‘A MESSAGE TO ALASKANS’
Thus being a large advertisement
that is now being offered to care
fully selected papers in Alaska.
We are informed that this “ad”
is only a beginning of a series and
that the “canners” will “use a lim
ited amount of space in Alaska’s
papers.”
We quote the next paragraph in
full, for it carries the bait that hides
the hook. “In this series no effort
will be made at ‘Propaganda.’ We
will merely recite facts without at
tempt to influence the reader’s judg
ment other than it may be influ
enced by the consideration of the
facts presented.”
The canners of Alaska are going
to tell the truth (?) as they see it.
All of this is to be done because
“there has been a feeling in the
minds of Alaskans generally that
the Packers operating in the Terri
tory were depleting Alaska’s fish
eries without returning to the Terri
tory anything adequate to offset the
natural wealth taken out.”
These canners, who now wish to
secure the goodwill of Alaskans say
that “this feeling has been fostered
and fanned into antaganism by poli
ticians masquerading .... but
really seeking gain at the expense
of the public- Numerous scurrilous
attacks . . . have little or no
foundation in fact.”
These advertisements are signed,
“The Canning Industry of Alaska.”
Who are you?
Are you the Alaska Packers’ As
sociation who fenced creeks, who
blocked creeks with huge traps, who
today fight every progressive move
made here?
Are you the Alaska Consolidated
Canners, the respectable mask which
the Bank of California has put over
the face of the bankrupts Charlie
and Fred Burckhardts, men who have
been wilfully guilty of violating all
our fishery laws every year, and
one of whom was accused by his
own wife of burning his cannery for
the insurance money?
Are you the Booth Fisheries who
built a fish trap in 1923 at an un
lawful distance from the salmon
stream, took out $36,000 worth of
fish and paid a fine of $400.00 af
ter pleading “Guilty?”
Are you the Petersburg Packing
Company whose President testified
last summer that it was not pos
sible to construct a lawful fish
trap ?
Are you one of those Ketchikan
canneries who published a blacklist
and formed a combination as to
price ?
If you will tell us your name, we
will tell the Public the truth as we
see it and show the Public that in
the past you have cared only for
profit and nothing for the Future
or our Country.
FAIRBANKS COLLEGE
In a recent statement, George
Hutchinson, banker of Fairbanks,
said:
“It must be remembered that the
College as yet has no dormitories.
Inquiries from the States and from
the coast towns of Alaska show7 that
this demand must be met. It can
be met without any extravagant ex
penditure and when suitable inex
pensive accommodations are provid
ed the attendance at the College
will more than double. Interior Al
aska is coming into her own in the
mining and low grade placers. This
last summer every one of the regu
lar mining students had steady work
all through the vacation following
practical work along the line of his
technical training. The wages are
good, running from $6.00 to $8.00
per day.
“A recent statement of the fi
nancial condition of the College dis
closes a record that presents an ap
peal to every resident of the Ter
ritory. The College has had from
the Territory from the very begin
ning total apropriations amounting
to the sum of $197,000.00. Its
present physical assets total over
$200,000.00. This has been possible
because the Federal Endowment fund
of $50,000.00 has not all been used
for salaries of professors. A large
part of this sum has been used for
scientific equipment. The College
now has $45,000.00 invested in the
latest and best scientific equipment.5'
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TOURISTS CAN GET
ALASKA CURIOS and
MOMENTOS at
Skagway Drug Co.
PERRY HERN FRANK FEERO
TOTEMS, MOCCASINS, SPOONS
Skagway, Alaska
s._)
To Editor Alaska Fisherman,
Some of the above Re-Wester n
Wright Marine Engines sold to fish
ermen in Alaska, the name of the
boat or the owners name is given,
and they are either residents of the
ports given or make these town ;
their headquarters during fishing
season:
Mr. McGrath, 14 H.- P. H. D., Gen
eral Merchandise, Sitka.
Oleson, 7 MD, Petersburg, Alaska.
“Chanslor”, 30 H. P. H- D., Ket
chikan, (part time).
“Meca”, 18 H. P. H. D., Ketchi
kan.
Gilbert Olson, “Tots”, 7 H. P. H.
D., Ketchikan.
“Westeraalan”, 12 H. P., M- D.
(old style), Wrangell.
We are working on six engines
at present who are for fishermen
who fish in Alaska, and are down
here, in Seattle or Tacoma for the
winter season. We received an or
der from Morten F. Hofstad who
runs a store at Wrangell, Alaska,
for a 14 H. P. H. D. engine. This
will be shipped to him in about a
week.
We are building a new H. P., H.
D. engine to take the place of our
old 12 H- P. They seem to be ra
ther popular sized engines and we
have already received five orders
for these engines in the past two
weeks. I want to announce this
new engine in our next ad. as it
will be of particular interest to
fishermen.
H. C. SHEAx^D,
Sales Manager.
DR. L. P. DAWES
Physician and Surgeon
First National Bank
Building
Phone 2602 Juneau
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TUB, SHOWER
STEAM BATHS
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