THK ORPHANAGE NEWS 1,ETfEK.
A Prosperous Year.
The following information is taken
from the Annual Statement of the
Cotnmeroe and Customs Business of
Alaska for the year 1915.
“In the commercial record-brak
ing periitd covered by the calendar
year 1913. in which the United States
made such marked advances industri
ally and in trade, the Territory of
Alaska occupies a worthy place and
continues in the march of progress to
\va d an important position in tho
nation.
White it was hoped that the total
value of commerce might reach the
one hundred million dollar mark,
the increase of more than twelve
millions over last year is gratifying.
This report treats of commerce and
trade, and only by the results shown
in tho movements of commodities is
the extent of production indicated.
The products of the Territory en
tering into commerce with the Unit
ed States, as shown in the following,
reach a value of more than fifty
million dollais.
Antimony ore.# 189,345
Copper urn and matte . 12,351,163
Fish . . 19,334.012
Fish Fertilizeig .... 20,890
Fish and whale oil . . 300,332
Furs. 411.411
Ovpmtin. 63,RIM)
t,*-ail ore and matte . 31,476
Marble. 104,888
Tin ore . . ,. 79,471
All other merchandise 1,333,479
Gold and silver . . . 16,090,411
Total.i? 50,335,683
To this should be added the follow
ini; items not shown in the table and
not reported by the Bureau of Foreign
and Domestic Commerce, to wit:
Copper ore, exported to Anyox, B.
C. . . . * 318,996,
Fresh tinh, diverted to Prince
Rupert, B. C. . . I j69,6t>8.
Government furs from the Pribilof
Islands . ... if 124,705.
Purs, shipp.d by mail, estimated
* loo.ooo.
Total.$863,529.
In segregating the shipments of
merchandise from the I'nited Stairs
to ihe different divisions the marked
increase in va'ue of the same 'o Ihe
Southern Division is noted and iudi
cates ihe shiftiiit; of the center of no
tiritv hi that section. Although the
Southeastern Division has coni in tied
the extensive development and instnl
lat ion of the last three yeni s and thm e
is much promise for the future, the
building of the railroad to the coal
deposits and the Interior, the do
veinping of the coal and ors hi dies,
the atlendant settlement of the dis
trict with its investments and im
provements, which promises to ex
tend over a periixl of years, will, ii is
predicted, bring Southern Alaska
into a position of greater prominence.
Southeastern, Alaska. . .10,329 411
Southern, Alaska .... tl 313,(1,'ill
Beiing Sea, Etc. 3,946,5s-.;
St. Michael and Yukon R. 2,704,009
Total_ 23,393,168
Dolly Perrin is with Miss Clausen
in the kitchen this month. We are
ad to notice that Doily is much in
terested in her work and shows
marked' ability fora beginner in
domestic science.
At 3:3.) p.m'. on the 2iith we had
two quite heavy earthquake jolts.
They were accompanied wiih deep
rumblings such as we have never no
ticed with any previous shocks. Xo
damage was done.