Valdez Daily Prospector
IMTIIMSHKD BY THK
Prospector Publishing Co.
TERMS
One Dollar per Month: Twelve Dollars per Year
MONDAY, A PHIL 8, 191:?.
THE RIGHT ROAD.
fiiMiimun il it's an* made up of
aw«'Kal ions of individuals
when* I lie* miil sinks his pcrson
alily in the body politic. In tin'
lM'KiniiiiiK of man the person was
all ami In* maintained himself by
virlm* of lijs prowess. As In* pro
gressed in civili/.al ion In* It'll I
more towards communal life and
gradually surrendered Ills indi
viduality to the community and
henceforth was governed by laws
holh writ ten and unwritten, .until
he reached the civili/.al inn of the
present, day.
At (his period in I In* world's
history the individual who sucks
to live by himself and depends
upon his own might lo regulate
mailers to his own way of think
ing is an outlaw. We are all of
us hound by rules existing for
I lie common good. My I hem we
must abide or suffer I he conse
quences. Paradoxical as it may
seem, I lie individual can, if he
he so inclined, live within the
strict interpretation of the law,
and yet become a most undesir
able member of tin1 community.
lie may, like Shylock, he prone
lo exact his pound of flesh and,
by the aid of the law ilself, per
petrate a grav«»» wrong upon his
fellow man, for law was design
ed lo do good lo (lie greatest
number, bill unfortunately man
is so imperfect thai even the best
laws lie has enacted can be ex
ercised lo oppress in isolated
cases. There is, and can only he
one rule or law which will in
variably work out lo Ihe end that
justice he meted lo a II--I he < {old
en Hule—thai you do to others
what you would have lliem do to
you. Were this rule generally
observed we would Idol out our
court calenders; we would empty
our .jails; tear down our poor
houses; in fact, abolish sulfer
ing. he il either mental or of.the
body.
In our community life each in
dividual has a debt lie owes his
fellow man. and il i< the mm-j
payment of ibis due lo which we j
can contribute many of our ills.j
Take one of our isolated north-;
ern communities for instance; let !
a stranger enter its portals and j
within three days lie will have I
lieunl something derogatory
spoken of every individual whom t
perchance lie has beard men- !
fioned. willi the mosl natural re-!
Mill Dial lie will he impressed i
with the belief that In* has fallen!
among a bad lot. Carrying the!
position assumed further for Ihe |
sake of argument, does anyone
think for a moment that Ihe loo
prevalent liahil of belittling the
holdings of another in order lo i
advance personal interests is |o|
the advantage of lli«* rommuuil\ j
at large?
When |In* iliiy arrives in which
lli«* individual will fully realize
his r«*I«iIi<*11 In Ills* i*<• 1111111111iIy as
a whole, ami In* will ;i<■ I as an i
integral pari <>f llils greater ma- j
chine. for his own h«*n«*III if you
will. In- wil| h«i\<• heroine a con
sl rucl io.i in place f»f ohslrue
lionisl. Hi- will llirn have begun
In travel mi llu' riglil mail, and
will mi dmihl hr surprised, mil
i>11 ly al his individual success,
hul al I hi' prosperity as well of
I lie I'lMiiiuuiiily of which In* is a
member. 11 «• will have learned
Ihal in unity there is strength
and Ihal pnwcr comes only where
a united and continued effort ist
made lo reach a given goal. The
following of I his prcccpl has
made possible our Seallles, Onl
veslons and Portlands. They
huried Iheir hammers in I In* long
ago.
MINING INVE8TOR8.
Willi Iho opening '»f Iho niin
inseason I hero will arrive in
our oily Ili«* rrprPHonlnl.lvm of n
iiuuihet o| mining invexloi *, who,
if properly encouraged, wi ! laVe
part in I ho development of I he
wonderful in in iriK region. Hy
proper enoourngemenl. Ibis paper
moans I ho Riving lo investors a
chance lo ascertain with porno
degree of oerlainty the continu
ation of our ore values fc» a rea
sonable do|»lh.
Worn this (lis!rir! al nil proven
and wore wo cerlnin wo woro not
being lured on by surface en
richment conditions might be
different, but until such time as
we know our loads to continue
willi depth it. behooves us to en
courage the investment of capi
tal here by offering liberal terms
to those willing to expend the
necessary money to prove the ore
bodies.
Mining investors are careful
men; the successful ones are not
gamblers in any sense of the
term; they are willing to pay lib
erally for whatever they buy, but
tlhey insist upon knowing sonie
i thing of what lies below Hie sur
face of tln> ground. They cer
tainly cannot be blamed fur excr
cising caul inn and prudence lie
for«» parting with their money.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
I
Thi» case of the Humboldt
SIeaniship company vs. the Inter
state Commerce Commission was
to haw been argued on I lie first
of this monlh before the Supreme
Court of tht! United States. This
rase has been brought to settle
I lie jurisdiction of the commis
sion over transportation com
panies operating in Alaska. The
question hinges on whether
Alaska is a district or a territory.
The weight of the argument ap
peal's to be that we are a ter
ritory and in that case the com
mission will have jurisdiction
over our Iransportation lines.be
they water or rail routes.
Senator Simon Ciuggcnhcim
has graciously informed Presi
dent Taft that tin; Copper lliver
and Northwestern railroad will
not oppose tin* purchase of the
Alaska Northern road by tin* gov
ernment. Thus entrenched, no
doubt bill tin? administration will
use its besl endeavors to pur
chase llii' rusl streaks.
The Washington slate Social
ists assembled iu Seattle recent
ly hooted at and jeered a dele
gate who proposed I hat I he
American Hag be displayed in the
convention hall. Probably Ibis
was done on I he theory that So
cialism is international in char
acter and does not recognize, such
small things as mere nations.
When Teddy was in the pres
idential chair, the Republican
press and federal officeholders
were loud in proclaiming him the
greatest constructive statesman
of the age. Today they can'say
nothing loo bitter in his denun
ciation. || looks much as if Hie
gods were making some mad.
Taking the cue from their can
didate, the Republican stand
pat press arc assailing I lie ini
tialise. referendum and the re
call. as umlcmocra!ir and "in
imical lo our form of govern
ment." Jusl so. a bludgeon in
111• * hands of an irate people.
Whili' congress is wrestling
with I ho dyke approprial inn il
should nit) lie forgotten thai mil
Iions are appropriated annually
I<» conlino |ho walors of Iho Mis
sissippi. Precedence for making
lh»' local ap|)i*opria1 ion should
no) |n> 11 iiVicu 11 lo li ml.
The Itcpuhlican orgaui/.nlion in
I In- stall's is faoi* to fare with two
vital issni's. A financial crisis is
on the one liaml and a war with
Mexico or Japan on Iho other.
The one means defeat of the
parly and Iho other perpetuation
in office. Will they dare?
There can he no douhl Ilepuh
lican politicians appreciate tho
advantages I hoy would gain hy
inlorvoniiiK in Mexico. In Ihoir
lexicon war would spell Iho re
election of President Tafl.
"Lawyer" Frame entirely for
got mentioning how he became
possessed of those proxies from
remote sections of the territory
far in advance of the mail ser
vice.
Tin? "Arizona Kicker" is long
since defunct, having been re
placed by a Buperior and more
persistent article of our own
home product.
The hcsl citizen is he who up
on awakening asks himself of
what benefit he enn ho lo ihe
community in which he lives.
No, penile render, Ihe anvil
chorus is not a musical knock,
and consequently is seldom heard
in I he so parts.
The only practical taTTor 1n
Valdez, Ben Hilveiman. 'Phone
108.
Silvorman Will call for andde
iver your goods, 'phone 198.
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 WORTH WHILE
Jack Surryhne, Musical Director.
MINING ENGINEER
L. W. STORM. E. M.
Refomra on Minkb
Patbnt SuRrmro
Qbnmbal Mining ENoiNBKRina
Phone No. toa
F. BUTTERWORTH
'Civil Engineer and^
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Offlcc In Harrington Rlritf.
on Water Front Res. Phone. 1R9
MISCELLANEOUS
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock in I
Ail members requested t° at- ]
T* O. QUINN. ArticChief
Valdes Lodge
No 168.
Free and Accepted Masons
Regular Communications tlrst Wednesday in
each month in McKinley Hall. Visitors always
welcome.
James H. Patterson,.W. M
C. C- Reynolds. Sec
1.0.
0. F.
Vlsitlnu and local Odd Follows are re
quested to register their name with the
Vuldez Odd Fellows' Club. Regular
meetings. tlrst and third Monday.
Call on P. S. HUNT. Secretary.
FOE
VAMJKZ AKIME No. 1071
Meet every Friday. 8 i>. in. Kairle Hall
BUY YOUR BREAD at
VALDEZ BAKERY
Nothing but. best materials lined.
FRESH BREAD DAIL\
All kindH of Cakes, Pies, etc.
made to order
WOOD & HENRICH, Prop..
Fagerberg Bros.
NIZINA, ALASKA
General Merchandise
Miners & Prospectors Supplies
Fresh Goods—Reasonable Prices
Valdez Sheet Metal Works
Manufacturers of
YAKSHAW STOVES
Plumbing, Steam" and Hot
Water Heating, Pumps and
Wall Point*.
Sheet Metal Work of Every
Description, Hon Valve*,
Iron Pipe, Fitting*.
A Snap
For salo at a big sacrifice, the
famous Ptarmigan Drop road
house. Sale includes supplies on
hand which are worth half tho
price asked. Horso, saddlo, har
ness and sleighs. Stabling for 30
horsos, year's supply of wood all
cut. This is a snap for the right
party to start business for small
monoy. All goes at half price.
Will givo timo on half purchaso
prico if necessary. I have inter
ests outside which roquiros my
time. Business will pay wages
and purchase prico in six months.
Fino locality to prospect. Hum
mer trade always good. John Gil
lisple, proprietor, or C.. C. Rob
erts, Camp Comfort, my agent, or
Smith 6c Bunnell, Yaldez.
S^ene at Neh^Y^rk^ITo^se Show—
sfj$ili>ing three new StylcfStetson fiats.
OUR business has grown
to its present size because
of the values we have given. Every
bit of merchandise we sell is the best
obtainable at its price. That is why
we feature "Stetson" hats. Let your
new hat be a "Stetson".
Copper River
Draying Co.
Freighting anil passengers to nil parts
of the Interior. General Trucking
bid. Wood, - Proprietor
McKlnlcy Si. Valdoz
|i«»p Hotel
SEATTLE
Cf/AS. PS/ffiK MOB.
THE BEST Or EVERYTHING
IN THE HEART OF THEClTY -
135 BooMsVftTHBftTH-50 SahpuRooms
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON, Prop.
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave Seward, Alaska
FISHER'S BLEND
FLOUR
["AT
DOUGHERTY & FERGUSON:
PHONE 2.
Valdez Undertaking Co.
Undertaker, Embalmera
Funeral Directors
,4a GEO. ROBBINS, Mgr.
Steam Heat Electric Lights
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furnished Rooms All Modern Conveniences
Good jijr niirrrT Good
Goods I flL DUrrtl Goods
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS Or
Native and | ¥ Tll/ID 17 D and Building
Puget Sound JL<U IVJLJDEjIx. Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry
Cbe
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
Regalt EL SIDELO, Senator*, Millionaires
SMOKECRAFT, Rein* 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
S-B
CAP! T
Bank in
rear of
mercantile
department
We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest on Time Certificate* of Deposit.