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EDITORIAL PAGE
Ol'R SUDDEN SUCCESS
That Americans are now "livitig
at a moment of transient in
dustrial prosperity based on the ab
normal conditions of war time" is
plain to all citizens whose view is
tinobscured by political considera
tions. That present conditions in
American industry and finance
would uave come about if there
had been no war in Europe?, or that
they wiU continue unchanged after
the wir's end, is not believed by
any intelligent and unprejudiced
American.
Yet for expressing these evident
truths end others like them at a
gathering of business men in Chi
cago recently, ex-Ambassador
Myron T. Her rick has been called
a "calamity howler" and accused of
misrepresenting facts for political
effects, the accusation being said 10
"emanate directly from the White
Koust." Under the circumstances,
it was not strange that H». Herriek
look occasion, in his message to the
Ohio Manufacturers' Association at
Columbus, to repeat his assertions
and reaffirm their truih.
But the country is uiidtr uo de
lusion regarding the present spurt
ot prosperity. The people know it
is far from being permanent, uo
matter what the national adminis
tration and its organs may say. The
public has not yet forgotten that
two years ago, months before the
war bicke out, democratic news
papers were busily denying that
times v;ere bad, or charging that
bad times had been intentionally
brought about by "big business" to
discredit the democrats and their
tariff As is well remembered, the
administration and its supporters
were <«u!ck to blame the war for
the industrial demoraliz-tim and
unemployment crisis of iasi winter.
If it is their desire to ascribe to
their own efforts, rather than to
war conditions, the industrial re
vival that set in last spring and
has been increasing ever since, as
the warring nations have been
forced to patronize the American
market more and more extensively,
they will have a hard time persuad
ing thinking citizens to that way of
thinking.
If Mr. Herrick is wrong and the
White House is right, if the pros
perity of the moment is normal and
permanent rather than extraordi
nary and transient, why should
President Wilson be so concerned
for its preservation beyond the war
period that in his recent address to
congress he Tepeatedly and earnest
ly recommended, as means to that
end, government ownership of mer
chant vessels, closer commercial re
lations with Latin America, more
liberal treatment of railroads and
abou* everything ha could think of,
except a protective tariff?—Cleve
land Leader.
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NOT FRIGHTENED
It is estimated that tho British
government is trying to get hold
of about a billion dollars' worth of
American securities, with the
idea of using them in the
American market so as to
held exchange. Whelietr these
securities 'will bo sold out
right or used as a basis for loans,
the British officials decline to say.
The general guess is that they will
not all be sold, If any of the amoun
should bo. But it is remarkable ho
the attitude of tho American mar
kets has changed in about a year.
Last slimmer a good many of the
American stocks were sold by Brit
ish holders, but the price has rath
er gone up since then. An 1 a year
before, all the stock markets in
this country closed rather than face
the threat of the expected "flood"
of such securities from Europe. The
difference is that Americans have
gained confidence in themselves, an
Europe is gaiuing more confidence
in our ability to hold our Own, if
necessary.—Ex.
Ml I U ORE IX SIGHT
AX Tin: MIDAS MIXH
Vuldez, Jan. 7—That *he Midas
copper mine on Solomon gulch,
across the bay from Valdez, will
be one of the biggest copper pro
ducers in Alaska is the belief of
those who are qualified to speak
.with authority. The property is
owned by the Granby Smelling Co.,
an international syndicate composed
of New England and Eastern Can
ada capitalists.
The Midas was taken over by
the Granby company nearly two
years igo -when they paid local resi
dents $123,000 foT thj property.
Since taking over the property the
Uranby company has spent another
$200,000 in equipping it .with an
aerial tram, ore bunkers, miue
buildings, and in development work.
The tram is about five and a half
miles in length and conveys the
ores from the mine to the ore bunk
ers ou the beach.
During the past year a consider
able force of miners were kept busy
doing development work, and it is
reported that about two hundred
Miousand tons of ore has been
blocked out. About two thousand
fee* cf tunnel has been driven and
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PHIL ABRAHAMS
INSURANCE
REALTY
COLLECTIONS
G-EN'L AGENT
NOTARY Public |
in office
4th Avenue. Skagway j
a depth f 500 -c ' low the
surface Jhowing-j Some of
the ot-G returns aa high as
10 iter i-ut, but :ut expected
to aver; .« that t The values
have b( a found u iiK.ease with
depth.
The Grariby Smolti company is
one of the big copper producing
conctin. of America, owning mines
in Southeastern A:.-ska and Anyox
and Cir id Forks, II. C. The com
pany's i lines on 1'iince of Wales Is
land, / iska, have been steady
produ -i . for se\eral years. The
Granby smelters are now producing
at the rate of 42,""0,000 pounds of
blister copper annually. The An
yox mil employ;; an average of
nine h': ulred men during the en
tire yeai.
Iu u recent statement to the
stockholders of the Granby com
pany, 1 ..ink M. Sylvester stated
that the Midas mine was in shape
to produce but that no ore hud
been shipped owi g to ths scarcity
of o-e carrying boats. The capacity
of the smelter at Anyox has J)*5011
increased and it is expected that
ahipnic ts will bo made regularly
from I: Midas beginning next
spring. The c ;>any employs
one sUmer and ii n reported that
the iiur ,ase of a ';cr boat is con
templatt d in order to convey the
Midas t rs to the smelter.
The company is said to be on
courag: g the de> loyment of cop
per properties in lutheastern Al
aska ni .1 north irittih Columbia
and a > dealing liberally with
lie IB LIE
MhHfil l«
Seatt.t, Jan. 4—Thomas Sam
mons, United Suites consul gen
eral a* shanghai, -uiived in tlie
city l.f week fi. a i>rief stay,
duiii.g tviiich he h address the
foreign bureau of the Chamber
or" Commerce and s attle shippers
-t a In H'ueou in ti.-j Hutler cafe.
Cous.:l sammo.s, who has re
presented the Ur..,-U States iu the
Far East for more than eleveu years
oclievos the tirnu is ripe for the
failed States to : enure much of the
Oriental trade, li: European. war
has kt\t the at! at ion of Euro
pean couutric-s pretty much to
theuutlvcs, ho points cut, while
there \ uothing now to prevent the
United States from divelopiug trade
coaditions with u -o Orient and es
pecialiv China.
According to Consul Summons,
the Ci led State* :ud England
stoed ;one among tlie foremost
comine al nations as showing in
creases in China ti;;de in 1914.
China'^ increase*. exports to Am
erica, wever, \. i.e. practically
raae'e • of shipni<..;U> of gold to
Xe-.v V in coimectk. w ith hank
ing activities at Shanghai.
"England has held about 50 per
cent oi China's t.\.d«: Japan about
30 per ut, while the United States
has h; .1 about lj per eeut," said
Consul sammoii;. last j.ight at the
ButlT lotel.
"Im, its oi China amount to
about I per c ,t;:, while those
Of Jap amouu. io about $6.
With';! the last Jit. years the im
per'; t. : China have increased from
10 c< ■ .s per c . ta to the pres
ent ii .e. it i- i.ij belief fhat
within luo next i.."tetu years wo
shall ii.crease se imports to
55 or .• per cap t
"Ch' a is now undergoing the
process: of c-volut n tl it Japan has
alread. passed through. The Chi
nese c » a very conservative peo
ple, aiu' the J:i; nero have ac
| coniDls .'d their i ment con
sideraLlv faster.
' N«u y two-thtrda of the Cai
nesj> in :"irts now consist of cot- ,
ton go< Within a short time, !
however, much of these cotton gooda
will bo manufactured la Qhina,
v/hlch a, ill materially leseea the
imports of this staple, hut if Ja
pau is au example, China's develop
ment will increase the importation
of other lines."
The Things That Count.
What, when our time comes, does it
matter whether we have fared dainti
ly or not, whether we have worn soft
raiment or not, whether we have a
great fortune or nothing at all, wheth
er we shall have reaped honors or been
despised, have been counted learned or
ignorant as compared with how we
may have used that talent which has
been In tins ted to us for the Master's
service? What shall it matter, when
eyeballs glaze and ears grow dull, if
out of the darkness may stretch a
hand and Into the silence may come a
voice: "Well done, thou good and faith
ful servant. Thou hast been faithful
over a few things. I will make thee
ruler over many things. Enter thou
into the Joy of thy Lord."—Henry
George In Social Problems.
No Alleviation.
A belted earl was In the habit oi*
playing golf dally at Musselburgh.
This gentleman had contracted some
ailment which made bis head always
shake n little. Frequently be had had
occasion to rebuke Ills caddie for ex
cessive Indulgence In alcoholic liquors,
and one day he spoke to him very
sharply "Robert you are drunk to
day. It is a disgrace. You are very
drunk!"
"Drunk!" replied the caddie. "I know
1 am drunU. but I'll be sober tomorrow.
You're daft, at:d you'll never be right!"
—Dundee Advertiser.
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leges e oye<l by tlie married women
of her set? Sultor-I can give her
town niul country bouses, motorcars,
a string of polo ponies and dancing les
sons at o:ice. and a divorce and alimony
within I wo years.—Life.
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