The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 1, 1936, Page 1

JANUARY VOL. XLVII., NO. 7158. (ta FEBRUARY MARCH THE DAILY jUNEAU ALASKA WEDNESDAY, JANUARY I 1936. ALASKA JUNEAU SHOWS SUBSTANTIAL PROFIT IN 1935 DEVELOPMENT OF MINES, AVIATION Population Increase Would Result Through Promot- ing Mineral Resources TRANSPCRTATION IS STILL CRYING NEED Fisheries Show Bright Pros- pect for Coming Season | —Salmon Pack High ! Reiterating his recomendation for the establishment of a full Territor- ial form of government in Alaska, Gov. John W. j‘roy in his annual re- port to Harold L. Ickes, Secretary of the*Interior, released today, de-; clared the continued growth of Alas- ka depends largely” upon vigorous developmient of mining—particularly gold mining—and urged the Federal government o assist in the develop- ment of mineral lands. “People brought to Alaska to pros- pect for gold and finding employ-, ment in public works would furnish ; population that would make markets ! for agricultural products, timber g Sther resources of the Territo the Chief Executive said. Needs Stressed The Governor stressed the need of adequate transportation, espec- ially roads, trails, bridges and air service; construction of the Inter- | national highway; improvement of | harbors and waterways and estab- lishment of naval and army air bases | in Alaska. said: { “Alaska made substantial progress June 30, 1935. “A few labor strikes are practically all that clouded the beginning of the new year. The most important of v these strikes was the strike of the|at their ballroom was the chief| Alaska-Juneau gold mine and a fishermen’s strike in the vicinity of | { hundreds of dancers make the Neww Cordova. Aside from these st.rlkmg miners and fishermen, there was scarcely any unemployment among those who are able to work and wish- ed to do so. There was no dire pover- ty to speak of. NIRA Activities “The various NIRA activities, in- cluding PWA, FERA and CCC in 1933 and 1934, substantially sup- ported by liberal Territorial indigent and welfare appropriations, have served to relieve distress. | “Our experience has convinced me that the best method to fight the de- pression is to carry on a large pro- gram of construction, including the erection of necessary buildings, hos- pitals, schools, etc. Of course, there would still be need for direct and work relief for those who find it impossible to secure employment through these public projects and private enterprises and for unem- ployables. ~ “I believe the Territorial munici- pal governments ought to take care of the unemployed. This has been done throughout the Territory to a very large extent. “The fishermen'’s strike at Cordova and elsewhere reduced the 1935 sal- mon pack to the extent of $500,000 or $600,000. However, the termina- tiop of the Alaska Juneau miners’ ~strike, July 5, in a manner that in- dicates there will be little or no fur- ther interruption in mining through labor troubles, points to a produc- tive and prosperous mining industry throughout the coming fiscal year. Gold Production “The increase in gold production for the year just ended over that for the previous year indicates what we may expect from continued opera- tion under the increased value of gold. The Gutlook for the mining in- dustry is rosy. “The salmon pack the last year was the largest in the history of the Territory. This. indicated that the efforts to maintain the supply of raw materials fer fisheries have been successful. “The year last past is further proof that immediate expansion of activities and industry in Alaska (Continued on Fage TWo) GREAT WELCOME GIVEN 1936 IN JUNEAU BGIIGLA& The plane Russell W. Thaw and his mechanic, William Henry Klenke, Jr., of New flying to the Ellsworth expedition searchers in the Antarctic cracked up as it fell 50 feet ,Pres;dent . to Deliver Me at | ‘Ni ght Meet MAY “ALL THE NEWS ALASKA JuLy AUGUST SEPTEMBER LL THE TIME” OCTOBER MPIRE MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS NOVEMBER D ECEMBER PRICE TEN CENT. S York were in a take- off at Alhnfl, Ga. They were bound for Brv“nwllle Tex., and esczped lnjlll”)’ (Associated Press Photo) WILD GREETING FOR NEW YEAR IN NEW YORX~LITTLE Roarmg ToyCannons Bells,! Exlraordmary Session Ar- Despite Morning After Whistles, General Bedlam Herald New Year 1936 was ushered The year lustily at midnight, before midnight, with pistol shots, toy cannon roars, general bedlam from noisemakers and the exchange of greetings. The annual Hi-Jinks of the Elks cemer for the hilarity and the Year arrival a most welcome one.| Amusement places in Juneau and in Douglas were all crowded early! Scores of house parties, were also held here and on the‘ and late. island. At various churches watch parurj 'and midnight services were held to welcome in the New Year, other services were held mday The light fall of snow, which began about 11 o'clock last night, {gave a holiday appearance to this section. This afternoon many residents are holding open house, and dinner parties at homes and in the din-, ing-out places will be enjoyed late. in the day or evening. — e,——— AGREEMENT IS, REACHED OVER SALMON TREATY: |Commission Proposed to Handle Sockeye Program with U. S., Canada SEATTLE, Jan. 1. and state officials have agreed on proposed revision of the sockeye sal- mon treaty between the United States and Canada. At a meeting with members of the State Planning Council it was decided on selection of a six-man commission with three from each country, and an ndvn.sory committee of ten members, five from each country. Puget Sound and the Fraser river, |the same waters embraced in the lold treaty, were considered for the revised pact. - By the revised treaty both nations would investigate-facts in the fish- ing industry. Hatcheries and rearing ponds would be huilt to replenish the salmon supply as it is consumed, and spawning grounds on the Fras- er river would be built. in| in fact the; Prefacing his report, Gov. Troy | Welcoming started a few minutes| tooting or. during the fiscal year that ended 'whistles, screaching of auto horns,, |ringing of bells, — Fishermen | | ranged — Precedent i Is Established | ;’ WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.—Cre- | ating a precedent in Congres- | sional history, Senate and House | leaders have arranged an extra- | ordinary session for next Friday night to receive personally, from President Roosevelt, his annual message on the state of the Union. Never before has a President delivered an opening message at | night and only once before, when President Woodrow Wilson de- livered his ‘war message, has a Chief Executive appeared before a night session of Congress. The message Friday night will | be broadcast at 9 or 9:30 o'clock, Eastern Standard Time. A & : PLANE CRASHES, ELEVEN FEARED LOSTIN OGEAN iOne Amencan Aboard— | Pilot Picked Up from : Wreckage | | N, Jan. 1—Nine passen- gers or the airliner City of Khar- toum, incluaing one American, C. |Luke, and three members of the crew are feared dead after the Im- perial Airways plane crashed in the ‘Medltermnenn. Searchers have abandoned virtual- 'ly all hope that any occupants of the plane would survive except the pilot, who was picked up last night on wreckage tound submerged four miles southwest of Alexandria, ‘Egy‘pn 3DIE AS SHACK RAZED BY FIRE | wILMINGTON, T Del. Jan. 1| Three men lost their lives in a fire which wrecked a shack on the marsh dump south of Wilmington last night. Stanley 45, and an unidentified man were burned to death and Constantine Sobo- sinski, 45, died hospital from | the birt] |ting he | ficials in predicting notable ! provements during the coming year. Headaches Prospects of Future Especially Bright NEW YORK, Jan. i—New born 1936 romped onto the scene today, fay marred by many split- daches but the future aglow with rosy promises. Business leaders joined public of- im- Celebrants slumbered after one of the maddest New Year's greet- ings since the boom days. From all America, City, State and Territory came reports of celebrations which blew the lid off local regulations and tore rubber bands from bank- rolls. TRAFFIC DEATHS SOAR ON SOUND AS YEAR CLOSES Seattle and King County Has 154 During Year and Tacoma 69 SEATTLE, Jan. 1—King County closed the year with three traffic deaths, raising the total for 1935 to 154, Jack McDonald, 51, and Edward J. Wright, 75, both of Seattle, were run down by automobiles last night and fatally injured. Walter Nelson Smith died last night from injuries re- ceived from an automobile accident Christmas Eve. RAIL EMPLOYEE KILLED TACOMA, Jan. 1.—Hurled 50 feet by an automobile which sped away, Walter Fietz, 68, railroad employee, was killed last night here, bringing the traffic death toll for the year to 69. e e o The Weather i | | By the U. 8. Weather Bureau | | Forecast for Juneau and vi- | | cinity, beginning at 4 pm., | | January 1: Snow tonight and | Thursday, with moderate | southeast winds. | | { INCREASEIN | ALASKA MINE OUTPUT SHOWN B¢ Production in 1935 Ap— proximately Two Mil- lion Dollars Over 1934 WASHINGTON, Jan. 1—An in- | crease of approximately $2,000,000 in 1935 'in mineral production com- pared to 1834 is reported by the Alaska’' Branch of the Geological Survey. The report said that the mineral | production in the yeer ending last | night is worth $18,859,000 compared to $16,721,000 the year before. | Sinee 1880, the report said, Alaska | hes “produced about $700,000,000 in minerals. The value of minerals pro- | duced in 1935 were: gold, $15,892,000; copper, $1,848,000; silver, $262,000; coal, $450,000; platinum, $264,000; tin, $45,000; and lead, $56,000. R et g i ALASKA EXPURT VALUES GHANGE Shipments to States Hold Up Despite Big Cut in Fishing Exports from Alaska to the Unit- ed States durihg 1935 will probably approximately equal those of the previous yean, according to a re- port on ten !months' transactions Jjust issued by Collector of Custonis James J. Connors. The report,, lacking figures for November and December, shows a grand total value of shipments of $45,782,363. This is $15,211,888 be- A comprehensive picture of the | great forward strides of Alaska since low the total of $60,994,251 for the|1933 is furnished in a chart of busi- | entire year of 1934. Numerous|ness and industrial conditions pre- | large items are to be added to the|Pared by the National Emergency total for this year, including ap-:Council, and released today by Ter- proximately $1,000,000 for furs sent|ritorial Director John E. Pegues. by mail and seal skins from the Bank reserves in Alaska have gain- Pribilof Islands. ed 152 percent over 1933, accord- | Silver Export ing to the chart, while the net cash | The rise in the ibalance of the Territorial Treasurer | rice of silver! 5 accounted for the e)I(]pon of $147- has increased 108.7 percent during ' |the period. 7124 worth of the white metal from| Alaska during the past 365 days.,m;:‘!c Dnmciut:;):ecol::fi::tir:n:fo;;;}? as agalnst only 851,424 for thel, .’ orecs have taken an up- | previous year. Gold exports glve cuing o no Jess than 140.4 percent, | indications of running above last Passenger Travel Increases year's high, with $12,781184 worth| p,qenger travel on all steamship sent south during the first ten'jieg serving the territory have gain- months of the past year. ed 915 percent, while freight ton- | Fish Values 'nage on the Alaska Line is up 40 A substantial cut in the export percent, values of fish this year was ac-| Imports into Alaska increased 52.8 | counted for by the closing of the percent since the advent of the| Bristol Bay area, as well as by Roosevelt Administration, while lshermen’s strikes. The total fish freight revenue on the Alaska Rail- oroducts value for 1934 was $40,- road gained 159 percent. Passengers | 834,806, while, for the ten-month carried by the railway showed an period studied in the current re- port, it totalled only $29,085,659. \ However, the value of fresh and INTERI"H DEPT 1 ON WORK HERE frozen fish increased by $44,260, Annual Summary while cured and preserved cod, her- ¢ing and salmon gained by $795,510. Touches on Develop- ments in Alaska BANDIT SHOT BY CIVILIAN SHARPSHOOTE Bank Robber Meets Death ews of progress 1;\ a wiae variety of fields is contained in the Alaskan at Hands Of Pursuer reports of the annual summary of —Quick on Draw the Department of Interior, just issued by Secretary Harold LeClair | ARAB, Ala.,, Jan. 1—A bandit lay Ickes. dead today, the victim of a fast- Matters touched upon in the re-| moving and straight-shooting civil- port vary from education to min- ian. ing, with the increased activity of ‘The robber, identified as Bill Ab- the department in the Territory ney, was shot by R. Ingram, who being the dominant feature. heard the bank burglar alarm from Geological Survey Busy a nearby drugstore, rushed to the Funds from the Public Works Ad- scene, and followed the bandit out of ministration supplemented the reg- | Tonnage to Be Taken from PROSPECTS FOR OPERATIONS IN '35 ENCOURAGING Perseverance Ground During Coming Year $1,737,000 'GROSSED BY MINE LAST YEAR ‘Lower Salmon Creek Power Project to Be Complet- ed Early Next Fall With prospects for the new year bright, the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company closed 1935 with a gross estimated Juneau profit (before depreciation or depletion) of $1,737,000, revealing a favorable gain over preceding years, accord- ing to the annual statement of L. H. Metzgar, General Superintend- en’, released today. Business and I ndustrml Enterprises in Terntory Show Bzg Gainin 2 Years uptrend of 395 percent, with pas- senger revenue up 303.7 percent. The total operating revenue of the line has gained 171.8 percent. In all the figures compiled, the canned salmon output alone showed a decrease, with a drop of 05.1 per- cent. However, the showing Is said to be excellent in view of the clos- ing of the Bristol Bay area last year and the strike of the Prince William Sound fishermen. All other fish exports mounted by 43.5 percent. Minerals Lead Advance The mineral world led the way in the big advance, with gold exports showing a 64.5 percent gain, silver, 326 and copper 16937 percent. The tremendous jump in the latter is as- cribed to the reopening of Kenne- | cott, but it is figured only on four months’ production. The value of furs exported, includ- ing seal skins, has jumped 17.5 per- cent. From 1933 through 1935, all other exports from the Territory gained 117.3 percent RETAII. TRADE RIDES, CREST OF RECOVERY Industrial Wheels Hum with Sharp Rhythm— ayrolls Fatter By RADER WINGET NEW YORK, Jan. 1. — Like a cork on the crest of a wave, retail trade rode high in 1935 with the| | surge of general recovery. The merchandising business en-| tered the year at high tide, post holiday sales carrying dollar value | of volume to satisfying peaks, and| the Easter shopping period empned’ shelves in many cities. By the time that buying wnve had subsided, retailers were moving summer goods to vacation-bound (Continved on Page Three) town. ular Congressional appropriation in | customers. The bandit’s shots failed to hit - QAN T Wk S A -t & Ingram. (Continued on Page Two) l. 25 e 5 “While we are working and plan to continue working low grade ore, the prospect for the new year is encouraging,” Mr. Metzgar u!.d ined that the higher p %k 1 bod- ies which were fio pronuhle under the old price of $20.67. Local expenditures including pay- roll by the mine company totaled $1,847,000 and employm-nt was giv- en to 901 men. Total tonnage mined was 3,731,000; total tonnage milled 2,093,000, and total tonnage coarse waste 1,638,000. The gross recovery was valued at $4,070,000. In explaining the cperations of the company during the year just ended, Mr. Metzgar said: | Perseverance Tonnage in 1936 ‘3“ “In the mine most of devel- opment work was done entering and exploring the lower western part of the old Perseve: As a result of this program, preciable tonnage will f the Perseverance zrour?fi;!n coming year. E’ b “Advance in mine ead;?_ 0 as drifts, croucuts a imounted to 13,500 feet than two miles. In the ance development, 4,000 wnrkings were driven. y “In the mill the exhfl.nn« tion plant was expanded a :ral months of experimes “‘“ The new equipment five-cell and ome u!’:m | flotation units, two tube qnh nd {two Dorr classifiers, filters -and pumps. Iy Power -Project . “This refinement of the old flow- sheet, by which waste material is made to yield a small profit,sis made possible by the present for gold, namely $35 per: ounce. “The Lower Creek power project, including building o two miles of flume and reconstruc- tion of the power house, was cent completed;. it should, completed early néxt fall. “During the year, coal disposal by dumping loaded & seventy-two foot, 275 horsepower diesel powered sea-going wzhott were placed in commission. total capital outlay for this equtp- | ment :mounted to over $100,000." New Year’s Crowd | Especially Well | Behaved i in Jug Juneau ‘While mkyh( themselves to the fullest, the New Year's crowd in Juneau was . who were 5 5 liam J. e it : quietest New Year's ecelebration to be haying a gres he said, witl comparavivel 1