Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 99, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 March 1920 — Reindeder Meat. [ARTICLE]

Reindeder Meat.

The former United States commissioner at Saint Michael, Alaska, William B. Stephenson, writes in his new book about Alaska, “The Land of Tomorrow,” that “the reindeer reaches >f the far North are destined to solve the meat question for the United States.” “Reindeer breeding is fast becoming an important factor, and here again one must revert to the land. Reindeer need space, for they are the wef of Alaska and must have pasturage. This pasturage is always to be had. Reindeer steaks are and have 3een for a long time regularly quoted in the Seattle markets. That they will one day figure conspicuously in our meat supply cannot be questioned. Already the big packing concerns have sent their representatives to look over rhe ground. There is one drawback to this industry, however, which will have to be adjusted and regulated before It can become profitable. The cost of shipping is now prohibitive. Alaska now has 100,000 reindeer. Withn the next ten years she will have 1,000,000.”