PIONEERING
THE WAY
EFORE the world knew of Alaska** gold, before her oil fields were dreamed
of, before the eye of the saw-mill and pulp-mill operator was cast on her
magnificent forests of spruce and hemlock, before her agricultural possibili
ties were even thought of—long before the inception of any of these
industries which have become factors in Alaskan commerce, the pioneers of Alaska’s
salmon industry entered the field.
In 1878 the first cannery was built at Klawack and was followed in 1882 by a
cannery at Cook Inlet and one at Karluk. The total pack of Alaskan canneries in
1882 was 21,745 cases of one pound tall cans.
From that humble beginning the industry has developed to its present gigantic
proportions, with a $65,000,000 investment and a production annually to the value
of approximately $35,000,000 to the packers and considerably more at retail selling
prices.
The pioneering of the canning industry has contributed materially to the social
development of Alaska for in its wake have come radio stations, postoffices,
hospitals, transportation facilities and merchandising institutions, thus creating
living conditions in the far-flung outposts of the territory which made development
in other lines possible.
The natives of Westward Alaska will not soon
during which the packers threw open their
supplied the population with blankets, fuel,
buried the dead, cared for the orphans—in
annihilation—all this at their own expense,
recompense.
What the canneries have contributed to the
another story—a story full of interest and
selves—watch for it.
forget the influenza epidemic of 1919
stores, hospitals, and bunk houses,
food and medicine, nursod the sick,
short, saved the natives from utter
***<1 without expectation of financial
economic development of Alaska Is
perhaps surprises to Alaskans them
The Packer* of Alaska believe that the True Measure
of any Institution Lies in the Service It Renders.
The Canning Industry of Alaska
SIX CENT TAX ON GAS
PROPOSED IN OREGON
PORTLAND, Jan. 3.—Oregon mo
torists may be confronted with a six
cent tax on gasoline if a bill now be
ing prepared for the legislature, which
meets in January should be enacted
by the law-makers. There is at pres
ent a 3-cent tax. The idea is being
debated by directors of the Oregon
State Motor association and the most
ardent advocates of a higher gaso
line tax are some of the officials of
the organization.
The plan is to cut motor vehicle li
cense fees 50 per cent and make up
the difference with an increased tax
on gasoline.
Coast Guard Seeks
Advice On Hijacking
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.—(AP)—
Coast guard officials have asked the
department of justice for legal en
lightenment on the question of deal
ing with rum runners turned hijack
ers.
Although the days of Captain Kidd
have passed, the modern hijacker of
the seas has become so strong that
coast guard officials fear his type may
grow into the more serious form of
robbery of legitimate cargoes as well
as those on rum row. The coast guard
does not know how far it can go in
suppressing this form of piracy, and
has applied to the attorney general
for permission to use its mailed fist
on hijacking.
Officials explained today that real
questions of state are involved. Rum
row’s tenants are said to ge made up
almost entirely for foreign flag ships.
The state department, therefore, has
been kept advised of what the coast
guard is doing and most of the for
eign nations have been informed.
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HEARING TODAY
NEW LONDON, Conn., Jan. 3—U.
S. Commissioner Mathewson is hear
ing the case today of the crew of the
British schooner J. Duffy, seized by
the coast guard a few weeks ago as
a rum runner. The crew has been
on bail under $2500 bond each.
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!H.F.ALEXANDER. PRESIDENT!
STEAMSHIP ADMIRAL WATSON
Sails from
Seattle
Jan. 7th
Feb. 4th
Arrives
Seward
Jan. 15th
Feb. 12th
South from
Seward
Jan. 18th
Feb. 15th
Calling at all regular Southeastern and South
western Alaska ports in eluding S el do via and
Kodiak.
WAYNE BLUE, Agent
Telephone Main 81 Res- Madison 40
STEAMSHIP STARR
S. S. STARR SAILS JANUARY FOURTH
San Juan Fishing and Packing Co.
G. C. HENDERSON. Agent
PHONE MADISON 181. 8EWARD, ALA8KA
“MIRACULOUS”GRASS SEED
DEALER FOUND EASYMARK
OLYMPIA, Jan. 3.—By the simple
expedient of promising his customers
a verdantly green lawn within 30
days after planting a miraculous
grass seed, styled by the glib ven
dor as “Hargaeprati, the World’s
Greatest Blue Grass” one Allen Mil
ler realized a neat sum in Seattle re
cently, according to J. E. Currey,
seed inspector for the department of
agriculture.
Miller, according to the depart
ment, discoveries, dealt with "city
folks,” exclusively in making his
sales, specializing in bankers and
hard headed business men, although
he occasionally let a stenographer in
on the wonderful lawn producer.
While he charged $1.50 a pound for
the seed, that was cheap under the
Miller guarantee, which was that
the lawn would be flourishing in 30
days, regardless of season or atmos
pheric conditions at the time of
planting.
He was arrested by the depart
ment on a charge of selling seed
without the proper license and also
tor failing to label his wares prop
erly. “Herbaeprati” was found to be
a thoroughly reliable tut very com
mon grass, the seed of which s^lls
ordinarily at about 20 cents per
pound.
Miller was released on $100 bail
and was last heard from in Idaho,
from which point of vantage he in
armed the judge that he h?d no
tenlion of returning to this state,
officials said.
CONFESSES SLAYING
SEATTLE, Jan. 3.—Immigration of
ficers and a sanity board are to be
asked to examine for possible depor
tation Senkichi Tabusa, a Japanese,
who walked into the police station
and said he had killed K. Yasuta, a
Japanese, in a gambling quarrel two
months ago. Kinpachi Yamamota, an
other Japanese, who surrendered two
weeks ago also confessed to the kill
ing of Yasuta.
FORMER TENANT BUYS
$2,600,000 BUILDING
NEW YORK, Jan. 3.—(AP).—Hen
ry L. Doherty, an oil man, who
came to this city from Denver eigh
teen years ago, and rented the small
est of offices in the twenty-six-tory
building at 60 Wall street, lias
bought the structure at a price said
to be $2,600,000.
Offices of the Doherty interests,
which include the 200 corporations
under the general management of
the Cities Service company, now scat
tered through the financial district,
will be assembled in the new buliding
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
Swedish American Line
“Only line between America and'.
Sweden.” Direct over the Atlantic;
and the North Sea in Large, Mod-^f
ern and Comfortable steamers.'
Frequent sailings. *:
Christmas Excursions to Sweden?
and Finland
S. S. STOCKHOLM—From New*
York December 2; from Halifaxi:
December 4.
S. S. DROTTNINGHOLM—Fron^
New York December 10.
Also Earlier Sailings
For further information and res-"j
ervations apply to
WAYNE BLUE,
Agent for Seward, Alaska
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA
ROUTE SCHEDULE
Vessel
Scheduled
Lv. Seattle
Northwestern December 20
Alaska _December 27
Yukon_January 3
Alameda_January 10
Uaska_January 17
Yukon _January 24
Scheduled
Arr. Seward
December 27
January 3
January 10
January 17
January 24
January 31
Scheduled
Sail fm Seward
December 27
January 3
January 10
January 17
January 24
January 31
Steamers in the above schedule will make all regular ports of call
in Southeastern and Southwestern Alaska.
Steamer Redondo will continue calling at Seldovia and Halibut Cove
until further notice.
Freighter Nabesna is scheduled to sail from Seattle, December 30th.
Send orders by wire.
J. H. FLICKINGER, Agent
PHONE MAIN 125 SEWARD, ALASKA
(greeting!
In extending the Season’s Greetings to all its friends and patrons.
The Alaska Railroad takes occasion to announce a
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S
EXCURSION FARE
of one and one-third for the round-trip, between all stations. Reduced
rate tickets may be purchased at all agency stations December 20th to
January 1, Inclusive; final return limit January 6, 1925. Passengers
boarding trains at non-agency stations may avail themselves of this
Special Excursion Rate by purchasing reduced rate tickets at first
agency stations.
It is the sincere wish of The Alaska Railroad that the year 1925
will be the most progressive and prosperous for all Alaskan activities,
and towards the accomplishments of this purpose The Alaska Railroad
will continue to lend its earnest and whole-hearted co-operation at all
times.
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
McKINLEY PARK ROUTE
ANCHORAGE
ALASKA