The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 31, 1940, Page 8

PROGRESS AND DEVELOPMENT ED Alaska THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SUNDAY, MARCH 31, 1940. e e ITION YEAR'S FUR CATCH WORTH §1,910,111 Fall in Price Holds Down| Total - More Pelfs than in 1938 1 | | During the calendar year 1989 | the value of furs shipped from Al- | aska totaled $1,910,111.21, according | to the Alaska Game Commission. | 3 | The Valudble Blue Fox Thrives in Southeast Lots of Bounty Money--Count It & 3 The blue fox is mostly white with dark markings, as shown here, in puppyhozd. One of the many fox islands of Southeast Alaska is that of E. E. Weschenfelder on Spuhn Island, opposite the end of the Fritz Cove Road northwest of Juneau. At left Mrs. Weschenfelder is shown with a pen of fine blue foxes. At right, Weschenfelder and a pup. has made a fine beginning with the | construction of the hotel at the | entrance of Mt. McKinley National Park and purposes to build cabins | 5 and lodges at the end of the 90- — [mile highway near Wonder Lake. | The Forest Service is alive to the 5 " |needs of the vacationists. Private :]'fm \I:\‘;‘r] Znan:cc?ffili](:s "],ml":l‘ry;;:i_‘ enterprise has done excellently in Howeveriitiith ahaluais ‘Or‘"me time | the_construction of hotel faciliti being is less serious than it appears | ),’:”:';za‘;:‘ :; m;zi:ks',r:f x:e;'::f since Alasks has hitherto gotten | (PN B o T e o relatively little benefit out of lh“‘hlns"al\d camps ‘on s};cre Ofp(;cean tourist who merely travels about on l]uke or.stréam of /216 U BUL a)- E |ready exist on Kenai River, along sezagnpe;;mp,&s]n;x:he: Lhm\fngl: the Richardson Highway, and else- 7 What s desired .nl B h'r:: where, do not require great invest- o Is to have | pents and are within the means of Al Game Commission photo. The Territory of Alaska pays a beunty of $20 apiece on welves and coyotes. William Nutter of Seward displays here his season’s catech of coyotes, taken on the Kenai Peninsula. In addition to the bounty the skins are worth an average of $5 apiece as fur GOVERNOR from Page One) ermen, hunters, health seekers, na ifornia coast under Commander A.'vessel was awarded in October, 1938, M. Sobieralski. She will be put with work starting the following through her paces, nosed into heavy month. She was launched in Octo- weather if she can find it, work out | ber, 1939. Her power is steam tur- her engines at maximum speed and | bines developing 2,000 horsepower generally tune up for the exacting |and she measures 218 feet overall service for which she was con-| > structed. A salmon has been timed swim- Contract for construction of the. ming ten yards in a second. | be found if many of the services to which Alaskans have become ac- | customed, and entitled to, and others which they may deem de- | are to be carried on. Even this year there has been a sharp diminution of the venues anti- of the Federal Government|cipated by the last Legislature. The to deny all requests fo spension of the Copper River Rail- |a boat, is in our ports only a few approptiations for new construction | road and the loss of its tax revenues [ hour. and to supply only funds for main- |to the Territory, the increased ex- |one If there is to be substan-|emption from the 3 percent gold tax | days. This amount is $48,073.94 less than | the previous year, due to general decline in value of the various pelts. | The price of red fox dropped from SURVEY SHEP Io $9.25 to $7.50. Mink declined from $11.50 to $9.75. Blue fox was off | lA KA from $2650 to $23.00. There was a | WORK IN A S slight increase in the values of lynx, beaver, muskrat and marten pelts but not enough to offset the general slump which took place in are | sirable, (Continued policy has been \Explorer Going Through tenance e P —— erri- | from $10,000 to $20.000 adopted by and a diminu- tial new construction in the tory henceforth, it can come only | the last Legislature through a ‘change of policy by the tion in the revenue: Bureau of the Budget and Congress, | from last year have already created or by an increase of Territorial ap- |a financial stgingency which will propriations for the purpose. The|be increasingly felt before the end from fisherles | tourists spend considerable time in local private enterprise. The money |Alaska and what is needed to bring | ot cuch tourists spend will stay this about is an increase of accom- modations and the development of |In Alaska. Directly or indirectly suitable recreational facilities with- | everyone benefits. the world’s fur market. | From a conservation standpoint, the Game Commission noted a healthy condition in that the num- | Final Paces Before % Heading North ber of all kinds of pelts shipped from | the Territory was the largest for Complete to the last detail and GET a LIFT for YOURSELF! Try Our in Alaska. The Federal Government | Let s make ready! - - ready for the sea, the $1,250,000 U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey ship Explorer was delivered to the Se- attle headquarters of the service this month The Explorer replaces the famous | old wooden vessel Explorer, veteran of many years' service in Alaskan waters, and she will in turn take up her duty in Northern seas along the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands The new steel vessel, built by the Lake Washington Shipyards, is re- garded as one of the finest of her type afloat, combining latest devel- opments in shipbuilding as to hull and motive power and the best and most modern scientific instruments for the precision work which will be done on beard. She also is the largest ship in the service The Explorer at present is on a “shakedown” cruise down the Cal- FUR SHIPMENTS FROM ALASKA 1939 Catch Among*Bg; But Prices Poor Furs Shipped from Alaska During the Calendar Year—Compiled by the Alaska Game Comm coming of the International High-|of this year. Alaska also has many | — way will of course mean several| requirements which cannot be sat-| hundred miles of new highiway for {isfied unless the people of the '1‘.1-.‘ Alaska and in additiens'should stim- | ritory themselves make up their ulate further construction of con-|minds that they want them. Con- | | | L - X CHOICE LIQUJRS and necting roads. The measures being | gress is in a mood of economy and | taken for. national defense in the|it seems likely that the policy of Territory should also bring about |retrenchment now begun will in- some additional road construction | crease rather than diminish. This | but this will probably be limited to | is a problem which the next L(Ag-l the areas near the new bases islature, meeting in January, 1941, | Employment of Alaska Residents | will face. It is not a situation that | i3 This fundamental issue has be- | presents any insuperable nb,~t1u‘l&“ come increasingly acute. The posi- but requires merely intelligent study : tion of those whose duty it to and appraisal, followed by appro- defend the interest of Alaska is that | priate action. | qualified Alaskans should be given FUTURE DEVELOPM the first opportunities at employ- | 1" o cancue now being taken ment in Alaska on public ProJecis |y, i, eq s pealthy growth of popu- and in private employment. This Jation, Givea IHEMEEREEr onoouts s arrow ¢ » of exclusion. e A .:I“f‘““‘:x‘“‘(‘m hew and | 2Bement both Territorially and na- | In seasonal occipatlons, ANd | ionally this growth should con-| vast projects, it is undoubted that 4 o putside talent, skill: and labor are | €. And growth of population | means prosperity. The events of | wil sy toit 15 in- of (t"‘ldv'\.rj'l~ b(';r::’“‘xf Ba men and 1ast year and this year make it in- | fi(fx.\j‘n“\\l‘n‘hl\rl g e and , Creasingly plain that Alaska’s econ- Bailic bramike Al home CMY rests none too securely on Hare s on work in Alaska. s issue I & Marmot N raised most sharply in the,done to enable these two major in- |Marten great new Navy air base projects dustries to serve the Territory and |pink at Sitka and Kodiak. The facts are 115 Peoples’ needs, a correspond-! Myskrat By Hiow familiar-to many Alagkens ingly great effort should be mud('. The contracts relating to employ- |10 develop other additional sources | ment as drawn up definitely and :‘" ‘]:‘”"r]"' r ”)‘? I"“;;“‘“ .“_ffl'““’“l-' flagrantly discriminate inst Al- ) JAGatasee Sannecgi and askans. They give Seattle workers i‘);'”ull:“"‘;:"\‘flh”;l‘)fi'S ;_m_nfhhut;rm; first opportunities at employment, |° cl arning us paying their transportation to and :{:‘:;kfli)‘f) [;"h_(f_lm_'(:‘r_y effort to from the job and their way home e erritory’s economic in case of injury or illness—while | P8Se: Alaskans have had to seek employ-| RECREATIONAL INDUSTRY ment at their own expense at Sitka| The best prospective field for de- and Kodiak. By persistent hammer- | velopment is the recreational. It has ing it has been possible to secure become today the chief support of modifications of these discrimina- a number of States in the Union | Grand Totals 554,725 tions so that at present the employ- and in others it is a very substantial | *Not including pelts from Pribilof Islands. ment manager of the contractors form of economic activity and source o ew makes periodic visits to Juneau and cof revenue. With European travel ¢ I o fxaye! A conservative estimate of Alas-|pg| Anchorage, where, tI gh the Ter- t off a vastly i sed ber | , b Taame - Appearance .. . execellent Economy...excellent laced onta vith available Al- If airplane service fr e- placed in contact with available A f airplane service from S : i i 1 aska workers. At this writing the|attle is established, many people volume of not less than 500,000,000 effort is being made to add Kethi- | from the East, who have hitherto sords kan as a third port where Alaskans considered Alaska too distant from |9 may secure employment and there-|the standpoint of time consumed, T T | after their transportation to Sitka will fly across the continent and to| The Muir Glacier is fed by 26 or Kodiak. This is not a wholly Alaska for their vacations. It is| tributaries. One of the most re- So economical and adaptable that it is being used for scores of new factories, ware- houses and industrial plants; so pleasing in appearance that it is the chosen construction for many hotels, theaters, apartments, satisfactory solution since it stiil true that the insufficiency of ship- | markable of the tide water glaciers, creates a problem for potential ping would appear to furnish a ser- its character was considerably al- churches and schools—that is the story of Architectural Concrete. ers in the other ports but al|ious handicap to the development of | tered by a severe earthquake of Many business firms have built with con- a substantial improve this industry which caters to fish- 1899, ment over the original discrimina- | - - - - tory conditions. ="--»--o---«-«.o.o.<-»-n- IEP——— Likewise, in the fisheries we have crete . . . because it keeps first cost low, by serving both structural and architectural funections . . . and because it assures long life, fire safety and low maintenance. been in the past, and are still stead- ily confronted with the prospect of having Alaska fishermen denied the fullest rights to fish and sell their Architects find concrete helpful in devel- oping their designs because it can be molded into any form; given almost any desired color or surface texture. product or to be employed in can- neries as against fishermen or can-| nery workers coming from down Ask your architect or engineer about concrete’s advantages. Send for illustrated booklet, “The NEW Beauty in Walls of below. They would all be welcome if the opportunities for fishing were Architectural Concrete” (sent free in U. S. or Canada). unlimited. But unfortunately be. Portland (ement Associafion cause of the indispensable necessity Seaboard Building. Seattle, Washington 19389 Average Value 1938 — Average Value Total Value Total Value Number Number e GET A LIFT FOR YOURSELF IS OUR NOTE TO YOU . .. We are serving for your personal pleasure, the CHOICEST LIQUORS AND BEERS . . . it is one thing to be served courteously, and it is another to get value for your money. WE GIVE BOTH. Our s your pleasure. Species Bear Black or Glacier Polar Beaver Coyote 224.00 2,187.00 347.501.25 7.791.25 158 37 31,397 1,507 $ 2.00 25.00 1475 4.50 $ 316.00 925.00 463,105.75 6,781.50 112 81 30,889 $ 2,00 27.00 11.25 5.75 $ Fox bus 139.453.00 36.069.00 32,538.50 50,823.00 302,179.50 Red Cross Silver *White “Blue 21,366 2278 614 4,187 9,426 89 2,705 121 1,287 42,883 417,442 7.50 14.00 26.50 13.00 23.00 160,245.00 31,892.00 16,271.00 54,431.00 216,798.00 9.25 16.50 29.50 17.00 26.50 several years, a grand total of 554,- 725 peltries as against 423115 pel- | tries for the previous calendar year. The muskrat catch increased from 261,140 in 1938 to 417,442 in 1939. Re { and cross fox shipments were up| from 17,262 in 1938 to 23.644 in 1939. | Shipments of mink pelts increased from 35,866 in 1938 to 42,883 in 1939, Another important gain was made in the Arctic white foxes which have been at a low ebb for several years. The catch increased from 3.519 in 1038 to 4187 during the past | vear. | Candies - Popcorn - Tobaccos 16.75 76,680.00 16.20 228,615.75 458,459.00 192,152.40 05 37.50 20 26.00 975 82 445, 101,437.50 24.20 33.462.00 418,109.25 342,302.44 36.00 20 2475 11.50 66 291,140 2,892 204 9,755 640 248 New York Tavern JUNEAU 36,873.00 16.30 5,365.25 9,920.00 1,488.00 Otter Squirrel Weasel Wolf Wolverine 11.00 .08 60 17.00 5.50 12.75 08 2,759 979 13,828 405 228 30,349.00 78.32 8.296.80 6,885.00 1,254.00 184 So. Franklin $1,937,369.15 553,696 $1,892,968.21 422,252 RER T Totals ‘““They Sure Built a Grand Ride in These New Pribilof Islands (Foxes Only) ‘White Blue | i 216,00 20,600.00 13.00 16.70 11 1,018 143.00 17,000.00 16 847 423,115 $1,958,185.15 $1,910,111.21 “YOU EXPECT a good ride in a car this big . . . but the soft, easy ride of this new FO R D is something you'd only expect in a car still bigger!” IT'S THE LOW-PRICED CAR THAT EXCELS IN THINGS THAT COUNT! Free Action on All 4 Wheels— Easier riding on rough roads. Extra Large Battery— Quick starts, long lffel Semi-Centrifugal Clutch— Ecs.ier action, grips tighter. New Front Window Ventilation Control— Greater All-Weather Comfort! New Sealed-Beam Headlamps— At least 50% brighter for safer night driving! Style Leadership— With rich, roomy new interiors! ‘ o a0 For Fast Service Call the Hi-Way Delivery General Hauling for conservation—for the preserva- tion of both the supply of fish and the livelihood of our fishermen in! future generations—fishing activi- | ties have to be curtailed. When| this takes place it is wholly just! that Alaskans should come first and that those who come up merely for the short fishing season, or for any other seasonable jobs, should come | second. Let them settle here! | There is no final answer to this problem except that eternal vigi- lance is required, that unceasing protest shall be made whenever there is any sign of discrimination, and| that Alaskans should become in- creasingly conscious of, and militant | in behalf of this fundamental right to work. This right should not be denied on any ground other than lack of ability to perform a given task. (And it is the Territory's duty to train its youngsters so that' they will be equipped to perform the tasks where livelihoods are most INCREASED REVENUES NEEDED The drastic curtailment in the amount of fishing which will be per- | mitted in Alaska this summer wfll‘ 85 H.P. 8-Cylinder Perfomance— 8 cylinders for smoothness — small cylinders for economy. Finger-Tip Gearshift— On the steering post—standard at no extra cost. DAILY TRIP To All Points Out Glacier Highway 123-inch Springbase— Plus new, softer springs, improved shock absorbers. Full Torque-Tube Drive— For roadability and easy riding. Big- gest Hydraulic Brake ever used on a low-priced car! Different from Any Low-Priced Car You've Ever Seen! JUNEAU MOTOR GO. JUNEAU, ALASKA Authorized Delivery for The Daily Alaska Empire $1.25 per Month (No Delivery Fee) For Immediate Service CALL 374 A National Organization to Improve and Extend the Uses of Concrete . . . Through Scientific Research and Engineering Field Work. be reflected in the Territorial reve- nues during the next fiscal year.! New sources of-revenue will have to