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If You Succeed—
YOUR SUCCESS is cumulative. You cannot progress
alone in business and every forward step of yours carries
along other people on the same road. In this way, your
city becomes prosperous and great. In exact ratio to
your success or failure your city succeeds or fails.
THAT'S WHY WE, as bankers, desire to see you succeed.
That’s why we make a point of rendering service to de
positors and endeavor to safeguard them from financial
reverses.
COME IN ANY DAY. WE WILL
WELCOME YOU
Bank of Seward
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Propagation Salmon
in Salt Water Has
Proven Successful
The theory advanced some time
ago by the Territorial fish commis
sion that humpback salmon could be
propagated better in salt water is
borne out by experiments conducted
at the Ketchikan hatchery where salt
water rearing and feeding pond was
constructed. These fish were plac
ed in the pond on June 2, at a maxi
mum length of two and three quarter
inches. Their growth was remark
able. on August 21. the fish having at
tained a length of eight inches at
which time they were released in
the ocean. Ten thousand of these
salmon were marked on August 12.
before being loosened, by one of the
fins being cut.
A portion of the fry were retain
ed in the feeding pond and will be
reared to maturity in order to denv
onstarte that they can be success
fully raised in captivity.
The primary object of these rear
ing ponds is for the purpose of pro
tection. Instead of releasing finger
lings the fish are retained in the
pond until they attain a size which
render them immune from predatory
enemies, thus insuring less loss. An
other object of the commission is
that when there is a shortage of the
fish or fry in one section, fry or eggs
can be taken from one hatchery to
build up another.
The idea of a salt water feeding
pond originated with the territorial
fish commission in the face of seri
ous objection from experts in the
Washington and British Columbia bu
reau of fisheries, but since the plan
has been successfully demonstrated
these bureaus are preparing to adopt
the plan and coordinate with the lo
cal bureau.
At the present time a rearing pool
is being constructed by the State of
Washington, the pond being ten
acres in extent. Many prominent
cannerymen are also thinking seri
ously of putting in their own hatch
eries and rearing ponds, to insure a
steady supply of fish.
The growth of these fish in the
Ketchikan pool was phenominal, those
in fresh water attaining no growth to
speak of in comparison with the salt
water fish.
Experiments in the Seward hatch
! ery will be conducted along these
; lines in red and chiuook salmon, and
; if successful will insure a steady sup
{ply of fish from now on. A new
i practice will be put into effect in the
i territorial hatcheries that instead of
releasing fingerlings, which are too
small to successfully elude their ene
mies, the fish will be held as long
as possible, or until they attain a
growth enabling them self protection.
H. E. Ellsworth, local member of the
commission plans to construct a
pond near the road in the section
near the old powder house, where
these fish may be reared in salt
water and can be viewed by the pub
lic and a check kept upon their
j growth.
With the coming appropriation it
is expected to give aid to the Yu
kon and Tanana rivers this year by
taking spawn from these rivers,
hatching them in the local hatchery
and releasing them in the Fairbanks
TO ALL COMRADES OF THE
SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
A campaign is on to unite all
Spanish American War veterans as
members-at-large, where there is no
organization o!' the United Spanish
American War Veterans. There are
no camps duly organized in Alaska
as there are not enough veterans in
any one place to form an organiza
tion. Hence all veterans of the
Spanish War are requested to become
members-at-large, thus becoming as
sociated with the order and receiv
ing the benefits of the order and in
a position to help other comrades to
those benefits. The organization is
doing good work for all veterans and
it behooves all veterans who are not
affiliated with the order to do so as
soon as possible and help with this
work. Let’s get together and show
our strength in Alaska and have a
large membership-at-large to help the
National organization. The under
signed will be glad to furnish all in
formation and blanks.
W. C. SNOOK
National Aide-de-Camp
Unga, Alaska.
STANDARD DOWN 3375 FT.
AND MAKING GOOD TIME
Advices from Kanatak state that
the Standard Oil company drill is
down 3375 feet and expect to strike
oil at a depth of 3500 feet, about the
first of May. Indications are said
to be good with prospects for a good
flow.
Mrs. C. W. Hammond, government
teacher at Sanak, arrived on the
steamer Starr, and is a guest of the
Overland. Mrs. Hammond is in ill
health and at present is under the
care of Dr. Baughman. She will
leave on one of the next boats for the
Outside.
It is reported that Dr. Roberts will
move into the Stotko house on Third
Avenue, May 1.
C. D. Wandling returned from the
westward on the steamer Starr. He
reports conditions good with a fair
catch of fur.
district, to help build up the Yukon
section.
Many improvements are contem
plated at the local hatchery this
year, a barrier being erected at
Bear Lake, stream clearing in the
Knik Arm section, and stream clear
ing in the Kenai lake district. An
appropriation of $80,000 has been
asked for, which will cover a period
of two years.
A jar of humpback salmon and a
chart showing their wonderful
growth, was brought to Seward by
Mr. Ellsworth, who returned on the
last boat from a meeting of the com
mission at Juneau.
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Men’s Wool Hose, 75c val., 2 pr. for - - $1
Men’s Cotton Hose, 40c val., 3 pr. for - - $1
Men’s Bow Ties, 50c val., 3 for - - - $1
Men’s 4-In-Hand Ties, $1.50 & $2 val., - $1
Men’s Caps, $2.00 val., - - - - $1
Women’s Silk Hose,.$1
Women’s Lisle Hose, 2 pr. for - - - $1
Children’s Cotton Hose, 3 pr. for - - $1
Children’s Shoes,.$1
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A
Miss Roxie Carrier, singing on a
stage at Ottawa, Canada, during the
recent earthquake, prevented a panic
by advancing to the footlights and call
ing out: “Sit down everybody; please
sit down. It’s only an earthquake,
and I'm going on with my song.” The
audience obeyed and she finished
her number amid deafening applause.
Paavo Nurmi, the great runner, is
reported to nave beer offered $3,000
a week as an attraction with the
Miller 101 Ranch show. This probab
ly beats his old job of paper hang
ing or whatever it was, in Finland.
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