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terms.
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Dally Prospector.
jarrler, per month .Siooo
nail, per annum .piu.uu
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nail, per annum .
Dally Prospector and Week
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L'ESDAY, OCTOBER 19. 1915
WHY DON'T WE ADVANCE?
aldez has the fartherest port
h, which remains open and acces
» to navigation all the year round,
ny city in the territory. Her har
in more ways than one is the
in the territory. As a strategic
it, from a military view, it is one
he best on the coast, as it could
ortified more cheaply and be more
regnable than any other fortifl
on in the territory. Her harbor
bsolutely landlocked, so much so
t it is a large salt-water lake, ca
le of floating all the navies of the
■Id, and with water deep enough
.fford anchorage for any craft that
ts. from the tiny motor boat to
' largest battleship. During the
cest storms of winter, so sheltered
ts waters, the bay is scarcely ever
led into whitecaps, but remains |
n and placid, in great contrast to.1
er harbors along the coast. At;
head of the bay is a vast mua
, silt from the glacier stream,
ich extends some half-mile out at
'-tide, and is steep-to at its outer
;e, giving about thirty-five feet of
ter at the end of our docks, suffi- j
at for any vessel. The mud flats
ke excellent anchorage for small
ft, as no storms ever blow hard
>ugh to injure the cedar planking
a skiff. With such a harbor, and
.h the excellent road connecting
s city with the vast resources of
• interior, it is only a very short
le until some company or the gov
lment itself, will build a branch
e, connecting Valdez with the gov
lment road at Fairbanks. This is
r city’s ultimate hope, and we have
less an authority than Col. Swan
, and another military gentleman j
■ ;h in the counsels of the adminis
ition, to verify our prognostica-!
>n. Both these gentlemen have in
rmed the Prospector, that if for no
her reason than its strategic iniper
nce to the interior the government
>uld never let go its hold upon Val- j
?. Bay. For many years it has been ]
cognized among military powers as ]
e one place in Alaska where the
^et of the nation could lie in safety
a second Kiel canal. The road '
nnecting Valdez with the interior is
ist the experimental stage; it has \
■en demonstrated that tourists can j
ake better time from Valdez to
airbanks and other interior points!
r days and days, than by any other
rnte and in greater comfort and 1
icurity. The past summer a dozen
itos have carried passengers over i
lis route, making the trip in from
iree and a half to five days, and at
irding the tourist and traveler the
reatest scenic route in Alaska.
That all these natural advantages'
ave been overlooked so long by cap- |
‘al and by our government, comes:
artly through the fault of our citi- i
sns and partly through unforeseen I
ircumstances. Our citizens lack the
ggressiveness in asking for appro-1
riations displayed by certain other
.laska cities, preferring to let things ;
ock along, knowing that we have a
ood thing, and trusting to time to
ring them to the attention of capi- \
;al, while other places located more
iisadvantageously, and with not half
he resources, both natural and local,
lave secured the plums. On the other
land, Just when the cards seemed on
■he point of turning for Valdez, and
when things have been breaking j
;ood, along comes flpancial panic,:
ind you couldn t pry oir any money
'with a crow-bar. We have talked
’railroad, dreamed railroad, and even
purveyed and started to build rail
roads, but we either tied up with the
wrong crowd, or the crowd lacked the
capital and pull to make it a success,
fit is an undoubted fact that the cop
per from the Kennecitt mines and
‘the Upper River country could be
hauled to tidewater by the Valdez
route much cheaper than by any oth
rer route. The haul ^s shorter, the
isnows are not so deep, there would be
I no million dollar bridges nor expen
sive slides, and our port is much bet
f ter protected and easier navigated
than any other. The wealth of the
Tanana valley lies at our doors, but
it lacks transportation; Fairbanks Is
nearer to us than any other city, but
Jhe lack transportation. The route
3 more level to Fairbanks than any
other route' that could have been
chosen, yet other routes were chosen.
Why? Because their people went
after them, and labored unceasingly.
We are not trying to belittle our
neighbors’ advantages, nor do we
wish to' convey the Impression that we
are envious or jealous of their, hav
ing secured the things we will get in
time. We believe that what benefits
one city benefits all the territory, and
will work in hearty aqcord with our
successful neighbors to secure larger
and more numerous concessions; but
we are determined to have Valdez
take the place her mineral wealth
and fine roads entitl-i her—as the me
tropolis of Prince William Sound.
We want to see the Bmoke from a
'dozen factories darken the air; and
hear the whistle of locomotive and
mill. We want to see ships loading
at our wharves, and our copper and
gold going to the four corners of the
earth.
We have the harbor, the mines,
and the highway—let us try and force
a tardy recognition of our great natu
ral advantages.
These cool snappy mornings make
us wish for the old red mittens and
tippets of our boyhood.
President Wilson desires to main
tain a strict neutrality in Mexican af
fairs. He don’t care who whips Villa.
Those debating contests show that
we have considerable local talent.
Our young people should keep them
going, as they are great educators.
AS IT APPEARS TO ME.
Many, contend that the interests of
Capital and Labor are identical: and
that there should be no friction be
tween these two forces which have be
come organized to such an extent as
to attract the attention of the nation
as a whole. Having made some prac
tical experiments on both sides of the
issue, and without having looked up
to any extent, any date, past or pres
ent, touching therein, I record my
impressions as follows:
Up to a certain point their inter
terests are identical. It is to the in
terest of labor that capital be en
couraged to invest, to develop, and to
earn sufficient profit to make such in- I
vestments attractive. It is to the in- I
terest of capital to employ labor, to j
see that it is properly fed. and to en-;
courage it in physical, mental and
moral development. This would be
true even though human beings were
looked upon just as so much machin
ery, or so many dumb bfutes. Every
wise manager knows, that to get the
best results, humanity, machinery and
dumb animals must be kept in the
best possible condition. At this
point the interests of capital and la-j
bor quite naturally drift apart.
rne interest; oi capuai uoe» in
quire that labor create any reserve
wealth, or that it make any profit.,
Therefore, as to whether labor shall i
have such profit, depends on three
conditions, namely: The ability of ^
capital to pay such profit; its willing
ness to part with Jt, and the ability
of labor to command it.
Too much profit and unbridled au- j
thoritygeneral result in lax methods,
unwatchfulness, luxury, and some
times dissipation, in both business
and private life. This is equally
true of both capital and labor. When j
from any cause the capitalist finds
that he is unable to make the profits
to which he has been accustomed,
and is denied the pleasure of con-j
ducting his business and private af
fairs free from worry, he seeks along'
the line of least resistance to reduce
the cost of production and operation; j
and if labor offered no resistence
this would no doubt often result in
reducing the standard of living for j
labor to conditions unwholesome to
labor and society in general. Labor,
when it finds it cannot continue to
live according to its usual standard,
be that high or low, may quit and
seek higher wages elsewhere; not
finding any relief in this they pro
ceed to organize, to control the sup
ply and to raise the price to capital,
whom they may believe are making
more that their share of profit. There
is no capital tied up in labor, there
fore no loss to capital when labor is
dispensed with.
A capitalist is concerned in the
welfare of only such labor as he is
employing. On the otherhand labor
feels no remorse or regret when their
demands cause any capital to go un
der, for there is always some one to
commence on the ruins of the other
fellow.
Generally speaking we are all la
borers, from the president to the of
fice boy. The head of the business is.
confronted with two problems: pro
duction, as cheaply as his competi
tor, and commanding a selling price
at which he may make sufficient prof
it to Justify continuing the business.
It is to the interest of every Individ
ual to give the best that Is in him to
the business, just so long as the busi
ness gives to him sufficient wages or
profits as will provide for him and
those dependent on him the require
ments of life and a reasonable hope
that he will be provided for when no
longer able to work. It is evident
that if a man earns no 'more than
running expense that when he is no
farther value to a business he must
go to the scrap heap, unless his chil
dren or the Government provide for
him. Such an outlook to the average
| man is not attractive. While it may
be the rule for the heads and offi
cials of business to have a sincere de
sire to bei^er the conditions of their
employes, experience proves that in
many cases men misuse the power
which they hold over their fellow
men. It is my opinion that when
old age pensions are the rule instead
of the exception, much of the cause
of strife between capital and labor
will have been removed.
While these forces are generally
found in opposition, this doer, not
preclude the possibility of then' com
bining forces on some particular is
sue; which may or may not be for the
good of the public at large. But
generally speaking there is a luck of
confidence between the two, which
makes this impractical. I think we
must assume that differences of opin
ion between them, especially as to the
share of each in the profits resulting
from conducting business will exist in
future just as it has in the past.
Because of the probability that
these two forces will continue to con
flict and the possibility that they may
combine against the general public,
the Government should regulate the
one just as much as the other, main
taining the attitude of referee be
tween them. In order to maintain
that attitude the Government must
consist of, as nearly as possible, im
partial individuals.
Certainly the referee is paid by all
and ought to have at heart the in
terests of all.
LABORITE
CITY OF PUEBLA
BEACHES VALDEZ
Liner Was Considered Fastest Boat
on Atlantic When on Cuban
■#
Run—Sister of Mariposa.
The big liner City of Puebla, un
der charter to the Alaska Steamship
company, reached Valdez shortly aft
er 9 o’clock last night and sailed for
the westward about midnight.
The City of Puebla has been on the
Puget Sound-Californla run since she
came from the Atlantic nearly thirty
years ago. Before coming to the Pa
cific she plied between New York and
Cuba for two years and was consid
ered the fastest boat on the run, hay
ing a speed of 17% knots per hour.
The new class of steamers on £he At-!
lantic, most of which are oil burn
ers, have placed" the City of Puebla
in the shade so far as speed is con
cerned but she Is still one of the fav
orites on the California run, and no
doubt would become equally so among
Alaskans should she remain on this
run.
Captain Cann is in command, and j
with the exception of the pilots, re
tained all his crew under the char
ter. V. W. Heald is first officer and
J. E. Miller chief engineer. The pi
lots are J. Taffe and J. H. Johansen, j
The other officers are Chief Steward
Chas. Franke, Purser C. M. Leland,
Freight Clerks A. C. McDowell and
C. C. Townsend Many of the officers
are well known to Valdez people who
have made the trip down the coast on
the steamer and welcomed them to
Valdez.
The City of Puebla measures 34 0
feet over all, 39 foot beam. 25 foot
depth and a freight capacity of two
thousand tons. She has accommoda
tion for two hundred passengers,
which could be greatly increased.
The steamer has heen chartered
by the Alaska Steamship company to
make one trip to Anchorage owing to
the heavy offerings of freight due to
the loss of the Mariposa, and it is
Dossible that she may stay on the run
for several trips.
The City of Puebla was built the
same year as the steamer Mariposa,
and in the same shipyards at Bath,
Maine.
Get a can of Melba Peaches FREE
at S. Blum & Company's store. tf.
STEAMER ALAMEDA IS
COMING NORTHWARD
SEATTLE, Oct. 19.—The steamer
Alameda, of the Alaska Steamship
company’s line, sailed for Valdez and
other Southwestern ports with the
following passengers for Valdez: E.
R. Walker, Mrs. Traver, Mrs. ReeBe
and Mrs. V. Mayer. The Alameda
eoes to Anchorage and carries a large
number of passengers for the new
railroad.
Dock Company in New Home.
The office of the Valdez Dock com
pany has been located in one of the
warehouses on the dock since its de
struction of 'its office building by Are
last July, was moved yesterday after
noon to its new home tn the J. M.
Lathrop building. The new quarters
are splendidly arranged, and a big
new safe provides protection for the
books and papers of the company.
Del Monte
The 1915 pack of the famous Del Monte Fruits
' and Vegetables is now in the market and we
take pleasure in showing the entire line.
All New Goods—All This Year's Pack
, **•
The quality of the Del Monte brand has been clearly
shown by being awarded the only
First Grand Prize
at the San Francisco and San Diego Fairs against all
competition
To further introduce this line we will give away twenty dozen
of the famous Melba Peaches—one can free with every dollar
purchase of Del Monte Fruits and Vegetables—one only to a
customer.
All Del Monte Fruits, 25c per can, $2.75 per doz.
All Del Monte Vegetables, 20c per can, $2.25 per doz.
Del Monte Solid Pack* Tomatoes, 15c per can.
Del Monte Standard Tomatoes, 10c per can.
S. BLUM & CO.
GOOD GOODS
Iron Will Keeps Him Alive.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 19.—William
Spence, who has been prominent in
financial circles for mor6 than fifty
years, is celebrating his hundredth
birthday today and declares that he
expects to enjoy many more years of
active life. He attributes his good
health to an iron will in resisting the
effect of the years as they roll by and
has never admitted even to himself
that he is getting old.
Evans Not Readied Seward.
Up to the time of going to press
the local office of the Admiral Steam
ship line had received no information
from the Admiral Evans which is now
to the westward and was expected in
Seward at noon today. '
The shipment of Cook Inlet coal
from Herbert’s mine at Katchemak
Bay to Seward, which was announced
as expected several weeks ago was
not delivered owing to a misunder
standing concerning the rates, and
the steamer Alliance, owned by Sew
ard people, will transport the coal.
A barge of coal belonging to Herbert,
with one hundred tons aboard, was
anchored near Anchorage, when it
was hit by a storm, causing it to drag
anchor and strike the beach where
the bottom was pounded out of the
barge and the upper works drifted
ashore.
Don’t forget the Eagles’ oldtime ’98
Hallowe’en dance, Saturday, October
30th._tf_
Valdez Hospital
Largest and Best Equipped Hospital
in Southwestern Alaska.
Gradmate Norses—Private Rooms for-Patients
_ 5
ForTormsTondParticulaiVApply to l
j E. C. DALTON, M, D., Physician in Charge, f
RAW FURS
Highest Prices Paid for
BLACK, SILVER, CROSS,
RED AND BLUE
FOX PELTS
OSCAR CARD
96 West Marion Street
SEATTLE, WASH.
Copper River
Draying Co
Freighting and Passengers
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING
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McKinley Street, Valdez
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ED. WOOD, Proprietor
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate National Unlveralty.
WaMhington, D. C.
DENTIST
Fourteen Years In Vuldcz.
PHONE 110
Office Rooms in Whaling Building
DR. GERMAN
phone 10 THE DENTIST
Office rooms over Owl Drug Store. Of-1
lice hours 9 a. m. to 6 p. m., 7 to 9
p. m. Sunday by appointment.
All Work Guaranteed.
DONOHOE & DIMOND j
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office Opponite Court Hoime
Phone 34 VALDEZ. ALASKA
JOHN LYONS E. E. RITCHIE
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNEY'S-AT-LAW
Officer* in Whaling Building
Phone 101 VALDEZ. ALASKA
VALDEZ LODGE
NO 168
Free and Accepted Nriioon.
Regular Communications first Wed
nesday in each month in McKinley
Hall. Visitors always welcome.
A. E. GRIGSBY, W. M.
ED. WOOD, Secretary.
Red Cross Hospital
Keystone and^Hobart Sts.
~ OPEN TO ALL PHYSICIANS.
Private Rooms for Psti^its.
Phone 144 MRS. C. H WILCOX. Matron
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON. PROP
STRICTLY first class
Fourth Ave, Seward, Alaska
Soniebody
With Money
always has been found to
“back” a good plan, a good
idea, a good business ven
ture or a good mining pros
pect ; otherwise a good many
of today’s successful busi
ness enterprises would still
be mere dreams.
Advertising has brought
about a majority of the in
troductions of the man with
the idea, the man with a
prospect, or business to the
man with the dollar.
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ADVERTISE IN THE
PROSPECTOR FOR RE
SULTS.
The Best Place in Valdez to
Stop at is the
Arctic Hotel
Warn, Light Room«--The Home of Comfort
RATES REASONABLE
BATH ROOM Special R.tmjBr the Meet!
PHONE 133 MRS. SYRINC, Pro*.
Shamrock
CAPT. TIM MARCUM
Sails for Port Wells, Portage
Bay, Granite Mine, Saturday
at 9:00 a. m., from the Val
dez Dock Company’s Dock.
For Ellamar, Landlock Bay,
and Fidalgo, every Wednes
day, 9:00 a. m., from Val
dez Dock Company’s Dock.
For Kates, Apply on Boat.
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miners
ROBERT“SHAFFER, President.
Granite Mine
CHAS. McCALLUM, Secretary,
_Valdez. Alaska._
Dougherty & Ferguson
GENERAL !
Merchandise
The best groceries received
on every boat,
Fresh vegetables, fruits, and
nuts.
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office In Pinzon Cigar St
General Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Points.
LIVERY and FEED STABLE.
STORAGE,
Teaming of All Kinds
Positively No Coal Delivered Un
less Paid for in Advance