April 18, 1943

The concentration of Alaska’s salmon canning industry is running smoothly and there is every indication that in the season, which begins next month, the industry will be able to increase its pack over last year. The coordination order, announced early in March, will concentrate canning in 74 of the most modern plants rather than in the 120 previously used. This concentration will save manpower, equipment, and transportation to a large extent. The armed services and the War Shipping Administration have co-operated as far as they could in returning vessels and equipment to th...