ALASKA FISHERY AND FUR-SEAL INDUSTRIES 
dents and non-residents by the various types of gear. 
collected are summarized in the following tables: 
143 
The data thus 
Labor and wages, by racial distribution, Alaska salmon canning industry, 1939 


Southeast Alaska 





Central Alaska 
















Item 
Fisher- | Shores- | Trans- Fisher- | Shores- | Trans- 
men men porters Total men men_ | porters Total 
MVLeSeaae See ose 835 2, 046 702 3, 583 1, 282 1, 432 622 3, 336 
Wages paid: 
pA aSKaes ss $188, 176] $534, 206/$237, 065! $959, 447| $578, 598) $471, 503'$182, 193 $1, 232, 294 
Outside Alaska____| $95, 436] $290, 435 $146, 524) $532,395) $243,753) $429, 241'$191,859| $864, 853 
Niathives ssf 202. Te 1, 026 1, 804 31 2, 861 687 680 52 1, 419 
Wages paid: 
invATaska= 02 5 =. $289, 919} $215,107) $9,719) $514,745) $343, 240) $147, 364| $27, 286) $517, 890 
Outside Alaska___-|-..-.---- Salih SOE SOF |e atte $503} $1, 352 $1, 855 
Other nationalities_______- 12 1, 681 2 TGO5 |e se esas 1, 331 5 1, 336 
Wages paid: 
In-Alaska.-—=-=--- $2,188} $235, 153 $574) *$237,'915|~ =< = $202,429] === seas $202, 429 
Outside Alaska === |-_ 3: ee S168420 de eee SIGSt23 7255 Se: | $316, 463} $2,104) $318, 567 
Employees for whom seg- 
regation of wages could 
not be furnished: ! 
Wwuhites< = Shetoe Pees 548 405 94 1, 047 190 325 75 590 
INA bLViES See ne eee 237 181 12 430 104 66 4 174 
Other nationalities__-_|________- PSil!| ee see 131 5 +27 ae 92 
Wages paid: 
mnvAlaskae=— = $64, 786) $142, 339)_______- $207, 125} $117,288) $37, 602 $630| $155, 520 
Outside Alas- 
[2 eat a Ee Pe Pees | By ice es ee ee ee eee $1, 780} $7, 544 $9, 324 
Unallocated 2__}____.___- $28, 983) $34,193} $63,176] $29,983) $52,887) $4,725} $87, 595 
Summary: 
Persons engaged: 
leh ae 2 al 1, 383 2, 451 796 4, 630 1, 472 says 697 3, 926 
Nativesse 22. .-22 1, 263 1, 985 43 3, 291 791 746 56 1, 593 
Othernationalities_ 12 1, 812 2 1, 826 5 1, 418 5 1, 428 
Motaleeenes ise 2, 658 6, 248 841 9, 747 2, 268 3, 921 758 6, 947 
Wages paid: 
nFAV Aska) os 22 $545, 069/$1, 126, 805/$247, 358/$1, 919, 232/$1, 039, 126) $858, 898 $210, 109)$2, 108, 133 
Outside Alaska____ 95, 436 458, 889| 146, 524 700, 849 243, 753) 747, 987| 202, 859) 1, 194, 599 
Wnuligcated(2=-= 25 (b= ses 28, 983] 34, 193 63, 176 29,983} 52,887) 4,725 87, 595 
Motels = ce 640, 505) 1, 614, 677| 428, 075) 2, 683, 257| 1, 312, 862)1, 659, 772) 417, 693) 3, 390, 327 
Western Alaska Total 
pen h Sh D 
Fisher- | Shores- | Trans- Fisher- ores- rans- 
men men _ (| porters Total men men porters Total 
RYpILeS © ees oe 2,335) 2,198 530 5, 063 4, 452 5,676| 1,854 11, 982 
Wages paid: 
imvAtaska 2-2 8 $908, 920} $252, 393) $68, 135,$1, 229, 448/$1, 675, 694 $1, 258, 102| $487, 393/$3, 421, 189 
Outside Alaska__|$1, 290, 883) $987, 772|$272, 218'$2, 550, 873/$1, 630, 072 $1, 707, 448) $610, 601/$3, 948, 121 
i CU ESS Se See 378 117 1 496 2, 091 2, 601 84 4,776 
Wages paid: 
ImivAdaskaeieos. == $303, 784) $43, 835 $267| $347,886} $936,943) $406,306) $37, 272)$1, 380, 521 
OUMbsideralaskas ss weaeme ule hehe Re be eae | eles $720} $1, 352 $2, 072 
“Other nationalities______ 3 2, 523 7 2, 533 15 5, 535 14 5, 564 
Wages paid: 
InvAlaska 22) 2 $2, 537| $144, 815)________ $147, 352 $4,725) $582, 397 $574| $587, 696 
Outside Alaska__|_._--____- $685, 312} $5,246} $690, 558] _.__-_-___- $1,170,012} $7, 350)$1, 177, 362 
Employees for whom 
segregation of wages | 
could not be fur- 
nished: ! 
MRENIGESEIT 303 sere Be 94 AVN ee ee 135 832 771 169 1,772 
INR EHV OSE ei LTR OS A ie So Be ORE MN Te LD ee 341 247 16 604 
@therinationalities RA|o> Pe ee Pa Ee) Se eee ee ee Gi 218 eelesalie 223 
Wages paid: 
in ‘Alaskan one seats Seee oee. Sas. Tete ee $182,074! $179, 941 $630} $362, 645 
Outside 
ASK a eee terest $4555 7/10 eee CY. G7 (| | mae $47,491| $7,544) $55,035 
Unallo- 
Catedzen-e ste 2 2s $940) 2- pe $940} $29,983) $82,810) $38,918) $151,711 








1 Includes independent fishermen credited to the salmon canning industry. 
2 Incomplete, inasmuch as information is not available regarding amounts paid independent fishermen. 
