Valdez Daily Prospector
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Prospector Publishing Co.
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TERMS.
Daily Prospector.
By carrier, per month....'? 1.00
By mail, per annum 10.00
The Weekly Miner.
By carrier, per month iOc
By mail, per annum $3.00
The Daily Prospector and Weekly
Miner, by carrier, to one address
only after September 1st..$1.25
The Daily Prospector and Weekly
Miner by mail to one address
only $12.50
Business Office and Editorial
Rooms, Phone No. 222.
THURSDAY, SKPTEMHF.R 5, 1012.
THE PROSPECTOR AND THE
MUNICIPAL DOCK.
Ail at tempi is manifestly heinpi
mad" In misrepresent t li«* :i11 i— j
lude of the Prospoelor in rela-'
li<m In I lie nmnicipal dock. prow
inpr mil nf tho fact thai I his pa
per did nnl publish all nf Iho cor
respondence in rolat ion I•» I lie
Alaska ('nasi Steamship flo.'s re-1
fusal fo lam! Iho #r«ivi»i*iiiimmiI*•
coal on Iho cily wharf. !
In reporting Iho proceedings of,
tho council, Iho Prospector puh-1
lishod Iho lollop of |ho Post QuaP-1
lopinaslop, which was Iho innsl j
direct charge ami Iho orux of Iho
ijuosli«>ii al issue. ,A hriof >synnp_j
sis of Iho mayor's reply was friv-|
<•11. lakinir il-fop granted that <ho'
po«>plo of Yahloz, having rnnH-j
donor in llioir officials. would"
fee| I hat Ihoir inloi'os|s wopo bo-'
in>r subserved. This apparonllyj
lias not satisfied sumo who evi-|
iloiillv inisundorsland Iho po^i-1
lion of Iho Prospoclor.
Tn order that there may ho no1
mistake in Iho altitudo of this'
paper, in relation to Iho Municipal!
dock, lot. u.s say, once and for all,®
thai this paper favors Iho munio-l
ipal ownership of thai piece of
property, and ils maintenance as!
a safeguard aarainsf any raise ini
the price of coal, insofar as the:
dock can ropuhtlo the price of'
that conimodily. As a chock up-'
<ui extortionate charpes tho Mn-!
niripal wharf fulfills its purpose.
The Prospector, however, does'
not favor lh«» cily onpapinp in the'
uliarfape husmos. in compel if ion k
with private or. J or'prise, any more'
than ii would the i; unicipality pro-!
inp inlo the drup business, Mie i
dhlliinp business. Iho lumber'1
business <»r any rlher business.1
now carried mi ^iN'oossfully hy in
dividual'!. '
Wo are assui od • I lial there is
Jim intention on Iho part of I hose1
i-n^aped in Itie handling of coal
here |o raise I lie price of Ihalj
conimodily. and we are t|iiilo cer
tain llial Iho cily itself could not1
land Iho same ipialiiv of coal here,'
at all limes, nor al any lime, for
;V figure as low as il is now lie-;
inp sold at.
The Prospoclor looks upon Mm;
Municipal dock as a pood business'
prop silion, and not as political
capital: llial is probably where;
wo differ from some of our crit
ics.
SHALL WE RAISE A SUBSIDY?'
••'J h«» suggestion lins boon
p«l I lint I hi* busings# men of Vn»
d «•/ subsidize a slago lint' I" i"I• i
Ihis'plae-* ami WilJo.v
noi;k ilni'iiiK Hi'' winter uiouIIm,
In induce travel I«> com.* this waV
j isliail of liavinu to face I lie in-]
ce rl ai111 ii's of «*<mi.11iiii*al i«m mi
the Copper Diver railroad. We.
fool certain thai should such n'
lino 1m> inaugurate! ami maintain-j
fil regularly, there wnnlil Iim no
•difficulty experienced in divert-1
jug no filial I porlion of lilt- Iravi'l
Ihis way, as wo have reason I«»
know that great dissalisfaelion
I'xisls among those in Iho inlor
ior, who, hy I ho nature of fheir
business, are compelled lo go in
end out ovor Ihe wlnler I rail.
Hul should Valdnz undertake lo
Mil for Ihis trade, she must bo
j' in al once, in order lo |t»l I ho
•raveling public know whal I hoy
ran depend upon, ami before con
tracts aro closed for Iho delivery
of freight hy way of Iho railroad
I own. II is a ma! lor lhal will
rood ho woll advertised anil guar
antees givon lhal Iho I rail will ho
kepi opon, for il is upon lhal I a I -
fi t* pooro lhal wo hid for Iho trade
uvor iho railway and Iho allond
aid uncertainty of its ovor roach
ing ilm destination within a day
or wook of its schedule lime.
The question is one woll worthy
Iho attention of the Chamber of
Commerce and the business men
of the community. About the lat
lor end of December there will be
in the neighborhood of one hun
dred business men <»f Fairbanks
on tb.'ir way to this city to attend
tile t.ial in the Washington-Alas
ka bank cases, and it would cer
tainly mean something to them if
they can come directly to this
city instead of being compelled
'to go by the round about way of
Cordova, where, in all probabil
ity, they will be compelled to
wait two or more days for a
's tamer bound for this port.
MR. BOWERS AND THE SALMON
FISHERIES.
, A circular recently promulgaf-'
ed l»y the Fish Commission an-j
nounces thai a hearing will be
hold in Sealtlo In listen I<> objoc-1
lions, if I hero l»e any. In the clos
ing of half dozen li*h streams |ol
fishermen, in (his section of Alas
ka. Why (be meeting sboni.l be.
called in Seattle ean only be an-i
^•v.-'-eil on the hypothesis I hat it:
is a matter I lint concern* I lie can-j
lorjmen rather I ban the li s 11 •• •* _ (
nen.
Those who fish in I lie majority j
of these streams mentioned, scil.
their catch either to sallerie* o.r.
mall independent canneries, j
whose represent at ive.s will not be'
at that meeting. Not being eon-!
rerned in those pari icular si reams
the agents-of the Alaska Packers
Association, or the Northwestern
Fisheries Company, will have no
need of being then'. II is also no
tice able that none of the stream*
from which either one of l.hes?
big companies illegally catch t lift: j
fish are included anions 111• :
streams whieh it is contemplated i
(o reserve a> spawning ground*.!
To the westward are many *il-<
mm streams upon whieh the hig
companies are maintaining trap*
in violation of the law. and vet
1 lie I'niled States Commissioner
of l"'isherie< has taken no slops
towards compelling an obedience
of the law, not mentioning the
prohibition of all fishing, in order
that the fish be given an oppor
tunity to propagate their species.
It is the usual game <»f compell
ing the individual fisherman and
the small operator to make the
sacrifice of his means of liveli
hood in favor of the big*cannery
inoii, who is permitted In do near
ly aH he pleases.
This movement of the Fi«h
Commissioner is probably in line
with the latest move of the fish
trust to freeze out I ho smaller
operators by selling their output
below the eosj of production. If
our memory serves us correctly.
Mr. Bowers, the Federal Fish
Commissioner, was only recently
charged on the floor of the Sen
ate with lobbying to delay the
passage of a bill pending in Con
gress fO|* the protection of the
fur seal, in the interest of the San
Francisco fur monopoly.
II certainly look* lo us Aln*-|
kans as if bis acquaintanceship
r]id not extend far beyond the of
fices of the two large llshing con
cerns. nut then we presume Mr.
Bowers knows upon which sidej
his bread is buttered.
EXIT THE KNOCKERS.
Willi evcrylhing hut |h<• IiamlI
«»f Him -knocker's hammer )>nri(»*i!
in Juneau, this city is steadily and!
surely keeping abreast of teh|
time*- and ;is condition* arc imw
Hit* filliii*«* of Iliis community is
assured. Time was when Juneau
had many obstacle* in the path:
df ils development. chief of which j
was this same knocker. h«*lilIl«*i*.|
pessimist. Hnl I h a I lime is |uiss_
ed. •
An exchange says llial n |»e«si
iii i I is a man who is afraid I ha I
filings arc not going I" turn «>uI
as hadly as lie had hoped. While
We are nol blind fo llie humor
of I his squib, we nevertheless dis
agree with its anlhor. Our idea
of a pessimist is an individual
who is foveter belittling, discour
aging, if nol aetually knifing the
enterprise of everyone else. And
llie decline of Ihe small I own,
say from 500 fo 200 population,
will result from just such pessi
mism.
II is claimed thai knocking
never starts until after a town
begins lo go bad, but supposing
this is /rue, when a barrel begins
to leak we do not proceed to stave
it in or sit around and boiler our
jproflt is running away, but we gel
ibusy and plug the leak. ,
[ Jus! so with the stn^ll town,
|the effect of knocking is destruct
ive; on the other hand a patri
otic faith in a place has exaofly
Ihe opposite elTecl, ils influence
is creative and in a thousand
ways it helps to build a placo up.
It sinks all peftey differences and
promotes united action for the
common good.
Juneau'fl patriotism is growing,
I
just as the knockers. left an'
shriveling. Ask any citizen to
day how business is and hear the
reply he^wUl-'give you. It fairly
boils wlXli* (Optimism .amj, public,
8pirif.-*-.Iiji)cau DispafNi.
j4o>be Ii11le solace to
Ihe Hull "Sti>6sb when iu-ads the
returns from Vermont.*-—
Ihiw different- in- Eumpc -frotn
America! In America, lo gamble
is to be a criminal. In Europe,
to interfere with the success of «r
gambling house, is against the
law. For instance, two enter
prising Americans who had in
genious plans for "breaking the
banks" at various watering places
have been expelled from France.
Over here that would be referred
to as a police plot.
Our jolly little congressmen
receive 20 cents the mile for trav
eling expenses, and it's paid by the
guv'ment. Our army officers rc-j
reive 0 cents a mile for the same-!
filing from the'same source, and!
make money at it. Our jolly tit
le congressmen propose lo econ
omize on Ihe salaries of the army
officers at Panama, and the offi
cers already get none too much
pay. The same jolly lit lie con
gressmen think that one of Uncle
Sam's soldiers can get along very
well while traveling on 2 cents
f mile.
MADAM IVORNAL
Spiritual Adcisor.
Crawford Oppoiilc
Building. Telephone Office.
Launches and Lighters
For Sale, Rent or Charter
Weekly service to Ellamar
Landlock and Fidalgo
Oiipt. D. E. MORUIS. City Dock
SHAMPOOING and MANICURING
Well Groomed Ladies and Gentle
men Appreciate My Service*.
Private bath room for ladies.
Corns Removed, Without Pain, $1.00
SENORITA IMENDEZ
Phone 185 Wall St.
MINING ENGINEER
L. W. STORM. B. M.
VALDEZ. ALASKA
Reports on Minks
Patent Surveys
Gencsal Mining Engineering
Phone No. ios
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing Kes l'bom\
MISCELLANEOUS
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
Meet e\ery Tuesday eveninK ut 8 o'elocU in
I'.Hiflo flail All members request t<! t" at
tend D. II. SI.KKM. ArtlcChirf
Valdes Lodge .
No 168.
Free and Accepted Musons
RoKiilar Communications first Wednesduy io
euch month In McKlnley Hull. Vlnfors ulwujn
welcome.
James H. Patten "»n,.W. M
C. C. Reynolds. Sec
1.0.
f *•
O.F.
VlMtliK and local Odd Fellows are re
quested to resistor their name with the
Valdcz Odd Fellow*.' Club. Regular
niectlntta, first and third Monday.
Call on P. S. HfTNT. Secrettrv.
F ' O E
VALDEZ AERIE No. 1071
Meet orcry Friday. 8 o. m. Euglo Hull
iffiFJTR s;
IKIcMlfcUN FOR S WOOl CO
i W||N"f A I'lM 1 - *niN««
wm TE eFOft CJMJVUUI RS
Alameda in From Seattle
Brought us the largest consignment of fruits and
vegetables of the season, consisting of
Tomatoes -
Cucumbers
Green Peppers
Egg Plants
Green Corn
Celery
Green Onions
Bananas
Peaches
Watermelons
Cantaloupes
Grapes
Pears
Apples
and various other goods.
We get only the best—Our prices are right
Copper River
Draying Co.
Freighting and passengers to all parts
of the Interior. General Trucking
bid. Wood, „ - Proprietor
McKinley St. Valdec
|1«up Hotel
&//>OP£XAL
' C//AS. Pemy, mgj?.
THE BEST Or EVEPYTHING
IN THE HEART Or THE CITY
135RooMsWiTh&vm-50^HPiERooHS
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON, Prop.
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave Seward, Alaska
FISHER'S BLEND
FLOUR
s
AT
D0U6HERTY & FER6US0N
PHONE 2.
READ THE
PROSPECTOR
jietm neat
Electric LigbU
Finely Furnished Room*
Al! Modern Conveniences
Good
Goods
THE BUFFET
Good
Goods
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL. KINDS OF
Native and I ¥ Tl\yfD¥71^ »ntI Building
Puget Sound IVIJLjJLaIx. Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices 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 Dealers °
Just Arrived Direct from the
Factories a Large Shipment of
INTEGRIDAD, Rex, Rtfgals 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
•BLUM &. (2
— inc0RP0f7/\'rr.D
BANKERS
CAPITAL $ 200.00 Q.i:- ,
Bank in
rear of
HMicantile
department
v*1 ' • • r ! '«**
We Pay 4 Per Ciht Interest mn Time Gtrtift&ate* of D