Alaska’s Perpetual
ASSET
m
P TO the present time the industrial development of Alaska has been entirely
through exploitation of natural resources. Much of the present development
and that in sight for the near future is development of a nature necessarily
exhausting the resource exploited. When a ton of ore is shipped to the smelter
that is one ton of ore taken directly from the natural wealth of the territory never to be
replaced. When a thousand feet of timber is cut, a generation must elapse before a tree
is grown; when an oil well is tapped it will eventually be drained. On the contrary, the
salmon fisheries of Alaska, with proper regulatory measures and intelligent effort on the
part of all concerned may easily be perpetuated.
A district is judged economically by its imports and exports and the economic value of a
given industry to a community may be gauged by its contribution to the export figures.
Without disparagement of any other of the great and rapidly growing industries of Alaska
we invite your consideration of the following figures on exports from Alaska taken from
the report o^ the U. S. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce for 1923. These figures
are indicative of the position in Alaskan commerce occupied by the fisheries industry:
FISH and FISH PRODUCTS... $35,829,422 Timber and Lumber.$ 191,763
Furs . 1,332,070 Whale Oil . 217,753
Copper . 13,347,740 Gypsum . 77,150
Lead . 55,646 Gold Ore and Gold Bullion. 5,930,896
Wood Pulp . 113,655 Silver Ore and Silver Bullion... 630,778
During 1923 Alaska exported commodities to the value of $60,330,613.00 and the salmon
fisheries alone contributed $32,295,649.00 or 53.5% of the total. Of this amount but
27% or $8,719,825.23 was taken from the waters of Alaska and it should be remembered
that with proper regulations there need be no depletion of the territory’s natural wealth.
It is also worthy of consideration that a considerable proportion of the above figure, repre
senting the value of the fish in the annual pack, is labor cost, and that it is paid to
fishermen, many of whom are residents of Alaska.
An industry which pays 59% of the territory’s taxes, furnishes 53.5% of her exports,
employs at certain seasons of the year thousands of her people, and which can operate
without depletion of her natural wealth should have the genuine support of every loyal
Alaskan.
Salmon and Cannery should be Alaska’s great perpetual asset.
The Canning Industry of Alaska
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SHOCKED UPON LEARNING
SHE WAS 103 YEARS OLD,
CLEVELAND WOMAN DIES
CLEVELAND, Feb. 28.—Discovery
that she was 103 years old instead of
93, as she thought is believed to have
hastened the death of Mrs. Maria M.
Hynes. Mrs. Hynes was healthy and
spry until a few months ago when a
grandson asked her to let him see
what her birth certificate issued in
London, looked like.
Finding it dated back to July 28,
1822, the grandson called it to Mrs.
Hynes’ attention. She became ill,
members of the family said, through
worry over the ten years’ discrepancy
and died yesterday.
The Eskimo is not a Christian. He
does not know one darned thing about
taxes or poison gas.
It is not the overhead that endan
gers a young and growing business so
much as the swelled head.
Alaska would be a fine winter resort
for residents of New York and Chi
cago these days.
A regular Republican is one who
votes for the party until he is elected
to some office.
“People who try to run a thing” are
generally those wdio do all the work.
EDUCATOR ORDERS CO-EDS
ABANDON SHORT SKIRTS
AND LOW NECKED DRESSES
LINCOLN, Neb. Feb. 28.—Co-eds at
Union College at Collegeville, Lincoln
suburb, were given four days in which
to abandon short skirts, low necked
dresses, rouge and lipsticks and adopt
attire specified by President W. W.
Prescott of the institutior an ul
timatum issued at a nu..«,mg “for
girls only,” at the college yesterday.
The girls were ordered by Prescott to
garb themselves in clothing in no way
conspicuous. He prescribed for the
girl students skirts not more than nine
inches from the ground; elbow length
sleeves; closely fitting collars and
rougeless faces. Commenting after
the meeting Mr. Prescott said: “The
modern girl should be so inconspicu
ous in her mode of dress that people
might not remember her for her
clothes, but for her personality.”
STEAMSHIP STARR
STEAMER STARR WILL SAIL MARCH 1
San Juan Fishing and Packing Co.
G. C. HENDERSON, Agent
PHONE MAD180N 13*. 8EWARD, ALA8KA
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Realty Transaction Sets
New Record in Suburb
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 27.—Beverly
Hills, fashionable and exclusive sub
urb of this city, has set up a new
record in property values with the
closing of a 99-year lease on a sec
tion of property measuring 150 by
154 feet for a consideration of $2,
400,000. The property will be im
proved with a five story structure
costing $285,000 it is announced.
Elaborate Plans For
L A, Business Show
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 27.—As one
of the three selected cities in which
the national business shows will be
held during the coming year, Los
Angeles is preparing the exhibits in
the auditorium of the Ambassador
Hotel.
The show, which is a demonstra
tion of office equipment and applian
ces, will eclipse those in other cities,
according to representatives of the
organization.
Captain Hans Winston, of Hamburg
Germany, has a trained sea lion as
a life saver.
CAN USE A FEW MOKE CUS
TOMERS AT THE O. K .BARBER
SHOP.
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Next to Crawford’s Shop
VIENNA LOVES GAY CLOTHES
VIENNA, Feb. 28.—Vienna cannot
lose its reputation for gaiety. Some
one in the garment trade has estimat
ed that during 1924 the dancing Vien
nese women atid men, ordered ten
thousand dresses and three thous
and new dress suits in which to go
to balls, and that together they call
ed on the shoemakers for 100,000 pair
of dancing slippers.
BERLIN BIRTHRATE DECLINES
BERLIN, Feb. 28.—The Berlin birth
rate has been declining rapidly, ac
cording to statistics for the years
1921, 1922, and 1923. Children born
in 1921 numbered 53,901, and in the
year 1923 only 38,924 were born. No
figures for 1924 are yet available.
Greater Berlin now counts a popu
lation of 4,013,000.
Gateway want-ads bring results.
Eaton, Crane, Pike Stationery at
the Alaska Shop. tf
Picture Framing at the Alaska
Shop. tf
Brunswick Phonographs and Re
cords. The Alaska Shop. tf
The Alaska Railroad
TRAINS LEAVE SEWARD
8 A. M.
Monday and Thursday
TRAINS ARRIVE
8 P. M.
Wednesday and Saturday
Gas Launch
KENAI
FISHING AND HUNTING
PARTIES CARRIED DOWN
LAKE KENAI FOR THE
DAY OR TRIP. TELE
PHONE ARRANGEMENTS
TO MILE TWENTY
Louis Bell, owner
ALASKA STEAMSHIP
COMPANY
Southwestern Alaska Route Schedule
Vessel—
Yukon
Alaska
Alameda
Northwestern
ALASKA
Yukon
Scheduled
Lv. Seattle
February 21
February 28
March 7
March 14
March 21
March 28
Scheduled
Ar. Seward
February 28
March 7
March 14
March 21
March 28
April 4
Steamers in the above schedule will make all
in Southeastern and Southwestern Alaska.
Scheduled Sail
from Seward
February 28
March 7
March 14
March 21
March 28
April 4
regular ports of call
Freighter Cordova scheduled to leave Seattle, March 7. Merchants,
wire your orders.
J. H. FLICKINGER, Agent
PHONE MAIN 125 _ SEWARD, ALASKA
AN EMPIRE BUILDER
As all railroads in years gone by have been the greatest
contributing factors in development of the regions through
which they passed, so also is THE ALASKA RAILROAD each
day accomplishing much towards the building of an empire.
In place of the old, tremendously expensive and inconve
nient methods of transporting supplies of whatever character
over rough trails from the coast, there is now a modern rail
road that carries supplies and equipment in greater quantities
to and from the Interior, and along the way, in much less
time and at far less expense than was formerly required.
This great steel highway offering regular twice weekly
freight and passenger service between Seward, Anchoraee
and Fairbanks; and tri-weekly mixed service over the
Chickaloon and Chatanika branches, is at your service For
further information write ®«rvice. ror
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Special week-eend tickets (one and one-third actual farel on
sale at all ticket offices