The Alaska daily empire., 1912-12-31
THE OLD YEAR AND THE NEW.

THE OLD YEAR with joys and sorrows, hope trials, trb
 ulations achievements and dsappontments, will within
 hour it's and the New Year will have been usherd Whatever the old have brought of the human family have met and faced with such courage forude could be muStered received with joy and gratitude will be with the years that the tomorowS will bring The most of will meet them and face them, if still the acting side of Eternity have met and faced them before We will bear the and the troubles joys and cherish the the personal achieve and those of friends forgetting hope the evil that do
 The world we remember has made marvellous strides the present century began and the that is about away with many thousands of other has been of notable and marked achievement along many lines human activity And country has kept in the forefront of the progressive procession We blessed with greatest crops history exports foreign exceeded all previous records The nation has been pros porous exceeding degree We have had neither famine pes hence the sword to dsmay We at with the world and have respect the The dent of the United States has been leading factor in the mitigation the doctrine of universal peace and though not of his work for the spread of the arbitration principle between country and others the seed he has has fallen proftabe ground but will bear fruit in due
 Two has the departing year seen-hat between Tur key and Italy which ended only for another faeachng begin In this latest war between the Balkan States and Tuey fullest horrors have been witnessed and while negotiations for in progress would seem though the end not yet is hoped however that
 may be speedily reached despite outlook that is still ominouS.
  ful revolution and historic party that had been firmly trenched has given another equally historic and which for the four will control the desnes of the nation Naturally the coming change much interest but in event safe say that the country will still maintain the commanding position occupies commercially and indus tra and that social and economic questions that have arisen will find solution that will add the prestige of the country and to the increased prosperity of all the people
 Alaska has made progress during the past not whstandng the handcaps with which has been burdened The territory developing slowly along sound economical lines and with liberal policy which is confidently expected the incoming Administration will adopt toward it. of substantial development will be witnessed The outlook hope ful and spirit of optimism which augurs well for Aaskas flu apparent in every section of this vast commonwealth Where people have faith their country when they have knowledge of the that bountifu nature has be- slowed upon it. there little time for the cultivation of the spirit pessimism And this the of Alaska It is country bounteous promise and Aaskans know it. and the knowledge that is such spreading to the four of the earth.
 The Daily Empire shares this spirit of optimism and truism that finding expression everywhere all Aaska great and it's readers it's friends to a in Alaska and the world beyond it wishes :!
 A Happy and Prosperous New Year.