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THE COST OF A CASE
OF SALMON
POLITICIAN holding forth the exploitation of the salmon fisheries by the
cannerymen of Alaska may tell his constituency that these reprehensible
gentry are taking some $35,000,000 annually from the resources of that
territory. With no definite information to the contrary nothing is more
natural than that his audience should believe the statement.
Figuring on the basis of an average case of salmon, that is, averaging all districts
and all grades, and basing the figures on the cost records of several concerns, the*
following is the ratio of cost chargeable to the various items which enter into the
cost of a case of salmon at the distribution point ready for the market:
Fish 27%, salt labels and lacquer 2%, cans 25%, box shooks 5%, cannery labor
25%, fuel and oil 2%, freight 7%, insurance 4%, taxes 3%. It will be noted that
the figures given include no charge for depreciation although the rate of depreciation
on Alaska canneries is extremely high.
In considering these figures the most striking fact is that but 27% of the value of the
product is taken from Alaskan resources in the form of fish. A considerable portion
of the amount thus represented is returned to inhabitants of Alaska as wages, a
large sum is returned in taxes, a further sum is expended in the merchandising
institutions of the territory, wherever possible the 5% of the total cost chargeable
to boxes is expended for shooks made in Alaska’s mills, and when the season is over
a far greater total has been left in Alaska through the industry than has been taken
from her waters.
The approximately 40 cents average per case chargeable to transportation cost furn
ishes a revenue which makes better steamship service possible and the presence of
the cannery brings transportation facilities to many an isolated point. The canneries
take from Alaska approximately one dollar and forty-five cents worth of fish in each
case of salmon packed—not only do they more than return this amount to Alaska,
but it should be further remembered that these fish are worth $1.45 only by virtue
of the presence of the cannery.
To get a proper slant on the situation— Think
of Alaska without a canning industry.
The Canning Industry of Alaska
ECLIPSE OF SUN
WILL PLAY ODD
STUNTS JAN. 24
TEMPERATURE WILL FALL, ANI
MALS WILL BE PERPLEXED,
BIRDS GO TO ROOST.
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 17.
—Scientists believe they have
gathered from experience a good
idea of some of the unusual
things that will take place in
connection with the total eclipse
of the sun January 24.
Prof. George H. Peters of the
Naval Observatory, who has been
on intimate terms with Old Sol for
28 years, related recently some of
the developments that may be looked
for in the “shadow path,” with fav
orable weather, on the morning of
the eclipse.
These include a fall of a few de
grees in temperature. Animals are
likely to become perplexed, and birds
go to roost. Looking toward the
west, just before the eclipse becomes
total, one may observe the shadow' of
the moon coming towrard the observa
er as if a thunderstorm wrere immi
nent.
The sun has just passed its mini
mum period of spots, and it will prob
ably have some spots in January at
eclipse time, causing some disturb
ance of the corona, which can only
be seen during total solar eclipse.
The sun is 400 times farther away
from the earth than is the moon.
The ideal spot to observe the
eclipse wrould be far out in the
North Atlantic Ocean, for the cen
tral line, passing over Montauk
Point, N. Y., traverses the sea for
the rest of its length, until north
of the British isles, the total eclipe
becomes visible at sunset.
Dark In West.
At sunrise, just east of Bed Lake,
V
Minnesota, the eclipse will be total.
In the eastern section of the United
States, the eclipse will be visible
early in the forenoon, and in the
far west, not at all, for it will still
be dark there. Over the North At
lantic Ocean, it will be noon and
afternoon, at eclipse time. The best
position for observations in the
United States will be along the line
from Buffalo to Montauk Point. In
Minnesota, the “shadow path” with
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South from
Seward
Jan. 18th
Feb. 15th
Calling at all regular Southeastern and South
western Alaska ports in eluding Seldovia and
Kodiak.
WAYNE BLUE, Agent
Telephone Main 81
Res- Madison 40
Pacific Coastwise Service,
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STEAMSHIP STARR
STEAMSHIP STARR WILL SAIL FEBRUARY 1
San Juan Fishing and Packing Co.
G. C. HENDERSON, Agent
PHONE MADISON 13*. SEWARD, ALASKA
be about 85 miles broad, growing
gradually wider to the eastward,
until in the region of the Hudson
River, it becomes 110 miles broad.
At Martha’s Vineyard and Nan
tucket, Mass., which will not be on
Us central line, the “shadow path”
will measure some 120 miles across.
Until the eclipse recahes Buffalo,
however, the sun will be‘ low on
the horizon.
Greater In East.
If at the equator, the moon’s
shadow, blotting out the sun’s rays
xrom the earth, would sweep across
this body at the rate of 1,000 miles
an hour. In the eastern part of the
United States, this rate will be
greater, as the shadow will have
the benefit of the earth’s most rapid
rotation in miles, going to the short
er circumference encountered near
er the earth’s northern axis.
Another phase of the eclipse will
be the possible l'evival of the
weather insurance feature. Scien
tific bodies are put to much expense
in sending out parties, and with
unfavorable weather, their work
! goes for naught.
Scientists will conduct further
tests of the Einstein theory, and will
! also observe the solar corona and
make spectroscopic observations, if
the weather is clear. It has been
suggested that efforts be made to
experiment with radio signals to
ascertain if they increase markedly
while the eclipse is in progress, and
decrease sharply near its conclusion.
| GIRL WIFE OF SLAIN
OUTLAW CAUGHT WITH
$12,000 IN BANK LOOT
(By Associated Press)
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 16.—Chief
of Detectives Healy left here early j
today for Jacksonville to bring back
to New Orleans Nellie Wrght, 17
year-old widow of William E. Wright,
bank bandit killed by detectives in
Mobile Tuesday, and the $12,000 tuck
The Alaska Railroad
TRAINS LEAVE SEWARD
8 A. M.
Monday and Thursday
TRAINS ARRIVE
8 P. M.
Wednesday and Saturday
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'OrYRIOHT KEYSTONE VIEW CO. NEW YORK
NEW MANAGER WHITE SOX
Eddie Collins, veteran second base
man of the Chicago White Sox, who
has been appointed the 1925 manager
af the team. He displants Johnny
Evers, who has been released by
Charlie Comiskey, owner. Flddie has a
V'ery good showing.
ed away in the girl’s baggage when *
she w'as arrested yesterday.
The recovered money is part of
the loot taken by Wright from the
Frenchman street branch of the Ma
rine Bank and Trust company on the
clay before Christmas, according to
the woman’s story to police. Super
intendent of Police Moloney indi
cated today that it was unlikely that
any charge other than having stol
en property in her possession would
be placed against her.
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
A
ALASKA STEAMSHIP
COMPANY
Southwestern Alaska Route Schedule
Scheduled Scheduled Scheduled Sail
Vessel— Lv. Seattle At. Seward from Seward
Alameda
Alaska
Yukon
Alameda
Alaska
Yukon
January 10
January 17
January 24
January 31
February 7
February 14
January 17
January 24
January 31
February 7
February 14
February 21
January 17
January 24
January 31
February 7
February 14
February 21
Steamers jn the above schedule will make all regular ports of call
in Southeastern and Southwestern Alaska.
J. H. FLICKINGER, Agent
PHONE MAIN 125_ SEWARD. ALASKA
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contributing factors in development of the regions through
which they passed, so also is THE ALASKA RAILROAD each
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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, Anchorage
and Fairbanks; and tri-weekly mixed service over the
Chickaloon and Chatanika branches, is at your service. For
further information write
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McKinley park route
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