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VOL. XI Nov. 28, 1913 No. 48 
Ir a Man Owns a parcel of land has he the right 
to use 1t as he will? li a parcel of wood land has by 
tortunate purchases become one’s property may one de- 
nude it of its tree growth without regard to the will and 
wishes of the public? According to the commercial stand- 
ards of the day and the short-sighted policies of com- 
munities this is possible and a man is acting well within 
his rights! But there are regrets. A piece of woodland 
is a natural asset of all the people. In the days that are 
before us this community must regulate the tree-cutting 
crusades of industrious men. America has not yet 
awakened to the value of its forests, but the residents of 
the North Shore ought to know that the beautiful shore 
and its wooded knolls have made the communities as 
prosperous as they are. Woodman, the land is yours. 
‘he wood and the trees are yours, but is there no other 
way out? Can you not find a profit in the land other- 
wise? Woodsman, spare the trees. 
Tue Appitions to Boston’s shipping are increasing 
with astonishing rapidity. Hardly a month during the 
year 1913 but the Hub has had a new steamship line 
open negotiations for accomodations at that port. Each 
new line means another link of a foreign country with 
New England; every new ship docking in Boston means 
the broadening of a company’s service. From all the 
trade centers eyes are turned on Boston—even New 
York is looking up from its prosaic task of making 
money to scan the Hub horizon to see just how much 
growth is promised New England by the coming of new 
lines and steamers. The activities of the port directors 
are bearing fruit in no unmistakable manner; a few ships 
that “were the largest in the world” will make Boston 
their terminal, The growth of the port has been all but 
sensational—there are but few local movements that have 
kept pace with the rapidity with which Boston has come 
to the front. ‘This is all for the common good of New 
England; we will all share the benefits derived from a 
busier Boston. 
EACH oF THE Four funnels of the Aquitania, which 
will be the biggest British liner, is large enough to allow 
a vessel the size of the Comet, one of the first steam- 
ships ever built, to pass through. The smoke that will 
pu.. thiouga the four funnels will cost a lot of money 
every year, 
WHICH OF THE IMMIGRATING races really benefit the 
United States by remaining in the country? This is a 
question nearly everyone is more or less interested in 
and one which immigration officials are continually er- 
perimenting with. Recent statistics from them on the 
subject of immigration show that the Jews, more than 
any other one race of people, stay within our borders 
once they have immigrated here. For the 15 month end- 
ing with the last of September the Jewish immigration 
was 153,185; in the same period only 8452 left the coun- 
try. This would indicate that despite the fact that the 
Jews may be ambitious to reinhabit Palestine they find 
the United States the country of their choice. Accord- 
ing to figures the Hebrews stay in this country to a more 
marked degree than any other nation. Some races are 
not inclined to stay in this country and therefore are of 
little real worth to its success. ‘Their aim is to gather 
plenty of the American “long green” and then depart to 
sunny Italy or some other foreign clime. In the year 
mentioned immigrants from southern Italy took prece- 
dence in point of numbers; their total was 320,710. The 
actual addition to the population of the country was far 
less, however, as the number emigrating from these 
shores of the same nationality was 92,783. The Polish 
people as a rule remain here much longer than other na- 
tions. In the past year about 86 per cent. of the Ger- 
mans who reached our shores remained; 104,239 came in, 
with an emigration of 14,854. Thus it is seen that the 
race which provides the largest immigration in any given 
period does not necessarily indicate the proportion of 
those who remain here. 
AFTER ALL OF THE PRESSURE brought to bear through 
publicity agencies upon the interstate commerce commis- 
sion to grant the 5 per cent increase in railroad rates, 
it has to be remembered that the commission sits as a 
judicial body and will base its decisons, like a court, upon 
the evidence presented. Such at least is the theory of the 
law. As the hearings continue, the testimony on both 
sides will be exhaustive and educational as well. The 
country has been flooded with biased statements and mis- 
leading’ statistics on the subject, from interested sources 
—all for the purpose of creating public opinion. The 
commission will ignore all this material and test every 
bit. of evidence as it goes along. To this no one can take 
exception. It is generally realized, however, that before 
many years have elapsed the commission’s attitude will 
have done much to determine the final judgment of the 
country on the question whether railroads can be regu- 
lated by the government and at the same time be made 
profitable enough to their stockholders to preserve the 
system of private ownership. 
QUEEN ALEXANDRA knows a thing or two. King 
George wants that the Dowager-Empress of Russia 
should live with her permanently at Sandringham, and 
{ue Empress has offered to pay $12,000 a year for the 
privilege, but the Queen-Mother insists that she wiil 
only entertain her sister as a guest. 
Tue Boston AND MAINE receivership gossip is dis- 
concerting to small share holders but such rumors ought 
not to alarm. It is unthinkable that the N. Y. N. H. & H. 
R. R. will refuse to lend its credit to avert the crisis. 
In THE LecrurE CoursE at Beverly Farms the or- 
ganized forces of the community have been set at work 
and the proabilities are that a series of good entertain- 
ments will be held this winter. 
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