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! Alaska Steamship Co.
THREE DAY SERVICE
S.-iilius from Ketchikan Northbound. Southeastern Alaske Service
JEFFERSON NOV. 29. DEC. 9-21, JAN. 1st.
DOLPHIN. NOV. 17.
RETURNING THREE LATFD
MOST CP” .‘STABLE SHIPS ON SOUTHEASTERN ROUTE
ALAMEDA, NOV. 19. DEC. 12, JAN 1st.
NORTHWESTERN, DEC. 3-23.
’ ••■II. jimean, Skajway and Westward, Returning 10 Days
I -t and Fastest S ip; running to Alaska
S Subject to Change Without Notice.
Tickets to Seattle. Tacoma, Victoria and Vancouver, British Columbia.
C. M. TAYLOR, Agent - - Phone 64
STEAMERS FOR
Seattle, Tacoma
Victoria, Vancouver. Ana'ortes, Bellingham
Everett, Oly input Port 1 ownsend, South
I ^ Bellingham, EureFa, Santa Barbara, Mexico
] San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego
I? 3RANDT, G.A.P.D, C. D. DUNANN, P.T.M,
6CS Second Ave, Seattle. 112 Market, SanFrancisco
Might reserved to Change Schedule
NEXT SAILINGS FROM KETCHIKAN
S. S. SENATOR, NOVEMBER 26.
S. S. SPOKANE, JAN. 20-31. FE P.. 11-22. MARCH 4-15-26.
RETURNING THREE DAYS LATER
PHONE 77 .... - F H. BOLD. Agent.
Border Line Transportation Co.
K REDUCED RATES BETWEEN KET- First Class S15.00
CHIKAN AND SEATTLE Second Class $10.00
S, S. ALKI PASSENGER AND FREIGHT
SERVICE BETWEEN SEATTLE
AND S. E. ALASKJ LIRE"t
S. S. DESPATCH SERVICE TO WEST CP" T
OF PRINCE OF 'VAI*» ''6L
S. S. NORTHLAND
Bight reserved to change schedule without notice.
For further informaion apply to
D. W. Hunt, Agent, Northland Dock. Phou 60.
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The Canadian Pacific Railway
THE PRINCESS LINE
Lear .- and Vancouver. Nov. 27 Dec. 11-27 Jan. 8-22
Arrive Ketchikan p.m. Nov. 29 Dec. 13-29 Jen. 10-24
, Leave Ketchikan a.m. Dec. 3 Dec. 17 Jan.2-14-28
Arrive Victoria and Seattle Nov. 5 Dec. 19 Jan 4-16-30
Subject to change without notice
Steamers connect at Vancouver with trains for all Eastern points.
We offer attractive rates to eastern rail destinations.
The Line of Quality. Our Service is Unsurpassed on Water or
Rail. Full information given by
F. E. RYUS, Agent Phone 39
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I Save Time
Use the New Short Route
To and From EASTERN CANADA, also EASTERN and SOUTH
r ERN UNITED STATES POINTS via
PRINCE RUPERT
GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC RAILWAY AND STEAMERS
Lowest Fares. Unexcelled dining and Sleeping Car Service.
Electric Lighted Trains. Observation Cars.
For full information apply to
JNO. R. BEEGLE, & CO. Agents.
Ketchikan, Alaska.
E Royal Hotel |
ENTIRELY REMODLED
HANS APSCH, Prop.
Beds 50 Cents Per Night
BEST BRAKE) OF
ines, Liquors, Cigars
FRONT STREET, KETCHIKAN
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TWENTY-THIRD
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE ALASKA PACKERS AS
SOCIATION SHOWS MANY
INTERESTING POINTS
The twenty-third annual report of
the Alaska Packers Association op
erating fourteen canneries in Alas
ka, has just been received and shows
many interesting points. The report
follows:
San Francisco, Jan. 18, 1916.
To the Stockholders of the
Alaska Packers Association:
On behalf of the Board of Dir
ectors of this corporation. I sub
mit the following report of the bus
iness of the Association for the year
1915.
CAPITALIZATION—The capital
ization of the Company remains the
same, viz.: $7,500,000 authorized
capital, divided into 75,000 shares of
the par value of $100 each. The
present issue is 57,508 shares, leav
; mg 17,492 shares in the treasury of
j the Company.
AUDITING—In accordance with
! the usual custom, all of the books,
| accounts and vouchers of the As
} sociation were examined, checked
j and audited by the auditor, Mr. W.
! IV. Armgstrong.
INSURANCE ACCOUNTS—The
! Association carries its own insur- ;
i ance on buildings, wharves, machin- j
! ery, equipments, furniture and on
products in the course of manufac- 1
iure and finished in its own plants;
also on all floating property and on
cargoes of box shooks, lumber and
coal. All up and down general car
goes are insured at full values, and
salmon and merchandise stored in
wharehouses in San Francisco at
about one-half their values.
INSURANCE FUNDS—At the
! close of 1914, the fund showed a
credit of $2,004,931.47 and earned
$501,497.85 for 1915.
The amounts charged for losses
and expenses aggregate $119,199.74.
Th Insurance Fund now amounts
to $2,387,229.58; of this, $2,187,425
are invested in bonds.
PACK—-The Association’s pack of
salmon for the season was as fol
lows:
Sockey . 9,461 cases
Red. 677,074 ”
King . • 25,931 ”
Coho . 20,939
Pink . 240,427 ”
Chum . 50,204
Total . 1,024,040 cases
Salt Salmon- 327 barrels
MARKETS—During 1915 the gen
eral markets for canned salmon
have been very irregular. The
stupendous war has disarranged the
trade, the transportation and the
finances of the world. Lack of
transportation facilities, almost pro
hibitive freight and exchange rates,
together with the closing of the
Panama Canal, have seriously in
terfered with the prompt and econ
omic distribution ofthe pack. Con
trary to general impression none of
the governments of the warring na
tions have purchased canned salmon
in large quantities. Only to Aus
tralasia have the salmon shipments
been made normally and in usual
quantities.
Almost before the results of the
season’s operations were known,
prices of the lower grades of sal
mon became badly demoralized.
Goods of these qualities were sold
regardless of co6t, a number of sal
mon concerns have been forced in
to liquidation and many others have
lost heavily. Our company has not
reduced its opening prices, and as
: a result of having made early and
large sea transportation arrange
ments has been able to distribute
considerable of its output at satis
factory prices.
The failure of the almon runs
at several of our more important
| stations has reduced the 1915 pack
in comparison with those of the
previous four years, and this, to
getherwit h the above mentioned
disturbing elements, have curtailed
the profit on the year’s business.
PLANTS—The following canner
ies were operated;
ALASKA . 14
Nushagak . 2
Kvichak . 2
Naknek . 3
Egegak . 1
Chignik . 1
Alitak . 1
Karluk . 1
Cook Inlet . 1
Port Wrangell . 1
Loring . 2
PUGET SOUND . 2
Semiahmoo . 1
Anacortes . 1
Total . 16
Current repairs, replacements and
betterments to plants have been
made at a cost of $219,306.77.
There has been written off from
plants on account of depreciation
$102,475. The present appraised
value of plants is $4,119,126.74.
FLEET—The Launches Sparrow
and Swift have been built at a
cost of $16,381.02. The Steamer
Sayak and Launch Herbert have
been dismantled.
There has been expended for im
provements and repairs to the fleet
the amount of $149,567.30. There
has been written off from fleet
values for depreciation the sum of
$101,881.02, leaving the present ap
praised value of the fleet, $1,265,
750.
The Association now owns nine
ships, twelve barks, one barkentine,
three schooners and sixty-two
steamers and launches, a total of
eighty-seven vessels.
MEDICAL STATIONS—The As
sociation maintains six medical sta
tions in Alaska. All employees and
all natives are given free hiedical
treatment and medicines.
EXPENDITURES IN ALASKA—
The policy of the Association to as
sist in the development of Alaska
has been continued, and expend
itures exceeding $250,000 for the
year were made in the territory.
SALMON HATCHERIES—The
twosalmon hatcheries of the Assoc
iation have continued operations.
During 1915 from the 30,240,000
red salmon eggs taken in 1914 at
the Karluk Salmon Hatchery 27,
704.000 fry were liberated and 41,
135.000 red salmon eggs were tak- I
en. From the 22,500,000 red salmon j
eggs taken at the Fortmann Sal- i
mon Hatchery' in 1914, 20,820,000 j
fry' were liberated and 26,520,000
red salmon eggs were taken in :
1915.
In Alaska the Government contin- ,
ued operating large hatcheries on
McDonald Lake and Litnik, Afognak j
Island.
PYSICAL CONDITION OF THE
PLANT AND FLEET—The canner- ■
ies, hatcheries, ship yard and fleet
of the Association have all been
kepti n a very high class condi
tion, and more than fully equipped
to meet all demands on them. Each !
cannery' has machine and general
repair shops; every cannery district
is provided with shipways to haul
out vessels; large stocks of mater- I
ial, reserve machinery and other i
equipments are kept on hand to pro- j
vide for all probable contingencies, i
The ship yard at Alameda is i
equiped with a general wood work
ing plant, machine shop and other
ppliances sufficient to make all
but the larger improvements and
repairs to vessels and to build and
repair cannery' machinery.
BONDED INDEBTEDNESS—
During the year 1915, $216,000 of
the bonds of the Association were
redeemed and canceled, reducing
the bonded indebtedness to $558,000.
PROFITS FOR THE YEAR—The
Insurance Fund has increased $382,
298.11. w
The profits for 1915 were $559,,
299.04.
DIVIDENDS—Quarterly dividends
of $1.50 per share have been paid
during 1915.
CHAS. H. COSGROVE
Attorney at Law
GENERAL PRACTICE
C. E. INGERSOLL
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Prompt attention given to perfect
ing land titles and securing patents
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA
James M. Shoup
Attorney at Law
Offices adjoining U. S. Customs
Office
Notary
S. A. PLUMLEY
Attorney and
Counselor at Law
Office—Town Council Chambers,
Ketchikan, Alaska,
MARY A- C GIBSON
Steiiogr apher
Notary Public
OFFICES
—Newtown Home—
Phone 142
People’s Meat Market
At The Old Stand Opposite
Sparahawk’s Store, Newtown
SWIFT & COMPANY’S MEATS
ED COOK, Propietor.
General Hauling
and work of all kinds
done by the
Independent Transfer
Company'
C. M. TAYLOB, Agent
Phone 64
Alaska Delivery
WALTER GRAY, prop
COAL DELIVERED FROM All
DOCKS
PHONES 61—71
Ketchikan Wharf Co.
COAL
COAL
NANAIMO
Lump Coal
$9.00 PER TON.
Ketchikan Wharf Co.
C. M. Taylor
Phone 64 Agent
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A MESSAGE I
On Your Arrival in, or your Departure From
the Cityif You„ Visit
The SIDEBOARD
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Corner Front and Dock Streets, You Will be Welcomed on Your
Arrival and Carry the Good Wishes of M. E. MARTIN
With You on Your Departure.
Congeniality, Goodfellowship and Fair Treatment
Combined, is our Long Suit.
Westinghouse Automatic Electric
Range
MORE CONVENIENT
and more
ECONOMICAL THAN
FUEL IN OPERATION
NO SMOKE NO DIRT
NO GASES NO FUMES
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Where Everybody goes to eat, be
cause of the quality of Meals served
and the reasonable prices charged.
The best in^the market; excellent
service and courtesy, is our Motto at
the POODLE DOG GRILL.
G. W. Wilkes, Prop, Ketchikan, Alaska.
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