Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-16
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. COOPERATION ~ ALASKA =
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Cooperative stores. owned and
managed by natives, aye iostcred
wherever possible In Alaska hy the
United States bureau of education,
which has charge of education for
the natives Of Alaska. in this way
the bureau helps the natives project
themselves from those tradcrs VINO
charge eX0rnitant prices Tor food and
clothing and pas las little us possible
for native products. In the small
villages even legitimate markeuna
expenses are q heavy burden uniess
there is some form ot co-opCratiou.
These cooperative attempts have
been decided success. at Hydh-
burg in southeastern Alaska, where
the United states school teacher hns
general oversight ~ the co-operatitt
stores, the natives We're able, aitct
twelve months of business, 60 declare
cash dividend OF 90 per cent ana
sin have funds available for the
erection Of larger store buildlnE.
The klaWock Commercial company,
also under native management WAS
able after nine mouths 81 existence
10 erect new store building from
its surplus AZ klukWan also the noe
store.
NatNe stores have for several years
been Ia successful operation Ht 1upc
Prince OF Ma.es and on 81 Lawrence
island, whore tho natives buy food nt
reasonable prices and are assured am
equitable exchange for their iurs ANA
other products.
A moro recent example of chopper
alton is lt AtkH. remote ISLAND in
the Alcutian chain. Formerly r0ush
lumner cost $50 PCT Thousand and
shingles fbb "a thousand IN tlis isl-
land, and clothing and food supplies
were currespnndlngly high ON the
other hand She natives were puufi
paid Tor their labor For each ui
the blue fox skins tnp natives cuuld
eaten they received nom tut trader
goods aFcfaElng SIS in value Sold at
public auction in Seattle these skiur
brought from hltln tu 10000 tath.
according to quality. lu ArrI' oi this|
scar. with the help of seHttlr mere
chants and officers of the revenue
cutter service. a. Cu-OpDruIFc come
pany Was organized under the drcc-
ton uf the United states public school
teacher and now thc natives Irr doe
ing their own 1uHug ANA selling With
considerable adFuujase Goo them.
SELVES
Eskimos on the shores of Boring
sea AND the Arctic ocean have until
recently had to market thrUush local
traders. NOW many ~ them 1rH
sending bl mail packHHts ul tuh.
huX. mink and hair erHI tO tho Aiar-
$50 ditlHiou OF Che bureau of udu0H-
uon at Seattle aud Che government
officials sell the fuf, Tor thr natives
go public auction to thc highest ~
ders.
Natives in TaUtiDk co-opcrlicd inI
sHitiug and exporting salmon ouiiha
ibo past season, under thD inrtruN
ton of the local government tci'h
CO.. with tho result that thoy have uni
only Melted 81 600 iB cash. nut have
also put away 10000 pounds of smuE
ed salmon FOR winter use
Corporation in Alaska has been
aided - the uolIcl uf rcserFIug tract
OF land for the exclusive usc Of tur
natives ON this land thp natives
build up their own industries. safe
from mo eyl Influence ui uupruci-
uled Wblfc mon. hgduHurg ls a reese
crputi0n settlement klukwnu hHs PEE
Gently obtained similar reservation
upon which to conduct iis cp-Opcrn
tive ontcrprsos and klaWock hopes
To- secure reservation land in the near
future.