AN RAIL LINES AN DTI1E1R OWN OR OTHER CON
NECTING WATER FACILITIES: Provided further,
That this section shall not become effective upon the
Yukon river until the Alaska Railroad shall be com
pleted and the Shipping Board shall find that proper fa
cilities will he furnished for transportation by persons
citizens of the United States for properly handling the
traffic.
1 Section 27 has over 200 words without a single
period. Even comma’s are used sparingly—and the
words, EXCLUDING ALASKA, are inconspicuous, at
least.
IJIUY TALK ABOUT PULP MILLS
B.\ Louis F. Paul in Petersburg
Alaskan
About election times the hide
bound Tories declare with crocodile
tears that the Progressive Republic
ans “are scaring capital away” then
befool the public with promised
pulp mills in Alaska—the Zeller
bachs, the Camerons and what not
The pulp mills are coming—some
day, when the forests of Canada
and the States have cut down pro
duction by virtue of depletion of
their forests. The move now in
Alaska is for one purpose only—get
available water power and to tie up
fer virtually nothing timber resourc
es that others might wish to cut in
to.
At the present time Eastern man
ufacturers of paper are trying to
form a collective buying organiza
tion. That with a falling market,
it is time to form such an organiza
t?c n rather than later when present
conditions have been removed.
The price of newsprint has been
held at the abnormal warprices of
lii 18. A break in prices has been
coming; new mills have entered the
f. Id attracted by the margin oB
profit and production of old mills
lur e been increased. A break in
prices is worrving the producers. In
Canada the newsprint industry is
the largest single industry in the
Dominion. Capital is much alarmed
over the situation there and are an
xious for standardization both of
production and price.
It was recently suggested in To
ronto that the mills operate under
a dictator to save the industry from
‘cut-throat competition.” Canadi
an newsprint prices are below norm
al ; some mills have shut down and
some have cut down production.
And Yet They Say Alaska Mills
The rated capacity of Canadian
newsprint mills is 8,052 tons a day
a.id with new added equpment al
ready planned and in process of in
s' .nation will add 1,205 tons more
by 1929. While the United States
is decreasing its production, New
foundland and Mexico are adding ta
their output. The total capacity of
all mills in North America lias reach
ed 14,102 tons.
'Plie first five months of 1928 saw
an average daily consumption of 11,
000 tons. Only a notable increase
in advertising space will take care
of and absorb production at present
rate of production.
With the newsprint situation in
Canada, Mexico and the States sup
plying more than the market de
mands, with Europe adding with its
production, we wonder just where
Alaska pulp mills come in aim if
mills of any capacity are developed,
what will their effect be on the trade.
In the meantime, bring on your
pulp mills. Alaska is waiting for
them and need sthem.
O’M ALLEY WARNS PACKING
INDUSTRY
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Henry O’Malley, United States
Commissioner of Fisheries, now in
Ketchikan has issued a second warn
ing to the Canning Industry to curb
iis unlimited production. The re
gulations now in force contemplated
a 30 i»er cent reducion, whereas in
fact it has reduced production only
10 per cent. His statement to the
press was that unless the packers
complied with both the letter and
spirit, of present regulations he
would he compelled to promulgate
more drastic regulations.
KAIvi; SUPERINTENDENT EATS
“1*1 E”
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In last week’s ALASKAN was re
ported the strike of the Kake fish
ermen at the Skinner and Eddy
cannery at Kake. The terms set
forth by the management were that
each crew was to he limited to 3,000
salmon each day. Second, that the
fish had to he delivered at the can
iurv not later than 10 p. m. each
day else they would lie pitched over
board by the delivering crews. The
fishermen literally begged the man
agement—Mr. A1 Maynard and Mr.
Skinner to he more liberal in their
tones and allow at least a 24-hour
del ’Very. This was curtly refused
and the fishermen advised to go fisn
ing or put up their gear.
They put up their gear and some
of the hotter heads pulled off soma
hor-.c- play which bordered close to
direct action. Cooler heads pre
vailed so that the company may be
well content that they still have the
cannery.
Some of the workers upon learn
ing of opportunity to work here in
Petersburg, promptly came over to
work and to fish; others outfitted
to go trolling; still others are mov
ing about looking for work of anv
kind. Mr. Maynard asked some of
his fishermen to take their gear and
go out again. His traps went 01
strike and delivered him no more
salmon—-empty traps fill no cans
hut seine boats could if they would
go out. The fishermen refused to
have any further dealings with the
company this year. Just what luck
this company will have the balance
of ; he year is not hard to figure out.
It is reported here that Mr. Maynard
wired to Mr. Schoenwald asking for