FISHERY INDUSTRIES. 47 
The industry gave employment in 1918 to 26,502 persons, an 
increase of 3,152. Whites increased 2,312 and Chinese 460. Filipi- 
nos are classified separately, there being 1,338 employed in 1918. 
Natives decreased 90, Japanese 132, and Mexicans 105. The num- 
ber of miscellaneous persons employed fell off 910, due to the segrega- 
tion of the Filipinos. 
The total pack of canned salmon in Alaska in 1918 was 6,605,835 
cases, baat: at $51,041,949, being an increase of 658,549 over the 
5,947,286 cases packed in 1917 and $4,737,859 over the $46,304,090 
value of the pack in 1917. The 1918 pack surpasses all records, in 
respect to both quantity and value, and shows a gain of 11? per 
cent in production and 104 per cent in value. Comparing the pack 
of 1918 in each district with that of 1917, the following changes are 
noted: Southeastern Alaska advanced from 3,294,845 to 3,375,445, 
a gain of 80,600 cases; central Alaska increased from 1,017,206 to 
1,391,951, an increase of 374,745 cases; and western Alaska advanced 
from 1,635,235 to 1,838,439, a gain of 203,204 cases over the pack of 
1917. A further comparison shows that cohos advanced from 193,231 
to 218,958, a gain of 25,727 cases; chums increased from 906,747 to 
1,364,960, an advance of 458,213 cases; humpbacks increased from 
2,296,976 to 2,438,954, a gain of 141,978 cases; and reds advanced 
from 2,488,381 to 2,533,737, an increase of 45,356 cases. The king 
salmon pack shows a decline from 61,951 to 49,226, a falling off of 
12,725 cases from the 1917 pack. This may be attributed to the 
revival of the mild-cure business, which suffered some setbacks in 
1917 on account of the war, and to the larger quantity frozen. 
INVESTMENT IN THE SALMON-CANNING INDUSTRY IN 1918. 
Items. Southeast Alaska. } Central Alaska. Western Alaska. Total. 
: No. Value. No. Value. No. Value. No. Value. 
Canneries operated....... 76 |$5, 981, 072 29 |$2, 130, 051 30 |$4, 687, 956 135 |$12, 799, 079 
Working capital: /.-..2.2.].-..-2- Lb, 863,980 1-2. Sone piel, TOROS. Fe 8,005,510 J........ 24, 580, 591 
Wages paid..<scceestseeleceeccss 5, 896,473 |.......- 2,643, 610°}: 5. 2.<.. 5, 280,985 ]......0. 13, 821, 068 
Vessels: 
Power vessels over 5 
WORSE 2. ooo s bor 342 | 2,121,425 89 817,880 97 | 1,988,187 528 | 4,927,492 
Net tonnage......] 6,165 |........... pee ee ee, 6; 920 eae. Joos 15 520 eee 6S 
Launches under 5 
TODS Fe. eee 163 153, 703 148 150, 449 37 139, 904 348 444,056 
Sailing css oseesk a) 45, 000 9 368, 500 34 | 1,624,010 44) 2,037,510 
Net tonnage...... 1 OVB Se oe JA,/842)9.32 2.02822 IL ObS pL see See. CieaTk Pees to. 
a ee ec 3 PS Bal | sri ae) etd eee 23, 673 
Uebel: Coie Saal Mee NP! i eee Cee pees TE Ll. a Bee ey 2 ee 2205 (eee eek 4 
Boats, sail and row...] 1,140 104, 711 730 64,702} 1,513 | 269,066] 3,383 438,479 
Lighters, scows, and 
house-boats........ 370 254, 960 217 168, 958 190 251, 836 777 675, 654 
PiUSidViVEEs .5s<ceo52- 5+ 292, 842 40 156, 535 29 95,421 123 544, 898 
Apparatus: 
Haul seines........... 140 68, 330 115 49, 868 11 1,410 266 119, 608 
Fathoms......... TAS°7.5 7 BRS SES ee? gl eee TALE, Sse ee eae Bd, BOR Be eee 
Purse seines.........- 384 285, 666 68 34, 280 34 47,900 486 367, 846 
Fathoms......... 69: 120 Rese 9) OSGI oo. sce © TOOMBS oe 3.) nine 87,056 Hees 
Gilli netsae ese). 23. 407 41,748 , 06 112,484 | 2,656 516, 556 yl 670, 788 
Bathoms.soecesss LIg5UT hws sesesescs 80,018 :[eceescss oe BSE 74) Meee ee MBG B27. |e. soe ee 
Pound nets, driven... 286 | 1,626,951 140 551, 813 17 59,386 443 | 2,238,150 
Pound nets, floating. 77 DA AB Diol ees creel erect tae wren Nan seed |e cea 77 210, 432 
DID Tes sae ee. Paes alosae sot | Seat en teoes 36 211) eas Sl papers Same 2 36 450 
Minhtwheelsuct 2..cos. ees... 2cik Ss as. (eee es eee... oe 6 1,336 6 1,336 
Hand lines........... 4 L6Q jeep = See ee ee 134 127 138 287 
