure will
be 1,000 feet long.
Special dispatches from Washington
assert that the outlook for favorable
Alaska legislation at this session of
congress is pessimistic. A few minor
bills will be passed and there is hope
for favorable departmental action in
making the resources of the territory
available. The territorial shipping bill
vrill not be touched until next session.
The bill upon which fundamentally the
fate of Alaska rests—which abolishes
_ absentee landlordism and the bureau
* cratic form of government—will not
brought before the committee. This
bill, introduced by Chairman Curry of
the territories committee, provides
for the abolition of the various Wash
ington bureaus and the creation of a
commission of three members, resi
dent in Alaska, with power to act.
Chairman New of the senate commit
tee believes it will be taken up the
first thing at the December session.
The sundry civil bill will include a
provision that birch timber may be
exported from Alaska. Outside of a
couple of bills providing that munici
palities of Alaska may issue bonds,
introduced by Delegate Grigsby, only
three constructive Alaskan measures
will be enacted. These are a bill that
will tend to break the cast-iron mo
nopoly held by the forestry bureau on
I Alaska’s timber, an appropriation of
$1,000,000 for the opening of coal mines
under the direction of the navy, and,
perhaps, a small appropriation to be
'tffsed in devising a scheme for the de
velopment of traffic for the Alaska fed
eral railroads.
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mining congress held in this city was
an exhibit of ores and precious metals
from the Alaska bureau of the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce. Gold ores
from $1.20 a ton to rock carrying as
high as $600 were shown. Among the
delegates, 1,500 in number, were some
of the leading mining men of the na
tion, who were appealed to to fight for
legislation which will free the North
ern territory of the restrictive legis
lation which is now holding back the
proper development of the unrivaled
resources of the as yet almost undevel
oped country. In the exhibit were gold
ores from the Treadwell, Chichagoff,
A Gastineau, Port Wells, Willow Creek
and Fairbanks districts; copper from
the famous Kennecott, Latouehe, El
:*mar, Russian, Brown and other noted
mines in the Ketchikan, Prince Will
iam sound and other copper regions.
Lode and placer tin ores were also
shown, with the rich palladium rock
from the Black mine, near Ketchikan,
with displays of platinum molybde
num, magnetite, hematite and chrome
iron ores from Southeast Alaska,
Thorne peninsula and the Keene
islands; tungsten from the Fairbanks
section; graphite from the Seward
peninsula, cinnabar, gypsum and mar
ble. The exhibit attracted a large
amount of careful attention from dele
gates and visitors. In addition to this
valuable exhibit the Chamber of Com
merce displayed a chart placing the
valuation of mineral products up to
and including the year 1919 at $437,
436,930, as follows: Gold, $311,238,
961; copper, $114,243,033; silver,
$6,248,255; tin, $842,657; lead, $549,
446; antimony, $217,157; tungsten,
$85,420; coal, $1,471,150; platinum,
palladium, marble, gypsum, petroleum,
etc., $2,569,861. Total, $437,465,930.
A special dispatch from Washington
says Secretary of the Interior Payne
has written to Senator Wesley L.
Jones of the state of Washington as
follows:
“My Dear Senator Jones: Your
state more than any other is con
cerned with Alaska. I have watched
with great interest your steady appli
cation to work, and I hate to impose
on you, but may I ask you to read my
letter to the postmaster general, his
reply and my reply to that?
“My conviction is that we must do
two things: (a) Provide some quick
and reasonably low-priced transporta
tion; (b) establish an advertising bu
reau to attract people to Alaska—tour
ist first, and permanent settlers fol
lowing. The two classes, of course,
will go along together.
“May I ask you to give me the ben
efit of your suggestions?
“Cordially yours,
“JOHN BARTON PAYNE,
.“Secretary.”
Secretary Payne called upon Post
master General Burleson and Admiral
Benson, chairman of the Shipping
Board, to appoint members of a com
mittee to work with the department
to bring about co-operation in Alaskan
affairs, which has since been done.
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“ON THE TOP OF THE WORLD—PAYING THE TOP OF THE MARKET'
In presenting the following quotations we want you to understand we paj
what we quote. If the market advances after the issuance of this circulai
we give the shipper the benefit of the increase. Upon request we shall be
pleased to keep you advised of market changes. Bear in mind that because
of our policy of dealing directly with the trader and trapper we can afford
to, and do, PAY THE HIGHEST PRICES FOR FURS OF ALL KINDS
Black bear—No. 1 silky. $ 15.00 to $ 30.0C
Coyotes—Extra large No. 1. 20.00 to 25.00
Fox. cross—large dark. 75.00 to 125.00
Fox, red—large dark . 40.00 to 60.00
Fox, white . 50.00 to 65.00
Fox, blue—Prices vary according to color and quality;
prices average from. 75.00 to 200.00
Fox, silver—We have a big outlet for silver fox, and guar
antee top prices for same. Be sure to ship us your silver
foxes and we will show you we are there with the
goods. Prices range from. 150.00 to 850.00
Marten, dark and extra large No. 1. 75.00 to 100.00
Fisher, large dark. 75.00 to 125.00
Mink, extra large No. 1 dark. 12.00 to 16.00
Muskrat, fall Alaskan, large No. 1. 1.50 to 2.00
Lynx, extra large No. 1. 40.00 t® 60.00
Land otter (Interior) . 30.00 to 40.00
Land otter (Coast) . 20.00 to 27.50
White weasel, large No. 1. 1.25 to 2.00
Wolf, large No. 1, cased . 25.00 to 30.00
Wolf, large No. 1 open. 18.00 to 25.00
Wolverine, large dark ... 20.00 to 25.00
Prices above quoted are all for No. 1 best grade furs. Lower grades, in
cluding pale skins, priced in proportion.
WE ARE THE LARGEST DEALERS IN RAW AND MANUFACTURED
FURS IN THE NORTHWEST, and all we ask of you, Mr. Shipper, is to give
us the chance of a trial shipment and we will convince you that we pay more
for furs and make quicker returns than you can get anywhere in the country
We have been in business in Alaska for 36 years and have built up a very
extensive trade. We sell manufactured furs in all parts of the United States,
Canada, and in a great many European cities.
By shipping to us you are not only helping an Alaska Industry but you are
helping yourself to build up a business that belongs to Alaska.
We eliminate the middleman entirely, as we buy direct from the trapper and
trader and sell, direct to the consumer; thus we are able to pay you a better
price than you can get elsewhere. WE MAKE RETURNS THE SAME DAY
SHIPMENT IS RECEIVED.
If so desired, when your shipment amounts to $100 or more, we will wire our
bid, and if not entirely satisfactory you may^wire at our expense and we will
ship to any place you designate.
All we ask of you is to be fair with yourself as well as with us, and make .us
a trial shipment; the result will make you a steady shipper.
References: Any bank in Alaska, the B. M. Behrends Bank, Juneau; National
Bank of Tacoma, Tacoma, Wash.; Dexter Horton National Bank of Seattle.
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