Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-05

seasons have been advertised from time to time for them, and apparently without and regards to their needs, such closed seasons being signal for their almost complete extermlnatlon- the prices paid for their belts being much higher at this time.
 Slightly more than forty-eight years ago the idea of raising furbearing ami mals in captivity and for their fur, occurred to few, and contrary to the general impression it was in the United States where the first at tempts were made and not in Canada, as many now suppose. In parts or Canada much greater progress mas been made than here in fur farming for profit, due to the fact that Canada is not as rich in a mineral way as Alaska, and more attention being paid to other pursuits.
 The fur farmers of Canada deserve great praise for the wonderful devel- opment work they have been doing along breeding up marvellous strains in black and silver foxes. The Cana dian government went promptly to the aid of the fur farmers and has tech nical men Investigating the needs and diseases of the fox, and much credit is due them for the aid they have so freely given.
 Many Professional Men Engaged
 Another thing that has greatly ad- vanced the industry, is that it has attracted to it's ranks ten times more doctors and physicians than of any other profession. These being men of the highest educational attainments, they must of necessity have broad minds and keen visions, and it is but natural that they should see the great future for fur farming. Some of these men are still practicing medicine, but the great majority have retired from active practice and are giving all their time to the industry. These men who stand foremost in their profession, now head fox corporations running up to six figures in value.
 Pioneers in the Industry.
 We trust it will not be out of place to mention the names of few men who are pioneer leaders in the fur industry, and whose unselfshness in giving out valuable information to be- ginners and others make them out standing figures. Dr. William P. Hutchins, of Los Angeles, California, retired, is head of a $300,000 fox cor poration; his work has done a great deal to popularize the industry and expand it in the Western States.
 Dr. George Harvey Walker, also of Los Angeles, for many years occu- pied the chair of materia medica in the Medical Institute of Southern California, has done much, and espe- cially assisted the writer while making research in the care and treatment of foxes.
 Dr. D. L. Carmichael, head of the Diagnostic Laboratories of Los Ange- les, who with his father once practiced medicine in Fairbanks, is taking great interest in the game
 In Canada two outstanding figures in T0r oil nf Truro, Nova Scotia, who has each year for number of years printed small booklet of facts pertaining to the raising of silver foxes which he sells for two bits each to defray the cost of printing and mailing, and in addi- tion answers many thousands of per- sonal letters each year, giving free advice on the care of foxes. Dr. Leo Frank, head of a large fox company at Charlottetown, P. E. Island, broad casts information worth thousands of dollars to breeders.
 Due to the lure of gold, Alaska, with the finest wild furs in the world, is the last to come into the ranks of the fur rancher, but is now fast mak- ing up lost time.
 Blue Foxes First Raised.
 Blue fox ranching on islands in the ocean and along the coast of Alaska was the first to attract the attention of the commercial world. The blue fox appears to be color phase of the