The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 31, 1931, Page 8

JUNEAU LUMBER MILLS HARD HIT BY COMPETITION Fibreboard Comp e tition Reduces Operations— Closes Box Factory Fibreboard b(v\ invasion of the Alaska market, sweeping the sal- mon packing industry, will rNuan in greatly curtailed operations of| the Juneau Lumer Mills this sea- son, and a suspension of its box factory, it was made known here| today by Roy Rutherford, Presi- dent and General Manager. The mill will open Wednesday or ‘Thursday. ‘[ It will employ about 50 men for about 30 or 40 days, sawing entirely for the local market, Mr. Ruther- ford said. It is not expected that more than 2,000,000 feet will be sawed, the smallest in its history. Other Mills Affected “Inroads made by fibreboard containers in the Alaska salmon packers’ trade have put not only the Juneau Lumber Mills in a hazardous position, but every other similar ehterprise in Southeast Alaska and has greatly reduced logging operations,” declared Mr. Rutherford. “We carried over at the end of last season some 155,000 box shooks. At a greatly reduced price, in fact for less than the cost of production, we sold 100,000 of these for delivery this Spring. The, remainder will have to stay in our| warehouse since there is no mar- ket for them anywhere. “Our salmon trade, apparently, has been captured by the fibre-| board carton manufacturers. Of course, some of the Alaska pack- ers are still using wooden cases but Alaska mills have not been able to interest them in their pro- duct despite the fact that we have | offered to meet prices and make deliveries at convenient points.” The Juneau Lumber Mills in- stalled its box factory in 1925, with assurances from many packers of their patronage. Since that time its sale has averaged about 550,000 box shooks annually and in one season it climbed to 750,000. This is the first time in six years it has faced the season without orders and has not been able to operate. Reduce Entire Force As a result of this situation, Mr. Rutherford said, it will be neces- sary to cut the force down to 50 men as compared to the 100 used last season from April to Novem- ber. And unless there is an unex- pected change in conditions, the operating period this year will not Jast much if any longer than 30 days. The effect will also be felt in the company’s logging operations. Instead of running a large camp the entire season, a small force will be employed for a limited time only. This crew will not cut any timber, but will be used to boom logs already cut. Other mills are similarly affect- ed, Mr. Rutherford said. The Ket- chikan Spruce Mills recently open- ed with a reduced crew, working on a five-day week schedule. It has not opened its box factory and the indications are it will not. The Wrangell Mill does not expect to operate. - e COVER ALASKAN SNOw The following amounts of snow, in inches, were reported on the ground Monday, March 30, at vari- ous Alaskan stations: Barrow 7, Bethel 7, Cordova trace, Eagle 17, Fairbanks 6, Fort Yukon 15, Nome 11, Tanana 8, Juneau, Ketchikan and Sitka none. The amourts are less than last week at nearly all| reporting stations. The ice in| Chena Slough at Fairbanks has| increased four inches to a thick- | ness of 39 inches and has remained | stationary at 26 inches in Snake River at Nome. | ., CLUB LUNCHEON At the Juneau Woman's Club Luncheon which will be held at the COFFEE SHOPPE Thursday, April 2, 1:30 p.m., Senator A. J.| Dimond will address those present. The Club will enterfain the wives of the members of the Territorial Legislature. CATHERINE B. ROSS, —adv. Secretary. EASTER NOVELTIES CANDY CARDS Juneau. Drug : Company Five Others in Crash in Kansas (Continued: from Page One) been oqualled in the history. of the great American college -sport. as able in one or the other of these departments of the game, but in the case of Rockne he was a star in all three of them. FAMOUS COACH | OF NOTRE DAME DEAD, ACCIDENT His Life Snufled Out with | when he became head coach was During the next four years he was | product of his skill. able to put them into practice un- assistant to Head Coach Jesse|won a medal for him and so de- lhampered The soundness of his Harper, and when the latter re-|lighted was he with his success system was attested by the consist-, tired at the end of the 1917 sea-|that he decided to remain in ent success of Notre Dame teams'son, it was largely upon his recom- | Chicago. coached by him, arecord of achieve- mendation ‘that his lieutenant was| wife, son and two daughters joined __ | ment that gave him rank with such installed as his successor. Inoted football mentors as Fielding| H. Yost, Amos Alonzo Stagg,- Glent There have been men who were |S. Warner, Bob Zuppke and the o,e0n Rockne and his football sys- !tem has been the wide demand Vfor coaches who learned the game at South Bend, | known. | Dame on the gridiron. | coach of football at Notre Dame, one defeat during a seasom, the |for it was in that capacity that worst being in 1928 when Notre the success of his teams brought Dame lost four out of nine games. him fame and made the un!versnyll)n the other side, Ind, nationally several seasons during which the | charges of Rockne played through | As a player, Coach Rockne was their schedules without the loss of | 1888, one of the best ends ever to rep- a game. resent the University of Notre Rockne was captain of the 1913 riage maker, as football mentors in other col- there were|of the country. Mr. Rockne was a native of Norway, born at Voss, March 4, the son of Mr. and Mrs. | Lewis Rockne. His father, a car- first came to the Notre Dame players were engaged|upon completing his course joined the faculty as an instructor in PRESBYTER'ANS leges and universities in all parts|that subject, and later, in addi-) tion, became athletic director. On July 15, 1914, Mr. Rockne married Miss Bonnie Skiles of Sandusky, Ohio. They had four children. He had team at Notre Dame, which went‘Unmd States in 1893 to exhibit' | original ideas about football and through the season undefeated. at the World’s Fair at Chicago q\NEw CHORAL SOCIETY late Percy Haughton. He was besL known as head Seldom Lost Games | 1t was seldom that Rockne- from him. coached teams suffered more’ than ‘during the first dozen years of the Marked at Cost and Less LUGGAGE WARDROBE TRUNKS WARDROBE PULLMANS SUIT. 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Rehearsals are held every Monday . evening “Last night’s rehearsal was very | safisfactory,” said Willls E. Nowell, { director. exceptionally good voices and I look | forward with confidence “to excel- lent results.” R o S YOUR BEST FRIEND— YOUR DOG Treat him as ke would treat you, Vote NO to City Ordinance No. 205. —adv. B ELEVEN O'CLOCK CLUB Auditorium. Election of officers. Secretary. e — Makhy mnpire wane Ads Pay. —adv. | Annual meeting, Wednesday, Elks fnd o Month Speuals Tuesday and W ednesday Prices | ARE TO ELECT Two Trustees Will Be Se:| lected at Annual Meeting Tonight The annual meeting of the con- gregation of the Northern Light Presbyterian Church is to be held tonight at 7:30 o'clock. The pur- pose of this meeting is to review %;; 8 the work of the past year and set o'clock in the &chool audi the .oals fcr the coming year. Reports from all departments of | the church will be submitted. There “The chorus has wm,vwfll also be the election of two trustées. 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