The Nome nugget., 1923-06-30
NOME REINDEER INDUSTRY
 IS REORGANIZEN

Carl Lomen arrived in Nome or
 the Victoria from Seattle. MT. Lo
 men has been in the States durins
 the winter months in the interest o
 the Reindeer industry of Alaska
 and reports very favorable results
 from his visit to New York and
 other eastern cities. MT. Lomen's
 trip no doubt will serve to boost
 tie Reindeer industry in the States
 to the highest degree as well as ac-
 quaint the outside public with lots
 of true facts concerning Alaska.
 MT. Lomen reports that an organ
 ization has been formed in New
 York known as The Lomen Rein- deer & Trading Corporation. Among the Eastern directors are: MT. H.
 B Walmsley. we'll known Eastern attorney who was formerly associ- ated with Joseph Choate and attor- ney for the Dupont Powder Works: Edwin J. Clapp. Financial Editor of the New York American and Archi- bald B. Roosevelt. who needs no in troduction to the public.
 MT. Lomen states that his propos- ition at first met with many obstac- les which took both time and pat fence to overcome. Owing to the fact that many people on the out side did not have any idea what the domesticated Reindeer was. every detail had to be gone over carefully Some of the people approached on the subject of the Reindeer industry never had any idea that the Rein deer could be domisticated. They were under the impression that dur ing the winter months herd of Reindeer came down from the hills and a number were shot down by of the reindeer industry ard the meat shipped outside, when trey were informed of the reindeer being kept together in herds the year around they were immediately and the results that MT. Lomen obtained are proof of this fact.
 MT. Lomen states that Reindeer meat is being served at all the leading Cafes and Restaurants in New York. The Ritz Carleton, the Waldorf Astoria. and many others of such prominence serve the Rein deer meat now. An overflow ship ment of Reindeer meat was shipped out on the steamer Victoria this spring, this being the remainder of a shipment that could not be sent out last fall. The Company ex- poets to have six thousand Reindeer ready for shipment to outside mar kets between now and the first of January Mir. Lomen states "This is a known industry. the pioneer work of introducing the reindeer meat into the States is over; the future of the industry is assured" He also states that he has been able to line up meat sales contracts on the outside. All the eastern ship ments will be made by the Panama Canal to New York, as that is the largest market in the States for the nroduct. The placing of reindeer on the market in the States is not in with other meats but will serve to overcome the shortage of meats of other variety.
 The following is a paragraph of an article broadcasted by Mir. Lomen by radio while in the States: The reindeer of Alaska is not native to America but was i'm ported from Siberia by our Federal The reason for their was to make of the Es- kimo, who are wards of the Govern ment, a self supporting people, The total importation into Alaska was 12SO animals, brought over during the decade 1892 to 1902. By 1905 the herds in Alaska numbered some 10000 reindeer and today are esti- mated at 260.000 animals. In ad- dition more than 125.0oo have been for food and clothing.