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increased from 692,521 to 867,004, an advance of 174,483 cases. A 
further comparison of the pack by species for 1919 and 1920 in 
Alaska as a whole shows that cohos decreased from 232,870 to 192,085 
cases, a decline of 40,785 cases; chums decreased from 1,865,563 to 
1,033,517, a drop of 332,046 cases; humpbacks decreased from 1,611,- 
608 to 1,593,120, a drop of 18,488 cases; kings increased from 95,986 
to 110,003, a gain of 14,017 cases; and reds advanced from 1,277,661 
to 1,500,788, a gain of 223,077 cases. 
INVESTMENT IN THE SALMON-CANNING INDUSTRY IN 1920. 
Item. Southeast Alaska. | Central Alaska. Western Alaska. Total. 
No. Value. No. Value. No. Value. Now Value. 
Canneries operated... - 82 | $6,914, 906 36 | $2, 832, 902 28 | $4, 885, 074 146 |$14, 632, 882 
Working capitals: scl... oces- 105350; 339)|-- 2.5... AN102. 152) |e e 3,764, 804 ose ner 18, 817, 295 
Wess pal asotece vale = nase DGa0% UC ecm BBR pera oe ceeds 4, 567,020 |....--..- 13, 540, 452 
Vessels: 
Power vessels over 
SyLONSee see as 382 | 2,801,915 110 | 1,023,750 75 | 1,939, 076 567 | 5,764, 741 
Net tonnage-<.| 7,405:|--- 1-2. 2613 Ml acaceesee eee UOG4 ae ere cei setne 17,682) aioe eee 
Sailinges:--eeee ee 2 65, 000 7 325, 199 32 | 1,295, 300 41 | 1,685, 499 
Net tonnage...| 3,004 |...........- VOW 88 3 seem eicicn cise AT 220) |p siae etre nae 61, 012 |= eee 
Barges'< sess = 1 (ACY (il Repeeisce BESoneeaaeoa pepdaced anoncsoooccs 1 6,377 
ING RL Ro TMLee | RBH YS RE eee coed leeadetd Scdnepaaden. bsecusd |lscopposousee 1,3043|- bos Sener 
Launches, under 
tonnage......--- 131 157,919 171 180, 874 42 146, 801 344 485, 594 
Boats, row and sail] 1, 234 106, 135 915 128,720} 1,538 651,074 | 3,687 885, 929 
Lighters, scows, 
and houseboats.. 430 420, 389 270 288, 417 197 445, 910 897 | 1,154,716 
Pile drivers and 
pile pullers...... 68 505, 491 44 212, 715 25 85, 905 | 137 804, 111 
Apparatus: 
Beach seines...... 107 50, 954 97, 997 
Fathoms...... V1,643, |. on eee cen AE GSD |. ce ctelerstlslen cle a nln|(wimninjetnimtmic mpm yu Oy) OU LI SiR Fated 
Purse seines......- 402 332, 824 396, 067 
Fathoms. 765295) |2-.-22---cc-|| 10,689 | 3.2 25-25] 3, 400) |.  ae| OOS BEY epee 
Gill nets....-. z 343 65, 492 704, 968 
Fathoms...... 39,455) |J---8 22-22 2c) 89) 207 We eos 1382, 275) | ise ocecinie = [SOU O40 | ta clathrate 
Pound nets, driven 285 | 2,157,806 2, 959, 889 
Pound nets, float- 
Ln oe eee ene 197 582, 340 610, 851 
Dip Mets tose cscete| seictes sele |= reel 603 
Ibo eee ee uacea| Gscoocnd sococeorsasr bcossccc 2, 756 
Totals ees ase: esse SOM 53H 198s | Sects cine 14,058, 952 |...-.-.- 1853376 OU nseene 62, 550, 727 
PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE SALMON-CANNING INDUSTRY IN 1920. 
Occupations and races. Southeast Central Westen Total. 
Fishermen: 
Mids (Sete OCR SUre ea rete mee gee ee rete 8 Shiite RB oS 1, 832 1, 283 2, 862 5,977 
INIRELV.OS io is Foi se Ses ite oe ate ale 5 aan Lena er ana 1, 249 292 75 1,616 
IMiscellaneousite 522-25 ai cnciae see eer Socins nee eee eee eet ee hier Moeasoca so 74 
Ul NYG) ot Ue mee an esc SN Sy A a an I 3,155 1,575 2,937 7, 667 
Shoresmen: 
Wihitesese a TAC A RE Ce Et ASE ELAR Dect he 2,628 1, 156 2,251 6, 035 
INET OS acter isc ee ceics See ee on Se ee eeaceeee ee eeEs 1,085 539 227 1,851 
CHITICS ee eee ee nese nae ence eines 1,115 563 691 2, 369 
Ghost) uy ete Aer bee Benen ocanc toe Ase heunriococogue 1,018 273 101 1,392 
Ti Fait a(s Sg ge RG SS CAGE tapi Diag SSP ap "Oe 862 358 367 1,587 
IMoxiGanss- Se eeah took hk Ene SEE CEE? eee ciectone 264 174 1,214 1, 652 
INGEN OCS epee an mabe eee aa cee ase niae aa atic enee eee etal 24 53 230 307 
Miscellaneous e-s ce. nettle meee en meeeO Ene sence teneeeaets 59 18 106 183 
Totals ereseeerereemes siaiSlc eels aOR eee ee eeece 7, 055 3, 134 5, 187 15, 376 
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