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America ror Americans
SKAGWAY COMMKIU IAI, 11,115
The Skagway Commeri ial Club
lJou. H Ashley, Vice President, Phi
Aii ahaa:s. Secretary, composed o
mauv of Stag way s leading bust
n^-ssmen, have it. the year l'J 1"
ha<l active and aggressive co-op
eiatioa with the mc-st urominem
(.hsmbers of Commerce, and Com
mercial Clubs throughout the I'nit
e%i states. Philttipiue Islands, llawa;
n China, which has been th>
iii-<usof olacing Skagway before th
world. And it is gratifying to know
tba> this association stands toda;
one of th<* most representativt
iuial business organizations in A1
as*-.. Although the fact is note
worthy and pleasing, a vast araouni
of aetnii work has been performed
by ti e secretary for til© benefit ol
*11 of Skagway.
THE L)AILV ALASKAN
The Skagway Daily Alaskan wa<
established ia February liL'S bj
U W. Dunbar, a "ell known ami
»ac>esj>ful business man from Ore
sou.
cLortl., afterward it was sold b)
Wr Dunbar to Ueoiee be Succf
w no iujj it for several years and
lieu cold the Alaskan to Jeusei
i: Tcwue .
Jensen bougin out hi* partner's
iuier»V and ccntinued to publish
the Alaskan, with. John VY. Troy
*s editor, until 1907 when jl
was purchastd bj- its present own
er, Uj-. L. S. Keller.
Witb the exception of forrnei
Ueveruoi Swineford's newspaper ai
Ketchikan, the Alaskan was the
01 (final exponent of Home RuW
for Alaska, and it was through th«
constant hammering of this news
paper for Home Rule that the
Wlekershani bill resulted and pass
ed congress, now being iu effect.
1 te Daily Alaskan has always
stood for tho best in politics, gov
ernment and civic pride. Numerous
otaer newspapers have been, estab
lished in Skagw-ay but the Alaskan
wa<» always looked upon us the ex
poueut of the city's bights and was
always recognized officially. During
tie many years which, the Alaskan
has published it has made many
filmds. Its policy has done much
to bring about a feeling of unity
amnrg the business interests and
people of Skagway.
Th» Daily Alaskan circulates
throughout the Yukon basin, \V hite
llers* and Atlin and along the
route of the White Pass, it also
baa • large circulation iu Haines
»ud Ft. Win. H. Seward. From
all ue»rbr points it receives regular
corieapoLdnece and endeavors to
core- the mining, personal, and
chric news of the various communi
ties.
Wherever Skagway people go
th» Da ly Alaskan always follows,
aud bene we have an exceptionally
lirye circulation throughout the
Northwest and Middle Btates. There
U something about Skagway people
tint always makes them want to
COba<.k._ S'tiemer t.hei: con
GRAND TRUNK LINK
The Grand Trunk Pacific 3team
shio Co., with headquarters at
Princo Rupert, B, C.f opemtea Us
largo three funnel, twin screw
steamers Prince George and Prin>ce
Rupert to Skagwaj; during the
summer and fall mooths. During
the stormier months of the year
the Prince John operates from
Prince Rupert to Skagway and at
Rupert connects with the larger
steamers going direct to Seattle
without transfer.
The Prince Rupert and Prince
George are said to be the fastest
ehipe regularly scheduled on the
Xorth Pacific, making the trip from
Skagway to Seattle in three and one
half days. Grand Trunk steamers
can always be counted on to ar
rive in port on schedule time, in
fact 'liey are s<> accurate that it is
a common saying among Skagway
people that a. clock can be set
correctlv by their arrival.
For speed, safety and comfort
the Grand Trunk steamship line is
said to not bo surpassed in the
north.
<MXADIAX PACIFIC RAILWAY
COMPANY
'1 he Canadian Pacific Railway,
Tlia World's Greatest Highway, ia
one of tilt- oldest established trans
oortaiiou Hues operating- in the
North, serving Southeastern, Alaska
a:.<] Yukon.
Th's company, through its now
famous "Princess Line" of steam
ers. and connections, affors Al
aska and the Yukou the most regu
lar and direct service to all Pa
cific Coast and Eastern points an<J
maintains throughout the year at
Skagway, Juneau, Wrangell, and
Ketchikan, Alaska, regular freight
and passenger agencies. It is in a
posit.on to furnish the Sourdough
and the Globe Trotter with all in
formation relative to transportation
Trans-Alaska, Trans-Pacific, Trans
Continental. Trans-Atlantic. This
company, popularly known as C. P
K , 1'as been and is now greatly in
strumental in the development ol
Ai'tska and Yukon as a tourist re
set' and is through its numerous
r;'!l and steamship agencies through
out United States. Canada and Eu
rope, placing before the "Pleasuri
Seekers" the most accurate informa
tion relative to voyages to th«
scenic grandeur and unexcelled cli
mate of the "Land of the Mid
itigU' Sun."
THK P.UIFIO STEAMSHIP CO.
Among the five steamship lines
operating to Skagway is the Pa
cific steamship Co., a recent out
growth of the famous Pacific Coast
Steamship Co., and the Admiral
Line. The new company, combined
as it is with the old companies,
offers tc its patrons a service than
which there can be none better.
The" com fort and safety of the
Pacific Steamship liners, sailing
with a frequency that rivals rail
road schedules, combine to give to
those who wish to visit a big sea
port t n the Pacific Coast a means
of transportation surpassed no
where else on land or sea and at
the lowest cost- The company op
erates the largest Pacific fleet
under the American flag, its lanes
of travel extending from Nome, Al
LTHguteU, in the cities ot" Alaska,
Yukcn, Canada ,or in the big cities
or the States, Skagway people get
tccaher at different times in
club meetings to discuss Skagway
their experiences here, and invarl
ab'y the one Bubjoct of conversa
tion is when they expect to return,
rise I>aily Alaskan keeps them in
touch w;tb their borne city.
Skagway is a cosmopolitan city,
people. cominjj and going all the
time. Ir the summer months peo
ple from all corners of the world
make Skagway a point in tbeir
tiavels, and usually stop off for
a week, or even months, and give
oC 'heir money and experience. Skag
•vay is a home city where children
ma;-be reared free from the smoke
and the danger of larger cities, and
where they may have the great out
of-Joors in which to grow. Skag
is the ci'y of flower gardens,
sreei; lawns, and is the gateway to
rani'V pleasant hikes and tramps
ia the mountains and through the
valley. These facts the Daily Al
askan places before th© people of
tha states, and invites them to
ccme to Skagway to spend their
vacations. Many people, who so
come, make their homes here.
The Daily Alaskan has had &
part in the growth of Alaska and
is proud to represent such a
city as Skagway, the home city of
Alaska. .
i8ka; lo Sau Diego, California, and
connecting with all railroad sys
tems. Every; railroad ticket of
fice in Nortji America aets as a.
ticket selling agent for the Pa
cific dteamshiD Co. Unsurpassed
is the cuisine on their liners.
Many of the steamers of the Pa
cific Steajnshio Co., have been
commandeered by the government,
but nevertheless, goaod mail and
freight service is maintained to Al
Inska both winter and summer.
HUMBOLDT STEAMSHIP CO.
Among th.e independe>nt steamship
lines operating to Alaska is the
Humboldt Steamship Co., which
operates one boat, the etoajner
Humboldt, commonly known as the
"Alaska Flyer."
At every small bay and hamlet
along the Southeastern Alaska coast
the steamer Humboldt is known by
whit# man and Indian alike. it
brings cheer to tUo fisherman and
to the miner wUo are working in
some out of *he way place in order
to get out of the earth, what liAs
been 1. laced there by nature.
The steamer Humboldt operates
to Skaway the year round, with
the exception of a short time each
year wnen she is laid up in the
ship yards at San Francisco for
her annual overhauling. The
Humboldt is a speedy bo(it, and
considered one of tlie safest operat
ing to Alaska . She is equipped
with fine passenger accommodations,
and has a cold storage plant on
board which enables her to car
ry fresh, vegetables in season and
perishables.
The rates for passengers and
freight on this line ore more rea
sonable than on other lines. The
Humboldt is the ship which, many
of the old timers In Alaska take
when tl ey wich to make their trips
back and forth to the great out
side.
THE ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
In 1896, Just before the dawm of
the great Klondike excitement, Wal
ter Oakes, (now dead), Chas. E
Peabody, now one of Seattle's lead
ing capitalists, Capt. Geo. Rob
erts, Capt. Melville Nichols, Frank
E. Burns, and Geo. Lent formed the
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO, with
.headquarters in Seattle.
While the capital of this small
coterie of men was not of great pro
Dortion the spirit of enterprise fcas
" strong and the field promising.
The first venture of the newly
• formed company was the purchase
and operation of the email steamer
WILLIPA which made regular trips
to Juneau and Sitka, but when the
great Klondyke rush started in the
summer of 1897 the ROSALIE was
purchased and put in commission
and. with Capt. John O'Brien as
master, proved a popular and pro
fitable acquisition; later on tlie
DOLPHIN was purchased in New
York and brought around the Horn,
the Dirigo and Fr.rollon were add
ed as freighters and the JEFFER
SON was built in Tacoma in 1904
and is still on the regular run.
In 190S the holdings of this com
pany were taken over by new in
teiests with much; greater capital
and the new ALASKA STEAMSHIP
CO. was organized aa it exists to
day.
With a fleet of 14 vessels, both
passenger and freight, of over
30,000 gross tonnage and touching
at every Alaskan port from Ketchi
kan on the south to the Kuskok
' wim river, Nome and St. Michaels
on the west and north, it can well
be said this great company com
plement and service is majiifold and
that its aid in the progress and de
velopment of the country ran be
counted on.
SELMER'S ORCHESTRA
One of tlie features of Skagway
Is Selmer's orchestra which makea
I its music felt 8b well as heard
at different entertainments, dances,
and ehojvs of the city. Selmer's is
distinctly a home talent orchestra,
being composed of P. H. Ganty,
grocer; Ed. Waterman, printer; W.
C. Blauchard, chief clerk to the
general manager of the White Pass;
A. C. Blanchard, chief clerk to the
auditor of the Whito Pass; Fred
Tanner, hardware merchant; and
OstSelmer, barber.
HOSPITAL AND PHYSICIAN
D.. G. W. Gabie, physician for
the White Pass, has his office In
the Bank of Alaska building. It
's one of the best equipped and
sanitary offices in the north, being
well lighted and fitted with Burgi
cai room, waiting room, consulting
rocm, and a rest room.
The White Pass hospital, of whidj
Dr. Gabie is the physician and
surgeon, is equipped with many
rorms and fitted with the most
modern appliances for the treatment
of wounds caused from accidents, I
and for the treatment of Skag-vvay'&j
s'ck. ]
* FRATERNAL ORDERS +
Arctic Brotherhood. —
Camp Skagwa-r No. 1,
A. B. meats every »«c- ]
obd and fourth Tues
day eveulug at 8:30 p.
ra. 8U-*rp Visiting brothers cordial
ly welcome. Edward A. Ra*mu.son,
Arctic Chief, W. R. Gray, Arctic
Recorder.
Fraternal Order
KHglep—
Skugwuj Aerie
No. 20, FYuter
iml Outer ot
moeto txiej first and third
V\ eiliiowlaj' iii^ht of ivuh month at
tlifii liUl uu FlfUi Avetuue. Visit
in* brothers coa-dUUlj LuviUnl to
j. M. tlieitliacij, \y, p,
J. V. Miller, Secret aj-jr.
r. & A. SL
Wliltn Fuss Lodge
F. i A. AI. No. 113
meet* 2(1 and 4th
Saturday Ev«ulng»
luuiiLuo. v mumg ureinrea
»irf wolcome.
HAROLD TALBOT, W. M.
J A ills'3 WALLACE. Secretary.
B. P. O. KliKS
Bkagway Lodg*
No. 431. B. P. O.
E. raot-te eTery
Thursday 8:30
p. m. Visiting
brothers cordially welcome.
W. B. BATSON, K. R.
r J VA£i'DE\VA_LL, Seci9tary
IMowYr of Ala-ska Igloo, No. 12,
meet* lii A. II. Hall first Monday In
ryvrj month at 8:UO p. m.
Vtelling Brothers cordially wel
come.
J. C. WOOD, Pr«s.
F. H. Doree, Rec. Sec.
> J" ROM2S8IONAL CARDS ♦
OH L. 8. KELLER
Demist
Mi»l MckIitii Mdtliuda
Offite Hours): »-12 a. ni. 1-0 p. m
Altsknu IUiUdtnK .... Ijitmdwaj
HKAUWAV AI/ASKA
W. B. 8T0UT
Attorney At L • n
IY*>< tlce In *11 court*
lu Territory of AM*
HA IN EH „ „ ALASKA
Alaska Junk Co.
at Juen
D&alero U
' RlUllKH, OOI*f>ER, BIIAS3
I EA1). ZINC, 8.VCK8, IIAGB
llOPK, 8(^RAf IRON
of Spickeft't Poatoffiee
store
J. IKUTA
MA UFV TL' KI >»•
.1E V/ EL E R
WATCH liS&CLOCKS
Curios, Ivory Cd.vings
Indian Baskets
China sad Cut Glass
Official Watih Inspector for the
VI-. P. & Y. Route
Mail Order* ivi-n prompt care
$100 Reward, $1C0
The readers of this paper will t*
pleased to loam that there Is at loast
one dre.ided disease th.it science has
been able to cure in all Its stages and
that Is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly
Influenced by constitutional conditions
requires constitutional treatment. Hall's
Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and
acts thru the Blood on the Mucou9 Sur
faces of ti'a System thereby destroying
the foundation of the disease, giving ths
patient strength by building up the con
stitution and assisting nature in doing Its
work. The proprietors have so much
faith In the curative powers of Hall'*
Catarrh Medicine that they otter One
Hundred Dollars for any case that It fails
to cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo.
Oblo. Sold by all Druggist, 75c.
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THE EVANS CHEMICAL*CO.. CINCINNATI, ft
I ALASKA, WASHINGTON, CALIFORNIA
OFFICE—SECOND AND BROADWAY—PHONE 50
SAILINGS FROM SKAGWAY
► —FOR—
V\ SEATTLE, TACOMA, VANCOUVER, VICTORIA 3
< — 0
I I i
, S. S. CITY OF SEATTLE
3 F1
January 3 <
ft ; Coonectln* at Juneau for Cordova, Vildei and Seward j 1,1
LOW RATES TO CALIFORNIA POINTS
KfM7 ftUaiay, Tbaraiay, Satarday Fram Seattle for Sao Fraaeiaco, Lot AoteUa, Sea
Dtaga.-IUH Tickets ta All PatnU ia ike United Stsfea acd Caaada
| H. C.WW, Ag.it " SKAGWAY. ALASKA
Alaska Steamship Co.
SAILINGS FROM SKAGWAY FALL 1917
For Seattle and Puget Sound Ports
S. S. JEFFERSON,
Pauengeja tramferred to Victoria, Vancouver and Tacoma withou extra charge
8AJLLNG3 SUBJECT TO CHANUE WITHOUT NOTICE.
Phone 66 E. J. SHAW, Agent Skagway
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY
(STEAMSHIP LINES)
s-£ PRINCESS SOPHIA
LEAVES SKAGWAY P. M.
Jan. 2, 16, 30. Feb. 13, 27
—FOR—
Prince Rupert, Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, Etc.
ALSO TICKETS ISSUED IV) ALL CALIFORNIA POINTS
. VIA ANY DESIRED ROUTE
WHATEVER VOUR DESTINATION ALWAYS UUV TICKETS AND
CHECK BAGaAOR THROUGH SAVING MONEY AND TROUBLE
ALL INFORMATION FROM
L H. JOHNSTON, Agt. F. F. W. LOWLE
Skagway Gen. Agt.
PKones 87 or U8 Juneau
S. S. PRINCE JOHN
LEAVES SKAGWAY
SATURDAY A. M
Jan. 12th, 26th Feb. 9th, 23rd Mar. 9th, 23rd
Th* "Prince John" operates to Prince Rupert only making a direct
connection at that point with the Largest, Finest and Swiftest Steam
L»eorge of r*nnce Hupert . 1 nese steamers operate tnrougn to
Seattle, Alaska pasengers arrive Vancouver Tuesday, Victoria
Wednesday rooming and Seattle at 3 P.M. Wednesday
Direct CMUUgtlffils tradeat Erlnee Ruecrt with tht- Grand Trunk Paeitlo Railway for
all K)tat9tn VjbICM StMes and Canada. Buy a through ticket via "The Shortest
Lttw to llw EMt" »ad 8»Te money.
TicVeta, Reservations and Full Information from
W. a POWELL
Frt and Pass. Agent
Now is the Time to Order Job Printing
THE B M. BEHRENDS BANK
Juneau, Alaska
OLDEST AND LARGEST BANK IN ALASKA
A consistent policy pursued for more than a quarter of a
century has been rewarded by steady and substan
tial growth until this Bank has now over
one and one-half million dollars re
sources and depositors in
every part of the
Territory