The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 19, 1929, Page 8

* TIMBER LANDS, INVESTICATED . Study Is Now Being Made in S. E. Alaska on Cut-over Lands As a Southeas mining Tands wil F. Tayl have for a number final c Howeve are ¢ esting of tions brought forward by Mr [ yea clusions can there THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SATURDAY, JAN. 19, 1929. the canned salmon market should prevail for many years unless fore ign production the that Am ut of £ king costs of our for itors and our surplus, which sold and ributed countries, is forced back market FIRE DAMAGES ° incre: extent wded by cr eign market new di in r domestic GARRGEBLAZE owned Harriett lo3s Ba and owned hy H Venetia Pugh lamaged as broke o'cloek in the Company Ga of a re fire out this morning Juneau Mo 1 loss Ior “With the adve dustry in mind,” s “tha Forest Service rying on investigations in eastern Alaska to determine ih rate at which cutover lands will restock themselves, the quality of such second-growth and the quantity of merch tim ber produced at var *“The prevalent type of ber on the Tongass Nalional i est as a whole of | some 70 per cent hemlock and 24 per cent spruce, with Red and] Alaska cedar making up most the remaining 6 per cent Hem- | lock, @eing more tolerant shade than spruce, tends to fill the | holes in the mature forest by falling veterans, resultin final or climax forest type posed largely of hemlock | industry, Continue Investigations l'smadl; and .tore “In vestigations will have to be crease. His review is continued for a number of years| The salmon pack before final conclusions can bo!Waashington and Oregon reached, but it is interesting to!1928 season approximat note that indications stro: to a larger per cent of the new stands growing on culove land. An average of sample plots over the enti forest show to be 46 per cent of sprucc compared to approximately per cent in the old stands. “Forest soil conditions in pulp Taylor 5 South box. They are: left to righ stands ntabl Hus $ old tim For-| A is compos A of | Seattle Post-In date, Victor ident of the Fisheries in made In the H \ recent hl, Pre com- of Pacific v revisw reports carryov hov foll Al ales ¥ point { cas The five-year a trict The foreign normally requi 6,250,000 casc pruce in| raz | these d is about 630 cases and dom this| markets as |year about 24! mon to supply the demand i the consumption of ore Alaska|salmon is about equal to th are often exceedingly bad due to|duction, which should tend to an acid mat of tough, raw humus,|ate a stable condition for which often persists after logging.|keting of the This prevents the germination nJ The the spruce in many and | eries causes a pure stand of the 5| salmon stocks exacting hemlock to establish|November Jf. Such pure hemlock stands|salmon amount are often exceedingly bad silvicul-[of all varie turally, causing deterforation of|pared with 1 the soil and growth stagnation at!varieties an early age. Thus it is the Forest Service has two reasons|improvement for encouraging spruce in the new|the ninety stand,—its slightly better qualities|packed over economically and its effect upon|in 1928 than in 1927 and t! growth conditions. A good mix loyver on July 1, 1928, ture of spruce in the stand seems|cases. to prevent stagnation and fosters good soil conditions. Second-Growth “Development of these second growth stands in Southeastern Alaska, on the whole, compares well with the spruce belt of Wash ington. Reliable figures are not available in either region as yet, but investigations to date lead us to believe that our cutover land will regenerate to a type of tim ber of a quality to be compared very favorably with similar types in Washington and Oregon “As to volume, by all indications, . we should be able to produce in a hundred years what present old stands are yielding at aged well over 300 years, and this on aver- age sites. Large clear lumb will be lacking, but the volume per acre will be there.” | — .. It was a perfect marriage if mother feels sorry for daughter because she knows there never will be another man who will make as good a hushand as father .- 014 papers for sate at the Empire annual pac ition of Pacif cases issued stat ) le in first hand 14 Thi to 1,390,1¢ and s 8,475 and size This is n view case seen | year ago. reporting 1,500,000 cases compa was Foreign Demand Better The foreign demand recently been much better than in 1¢ ALASKA YEAR BOOK JUST ARRIVED Send a copy to your outside friends— ready for mailing. BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. Fre« Desilvery Phons When We Sell It It's Right Sub Statlon Post Office Ne. PETE L. JOHNSON EXPERT TANKMAKER Formerly with Hamilton at Ketchikan Any Size—Any Shape—Any Gauge ERY TANK GUARANTEED Large Tanks-30c to 35¢ per gallon Small Tanks-35¢ to 40¢ per gallon NOW WITH RICE & AHLERS CO. PLUMBING HEATING SHEET METAL g Juneau, Alaska “We tell you in advance what job will cost” state capitol in Sacramento. 1k ht: Ifen th | w in W aska, | th ),000 mar ment of un 5,000 ha n} 134 kR Thompeon, Harry Woolff, Mrs. H liams, Miss Aurelia Reinhardt, Marshal Demotte, James F. Merriam, Chairman, Republican state central commi SALMON TRADE © SOUND;DEMAND UP TO SUPPLY - whose The electors of Herbert Hoover's home state cast their ballots for him The votes will be forwarded to Washington in this specially designed John A. O'Connell, Ben R. Meyer, C. P. Rendon, Fred H. Schauer, Rolfe arriet W. Works, A. W. McPherson, Gov. C. C. Young, R. Y. Wil- 15 0 , which i Coast the 1 for, President at the Compar arted, It was noticed b, rick b on, who wes S and he immediate n the alarm at Box 2-3. Th extinguished by oon after their ar: The only canse t anced by H v of the g hat' it was caused b uit in one of the ca lamaged This aused rning blaze that fi . €sllins, State Senator L. L. Demmett, Frank n to supply demands for canned sa mon until August, 1929, when the new pack available. Thi fac ould ke the market in ¢ | relatively conodition, De and pinks. thermor: 21y that th ers of y ch New Yea coopcrat r of this we nst only a year export 160,000 cases, ¢ | 600 cases in September will be | wccording to the United States g Commer » active e Fu e pack ith th 1 anothe dve campaig Favorite Feod Salmon has now become estab lished as the favorite food article ith the American housewife and in that position selling only i, product at a reasomabl This favorahle position o encouraging in ing competition in ts from Canadian | both of! large| This is very 191 1t wa nks a w W e ur nally brok unusually ks were made in 1928 The future trend of th irket should be halthy in view the carry-over | ome Janu-! 1 sama which ut, | | IG5 L S PAST TIME CLUG TO almon | | ! sma )00 ca 1 practically January 1, (1,300,000 case on to ma | Past Time Club, directed H. L. Stabler and A. C. Tor-| vinent, will give a Hard Time and . 1683 The ount by or e Dance tonight in the Moose Hall Music will be by the Serena The Firemen’s Club will 1 private dance in the Fire Hall tonight that is invitational. The club wired Fred Lynch, KOMO, sing three favorite songs to- {night for the boys over the radio. One week from tonight the Ju- {neau City Band will give i g {ond annual dance in Elks' Hall| and the occasion will be the first| {time in two years the dancing| {public will have had an oppor- !tunity to dance to jazzy music of real band. - e i v give LOOK AT OUR RED TAGS Whenever you are at our store be sure and look at our RED TAGS, it is a real saving for YOU. JUST A TRIAL WILL CONVINCE You that you have been paying too high price for what YOU have been getting. WE WISH TO REMIND YOU AGAIN To look out for the items that are marked 13, 14c, 16¢, 17¢, 18¢, 19¢ around town. THESE ARE ALL 2 FOR 35¢, 3 FOR 50c at OUR STORE. OMERS 2 FOR 25 ASK ANY OF OUR CU (Gastineau Grocery PHONE 37 “TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT OF GOOD TIME BE AT THE MOOSE HALL” s widowe will An optimist who thinks his commend him ment he shows second wife e eee 01d papers 1o« saws at a t venture for the good judg in picking out Empire Crosse and Blackwell FOODS AT George Bros. CROSSE and BLACKWELL AT boc JAR N Sweet Pickled Gerkins Sweet Mixed Gerkins Pickled W alnuts Sweet Picealilli Sweet Pickled Onions CROSSE and BLACKWELL Branston Pickles 45¢ Anchovy Paste . 50¢ Bengal Club Chutney . . 75¢ Curry Powder, large size $1.10 “BEST FOR LESS” WHERE SERVICE, PRICE AND QUALITY MEET AT (George Bros. (OVER KETCHIKAN GIVE DANCE TONIGHT n |thu NEW PICTURE OF PRESIDENT AND HIS CABINET THREECARS IN | &8 President Coolidge posed with members of his cabinet on the lawn of th Ington. Left to right, seated: Dwight W. Davis secretary of war; Frank 'B? r(’:lllt:ggo?:cr[:ta?";: state; President Coolidge; Ansrew Mellon, secretary of the treasury and Attorney Ge;eral Saryent Standing: Postmaster General New; Secretary of Labor Davis; Secretary of Commerce Whlgin : Secretary of Agriculture Jardine; Secretary of the Interior West and Secretary of the Navy W-’!bu‘i‘.’ ANCHORAGEWINS Co ve on sale w next be | February 1, February 21 This The approximately $5,000 worth | will d in the Fourth Diy violation and meeting of the held on iday at 8 o’clock - include ¢ of furs sei of on because Alaska { confisce IN TH'RD GAME} The furs were ordered sold as a result of forfeiture proceedings in Game Laws orderad Kusto Wahto, of Douglas, ischarged this morning frc Ann’s after being in the hos since Decemb . Wahto ur | went an operation for appe | citis on December 81 John O’Connor, 84 ¥y patient the Territory stituted by Di t Attorne { Hurley. i e s the i 4 The Anchorage Eiks hird gar cf the bowling serie ing the Ketch kan won CITY COUNCIL MEETS 8 gainst - nigh scored 2618 to 2514 for K The three game score for the : Ketchikan—857, 514, Anchorage, 2618, of Council held 1. The City meeting night in yuncil Cham at the City Hall. | ¢r, were ordered paid. Thero| further business of |at the institution the ting llnmh( it atment. Mrs. L. M. Jones was rece sterday al | 25 total » games are being played at| —————— age where the Ketchikan'” . went about two weeks ago, L their losing the game last R(uSlns - Prun(js makes the third game they lost out of the three played The score for the first was 2643 2488 and the for the second game was )2 for Anchorage and 2607 for Kotchikan. A lead of 274 pins is’ now held by Anchorage. I FUR SALE no irned | portanc me and ~ 3.00 5 pounds box Best Seedless Raisins pounds Best Prunes game ] to Spice Cake, cellowrapped, will keep fresh indefinitley, each 40 Another shipment of Swift’s bacon, Ib. .35 - Phone 174 The office of the Game Commis. on has been advised that there| will-be a U. S. Marshal’s sale of confiscated furs held at Fairbanks | Silk Hose Guaranteed Bobolink Silk Stockings Are positively guaranteed to give the wearer satisfactory service or reccive a mnew pair in exchange. $1.00 Pair 'Sold Only By oldstein’s Emporium Juneauw’s Style Center. PHONES 92 and 95*- OPEN UNTIL 11 uncil ning AT 87. ANN’S HOSPITAL pital wder ndi old ived for