I
Andrew C. Qually and Jacob
Johnson h'ave started work on their
mining property, about 5£ miles
from Susitna. They have a very
promising prospect.
Alaska newspapers are unusually
prosperous. Nearly every paper in
the coast towns has added typeset
ting machines and new presses the
past season.
Charles Sulzer, the Democratic
nominee for delegate to Congress,
delivered the Fourth of July oration
at Wrangell.
The baseball fever hits Alaska in
a more aggravated form than it does
the fans outside. In the summer
everything is subordinated to the
national game.
The location of a homestead on
Reynard island, at the entrance of
Resurrection bay, by L. M. Olson,
has been declared invalid by the
land department.
Juneau marksmen are forming a
rifle club and will obtain their arms
from the government under the reg
ulations providing for that purpose.
The trap of the Canoe Pass Pack
ing company at Egg island off the
Copper River flats, was carried out
recently by the strong tides, entail
ing a loss of $4,000,
♦ 15 W. Chutter, superintendent of
the J. T. Barron cannery at Funter
bay, has the distinction of being the
youngest cannery superintendent on
the Pacific coast.
A movement has been started at
Skagway to tear down the old build
ings long deserted and now only eye
sores.
Paints, oils. Anchorage vVall
Paper Co., corner Fifth and G Sts.
7-6-tf
Watch page 7, columns 5 and 6.
STRONG HIM, TONIGHT
AT EMPRESS THEATRE
Following Billie Burke In “Peggy”
at the Empress last Monday night,
Florence Keed In "New York,” a
Pathe Gold Rooster play in five parts
was the feature to capacity houses
on Independence day.
For this evening’s presentation, an
enchanting five-act picture play, the
dramatization of Robert W. Service’s
poem, “The Shooting of Dan Mc
Grew’ will be the feature.
The powerful dramatic star, Ed
mund Breese, surrounded by play
ers of equal ability will be seen at
their best. Reference to the poem
would be idle, as everyone is famil
iar with every line. But, those who
have or have not read the poem, this
gripping play of the snow world will
afford an evening of real enjoyment.
The powerfully fivid and fascinating
sfory unfolds in majestic fashion,
while the scenic surroundings of
Alaskan atmosphere and environ
ment make it doubly attractive.
MERCURY NONE TOO FAST
FOR THE YELLOW CAR
Joe Spenard was waiting for Cap
tain D. to come out of the wharf of- j
Bee and happened to overhear two
gentlemen standing near-by talking
about Mercury, the winged messen
ger of the Gods. Just as the cap
tain reached the entrance he saw
Joe make a dive for his yellow car.
‘Hold up there Joe,” the captain
shouted, “what s your hurry?" "1
am going righ up town to wire that
fellow Mercury,” said Joe. “I need
him in my business. He’s got the
speed.” Joe runs the City Express.
Look out for the yellow car. 7-3-tf
BAXTER’S NEWS DEPOT
Fancy Box Chocolates, Fruit Tab
lets, Bon Bons, Fancy Package
Goods, “Sweets Candies of Quality.”
Whitney’s Ranch, the big dinners,
the wild flowers and the fishing. Ask
the Reo Service. Hejman L. Gentsch.
Special Store for Alaskans •<
CHEASTY’S
The Seattle Haberdasher
Clothes that put Poise in Your Pose
CHEASTY’S Inc.
0. C. GRAVES, Pres.
2d Av. and Spring
Men’s and Young N^pi’s Wear
The Home of Luggage of Quality
Oshkosh Wardrobe Trunks, $25 Up
Eastern Trips by Western People
ARE MADE WITH THE GREATEST COMFORT
via
Great Northern R’y
To St. Paul, Chicago and the East
To Denver, Kansas City, St. Louis and the South
To Portland (nd California by Rail and Ocean
Steamships “Great Northern and “Northern Pacific”
Complete Informatio n and Rates Prom
P. B. TRACY, Alaska S- 8. Co.
T. B. WATSON, Adniral Line.
A 8. DAl’TRICK, Traveling Freight and Passenger Agent,
Room 18, Valentine Building, Juneau,
r. J. Moore, City Passenger Aglt Second and Columbia’, Seattle
LowlRound Trip Fares East -ia the
“ MILWAUKEE”
JUNE 1st TO SEPTEMBER 30th, 1916
Return Limit three months but not beyond October 31st, 1916
The “OLYMPIAN”~The “COLUMBIAN”
Two Fast ALL-STEEL Trains every day.
For additional information call on or address
W. E. WARNER, Agent, Anchorage, Alaska
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
A. E. HARRIS, T. P. A., Juneau, Alaska.
HOW UNCLE SAM HELPS
NATION’S BUSINESS MEN
Pratt Point* to Large Order* Obtained
Through American Agents.
"I hope that the present prosperity
which we are experiencing In the Unit
ed States will not blind you to the im
portance of foreign trade,” said Dr.
Edward Ewing I’ratt, chief of the bu
reau of foreign and domestic com
merce, in an address before the Busi
ness Men’s league of St. Louis Friday.
May 20. “We In the United States
must not get the idea that foreign
trade will come to us without our seek
ing it. nor must we get the idea that
we can afford to devote ourselves ex
clusively to the increasing amount of
domestic business and forget entirely
foreign trade."
Dr. Pratt's address was concerned
principally with the importance of for
eign trade and with the assistance his
bureau is in a position to render to
any American who is selling or wants
to sell goods in foreign countries. To
prove the practical nature of the serv
ice rendered to exporters by the bu
reau numerous examples of actual re
sults were cited, ranging from a $1,
500 order for road machinery to orders
that run into millions of dollars, in
cluding textile machinery for the Chi
nese government, flour for Turkey and
hydroplanes for Spain. These orders
came to the American exporters as a
direct result of the activities of the
bureau and its Representatives in for
eign countries.
“The bureau of foreign and domestic
commerce, said the speaker, “should
be Judged by Its deeds. If we are not
accomplishing definite, practical busi
ness results it Is time the bureau were
discontinued. If, on the other hand,
we are accomplishing definite, concrete
business results it Is time the work
were enlarged and that even greater
efforts were made by the government
to promote our trade in foreign coun
tries.”
NEW YORK IS GREATE8T PORT.
New York now leads all other ports
of the world in commerce. A table
Just published in the “Statistical Ab
stract of the United States, 1915," com
piled In the bureau of foreign and do
mestic commerce, department of com
merce, credits New York with an ag
gregate foreign trade of $2,125,000,000,
which exceeds by $200,000,000 the com
merce of London, now second In rank.
The following table, condensed from
a more extended one appearing In the
statistical abstract shows the imports
and exports of the leading ports of the
world In the latest available year:
Imports. Exports.
(Millions of dollars. >
New York . 931.0
London .1,232.1
Hamburg . 1,094.3
Antwerp . 623.2
Liverpool . 810.0
Marseilles .. 389.6
Bremen „. 370.6
Calcutta . 229.3
Bombay . 202.8
Buenos Aires . 200.8
New Orleans . 79.7
Montreal . 141.2
Boston . 152.7
Galveston . 10.1
The new statistical abstract contains
749 pages of statistics concerning
America’s Industries, agriculture, la
bor, transportation, commerce, finances,
army and navy, etc., and foreign com
merce and finances. All figures are
the very latest available.
1,193.8
696.0
817.3
688.2
836.0
365.7
211.4
317.6
225.4
140.4
209.4
119.3
107.5
230.4
PETROLEUM AS ENGINE FUEL.
Figures just made public by the
United States geological survey dis
close a marked increase In the use of
petroleum as a locomotive fuel by the
railroads of the United States in 1915.
The data at hand show that the quan
tity of oil fuel so consumed last year
was 30,048,400 barrels, an Increase of
5,555,200, barrels, or 18 per cent, over
the similar consumption In 1914. This
Increase is ascribed to the relatively
le v prices prevailing for fuel grades
of op during the past year and a half
as a .esult of the increased production
of low grade crude In the gulf coast
states und in .Mexico and of the aug
mented output of suitable residuals
from refineries operating In ever In
creasing number In Oklahoma and
Kansas.
The total distance covered by oil
burning locomotives in 1915 was 124,
255.525 miles, and the average distance
covered per barrel of oil fuel consumed
was 3.39 miles. Oil fuel is now used to
some extent on forty railroads hi the
United States, having tracks In twen
ty-one states.
ADDITIONS TO EMBARGO LIST.
An embargo has been placed on
mackerel, fresh, smoked, salted, pre
served and canned, and on platinum
and platinum waste by Norway. say»
a' consular report.
Pilger’s General Store
THE BEST MERCHANDISE OBTAINABLE We SeU It
WE CAN SUPPLY YOU WITH THE FOLLOWING:
Mosquito Bed Nets.
Mammoth Canvas Gloves.
Bisencloth Asbestos Mittens.
Washington Treadwell dress shoes
Hunkidori Leather Shoe Pacs.
Goodrich White Rubber Pacs.
U. S. White Rubber Pacs.
Clover Leaf Rubber Pacs.
Eureka Rubber Pacs.
Men's Tennis Shoes
Boys’ Rubber Pacs.
Ladies' Rubber Pacs.
Children’s Rubber Boots.
Ladies’ Rubber Boots.
Men’s Hip Boots.
Boss of Road Overalls.
Khaki Pants.
Mole Skin Pants.
Tin Pants.
Corduroy Pants.
Cotton Work Shirts.
Khaki Work Shirts.
Sateen Work Shirts.
Filson Canvas Cruiser Shirt.
Patrick Wool Cruiser Shirt.
Green Hood Flannel Shirts.
Water Proofed Canvas Coats.
Duxback Cravanetted Coats
Thanhauser Dress Hats.
Thanhauser Dress Caps.
Window Shades.
Lace Curtains.
Cashmere Dress Sox.
Light Wool Sox.
Heavy Wool Sox.
Cotton Sox.
Children's Home Made Stock'ngs.
Ladies' Hose.
Pocketbooks.
Gold Pokes.
Money Belts.
Money Leg-Straps.
Maps of Central Alaska.
Maps of Tolstoi Creek.
Map of Broad Pass.
Pine Tar.
Stockholm Tar
Beeswax.
Neetg Foot Shoe Oil.
Viscol Shoe Oil.
Dry Foot Shoe Oil.
Tar Soap.
Ivory Soap.
Fels Naptha,
Cuticura Face Soap.
Scat.
Lava Hand Soap.
Citrus Washing Powder.
Gold Dust.
Wire Clotheslines.
Cotton Clotheslines.
Time Books.
Money Receipt Blanfco.
Counter Sales Pads.
Writing Paper.
Memorandum Books
Envelopes.
Official Envelopes.
Esterbrook Steel Pens.
Sanford's Blue Ink.
Prophylactic Tooth Brushes.
Tooth Powder.
Tooth Paste.
Linen Thread.
Darning Cotton.
Fleisher’s Imported Wool Yarn.
Waxed Ends.
Shoe Makers’ Wax.
Hob Nails.
Hungarian Nails.
Brass Shoe Nails.
Men’s Rubber Heels.
Calif. Oal: Sole Leather
All Tin Tobaccos, 10c.
Westover Plug Smoking, 40c.
Master Workman Plug Smoking
40c
Union Leader, 10c.
Peerless, 10c.
Star 10c.
Brown and White Cigarette Papers
Corn Cob Pipes.
Wellington Pipes.
Extra Rubber Pipe Steins.
Alarm Clocks.
Ingersoll Watches.
Pocket Compasses.
Magnifying Glasses for Prospect
ors.
Horse Shoe Magnets.
Match Boxes.
Pocket Combs.
Barber Combs.
Barber Shears.
Hair Brushes.
Shaving Powder.
Shaving Cream.
Shaving Soap
Gillette Safety Razors.
Gillette Safety Razor Blades.
Ever Ready Safety Razors.
Ever-Readv Safety Razor Blades.
Shaving Brushes.
Talcum Powder.
Oil Cloth.
72” Canvas.
36” Canvas. x
Linoleum.
Sail Drill.
Calico.
Gingham.
Art Burlap.
Fish Hooks.
Fish Lines. i
Trout Lines.
Glovers’ Xeedles.
Buckskin Xeedles
Sail Xeedles.
Darning Xeedles.
Machine Xeedles.
Sharps Gold-Eyed Needles.
2-Ft. Rules.
,50-Ft. Tapes.
H. W. NAGLEY
Susitna, Alaska
Complete Stock of
GENERAL
MERCHANDISE
OUTF1TTIG
A. SPECIALTY
«—1 - 1 -
Northern Transfer Co.!
C. P. Pedersen, Mgr.
General TRANSFER Business
WOOD ICE COAL
Cor. 4th and D.
I
Anchorage
Transfer
W. E. Lee, Manager
General Transfer Business
AGENTS FOR
Bluff Point Coal
i
JUST RECEIVED
100,000 feet of Shiplap, Battens, Boat
Lumbre, Shelving, Scantlings and Di=
mension Stuffs, all sizes and standard
lengths. A complete line of Casings, sur=
faced four sides.
Orders entrusted to our care will receive
prompt and careful attention. Perfect
measurements and proper selection of
material. On these grounds vve solicit
your patronage.
ID CREEK LUMBER CO.
ROBERT FLEMING, Manager
Anchorage Yard next to track in
Old Town