The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 28, 1934, Page 5

DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE DEVELOPMENT EDITION—JUNEAU, ALASKA, SUNDAY, JANUARY 28, 1934. FIRST SECTION TWENTY PAGES—5 to 12 VOL. XLIL, NO. 6559. Northland Proves Huge Business Asset to £S5 ALASKA. as a great trade asset to the Nation, is clearly depicted in figures, compiled for the Alaska Territorial Chamber of Com- merce by James J. Connors, Collector of Customs for the Alaska district. ’ Since its acquisition from Russia by the United States this Terri- tory has imported from the States practically one billion dollars worth of commodities. The actual figures from 1867 to 1932, inclusive, were $924,704,196. 4 Probably Ultra Conservative This figure is probably ultra conservative. From 1867 to 1903 no official records were kept of the commerce between the Terrizory and the rest of the country. In the latter year the Treasury Department and other Government agencies obtained reports from various sources upon which it based estimates of the trade for the period 1867-1903. Following that time the United States Customs Service kept trade records based upon shippers’ declarations of value. The value of imported commodities from 1867 to 1915, using estimates covering the first 36 years, was fixed at $587,827,710. The next sixteen years exceeded that sum by more than 100 per cent, aggregating $1,102,747,384. In view of the fatter figure, it is believed by the Territorial Chamber that the estimates for the carlier years are low. Is Good. Customer The statistical data gathered by Canned fruits are a favorite food, it is evident, as 21,965,727 pounds of them were consumed in tRe the Territorial Chamber, . which appears in adjoining columns, fur- nishes indisputable proof of the value to the Nation as a customer that Alaska has come to be. It is largely incomplete in that it cov- ers only nine years—from 1924 to 1932 inclusive. Yet in that time, less than a decade, the 60,000 white and Indian residents of the Terri tory have purchased from Territory in the nine years. Pa- cific Coast States apple growers found a market here for 334523 boxes of that fruit, and California’s citrus growers sold 155,463 boxes of oranges. The quantity of other fresh fruits and dried fruits, is not available, but Alaskans consumed $2,224,331 worth of them. Heavy Coffee Users Alaskans probably drink as much if not ‘more coffee per capita than any other people. In nine years 8,207,289 pounds were consumed. This is a yearly average of 911921 pounds, or about 15 pounds per capita annually for every man, woman and child residing in the Territory. Nor are they entirely in- different to tea and its soothing effects as 1,473,976 pounds of that leaf were brewed for beverage purposes in the -same period. Al- most one million gallons of other beverages, nonalcoholic, and fruit juices were consumed, also. Sugar to sweeten the coffee and tea and for other purposes to- taled 57,942,103 pounds, valued at $3403746 was sold on ' the local market. In addition it required more than 400,000 gallons of mo- lasses and syrup, and 9,838,863 pounds of confectionery to sate the desire of Alaskans for sweets. Doesn’t Affect Tobacco 3 Dieticians and other scientists claim that persons uho use sweets largely, use the tobaceo weed spar- ingly if at all. That ‘may be true in other climes but not here on the last American frontier where the pipe, cigars, cigarettes and chewing tobacco seem equally pop- ular, In the last nine years Alaskans have consumed 520,406,000 cigarets alone. This is an average of about States proper a total of $270,236,009 worth of products of all kinds. Included in the list are every ar- ticle of food, clothing, fuel, furni- ture, industrial machinery and equipment, materials and supplies of all kinds. It is by no means con- fined to the necessities of life. Luxuries are as surprisingly out of proportion to the population as are things required in everyday living. Cotton Tops Wool Those millions of Americans who have been taught to think of Al- aska as a land of ice and snow and glaciers with an Aretic climate that demands the warmest and heaviest of clothing will be surpris- ed to learn that cotton wearing apparel in the past nine years has largely exceeded in volume and value garments made from wool- ens. The ‘official records show that from 1924 to 1932, cotton wearing apparel purchased in Alaska was valued at $5,788,498, while woolen apparel bought during the same period had a declared value of but $3,390,618. Silken garments gre not altogether unknown ere, either. Shipments of them arriving in Alaska in the same nine years weye valued at $709,697. Foodstuffs were a large factor in the trade. In that nine years, there were 380,783,111 pounds of: fresh beef and veal consumed in the Territory and almost 1,000,000 of the same commodities pickled were used., Fresh and pickled pork was another large import, the to- tal quantity having been slightly more than 9,000,000 pounds. More than 14,000,000 pounds of cured ham, bacon and shoulders were purchased in the same period. On top of these great quantities of meat, poultry to the extent of al- most 3,500,000 pounds was bought and shipped to the Territory. Much Condensed Milk Condensed and evaporated milk was another large item. Shipments of that commodity in the nine years for which figures are avail- able, aggregated slightly less than person over the age of 17 years in the Territory. In addition to that, 26,026,000 cigars and cheroots, mostly the former, were smoked; smoking tobacco, largely pipe, since few Alaskans “roll their own,” con- sumed aggregated 2,257,508 pounds; tobacco chewers used 504,737 pounds and other tobacco manufacturers amounted to 509,175 pounds. The Territory’s total tobacco bill for the nine years was $7,255810. Other ‘Commodities Used Although Alaskans own more motor boats than motor cars, the motor-car industry has shared some in their .prosperity. Two thousand and nineteen automobiles were sold to Alaskans for $2,536,117 in the period covered by the table. Boats, cars "and tractors, and other gas-combustion equipment . | purchased 1,327,551 barrels of gaso- line and naptha for $8,092,473. Ship- ments of diesel oil and fuel oil for boats and furnaces amounted to 3,164,082 barrels worth $4,118,- 279, A total of 6366 internal combus- tion engines were sold on the Al- .| aska market for $2,636,562. ing more than $1,000,000. Almost $750,000 was spent by Alaskans for tractors and other 100 packages, 20 each, for every| Classification of Shipments — United States to Alaska COMMODITY Unit Beef and veal, fresh . Lbs. Beef and veal.,piv:kitd and cured ______ "}-I:I’ue Pork, fresh and pickled ; Hams and shoulders, cured Bacon . Mutton and lamb Beef, canned Poultry and game, fresh ... Milk, condensed and evaporated NEer: L et Bl Dai b T Tibed IR e L L Lbs. Value ‘Wheat flour 5 Biscuits and crackers Vegetables, canned Vegetables, other, fresh and prepared, except beans and peas dried .~ ~Lbs. Value Other fruits, fresh and dried except raisins_Value Canned fruits ... gt M _Lbs. Cocoa and chocolate Coffee Beverages and fruit juices Sugar, refined Molasses and syrups Confectionery Tobacco, smoking Cigars and cheroots Cigarettes .. Chewing tob?:co, plug and other Other tobacco manufactures Wearing apparel, cotton Wearing apparel, wool Wearing apparel, silk _. Boards, planks and scantlings Box shooks ... Wood furniture _ Boxes and cartons, papes Gasoline and naphtha, other light products Bbl. 5 Value Oil, diesel, furnace, etc. oo —Bbl. Value Lubricating oil ... _Bbl' , Valluc Value Value Value Lbs. Kerosene _ Salt .. Welded pipe and fittings Wie Wire nails Structural iron and steel . Te Tin cans . Stoves, ranges, furnaces, and parts Batteries, electric .. .. Electric light bulbs Radio apparatus Internal combustion engines .. Mining 4nd quarrying machinery Fish cannery equipment Other agricultural machinery Motor trucks and busses . Automobile parts, except tires ... L Medicinal and pharmaceutical prerparations_Value B RAINANDDNND @ B rANN ©» Ve @ Ll 1924 3,941,048 572,329 115,121 11,141 1,123,690 179,333 982,952 261,741 844,826 241,141 s s s s s $ s S, 'S s s s s s s s s s s s s 372,275 3,188,286 240,099 16,614 85,877 37,764 86.887 287,778 2,857,006 314,843 71,994 18,561 960,760 336,305 152,447 83,115 84,880 103,261 6,219,750 517,430 40,127 44,461 949,933 302,170 255,058 620,718 179,522 35.858 315,289 132,044 989,663 339,354 622,552 12,056 273,980 13,487 117,504 19,066,145 121,371 27,133,642 1,736,465 4,118,216 396,452 5,596,740 569,394 1,960,754 101,060 1,112 94,825 39,924,640 4,009,793 192,274 55,054 R I S T S S S S T S TR X S S 41,097 $ 313710 s 422,713 * A o A 221 16,714 L R R O R R R N I ) 191,838 132,346 2,120,150 283,030 904,957 103,064 214,888 100,459 45,861 64,042 154,655 380,585 R T T S S ™ S S TR S S S S S S 3 B T R T S S S S~ S S~ 3 1925 3,759,832 ,571,728 130,976 19,459 1,035,011 219,169 899,159 290,116 807,145 322,821 449,466 97,835 152,546 30,303 322,449 114,425 4,976,689 450,043 1,511,411 717,369 305,247 94,088 1,523,694 624,823 44,261 151,520 76,962 207,385 1,207,434 96,279 50,568 455332 1,113,968 153,303 3,336 90,847 135,979 .231,273 17,191 49,522 3,260,097 353,498 2,913,365 - 201,243 16,226 112,480 38,585 103,508 272,589 2,695,160 318,244 78,842 22,037 883,769 379,814 175,635 93,967 76,418 96,702 6,466,322 419,636 52,968 66,251 1,073,518 292,851 235,189 25,267,459 1,765,545 2 0. ”s.sg 337. MR arn @ » Ker » K0 o 1926 3,745,803 562,788 97,050 15,292 885,847 231,120 890,329 330,082 749,847 324,138 434,115 102,147 185,876 47,814 320,215 119,512 5,006,083 458,498 1,466,853 671,213 290,432 85,735 1,506,387 567,633 46,889 167,996 67,270 199,931 1,221,599 96,690 43,836 378,837 979,898 164,028 2,641 73,011 96,922 191,906 17,739 35,524 2,695,835 285,028 4,146,585 $ 201,445 16,708 s 98,615 40,504 $ 89,184 $ 243,986 2,562,722 s 303,399 72,903 s AR s s s s s L T R T S S T S S R S Y S S R ) L N 832,651 383,046 164,806 92.168 83,368 106,542 6,345,814 392,775 47,692 59,482 1,117,663 303,135 243,294 s s s $ s s s s s s 10,276,354 s 339,740 s 111,082 589,598 s 28,527 31,804 s 289,168 120,704 $ 869,626 332,853 $ 466,875 17,403 $ 308,459 7.824 s 89,588 19,116,945 s 130,693 24,387,451 s 1,441,916 2,014,002 s 179,290 8,703,086 s 867,893 1,762,950 s 83913 153 s 10,355 44,169,649 4,176,059 173,765 48,968 58,613 365 69,484 87,474 251,250 312 24,258 37 64,730 16,816 71 54,498 412 341,652 108,012 204,727 69,615 166,677 2,440,380 313,683 939,476 103,347 132,824 135,293 38,526 58,060 133,143 393,349 138,741 s 23,036 $:8,809,463 rA0 Ve # v o 1927 3,974,874 649,716 105,360 15,136 1,049,900 221,967 * 821,173 260,211 783,620 292,964 470,280 103,361 215,797 57,428 429,881 154,212 5,269,673 499,456 1,578,670 738,365 . 304,790 93,759 1,605,816 557,697 54,147 194,219 68,110 211,235 1,174,287 80,434 49,086 394,937 1,130,777 170,442 3,035 83,901 104,687 187,425 18,777 51,698 3,136,987 319,291 2,952,726 21,465 20,285 134,393 39,513 109,268 280,922 2,617,021 301,565 109,487 29,657 928,929 385,075 221,974 126,186 117,974 140,881 6,864,022 445,319 45,445 55,739 1,259,570 323,349 272,304 176,931 2,222 193.797.. 55,050 356,407 72,492 50,091 54,957 43,822 540,900 366,670 64,839 20,037 544,539 15,659,740 533,103 135,990 898,200 40,304 35,217 326,922 158,792 915,504 419,732 558,944 14,775 276,526 12,293 94,454 18,768,788 110,300 30,795,745 1,792,200 4,112,016 356,963 12,766,323 1,166,670 2,169,147 100,623 1,025 106,981 35,521,407 3,490,115 233,077 76,163 s & R O R T T R R T R T ™ S S S S S ST R S S ¥ Y 426 85,779 91,560 e K © 0 o PR rran © ©® Ven © Ve © s 82,081 . 1928 3,465,589 $ 721,775 75,637 s 10,970 1,045,277 $ 218,217 806,807 $ 240,109 759,671 $ 263,589 387,882 s 90,838 224,180 $ 56,563 350,542 $ 122,779 5,129,200 $ 461,164 1,519,793 $ 744,532 311,536 $ 96,289 1,603,405 $ 582,195 51,500 $ 198,388 54,858 $ 203,850 1,329,658 s 85,716 47,749 $ 386,290 1,133,202 $ 176,672 2,692 $ 73,069 119,188 $ 149,106 20,242 s 51,099 3,214,162 $ 319,341 3,201,538 225,163 16,854 132,463 33,461 92,143 264,912 2,543,283 282,033 83,423 24,529 978,529 408,134 180,625 91,977 128,793 + 158,276 6,903,594 435,138 48,632 56,620 1,322,685 324,202 240,522 153,995 2,143 203,542 59,664 369,178 58,553 41,918 55,989 42,291 512,284 407,717 57,943 15,941 466,225 8,991,803 305,484 86,437 307,030 ® L e e e @ e o @ e e e, 1,497,795 71.561 316 19,947 47,415,743 3,974,209 220,691 59,773 80,973 <279 L S T R R R RO LR R N rAN Lo © Vv @» VAN @ » KRS @ e o S 24,845 $ 9,741,885 312,058,976 PANRNAN ©» ® ARV B Ve » 1929 3,247,490 684,405 74,292 12,217 1,048,923 234,174 698,401 220,262 791,527 262,145 434,013 105,098 259,278 67,599 343,059 121,567 5,075,284 456,253 1,516,603 731,908 333,257 104,603 1,509,038 579,567 50,143 184,856 53,841 211,212 1,345,283 81,048 46,085 355,502 1,196,942 165,849 2,233 67,213 98,776 146,130 16,877 45,585 3,156,409 323,333 2,783,333 $ 184,723 18,017 $ 104,823 31,651 s s L T R T T S T T T T T ) 85,931 239,802 2,306,989 258,044 83,086 23,252 868,218 390,524 180,196 91,746 101,260 151,330 5,397,437 298,408 41,330 49,351 1,116,966 284,577 239,645 14,888,060 508,178 99,503 795,930 40,418 32,762 333,293 163,025 959,332 410,897 429,085 20,907 317,808 14,270 110,058 15,725,160 121,480 17,783,315 1,034,015 2,663,185 239,802 10,155,074 1,026,724 1,578,029 65,903 611 59,995 45,973,221 4,153,949 238,382 64,674 84,492 236 49,376 149,130 $ $ $ $ s s s s $ s $ s s s s s s s s s s H s H $ $ s s s s s AL Ve @0 » e 354 23,419 38 91,885 42,908 129 108,583 347 298,934 111,271 196 $10,093,807 $33,220,584 . 531,303,291 ¥ PDANPRNAN @ B ARB @ VA @ VAN VA P P AL B P P L BB BB P B N B @ wue 1930, 3,435,431 654,931 90,562 15,801 1,088,544 234,337 817,342 248,472 759,849 249,617 455,176 86,009 270,831 64,846 452,720 148,325 5,361,319 $ s s $ s s $ $ $ | 444,229 1,613,871 $ 654,325 338,400 s 93,960 1,697,525 $ 573,490 54,640 $ 184,134 59,366 $ 170,864 1,273,364 $ 73,638 49,054 $ 314,946 1,222,148 $ 174,248 2,052 $ 58,404 106,147 $ 184,223 19,870 $ 35,309 3,648,662 $ 374,817 3,258,491 198,475 16,830 125,039 39,549 95,449 257,028 2,558,309 291,532 92,706 24,660 983,055 357,410 143,015 73,527 150,350 171,971 6,801,111 361,022 50,959 54,465 1,210,661 229,551 260,349 L S Y S R R T T T B X R Y 128,329 11,133,879 620,294 2,630,332 205,314 4,860,245 330,423 1,711,040 80,959 925 88,248 49,380,892 4,310,890 916 367,267 393,131 424 24,775 37 68,000 42,388 120 106,160 380 317,436 113,377 210,389 70,650 151,832 2,498,938 320,257 1,057,367 125,887 188,494 94,396 39,609 44,424 120,603 316,579 128,294 s 19,062 $ 9,893,129 1931 2,811,994 415,843 59,552 7,396 889,211 146,067 616,063 147,608 760.392 218,853 384,194 56,216 196,985 45,101 435,152 124,301 5,028,730 368,064 1,479,483 462,020 320,026 73,434 1,605,999 410,285 45,183 135,766 44,704 107,995 1,064,451 55,674 45,921 232,428 935,921 128,200 1,774 42,288 105,484 105,929 18,361 30,929 3,186,464 294,154 3,133,283 174,529 17,890 82,726 39,033 75,660 207,140 2,012,877 198,776 77,197 20,285 898,513 287,913 126,802 67,973 127,117 151,683 6,422,517 314,706 38,285 40,806 958,128 247,930 249,885 AP A @ L B B B B B L L @ @ 11,026,609 1,585 7,651,694 415,144 1,709,256 119,422 2,593,248 178,153 1,120,191 46,449 7542 54,885 38,716,993 3,344,027 172,804 74.180 75,197 262 26,317 184,757 32,819 243,068 630 203,401 457,778 561,274 364 20,381 24 37,647 27,734 112 91,055 254 196,358 103.718 176,992 52,563 108,627 2,217,890 268,382 1,015,420 115,201 134,688 59,755 31,194 34,335 105,178 262,853 146,894 20,201 s 5.788.113 $22,489,895 PANANANL @ & VLY @ KU B NN Ve B P e B P B L e LV on “w » ® 0 e 1932 2,401,050 301,238 87,956 7,195 890,205 101,165 573,690 101,017 713,488 133,740 363,245 43,178 204,365 33,706 416,110 91,068 4,625,824 276,616 1,446,029 353,521 288,341 57,046 1,429,862 319,024 38,854 101,919 39,110 88,233 994,363 37,763 49,400 223,553 813,354 93,50, 1,93 36,494 102,357 90,576 18,990 39,692 2,999,704 239,994 2,917,588 147,567 16,039 62,176 34,463 52,912 170,174 1,812,360 142,444 71,340 16,128 872,955 248,859 128,476 62,839 106,947 119,963 6,521,539 289,312 36,088 34,776 829,736 187,867 261,262 L T A ™ S S~ S S S RN R R R S 311,666 25,377 261,019 113,230 “» LN 9w ow L 112,63 12,177,265 606,938 100,298 .1,660,378 125,821 890,460 37,032 708 59,429 39,063,980 3,436,431 136,857 100,488 68,580 210 17,224 vg NP PANPNLL @B D NP @ N P B e B B we e T I N S S S S S S R T X S S Y 1,561,048 Total 9 Years $ s s s s s $ s s s s s s $ s $ s $ s $ s 30,783,111 5,134,753 836,506 114,607 9,056,608 1,785,549 7,105,916 2,099,699 6,970.365 2,309,008 3,847,705 777,147 | 1,839,599 | 429,259 3,404,781 1,107,347 45,815,230 3,894,193 13,686,823 5,741,559 2,781,251 782,246 13,995,081 | 4,785,912 | 433,837 1,494,761 535,910 1,598,085 10,855,127 690,642 429,890 3,081,476 9,642,245 1,385,039 23.423 619,209 1,002,922 1,458,721 174,216 384,512 28,724,021 § 2,881,731 30,495,195 1,794,709 155,463 938,592 . 334,523 790,942 2,224,331 21,965,727 2,410,880 740,928 220,826 8,207,289 3,177,080 1,473,976 | 783,498 977,107 | 1,200,609 57,942,106 § 3,473,746 401,526 461,951 9,838,860 | 2,493,632 2,257,508 | 1,491,002 26,026 1,683,168 | 520,406 3,349,046 | 504,837 §