Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-09-25
Ry John s.. PcgucS.

JUNEAU. ALASKA. Sept. ci.-On
January !, this year. Governor scott
{. Zone riskcd his reputation as u
prophet by saying: Il predict Alask;l's
commerce this year viii exceed that
OF 1871 by - per cent" A. that
doubt the Governors forccastin;
ability and in tho intervening period
even he must have weakened, for
there has been nothing up to the end
OF July 10 bear ont his prediction.
Month after month from January
To July customs clcarinrs showed no
improvement and. III fact. in som. in
stances. there were dishearteninG
records uf decreases in productive
ness IN Industries. notably in gold and
silver However. the break upward
came with tn" July clcarings. when
almost withoE; exception every OK
port commodity showed increased
values ana the total value OF tho
products for the year up 10 the end
Of July passed ahead OF the values for
the same months Of 1921. No Import
figures are available.
For the seven months ending July
81. this year. the value Of Alaskan
products shipped 10 the States was
Si4, .l,sio. as reported by John G..
MrSriu". collector OF customs for the
'-'-N'.'N W <NiISht. III Int same period
last year products valued at sl36.-
$3.50 were exported. In the latter
heurrS. moreover arc included seal
SKINS shipped from the iribnof Is
lands reservation by the government
ana taken III 1920 valued at Sll09.
90. Normally this amount should
u" included in the 1920 exports. II
Is not actually n part of the 1921 pro-
"hc'f"n. Thus Alaskan exports this
year, un TO lmly II, are really ST.
A's''l5 IN excess OF the FIRST seven
months OF last year instead of S73a,-
$50 as shown by tho collectors ng-
| urcs.
! Taking tho larger figure as correct,
! while Governor Bones % per cent In
crease iHJnot Yet achieved. there is
/ EHuu reason 10 believe the final lic-
"rcs VIII hear ont his prophecy. None
| OF IN" Tcrritory's Industries operat.
! extensively the first few months In
III cNear. ana July shipments can hr
Siiu TO constitute the real beginn IN
| OF me movement OF their product
| 10 tic outside markets
Hcnry Shipmcnt. Sun In 10
'ihcial records OF former yc,re
! hF"Nf ina; the export movsrront frn,,
August I" December is several ~,
III volume 10 the carl;er movcmcn,
~" customs report for 1927 IN ,his
| itSptct IS typical. less than sI3 ioo
! wv pt!hG exported up to August "a.
compared 10 the total volume value,
az Sio.'i5,aSS. Virtually an OF ths
hShcfics products. The greater mar.
OF S"!d ana silver. materially I,rrr,
aihouhts OI copper ore. and tho buil;
OF Tue iEr exports 20 South in IN.
. ran ana early winter months.
climatic conditions figure 10 n ior,~,
| ~ 'cHl III ihis movement OF commerce
! ihe hsheries industry begins its nr.n.
hfillons for operating in April an.
, MAY. actually starts some TINA Il,
June. and By September it's produc,.
are moving in quantity shipments 70
/ the States.
similar circumstances prevail I'm n,
various branches of the metal n,nInp
! industry, only Il Jew lode mines /,
southeastern Alaska operating at ca
F, pA'lty the entire year. The ulacc,
! mines. including drcdg ing and nv.
"F"h!lc giants, close down through
o"t the TanaDa. Yukon. Seyar,
Ithinsu!a and other districts wh,,
h!hS Frost tightcns his icy grin OF
mat country. Five months. Nav
June. July. August and September
constitute the season for the preciou,
yellow metal mines I'm most OF Tn.
Territory. and in some instances ::
rs shorter. In the great copper mine:
OF the Gusgenheims at Kcnnocot; am
| iaiouche winter brings decreased
production.
The Products OF Ainskn.
How many Americans can name tn.
products OF Alaska and give their re,
atiVe Importance? Until recently ln,