ALASKA TRADE
IS GROWING
RECORD FROM JANUARY
TO SEPTEMBER SHOWS
( From tbe F.-L)
Alaska commerce continues to
show a phenomenal increase- The
total through the port of Seattle
from January 1, to September 30,
1915, was 39 per cent- greater than
for the same period last year. Te^s
increase has been gradually grow
ing since early in the year. Fcr
the month of July the increase was
41 per cent., for August .60 per
cent., and for September 67 per
cent.
“Alaska’s commerce this year
will show a most remarkable in
crease, and when the figures are
completed by the mm of the year
they will demons trite mots.; effectiv
ely the great possibilities of AsasS
an development when p vtn naif •
chance.” said J- L. McPherson, sec
retarv of the Alaska bureau of ti.e
Chamber of Commerce. Comment
ing in these figures, Mr. MtPrsr
son said:
“Alaska commerce for this year
shows conclusively how enomt tes
will be her trade when her resouT
es are opened up and developed 1*’
she can make such a showing wish
the slight measures of encourage
ment that have beer, meted eat to
iter during the last two years, ar.
with her mere handful! of men. a
white population of about only one
eighth‘the sane of Seattle, what will
she do when she is granted those
measures so essential to her de
velopment. and for which all friends
of Alaska have been striving?
Comparisons With Other Trades
“Some idea of the immensity of
this trade and what it means to
Seattle can be gained from a com
parison of this Alaska business for
the last year with that of other
countries. In 1914 Alaska s com
merce exceeded the total commerce
of the Untied States with China
by more than SS.006JW0. and was
27 pr cent., of the entire commerce
of the United States with all the
countries of South Amertca. Alas
ka's white population was then on v
about 40.000. This years compari
son is going to be far more startl
ing.
“The remarkable increase this
year has bees due to no one fac
tor. nor does it center from any ore
locality, although some predominate
over others. All sections of the
Northland have felt the revival, and
“■•here for years there was nothing
but a spirit of pessimism, you will
find the most enthusiastic opti
mism. These facts are going to be
a strong leverage to secure from
congress the measures for which
the administration. and ali friends of
Alaska have been striving. and the
opportunity is going to be taken
advantage of in the fullest roeas
ure.
“Business for next year prvsrc
ises even greater returns. One com
pany alone, the Aiaska-Juneau Gold
Mining Company, of Juneau, has re
cently made known its plans for
next year. It contemplates the ex
penditure of {2iW,0M in the de
velopment of its enormous gold
property back of Juneau—$1 .DOO.OOO
for the mil!. $500,000 for the ~»ower
plant and $1,000,000 for nvre de
velopment.
New Ball-Type Mill
These plans include the erection
of an 8.000-ton Ball-type mill, the
first unit of which, with a capacity
of 2.000 tons daily, is to be in oper
ation by January 1. 191". and the
other three units, with, a total ca
nacity of 8.000 tons, by March. 191”.
“Next year's development In the
North’and oromises greater activity
m i advancement in all section?
To take full advantage of the op
portunity bow offering and secure
•he legislation so esentia! to the
neater deve:opment of Alaska which
Secretary I,ane and the administra
tion are most ably championing, the
A’aska bureau is now organizing
a most comprehensive plan of edu
atioE. by which it is hoped to reach
in a personal wav. through Seat
tle's leading citizens. a!1 the more
influential men of the country.
“What this greater deve’epmen*
will mean to Seatt'e ! do not think
any one ful'v realizes. At the gate
way to Alaska. Seattle has a heri
tage unecyaaled by any other city.
To aid in securing the remedial leg
islation essential to Alaska's de
velopment is the work of Seattle."
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AMBASSADOR I> SILENT
BERLIN. Nov. 1—Ambassador
Gerari absolutely declined to dis
cuss for publication his recent con
ference with Emperor William. The
j Conference which took place at
' Potsdam, iasted an hour.
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If You
am troubled w.tb heartburn. Eases aad .
a distressed feeling after eating take a
tef :re and after eirh meal and'yen will
obtain prompt relief. Sold only by ua,25s
Ketchikan Drag Co.
1 The Progmsstie-Miz-rr T* . per a
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LOST
A bunch of 9 or 30 keys includ
) nig i‘esc.. crunk, an d suit s-s.se keys
Ftnder please leave at Alaska Ees
S tat:rant and receive reward. ai.
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RUMANIA MAY
INTERVENE SOON
Indications Point To a Friendly
Feeling For The Allies
LONDON, Nov. 2—It is said to
day that Rumania is hurrying prep
arations to intervene in the present
conflict. It is likewise said that her
friendly feeling for the a! lie’s is an
untrustakeable indication that she
will join them. A few days at the
most will tell.
MAXIM INVENTS
TORPEDO DEVISE
WASHINGTON. Nov. 2—Hudson j
Maxim of the advisory board of the
navy, consulted with Secretary Dan
iels today regarding a device of his
for tinting the explosion of tor- ,
"•edoes from aeroplanes.
Details were not made public and
Mr. Maxim would not discuss it.
He will take it up with ordnance
experts of the nary to arrange tests.
ONE MILLION MEN FIGHTING
LONDON. Nov. 2—It is said to
day that there are over one million
•ten actually engaged in the fight
that is being carried on at the pres
ent time on the Franco-Belgian fron- j
tier.
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GERM\N< l»t Ct'PT
ARSEN.! TO\V\
BERLIN. Nov. 2—Our forces have
taken possession of the arsenal town <
'■{ Krcgv.yevat*. one of the most
important base of suplies in Serb- i
ia.
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BRITISH TORPEDO BOAT LOST
LONDON. Nov. ?—A Bhitish tor
pedo boat was sunk today in a col- t
lision off Gibraltar. No particulars
are grren.
A late report says that "he Eng
lish-French expedition arrived st
Kava'a. on the A gear. sea. and will
’and shortly.
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PERSONAL MENTION
The -rfant child of Mr. and Mrs.
Selfndge died last evening. The
bereaved parents cave the sympathy
of the whole community.
LEAVE FOR EXTENDED TRIP
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P‘r. B. T. Dickinson left today on
| the Alameda for an extended trip
:r. the states of some six weeks.
She intends to visit the Fair on the
vt>• to Waukegan, Illinois, where she
will spend the rest of her vacation,
; before returning home.
NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER
UIMMITS SUICIDE
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 2—Edward
Preetonus. publisher of the Daily
Times, who went west sometime a- j
go on account of his health, commit- ,
ted suicide today.
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HALIBUT STILL HIGH
SEATTLE, Nov. 2—Eleven boxes
of halibut were sold today for nine
cents.
HERMAN BIDDER DIES
NEW YORK, Nov. 2—Herman j
Ridder, treasurer' for the Demo
cratic National Committee died sad- i
denly today from, :l is svhj, kid
ney trouble.
NO IRISH NEED “APPLY”
LONDON. Oct. 30—Michael J. O’
Connor. of New York, a passenger i
on the steamer St. Louis, which has
just arrived, has. by order of the ;
British government been refused
nermission to land.
The government explained that
neither his nationality nor his pass- ;
port was in question, bnt that it re
garded his admission as undesirable. :
LONDON IS GETTING READY
LONDON. Nov. 1—The new de- '
fenses of London against attacks by
Zeppelins are gradually getting j
shaped. A the inquest held over the ;
remains of a victim of a recent at
tack, Sir Percy Scott, who is in j
charge of the defense, said that the ;
number of guns for defense has been !
increased, and further improvements j
as to their position were being
V slotted to completion.
WANT MORE MONEY
—
NEW YORK. Nov. 1—Negotia
tions looking to the establishment
of a supplemental British credit,
estimated at from two hundred to
two hundred and fifty millions,
were still on the way here today.
This credit it was said, would be
i purely of a banking nature and
would not involve the Issuance of
, bonds to be offered to the public.
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AT THE HOTELS
AT T" It *’»LLA
Vf. P. Powers, City; Harry Thurs
ton, Petersburg; J. W. Eastman,
: Tenekee; A. Boots, City.
AT THE S TED MAN
W. J. Rogers; Elmer Perkins, City
> Wra. Aiken, Juneau; W. B. Beat
; tie, Juneau; Olaf Lystad, Juneau;
: C. E. Robb; Seattle and James Cole
man.
AT THE NORTHERN
H. Lane. City.
Specials CANNED SALMON Specials |
PINKS - 4 cans for 25c. I.j
CHUMS - « - 5 cans for 25c.
Fresh Eastern Oysters
SEALSHIPT IN PINT TINS.40c.
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MINING ON PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND
The producing copper properties
on Prine William Sound, Alaska,
appear to have *>een only slightly
affected by the confusion ir. the fin
ancial and copper markets result- I
ing from the European war. An in- ;
creased quantity of copper ore was
mined last year, but the average j
grade of the ore mined was much j
lower than in the preceding year.
The value of the metals recovered
from these copper ores in 1914 was
also less than in 1913. This decrease
was due largely to the lower grade
of the ore mined, although the low
er price received for the copper con
tent of the ores contributed slight
[ Sy to the decline in the total value i
' of production.
The productive mines of the
Prince William Sound region in
1914 included two copper mines and
: eight gold mines. These are de
scribed in detail in Bulletin 622-E.
"Mining on Prince Willian Sound,”
1 by B. T- Johnson, recently issued
; bv the United States Geological Sur
vey. A copy may be obtained free
or application to the Director of
j 'he Surved. Washington, D. C.
PEAT AS A STOCK FOOD
—
I Some interesting uses are Doing |
| made of peat in the United States. |
lit is manufactured into a fertilizer
: nd employed as a fertilizer filler,
-. ording to the United State’s Geo
logical Survey; it is also used for j
! making paper, stock food, and mud i
! baths. In Germany and Austria
; neat baths are well established in
stitutions, and during the last few
! years such baths have been tried
i in some of the sanitariums of the
.Middle West and found beneficial
j in certain cases. As food for live
stock, however, peat seems to have
i found its most curious use, inas
| much as the kind of peat used is
| thousands of years old, and, although
; it may still be classed as vegetable
in character, it is only a step re
moved from low-grade coal. As a
; stock food it is used in a mixture
■ containing molases. The results are
stated to have been very satisfac
i tory in practice, the peat acting as
a tonic and corrective. The peat
usedis the black, well-humified or
t rotted kind and is prepared in prac
j tically the same way as when used
* for fertilizer. Peat for various pur
| noses was produced in the United
i States last year to the extent of
157,000 tons, valued at $367,000. The
j peat deposits of the United States
are of enormous extent.
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Delicate Children
usually only need a food tonic to make
them strong and healthy
$SSS!k Emutfon
I coniainina Hypcph+tphUa
u not only the beet food tonic but ia
pleasant to take. Sold only by os.
Ketchikan Drug Co.
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HEY THERE! THANKSGIVING
MASKQUE BALL GIVEN BY KET
CHIKAN F. O. E.. Adv. tf.
GREAT SALE ON HATS
Big reduction on all kinds of
! hats at Mrs. Washburns, adv.
FOR SALE
A house and lot on the Hill. Ap
’ ply at this office, or to Mrs. George
j Chesney. Adv. tf.
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For a delicious cup of coffee, try
A. & K. blend. .For sale by
THE H. R. THOMPSON STORE
A BOWLING PRIZE
An eight pound turkey for the
best score up to Thanksgiving eve.
! THE PROSPECTS FOR COPPER!
(From Eng. & Mining Journal)
Up to about a forthnight ago j
j there were two views respecting
: copper among producing and selling
: interests—one bullish, the other
: bearish. It is unnecessary now to
' discuss the reasons for the bullish j
view. The bearish was based chief
ly upon the enormously increased
production, the weight of which
was considered bound to tell. Con
sumers also held this view and de
fered further purchases, even re
questing producers to anticipate
contractu ral deliveries, with the
expectation that later they would
he able to buy copper much
cheaper.
Recently there was a change of
opinion among those selling interests
that previously had been bearish.
The reasons for this were two—
a growing belief that the military
use of copper is much greater than
any previous estimate, no matter
how large; and the perception that
regardless of the increase in pro
duction. refining capacity imposes
a limit that cannot be overstepped.
It is significant that there is but
in prenaration, the only important
! construction of this kind being at
Tacoma and Great Falls.
Confirmation of this theory is to
be found in several important
things that have recently transpir
ed. Thus it is well known that re
cent refining contracts have been
made at $20 per ton, whereas $15
was formerly regarded as a fine
| price. Moreover, although the Bri
j tish embargo on crude copper was
; lifted under certain conditions, the
I unusual disparity between the
■ prices for electrolytic and standard
has continued, showing that refi
ners are not in a position to buy
standard freely. Finally, it is a
matter of more or less common
knowledge that several copper
producing companies are having to
pile up blister copper in conse
quence of inability to have it re
fined.
At the beginning of li)16 the
electrolytic-refining capacity of the
United States was about 148 mil
lion pounds per month. At the
middle of 11)15 it was about 15‘' m i
lion pounds. The new construction
that is now going on will raise it
to 164 million pounds, but this will
not he attained until the end of the
year, and it may that the new plant
at Great Falls will not be ready un
til 1016. Included in the foregoing
figures is the small capacity—about
five million pounds per month—for
electrolytic I.ake copper.
FIREMEN TO MEET
The regular meeting of the Ket
chikan Volunteer Fire Department
will he held at the Fire Hall at
eight o’clock tonight. Special bus
iness to come up, all firemen are
urgently requested to be present.
D. W. HUNT, Fire Chief.
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NEW YORK. Oct. 30—Records
j of the steamship company show
i that O’Connor was a second-class
i passenger and that he lives in the
Bronx, where he owns a hotel.
Friends said that he had purchased
a tract of timber land in Ireland
and had gone to close a sale for the
land.
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Job printing neatly and quickly
done at the Progressive-Minor.
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At the GRAND
TONIGHT
“The Mystery of Wickham’s Hall”
FEATURING CLEO MADISON. THE CLEVER EMOTIONAL
STAR OF THE TREY ’O HEARTS
“The Gambler”
A SINGLE REEL DRAMA
“Grand Daddy’s Grand Daughter”
A COMEDY DRAMA
PROGRAM CHANGES WEDNESDAY NIGHT
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Cannon's bakery & grocery •
14 lbs. cane sugar $1.00
Corn .15
Ad milk 3 cans .25
8 oz. can Bakers cocoa .25
Amocat Coffee .40
Eelianee Coffee .40
Gold Shield coffee .40
Canned Pineapple .15 & .20
String beans, .20c. two for .35
Sweet potatoes, 20c. 2 for .35
Krout, 20c. 2 for .36
E. J. Peas, 20c. 2 for .35
Golden Wax beans .20c. 2 for .35
Pumpkin, 20c. 2 for .35
Uomln7, 20c. 2 for .35
Solid Pack, Amocat and Reliance
Tomatoes, .16
Ranch Eggs per doz. .35
Lend fhrerer cocoannt per lb. .20
Baking powder, per lb. .16
Your money back If not satisfied.
Bread, Rolls, Pies, Cakes and Layer
Cakes, Angel Food, White Cake, Jel
ly Roll, Lemon Roll, Cup Cakes, Gin
ger Bread, Cocoanut Kisses, Maca
roons, Honey Jumbles, Frosted Creams,
Lemon, Sugar, Currant, Spice and Co
coanut Cookies, Doughnuts and Toast.
Our Big Closing Out Sale |
118 ON AND ALREADY A GREAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE AVAILED S ,
THEMSELVES OF THE WONDERFULLY f f
LOW PRICES |
WE ARE MAtkJ.NO ON EVERY ARTICLE IN OUR LARGE STOCK OF 22
JEWELRY, SILVERWARE, IWATCHES, AND I
CUT GLASS |
THE LINES ARE AS YET UNBROKEN, AND YOU WILL DO WELL TO*
I TO CALL AND MAKE YOUR SELECTIONS EARLY. FOR A £ '
DEPOSIT DOWN 1
WE WILL HOLD ANY ARTICLE SELECTED, TO BE CALLED FOB Jj i
LATER I jj '
, i THIS OPPORTUNITY WILL NEVER AGAIN PRESENT ITSELF ■ jj ;
I TO THE PEOPLE OF KETCHIKAN, SO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT 1 [j 1
NOW. T \
Ryus Drug Company |