The Alaska daily empire., 1914-09-05
SALMON PACK WILL
 BE WORTH MILLIONS

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 The smashing of all preyoius records for "ofi yearsp in the Puget Sound sal mon industry by the size of the 1914 pack in Sound waters, coupled with the extraordinary demand for local canned fish in European markets be- cause of tho world war now being waged, spells prosperity for the entire industry and indirectly through 1t for the Pacific Northwest and Seattle, says the Seattle Times.
 Inquiries for quotations on the food fish are pouring into Seattle from all sections of this country and Europe, and with the providing of sufficient transportation facilities a huge clean up" will take place.
 Such Is the enthusiastic declaration made today by salmon canners and statisticians, following the announce ment that the present season, although falling on a year following a quad- rennlal "big run" when the salmon flood Puget Sound waters, would pro duce Q pack of 6OO,OOO cases on the Sound alone, including heavy gains at Bellingham and other points.
 In 1913, when the fish, according to the law of nature flocked to Sound wa ters after three years Of small catches, an unusually large pack was made, but advance figures for this years produc. tion indicate that the pack this year will not suffer. At Bellingham it was said that the pack from the Sound would total 275,00O cases as against 25O,OOO cases four years ago, the cor responding "off year" or year in which no "big run" took place.
 The entire Northwest pack, includ. ing Alaska and British Columbia, will reach the enormous total of 5,257,5OO cases, according to an estimate made by Miller Freeman, secretary of the salmon canners' associations, and while reports from Southeastern Alas. ka indicate that rainy weather has in. terfered to some extent with the catch in that vicinity, Western Alaska will produce an unusually large pack and other gains are predicted for other sections.
 Season Leads 1912.
 While an immense quantity of fish was taken from Puget Sound last year during the big run, the 1914 seah. son will lead that of 1912, an "off year." by 50,000 cases and under normal con ditions in Southeastern Alaska would duplicate the same feat with the year 1911, which was remarkably large. With the exception of other "big years the present pack will lead pre- ceding years outside of 1912 and 1911 by at least 100000 cases, 1t is be. lieyed.
 Despite the unfayorable weather con. ditions, the Southeastern Alaska pack is expected to total 1,6OO,OOO cases. J. TT. Barron. president of the Thinklet Packing company, carefully investigat. ed conditions in Northern waters dur. ing August and on his return to Seat. tle prepared figures indicating that the total from this region would be 500, ,OOO cases below the first forecasts made early in the season.
 On August 15 the pack in this dis trict amounted to 1,2O3,OOO cases, with the red pack completed and the pink pack practically finished in two.thirds of the section. Two hundred thousand more cases of pink salmon will be packed, it is believed, and the remain. der will comprise chums and echoes.
 Western Alaska will produce total of 100000 cases; while British Go. lumbia is credited with 100000 and Central Alaska with 445,OOO cases. The Columbia River district is expected to yield 3375OO cases.