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TL'KSDAY, OCTOItKR 8, 1012.
CONGRESS AND GOOD ROADS.
Logically the federal govern
ment should assist in (he niu
struct ion of a sysleni <>f great na
iional highways. The federal
government annually spends vast
sums «»f money in the improve
ment of waterways, designed to
facilitate inter-state commerce,
and yet the internal waterways
conserve I lie convenience of but
a fraction of the people, while in
terstate highways would benefit
many. Anything that logically
could be said in behalf of the im
provements of our internal wa
terways can equally as well be
said of the improvements of our
r<>ads running from one slate to
another, but thus far it is no
ticed thai congress has shown lnil
little disposition to help out oth
er means of transportation than
1hose of our internal water
courses.
True, here in Alaska, where our
only means of communication for
large areas of country, areas as
great as that of many of the larg
er states, is by trail or wagon
road, congress has set aside a
niggardly sum for the building
and maintenance of hundreds of
miles of military and post roads.
The sum total of the appropria
tions made has been hardly suf
ficient to properly build and main
lain the actually needed roads in
the smallest division of the ter
ritory.
No road is more needed or as
much traveled as that between
Vaidez .and Fairbanks. Had suf
ficient money been set aside to
complete this thoroughfare so as
to make it passable for both wag
ons and automobiles, summer and
winter, the river route from Fair
hanks, either up or down the riv
er, would be practically abandon
ed for all save the heavier freight.
Passengers would prefer lo come
< mi I I his way owing t<> 1110 saving
of time, ami the further fact that
Iho i-nulo i* open I ho year round.
Tin* building of such a road would
tend to open up I he country and
develop resources now latent. Un
fortunately, congress, in grant
ing us homo rule, so curbed our
taxing powers that we now, with
self government, llnd ourselves
unable to make such internal im
provements as wo may doom nec
essary for I tie advancement of the
territory's host interests. From
pa-1 experience we are led to
.judge that it would he a much
••asior task to tempt to convince
congress of the necessity of op
ening ('.upper River to navigation.
In the mouih of the (Julkana, Ihan
il would ho lo make a first-class
Ihnroughfare of the government
road from Fairbanks to Vahle/..
j\Ve ran only hope llial some day
our national law-making body can
In* made to see I h ■ • lip III as we
see il, and when that lime comes,
if there is not too much politics
in I he brew, we may hope for
something bolter. ^
Il would be unreasonable for us
to expect the federal government
to do as much for Us as wo find
the Dominion government is do
ing for the Yukon. Wo are not
a republic for nothing; along with
the sweets wo must take the bit
ter, and the latter is the gener
al neglect with which our parent
country treats its outlying pos
sessions.
LAUNDRY AND THE JUDICIARY.
Inasmuch as all of us nurse
with pathetic persistency the hope
that some day we shall have the
inofTablo pleasure of living on an
expense account, we are keenly in
terested in knowing by what pro
cess of logic the comptroller of
the treasury arrived at the decis
ion that federal judges and court
clerk#, in Alaska may not prop
erly have their laundry done at
the government's expense. Here,
. midway between the laundry ir
[ Alaska and the cashier at the cap.
ital, the ruling appeals to us a«
one of bureaucratic arbitrariness
. devoid of all justice, humanity ant
generosity.
If the parsimonious comptrol
ler of the treasury realizes thai
(here are some things, such a*
> food and domicile, that arc nec
' essary to employes en route, how
can lie rule that I lie washing ol
; the judicial shirt and collar, the
1 cull' with a domestic finish and
, I lie Irouser with razor-edged
i crease are not essential to the
1 proper administration of territor
r ial justice? Does lie suspect that
i \he (iuggenheiins run the laundry
1 and Morgan the pressery? Does
he expect the blind goddess to lake
the bandage from her eyes, roll
up her sleeves and get into the
suds? Or does he want judges
and clerks to perform their func
tions negligee, or fortified by
dickeys or celluloid linen?
Departmental beads in Wash
ington have done much to repress
Alaska; they have bottled up Con
troller bay and made the pos
session of a scuttle of coal an ex
Irailictable ofTense, but the limit
of officious meddling seems to
have been reached in this deplor
able instance of the judicial laun
dry. We rail for (iifford Pinehot
and all other I rue friends' of our
nortbland to see to it that jus
tice in Alaska need not sloop to
reversing cuffs and turning col
lars inside out. The lime lo con
serve our Alaskan judiciary lias
come. Let us act.
THE CONTROL OF THE PACIFIC.
Japan and Russia have come
to a new understanding in regard
to their Asiatic land spheres.
That fact in itself will cause no
surprise. The manner in which
these two powers have been draw
ing together since the Russo-Ja
panese war has been shown in the
gradually closer and more inli-1
mate treaties which have been
signed. There is every reason for
a mutual accord between them.]
Their issues have been fought out;
now only remains for them to
stand together lo keep the rest of
the world from their particular
preserves in Asia.
The point which attracts atten
tion in the treaty is that which
iprovides that the two govern
ments will act together in the Pa
cific. With our own very large
interests in this ocean, the Unit
ed Slates without getting excited
I about it, has every reason lo be
I interested in this clause. When
two foreign powers, one with a
|superlatively efficient navy and
II he other, Russia, spending $600,
|(>00,000 on new ships lo replace
[those lost in Ihe war, say they
will act in unison in regard lo
Ihe Pacific.
CARRYING COAL FOR THE NAVY.
The ports of Philadelphia, Bal
I inif »!•«», Norfolk and Newport
i News have heen selected by Hie
government for I ho shipping of
Ihe groat supply of 75,000 lops
of c al to ho sen I |o Manila be
fore Mareb I, 1013. Seven oargo
boats, each of 7,000 Ions rapacity,
have already been chartered, the
rate being £0.15 a ton, a price
which makos it fortunate thai
Manila householders do not have
to h. at f"»«r houses. Coal is
sometimes e.».ried cheaper, when
there is a return cargo to he had,
[but at Ibis Hgure American ships
jdiil not care fo compote, so that
I il was possible for foreign ves
Isols to gel the charier.
HOW TO MANAGE A HUSBAND.
I ______
A I.os Angeles woman saVs Ihe
secret of managing husbands lies
in never asking Ihem quest ions
Ihe moment they slop into the
bouse, especially questions about
where I hey have been or why they
are late. But from Ihe recent
divorce court records we sup
posed that all women have detect
ives to gather that information
those days, and do not put their
husbands through the Ihird de
gree.
■ ■
LOOAL BREVITIES.
Florence Sullivan returned from
Ihe states on the Mariposa. There
>va« no evidence of a Mrs. Sulli
van on hoard and, besides, Sully
didn't wear the worried expression
of a married man.
P. S. Hunt returned on the Mar
iposa aflor a number of ineffect
ual attempts to go over the lino
of Ihe Copper River railroad.
John Bouse, of Ihe marshal's
office, and Tom Scott, of the
clerk's office, will be Cordova pas
sengers op Ihe Mariposa.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
, Tom Blakney is in from hii
copper properties on Fidalgo bay
J He reports having laid out th<
cable for his tram and says h<
is making good progress in get
ting ready to make his proper! j
a shipping mine.
The trustees of the Hospital ol
Ihe Good Samaritan, meet at 1 lie
rectory tonight at 7:30.
Dr. Noble, the dentist, will savr
you money and do good work.
Weathor Report.
October 7, 1012.
Haroinetrie pressure 20.97(1
Temperature at 7 p. m...3i
Maximum temperature.. . .52
Minimum temperature.. . .27
Mean temperature I HO 1-2
[Clear, calm.
TIDE TABLES
Tuesday, October S.
High tides, 10:33 a. in., 10.50 p in
Low tides, 4:20 a. m., 4:30 px m.
Wednesday, October 9.
High lide, 11:13 a. in.
Low tides, 5:02 a. in., 5:25 p. m.
Thursday, October 10.
High titles, 11:49 a. ni ,1 1 :^8 p. in.
Low tides, 5:40 a. m., 0:03 p. in.
Friday, October 11.
High tides, 12:22 a. m., 12:22 p.m.
Low tides, 0:14 a. m., 6:42 p. m.
Saturday, October 13.
High tides. I :0i p. m., 12:55 p. m.
Low tides, 0:45 a. in., 7:25 p. in.
Notice of Annual Meeting.
. Notice is hereby given that the
I regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Royal Devel
opment Gold Mining Company will
be held at the office of the com
pany on Keystone avenue (Eli
Larson's residence) on Monday,
October 14, 1912, for the purpose
of electing a board of directors to
serve for the ensuing year and the
transaction of such other busines3
as may come before the meeting.
Meeting at 8 p. m. sharp.
JOHN EKEMO, Acting Scc'y.
Limited amount of treasury
stock of the Royal Development
Gold Mining Company for sale for
5 cents a share. Money to be used
for development work. Inquire of
John Ekemo, or phone James Pat
terson, 202.
Cable Offloe Hours.
Week days 0 a. m. to 9 p. m.
Sundays and holidays 9 to 10
• . m. and 5 to 6 p. m. ♦
PostofTlce Hours.
Week days 0 a. m. to 6 p. m.
Sundays and holidays 12 noon
to 2 p. m.
MINING ENGINEER
L. W. STORM. E. M.
VALDrnZ. ALASKA
FtKPORT* Off MlMKO
Patmht Surykyb
Q mmamAL. Mini no IEnqinkkrinq
Phomk No. 10a
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing Res. Phone. IR9
MISCELLANEOUS
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
Meet every Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock in
Kfttrin Hull All members requested to at
tend D. H. SLKKM. ArtlcChlef
Valdez I/Odge
No 168.
Free and Accepted Masons
Regular Communications first Wednesday lo
each month In MoKlnley Hall Vlsl' on always
welcome.
James H. Pnten "m,. W. M
C. C. Reynolds. 8co
1.0.1
&0.F.
Vand local Odd Fellown arc re
quested to register their nafne with the
Valde* Odd Fellows' Club. Regular
meetings. first and third Monday.
Call on P. H. HfTNT. Secretary.
vaidvz Aimia wo. mj
Mm rraty rrl*A9
Fat Men
Lean Men
Tall Men
Short Men
We invite each and everyone of you to
visit our store and inspect our large line of
STEIK-MjOCB
SMART CLOTHES
MEN'S SUITS
arriving on every boat.
Prices from 15 to 35 dollars.
NOTICE.
Iy hereby given that the lax
roll for 1912 is in the hands of
the town clerk and is open for in
spection. The Common Council
will meet in the town hall as a
board of equalization on Monday,
October 14th, between the hours
of 2 p. m. and 4 p. m. on the fol
lowing Tuesday, October 15th,
from 2 p. m. till 4 p. m., and on
Thursday, October 24th, from 2
p. m. till 4 p. in., to examine the
assessment book and equalize the
assessment of property in the
town of Valdez, Alaska.
RANDALL E. ASH BY,
Town Clerk.
Copper River
Draying Co.
Freitthtintf and passengers to all i>a. is
of the Interior. Genrrul Trucking
hid. Wood, - Proprietor
McKlnley St. Valdei
IU Bom
SEATTLE
C/fAS. Pe/my, hop.
THE BIST Or EVERYTHING
IN THE HURT Of THE CITY
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| When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
OEORGE BEXTON, PROP.
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave Scwaro, Alaska
READ THE
PROSPECTOR
Steam Heal El^tec Li,4»
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furnished Room. All Modern Convenience.
Good
Goods
THE BUFFET
Good
Goods
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OF
Native and * * ¥ TR4PI7P an<^ Building
Puget Sound LiUIYIDlJa Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
>rices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry
VALDEZ DRUG CO.
Drugs and Druggist Sundries
PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS
Telephone Orders Solicited
Free Delivery
Ingram & Bush Dealer*
Just Arrived Direct from the
Factories a Large Shipment of
1NTEGR1DAD, Rex, RegaU EL SIDELO, Senator*, Millionaires
SMOKECRAFT, Rein. 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 &.
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Bankin
rear of
mercantile
lepartnent
We Pay 4 Per temt Internet on Time Certificate* of Depoeit