MOTORSHIP DISCOVERER
FOR HIRE OR CHARTER
For Rates Inquire
JACK WILKINSON
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The Alaska Railroad
(Ml. McKinley Park Route)
TRAINS ARRIVE TRAINS DEPART
Each Tuesday 6:30 p. m. Each Wednesday 7:30 a, m.
Fairbanks and way points.
Mixed train from Anchorage and intermediate points ar
rives each Sunday, p. m.
Mixed train for Anchorage and intermediate points leaves
not earlier than 10:00 a. m. each Wednesday.
Mixed train carries a coach and handles passengers.
Alaskan Airways
Serve All Interior Alaska
Weekly Schedules from Anchorage with U. S. Mail
For Information, rates, etc., see—
Elwyn Swetmann
SEWARD REPRESENTATIVE
CLARK BASSET! KARL K. KATZ
Manager Seattle Representative
ANCHORAGE BASE 16 RAY STREET
STEAMSHIP STARE
CAPTAIN ARTHUR RYNING
NEXT SAILING OUT OF SEWARD
FEBRUARY 10, 1932.
SAN JAUN FISHING & PACKING
COMPANY
Cha- V Jansen, Agent
Phone Madison 139 Seward, Alaska
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Trave? by the
Dollar Steam
ship Line from
Pacific Coast
ports to New
York via Pana
ma Canal.
Leaves Arrives Leaves
Vessel Seattle Seward Seward
Evans . Jan. 5 Jan. 13 Jan. 16
Evans .... Jan. 26 Feb. 3 Feb, 6
Evans Feb. 16 Feb. 24 Feb. 27
Evans Mar. 8 Mar.16 Mar. 19
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WAYNE BLUE, Agent
Steamer
Lx. Seattle Lv. Seward
VICTORIA... Jan. 12 Jan. 20 11a.m.
NORTHWESTERN.Jan. 19 Jan. 27 11 am.
VICTORIA..... Feb. 2 Feb. 10 11 am
NORTHWESTERN.... Feb. 9 Feb. 17.11 am
"VICTORIA...Feb. 23 Mar. 2 11 ajm.
NORTHWESTERN.Mar. 1 Mar. 9 11 am
VICTORIA.Mar. 15 Mar. 23 11 a.m.
Freighter Oduna to sail January 30
Reduced Round-Trip Fares in Effect
Upper Deck §125.00—Lower Deck $112.00
J. H. FLICKINGER, Agent
LARGEST
SLfiSKfl TRADE
STANDS SHOCK
OF DEPRESSION
OUTGOING COMMERCE VALUED
AT MORE THAN $50,000,000
DURING YEAR
Except for copper mining and
.some of the minor branches of the
fisheries industry, Alaska’s indus
tries withstood the second succes
sive year of the depression in fine
shape, it was revealed by tentative
figures for 1931 shipments from the
Territory to the States, as com
j piled from the official records of
! the United States Customs Service.
The aggregate of all shipments
was appproximately $50,500,000,
without fur shipments by mail and
fur seal from Pribilof Islands. The
year’s decline from 1930 will be
about $6,000,000.
Gold Shipments Large
The outstanding feature of the
year was the increased gold pro
duction that is reflected in a gain
of 15 per cent over 1930 shipments.
Gold and silver shipped last year
was valued at slightly more than
$9,000,000 as compared to $7,812,
043 in 1930, a gain of more than
$1,100,000. The production figure
! probably will be slightly larger than
that given for shipments since
I some shipments were enroute to
• the States that could not be taken
into consideration.
This is the largest shipment val
ue of precious metals to be made
| from Alaska in 13 years. In 1917,
it was $14,939,440. It dropped below
the $9,000,000 mark in 1918, after
the Treadwell cave-in, and never
again attained that proportion un
til the year ending December 31.
Minerals Generally Decline
The larger gold output, however,
was not sufficient to counter bal
ance the loss in other minerals.
Copper ore tumbled again, both in
quantity and value. Last year’s!
ore aggregated 22,055,271 pounds
worth only $2,080,338 as compared
to 37,774,060 pounds and $5,341,055.
This is the smallest return from
the copper mining industry since j
it became firmly established in the |
Territory. It was more than $6,- ;
500,000 less than the 1929 produc- :
tion brought.
Other minerals played but a small,
part in the aggregate for the min-!
ing industry which was $11,327.071.!
Lead was worth about $150,000, an 1
increase of $11,000 over 1930. Stone!
to the value of $75,000, and a small I
quantity of tin worth $2,700 made J
up the rest of the list.
Canned Salmon Gains
Fisheries, as usual, played the
major role in the year’s outgoing
comm rce. The total for all branch
es of the industry was about $36,
175.000, or some 550,000 less than
jin 1930.
Canned salmon registered a mil
lion-dollar gain in value and in
! quantity. There were 267,291,773
i pounds of this commodity shipped
with a declared value of $31,150,000
as compared to 239,208,020 pounds
worth $30,084,228 in 1930.
Kalibut gained slightly in volume
and value and the figures were:
13,634,083 pounds and $1,462,778.
Herring tumbled about $200,000 to
$550,000. Mild-cured salmon lost
heavily, dropping from $1,401,045 to
about $810,000. Clams shipped were
worth $311,000 as compared to
$204,000 for the previous year.
Shrimps and crabs, at $199,000 and
$39,000 held their own.
By-Products Lose Sharply
By-products of the fishing indus
j try did not show to the advantage
I of the main branches. Oil ship
I ments were valued at about $380,
1000 and meal at $345,000 as com
I pared to $978,697 and $676,466 re
| spectively.
The whaling industry was idle.
No oil was shipped in 1931 where
1931 shipments were worth $409,
336.
Furs dipped sharply, due largely
to price decreases that not only
reduced returns but resulted in
curtailment in trapping operations.
The total for the year was about
$880,000 but this will be increased
materially when returns are re
(Please tarn to Page Seven)
Bob Bender, son-m-iaw or John
Trcp, publisher of the Juneau Em
pire, has bought half interest in
that paper. Mr. Bender has had
both newspaper and advertising
experience.
CHANGE OF LOCATION
I wish to take this opportunity
to thank my former patrons and
hope to serve them in my new lo
cation in the Seward Beauty and
Barber Shoppe next to Orlander’s
Jewelry Store.
LILLIAN ANDERSON.
Oid papers at The Gateway.
MUSKRATS FOR SALE
Avoid the hazards of long
distance shipment. Rocky
Mt. strain Muskrats: $50.00
per dozen mill run, crated
at Whale Island, Alaska.
XLANER & PARKER
Afogrnak, Alaska.
A Masters Work
Jonas Bros, offer you a com
plete Fur, Taxidermy and
raining: Service — unexcelled
anywhere.
Game heads, fur rugs, birds,
etc., mounted true to nature.
Your raw fur skins dressed
and made into coats and
chokers.
Write for free catalogue.
JONAS EHOS.
1030 Broadway, Denver, Colo.
NEW YORK
Wants Ycur
FURS
The purchasing power
of the American fur in
dustry is concentrated in
New York, the fur center
of the world. Offer your
raw furs to these buyers
through the NEW YORK
AUCTION CO., INC. This
Is the safest and best
method of marketing your
merchandise.
Let us put you on our
mailing list. Write us
today.
INEW YORK AUCTION C!
Incorporated
226 West 26th Street
NEW YORK
The BEST place for
CLEANING
PRESSING
and ALTERATIONS
AT
C. Henning’s
Tailor Shop
NUKA BAY TRANS
PORTATION CO.
MS ROLPH III
• Leaves Seward 20th
of each month
Capt. Pete Sather
fior Charter or Hire
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Telephone Main 34
M’Mullen’s Grocery
FOR PROMPT DELIVERY
STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES
MAIL AND PHONE ORDERS PROMPTLY
ATTENDED TO
ONE OF THE MOST MODERN SHOPS
IN THE TERRITORY!
AUTO REPAIRING
ACETYLENE AND
ELECTRIC WELDING
FORD AGENT
Agent for The Kohler Automatic Power
and Light Plant
Oils, Greases and Gasoline
Agent and Installing Engineers for Fur
* nace Oil Burners
I PLUMBING
I TINNING
j STEAMFITTING
! GENERAL MACHINE
| WORK, REPAIRING
j Seward Machine Shop
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