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Thai Alaska's great constructve
and commercial gnlns In 1914 are to
be multiplied in 1915 Is forseen In the
annual report of Collector of Customs
J. F. Pugh.
First of all is the railroad, to height
en the development of this hitherto
negelected territory. The Intest au
thentic advices from the National cap
ital fix the early Spring as the start of
the grading for the railroad, beyond
any possibility of doubt, and from all
over the United States there will be
a rush to the North unequalled by
any of the famous gold stampedes to
the Territory, it is believed.
Secretary of the Interior Franklin
K. Lane’s recent order that ten acre
tracts of coal lands in Alaska, ex
clusive of the Bering River und Mat
anuska coal area, they now open to
leasing, also has begun to bear fruit,
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Judging from the letters of Inquiry that
are reaching the local government offl
cea, in regard to full Interpretation
of the regulations.
The war in Europe has brought to
the salmon packers a price for their
product that has made up for the two
lean years preceedlng 1914, and with
the replenishment of their supply of
capital it is believed that many of
the canneries in the North will enlarge
their plants this year, as the supply
of fish seems to be Increasing instead
decreasing, and top prices for the
canned article are expected for a good
many years to come.
An Increase of $3,200 In the value of
merchandise shipped from Alaska to
the United States, the unprecedented
value of the salmon pack, which show
ed the year to have been the most
profitable in the fishing industry of
the Norlh, the rapid development of
the camps, gold quartz and copper
the doubling of the marble output of
the Territory, a leap of $2,000,000 In
the gold and silver shipped to the out
side. and the addition to Alaska's pop
ulation of three thousand people are
the striking features of the annual re
port of Collector of Customs John
Eraser Pugh, which has been relased
for publication. The report covers
the period from January 1, 1914, to
January 1, 1915.
In his syllabus, Collector I’ugh says:
"The report of the general trade rela
tions of the Territory shows satisfac
tory results and evidences a substan
tial growth. The increase of business
over the previous year indicates that
had Alaska not been materially ef
fected by the general commercial de
pression, which retarded some import
ant developments, reduced the price
ind production of copper and certain
fish products, this year's transactions
would have been the greatest in Its
history.”
The report points out that the year
1914 witnessed “the greatest export
of canned salmon and a marked in
urease in fish oils, precious metals and
marble.” The value of fur shipments
by mail amounted to $182,084. The
figures were received too late to be
shown in the tabulated report.
The divisions where the great gold
placers are located have met with the
natural decline due to the exhaustion
of the more easily exploited deposits.
Approximately three thousand more
people came to Alaska from the United
States and British Columbia, In 1914,
than In 1913, as compared to 1,000
more departures from the Territory
than during the previous year. The
cnnnery workers who comprise the
"flontlng population," are not Includ
ed In the report, which gives the fig
ures added stability.
In the domestic trade 805 vessels,
of a total tonnage of 615,283, entered
Alaska during the year 1914, as com
pared with 812 vessels and a tonnage
of 493,0666 In 1913.
In the foreign trade 378 vessels en
tered, with a total tonnage of 182,403.
By comparison the domestic trade ex
ceeded the foreign trade by 284 per
cent.
The compilation showing hy compar
ison the value of merchandise shipped
from the United States to Alaska dur
ing the past year Is as follows:
Division 1913 1914
S'est'rn Alaska $9,725,472 $11,076,532
South'n Alaska 9,979.178 4,039,705
Bering Sen etc 4,200,520 3,516,983
St. Ml’chl-Y'k n 3,784,520 2,978,640
Total .$21,689,690 $21,610,850
The table following gives the value
of merchandise shipped to Southwest
ern Alaska from the United States
for the year 1914 segrated as to place
of consignment:
Towns 1913 1914
Chignlk $ 277,339 $ 150,294
Chltina 109,553 130,273
Cordova 832.067 783,834
Ellamar 86,453 88,351
Karluk 130,763 77,823
Katalla 47,861 24,062
Kodiak 1 111,489 126,84
LatouchG 10*,323 217.958
Orca 69,989 70,369
Seward 231.704 315,296
Uyak 104,019 60,392
Valdez 1,154,674 1 Uyak
Valdez 716,944 670,710
All other places 1,154,674 1,436,074
Total $3,979,178 $4,039,705
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RESEHIfE IS
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It is evident from a perusal of the
hearings before cited that whoever
drew the boundaries of the foret res
ervations in Alaska had no knowledge
of the country whatever; had never
boon there nor consulted with any
one that had. The whole aim and
purpose seems to have been to slice
off as big a chunk of the public do
main as possible and lock it up in a
forest reservation regardless of
whether or not there was a tree on
it
Alaskans perfectly willing to have
a forest and have it under proper con
trol, but they would like to have trees
in the forest.
It would appear to the casual ob
server that the American Forestry As
sociation tried to give the idea of a
governing board for Alaska an "upper
cut,” as it were, “nip it in the bud,”
I presume they would call it. Can it
be possible that they are afraid of los
ing a little prestige? It is presumed
that if a board were created part of
its duties would be to look after the
forests under the direction of Con
gress and the departments. Another
of its duties would be to avoid Just
such blunders as were made In set
ting aside the forest reservations in
Alaska. Alaska is so far away from
the seat of government that it is im
possible for the officers charged with
the administration of affairs to fa
miliarize themselves with conditions,
and that is the main reason for the
creation of a governing board. This
would bring the people in direct touch
with the government and the govern
ment in direct touch with condi
tions as they are, and materially as
'st in the development of that vast
empire. I venture to assert that
ninety-nine and ninety-nine one-hun
dredths of the people of Alaska are
in favor of the proposed governing
board. The other 1-100 per cent have
some particular “axe to grind.”
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PARIS, Jan. IS — (Correspondence of
the Associated Promt) The following
Is Bent from the trenrhes In Northern
France by a correspondent who volun
teered for service with the British
army at the beginning of the war.
"Although there was no formal
truce declared during the holiday sea
son, the fighters here had several
days of quiet, by tacit consent.
"Germans and Englishmen met on
the plain fields between the lines,
shook hands, swamped tobacco, told
stories, and were even planning an In
ternatlonal football game when the
weather turned bad. All day long
there was searching for ‘souvenirs
to send home,’ and hundreds of frag
ments of shells or broken equipment
w'ere picked up in sections of the
field where ordinarily it would mean
sure death for a soldier to show him
self.
“All rifle firing stopped at twi
light on Christmas Eve. During the
evening both sides placed candles and
little bonfires ns Christmas lights a
long the top of the trenches. When
It was seen that neither side intend
ed to take advanage of the tempo
rary peace, fhe soldiers began to
climb out of their trenches, and took
up positions in the bright moonlight
on the flat ground in front. Back
and forth across that two hundred
yard field they greeted each other
with wishes for a Merry Christmas.
There was much cheering, speechmak
ing, singing carols, and a little danc
ing. The Englishmen sang Dead
Kindly Light, Abide With Me, and
While Shepherds Watched Their
i'iockb oy iNigru. me nymns were
Interspersed with such favorites as
Mandelay and Tipperary.
“Gradually a few of the groups
from the two sides drifted closer to
gether. Everybody was unurmed.
One of the foremost German groups
waved a bottle of wine toward the
nearest English groups and invited
them to join the party. After a mo
ment or two the Englishmen started
over, carrying a Christmas cade and
a box of chocolates. The men shook
hands all around, and immediately
cheers and clapping came from both
sides of the field, where English and
Germans alike had been anxiously
watching the meeting. The group
had a smoke and drink together, and
very soon large parties of the late
enemies were seen chatting together.
All the time In the distance could be
hard the sound of artillery firing.
“The Englishmen swapped pipe to
bacco for German cigars, and British
candies for German chocolate. Eat
er in the evening the Germans sent
over to the British trenches a small
Christmas tree, with various cheer
ful messages and little gifts tied to
Its branches.
'VOn Christmas day the British sol
diers brought a football out In front
of the trenches and Invited the Ger
mans to send a team over for a game
during the afternoon. They prom
ised to do this, but the weather—or
their officers—prevented it
“Soldiers unslung their cameras
and took snapshots of the little groups
of men from botli sides hob-nobbing
together. During the morning some
of the gayer spirits organized what
they called a ‘fantastic parade,' led by
a German youth who had somehow ob
tained possession of a high hat and a
dress suit. Among the paraders were
two soldiers mounted on old bicycles
tires.
“The happy scene was rudely inter
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rupted about 1 o'clock in the after
noon by the arrival of a big shell
fired from a battery several miles
in the rear, which sent everybody
scurrying back to the trenches for a
time.
“Eater in the afternoon British sol
diers helped the enemy bury ten Ger
man soldiers whose bodies were found
in a ditch In front of the German
trencli. They were killed a few
days ago in an attempt on the Eng
lish outposts.”
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