The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 6, 1927, Page 2

pitit. ofx gfihngmafiff B.M.BEHRENDS Co.; Inc. Juneau’s Leading Departinent : Review of Territory For Last Fiscal Year Made by Gov. Parksf fConunued from Page One.) will not be favorable for a nor- mal pack and a material reduc- tion may be anticipated. The to- tal active investment in the fich- eries was estimated to be $74, 567,522, of which 81 per cent was invested In the salmon-cauning in- dustry, This invostment wxceed- ed that of 19256 by 11 per cent and the increase 18 accounted for in v.ha larger investment in oper- lflll capital and wages paid in cenitral and western Alaska. The total investment was distributed as follows: $35,756,318 in south- mlurn Alaska, $19,904,739 in ohll!l‘ll Alaska, and $18,806,465 in western Alaska. The total value of the fisheries products in 1926, exclusive of aquatic furs, was $64.669,882, an increase of $14.- 1,137 over the preceeding year. knowletige gained by the nce in the administration fisheries indicated that changes in the regulations sirable, accordingly, late a careful revision was and new regulations were d early in 1925, were made in the quan- goar pérmitted in certain additional areas were commercial fishing and . periods were ex- ): the most inm- ‘was the granting taking of herr- which was suthority glven [ un- g ot 7 tish- signer of F r | ing areas out the her ka for several which time atten es was in weeks, he gave his por | that eration in 1 ing 2101 ing an invest wore in oper; as with 54 plants, (-mrlu\mg 1,830 | people and an investment ot $6.- 108,494, in the preceding year Contrary to expectations, was a the herring fisheries, In the Afognak and Prince Wil liam Sound districts. In south- eastern Alaska there was no ap- preciable decrease in the sipply, but the fish were smaller than usual. This resulted in a de- crease in the numbef that were packed for food purposes and an incre: in the number that| wéve used in the i oil flshun- over the 025. increase ted to the fact that more boats were engaged n fishing. The cod fisheries suf- fered a decline in the value of investment and of products, as well as the number of people em- ployed. ‘The value of the pmductu the whaling industry 1ncrmed slightly during the year. Fiva hundred and eighty-ome whales were caught, and the total value of the products was $679,814. Seal Herds Grow “The number of seals in the herds on thé Pribilot Islands f§3 manufactors of | e Tt | ba 7c1281, “tore n 3i1, or 5.2 per cent (ing year. public aliction sales During ns from the Pribi wére heid in the seal hoids 18 dus protection agforded by the . ,un,‘ oy | Covarnment, and, unquestionably, ¢ this protcctlcfi fiere withdrawn rerds woilll bo dacimated and al {in a short time disappear. The Alaska Railroad “The repert of the general man- |ager of the Alaska Railfoad indi- tharo | | cates satiufactory progress. decline in the production of | the first time in the history of especially | the project the deficiency for op- eration was less than $1,000,000. | “The revenue increased 2.6 pery| cent while the' cost of operation year to 1648 1 TJune, 30, 1937, {for all ex| charges to | creased $419, less than last y | fleit for charges to creased 23.7 commercial 82,416 tons, tons, or 8.7 .py for last year, For rato in the puvniq : »zlo year ended. total deticit , including ccount, de- , O 22.8 per cent while the de- nses . exo account nt. The tot amounted t was improved ~to meet the de- mands of the increased traffic dufing the tourist season. “The boat service o the Yukon and Tanana Rivers operated conjunction with the rail servi bétween Seward and Fairban! was improved by extending th roiite to Marshall, a distance 135 iiles. This i3 a distinct im:] provement in transportation ta- cilities In the lower Yukon River. Roads and Tralls J “Aluska ' ¢o-operates with the Feddral Governmefit in the con- striction of roads and trails. A comprehensive plan of develop- ment has beén adopted that, when completed, will provide the Terri- ' |ndtional forests are provided by Wutlur Conditions As Weather i&ordgd.by&ulllfi. ureau Forecast for Junean and vicinity, beginntng 4 o. m. today: Fair and colder tonight and Wednesday; LOCAL fresh easterly winds, DATA Burom. Temun hmdity Wmd Velocity Weather NW 4 Cldy p. m. yest'y. 80.48 a 3041 25 30 -18 -6 . -8 . 40 48 32 |Fort Yukon .... ! Tamana .. | Bagle | St. Paul | Kediak ... Cordova 8 |Junean .. 32 | Ketchikan .. 38 Prince Rupert.. 4 | Bamonton . | Seattle / Portland . San Francisco.. Note.—Observations at Princ Rupert, Edmonton, Seattle, weather has heen fair in Alaska ern portion of the Territory. the past twenty-four hours except {reach unexplored regiohs and eventually aid in the development of the Territory. “The Alaska Road Commission constructed 76 miles of wagon road, 135 miles of sled road, and ! 387% miles of trail; recomstruct- ed 96 miles of wagon road; grav- eled 100 miles of wagon road, and maintained 1,067 miles of wagon road, 85 miles of tramway, 7584 miles of sled road, 4,692% miles of permanent trail, 313 miles of temporary trail. In addition to the above, the commission con- structed for the Territory 16 ais- plane landing fields and 19 shel- ter cabins and maintained 409 miles of telephone lines, 4 air- plane landing fields, and 25 shel- ter cabins, “Since its organizailon in 1905 the Alaska Road Coinmission expended $12,028,339.42 in Territory. Of this amount, 900,000 was appropriated by ald of Congress, $3,308,443.98 allotted from the Alaska fund, $819,806.44 derived from Terri- torial appropriations. “Federal funds for roads in tha the Federal highway act of Jume 11, 1916, and since that date $3.- 488,585.85 has been expendeéd by b SRS S sl i Dutch made at 4 a. m..and 4 p. m., Juneau time. The pressure is unusualy high in the upper Yukon Valley and moderately low in the Aleutian Islands and southern Bering |Sea, and falling decidedly over most Ithis vicinity early yesterday and at some stations in the west- Temperatures i e permit prospectors and miners to]school fund. .| charge, and this policy has resuli- _|the physical condition of the per- 88 42 tv 24 h [ Weather 04 (‘Idy Clay 1 Clear Cleat Clear Cldy Clay Clay Cldy .01 Clear 0 Cldy 0 Pt.Cldy .10 .36 .08 (,Yr’m 0 Cuy *—Less than 10 miies. Harbor, Rodiak, Juneau, Portland and San Francisco are of Western Alaska. The cxcept for light snow flurries in have fallen during at Kodiak. Seventy-cight nou-| resident hunters visited the Terrl-!| tory during the season. Public Health Work i “The Territorial ~board of| health co-operates with the United | States Public Health Service and! the United States Burcau of Edu-| cation in suppressing contaglous* diseases and enforcing quarantine regulations. Smallpox vaccine and | diphthet's antitexin are suppliet, free of charge, to all lncnlluas‘ where there is anyone qun]m(ll to administer them. “Practically all of the cnmp'u | des engaged in the fisheries insist! that the nonfesident employeos | shall submit to a physical exain- ination before embarking for the Territory. These examinations | are made by the United States' Public Health Service 'free ot/ ed in a decided improvement 1n sonnel employed in the industry. ¢ Bureau of Education “The Bureau of Education is T8} sponsible for the education and| welfare of the natives. *This f.a. volves administration of schools, hospitals, rellet of destitution anl J | supervision over the reindeer herds. A system of schools and the Bureau of Public Roads in and adjacent to the-mnational for- ests. Of this amount, $253,645 has been made available by Ter- ritorial appropriations and §3;- 1284,940.85 alldtted from Federal funds. Game and Fur “The responsibility for the pro-* tection of game and fur-bearing animals in the Tetritory is in the Alaska Game Commission. The members of the commission are appointed by the Secretary of As- rieulture and the executive officer is the chief representative of the Blological Survey in Alaska. Rults; and regulations ing and trapping are prepared by +|the commission and promulgated by the Secretary of Agriculture. In some instances the regulations did not meet existing conditions and changes were made in tha length of the open seasons. For 4 number of years trapp of] béaver has not been tted 4nd as a result these animals multipited until it was evident that trapping could be resumed without danger of eztermination. XiThe month of May was designat- od as open sEason and it is est- | mated that motre than 20,000 beav- er werd caught. The presen| em of sealing the skins ther Cause Of the lack of a sufficlent number of game wardens and in- ability of some of the trappérs 6 reach ‘an officer authotized to seal the skiils. This phase of the rd*' 18 Dbelng studied &hd &n will be made -to devike, some other ‘method “of certificd-| & that will more mearly meet conditions and’ mma‘ nb.mn of the m from a-' . $3.. not| governing hunt-; hospitals is maintained through- out the Territory. Eighty-five {8chools with a total enfollment of 3,616 pupils were maintained [durlng the year. Medical assier- ance was rendered by six hospit- als situated at Noorvik. Akiak,| Nulato, Kanakanak, Tanana and Juneau. Supplementing the hos- ey i | (Continued on Page Five.) e i e waand tisfactory be- | SMOKE STANDS Good variety in all the latest _finishes and- styles MR. PIM PASSES BY presented by Students of Juneau High School, Elks’ Hall, December 2nd and 3rd Juneau-Young Hardware Co. : Hardware and Undertaking PHORE 12 FINE FAMILY FUEL for those wise enough to order their *coal and kindling here: Have us deliver you at yout tddress and note how much better heat and clesner fires you- have. Wouldn’t ask nu to do this if 1t cobt miore. It doesn’t. It réally Gosts lesa and the tria) will prove it. We carry a full ine of Feeds ' " D. B. FEMMER Phone 114 e iy SAVE ONE DOLLAR Buy a Meal Ticket at Rhodes Cafe. You save a Dollar on each one purchased. 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