The Alaska Prospector
i'ubklabeit at Vklitvi, Al«»U, every Thur«U»y
'* by the 1'HOUPKCToH I'l'DLIlOIINO
I'iiukk Main 1.
Kuteretl Ht (tie Vat ties I'oMottlce as soouud
elan* til utter.
nbKcrlptlttn |:< per year. f'2 fur »lx moiitt»
(tingle cuplw* lucent:*
NOT FIGHTING RIVALS
Valdez in not lighting rival towns
though excited newspapers elsewhere
may mistake political opposition for
for civic enmity. It is well to keep
distinctions clear. Nobody in Valdez
has been heard to charge up the pad
ded Corson vote in Cordova to a de
sire on the part of that town to wipe
Valdez off the map. Nor is it probable
that anybody in Valdez voted for
Wickersham or Chun in the belief
that such action would curtail rail
road building at Cordova. If Valdez
votes contrary to Cordova to spite the
Copper ltiver railroad nearly every
other town in Alaska seems to be
open to the same imputation.
If anybody were so inclined it would
bo bard to work up a neighborhood
feud against any coast town Every
one of them is populated largely front
other coast towns. Cordova is peop
led almost entirely from Valdez, Ka
talla and Seward The people of oth
er towns are not knocking their Cor
dova friends.
The day is past for nursing the no
tion that the building of a new town
destroys others and Valdez least of
all towns worries about the prosperity
of its neighbors. It has never got a
railroad much past the paper stage,
but it is much larger nevertheless
...than any railroad town on the coast
and does more business than all oi
them exclusive of railroad construc
tion. It has lost nothing by any rail
road work so far done in Alaska ami
is glad to see the (iuggenheims or
anybody else spend money in the
territory.
THIS MAN WHO PAYS HIS WAY
In every newspa|ier we pick up wo
are Huro to HihI a ^uhIi about the man
behind the gun; tin* man behind the
buzzsaw and tin- man behind tho
times unci the man behind the rcnta;
Hm man behind Hit* plowshare and
the man behind the fence; tliu man
behind the whistle and the man he
hind the earn; the iiihii heidnd the
kodak ami tlie man behind the barH;
tho man behind his whiskers tlie man
behind his tlsts, and everything be
hind ban ente red on tlie lint. Hut
they have skipped another fellow of
whom nothing has been said—tho
fellow who is even or a little way
• ahead; who pays for what he gets
and whose bills are always signed—
he's a darned sight, more important
than the man who is behind. All we
editors and merchants and the whole
commercial clan art- indebted for ex
istence to this honest fellow-man.
He kewps lis all in business and his
town is never dead, and so we take
our hatu oft to the man who is
ahead.—Exchange.
The noniiiuitiun of Joueph L. Hrin
(ow um tht! republican candidate for
aenator in KaiiHas, hIiowh that the
four-flunhcr can get there if he in
an artful demagogue. Hrtatow in a
tin-horn reformer, one of Roohc
velt'n pete. 11«• Iium no Htundiug in
KaiiHaH with men of hrairiH hut he
managed to work the hayHoedu.
President Roosevelt denies that
Judge Taft had anything to do with
- tho firing of the colored troopH at
Brownaville without a hearing. Well
mont everybody thought that Taft
had too much kcuho and too much
. fairness to make a spectacular play
like that. '
What would thoHe Cordova Haloon
men who helped to roll up those 9*21
votes have to way if Homebody should
insist that the poll indicatcH a popu
latioii of more than 1000 in the town
and urge the elevation of the Haloon
' liceiiHC to $1000 accordingly.
The chteemed Gateway of Heward
Id rcHpecttully notified that tlie dis
tance from Valdnz to Valdez creek
dooH not exceed 27ft miloH.
Wonder If the Juneau Record could
n't put up Junt an good a political fight
If it would confine it* asHcrtlons to
the truth.
Now that the cable Ih in Cordova
the Alaskan will Ihhuo a daily edition
•n soon mm addit ional ccpdpment ar
rive*.
11 neotnH from the Juneau Record
that hot campaign material wan made
in Juneau of the fiction that JamcH
Wlekeraham had promlned In the
event of hi* election to remove tho
oapital to Vlhlei. Thla came too lata
to do any good or harm In Valdez an
It never wan heard of here during the
esmpalgn. And Juneau voted 184 for
Wlekeraham to 117 for Coraon.
Tho Cordova vote waa ho heavy the
Proapeetor could not get It over the
wire but it Anally oamo In by freight.
TO DEVELOP ALASKA COAl,.
Alanka has no resource whoso devel
opment will bo worth more to the ter
ritory and the whole country than its
coal. Large sums have been expended
by capital in these coal fields and the
partial construction of two railroads
has been inspired more by tlie pros
pective coal industry in two great dis
tricts—Katalia and Matanuska—than
through any other cause, yet the pres
ent national administration has seen
tit to handicap the development of
these coal fleldB without any valid
reason and without auy excuse but
ignorance.
Upon two subjects all Alaskans are
united—the creation of a Fourth ju
dicial division and the elimination of
executive and legislative burriers to
development of Alaska's coal depos
its—yet it is impossible to obtain ei
ther. Congressman Humphrey of So
attlo asserted a siiort time ago that
Alaska gets little recognition at Wash
ington because its men are always
bickering and never agree on any
thing. This is true in many eases
hut there is no disagreement in Alas
ka over jiulidial division or coal land
opening. It is charged that Pacific
Coast Company, Northern Pacific and
Great Northern influences block coal
legislation for Alaska because those
corporations have coal to sell,
The Roosevelt administration poses
as the enemy of monopoly and set s up
tlie pretense that in holding Alaska
coal out of the market it is heading
oir coal monopoly in the territory,
yet by so doing it is helping the big
corporations of the Northwest to keep
a grip on the Pacific coast market. The
coal of the Katalia Held has been lo
cated by several companies, none of
I them extremely wealthy, and those
of the Cook Inlet region and the Alas
ka peninsula are claimed by still oth
er interests. There is no coal trust
in sight, in Alaska.
When the locators can g»-l lit! ■ t• >
coal in Alaska several nourishing c.al
mining towns will spring up, i-.ii!i*.>n«l
building will bo stimulat '.1, and coal
will be cheaper to consumers in Alas
ka and the states of the lower coast.
AT THE CONVENTION
The great Democratic national con
vention sottled down with |?rim de
termiuation to listen to the nomina
tions speeches.
"Alabama!" called the clerk.
A delegate from Mobile arose and
after a pyrotechnic effort lasting the
bettor part of an hour he closed as
follows:
"It is now my honor and pleasure to
present to jou the name of our peer
less leader, William Randolph Taft."
"What's that?" demanded the
chairman bringing his gavel down
sharply on an incipient cheer or two.
"I beg your pardon," said the gen
tleman from Alabama,' 'I moant to
say William Jennings Hearst."
"Put him out!" yelled a delegate
from Now York.
"William Howard Bryan," persis
ted tho speaker.
"Guess again," cried a delegate
from California.
"William Jennings Jendorf," stam
mered the speaker desperately, then
"William Randolph Jennings."
"You're drunk, sit down!"said the
chairman.
"I II not wit down." declared the
speaker, "I came here to nominate
William Howard Itryan of Ohio and
I'm going tx> do it if it takes all day.
I now have the honor and pleasure to
present to you the name of our peer
less leader, William Jennings Ran
dolph -Howard," ho said desperately,
hut hopefully. "( mean William Ran
dolph Hryan—Rig Dill Bryan of Ohio."
The chairman quieted the tumult hy
ntating: "If the gentleman from
Alabama meant* William Jennings
Hryan of Nebraska we will coifirider
hiH Hpeeeh concluded, if not wo will
hand him over to the police."
"That's the name!" yelled the Ala
bama delegate happily, "I knew it
wan Homething like that. Hurrah for
our next president!"
"Huh, he'w talking about Taft
agin," whispered one of the other
Alabama delegateH to a Heat mate.
"Let's get him out an quietly aH pos
sible."
The gentleman from Alabama wan
carried struggling from the auditori
um. The high altitude of Denver
had got in its deadly work and the
last heard from him was a jumble of
William, Randolph, Howard and Jen
nings.— Kx.
You fellows who like to rend humor
ous stuff should come around to the
Prospector ofllce and peruse the Ju
neau and Hkagway Hoggatt organs
published just before the election.
They demonstrate clearly the futility
of trying to defeat Corson and they
put Wickorsham third or fourth in
the race.
Because of a dispute over a bill one
cltlxen of a Washington town shot
and killed another, hut the dispatches
fail to state whether the bill was col
lected.
The Katalla Herald |>oint* with
pride to the fact that Katalla's re*
sources embrace millions In coal and
oil which can't be moved by the
building of railroads elsewhere.
MEAT QUESTION IS
CAUSE OF TROUBLE
Town Council is all Stirred
up By a Sort of a "Tag'
Your It," Game
Expressed in the down - to - date
phraseology of Kid Brown, there "was
some class" to the proceedings at
Monday's meeting of tin? town coun
cil. Meat, tainted jftul otherwise,
why it becomes bo ar.d whose the
blame, and what the remedy for the
same formed si topie for argument
tlmt ended iu committee. Just what
the outcome will he is problematical
but result to date is to emphasize the
fact that more or less meat not ex
actly adapted for home consumption
is peddled in Valdez.
, Butcher Blames Carrier
The little party started when Coun
cilman Grigsby brought before the
council the necessity of having an in
spector of meats. Mr. tlrigsby dwelt
upon local conditions with regard to
the meat question, expressed his opin
| ion and his desires in this regard and
| then sat himself down. Into the si
| lenee intervening sprang Councilman
| Whitley who i« a butcher and who
i therefore telt tint upon him fell not
| only the onus of the charge but tho
i burden of defending purveyors of
! beef, mutton ami pork, et al.
Councilman Whitley used to oper
! ate a cold storage plant, by gasoline
I power but he recently substituted
j electricity and then discovered that
• gasoline in a menace to the town, said
I discovery prompting him to oppose
in < ouncil the granting of permission
1 l<< usi' gasoline lighting plants. In
vi:'W ill this fact Councilman Whit
1 \ believes that t he meat, inspection
project is aimed at him and be so
staled. Councilman Whitley believes
that forewarned is fore armod ami he
I said so, and that he knew tho meat
inspection business was coming up
and so came prepared with the draft
of an ordinance.
Councilman Whitley Haiti that, as a
butcher who for several years has
been selling meat, in Valdez he knows
that much had meat comes to town.
He has known it for some time and
after all t hese yearsof pondering con
cerning the question he has become
convinced that an inspector of meats
is quite essential. As a butcher
Councilman Whitley is sure that the
fault, lies wholly with the steamship
companies bringing meat to Valdez
and lie so announced last night.
Health Officer Talks
Councilman (Irigsby, who is also
agent, for one of the steamship lines
denied this and affirmed that the bad
meat is bad when if is shipped out of
Seattle. This led to several retorts
courteous bet ween Councilman-steam
ship agent (Irigsby and Councilman
butcher Whitley, each being careful
to state that nothing personal was
intended.
Health Officer Dalton is, in the pro
posed ordinance, made inspector of
meats and he was called upon. Healt h
Officer Dalton expressed the belief
that, the inspection of meats will take
a lot of time and that under existing
conditions it is hardly practical un
less one devotes much time to it. The
proposed ordinance fixes $t0 a month
as the salary of inspector of meats
and the inspector of meats in embryo
suggested that a better way will be
for anyone finding themselves in pos
session of suspicious meat to bring it
to him and take formal steps toward
prosecution.
It was finally decided to place the
mat tor in the hands'of committee, af
ter every one was convinced that
the meat condit ion needs fumigation
j of some character.
Assessor 1b Named
Kurly in tho evening tho council
diHponed of tho gawdine question 1>y
amending section '2 of ordinance .'HI ho
iih provide that instead of ton only
one gallon of gasoline may ho atored
on promises within tho town limit*.
Thin wan dono on recommendation of
tho polioo and tiro protection commit
tee which had obtained as many Hig
naturcH in protont as had hoen ob
tained in favor of gasoline lighting
plant*.
Tho committee having In chargo
the question of taking a census ho
that if the population in found to ho
Iohh than 1,000 the liquor IIcohhoh can
ho reduced to $A00 reported that son -
tlmont Ih againat such procedure hut
recommended that if tho liquor deal
era will Htaml the expense and a I no
l>ay the $r>o due for tho census taken at
their request hint, year tho codhuh ho
takon. The liquor dealon* wore not
ropresentod and the quoHtion wan laid
on tho table.
Coniwll CJIerk W ill Orary wan by
acclamation appointed anHOHHor at a
Halary of $200 for the Job.
Valdoz had a lively enrthquako
Hhoek at 1 :H0 thin afternoon.
Mail arrived from Fairbanks last]
night, coming by the I
VALDEZ BANK i MERCANTILE CO.
(Inc) Bankers and General Merchants (Inc)
Visit our BIG STORE while in the city and look over our line
of Dry Goods, Groceries, Ladies' and Gents' Furnishings, Boots, Shoes,
Hats and Caps, Rubber Goods, Furniture, Carpets, Linoleum, Mats,
Draperies, Glass and Crockery Ware, Hardware, Stoves, Miners'
Supplies, Etc.
We receive a large shipment of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables on
every steamer. Special attention is called to a line of S. & W.
canned Goods, which are the highest pitch of perfection.
IT'S ThIO POINTS WORTH KNOWING
WATS ONVILLEartdPAJARO VALLEY
Let lis (el! you of the fruits of
tlx; soil in I'ajaro Valley—Our
illustrated booklet compiled hy
members of this organization is
an siutlioritatively correct state
ment of the resources of this
vnliev and the commonwealth i
of Watson villi — It has opened
t lie oves of many; it will inter
est you.
Address,
Secretary of
Chamber of Commerce,
Watson ville, Cal. j
BALDWIN AIR MACHINE
IS CHOICE OF BOARD
Fort Meyer, Aug. I})—Aeronaut i
Baldwin's dirigible flying machine has |
of all those entered in the contest ;
conducted under direction of the war
department, more nearly met with tliel
requirements and t he hoard has rec
ommended that the builder receive j
the purchase price offered hy the gov
eminent for the successful machine. |
The Baldwin machine attained a
speed of thirteen and three quarter
miles an hour and during its flight
was easily managed. The purchase
price is $7,!!f>0.
W. (J. Wliorf, the coal magnate of
Holdovia country is a passenger on
t he Pennsylvania. 11«» is going to his I
property which is located at Port
Orahain. Mr. Whorf spent, a few
hours yesterday renewing his ac«|uain-!
tances in Valdcz.
The government road through Key
stone canyon is completed and Con-;
tractor Nelson's men are nearly all '
back in town.
Heven children horn in Alaska
were baptized Into the episcopal
ehureh at Katalla recently hy Kev.
K. P. Newton of Valdez.
Judge Hold is expected in Heat tie
about next Tuesday, according to a
message received this morning hy
I)r. Hurt'ju from .1. M. Lathrop. The
message also stated that W. T. Becks
In now in Hrattle.
The night shifts of the Copper Itiver
railroad have hcen cutout on account
of darkness and it Is reported t hat the
force at work will gradually he re
duced. The last, of the pile bridges
across the numerotiM Copper river
utreumH will noon he completed.
W. If. Kramer, an employe of H.
Blum and Co. Inc., has gone to Cor
dova on business for his tlrm.
The 80-ton hog engine of the Cop.
per Klver railroad Is now set up at
Cordova and Is the pet and pride of
Mawter Mechanic Van Cleve.
'lVloKvaph and Mail A Tn,,m Tf0/,U Blacksmith Shop,
Station. 1 UWIi 111 etc., etc.
Wortman's Roadhouse
FOOT OF SUM M IT, TWJONTY MILKS FROM VAL.DKZ
Accommodation for 40 horses. Warm Doghouses
6. full stock or general, supplies
'(invito1 «(;«V;S.,f.Vf Pontius Magnuson Prop
b-J 9
The Teikhell Roadhouse
48 Miles From Valdez
On Government Trail.
of aeeommodations for man and boast. Fresh Meat
always on hand. Horse and I)ou Feed All the latest
improvements. I'IMYATIC ROOMS.
M rs. Ed. Wood, Proprietor.
DRY CREEK ROADHOUSE
I/. (J, nml G. B. RORER, Proprietoro.
IIS MILKS . ON FAIRBANKS
KUOM VA LDJOZ AND KAGLK TRAILS
Alaska
Company.
SEATTLE - VALDEZ ROUTE
FROM VAI,I>J$Z:
Santa Clara August - 5
Yucatan - - - - - 12
Pennsylvania- - - - 19
Santa Clara - - - - 27
Mlcntiwr l)nr« fnllw from ftewnnl the l.r>tli of
(•noli month for nimlnxkti ami way |M>rt*.
J. If. Hun<'ii, Valdhz Dock Co.
P. & P. A., HoiitMo. Local Agent.
ALASKA COAST CO.
K<|tiipped with Wireless
THE "INSIDE" ROUTE
To Juneau and All Puget Sound Ports
no, h, 8 s bErtha AUGUST 6TH
flight roHorvori to ctwingn HtonmorH or Hailing daton without notion
II. R ALEXANDER, A. H. DAUTRIOK,
(iKNKRAI. M ANAORR, TAOoMA. (iKNKRAI, AoENT, VALMCZ
VALDEZ HOSPITAL
Hrporvution Ave. noar Court IIouho
Private Rooms for Patients Graduate Nurses
Hospital Ticket#, $1.50 per Month.
Phone 77