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fSTMLISHEB 1898 OLUtM MIL! NEWSPAPER III ALASKA
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I EDITORIAL PAGE
RAISING OF SPRING WHEAT
With the Drtcc ot whsat ris
ing to levels unknown for
many years and the outlook for
peace in Europe fading farther and
farther into the distance, the ques
tion becomes of vital importance
whether the spring wheat crop of
this country and Canada may not
be extended well beyond its usual
limits. The boundaries of the
spring wheat belt have a direct,
bearing upon the cost of living.
Why cannot spring wheat be
grown considerably farther south
than It is ordinarily produced?
Even though the yield may fall be
low the usual winter wheat average
In the same districts, will not an
inferior crop of spring wheat pay
at present prices, or prices ten or ,
fifteen cents a bushel below the |
ruling market? In states like!
Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois
and Pennsylvania is it not. possible I
to make a good profit by growing j
spring wheat at a dollar a bushel j
or more?
This query ought not to be an
swered lightly err hastily. It is by I
no means a onesided or simple \
I>robleni for farmers to solve. But |
existing conditions certainly sug
gest the wisdom of making spring
wheat possibilities the subject of
very serious consideration. It is a
good question for state agricultural i
experimental stations and experts
connected with state agricultural
Jepartments to take up at once
rnd answer with the utmost care.
UIGENTLNA SITUATION IMPROV
ED.
After many months of commercial |
retrogression, an encouraging note.
is sounded regarding Argentina's .
outlook for business. The war
caunot alone be held responsible
for trade depression in South Am
erica. For some time before last j
August conditions in Argentina and
in Brazil, to speak of the larger
countries faciug the Atlantic ocean,
were entirely unsatisfactory. The
breaking out of hostilities merely
accentuated the condition. Money
bad been scarce, and, with Europe
needing all its funds at home, the
v.ar made It almost impossible for
South America to get Us finances
repaired.
On the authority of the United
S.ates consul-general at Buenos
Aires, Leo. J. Keena, it is Btated |
tliat "the end of November wast
signalized by an entire change of
tone in Argentina commercial and
financial circles." Notwithstanding
the decrease in the trade with oth
er countries for the first nine
months of 1914, due to two years
of over-speculation and to enforced
retrenchment, together with inferior
crop returns, "the country is look
ing forward to the result of the
coming crop *-ith a strong measure
of confidence," to quote again from
Mr. Keena's statement.
South America, including Argen- '
lina as among the most important
of the nations, has learned its les
son. There was a time when ex- j
travagant buying ruled the day. Ex- j
porters found the. Argentines ready
to buy goods in immense quantities, j
even though the market was not im- j
mediately at hand for disposing of j
them. But the course of lighter i
buying in outside markets which
has been consistently follow
ed during the last two
years has proved the better way.
Stocks have been allowed to dwindle,
and now it is reported that busi
ness houses are again preparing for
(he trade which Is assured.
"Given the usual prices that are
expected for practically all Argen
tina products," Consul-General Kee
na informs the bureau of foreign
domestic commerce, "with the
possible exception of linseed and
quebracho, conservative journals are
stating that the export year 1914
15 will probably prove to be th«
greatest in Argentina history.'
There appears, then, to be grouiw
for the return of optimism in th<
southern republic. Practicing s
necessary economy the country
from the government downward
ought to respond quickly to the de
mand for better accounting, so thai
in the future expenditures will b<
made to harmonize more nearly wit
incomes; for discounting the fu
ture is not the wisest measure, as
Argentina has found out.—Monitor.
HIROHO BE
SOLO AT AUCTION
Cleveland, O., Feb. 2—Twelvi
thousand stockholders of the Wheel
ing & Lake Erie railroad, Ohio':
biggest financial nut uncracked, ar<
waiting patiently for April, whev
some kind person with $36,500,00t
will be asked to come along am
settle their difficulties by pur
chasing the most kicked around lii
tie railroad in the United States.
Hope that the state of Ohio woul
purchase the 4 60 miles of Crack
9700 freight cars. S4 passenge
coaches, 210 locomotives and varioi
other equipment was today definite
ly abandoned and the "outfit" wil
be put on the auction block i;
April.
■fcignieen inousaau nve auuurei
dollars is the required cash to cov
er underlying indebtedness, and 118
000,000 that may be assumed b;
the purchaser is described as juj
"plain indebtedness."
Most of the stockholders are Eas
erners. Eleven of the 34 years o
the Wheeling & Lake Erie's histor,
have seen it in the hands of •
receiver. Twice it emerged only t
fail again in 1908.
The road was born in 1879 b;
Canadian capitalists who foresai
the possibility of tapping the sout!
eastern Ohio coal fields with ai
outlet to Lake Erie. The Canadlai
pioneers sold out to New Tori
capitalists who went receivership ii
1885. Colonel Myron T Herrlck
who of late retired as Ambassado
to France was appointed receive
and organized a new company whic
sold out to Gould Interstate In 19 li
In 1908 the Wheeling & Lake Eri
again went into the hands of til
courts and has there rested eve
since.
^ The little town of Brewster, O.
was founded when the W. & L. £
car shops were opened there. i
the road quits business, Brewste
vill quit too.
The road now operates ten pas
scnger trains and is a valuable ar
tery to Canton, Zanesville, Toledo
and a score of other Ohio towni
and cities.
An attempt to sell the road a
nution here several mouths ago fail
ed.
10 FIM
601 ISSUE
Cleveland, O., Feb. 2—Clevelaui
will float a million dollar bond is
sue for a new municipal maTket 1
City Market Master Charles Kami
succeeds with a project just out
lined.
The old municipal market, es
tabllshed a little over a year ag<
with a capacity of less than- 40,
000 people on busy days. Is inade
quata Kamp told the city council.
Comforting Words
Many an Alaskan Household Will
Find Them So
To bare the pains and aches of '
a bad back removed—to be entirely
free from annoying, dangerous urin
ary disorders, is enough to make
r-ny kidney sufferer grateful. The
following advice of one who has suf
lired will prove comforting words to
hundreds of Alaskan reauers.
P. E. Sanderson, 81J First St.,
Sail Diego, Cal., says: "A severe at
tack of la grippe laid mo up for
f ve weeks. My back got very
painful, lame and weak. My kiil
nt>ys were in bad shaji>. X felt all
run down. I read cbout Doan's
Kidney Pills and got a box. They
fixed me up all right. Whenever 1
have taken cold on my kidneys since
I have used Doan's Kidney Tills.
They have always brought good re
sults."
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kiduey remedy—
gf't Doan's Kidney Pills—the same
that Mr. Sanderson had. Foster-Mil
burn Co.. Props., Buffalo, N. Y.
A most popu
lar and effect
ive remedy for 1
breaking up a |
COLD.
Satisfaction Guaranteed £
KELLER BROS.
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To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
tablets. Stop the Cough aud Headache
and work off the Cold. Druggists refund
money if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove's
signature is on each box. 25 cents.
up y nr
.itirm ml!)
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m "I'm re
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The Who's
"I heal >mi .'H
chaise.' said one
ister tu illiollli'i til • •
nre your pt<>|.ie latent
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stcnius mid tn.yr.
pool Mercury
Helps the ► . '•ory
Bix—You >iiii> ile| vml upi'ti it that
your friends woi< : ! I you !ls Ion-'
as you have mone> ''ix I lints right,
especially if you • non-owed it
from tliett> Hostm *Miiscript
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PR VEIEH^S
:| MEEHMiSHI
. | Washington, Fel>. 2—Civil war
veterans—hundreds hero in the
federal departments ant- in other
i occupations—meet tonigl.l at the an
nual encampment of the G. A. R. of
the District of Columbia Plans
i will be made for the national G. A.
R. reunion which will be held here
| next September or October.
APPEARING OLD
j Act» a» a Bar to Profitable Employ
• men t.
i I Tou cannot afford to prow old.
In these days of strenuous competition
> It Is necessary to maintain, as Ions as
possible ones youthful appcarance.
It Is Impossible to do this without re
taining a luxurious growth of hair.
| The presence of Dandruff indicates tho
ptesence of a burrowing germ which
" lives and thrives on the roots of tho,
; hair until It causes total baldness.
Newbro's Herpielde is the only known
destroyer of this pest, and It Is as cft'ec
■ tlve as It Is delightful to use
Herpielde makes an elegant hair dress
ing as well as Dandruff cure.
Accept no substitute—there Is none.
> Sold by leading druggists. Send 10c. in
stamps for sample to The Herpielde Co.,
Detroit. Mich.
One sroilaj sof t Irs rnnr;t':-eed
At all drug stor**
How's This?
Wo offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Hall s
Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. O.
We, the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe
him perfectly honorable In all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made bv his firm.
NATIONAL. BANK OF COMMERCE.
Toledo. O.
Hall's Catnrrh Cure Is taken Internally,
m-tint, directly upon the blood and mu
nis surfaces of the system. Testimonials
3ent free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold
by all DruRRlsts.
Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
EXPOSED!
After exposure, when you feel a
cold coming on, take "PUROL.A-"
iloney and Tar Cough Syrup. Don't
wait until it has developed Into
.ironchitlg or pneumonia. Does not
contain opiates of any kind. Keep
bottle in the house for emergen
cies. Your druggist will refund
your money if not eatsfled. Price
25c and 50c Specify "PUROLA"
Sold by Keller Bros. Drug Co.
p. & A. H>
White Pass Lodge
P. & A. M. No. 113
meets 2d and 4th
FrL Kv'gs. ol each
month. Visiting brothers are wel
come Phil Abrahams, Secretary.
Elmer L. Wheeler, W. M.
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagway Lodge
No. 431. B. P. O.
E. meets every
Thursday evea
lng at 8 o'clock.
Visiting brothers
cordially welcome. j«». ivcuuw;,
Ex R. Geo. Magee, Secretary.
Fraternal Order
Eagles—
Slcagway Aerie
No. 25, Frater- J
nal Order of
kagies meets the first and third
, Wednesday night of eacb month at
their hall on Fifth avenue. Visiting
brothers cordially Invited to attend.
Jhon C. Wood, W. P., J. W. Prlt
j chett, Secretary.
Arctic Brotherhood.—
| Camp SkagTvay No. 1
' A. B. meet* ©very Tue«
day evening at 8:00 p
iu. auiuy. vjsniug uruij.cn* turuwi
ly welcome. A. J. Achesoa, Arctic
Chief, \v. R. HUlery, Arctic Re
corder .
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
DIE. L. S. KELLER.
Dentist.
Must Modem Methods.
Open Evenings.
i Office Hours: 9-12 a. m. 1-6 p. m.
' Alaskan Building • Broadway
SKAGWAY ALASKA
WILLIAM PALLISTER, M. D.
(Formerly of Seattle)
Specialist In the treatment of
diseases and deformities of the eye,
ear, nose and throat.
Office; Goldstein Building, Ju
neau, Alaska.
Dr. E. M. BEVI8
physician Mid Surgeon
JUNEAU ALASKA
Office—Second Street; olfloee
tormenj occupied by Dr. Simpson.
W. B. STOUT.
Attorney At Law.
Practlr# In all courts
In Territory of Alaska.
Haines Alaska.
j Whitehorse
Kluane Stage
Line
The Royal Mail Stage
J eaves Whitehorse the
fourth of every month
for Kluane and way
points and also on the
seventeenth of every
month for Champaigne
''Passengers and Freight sol
icited, Rates Reasonable
and the Service First Class.
HXH AMBERS, Prop.
OFFICE
Regina Hotel :: Whitehor«e, Y. T
TO
Seattle, Tacoma, Victoria
Vancouver, Prince Rupert
Juneau, Petersburg, Wrangell, and Ketchikan
Leave Skacjouay
S.S. Gty of Seattle, Feb* 11,
S,S, Spokane, Feb, 23, Mar, 5,
Ana every ten days fol lowing. Modern comfortable ships,
excellent service Connects it Seattle with through passen
ger steamers,
CONGRESS, GOVERNOR, PRESIDENT AND QUEEN.
Sailing Tuesday, It) a. m. and Friday, 5 p. m.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGEUBb, SAN DIEGO.
Through tickets sold und itaggvge checked to all points In
United States and Canada. For folder* and full particulars,
address V. A. PETERSON, Agon!
H. BRANDT, G. A. V. D. I'hono 50, SKAGWAY
u*wwrv«/l A «'ft UMttlm VV«pK
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
WINTER SAILINGS
S. S. JEFFERSON
FFB U v "RY 3-15-27
■A A I" OH 11 •• 23
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Passengers will be transferred to
Vancouver or Victoria without
extra charge.
TELEPHONE NO. 06.
E. J- SHAW, Agent, SKAGWAY.
Twin Screw S. S.
Princess may
Will leave Skagway for
Prince Rupert, Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle
February 10 24
March 10 24
April 3 14 24
May 5 35 26
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All infor.nation, Rail, Sleeper, or Ocean Tickets
To any part of the world
F. F. W. LOWLE, Gen'l Agt. Phone 87 or 141 JSKAGWAY
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