Valdez Daily Prospector
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Prospector Publishing Co.
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One Dollar \wr Month: Twelve Dollars per Year
TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1912.
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THE GREATER VALDEZ.
The eily council at its last :
ni**«>t inn- took I h<> first definite i
•deps with tin' end in viow of lak-l
ing tlie Reservation into the town I
.•f Valdez without longer waiting}
tin' action of congress granting!
flic town permission t«» extend its !
limits. The city fathers think
I hey have discvoerod a way by
which lhey can accomplish this
most desirable end. They have
figured that by the lirst day of}
July the city ran be placed front
of debt, and, with I he sanction of
the court, disincorporate the
present municipality. A vole can
I lien be taken by the residents of
both Valdez and the Reservation i
to incorporate as one. einbrae- [
inp the limits of both places. To j
this end the question will be tak-j
•mi np with Judgft ('ushmau in j
order that disincorporation of lliej
present town can be undertaken
as soon after the first day of.Inly;
n< possible.
In taking these steps the conn
•• iI i< carrying out the wishes of.
the people generally of both the!
city and the Reservation. I>ivid— i
<*d ;is we now are Valdez fails in ;
many ways where she should sue- j
eeed. The imaginary line run-J
ninp between the city and tlici
Reservation has in many respects J
proved as vorilaldc an obslrue-j
fion as a stone wall. llv reason!
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of this im,aginary line Valde/. j
ranks as the fifth or sixth town i
in Alaska, while it. should be the. I
third. The Prospector is in!
hearty accord with the movement j
and hopes greater Valdez will be-j
come a realization of a long pro-'
.jecled movement, before another -
winter's mantle covers Ibis beau-'
lifnl spot.
COURT REFORMS.
I'i'i>111iin1 iiI lawyer- from lliirly
s(al«*s an* meeting in <Iliira^i»!
willi III!* hope i»f expedil in^r court!
business a 11 • I ; i < * i' < m 11111 i s 11 i 11 \
••hand's in |>i*«i«*l ii*«* I hat will
make .just ii*«* surer ami <|iii<*k«,r.;
This luiiff lias heeu insisted upon1
hy President Tafl. ami from lime
lo linn* dilated upon |»y (!<»I«m«• I
rli. though il is iioi i111 —
prohahle I hat h<* 111a> imw «11y
il.
Kncumhered with the arruum
laleil technicalities ami hinder-'
iiiff customs ami hahils of many
years, (lie courts jrrind slow in-j
Heed, ami Hie prist is md al-!
ways of einineiil quality. There,
is propriety in considerable ile- j
liheraleness of court nio\ enienl : •
liasle is dangerous. Caul ion ami!
ahumlam dehalc are as nec-;
essary in court afTaii's as in leji- j
islali\e mailers. Ihouph in legal'
alTairs I lie pal lis are fairly well]
marked. The trouble seems lo he j
thai pitfalls, hurdles, nouses and |
hlimi trails ha\e been roiislrurl-j
ed aloiiK these paths and nil-'
.scrupulous lawyers hide here and i
there along the horder lo make j
douhly dangerous tile impedi-;
menls and the shares.
\ comparatively uniall amount,,
• if simplidealion in courl pro-j
eeedtire will 11 «• 11 • mueli I own imI]
111 • • desired end. llti | I ho frreal-'
est need nf reform is ainoiiK Hi*1 i
lawyers Iheinselve.x. Tin1 liar as
sociation* of ihr country have it
williin llieir power, working in,
co-operaI ic»it willi .jud^c*, In Kiv |
In iln- courts a new ami happier j
aspect i lid I quickly will reinstall'
I horn in the public conlldenco. !
I'ol lifopKinK -tin«l trickery arc im»- j
nponsihln for much of the rrili-i
rjsin of judges ami juricH, and 1
the lawyers arc responsible for'
it. though now ami Ihcn il does
seem as if .imljre* iniKlit exereise
iheir authority in checking it.
.fud^ex, however, are human he
in/i>. ami they depend largely up
on I lie public's Rood will for Hie
posll ions,
K\ery lawyer or liliKanl aiwr
ei| by n .indue"* ruling u«»es out
of I lie eoiirt room to make votes
x^.iiUst that .indue, ami the whole
"Dilation will he infinitely worse'
in !Ii•• event that an unlhinkinu j
puhlie emlorvcs either the recall]
«>f decision* or the recall "fi
judges, i
INCREASING TRADE.
An inleresliiiK document is the J
monthly report of Thomas Na
vies, port warden of Heal lie. In
every case fho umwlli and devcU
opmenl in Heal lie's conunerce in
seen. Tin' flKtii*«*s for the Hrsl
three iii< * 111 lis of the present year
ar«.' particularly interesting as re
lates to Iho now development in
Alaska. For 111 is period I lie im
ports and e\ports show an in
crease. (o the valuation of 9(15-1,
(iI(> over the same period last
year and this does not include
the copper ores hilled to Tacoma.
Figuring the same ratio for the
entire year the increase in Alas
ka trade will foot, up ovty two
million and-with the copper will
equal several millions addition
al. And last year's increase was
thought m he phouominal.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
f,e| ns all wcipk tor a greater
Yaldez.
According to I lie Colonel, The
odore Roosevelt is a great man.
Il«' is poor indeed who knows
only Uie jinple in his own pocket.
Tlii' houn' dawg appears In be
gelling all I he ribbons al I hi'sev
eral primary bench shows.
Judging from press reports
the "Son of Heaven" has wander
ed a long way from: home.
Senator Loriiu'er gels anoth
er eoat of whitewash but- the
black spnls si ill show through.
The Column doek. in Sent lie,
appears I«» have been subsidized
by Mm- seiiMit ional newspapers.
As I lie days roll by ii looks
more and more «s if Missouri will
have (lie honor of furnisliing a
president. j
Having marehed lip the hill.!
Hen. Oro/.eo's army is marchingi
itown again, bill with an acceler
ated nioveuienl.
A li;-rlil vote is predicted in the
Ohio primaries. Can ii be Ohio
iins have lost all interest in the
llepublican parly?
Wliaf Mr. Taff. lias done with]
I In* larilV <picslion while in olVice
is li'ss interest inK than wlial. tlioj
I a rill" will do I •» him litis fall.
President Tafl will miss Ili<* |
liclpiiiK hand of Uoss <!ox in his;
!>hio campaign. lml lie can slilli
I<> business in Owens county.
II is I«»<» had In*, flunk. of North j
I'nle lame, i» in Kurnpe wln»n J
I here is Ml much need of cheerful'
liars in the present campaign.
This is I lie season when e\_
l»erls are ready In pronounce
lheir judgment on how the pla
•ial si renin can he conl rolled.
Willi time on his hands Dr.
Wiley in iff hi make an examina
tion of Ihe trusts. Some nf Ihein
while disolvcd can still he seen.
The carpenter and the parden
i*r are I lie two busy elements in
Vahlez population, likewise the
I'wners of sail and power bonis.
If you want lo know Ihe son
linient of the American people on
Tafl succeeding himself, read in
Poe.'s poem Ihe remark of I ho
raven.
A customer walked into IJn
difr's Ihe other night and asked
fnr a quarter's worth of dog meal,
was served and Louie don't see
the joke.
Tin* only free Ihiiir thai fins
opposition is free lulls for coast
wise vessels using Ih»» Panama
canal. But then then? arc the
railways.
They nre not running (lenrfce
Arte for governor as a ,i<»k«*. It. is
rather wilh the Men his messages
will he unintelligible t«» I In* Kng- |
I i.-h reader.
This is tIk* ilay Taft will real- |
i/.r fli«* cosl of his assoehilion |
wilh Hmss Cox in Cleveland. The
pi'i11114* rcmemher "Hip nnpaint
«•»I school houses."
Till' earth ina> rcn««p ils revo
Inlions in I. as I'rof. tinner
predicts, bid we arc cciiain In*
diil 11 o | impure i n I > • I lie polilical
condition* of IIm* Sonlli American
republic*.
And now an inlerprclor of
Roosevelt says that I ho Colonel's
definition of progressive is a gen
eral movement for another lerm
in Iho Whilo House. After all,
llicn, progressive whist and pro
gressive politics are synonymous
terms.
O. K.
The earth's all right.
There is no doubt;
The lettuce has
]iegtm to sprout.
—Del roil Free Press.
WV have our dmibt
It all is right.
Our radishes
Are not in sighl.
John Hence bought a big <>ut.
lit a I HI urn's which ho will take
to tin- Shoup bay section, where
he will develop prospects held by
hi in.
THE MAJESTIC
AMUSEMENT CO.
H. C. DAVIS, Mgr.
Complete change of program on
8undayt Tuesday and Thursday
Week days one show at 8 p. m.
Sundays two shows at 8 and
9:15 p. m.
VAUDEVILLE SPECIALTIES
PICTURES WORTH WHILE
Jack Surryhne, Musical Director.
INDEPENDENT MESSENGER Co.
•nd
VALDEZ VACUUM CLEANING Co.
LATOUCHB & PECK. Mora.
Office Smythie's Tailor Shop I'hone" 102
Service lo All Pirtt ol Town. C«ll» Aniwered Promptly
Boiioeu Confidential
House and Carpet Cleaning
Valdez Sheet Metal Works
Manufacturers of
YAKSHAW STOVES
Plumbing, Steam and Hot
Water Heating, Pumps and
Well Point*.
Sheet Metal Work of Every
Description, Hose Valves,
Iron Pipe, Fittings.
MINING ENGINEER
L. W. STORM. E. M.
VALDKZ. ALASKA
Reports on Minks
Patmnt Surveys
Q E N E SAL. MlNINO E NOINB KRINO
'Phonb No. 10a
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
□nice in Harrington Hlclg.
on Water Front Kos- l'lione. l«9
MISCELLANEOUS
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
/K.&.
Meet every Tuesday evening nt 8 o'clock In
Ka«rle Hull All members request e.l l° nt
tend D. If. SLKKM. ArticChlcf
Valdes Lodge
No 168.
Free and Accepted Masons"
KcKUlur Communion Ions first Wednesday In
each month in McKlnley Hull. Visitors ulwuys
welcome.
.lames H, Patterson,, W. M
C. C. Reynolds. Sec
I.0.<
O.F.
V ihftfnir nntl local Odd Fellows arc re
quested to rexl.ster their mime with the
V tilde z Odd Fellows' Club. Iteuular
meetings. first and thin] Monday.
Call on P. H. HrrNT. Secretary.
FOE
VAI.DK/. AKRIK No. 1WT!
Mwl rvrry Friday* H i». in. Knirle Hall
BUY YOUR BREAD at
VALDEZ BAKERY
Nothing but bent mntoriulM used.
FRESH BREAD DAIL\
All kindw of f'iiknH, Pirn, Wo.
mnde to order
WOOD A HENRICH, Prop..
Fagerberg Bros.
NIZINA, ALAHKA
General Merchandise
Miners & Prospectors Supplies
Fresh Good«--Re«»onab1e Prices
FRESH EGGS
Do You Enjoy Eating Fresh Laid Eggs?
We have just started a Chicken
Ranch and will be able to supply
our customers with Fresh Eggs
EVERY EGG GUARANTEED
Our chicken ranch is located in our window
so see for yourself.
Copper River
Draying Co.
Freighting ami passengers to all parts
of the inicrl-»r. General Trucking
bid. Wood, - . Proprietor
Mclvinlcy St.- Valdez
|1«up Hotel
'SEATTLE
Cm as. Perry, mm.
THE BEST Or EVERYTHING
in the lfEtirr or TDtcnr >
135RooMsWiraRmi-505*HPiiRooMS
WhenJInJSeward {Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON. Phop.
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave Siwaro, Alaska
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FISHER'S BLEND
FLOUR
AT
DOUGHERTY & FER6US0N.
PHONE 2.
Valdez Undertaking Co.
Undertaker, Embalmem
Funeral Directors
Phone M8 GEO. ROBB1NS, Mgr.
Steam Heat Electric Light*
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furnished Room* All Modern Convenience*
Good -riir niirrrT G °0 d
Goods I fit, DUrrtl Goods
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
A LIj KINDS OF
Native and f f Tll/ID 17 D and Building
Puget Sound LV/ IYIOIjIv Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry
the
Tairbanks Bar
George Krau, Proprietor
Pool, Cigars, Liquors
Courteous Treatment Phone 100
I
Ingram & Bush h£<!i"rive Cigar
Just Arrived Direct from the]
Factories a Large Shipment of
1NTEGRIDAD, Rex, Regal* EL SIDELO, Senator*, Millionaire*
SMOKECRAFT, Reina Victoria, Delmonico BELMONT, Monarch
REPRESENTA, Medio. Full Value, Madrid
Box Trade Solicited at Seattle Prices
Special Price To The Trade
We do a
general
Banking
Business
S*BLUM & ©1
— INCORPORATED —
BANKERS
CAPITAL $ 2 00.000.1°
Bank in
rear of
mercantile
department
We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest on Time Certificates of Deposit.