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EDITORIAL
JL.HK Ol'KMXU OF THE COAL
FIELDS
The dteP®Wws tell us that Mau
i ■ U. Leehey, the Seattle attoruey
r^/reieut;: jj wealth;-; clients, will
p.OLubiy he th© first to demon
strate the feasibility of the leas
iu* gys-Uin iu tt« new Mataauska
c< il field?. All that .Mr. Lgohey
v.i.-Iwf to k..civ, ia order to perfect
: ia 'j'aui with respect to o>i«eiiiug a
voal aiiuo on a comprehensive scale,
is t ie t.aimportation charge x'ronu
the licldi tu tide water and tlic
01 luudi:^; on board ship. The
lia..ai.ort»tit,a. charge from the
coul field 10 thi» yoiut via the
government railway, t,aouljl aud
>\ ill he very .moderate. The cost
ci i' udiLg the coal ou board ship
at uiio l'ort doptads satirely upou
v. iL rT of harborage aad/dockag
f;uilitics are afforded.
I iuo nitiuoers ox wui
r: tioa depends a successful open
ly ct these coal fields. By pro
viiir.._ . Jtquata labilities at tliis
port ,which ia the very nature of
tiiii cs i» t~e oily port worthy oi
to:;.-;Ucratiou ia this matter, th.er€
w.il lo plenty of coal opeerators to
ut\tAi miaos iu the great coal
fie.*'.-. But i~" t-e proper facilities
are at* provided, ;js }lr. ^-.eehey
bus iOictenl out, prospective oper
ator;, will not venture substantial
Investments. They would be fool
ish t.) vlo so. Careful, substan
tial business mea, before en
yagir.g in a. business enterprise,
wish, to know to the cunt every
<it an r.t iu the matter of operating
expenses. The ccst of transport
1: s; the product to tide water and
th expense attached to loading it
i-l rd shir, it is pelf-evident, ar€
t-e important chai-ges that musl
b£ known.
It is entirely useless to talk ol
ooe. l::- the ilatanufJta. coal fields
until harbor improvements and
dotkt've facilities are provided at
t port. All this talk of shipjwng
cojI, for commercial purpose^, from
the Matanuska fields to Resurrec
tion lay, is out of the question, be
cause of the additional transporta.
tioa cost irxident thereto. "Where
as. given. proper facilities at this
port, there is no reason! whatever
why the fields should not be de
v ill i d, at a profit to the operators
and with big tonnage accruing to
th-. KOTtrnnient railway line.
Bat there -will be no stampede to
f ture coal leases in. the Mataaus
ki until prospective) oiperators
k-uw definitely -what these import
ant overhead, charges—transjport:
t: n to tide water JVid loading
a'lfard ship*—■'will be. The gov
ernment has undertaien the job ol
cptninj these filds. It is up to
t^e government to provide facilities
•hat will aid the development of
*ac3j coal measiures.—Ex.
ADVERTISING RESULTS
It Is only as far back as 1S94
♦ rat Elwood Halnesi drove the first
"horseless carrfrge" down the
streets of okomo, Ind., and It
was not until 1900 that the auto
mobile business wag fairly launch
ed. ■ ! • ■ '
TVha*. other Industry can boast ot
such a phenominal growth; in six
teen short years?
No one thing hag been such' a
factor in popularizing tbe automo
fTBMfrifci
bil-q us newspaper advertising. It
has beem the on« great force that
hits made of th*j automobile busi
ness wha* it la today. it has
spread the story of tba autom&Mile
to the most remote corner. From
aa uuknownvn factor ot a tw y$ars
hack, advertising has proved to
firn farmer that he cam's afford to
bo wi'hout one. It haa shown the
tired. business man that &lsi car is
a pleasant bridge between home
aurt office, and th^ doctor's "$>ug
gy" is now almcs* a, curiosity.
Where Europe numbers the out
put o* its automobile fajetories by
hundreds, we count them by tens
of .iiousaads. Newspapeq adver
tising has made tills possible, and
the eufire country haa benefited.
Good roads and fin^ inns havq fol
lowed tho auto. Thej great Lin
cola Highway, now undar^ construc
tion is perhaps the* greatest testi
monial of what the motor oar has
dcug far thfa country. It is only
a u at'er of time when, wa >vill have
a suleudid highway] linking! Maine
and California, wi'h,1 thousands of
cars making the trip] each! month.
Estates by the Dower and
Courtesy are old heirlooms handed
do*n from the middle ages but
the5- are onj the statute books of the
la.vs which government; property
rights Id Alaska. It doesn't Speak
very well for the progressive body
of law makers whichj we are suppos
ed to have. All candidates are favor*
in^ it this campaign, time and there
should be no question about Its be
coming the law of the Territory.
With, all of those; campaign
pledges going around, certainly
som^tuing wonderful shtould be ac
complished in the Territorial) legis
la ar<> this year.
WHEN A BIT WAS
FIRST USED
There is more than one theory as to
the origin of the, term "two bits" ana
Its multiples of "four bits," etc., as ap
piled to money.
But according to a writer In the Neu
York Sun the use of the word "bit" In
the sense of a small coin Is very an
dent The "Colonial Records of Penn
sylvania" aver that it a council held
st Philadelphia "ye 24th of the 8th
month, 1683. under the presidency of
Wm. Penn. Prop, and Gov.'"
The Govt, telieth Ch. Pickering & SamL
Buckley of their abuse to ye Oovermt In
Suonlng of Spanish Bitts and Boston mon
ey to the Great Damage and abase to y*
Subjects thereof
They confess they have put out sorae of
these new bitts....
md in three other parts of the report
of said council, the word "bltt" occurs
igaln.
But as * matter of fact for whole
generations before that time a "bit" or
"bltt" was as common a synonym for
i small coin in the slang of thieves In
England as were the variants "boung,"
"bung" and "pung" for a pursa In
1607 Thomas Decker said in his "Jests
to Make Merle:"
If they once knew where the bung and
oit is—
And further back in 1392 Harman in
Ms "Defence of Coneycatchlng" said:
Some would venture all the byte in their
bung at dice.
What the real origin of the slangy
'bit" Is does not appear to be known,
but It seems plausible that it Is nothing
more than the common every day "bit"
in the sense of something smalL
Not So Easy «s It Seemed.
Twelve persons decided to lunch to
gether every day and agreed not to sit
twice In the same order. One of the
number, a mathematician, surprised
his associates by informing them that
their decision meant that one and one
third million years must elapse before
they would again be seated In the
original order. Two men can sit to
eether only in two different ways, three
in six ways, four in twenty-four, five
in 120. six in 720. seven in 5.040, eight
in 40.320. nine in 3G2.SSS. ten in 3,628.
300, eleven in 39.916.SOO and twelve' In
t79.100.600.—Buch fur Alle.
Cost of Discovering America.
The discovery of America cost a lit
tle more than $7,000. at least so say
some documents that were found in the
archives of Genoa. These documents
give the value of Columbus' fleet as
$3,000. The great admiral was paid a
salary of $300 a year, the two captains
who accompanied him received a sal
ary of $200 each, and the members of
the crew were paid at the rate of $2.50
a month each.—American Boy.
Her First Day In Church.
The two trustees In the church took
up the collection In the middle aisle,
then begun In front again and worked
the side aisles.
"1 should think." whispered the small
girl to her father, "they would have
four waiters, one for each aisle."—
Newark News.
Courag*.
What one needs to cultivate Is a
tenacity of purpose that will not quail
nor turn aside, a courage that In emer
gencies dares to separate from the
crowd, that never recognizes defeat
A Hurried fMirvlWv.
•Tapa. dlil Harold ask you for iny
hand tonight?"
"Yes."
"What did you say to !iitn?"
"Oh, he left before I eatne to that."—
■Wisconsin State Journal.
Kindly Turn.
waller—i let uuiks u;ne « jw
ago. I guess he thinks 1 have forgot
ten It.
Woods—Wli.v don't you tell him you
have, so he won't worry t Boston
Globe.
Uncongenial.
The I>og l ancier—xnis pup is a mor
ougbbred French bull, madam.
The Customer—lie's awfully sweet,
but I cau't take liim because I don't
speak French.—'Washington Star.
Needs No Aid.
"Yes, I've spent a whole fortune
teaching that eldest girl of mine music
so she could Ret a husband."
"But what about your other daugh
ter?"
"Oh, she's pretty."—Wisconsin State
Journal.
Just a Hint.
Mrs. Gab—Well, you can believe it or '
not, just as you please, but this is just
how it was told to me.
Mrs. Blabb—Heavens! And wasn't
you bored to death?—Now York Globe.
Endurance Te9t.
She—Every time I begin to talk to
you you sit down. It's very rude.
He—I know it, my dear. But I am
i physically unable to stand for that
length of time.—Pittsburgh Press.
SulwKrib* tor tb« Daily Alaaku.
FRATERNAL ORDERS
Arctic lirotWluxxJ, —
Camp Skagway No. 1,
A. B. meets every sec
ond and.1 fourth! Tues
day evening at 8:30 P
ni. gtiiirp. Visiting brothers oOidl<u
ly wt'ocim®. W. It. StevonBuo), Arc
tic Chief. W. E. Burford, Arctic
Uect rder.
Frnteiwl Oi-dcr
, Kngle^—
Skngway1 Aoriq
No. 25, fVitter
unl Order of
ju.«giep meets tea nrst ami ujitu
Wednesday' bight of each month, at
tnrir ball aa Fifth Avenue. Visit
ing brothers cootlUUlj- iuvite(3 to
attend. L. K. Hudson, AV. P.,
J. M. Greisbach, S&cretary.
P. & A. M.
"VThitfl Pass Lodge
F. & A. M. No. 113
meeta 2d and 4th
Frl. Ev'gs, of each
montc. yistuag profilers are wel
come.
Elmer L. Wheeler, W. M.
Address all communications to
th® Secretary.
B. P. O. ELKS |
Bkagway Lodge
NO. 421, B. P. O.
E. meets every
Thursday niglit
at 8:30 o'clock.
Visiting brothers
curuiuuy welcome.
HENRY FRIEDENTHAL, E. R.
F. J. VAWDEWALL, secretary.
Pioneer of Alaska Igloo, No. 13,
meet* In A. B. Hall first Monday in
every month at 8:80 p. m.
Visiting Brothers cordially wel
come.
W. L. STEVENSON, Pres.
V. T. DORTERO. Rec. Sec.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
lilt. Li. ». jvtuujuriiv
Deatfist
Mufct Modern Me&hods
Office Hours: 9-12 a. m. 1-0 p. m.
Alask«n Building - - - - Broadway
SKACfWAY ALASKA
, WILLIAM PALLISTER, M. D.
(Formerly of Seattle)
Sp*vialltt In the trca|(m€pit of
disefifie and deformities of thq
qye, ear, nose and throat.
Officer Goldstein Building, Ju
n«m. Alnfiko.
W. B. STOUT
Attorney At Law
Practice in; oil courts
In Territory of Alaska
HAINES ALASKA
Alaska Junk Co.
of Joaeaa Alaska,
Dealers la
RUBBER, COPPER, BRASS
lead, zinc, sacks, rags
ROPE, SCRAP IRON
Rear of Sjlck«tt'« Po«toffice
«tore.
J. 1KUTA
ma ;t7Facturinv;
JEWFI P R
WATCHES&CLOCKS
Curios, Ivo y Carvi gs
Indian Baskets
China and Cut Glass
Official Watcl Inspector for the
W. P. & Y. Route
Mail Orders iven prompt care
RAW FURS
WE PAY
HIGH - PRICES
FOR FINE FURS
WRITE FOR PRICE LIST '
Percey's Fur House,
Othkosh, - Wisconsin i
i
xu
Seattle, Tacoma, Victoria
Vancouver, Prince Rupert
Juneau, Poteraburg, Wrangell, and Ketchikan
Leave Skagujay
S.S.SPOKANE Nov 1 13
S. S. City of Seattle October 28 Not. 1
Connects *t Seattle with through passenger fcteamers.
SENATOR, GOVERNOR PRESIDENT AND QUEEN
Sailing Monday n p. in. and Friday at 11 a. m.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES. SAN DIEGO.
Through tickets sold and baggage checked to all point* in
United States and Canada. I folders and full paitlcuKM,
address 1L Q. WEIR, Agent.
H. BRANDT, G. A. P. D. Phone CO. SKAGWAY.
608 Second Ave)., Seattle, Wash,
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
SAILINGS FROn SKAGWAY
SOUTHBOUNP
S. S. JEFFERSON
Oct. 26 Nov. 8-20 Dec. 2-14-27
S.S. MARIPOSA S.S. ALAMEDA
Oct. 12 Nov. 2 Oct. 23
To ANCHORAGE and WESTWARD PORTS
Alameda Nov. 5 Mariposa Oct. 24
Navigation to Anchorage closes sailing S.S. Mariposa Oct. 24
XELEPHOjJifc NO. (10.
fa. J rSr.AW. Agent, SKAGWAl
Steamships
PRINCESS
ALICE
PRINCESS
SOPHIA
CANADIAIf
PACIFIC/
railway/^
TWO BERTH
ROOMS
WITH
DOUBLE
LOWERS
Skagway To All Sound Points
Every Thursday at 7 P. iW,
September 28, October 5-12-19-26
REDUCED THROUGH FARES TO HAS ERN POINTS
Closa Connections with Daily Through Trains To
Chicago-Toronto-Montreal
WE WILL TICKET YOU TO ANV DESTINATION
CK JOHNSTON Agt. Phone 87 or 118 SKAGWAY
FOR SALE
An opportunity for a good busi
ness and double your money
quick. I am instructed to sell
the property described as lot
4, and E V» of lot 5, b^k 9,
FiFh Avenue with all of the
buildings, machinery, copper,
vats, sanitary syphons and
thousands of bottles new and
used, worth $2000, for $750,
cash.
PfflL.
ABRAHAMS
Established _
1897
524 Fourth Avenue
SKaGWAY, ALASKA
You make a mistake if
vou df not stoo at
THE
Puilen House
Electric Lights
Rooms Single or en Suite
Baths on each fioot
Famous for its Home Cooking,
Milk, Cream, Cottage Cheese and
Buttermilk from our own da^v.
Fresh Egga, etc
Rates $3.00 Per Day and Up
Well Lighted, Large Sample
Rooms for Traveling Men.
H. S. P' ILLEN, Prop.
Skagway. Alaska
GOING OUT
THIS FALL?
SAVE TIME
AND MONEY
" VIA GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC "
TWIN sGV.F.W STEAMSHIP
PRINCE RUPERT
LEAVES 5KAGWAY
EVERY MONDAY at 11:00 a. m.
For
Prince Rupert, Victoria, Vancouver Direct
All Two Berth Outside Roous Tlirou>r" Service - - No Change
Hob and C old Running w a'er in Every Room
TRAVEL VIA
"THE SHORTEST EOUTE TO TEE EAST"
On The Finest, Surest, Swiftest Steamships on the North Pacific Coast
ON LUXURIOUS TRAINS OVER THE BEST NEW RAILWAY EVER
CONSTRUCTED and SAVE TIME and MONEY
J. D. McAulev W' G. Powell
Tm. Frt * Pass. Agt.
Juneau, Alaska Skagway, Alaska