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FISHING ALL THE YEAR
Far-seeing men of the great fishing industry, es
pecially it seems, those of the Atlantic seaboard, are
outspoken in their belief that the industry in Alaska is
due for a profound change within the very next few
years. They visualize the time rapidly approaching
when the catch in Alaska will be almost entirely differ
ent from what it is now in the kinds of fish caught and
the fisherman will be plugging away at their game all
the year round instead of during the summers as at
present.
There are many reasons for believing that this
change is inevitable and that it won't be long now.
First, the fact must be looked squarely in the face
that halibut are decreasing so rapidly that the halibut
urs will soon be out of business entirely. There has
apparently been found no way to help in the propaga
tion of these fish as very little is known about their hab
its or methods of spawning. Furthermore it appears
that they do not reproduce in large numbers as wit
ness the speed with which once rich banks have be
come barren.
Secondly, there seems to be a dimishmg salmon
r catch. It has been the inexorable rule of Nature that
you cannot forever take and forever receive. The count
less trees which once clothed the North American con
tinent are numbered even as the bison of the plains and
the fishes of the seas. The once plentiful tuna off .South
ern California is mighty scarce now, and even tho one
oyster will give off over a million spawn every aid must
be afforded to propagation lest the beds become ex
hausted along the Atlantic coast.
A< against these slackening assets there must be
a rapid changing plants and equipment for the taking
of other kinds of fish besides halibut and salmon,
changes that have long since taken place elsewhere.
There are many kinds of edible fish in Alaskan
avaims a well as shellfish which will be the main take
of the fisherman in just , a few years from now and
they will be taking them every month in the year. The
clam and oral) industry will be fostered and they will
he making sardines out of small herring instead of fer
tilizer, the last a frightful waste which should long
since have been stopped. Methods of preparing the
gifts of the sea for the fresh fish market have been im
proved so greatly within the last ten years that the
whole trend of the business has changed along the At
lantic.
The change is coming to the Pacific and Alaska
and very soon.
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MAY 14
JUNE 11
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SEATTUE
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Would Rather
Live In Alaska
I Than New York
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! The following account gives a
! batch of interesting information
■ about former local residents who
are now Outside; practically all
j of these mentioned were seen by
• Sol Uria who returned last week,
j “Had a pleasant trip to Seattle
and while there met Ben Snyder
who wished he could be back here
'again. Also met Sampaio and Stahl
I two Signal Corps men and Mrs.
Murphy. They all seemed to be in
! the best of health. Looked up
Captain Guthrie and Captain Wol
verton. They are both stationed at
the Presidio and looking well.
Captain Wolverton enjoying the
;splendid golfing and riding about
in his new car. Captain Guthrie
ijust glad to hear the news from
Seward and he is looking forward
to the time when he will get a lucky
break and be able to get to Alaska
once more.
“In Fort Monmouth, N. J., wars
greeted by the one and only Lt.
'Carter W. Clarke whose facial ex
pression has changed considerably,
but not his verbal expressions. They
sounded just the same. Mrs. Clarke
and the boy are getting fat as is
the Lieutenant. He just about had
me hoarse answering all his ques
tions regarding one and all in Sew
ard. He also wishes he could return
North.
“Sgt. Reed is also stationed at Ft.
Monmouth and his health has been
rather poor. He is looking for a
change of station soon and also
would like to return to Alaska if
possible.
“The trip thru the Panama Canal
was worth while, except that the
Pacific American
Fisheries Net
\ Is $1,086,578.57
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Net earnings of the Pacific
American Fisheries, Inc., during !
1929 were $1,086,578.57, after deduc
tion for income tax and deprecia
tion, according to the annual state
ment sent to stockholders by Presi
dent E. B. Deming.
! The company has a surplus of
assets over liabilities of $3,963,468.
A pack of 952,852 cases was made in
13 canneries in Alaska and one in
Bellingham during 1928.
The same number of canneries |
will be operated this season Presi- j
dent Deming announces. These will
be the Skeena River, B. C., plant
and those at Annette Island, Ket
chikan, Excursion Inlet, Squaw
Harbor, King Cove, Ikatan, Port
Moller, Petersburg, Zachar Bay,
Alitak and two at Bristol Bay, all
in Alaska.
Four ships will again carry crews
and supplies north and canned sal
mon south. They are the Catherine
D., flagship, Mary D., Redwood and
North King. The first sailing will
be early this month.
hot weather did not allow us to en- f
joy all the sights. And it was sure
good to see our folks and relatives j
in New York City and they were i
certainly happy to see all of us and
really believed I wras insane to re- j
turn North. But I would not argue j
with them on that matter and as ;
you see just had to come back to a }
real country even though I was
born and raised in New York City.” ;
Seattle Ice Cream and Fresh
Candies at Sylvia’s. *
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HEASONABLE PRICES
THE BLUE SHOP
Seward Light & Power Co. 1
Light, Power and Telephone Service
Contractors and Dealers in
Electrical Supplies and Appliances
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EVERY THING FRESH EVERY DAY
AT 6:30 O’CLOCK EVERY DAY!
Our store opens each morning, every day, at 6:30
Another first-class baker, a specialist on pastries
and bread, has been added to our staff.
WE ARE NOW SERVING SPECIAL LUNCHEON DISHES
Seward Bakery
Carl G- Robinson, Proprietor
Why endure discomforts and an
noyances when you can command
a service that offers complete
satisfaction in all installations and
repairs? It’is Seward Machine
Shop! Quick, accurate and econo
mical, you’ll be amazed at the
convenience and ease we can add
to your home when you plan re
modeling, building or repairing.
Phone Madison 56
SEWARD MACHINE SHOP
CHAS. LECHNER
LIB E R TY THE A T E R
'*• ONE SHOW TONIGHT 8 O’CLOCK SHARP ♦
THE ONE AND ONLY {
BEBE DANIELS
the girl with the beautiful eyes and figure, and the mil
lion dollar pep in a story made to order for her talent
“FEEL MY PULSE"
A drama so lull ol lun as to keep you laugh
ing from start to finish. Brought up to be
fieve she was an invalid she inherits an is
land sanitarium, which is, .in secret, a rum
runners headquarters. She goes there and
then things start popping. It’s rich all the
way through. We’ll also make you happy by
showing the A! St John two-reel comedy
“RACING MAD”
A fast action farce that fits its nome
THERE WILL ALSO BE AN EDUCATIONAL REEL
TIP-TOP ENTERTAINMENT
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SEWARD, ALASKA
“Good Water a Necessity in Every Home”
•John Nelson, Mgr. Wayne Blue, Agent
Office, Arcade Bldg. Phone Main 81
STEAMSHIP STARR
CAPTAIN C. E. ANDERSON
Next bailing ot Steamer Starr out of Seward
APRIL 7, 1930
1 has. A Jansen, Agent
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Madison 139 Seward, Alaska
Go hast via
California and
the Panama Ca
nal thru ser
vice via the
Panama Pacific
Line. Ask for
details.
SERVING ALASKA
^ ess,-l Sails Arrives South
from in from
Seatth Seward Seward
Evans Mar. 1? r#Iar. 19 Mar. 22
Watson Mar. 19 Mar. 26 Mar. 3*1
Evans Apr. 2 Apr. 9 Apr. 14
Watson Apr. 9 Apr. 16 Apr. 21
Evans Apr. 23 Apr. 30 May 5
Passen&er accommodation# an aU
Admiral Line vessel* have bevn com*
ilefely and materially improved. Too
will find them very attractive and
comfortable.
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Alaska
Yukon
Northwestern
Alaska
Yukon
Northwestern
Alaska
Yukon
Aleutian
Alaska
Freighter Latouehe
Freighter Tanana
Agent—J. H. Flickinger. Phone Main 125
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