The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 1, 1930, Page 2

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, JAN. | WHEN ITAEIAN KING VISITED The New Year spirit enters our heart h Pope Plus. ed out amidst to intensify the Good Will we feel : rhe ceremony, marking the first visit of a king of u medieval pomp and sp'endor toward vou, whose business relations 1 BY NEXT SPRING -5 < b n. (i ONE PREDICTION with us have given the past vear pleasantness and success. May this New Year bring each of you a full measure of Joy, Peace - Chairmantof 1933 World's WHO'S WHO B. M. Behrends OUTLOOK 600D " THIS YEAR FOR TIMBER TRADE : Cut Last Year Larger than, in 1928—Expect Good Volume in 1930 The prospects for the timber in- dustry in 1930 are cxcellent, accord- ing to a preview of that trade is- | sued tcday from district hendquar-] ters here of the United States For est Service. Domestic conditions are favorable to the indusiry and the lecal demand for lumber and tim ber, from all indications, will be | even larger than ! year. This year, also, expeeted to b of importance in pulp and pa- per, development p m On the whole, the fore { Alaska should make considerable development pr gre:s in 1930. Makes Slight Gain ‘The timber cut from the National Porests of Alaska during the calen- dar year 1920 was 42947000 fect This was about six per cent morc than in 1928, but is materially un- der the ayerage annual cut for the preceding five-year period. De- yelopment of the tie business was one of the features of the industry for the year. Southeast Alaska i now furnishing many cf the tie used on the Alaska Railroad. About %5000 were supplied it last year and contracts have been placed for (1 1930 for 100,000 standard and 20,000 | narrow guage ties. | Most of the Southeast Al sawmilis had excellent results last || The Juneau Lumber Mills' | This was divided into one- quarter hemlock and the remainder spruce. It exported about 250,000 beard feet of clear spruce to Seat te. 1 Outlook Is Excellent | All of the mills are preparing for an unusually good year in 1930 The salmon canning industry, re. ported to be in sound financial shape, is looking forward to a suec- cessful season this year. This will be reflected in the timber industry which supplies logs for traps and box shooks and other lumber for the salmon packers. The tendency of late years has been from the ‘driven to floating traps. The lat- ter use the largest spruce logs ob- tainable and there has been a marked increase in the demand for ' class of material. ‘Building construction, especially in Juneau and along Glacier High- way, was markedly active during the past summer and is expected to car- ) and Plenty. Exposition, in Chicago, = Co., Inc. ' WQMW {those nat d Ty through this year. Pulp Cruises Progress Survey poth private and cfficial, pres: uises of pulp tim- throughout the seas pewer resources at Speel River and the newly discovered lake on thee east side of Taku Inlet. A larg party of timber cruisers was occu- pied several months in the Ketck 1 d ct, and another npleted a cruise of aréas on the east side of Admiralty Island. In addition to these parties, the Makes Forecast CHICAGO, Jan. 1. — William R. Dawes, Chicago barker and chair- to sce by the tion committee, expects business back to normal spring of 1930. If this proves to be aceurate prediction, and if the farmers have, good luck with their crops, 1930 should be a good year, Mz Dawes, who is a brother of the Ambassador to Great Britain and one of the most notable ci ork- ers in Chicago The natural psychol tion to the drop in will have some effect on bt Mr. Dawes feels. There has tendency to retrench even Forest Service had two.crews crul ing pulp timber on Admiralty Island. | - | A. LUNDINE DIES. A. Lundine, aged 63, a native of, Sweden, died at St. Ann's Hospital Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, fol- lowing an attack of influenza which | caused him to enter the hospital| December 22. " Lundine had no know relatives. | He has been in Alaska 23 years. The | |body is at the Juneau-Young Un- | dertaking Parlors, pending funeral| arrangements. | it pine to live best of our ability. path during 1930, ing the New Year. On the Threshold of the New Year Let us fill the 365 blank pages of 1930 with stories of achievement, gain and hap- To accomplish this we must resolve to the highest in us, and conserve both mental and physical resources to the The first important resolution to make is to put aside a small amount of your income every week. This will help you more than anything else to avoid the pitfalls in your This bank stands ready to serve you dur- First N ational Bank ected by the market, he d This he ex- The New Arriva A husky youngster ing start on the roa Climb right on the running board and join us in resolving to help the little fellow break all former prosperity records on man of the OChicago 1933 exposi- ¢ v of th cu: 1 ¢ tr w W Iiliteracy Gives 1 As Portugal Grows de- D ready and d to prosperity. his 12 months’ journey during 1930, We pledge ourselves to continue to merit your confidence eager to get away to a {ly- IND IWHERE | To the friends we have met, and to those we shall yet have the pleasure of meeting, our warmest New Year's Greetings. 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