GERMANS GROWING CROPS CLOSE TO THE LINES
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1 i'.ise up behind the fighting lines in northern France the (ierimms have been growing crops. Some of them nr*
here seen cultivating the land With steam plows.
SAN 1 ANCISCO, March 6.—Ship
1 > I n . a the Pacific coast is pro
< *f d'i an a scale which seems vast
r cr . ' by any standard other than
e critically vital need for
’!•- s to transport troops, food
aterials, says a Federal Re
etin issued recently. The
letails give some indication
svclopment within twelve
this industry at Seattle:
building steel ships, 4;
ding wooden ships, 10; num
tloyes. 15,200; monthly pay
>0,000; steel cargo ships
23; tonnage of steel ships
201,000; wooden ships
10; tonnage of wooden ships
23,950; cargo ships In ways
10. 45; tonnage in ways De
>, 232,450: total amount of
$155,000,000.
the monthly payroll in the
industry in Seattle was
he total amount of contracts
as $42,000,000.
urne of construction at San
and other California yards
orresponding increase,
‘.imated that United Statesj
costing more than $200,
10 are under construction at
ist yards.
year ending October 31, 1917,
‘s of Seattle were $262,000,-!
ports $182,000,000, compared
,00.000 and $188,000,000, re
, for 1916. Imports and ex
Ian Francisco for the same
ere $202,000,000 and $143,
ispectively, as against $115,
ld $109,000,000, respectively.
ted that as many passenger
from transpacific ports are
at San Francisco as at
in its history. Diversion of
tes by war conditions is
’aciflc coast ports thousands
rs for business or pleasure
d normally travel by other
owing are iiual etsimates of
iuction in the seven states
trict for 1917:
70.899,000 bushels; oats, 43,
jushels; barley, 57,664,000
e totals, Washington, Idaho
on produced approximately
snt of the wheat, divided:
>n, about 40 per ceut; Idaho
m, each about 20 per cent;
three states, about 80 per
le oats, in uearly equal pro
and California about two
the barley.
3p of commercial apples of
of Washington for 1917,
% to 19.815 carloads, was the
any state in the Union, and
with the 1916 total of ap
ily 16,000 carloads. In spite
v of boxes, shortage of labor
ed shipping facilities, stor
ties were such as to mini
losses. Shipments of other
■e: Peaches, 2,110 carloads;
plums and prunes, 1,465 car
1 other small fruits, 965 car
vernment report places the
p of Oregon at 650,000 bar
laho, 567,000 barrels, and of
, 1,225,000 barrels. Utah re
mod crops compared with a
re a year ago.
ia production of fresh fruits
'7 was valued at $40,000,000;
its, $45,000,000; dried truits
and raisins, $35,000,000; prunes, $10,
000,000; canned fruits and vegetables,
$30,000,000; olives and olive oil,
$5,000,000; nutB, $3,000,000.
California produced twice as many
beans in 1017 14s in any previous year,
the crop of 4,500,000 centals, valued
at $45,000,000, being estimated at one
third the total of the entire country.
The citrus crop for the season 1917
1918 will be very light. Due to a few
days of unusual heat last summer, the
navel orange crop of Southern Cali
fornia will be exceptionally light, some
sections reporting not more than 15
per cent of normal.
The livestock situation, which a
month ago was very unfavorable be
cause of drought and scarcity of feed,
has been relieved by widespread rains.
Precipitation throughout the district,
however, still averages far below the
seasonal normal. The deficiency of
snow in the mountains threatens inad
equate supply of water for irrigation
next summer. In Southern Idaho feed
is reported as abundant, hay selling
at $9 to $10 per ton, especially be
cause of a winter remarkably open
thus far. In some sections herds have
been considerably reduced by sales be
cause of scarcity and high prices of
feed.
Labor is unsettled. Strikes and
threatened strikes have usually re
sulted in so-called compromises under
which there have been substantial
concessions of laborers’ demands.
There are, of course, many patriotic
workmen, but the distressing fact Is
rather generally reported that there
is very unpatriotic lack of output per
unit, many of those dominating the
attitude of the workmen appearing to
view the situation as one in which
they may properly seek their sup
posed advantage by rendering leas
service while receiving highest return.
A clearer vision would drive home the
conviction that quite regardless of
wage contentions or whether wages
are high or low, their real advantage
lies in greatest output, as that con
tributes most to winning the war and
thus to he safeguarding of their own
freedom.
Copper Production
During 191-7 Arizona, the leading
copper state, produced an estimated
total of 687,000,000 pounds, soma
7.000. 000 pounds less than in 1916.
Smelting was hampered by labor
troubles. Utah produced 245,000,000
pounds, increase 13,000,000; Nevada,
110.000. 000, increase 9,200,000; Cali
fornia 45,000,000, and Alaska 86,000,
000. The total production at the av
erage monthly quotation of 27.2 cents
per pound would have a value ol
$319,500,000.
The production of petroleum in Cali
fornia during 1917 amounted to 97,
267,852 barrels, an increase of 5,445
470 barrels over 1916. Consumption,
however, exceeded this by 11,585,725
barrels, stored stocks declining from
44,036,190 barrels on December 31,
1916, to 32,450.465 on December 31,
1917.
California led all other states in
gold production, with 1,006,969 ounces
in 1917, and Utah in silver, with 14,
315,300 ounces.
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NOTICE
By order of the Attorney General
of the United States:
All Germans who have not taker
out their full citizenship papers musl
report to the postmaster between the
dates of March 18th and 23rd and be
registered.
Aliens will give strict attention tc
this notice as any alien 'who fails tc
register will be prosecuted.
F. R. BRENNEMAN,
tf U. S. Marshal.
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Miners in the interior are rejoic
ing over the heavy snowfall saying I
presages a good head of water fn:
sluicing.
NATURALIZATION PAPERS
NOT TO BE DUPLICATED
The department of labor has ad
\ised District Attorney Munley that
for the duration of the war there will
be no issuance of duplicate naturaliza ,
tion papers to those former citizens
of the central powers who have sworn
allegiance to the United States
This is construed to mean that no
citizen of the above class can put in a
'•aim for a duplicate copy of natural
ization papers on the ground of having
lost them. The department is taking
all precautions to safeguard the United
States, and by this method there can
be no chance of the issuing of two pa
pers to the same person, the depart
ment taking the stand that the original
papers may still be in the possession
of the claimant, and it is their desire
to have another copy for the benefit
of someone else. The only exception
is that where there is an absolute in
vestigation and proof made beyond
doubt as to the justice of the claim
ant.
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J. L. O'BRIAN
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J. L. O’Brian, one of the country's
ablest lawyers, is in charge of the war
activities of the department of justice.
He was district attorney for the state
of New York in the Taft administra
I tion and later a member of a Buffalo
law firm. Since the war alt the mem
■ bora of the firm, are devoting thoir time
i to war work.
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[ Many parties took passage at 3ew
I ard on the Dora for Seldovla where
they intend to engage in the herring
industry and also salmon canning.
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I OUR GROWTH I
Deoosits as reported to the Territorial
Banking Board under dates of |
FEBRUARY 10, 1915 . . . $192,265.67
H “ 7, 1916 . . . 282,355.00
!| 15,1917 . . . 458,688.55
I H 1918 • • . 513,580.89
Our Deposits on Feb. 25, 1918 were
$547,981.06
THIS GROWTH is a reflection of the
increasing prosperity of
this community
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NOTICE.
Owing- to the danger rroin trains and
teams skiiag and coasting is prohibit
■ ed on all streets west of the east mar
: gin line of First avenue.
J. J. MURRAY,
Chief of Police.
FISH OF ALL KINDS
HALIBUT, CODFISH and
RED SNAPPER
Ice Bos for Perishables. Big Stock
Always on Hand
CORDOVA FRUIT MARKET
The Red Dragon
CORDOVA. ALASKA
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Chapter American Red Cross.
Club House founded in 1908
by Episcopal church. Open
from 1 p. m. to 10 p. m.
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