STABALIZING OF
ALASKA CANNERS
IS PLANNED
DETAILS OF GIANT SOUTHEAST
ERN CANNERY MERGER AT
SEATTLE PUBLISHED.
Additional details as to the recent
announcement by the A. PM of
The purchase of twenty-seven salmon
canneries in Southeastern Alaska, by
a group of Seattle business men,
■which item was briefly published in
the Gateway some days ago is sup
plied by an article which appeared
in the Seattle Daily Times of recent
issue. The article follows:
With a capitalization of about $12,
000,000 and backed by powerful inter
ests, the huge corporation being
planning in Seattle for the purchase
of twenty-seven pink salmon canner
ies in Southeastern Alaska, will place
the industry in that part of the North
on a paying basis for the first time
in three of four years and bring still
greater prosperity here.
This was the opinion expressed
yesterday by men prominent in the
industry who are formulating the
plans for the purchase of the plants
and their merger into one big cor
poration, the largest ever organized
in the history of salmon packing in
Alaska.
Not only the salmon industry with
its thousands of employes but allied
industries which furnish supplies for
the plants and manufacturer fish-can
ning machinery, and the steamship
•companies which transport men,
equipment and supplies to the North
and bring back the harvest of salmon,
will benefit from organization of the
new corporation and the merger of
the twenty-seven plants.
Greatest Distributing Center.
Seattle generally, as the greatest
salmon distributing center in the
world, will benefit in a financial way
as the headquarters of the new cor
poration, and the industry will be
saved by the elimination of the many
operators and the organization of
one big corporation for the production
and sale of canned salmon.
While steps are being taken scien
tifically for the rehabilitation of sal
mon on Alaska, one of the aims of
the new corporation will be to re
habilitate the industry.
Millions Invested.
Between $25,000,000 and $30,000,000
is invested in fishing in this state,
which is yielding a production valued
at $18,000,000 or $20,000,000 annually.
The plan for the purchase of the
twenty-seven canneries in South
eastern Alaska is the most important
move yet made in the industry to
protect both investment and return.
A stabilized salmon industry in
Southeastern Alaska, which will be
one of the results of the merger of
the plants under one operating cor
poration, will mean prosperity not
only to the interests sharing in its
profits, but also to business concerns
furnishing supplies to the plants in
the North. Washington leads all
states in the manufacture of fish
I canning machinery with an invest
j ment in this industry of approxi
mately $15,000,000 ad an annual out
put valued at between $1,000,000 and
$20,000,000.
There have been too many compan
ies engaged in the pink salmon pack
ing industry of Southeastern Alaska
and one of the results of the organi
zation of the big corporation planned
is to eliminate this handicap, effect
economy in operation and do away
with the duplicated organizations in
that part of the North, it was pointed
out.
Leaders in the plans for the or
ganization of the new company said
that the sardine packers by their
cheaper operating expenses were un
derselling the salmon packers and
lower production costs of canned
1 salmon were necessary if the indus
try is to be saved.
Conservation of Fish.
Conservation of the fish also will
result from the elimination of the
many operators and the organization
of one company. It was pointed out
that the concerted move of the pack
ers would not mean a great increase
in production but a steady and profit
able production at great reduced
cost and consequently a lower price
to the consumer as one of the first
moves of the new corporation would
be to meet the competition of sardine
■
packers.
Recently six canneries controlled by
Seattle interests were consolidated
under one operating organization and
the saving was enormous, it was ex
plained yesterday. This consolida
tion is believed to have been the in
spiration of those seeking to merge
twenty-seven plants in Southeastern
Alaska under one operating and mar
keting organization.
ATTHE HOTELS
Hotel Van Gilder—Bert O. Brien,
Latouche, Mrs. J. L. Waller, J. B.
Gottstein, A. H. McDonald, A. A. Shon
beck, Anchorage; James Hagen, Fair
banks; Win. Butler, Anchorage; T. A.
Horton, Fort Yukon; E. M. Jacobson,
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Hale, Anchorage;
R. E. Robertson, Juneaau, Lois Price,
Anchorage; E. A. Rasmussen, Ket
ikan; H. P. Sullivan, Valdez; Gus
Gelles, L. M. Carrigan, Robert E.
Wakelin, H. E. Rupert, Seattle.
Hotel Seward—Joe Longboun, J. J.
Isaac, Jas. Wilson, Jos. Wilson, Bob
Ritchie, Karl Cornelinssen, G. L.
Shepard, A. Beismanger, Maritz Tor
ring, F. Petersen, Seattle; Albert
Sundberg, Ole Higgen, M. Woldon, W.
Orr.
Hotel Sexton—Pete Anderson, K.
Dahl, T. R. Johnson, Fairbanks; C.
Payne, Anchorage; Mrs. T. S .Oliver,
Anchorage; O. Lindsay, C. F. Lind
say, Long Beach; I. G. Naylor, Enum-'
claw Wn.; E. Lewiston, L. Nelson, G.
Horvat.
Hotel Overland—E. A. Moody, Ken
necott; Mrs. C. P. White, Chitina;
Mrs. Denny, Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Fin
ley, Wm. Struve, Edgar Normal, An
chorage.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Lechner
Back from Honeymoon
The newly-weds, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Lechner, who were married in Sew
ard October 4, returned home Satur
day evening from their honeymoc
trip, to Curry. They are at home at
their residence on Adams street, be
tween Fifth and Sixth streets.
Harvey Sullivan, U. S. marshal, ar
rived in Seward from Seattle Satur
day on the steamer Yukon.
Mothers
WANT IT
for croupy children be
cause it quickly clears away
the choking phlegm, stops
hoarse, croupy coughs and
allows restiul sleep. No
alarming croup when Moth
er keeps a botte of
CHAMBERLAIN’S
COUGH REMEDY
always on hand in the home. Benefits
children and grown persons.
No Narcotic*. Sold everywhere.
Important Meeting of
Chamber on Tuesday
The regular business meeting and
luncheon at noon tomorrow of the
local chamber of commerce, promis
es to be of more than usual inter
est on account of the report of the
hearing on the shelter harbr which
was held Saturday evening in the
Federal building by Majr Oliver.
Other important matters will be brot
to the members’ attention. There will
be a number of out-of-town visitors
present. It is anticipated a large at
tendance will be on hand.
For the third time in a week, the
majority of small boats in the har
bor, pulled out this morning for the
shelter of Thumb Cove.
According to a letter recently re
ceived from Latouche, Leo Olmhau
ser, well known in Seward, is now
in charge of the butcher shop, while
the former manager is making a trip
to Jflirope.
From Los Angeles, Calif., the Sew
ard Gateway received a new subscri
ber in Earl F. Crouch, who visited
this and the Interior districts of the
Territory. In his letter to The Gate
way, Mr. Crouch wanted to know if
any more new strikes had been made
at Nuka Bay.
Brunswick Plionograpns and Re
cords. The Alaska Shop. tf
SUITS PRESSED from 15 to 20 min
utes with Sanitary Hoffman Press
er—Phone Madson 103.
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The latest Winchester Bolt Action
30-Government and .270 caliber rifles
for sale by J. L. Graef. tf
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KENA1
FISHING AND HUNTING
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LAKE KENAI FOR THE
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Alaska Interior Silver
Black Foxes, a limited
number of 1925 pups will
be sold this season. If you
wish good foxes to start
your ranch with. Let me
furnish you your breeders
Price $500 per Pair f. o. b.
Kasilof, Alaska
Kasilof Silver Fox Ranch
Louis Nissen, Propr.
Kasilof, Alaska
of the
eward
THIS edition will comprise 5,000 copies of 32 pages with cover, making 36 pages in all. The frontispage is from a specially drawn
sketch by Mr. E. F. Jessen, well known for his brilliant work as a cartoonist. It is something original and will add greatly to
the attractiveness of the edition. The cover will also be of heavy bookpaper, which will add to its appearance. Special articles have
been written or are being written by Mr. J. B. Reher, head of the Bureau of Public Roads for this district; E. P. Walker, head of
the Biological Survey and in charge of Alaskan fur and game animals; Supt- Snodgrass of the Matanuska Experimental Station;
Chas. E. Bunnell, president of the Alaska College; Jos. Imlach, the man who started the herring industry in Prince William Sound;
J. J. Corey, head of the coal mining department, Bureau of Alaska; W. E. Calvert, on the halibut industry; B. D. Stewart, on gen
eral activities of the Bureau of Mines, L. C. Pratt on Forestry; Cal M. Brosius, on mineral deposits near Seward; Hugh Dough
erty on general mining activities of this distinct: fur farming by Duke Stubbs; a history of Seward, by Wm. Whittlesey; Rem
insices of Old Timers, by George Sexton; and numerous others. Letters have been written to Governor George Parks, Former
Governor Scott C. Bone, Col. Hartman, Dan Sutherland, President Coolidge, Henry O’Malley and others, asking for special arti
cles. There is no doubt but that they will respond. John Coffey will represent Kodiak; Lester D. Henderson, the educational
side. Taking it all in all there will be dozens of special articles- As to illustrations, the edition will be full of them. The railroad
will contribute a number of fine cuts, and the Standard Oil and other industries will also have articles profusely illustrated. Ex
tra copies will sell at 25 cents mailed to any address in the States. They should be ordered now. Contributors are asked to hur
ry up their articles in order that they may be placed in type.
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