Valdez Daily Prospector
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Tl'KSI>AY, JUNK i. 1912.
THAT RAILROAD DEAL.
The See rotary of the Interior is
continuing his efforts In have the
government purchase tli«* Alaska
Northern railroad and bitterly
opposes the scheme" to have a
competent commission select the
most available route to the coal
fields and the interior country.
!le docs not, however, oppose the
appointment of a commission,
providing that body is to be cre
ated by the president, who, as a
matter of fact, would leave the
details to tin* Secretary of the
Interior.
This would prove but a round
about way to accomplish the
same end, which he has always
had in view—the purchase of the
Alaska Northern from the Cana
dian bondholders. Of course, Mr.
Fisher is not a practical railroad
man. know.s but lit lie of the prac
ticability nf llie Seward road, ami
nothing' of the feasibility of the
route beyond (he point where
track i< laid: lie knows absolute
ly nothing of Ihe other route-.
Then why his anxiety to eoiisuni
iiiale the purchase of the Alaska
Xorl hern.
.Mr. KislHT, a> llir attorney «»f
-he Slieihl brothers. ('.liiea^o
hankers ami flu* hnihlors of I hi'
Sewanl mail, wat in-;lrunienlal in
si'liiiiK I hi' hoinls t• > his pi'i'si'iiI
('anailiaii frionils ami im «]<• 111»I
tools ho shouhl Kivc Ihom whal
evor moral and financial support
ho ran at I h«' pri'si'iil I inn*, hav
ing i 11 \ rinii'il llii'in into *ueh a
poor bargain. when hi* succored
his then «*Iii*nIs. Iho Sin-till broth
ers.
Wcri' Secretary Kisher iinhuoil
willi a line sense of fooling; wore
hi* arluali'il willi a iIostijo «»I" hon_
ur such as \vi> woulil pro.sumc
:i <* a i • i 111 * I official III III* possessed
nl". wo ri mi 111 picture llii' Sit re—
fary i»f llii' Interior lollinpr his|
rliii'f. Ili«* pri'siili'iil. ami nnifiri'ss
I ha I inasmuch as In* hail hi'.'ii
iiilimali'ly conuoclcil willi I In* !«•— i
iral ami linanoial branches of Iho
mail, il would not ho socinly now]
fur liiin l<» nrno il< pnrohaso by
111(• ^nvoriiiiioiil. -specially in viow
nl' Iho fact Ilia! Iho vonluro has
hoon a linanoial railnro. lint ovi
ilonlly Mr. Fisher is not lniill of
that kind of lihro; no qualms of;
oi»n«oioiioo aro In arrosl his hnsi- j
moss in*dim-|. Ho proposes lo
lako limo hy Iho forelock anil;
niako hay while the sun shines.'
lie no doiihl realizes Ilia) he will'
noi he Seorelary nf the Interior1
fore\er. II Is only when in com
maiul nf the ship that he can <Ii
root its course; now. Iherofore,'
llii" is the limo jn which lo mm-i
mil Ihi* froverninenl to the pnr
ohaso nf the Alaska Norlhorn ami
lo omanoipalo his friends ami
clients from the 'iiirilons of a
M'r.v hail bargain. Mr. l-'i«dier is
lon^ mi business inslinol. Inil
-Ill-it ..i. a lino sense* o f feeling.1
THE POPULAR VOTE.
SlalMH'i.'ttis ami political «,.\
11 ;i \ «• hri'ti hosy ralrulalin^
I lie |»l iji 111«* popular \n|»» in (lie
,\om iiiImt i'Iim'Iion.
Ill I8N8 III.-re Wt'iv I I.MI.OOO.
<'.h'Yi'la ml |ni|li'il while
Harrison p<>| Im11 5. i io.'J 10.
TIiihikIi ''.IfVflnml Iwnl a plurality {
tif '.>8.0 17 • if I li«» popular voloj
Harrison was Hrclrd. rwiviiiK |
•j.'l.'l I'lfi'loral volt's In C,h;\eland's
108. In I811- I lie lolal was l-.-j
n 11,00(1, Cleveland polling 5,550,-1
!MH; Harrison, 5.170,108, (Sener-1
al James II. Weaver, Ili«* I'opn-:
list candidal)*, had l.oil.o-JK ha'l
I'11s rasl for him llial year. Tim |
••lerloral vole was: Cleveland,'
177: Harrison. 115: and WeaM'i*.;
J.
'I'lf fM'ilinK campaign of 181)0,
I'loiuhl 'nil a full Milt-. MrKinh-y
f-'dltnu 7,loi,77D lo Mryan's 0,
:.o \«i-.'5. pt'MinK a pi n t*a I i I > of,
»' <i,85i and .'7 1 elceloral Mde* lo
I'l'iiiiu 107. In 11)00 (hi* lolal
lo I,'1,1)05,000, Mt'Kinh'v and'
Miinvt'M'll pulling 7.'.*0 7.'I lo
Itr.Min'u 0.1158.1 M.'l. u'l'llinu
I'li'i'foca I \o|«'s lo l«r\ an's 155.
Mm" i \ • • 11. in I !»o 1. wlli-n hi'
ran for pri-i'irnl "in hi- own
rinhl." » "i'i'i\i'd 7.O.H. i.80. whilr
aI'rki'J- »oli» was unly 5.071),1HI
_.;i,'tO t'h'iiitial \n|i's for Itoosr.
\ »• 11 lo I Jo for I'arker. Hhovc. '
M-ll't |• Iiirn111> was Hit' larjii'-O
i'M'C reeorded- .'.5 J5.515. \ i• I
Tall ni 11)08 hi* 111 ;i 11 > polh'd 55,
i ' ' more \n|r* than Hoo*eve|l
dill ill 190 1--7,0 7 8,908. Bryan re
ceived 6,409,10-4, Taft's plurality
being 1,209,80 4. Taft got 321
electoral votes; Bryan, 102. Eu
gene V. Debs, the. Socialist can
didate, is credited with 420,793.
Covernnient experts estimate
that the total vote this year will
reach 15,000,000, and may go be
yond that vast number, in that
ease the candidate who pets a
popnlai majority will have to poll
more than 7,500,000. With 532
electoral votes this year, 207 will
be required to elect.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
A scientist says the older a
star the faster it moves. He must
be an habitue of the bald-headed
row.
It's a poor day when I ho Col
onel does not furnish the public
w.tli an estimate of his own char
acter.
We .see by our exchanges thai
President Taft has sent anoth
er message to congress. It must
have arrived by mail.
Reports of the Department of
Agriculture at Washington show
that even the crops promise to be
progressive this year.
No, gentle reader, the law does
not contemplate those San Fran
cisco fishermen, lo the westward,
voting on election day.
San Francisco lias just rcceiv
I'd a shipment of ftu.nou l»ii»l«>s.
\o belter place fur |||i» pmil liuuk
I lian Dial wicked t.uwn.
Twu Washington men ipiarrel
1 iivcr a calf, ami a* I lie result
• mm* killi'il I In* oilier, thus making
a I • 1111 of tiu> whole tiling.
The political methods used in
tin' Wickersham convention are
idi'iilical willi those so long in
tin' service of the inacliiuc.
Tliif women can do without tln>
lrien, says an ardent woman's
sii 11'. agist. Hut tlicy don't and j
wont is tin' condition we an* fae- j
injr.
A manufacturer lias been air— j
enscil hy the government of hav-j
in^ adulterated bologna sausage.!
What could lift have possibly put
in the contrivance? j
Snow has been reported in!
some sect ions of the country in'
.May. The weather prophet is
predicting: seve.ru frosts in C-hi-j
cago about June IHIh.
i
A ship It*f| Norfolk a couple of j
Weeks ago loaded wilh gasoline, |
oil ami dynamite and still Hoose-i
veil had material enough fur
three speeches on (hat day.
Panama has asked the United
Stales tu see that her presiden
tial election is conducted peace
ably. This was before the He
pnhliean campaign, howvi'i*.
Seattle sets a fast pace by hir
ing three bands for <»0 sninmer
concerts in I he parks. A eily has
reached a commendable position
when I he public is so ready to pay
the tiddler.
Speaking i f presidential dig
nity. President Taft, in his speech
;il C.olumhus. Ohio, mi May K. ask
ed, "Wouldn't it have been loo
bad if .Mr. Hoosevell had frune
down with the Titanic?"
What is the use uf having a
president <»f the 1'uitcd Stales,
anyway? Mr. Taft has sliuwn thai
the counlry can gel. along very
well wilboul I he presence of a
president at Washington.
A Maltimore minister says that
nil mysteries will be explained on
the last day. We will know even
tually, then, why (iovernor Har
mon and Senator I.a Kollelle per
sist in remaining in the race wilh
I lie distance Hag llaunliiisr in their
faces.
It may be observed as we pass
aliillM tllill liln*l 41 f Ihe hl'Mllt
\ < >H ii V men who professed lu lii|\e
started Ihe Huusevell liuniri al
ien d> are caudiihiles fur olTice.
"hutli tlii' wild ii«s bra> when lie
I iilli pra**: nr luwefh Ihe u\ over
l is fiidder?"
I'mir hiiudfed Chinamen resid
ing in Mexico, have asked our
ui>\(•I'limeiil f'<r lenipnraw ns\
lmn in mir coiiulrv during Hie
pri irre?»s mI I lie rewduliuu in the
siiulheru repiihlie, Wumlcr they
didn't buy liekels mi Hie umlcr
Hrouml railroad.
The Wickersliani platform
roads: "We hold that the Re
publican party, whoso traditions
are those of substantial achieve
ment, an well as of glorious con
ception, is worthy once more to
lead Ihe progressive movement
against the forces of corruption
and vested interests." And yet
they tell u.<s that Wickershain is
leading a non-partisan move
nt* nt.
FOIl 11ENT—Three room fur
nished" house. Apply Thos. S.
Scott, at clerk's olTice, court
house.
Residents of the Reservation
who are busy during the week,
and wish to work out their road
tax on Sundays can make ar
rangements to do so by seeing the
road overseer.
THE MAJESTIC
AMUSEMENT CO.
H. C. DAVIS, Mgr.
Complete change of program on
Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday
Week days one show at 8 p. m.
Sundays two shows at 8 and
9:15 p. m.
VAUDEVILLE SPECIALTIES
PICTURES WORTII WHILE
Jack Surryhne, Musical Director.
INDEPENDENT MESSENGER kCo. |
and 1
VALDEZ VACUUM CLEANING Co.;
LATOUCJiE & PECK. Mart.
Office Smylhie'* Tailor Shop I'hooe 102 j
Scrrice to All Part* of Town. CalU Aoiwtrrd Promptly
Baiiortt Confidential
House and Carpet Cleaning
MINING ENGINEER
L. W. STORM. E. M.\
I
' 8 I
Befonra on Minbb
PatkntSurveys
Gt E N £ BAL. Mm! NO E NQINKCNINQ
'Phonk No. toa
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing Ken- l'honc. l*n
MISCELLANEOUS
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
A..B
Meet every Tuesday evening ut 8 o'eloek in
Kairle Hull All members request tJ i" at
tend l». H. SLKKM. ArtieChief
Valdez Lodge
No 168.
Free and Areeiitwl Masons
Ketruiur communications first Wednesday io
each month in McKinley Hall. Visitors alwujs
welcome.
James U. Patterson.. W. M
C. C. Reynolds. Sec
1.0.
0. F.
YlMtlnir nnil lorn) Oi'.d KHIowm are re
to register llii'ir nsimv with the
Vnlilrz o<l<l I-VIIowk' Club. KeKUlnr
meetings. Ilrst iinU thinl Mondiiy.
Cull on I*. S. HIT NT. Secret nr v.
F O E
VALDKZ AKKIK No. Km
Meet every Kriduy, 8 i». m. Kiiirk* Hull
BUY YOUR BREAD at
VALDEZ BAKERY
Nothing but beat material* lined.
FRESH BREAD DAIL\
All kind* of Cakest, Pie», etc.
made to order
WOOD f* HENRICH, ProP>.
Fagerberg Bros.
NIZINA, ALAHKA
General Merchandise
Minors & Prospectors Supplies
Freih Good«--Re»«oni»ble Price#
SHIPP II D &
[youiT TU urn 9
McMltLAN FUR & WOOL CO ,
HINNEAMU.IS. WIN*.
WRITE F O n C I H c; U L A II S
COMMODORE McHIE
Recommends following the new regulations
laid down by the Secretary of Commerce
and Labor regarding the equipment to be
carried by all motor boats
The Commodore Says It Pays ToJDo So
$26.65
We Carry a Full Line of Equipment as Follows
SIDE LIGHTS
FOG HORNS
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
BOW LIGHTS
BELLS
SPARK PLUGS
WHISTLES
BATTERIES
SPARK COILS
And Everything to Equip Motor or Row Boats
KATALLA GASOLINE
Copper River
Draying Co.
Kr>:ii:lilin»; unit passengers to nil parts J
of tlit* imeri'tr. liencitil 1'rut'kinit j
kid. Wood, - Proprietorj
!
McKlnley St.- VaUler
§1«IIP floTl
SEATTLE
Cm as. Pemy, AfGJf.
Tire BEST Or EVEBYTIWW
in thediwottbecity ,
135RooksWiTHBATM-505*HMf Rooms
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON, Prop.
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave Scwaro, Alaska
FISHER'S BLEND!
FLOUR
I
AT
DOUGHERTY & FERGUSON i
PHONE 2.
Valdez Undertaking Co.
Undertaker, Emhalmcrh
Funeral Directors
M8 GEO. ROBBINS, Mgr.
Steam Heat Electric Ligbts
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furnished Room* All Modern Conveniences
Good ynr niirrrT G 0 °d
Goods |Ht Dllrrtl G°ods
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OF
Native and ¥ ¥ Tli/IDITO anc* Building
Puget Sound Li U 1Y1DLj1\ Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry
the
Tairbanks Bar
George Krau, Proprietor
Pool, Cigars, Liquors
Courteous Treatment Phone 100
Ingram & Bush Dealers
Just Arrived Direct from the
Factories a Large Shipment of
INTEGRIDAD, Rex, Regal* EL SIDELO, Senator*, Millionaire*
SMOKECRAFT, Rein* Victoria, Delmonico BELMONT, Monarch
REPRESENTA, Medio, Full Value, Madrid
Box Trade Solicited at Seattle Prices
Special Price To The Trade
Biruw.urarart/.tfiiiiutati &
We do a
general
Banking
Business
S- BLUM &
- - INCORPORATED —
BANKERS
CAPITAL. $ 200,0OO.00
Bank in
rear of
mercantile
department
We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest on Time Certificates of Deposit.