Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-15

+ igg,9o6 in 1902,
i Tho value Of the commerce at the
t United States with its noucouttguous
j territories Porto Rico. the Hawaiian
iSlAnds, the Philippine is audS, Guam,
Midway, Tumna, and Alas&a-waS
i SloS,5tg ,S0i in the wear 1904, includ
4 ms in that statement S6,SGS,524 OF
i sold received in the United States
! from he mines of Alaska, The value
of the total shipments OF merchandise
! from the United states to all Of tn, sc
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS territories was SSS,
/ o96,5sS, and of the merchandise re-
eeNed from them S59.IS7,752, The
/ sales to these territories consisted
/ chiefly Of manufactures, breadStufrs,
and provisions, and the merchandise
received from them, sugar, tobacco,
hemp, and other tropical products
from the islands, and turs. canned
salmon, and other products OF the
! fisheries from Alaska
The value Of merchandise shipped
/ TO the United States from Porto Rico
In 1904 was $l1,722 500. against So,
/ lSloG4 in 1897; and the shipments
/ from the United States TO Porto Rico,
/ SlnGl0,060 in 1907, against Sl,9SS,S$S
/ in 1897 The value of merchandise
/ shipped from Hawaii to the United
States in 1904 was $26,l5T9g5, against
/ $l&tN1.79a In 1897; and that of the
shipments from the United States to
i the Hawaiian islands in 1904. Sill,
6S&,&9&, against Si,690,075 in 1897.
/ The value of merchandise received
from the Philippine islands was Sl2,,
/ 06G,9& in 1904, aga INST S4,SS&,740 in
/ 1897, and the value of merchandise
/ shipped from the United States to the
! Philippines was $4.SS2, 900 IN 1904
against $9i597 in 1897.
The expenses Of the stoamboal.in
spection service during the fiscal year
ended Juno 10, 1904, were. for salaries
$2l6,&1916, an increase over the pre-
i yious year of $l0,452 46. for contingent
/ expenses $6S,Gi7,6a, an increase oy.r
the previous year OF $4SaO.55,
The number of lives lost from va
/ r.oU, causes during the fiscal year was
1908, the largest perhaps In the his.
/ tory OF tbe service, hut tho number of
accidents was fewer, the great loss q.
+ ltic being due principally to six disas-
tors namely the strandng OF thu
\ SoC,h Portland, on Cape Blauco. ore
Eon on October 10, 1908, by which ~
/ lives We're lost; the laundering of the
\ steamer Discovery of the southeast
/ EN- coast af Alaska, about November
+ l. 1908. With a loss OF so lives; the
laundering Of the steamer Clallam IN
4 the Straits OF San Juan dc Fuca, on
/ January s, 1904. by which 90 lives
were lost: the fire on board the steam.
CT Queen oil the coast of Oregon, on
4 February 27, 1904, when the lives OF
+ II, who embarked in the lifcboats,
were lost By the ataving and capslz.
ing Of the boats, the explosion Of the
boilers in the steamer Fred Wilson nj
+ Louisville, KY, on May 26 1904, with
q loss of / lives; and the burning OF
the steamer General Slocum In Eas,
River, New York, on June Is, 1901. by
which disaster 957 persons persisted.
Bureau Of Fisheries.
The commissioner Of fisheries re-
ports that the year 1904 was one o..
the most successful In the history Of
The bureau. considered with reference
To the operations Of the hatcheries
The results attained in all branches
have been satisfactory. and the out.
look for greatly augmented work IS
very favorable.
Bureau OF Navigation.
The commissioner Of navigation re-
ports that the documented merchant
shipping of the United States at the
end Of the fiscal year comprised "a,
$50 vessels Of 1921 ,535 gross tons,
the largest tonnage in our history.
Less than One-siXth of this tonnage ts
registered for foreign trade During
the past -four years, however, our reg
istered steam tonnage has increased
2l2,3l4 gross tons while our rcgIste.-
Cd sail tonnage has decreased fa0,740
gross tons. American shipping in
foreign trade has thus become NOR"
etiicient, and in the past fiscal year
American ships carried 1913 per cent
Of our exports and imports compared
with 9,3 per cent in the year ended
June 30, 1900. The upward tonnage
movement Of the last four years now
seems to have been checked. For
tie first time since 1912 fiscal year
las passed without the completion OF
a single squarerigGed vessel in tn
United States The United States
shares In the general decline OF sail.
ing vessels, and the opportunities for
their employment I'm the foreign trade
grow steadily less. The completion
81 the Panama canal will greatly cur.
tail even present opportunities.
Bureau Of immigration.
For the year the total arrivals OF
aliens at ports Of tho United State
was S12,S70 exclusive OF 1884 admit.
ted for the purpose o. passing through
the United States TO foreign territory.
OF these arrivals 30.374 entered