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on the corner of Seward and Third streets, where Mir. Behrends has con- structed a building of reinforced con- crete, measuring 50 50 feet. The building is as nearly absolutely fire proof as modern appliances and meth ods can make it. The main vault measures 9 \ 14 feet and is one of the products of the American Bank CTS Safety Company. The doors of this vault tip the scales at exactly 5000 pounds each. The basement of the building is in reality one large safety vault. This underground vault may be entered only by passing through the bank; and both the walls Of the basement itself, as we'll as all Of the fixtures which it contains, are absolutely fireproof. Interior fixtures throughout the bank are made of solid mahogany and lend a very rich and attractive appearance to the es. tablishment.
 The bank was established during the early days of gold mining in this district and at a time when the cir. culating medium of the Territory was principally gold dust and mink skins. Many who visited the bank at the time Of the opening of it's new uuar. ters could recall the days when it was common thing for large pokcs of dust to come in from Gold Creek and other placer working to bc exchanged for cash at Behrcnds. This bank leads all the banks of Alaska in the amount of deposits.
 From the beginning of his location at Juneau Mir. Behrcnds has been firm In his faith that here will be located the commercial center of a rich and populous section of tho country. and In all that he has done he has built with the permanency of the country and Juneau it's center. in mind. His unbounded faith In Juneau Is shown by the fact that he Is one of the Iarg. est realcstatc owners. He has always been leader among the progressive element of the country. encourag ginE the prospectors and otherwise con. tTibuting in personal energy and
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Mount Andrew and Hadley copper properties have also become shippers again at increased capacity.
 1915 Outlook.
 (From The Empire of August p
 Alaska at the present time is on the crest of an unparalleled era of good times, according to statistics made public today by the United States customs house, and the cold fig ures show that trade between the Territory and the Uinted States and Canada will be two and one-half times greater for 1915 than for 1914.
 Tt is already by far the biggest year the Territory has ever had, in its commerce." said Collector John F. Pugh this morning, and the amount of exports and imports may reach three times the figures of last year before the year Is over."
 The increase of gold production, the development of railroad, agriculture and forest enterprise, and the steady gain in population have worked to bring about the doubling of the busi. ness. table showing the value of products shipped from Alaska to the United States and Canada for the seven months ending July 31, follows:
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more us" of our local banks than they have in the past. Increased de posits mean increased power to loan money in this community for our mu- tual benefit. Our position is one of good will and support of the public, the strength of which support is rep. resented by our total deposits. The more deposits we can keep in this To- cality by lending to merchants and others. the more nearly we feel that we are fulfilling our obligations to inc community. as n banks usefulness is measured largely by the assistance
 1t gives it's local enterprises.
 Up to. say four years ago. Juneau had remained. as far as the naked eye could discern. in a dormant condition Tor many years. It was true that our old timers could sec value in their real estate holdings. but it was only prospective value. Tn these days it was said that some former resident of this place who had moved to New York had heard that new house had been built here IL was reported that the former resident intended to return to find out if such was the
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Thomas E. Kennedy
President First National Bank

Thomas F. Kennedy. president of the First National Bank. of Juneau. and vice president of the First Terri. torial Bank of Alaska, is a young man who has made good in Alaska. He Is native of San Francisco. and had his first banking experience in that city. where he was connected with the First National Bank when he left there to come to Juneau in 1912. He came to Juneau first as cashier of the First National Bank, and short ly aftcrward became president of the institution.
 The First Territorial Bank of Alas ka organized in 1913 was the first organization to take advantage of the then new law providing for the organ ization of Territorial banks. It is af. filliated with the First National Bank Of Juneau, of which Mir. Kennedy is President. The latter bank has de- posits exceeding $5OO,OO0 and the for mer's deposits are in excess of $25O,- OOO. The total assets of the two banks amount to about $1,OOO, 900. The largest stockholder in the First National Bank of Juneau is F. w. Bradley. of San Francisco, who Is president of the Treadwell Mining Company and the Bunker Hill and Sullivan mine in Wallace, Idaho.
 Mir. Kennedy has been largely re- sponsible for the remarkably success ful career of the two banks with which he Is associated and is an i'm. portant figure in financial circles in Alaska. He held the position of vice. president of the American Bankers Association for Alaska, and has a rep. utation for unparalleled good judg. ment and business ability.
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B. M. Behrends
Pioneer Banker and Merchant.

Enjoying the distinction of not only being the first banker in Alaska. but also holding the reputation of being one Of the foremost bankers in the Territory. B M. Behrcnds. president of the B. M. Bchrcnds Company. is today in the vanguard of both the commercial and financial interests of this largest of Uncle Sam's posses. sions. Mir. Berhends was born in Hanover, Germany. At the age of Iixtccn years he came to Nebraska and from there at the age of twenty. one came west to California. Mir. Behrends came to Sitka in 1887. and the next year became the manager of the sitka Trading Company. coming t' Juneau shortly after that to take charge of a branch of the same estab- lishment in this city.
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AlaskaMineralO Output

The official figures for the mineral production of Alaska for the last year have been announced by the govern ment. The gold output was $15.760.- 900. This shows an increase of $l4O.OO0 over the previous year Last year Alaska produced 21.45l ,OOO pounds of copper. which is a decrease of 209.O00 pounds under the preceding year. The total mineral output of the territory was $l9.119,OOO. This is a decrease from 1913 og $35S. 900. From figures now available. it is con- fidently believed that the present year will be the banner year for mineral production in Alaska. with fair chance that the value will double the figures for last year. This will be due in part to the increase in the gold output through late development in the vicinity of Juneau and elsewhere, but more particularly to the increase in copper production and price.
 Copper Shipments.
 It is estimated that copper ship ments from Cordova will continue at the rate of $2,00O,OOO a month, a record established in June, for the remainder of the year. The Sulzer
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fact. Since tha, time mining develop ments have been pushed vigorously. It's importance to Juneau is seen in its transformation into a thriving. bust ling business community. The pros pective value of real estate has be- come real. and loans are made on it for substantial Improvements. Our concrete buildings already erected at test to the fact that We are building for all time
 As land is the source of all wealth. it has always been considered the best security for credit. The devel- opment of the land requires labor. bank credit and capitalistic outlay.
 Agricultural land or surface rights are held in equities and mortgages by farmers and bankers respectively.
 Our mining land. figured in cubic measure at so much a ton. has been developed by means of large capital istic outlay. and is now owned abso- lutcly by the shareholders. The shares or mine owners are scattered from Juneau to New York and Lon don where the stock of the mines is bought and sold on the exchanges Many local miners and company em- ployecs are holding shares in our mines
 Land values estimated by the avail able quoted stock value of our three groups of producing mines exceed S66.500.00O. With all these mines within five miles of Juneau. we feel that we have a big. rich country with in a small radius.
 IL is confidcntcntly expected that the history of the great r~cadw"ll mines will be repeated in the course of years by ih" other present oper- ating companies.
 The patronage of our large mining companies is well divided among our three banks in this mining district. each of which is prepared to handle more business.
 E. M. Bchrcnds Bank was conduct. ed as private institution from tn" year l>N1 until it's incorporation in 1914. Its officers and directors are Mcssrs. E. M. BchrcndS. President J. R. Willis. Nicc-President. and Guy MCNaughton. Cashier
 The First National Bank of Juneau received its charter in the year lSaS. It's officers are Mcssrs. T. F. Kcnnc- dy. President: John Rcck. Vice Presi- dent; II. II. Post. Cashier. and K. IT. stevens. Assistant Cashier. MT. F. w. Bradley owns the controlling in terest in this bank
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John Beck
Mayor of Juneau.

The chief executive of Juneau. Mayor John Beck. has been a resi- dent of Juneau for l7 years. and dur ing all the years that he has called this his home. has ever been a boost CT for this country and its capital. Mayor Reck was born in Iowa and first came to Alaska in 1898. He is serving his second term as Mayor, and the record he Is making in of flee Is demonstrating to those who elected him that their confidence is not misplaced. Under this admins tration there will be many improve ments take place that will be for the betterment of Juneau. as there was last year. For five terms Mayor Reck was member of the city council and he has been a witness to the growth and development of the city that he has done so much to help foster. He is the Juneau manager of the Carstens Packing Company's business here, and has built up a large business for the company he so ably represents.
 He is vice-president of the First National Bank. a director of the First Territorial Bank of Douglas and Jul neau. Mir. Beck is also a heavy real estate owner in this city.
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almost year by President Wilson's administration. before he left the ser vice to become associated with the B. NJ. Behrends Bank, accepting the po- sition of vice-president.
 MT. Willis was married in Portland in 1902 and is a member of the Elks' Lodge and of the Masonic Lodge. He has just completed a fine new resi-. dence on Sixth Avenue, adjoining the residence of U. s. Commissioner J. B. Marshall. The house is in every way modern and is a very desirable addition to the repaidly increasing number of Juneau's fine residences.
 Mir. Willis Is serving his second term as member of the Juneau City Council, and as Vice-Mayor of the city. He is one of Juneau's public spirited citizens, and regarded as one of the strong forces of the city and of Southeastern Alaska.
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Juneau's S Growth:
SOME FACTS AND FIGURES

(NOTE- The following statistics were prepared for a booklet that was issued by the Juneau Commercial Club, and written by Lafe F.. Spray, a we'll known local newspaper writer. The best authorities estimate the present population of Juneau and territory adjacent to the town at over 5000: and within a radius of five miles at 10000. These last figures include Juneau, Douglas. Thane, Per Salmon creek. the Alaska Gold-Belt mining properties, and all those residing between these places and Juneau.-EDlTORD
 Population of Juneau-U. s. Census Report: 1890. 1.253: 1900. 1864: 1910. 1,644: City Directory estimate. 1914. 3.l2l: present population. 1000.
 Registration of Voters-l913, 532: 1914. 1.O15: 1915. 1.271'
 Assessment Valuations - 1912. $1,- 451,79O; 1913. s2.O73,235: 1914, $2.- S52,OoO; estimate for year 1915. s. 500,000. Tax rate ? per cent.
 New Buildings Erected 1913-14, cost S1,500.O0O.
 Bank CIearings- 1914, $26,O39.- 6SG49.
 PayroIIs-Two Juneau mines alone aggregate each month $150,00O.
 Juneau Imports-U. $. Customs Re ports for 1911. s655,1S 1912, $1,417,- BIO; 1913. $3,24O,6S1; 1914, $4,O17,71O.
 Juneau Postoffiee Receipts-Stamp sales and box rent only: March l, 1912, to March l, 1913, $S,2OO; March l, 1913. to March l, 1914, $12.5S3; March 1, 1914, to March l, 1915, $15,- PCS.
 Death Rate-About one-third of the
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A. E. Gurr
Cashier First Territorial Bank.

A. F. Gurr came to the position of Cashier of the First Territorial Bank of Douglas at the organization of that institution in 1913 from the First Ma. tional Bank of Juneau with which the First Territorial Bank Is closely asso. ciated. Before becoming connected with the First National Bank, Mir. Gurr was associated with the B. NJ. Beh. rends Bank in Juneau for five years. Mir. Gurr is prominent in both bust. ness and social circles of Juneau and Douglas. He resides at Douglas, where the main office of the First Territorial Bank Is located In it's own concrete banking building.
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incr. and the Territorial Board. rc. speCtir"ly. are prepared to give as good service To patrons and AS good protection [" dcpusiiorS as can be ob- taincd anywhere. Our Territorial Board consists of the Gov"rnor. tn" Secretary and the Treasurer of the Territory.
 The investment represented by our bank buildings k an evidence of the stability of the institutions. and our confidence of tn" continuance of the payrollS in this mining camp for many generations tO come
 With every reason to believe in Juneau. as growing business center, the people are beginning to make
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TliE GREAT industry of the Coun-
 try is gold mining. the product
 of which is shipped to the mint. Gold coin is returned to us. thus plaC- ing our banks on d permanent gold basis.
 IL is possible that some time We may prefer 10 use currency. but We know that We will always have the mint tu fall back on
 Mir. B. M Behrends was the first merchant banker in Alaska Today he is more widely known as banker than merchant. With the completion of his modern concrete building. the rooms of which are used exclusively for banking purposes. We may we'll say that th" pioneer period in banking is closed. and that a new period has be. gun.
 IT." combination Of National and Territorial banks both subject to in SpectiUn by the National Bank exam
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John K. Willis Nice-President B. NJ. Behrends
 Bank.

John R. Willis. vice-president of the B. M. Behrends Bank. began his Alaska experience some fifteen years ago. when he arrived at Ketchikan in July. 1900 and assumed the duties of his office as a deputy collector of customs. In April. 1903 he was trans ferred to Valdez, still as a deputy collector of customs. Later the same year he was transferred to Sitka. His promotions in the customs service
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President of Lhe First National Bank, June

In 1891 MT. Behrends started in business for himself. and opened a general store and bank at the loca. ton now occupied by the John Reck Meat Market. which he controlled for one year. In 1893 Mir. Behrends pur- chased his preselt location. and since that time has conducted one of the largest general merchandise stores in the Territory. The B. M. Behrends Store became the most ex- tensive Yukon outfitter in the days of the rush. and in that capacity led all the other stores in the Territory.
 As banker Mir. Behrends made his entry into Alaskan financial circles.
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cial strength and business integrity have caused those in the financial world everywhere to think of him when big Alaska things are being considered. In the largest meaning of the term. B M. Behrends is an Elm. plre builder. He is made of the sterling stuff that has characterized s" many of the pioneer developers whose orderly minds and untiring work have contributed cohesion and sound business principles to the march of Empire from the Atlantic to the Pacific. He is a big man who has played large part in laying the cor nerstonc of Alaska's future.
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The operating end. or plants of our mining and fishing industries make use Of our service chiefly for their To- cal disbursements and for their pay. roll accounts. It Is they who send money into Alaska, but it is to the miner. the merchant and the artisan to whom we look to keep it here to help build up our towns and local en. tcrpriscs.
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The First Territorial Bank, incor- poratcd in 1913, was the first bank organized under our Territorial bank ing laws. Its officers are Messrs. M. J. O'Connor. President; T. F. Kenne- dy. Vice President and A. F.. Gurr, Cashier MT F. w. Bradley is the banks largest shareholder
 The average total resources of our three local banks is shown by the following figures:
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JUNEAU's EoUABLE CLIMATE.

The clim@e of Juneau and sur. rounding country is tempered by the Japan current which washes the shores of Alaska along the Pacific coast. The winters are mild, the tenn. perature seldom falling below zero. and snow rarely lies on the ground at sea level beyond a few days at a time. The summer temperature is comfortable and refreshing. It is on. ly occasionally that 1t rises above 80 degrees at midday and the nights are always cool. The average annual rainfall Is about 75 inches.
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funds to the common good.

funds to the common good
 The people of Juneau have shown their faith and confidence in B. NJ. Behrends in many ways. With them his name has been a synonim for re- liability. stability. sanity and sound Judgment. Beginning with the in- corporation of the town in 1900 he was made municipal treasurer, and he has served in that capacity ever since. The people know that their funds are safe when B. NJ. Behrends has them.
 MT. Behrends long ago ceased to be a mere local figure. His courage, his faith in Alaska and his known finan
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and eventually into national financial circles in 1891 as president of the B. M. Behrends Bank. which is still op- crating under that name
 On December 2l. 1914. this bank was moved into its fine new quarters
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were rapid and regular. He was spec ial deputy collector of customs under Collector Hobart. and was appointed collector of customs by President
 Theodore Roosevelt to succeed Mir. Hobart. He was retained in office for
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Juneau will become the Butte of the Northland. Within a few years 1t will have population of 30,OOO persons. -President IT. F. Alexander of the Alaska Pacific Navigation Company in an authorized statement
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deaths occurring in Juneau during the year 1914 were by accident or from other unnatural causes. Excluding these the death rate for the period mentioned is S75 per thousond.
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In 1914 the woman suffrage law was in effect and 200 women regis tered for the election. In 1915, 300 women registered.
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MT. Kennedy is unmarried. He is a member of the Elks' Lodge. and is prominent in everything that counts for the advancement of the Gastineau Channel cities.
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The Alaska Daily Empire prints more Alaska news than any other pub licatlon.
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Total ........................ $S.174.654 The gold and silver shipped for the same period is valued at I6.496,925. The exports show the same large gain.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-03-27
Cast Your Vote For Good Roads on Al49(

flood Of health, wealth and
comfort flows to every com.
munity who has them.
Before the next issue of
the Banner appears, the PEG.
pie will have decided the
question. We fervently hope
and confidently believe that
in our next issue, we will
have the great pleasure of
publishing the record Of
VICTORY for GOOD
ROADS in the Parish Of st.
Mary.
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Teachers Examinations.

Examinations for white teachers
will be held on April 5. 8. 7: ana
for colored teachers April =, ., ~.
xaminations mus. be written IL
ink and applicants will be graded
mon penmanship exhibited In
their papers. -. -, =.
The following are the subjects
for the various grades OF certin-
Special High School subjects las
applied for) English Grammar
and Composition. Theory anu
Art of Teaching.
First Grade Certificates: Plane
Geometry, Higher Algebra, High.
o. Arithmetic, English, Grammar
Composition, History OF the
United States, Contribution o.
| Louisiana, Political and PhyslcaI
Geography, Physiology and n.y.
/ oiene. Spelling. Penmanship
Theory and Art of Teaching
second Grade Certificates. Eie'
mentary Algebra, Arithmetic
| English Grammar and Composi
lion History of the United States
1 Geography. Physiology and ny
oiene, SpaliDg, Penmansnip
Theorv aud Art Of Teaching.
Third Grade Certificates: Arith
j metic, English Grammar an
Comp position. History OF the onl
ted States, Geography, Phys1olo
ey and Hygiene, Spelling, rem
manship, Theory and Art
Teaching.
: D. N. FOSTER.
Parish Superintendent
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-03-27

> GOOD treatment for cold settled in
.ha ,nnoa ia a HERRICK'S RED PEP
DER POROUS PLASTER applied to
,ha cheat to draw out inflammation and
BALLARD'S HOREHOCND sYKuP
70 relax tightness. You get the two
r 70 for the price of one by buying
The dollar size Horehound Syrup; there
il porous plaster free with eacn bottle'
Sold by Foster Drug Co.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-03-27

The 8. I. Dupont de Nemours
Powder Company has an,
that beginning on Apill
"a an increase Of 20 per cent IN
- oes would be granted to every.
6lovee on the various plants OF
company throughout tue
cnnstrv The increase will a1ec'
81 stween Is, 600 aud 1o,ooo inen'
Good news.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-03-27

The New York division OF the
.commission for Relief in Bel.
oium, has sent out the report
that there are now more than l.
soll 600 destitute people in Bel.
g;,m and that the bread line tnat
e fed bv the Commissions-plac.
mo one person behind the other
is now 600 miles long. Ina.,
every day, the number who e., can %
nav d;mi.ishes and the bread line
larothens Within a few months,
It Is estimated, the line will Of
2 500 miles long, which VIII leac'
erom New York to Salt Lake Clty
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-03-27
TOMBS AND
VAULTS

Brick and Concrete Tombs
and Vaults. Reinforced con.
crete posts with galvanized
chain. Marble and Granite
Slabs and Monuments turnl'
shed and erected.
ORvILLE W. ALPHA,
Phone 90 Franklin, Lid
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The French consul at New "
leans is. abusing and calling ugly
names to American citizens "a
French parentage because they 90
not % to France and fight the Ger.
man inyaders. He says tnas
FrenchMen who live 10 ne"
Orleans. and their Descendants,
who will not 60 fa france anu ns -
her battles, are towards.