The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-11-23
ALASKANS CAN FIND MUCH FOR
 WHICH TO BE THANKFUL

Two years ago at this Thanksgiving season, Juneau was still digging out of the tragic slide which had occurred three days previous the holiday on lower Franklin Street, leaving death and destruction in Its wake Last year at the turkey holiday We were little short of steamships teup resulting from labor disputes This year we approach the great Ameri- can holiday we still have local troubesparalysis in the building trades the result of labor disagree ments and it's affiliated relief problem.
 Little to be thankful for. you say? We disagree Admitting that major affctions appear to strike us around the Thanksgiving holiday, Alaskans can still find multitude of things to rejoice over as We gather in churches and in homes to observe with the rest of the nation the truly American holiday
 In the first place. be thankful that we live under a flag which stands for freedom and ndi- vdua liberty; under a form of government which guarantees every of its citizens the right to speak freely his opinions; which guarantees free press not subject to censorship which curbs freedom of pression as may be found in many lands We be thankful particularly in view of the prosecutions re- ported from overseas, that we live in a land where every person worship according to his own desires with guarantee that he will be disturbed in so doing Best example of this truth can be found in services which will be held throughout the nation to- morrow by every sect and creed giving thanks to their God in their way
 And Alaskans despite our passing commercial troubles of the moment in Juneau which threaten to leave a number temporarily iobless, find great many things for which be thankful
 The fishing season in Southeast Alaska far from the best record but throughout the Territory fishing than six and half million cases of fsalmon packed during this bountifu year of l933. In Bristol Bay, the great red salmon in such hordes that of the greatest packs record was recorded in Of four million cases, putting money the pocket of the fisherman and the packing plant operator Prices the present time appear to be pointing upward, November quotations on pinks being around e4 to S42O a and reds from S7.40 to S780 per small raise the previous month
 In the mining industry another excellent pro- duction year has been recorded Whether the min eral output for this year will reach the record peak of approximately twenty-seven million dollars recorded last year remains to be seen but from throughout the mining the reports encourag ing and the industry generally emanates healthy and prosperous tone.
 General business in the various communities of the Territory has been good tn mghout the season The building industry has had of its greatest years in the north barring the labor troubles which have arisen in recent weeks. Never has Juneau had such vast amount of building in season The is true of Fairbanks Anchorage and other cities Public works has played major role. giving permanent improvements to many communities and employment hundreds of it's citizens Private enter prise encouraged by the national construction pro-