The Cordova daily times., 1920-06-30
GOOD BUDGET
 ALASKA ITEMS
 FROM SEATTLE;

Times) Shipments of this seasons salmon pack in Southeastern Alaska are arriving on every boat from Southeastern Alaska. The annual run of fish in the Alaskan pan handle is reaching large proportions and a considerable movement of the fish product to outside market through the port of Seattle is under way. The canneries at Cordova were the first to get this seasons pack to Seattle.
 To the liner Victoria goes the honor of being the first ship to land pas sengers at Nome in 1920. Each year this liner and the coast guard cutter Bear are rivals for the honor of reach ing Nome first. The Victoria left Seattle June 4 and made the run to Nome in nine days which was within one day of the vessels summer sche- dule She carried 800 passengers and 1900 tons of fresh provisions for Nome and St. Michael. When in sight of Nome the Victoria had to fight her way through great ice bar riers.
 Cannery men have for several years been advocating an inspecting and granding system to prevent offerings of doubtful food value being placed on the market Skilled inspectors under the National Gamers Associa- tion are now being trained at an eastern laboratory for next season.
 Consolidation of steamship lines to Alaska advocated by the interior de- partment will not be opposed by the Alaskan Steamship Company and the Pacific steamship Company, the only two services being maintained out of this port catering to passenger trade on any large scale.
 Road-making machinery has been sent north by the U. S. bureau of roads for making new trails and i'm proving and maintaining established highways.
 Nearly four hundred skins have been harvested this year by Indian seal hunters in ocean waters off the shores of Washington. Indians are accorded the same rights in seal hunt ing as they enjoyed during their pri- they shall Hse an open boat, propelled by oar, with a spear or arrow as a weapon, firearms being prohibited. The skins are sold to fur buyers who visit the reservations after the seal ing season. Last year about thirty five skins were taken.
 Many Alaskans who left the terri tory during the war are returning and with the large number of tour ist, travel to Alaska is heavier than ever before.
 Twenty carloads of structural steel for the 5O4-foot span of the railway bridge over the Susitna river left Gary, Indiana on June IT, and will be shipped from Seattle at an early date. The shipment weighs 17O0 tons
 The Alaska Advisory Commission appointed by Secretary Payne in it's report asserts that without drastic protective measures the fisheries of Alaska, the most important industry of the territory, will soon face utter depletion, but given proper safeguards against everlasting the salmon fishing resources of the North can be made to yield a large and continuous an- nual return.
 While it linked fishing, mining, furs, timber and other resources together in discussing the great development era that is certain to come to Alaska, the commission emphasized that the territory cannot prosper unless proper transportation facilities be provided and agreeable freight rates put into effect.
 Alaskan mining operators, prospect CTS, cannerymen, business men and laborers are swarming back to the North in increasing numbers. it is shown by the passenger bookings of the Alaska Steamship Company for the next six weeks The bookings, are extremely heavy up to the end of July, the bulk of the movement being pro- vidod bv Northarnarc in h11rrv to get back to their old stamping grounds The rest of the movement is represented by tourists.