The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-19
ARCHANGEL, ASPORT,
RIVALS NEW YORK
War Brings Russia's Arctic
City Into Position Of First
Importance.
VESSELS CROWD HARBOR

WASHINGTON. oct. iS.-Further details
F, have been received at the state Depart
ment of the marvellous growth OF Arch
angel, Russa's Arctic seaport. since the
beginning II the war.
From comparatively unimportant
port II his suddenly developed into one
| enjoying 1 commerce that rivals that OF
New Yok. Before the war II WAS a
clearing house for fish, furs and timber.
and It's even IN those Things
was inoonsequential. 1t sent away these
produces in small volume and received
only tie small cargoes of outside goods
necessary for the existence OF Its mcagre
population.
with the impulse OF the war and the
necessity for bringing in supplies Arch
angei began to expand until to-day II -
| the marvel of the commercial world, and
is tie subject of a long important report
to the state Department fro". Henry u.
Baker, commercial attache at Petrograd.
Mr. Baier says:
"Arcalngol is tho only port Of Euro
pear Russia open for foreign business
by direct sea communication. and except
! Nladoyystok in eastern Siberia 1t has
| 10 rival in tho Russian Empire. From
u con taratively unimportant port about
Il ycit ago, dependent chiefly upon IT'S
sawmCs and fishing fleets for prosperity,
it has suddenly become one OF the most
impoCant ports In the world. %rivallins
ev.nINew York In the number and tom
nag. OF ships arriving and departing be-
tweH about May l II the close OF ice
REORGANIZATION.
1t the time of my visit in August,
writes the commercial attache, about
| l.1 large steamers were In port. and
abegt 800 have arrived since May. An
imGense number OF boats and bargcs are
alG engaged in river and canal navtga-
TOR, many OF them carrying as much As
..ee0 tons each."
iyr. Baker says there are t~hirty-iiv.
laRe piers In front OF the main part OF
The city. where there were only three OF
1cur a year ago, and more than 100 large
warehouses; have been built besides the
pers. He says there has been an in
efficiency OF piers and warehouses, and
that some ships arriving with cargoce
are compelled to lie out In the stream
for some weeks before they can unload
lone American steamer had to wait five
weeks to discharge. Preparations on 4
large scale are being made 10 care 70.
the traffic next spring.
IF Archangel were free from ice dur.
Ing winter It would be one of the tines,
ports in the world, since it has sixty {,
seventy miles OF river frontage available
Tor ships drawing up to twenty-five,
feet writes Mr. Baker. Moreover
through the magnificent system OF in.
lane waterways with which the Dwina
River is connected II is possible to shir
freight from Archangel tidewater tc
nearly all the principal towns in Russia
He reports that II Is the plan for The
coming winter to maintain the present
fortnightly service Of steamships by the
Russian-American Line from .Archange'
TO New York until the end of January
This would he accomplished by the US.
of ice breakers. Two of the largest II
the world are now at Archangcl anC
several other large ones are building In
England for use there.
"During the late part OF the season.
writes Mr.. Baker. 'incoming ships may
he allowed. a. they were last year, t.
get frozen in. unloading their cargoee or
the ice. which later Is broken to rcicas,
the ships" IL Is conceded that from thu
end OF January to May J II VIII Ice an.
possible 10 keep A~rvhaAgc! open toi
commerce.