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The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-16
NEW POWER PLANT
 FOR THE GRANITE

VALDEZ, Jan. S.-The Granite mine win expend about $2O,OOO immediate ly upon improvements. President Mil lard. who went to Seattle recently to confer with the heaviest stock own CTS of the company, has the approval of these men to expend this amount and more # necessary
 A wharf to deep water will be cou- structed and the contract has already been signed with Pile Driver Gus Hog bloom to drive the piles for dock 100 feet long by 30 feet wide This will enable ships to lie at the dock at all stages of the tide.
 a tunnel win be driven to tap the main lead which will be from GOO to 500 feet long and will greatly econ omize the mining of the ore. An cleo trio power plant to be driven by steam will be installed together with a lO- stamp Laidlaw Dunn Gordon and Com pany mill. The stamps each will be I.25O pounds. The mill was bought through ,he San Francisco house of the firm and will be shipped immee. lately.
 Supt Ray Willard reports chat ey- erything is running very satisiaeloI- fly and the clean up for the month will be close to S17,00O which is an increase Of s4.OOO for November (Miner.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-16
SOME INTERESTING
 RAILROAD STATISTICs

NEW YORK New railroads built In 1914 totaled 1589 miles, the small- est in any year except 1895. of which the Railway Age Gazette has any rec, ord, its records extending back to inc clude 1893. In 1918. SO7l miles were built, and in 1902, tho best year of which there is any record, 6026 miles, 1914 is the first year in which more railroad was build in Canada than In the United States Che total first track built In 191l in Canada amount mg to 1878 miles.
 There were 2235 locomotives built In 1914. a smaller number than in any year since 1898 In 1913, 5332 locomo- tiyes were built
 At end of 1914 there were 2IOlS miles Of steam railroad in hands of receivers. with outstanding stock of S434 .599.73S, and funded debt of SS80,- 72S,790 During 1914, 22 roads, with mileage of 4222. outstanding stock S62.821150, funded debt SlSl25Oil96' were placed in hands Of receivers. The mileage in hands of receivers at end of 1914 was the greatest since 1896. The 4222 miles placed in hands of receivers during 1914 compares with 902O miles fin 1913, and 2g3lO miles in 1898. the greatest in any sin- gle year
 Freight cars built In 791i were 10A- 5ll, comparing with 2o16S4 in 1915. Passenger cars btss In l9li were 869I compared with S296 in 1913. Of total passenger cars ordered, 2O02 which is not the same as total built, ll09 were all.steel and S89 others had steel mderframes.
 The mileage operated under block system as or Jan. ], 1915. is SS,l2S miles The increase over one year ago IS 948 miles, but this comparison is somewhat Inaccurate. The more l significant total is that of automatic bloel, signal mileage. 29 6Ss miles compared with 26,12S year ago This increase of over 5000 compares with 8S27 miles increase in 1913. The year he's makes better showing thQn was to have been expected. The 1915 increase was very large compared with yours before that Now as in ! former years the smoiier increase n grand total is explained by the fact
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-16
Eranee BuYa God

NEW YORK. Jan. 16.-lt is under stood that s2.OOO,OOO in gold bars, have been withdrawn from the assay office for gold export to Paris. It will be recalled that on frequent occasions in the past, the Bank Of France has entered into arrangements with bankers here for the purchase of gold. irrespective of Che position of the exchange At present time, the exchange does not warrant the ex- port of the metal, rather the market favors gold imports.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-16
C0RWIN TO MAKE
 CRUISE OF ARCTIC

SEATTLE. Jan. S.-Far into the ice foes of the Arctic with inland expedi- tions from Port Clarence, Prince of Wales island. Diomede island, st Lawrence bay and Koluchin bay on the Siberian coast party of forty prominent sportsmen of the East, iu. cluding a dozen or more millIonaires. is to begin an interesting hunting cruise at Nome June 15 says the Se- attle Times
 Equipped for hunting biz game in the ice and for long mushes inlaed, the party win leave the Seward peninsula metropolis aboard the steamer Corwin, formerly of the United States revenue service and famous for her success. fui voyages early each spring between Seattle and Bering sea waters
 The Corwn will serve as the hunt ing party's private yacht, and in addi- tlon 10 tue matter and clcerH Wli.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-16
LAW SHOULD TAKE
 us REGULAR COURSE


 old Father William Duncan has rec. ently visited Juneau to air his trou- bles to the officials and people of the capital city As an autocrat among a semtsayage people he has grown arrogant and seeks to protect his wealth and hang on to his gains to the bitter end In spite of the needs of his children" as he calls them.
 Rather Duncan has done great work among the lndians-a marvellous work but with 1t all he has found time Go pile up . neat little fortune of his own. and when prolane hands are laid on his possessions he talks of bloodshed He has been granted fa- yors and concessions by the United States. although an alien, and Amer. ican prospectors who had located mining claims on Annette island be- fore he ever saw it have been driven off and robbed of their rights. Father Duncan has done what every other missionary in the North would be glad to do. He has set up a Kingdom oi his own with himself on the throne. Bc has ruled bis people with m Iron hand and ho has been able to do ii because they were ignorant savages Now that they have learned that they are wards of nation where Che peo- pie are free, they rebel against the rule of Father Duncan He has a TO. ligion which he admits is of no par. lcular brand but as most modern apostles. he has fashioned it Co iii his own peculiar needs. And as old age comes on and he realizes that he can no longer roign, he is looking for young man to take his place. He is grand old man but his ideas of government do not fit will in Uncle sam's domain, and he needs fixing,
 -(Douglas News)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-16
SEWARD WANTS WORK
 ON IDlTARop TRAIL

SEWARD, Jan. 7.- At a special meeting of the commercial club last evening it was decided Co apply at once to the Alaska Road Commission for sufficient money to make improve ments on the ldltarod trail that are absolutely necessary Antone Eide Of the road commission force attended the meeting as did also some others who have been over the trail and know what is wanted. says the Gateway. J. D. Riley who was present, stated that quite a large number Of people will come from the outside and so oger the trail to the interior this next spring. He places the number in the hundreds. Most Of those people, he says, went out by river but are sure to come back this way. Colonel Rich. ardson is asked to make the necessary allotment immediately as it is want ed right away A few months from now, il was pointed out travel that way will be stopped.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-16
HIT AT FAIRBANKS NEW CURRENCY MAKES

FAIRBANKS Dec 29.-President R. C. Wood, of the First National Bank has received the first Federal reserve national currency to be shown in the city and is showing 1t to many who are interested This new paper cur rency takes the place Of the old na- tional bank notes says the News Min er
 The new currency says President Wood. is the prettiest design he has ever seen, being approached in beau ty only by the gold certificates. The currency received here was printed for the Chicago reserve center and IS an interesting study to all from school children 10 banker as 1t will be in general use from now on.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-16
How It Was Done.

NEW YORK, Jan. l6.-lt is under stood in local banking circles that the S5O00,0OO gold released by the Bank of England from les depositary at Ottawa for New York account grows out of the recent city of Montreal 56.- 900 GOO loan recently offered in this market By an arrangement between the Bank of Ottawa and the Bank of England, the latter advanced the Can adian bank the proceeds of the loan while the $6,9oO.00O was allowed to remain In New York but transferred to the credit of the British govern ment for the purchase of supplies etc. In this country
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-16
naIs was iustalled Co iake lho place O the maaual or telegraph 5loc, ays- tsm
r8E NEWsPAFERmEN OF
 ALAeKA's EARLY pAYe


 FAIRBANKS. Dec 2t.-Amons the many fIsltofa attending the recent State Fair ot Sacramento. Calf was Thoyer who nas apent number oi yeors in Alaska on hls loat re. turn from the far North Mr phegef brought down with him Q paper-the fuilon Rress an 8pagsl 10xl2 edition printed ct Fort hdnm on Che lower Yukon New Years, 1S9s-th iirat pa. per published in thc interior of Alas ka rhayef showed lhis paper to some of his friends at tbe falr Tho iirst copy was sold for an ounce Of dust
 practically Sl5. While no publish CTS or editors names appeared on the sheet, lt i8 generally believed that che Rev Mr. Totly missionary at Fort Adam should be given credit for the paper
 ln the year 1898 Che Midnight Sun and the K.ondike Nugget appeared it ,Nls since been q disputed question wbich camo ont first A. Y Buel- of ,he Sacramento Bee states hls belief lhal the Midnight Sun beat the Mug get by S7 1-2 minutes rhayer tells oi Che great greed of ihe soudough8 and ,he chechocoes (tenderleet) for news Local papers could not supply Re demaud al % cents copy while outside papers B month old sold for
 apiece.
 E J (strolior) White was one oi the great rom0ncers of the North whose copy was widely and eagerly read; Casey Moran who told of liie in the Circle City; George Carpenter writer of Juneau tales, and Dave rewksbury who gave inside aope on tho gamblers were the well known re porters of that day.
 George swinehart owner of ihe Midnight Sun was persuaded to pni in an art department by Thayor 3hr ! helped him make casting boz from old heller iron, cut chalkplates From 9 crosscut sRw and melted anmuni don for castings to make the dails illustrations
 Coed "copy" was plentiful n th' ioud Of the North. Bob Sery!c' mfote poetry that earsed him the 80 briguet of the "Kipling ol the North l Duncan A. AlcRae wrote many cieve satIre and verge and Sam Dunhau gas another writer Of good stuff. - ! lNews Mlneril
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-16
VALDEZ SIGNAL CORPS
 MAN AN INVENTOR

VALDEZ, Ian. s.-Jones H. Kirk. Of the Valdez Signal Corps, has been granted patent right to an invention which he has worked out to keep pipes clean of saliva and nicotine that acoumulates in the stem.
 The object of the invention is to provide q simple device in connection with the stem of the bowl which can be quickly and easily cleaned and which can be readily takon apart when it Is desired to thoroughly clean the entire pipe.-ly Valdez Miner.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-16
GREAT SPAN coLLApsEs

CINCINNATI, O. Jan. 9.-With a crash that was heard for a mile the easl span oi the Union leyee bridge between Linwood and Mt. Wasllng- ton o. which Is under construction. collapsed and toll into the Little Mia mi river.
 The span, which measured POO feet and carried superstruoture, was held h position by false work, wnich was imbedded in the heavy ice
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-16
COLD COMING TO
 UNITED -STATES

LONDON Jan. l6.- The Bank of England has sold q consignment Of S5.070O00 in foreign coin. lt was stated in banking circles that the transaction was in effect a transfer on behalf of Che Bank of Ottawa to New York account
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-16
ALASKAN GOES IN
 CHEWING GUM BUSINESS

FAIRBANKS, Dec 29.-Iu 9 letter to Presldent Wood received on the last maf John L Timmins writes that he has joined hands wlth Jas. Thorn ton and man named H. c. WillSin- son and from now on will devote his entire ability and energy to inducing the cud chowers to chew Royal Gum sf balls Tor a nickel Headquarters arc iu Los Angeles
 rlmmons is well known here where his actvitlea ranged from Dawson to Fairbauke and his gum chewing yen- ture will be watched with interest James j. Thornton went out last sum,
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-16
ANOTHER MUTT IS
SHOOTING OFF


 There is an Inspired genius who calls himself Professor Martin, of Wis. consln university who is quoted as saying that he discovered the route from Portage Bay to the interior and that there is a Bear glacier at the mouth of Resurrection Bay which might advance a quarter Of a mile and send icebergs Into the path or ocean steamers. Al this is contained in story sent by some other Wash ington correspondent to some paper and reproduced in the Valdez Pros pector of December g.
 The Rrospeotor does not give the name 0t the Washington correspond- ent orof the paper In which he wrote and t6ls in fact is itseR strange.
 Here a the wlnd-up of the story:
 .gi Is clpimed by Prof Martin, and be Beems to have so convinced the new Alaska railway commission that the harbor in Passage or Portage bay is quite as good for ocean steamers as Resurrection bay, upon which is Seward. Prof Martin says too, that practically no icebergs float into Pas. sage canal or Prince William Sound from Port Wells which is the center of the .oclal formations on that side of Prince William Sound.
 Tn any event, he says, the possible
 a.H disadvantage Of the Portage canal harbor In this respect could never be as great as that which will come to Seward, of the Bear Glacier, at the south of Resurrection bay should ad- vance quarter of mile and send icebergs into the path of ocean steam ars--f Steward Gateway.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-16
BOSTON INTERESTED
 M JUNEAU MINE

The Boston Newa Bureau ef roc. ent d6t6 in ts column devoted Co question: and answers contains tne followinB
 Alaska Gold MiDee.
 Berlin, N H, Dec 20, l9lf
 When tho Alaska Gold Mines is running fail capacity 20.0oo tons daily what do they eonaider the life of the mines?
 Answer. The only figures of ore re' serves which have appeared over the signatures of engineers or those enc titled to make an official statement concerning this phase of the Alaska compauys affairs arc 5O,ooo,0oo tons. This estimate was made two years ago. Since then vertical and lateral developments have taken place which in all conservation may be said to double the tonnage Of available ore. Furthermore, it can be stated - and this has Q most important bearing on your question that the original es. inmates aa to recoverable values and costs per ton are certain to be i'm. proved upon. At the outset it was calculated that S15O per ton of ore could be recovered at 8 cost of 70 cents. The large bodies of higher grade ore which have been cut make ! It reasonable to expect that the aver aee yield will not be less than Sl75 per ton. and when 10000 daily ca paeity has been provided, 1t will sur prse those in charge if the total op- erating costs of every character ex- coed 65 cents per ton
 in a vein mine 1t Is of course im' possible to make the scientific accu- rete estimates as to available ore ton. nages which can be made when deal 1 ing with the large shallow beds of ] porphyritic copper ore.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-16
JUDGE BUNfJEEL TO
 ouALlEY Al VALgEz
ELLAMA2 MINE IS
 A BIG PRODUCER

VALDEZ, Jan. 3.-Dnrlng the past year the Ellamar Mining company mined 30,OOO tons Of ore according to statement by Supt l.. T.. Middle camp. says tho Miner Tho property is considered one of the best paying mines in Alaska, and considerable mon ey has been spent in improvements, new decks have been built tram way erected, new machinery installed, and tho mine placed on an economical operating basis
 The copper ore at Eliamar contains considerable gold; more than enough to pay the cost of mining and refin' ing The ore Is also in demand for liuxing
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-16
1a14 APPLE CROP WAS

THE LARGEST EVER WASHINGTON, Jan. 15-Last years apple crop was the largest ever pro duced in the United States. Estl- mates announced by the Department of Agricultural place the 1914 yield at 259,000,0OO bushels or 1lAOOOOOO bushels more than was produced last year.
 These figures represent the actual Agricultural yield" the department explained and should not be confused with chose of tho commercial crops which comprised the marketed DOT ton of Che total production. In 1913 the commercial crop was estimated at 70 per cent of the agricultural pro. duction
 Using the same proportion for che 1914 basi7. last years commercial crop would total i0S,60O.000 bushels.
 Some of the States leading in pro duction Of apples were New York, l9, 100000 bushels; Pennsylvania, 2S,l0Oi GOO bushels Ohio, 18,SO0,O00 bushels and West Virginia, l2,4OOOO0 hnshels-
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-16

bank Clothing Co., and sold his inter esa hcfa only during the vast year Hoa hc hmponed 70 get into tho enm de0 Is net digeiosed
 r'mmons ia treaaufer Thornton ls seefeiafg and H z. HiiHinN7h " president lfa.rbanks AeW8'alnef'l
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-16
RICHARDSON URGES
 MONEY FOR ROADS

WASHINGTON, Jan. S. Further development Of Alaska's system or roads and trails cannot be expected unless Congress increases the ailot- ment of funds. declares Col. Wm. P. Richardson, president of the Alaska Board of Road Commissioners in his annual report presented yesterday to the war department
 The funds allotted, he says are now eutirely. consumed in repairing and maintaining the existing roads. This. according to Colonel Richardson, VIII become practically fixed condition from year to year. with the amount of mileage now required to be main tained. and, although additional new projects. all more or less meritorious, are being presented to Che board every year, with petitions for aid, it is inn possible for the board to respond. ex- cept to Q very limited degree.
 Colonel Richardson has subtaittod a plan for the extension of the roads covering q period of three years, with m estmate. of S75O,OOO for the first year and it is earnestly hoped that this plan may receive favorable ac- ton before the opening of next sea
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-16
Mual Have Waaon Roaas.


 While again disclaiming any inten' ton of autagonizing the projected rail- way construction in AlasRa Colonel Richardson repeats the former state ment of tte board that no rapid or gen eral development in Alaska will fol- low the construction of trunk lines of railroads to the interior unless pre- ccded or accompanied by he construc- ton Of many wagon roads and trails as feeders.
 Regarding the oill now before Con gress to create Q general development board for Alaska to open its resources, Colonel Richardson declares that "it is no egotism to say that no other agency Of the government is more competent or better equipped for such tasks than the army and he points to the exten- siye public works accomplished in AL asi;a in connection with the cable and telegraph systems and the roads and trails cut through the wilderness to support this statement
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-10-16

representatives VI Iu0 CIOI1lIlS ulduu-
facturers several days before the
strike was called. He, of course, de-
MED that he had received or had TAX
en- orders from the employers, but his
denial was discounted by the testi-
mony of one of his police officers,
who testified that he had been trans
ferred from strike duty at the plant Of
the Royal Tailors because he refused
to allow slugger to beat up pickets
This policeman testified that he had
seen some of the hired sluggers
around the Royal Tailors' plant, that
he had warned them there would be
nothing doing" while he was on
duty. Within an hour he was trans
ferred.
Another policeman on duty at the
plant of Lamm & Co. was not so
conscientious. He conveniently took
walk" while hired sluggers beat a
lnion picket so badly that he was
aiken to a hospital unconscious. The
tssault, however, was witnessed by
,ome club women who were doing
ticket duty to protect the striking
iris. Warrants were sworn out for
he sluggers by Miss Ellen Gates
starr of Hull House and given to the
,olice to serve. A day or two later
Mss Starr called the police station to
ind out if the sluggers had been ar
rested. The warrants were of the
John Doe" order, as the names of
the sluggers were unknown. Miss
Starr was.informed that the warrants
had not been served and she went to
the police station to accompany the
officers to the plant and point out the
sluggers.
When she arrived she found that
the sIuggers had been arrested and
brought into court, but the charges
against them had been dismissed for
lack OF. prosecution. That is a sam
Pile of the way the city police are
,5Jo yLipo in ooniIIp cfion With tho
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-10-16
LUKE GRANT TELLS SOME NEWS THAT SHOWS
WHO The POLICE ARE WORKING For

garment workers union on SCr1k6. he
was labor editor of the Chicago Rec
ord-Herald twelve years. He was spe-
cial investigator for U. S. commits
sion on industrial relations and wrote
the report on structural ironwork-
ers and National Erectors' assn.
He is known as one of the safe,
sane and sober conservatives of the
labor movement. He doesn't class
with those who fly off the handle and
see red. He understates his case
see?
Now The Day Book is still being
asked whether our stories are all
straight on police smuggling girls and
women and the denial of ordinary
rights of citizenship. So we offer
here some statements by Luke Grant
Anybody who wants the official rec
ords and testimony, more names,
dates and particulars, can get them
from Luke Grant in the Office of Sid
ney Hillman, president of the Anal
gamated Garment Workers, in Hotel
La Sale.
BY LUKE GRANT
1t is not alone the clothing manu-
facturers, combined in a union of
their own, while denying their work
ers the same right, that the strikers
have to fight. They have to fight the
police force of the city of Chicago,
which has gone to greater lengths in
crying to crush che strik = by force
than ever before attempted \ strike
in the city. In addition to having the
police force of the city at their beck
and call, the clothing manufacturers
have in their employ an army of hired
thugs and sluggers who are instruct
ed to beat up any pickets seen in the
neighborhood of the struck shops.
How well these thugs are carrying
out their orders is seen in the bruised
and blackened faces and arms of the
women and girl strikers and the frac-
tIIred skulls Of the men
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1915-06-04
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