&
F. a A. II.
White Pass Lodge
<JP F. & A.M. No. 113
'** meets 2ct aud 4 th.
, V.r \ frl. Ev'gs. of each
moiitx Visiting brothers are w*l
tome. P'ail Abrahams, Secretary
W. C. Wright, W. M.
Fraternal Order
Kagles—
Skagway Aerie
^ ... m.T No. 25, Frater
ual Order of
Hagies meer» the flrSB and third
Wed osday r'pht ot each month at
cueir hall oa F fth avenue. Visiting
brothers cordia.ly Invited to attend.
Johu Grashel, \7. P.; J. M. Keller,
Secretary.
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagway Lodg
No. 431, B. P. O.
E. meetc ever
. .Thursday night a
8 o'clock. 21k
^j club and readin
room oj <?a uaily from 1 p. m. to
•2 midnight. Visiting Vothers cor
dually velcome.—W. C. Blanchard
Kx. it. Geo. Magee, Secretary.
Arctic brotherhood.—
\ v
C; mp Skagwt.y No. 1
a/ A B. meets every Tues
6^ ^ d: y evening at S:0i) p
f.. s..ar:». Visiting brothers cordial
■ —O. J. Rich, Arctic Chle
\V. I'.. Killer;", Arctic Recorder.
30 .' !• 'ant y Lodge. No. 1:500.
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lie:.. c. J;:uiy welcomed.
A;y one desiring information
a'oc I. ,'o will confer a favor
THE SECRETARY.
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EDITORIAL PAGE
I
j AS THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY
Speaking of efficiency, or the lack
of it, and especially as either of
these apply to corporate conduct,
there is a good story published in
a recent number of tho Saturday
Evening Post, which is t-aid to be
the record of an actual incident in
railroad routine. A pane of .glass
was broken from the window of a
certain station on a New England
line. It was cold weather and the
missing pane made it mighty un
comfortable for the station agent as
well as for the road's patrons. To
remedy the matter the agent, who
was a veteran in railroad service,
adressed the following not© to the
division headquarters:
"If you will give me authority I
will have the window fixed tomor
row or the next day. The pane was
32 by 36 inches, which is stock
size. I can get it up town and put
it in myself betwee.i trains. It is
pretty cold in our waiting room just
now and I am gettng lots of com
plaints."
That was a simple request and
suggestion, and the average man
would fancy that there would follow
ready compliance, or in other words
that the authority asked for would
be given without delay. Apparent
ly the average man knows very lit
tle about railroad red tape. The di
vision superintendent did not grant
the required authority because he
could not, and wheu the letter fi
nally reached the department which
was charged with the duty of in
vestigating all the statements of the
agent with reference to this missing
pane of glass, inspection and meas
urements had been made by the
proper employe and the little neces
sary job in glazing done there was a
decided contrast between the cost
result and what it would have been
if the common-sense and business
sense suggestion of the station agent
had been approved and adopted.
The results are presented in com
parison. As the agent, proposed
there would have been no other ex
pease than the price of the pane of I
glass, 75 cents. As the account i
stood the total cost was made up I
of the cost of tha glass from the j
railroad's supply department, 5" |
cents; two days' time for a man
from the bridge and building depart
ment in inspection, making report,
glazing, etc., $6, and an expense ac
count for meals and other items'
Incurred by the bridge and buildin *
man, who had been put on the job, <
making in all a total of ?S.7C.
That this story should be a'nar-j
rative of fact is almost incredible; j
but it is so affirmed, and even tho"
we may be inclined to think it ex
aggerated it is to be accepted a»
illustrating a certain phase of cor- i
porate Inefficiency that has lone; j
been in discussion.
We boast that we do things in j
a big way, and the boast is jusu.i'
It has been contended for the sys
tem of concentration that is large 1
responsible for this bigness thai
it means economical production and
handling, and unquestionably in cer
tain lines of business that has
been the fact. But incident to the
conduct of much of this big business
there has been created some very
complex machinery of administration
Experts have warned that such cre
ation was altogether tuore general
than we had any reason to suppose, j
and the discussion is on as to wheth
er big business really does so much i
for us in the economical way as it J
claims.
This pane of glass incident is!
significant of lost motion, oi wast
ed energy, both superinduce 1 under
the rules of the system by which j
the business was done, llo-.v far j
does this system obtain, not only |
in the railroad business, but in oth
er lines as well? How much does j
it cost? Who pays for it?
The individual, desultory asking]
o these questions will avail little,
but they denote that we are begin- j
ning to see through a glass darkly |
and that later on our vision may be >
stronger, and the remedy that will |
correct this system of waste be j
more clear in perspective.
Aeroplanes, Vicious Wasps of War. Likely j
to Limit the Duration and Scope
of Hostile Operations
Ey JOSEPHUS DANKL3. Seoettiy ol th. Navy
| X m™ opirlon, the newly developed art of aviation
| -will not only tend to limit the duration anil
scope of hostile operations, but also aid in the
CONTROL OF THE SEAS, one of the element*
contributing materially to the power and prosperity
cf a nation.
THE POTENTIALITIES OF THE AEROPLANE
WHEN APPLIED TO THE ART OF WAR ARE
EXTREMELY GREAT, AND ITS PROPER USE
WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BE A DOMINATING FAC
TOR IN THE SUCCESS OF FUTURE CAMPAIGNS.
THE PRINCIPAL ROLES OF THE AEROPLANE @ 1213. by Am.-ri:,r, j
IN NAVAL WARFARE WILL BE FOR SCOUT- Pres* Ass.umi^t. j
1NG AND RECON NOISSANCE WORK AND FOR OFFE*S,!Y2 u:
STRUCTIVE OPERATIONS AGAINST HOSTILE FLEETS AND FORTI
FICATIONS.
Rash indeed will be the commander of an opposir.L' fleet who vv>;:i
head his vessels against the fleet or coast of an enemy possessing 11 ; 1
ber of these VICIOUS WASPS OF WAR, and unfortunate indeed j
would be a commander who did not have ready at his call this means o.
obtaining supremacy in the air.
Tax on Incomes Will Work Injustice!
By ROBERTS WALKER, Railroad Lawyer
POLITICALLY income taxes always are held up for universal ad
miration bccause, it is asserted, no other species of taxation bears
so equitably and ratably on all taxable persons. Certain earnest
people in Washington honestly believe the act is pre-eminent in this re
spect and a model of fairness. BUT EVEN THE MOST SUPER
FICIAL INSPECTION WILL DISCLOSE THE CONTRARY.
Is it fair to tax the man of $3,050 net income and not the m;irf wit1'
$2,?30 in'these days of high living cost? Would not a dividing Uue at
cr near the one thousand dollar mark have been more just ?
WHAT SHADOW OF JUSTICE IS THERE IN TAXING TWICE OR j
THRICE THE SAME CORPORATE INCOME MERELY BECAUSE OF
THE BUGABOOS OF THE HOLDING COMPANY? NOR IS THIS THE ;
WORST. THIS LAW CREATES FAVORED CLASSES. NOT MERELY j
ARE ONLY AN ESTIMATED FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE
THOUSAND TAXED, OUT OF SIX MILLION VOTERS, BUT SOME OF
THE MOST SUBSTANTIAL INCOMES WILL ESCAPE TAXATION.
■<y*s- vr^. — . n9 •
Olympia Beer on draught at the |
Board o£ Trade. Thin famous brew,
both ou draft Mid In bottles is kept |
constantly fresh. This is the Board
o* Trade Bar where the celebrated
Rainier Beer :$ also kept in bot-1
ties. tf.
£
> nr>i353
s
> Parties intending to go pros
^ peeling or hunting in the in
3 terior, will find it to their in
/« terest '.o write
£ CAM SMITH
Whitoliorse, Y. T.
a »°or Information.
■.£ Mr. Smith has all kinds of
:5 power boats from four horse
£ power to fifteen which he #>
J will sell or rent at reasonable [
?o rates.
:•? Automobile Stage daily from
£ Wliitcliorse to tlie Atlas niin
:u »?
5. Si "iS V« * 'ii 'iM ~i « & «'« '«"s i VSl?*®*
SEATTLE'S
i.eadlaa Pouular Priced Hotel
r ■[jk* J. Hotd
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f SrS -intri* Jfci ms uj»
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_ Vl£? Two iicrsoiis 82.30 m> <
j C. s>. ST 1TORD i
lauo i..ist JjftKe car from Union;
Depot to Four'.h. FOURTH AVE j
between Union Pike.
13k iCJti $uain;fei;> 6o.
C. a. A3 ALL STEAMEK
I f
: jiineaa-Siika Route
j leaves Juneau for Hoonah, GyP
j 6«Li, Teaakee, Kililsuoo and Slt
a Xcv. 3i>, Dec. G, 12, IS, 24, 30
[.in. 5, It, 17, 23, 29. Feb. 4,
10, 10, 22, 2S. Alar. 6, 12, 18,
4. 30.
J uneau-Sl- agvr&y Route
Leaves Juneau tor Pearl Harbor,
JJ.igla River, Yankee Cove, Comet,
Sentinei Light Station, Eldrod
Rock Li^ht Sta':ioa, Haines and
2, 2S. Jan. 3, 9, 15, 21, 27. Feb.
S, 14, 20 20. March 4, 10, 16,
'2, 2S.
WILMS E. NOWELL. Manager.
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The Beet iii the Markets »,
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today it is fclic •(
Most Popular Eating S
House'in the North •*
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TO
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and St. Paul, Milwaukee, Chicago
All Points East, via the
Leaves Seattle Daily at 10.15 A.M.
"A TOUR DE LUXE" Is an expression supremely fitting' in con
nection with a trip to the East on this palatial all-steel transconti
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with the pleasure of a journey in absolute ease and comfort.
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For further informatics regarding fares, train service, reservations,
etc., call on or address
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