Valdez Daily Prospector
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Prospector Publishing Co.
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Miner, by carrier, te one address
per month.$1.25
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1 i, .1913.
WANTED- A MILLION A YEAR.
If Congress will make an ap
propriation of one million dol
lars a year for ton years for the
® construction of roads and trails
in Alaska, one hundred million
dollars will he added to the gen
eral wealth of the nation by this
territory in a decade and a half.
In other words the additional
wealth that 'Such an appropria
tion would produce in the open
ing to development of known
rich mineral sections that are
now accessible, and id' others
which are practically inaccessi
ble, the natural increase in pro
duction would reach that enor
mous sum. The reason is mani
fest. The great liar to the de
velopment of Alaska's vast min
eral storehouses is the lack of ad
equate land transportation facil
ities. No one who knows any
thing about this territory will
dispute this statement, (iood
roads and trails are as much a
necessity in the development, of
the mineral and other resources
<d' the country as railroads. Per
haps more so.
A system of trunk railroads
such as is proposed in the bill j
now pending in Congress must j
be supplemented by a system ot j
wagon roads and trails to serve j
as feeders for the railroads and i
provide them with tonnage. 11
Alaska is to be thoroughly devel.
oped along wound economic ami
industrial lines %the prospector,
the miner, farmer ami lumberman j
must In- provided with roads and |
trails to enable them |o lay down i
their supplies al a cosl llial will I
not he prohibitive, itoods roads!
and trails are not a luxury. They ,
are a necessity, - and there i |
scarcely a stale in the union to-j
day which is nol in line in I lie!
work of improving and exlending
its road systems. Many states
are expending millions of dol
lars annually in this work, and
(heir people do not complain be
cause of increased taxes, for they
have been convinced by actual
experience that the money so ex- j
pended returns Iheni a hundred-I
fold.
The appropriations th.il are
yearly made for road and trail
building in Alaska are got
through the War department.
Ostensibly Iheso roads and
trails -are for military purposes.
But anyone knows that they will
never he pul to such use. There
fore it is easy to conclude that
these scanty appropriations are
made through a subterfuge, and
though it may not he .particu
larly pleasing to Alaskans, this
seems to have been the only way
that congress could lie induced
to make an allowance for I bat
purpose.
II, seems In lhe Empire, how
ever, that the time is here to
change tin* method and ask con
gress to make a direct appropria
tion of a million a year for ten
years for the construction of
permanent roads and trails in the
territory. No longer would we be
compelled to resort to subterfuge
in order to get a few thousand'
dollars a year, with which to op
en up the .country to development
and lighten the burdens borne by
the men who are anxious and
willing to uncover latent rich
mineral and other resources.
Ten million dollars invested by
the government in roads and
trails in addition to forty mil
lions invested in railroads, make
a total of fifty million dollars—
an investment, we submit, that,
in point of material profit to the
investor, cannot be. duplicated in
any other state or territory.
There would be no element of
chance in it—but instead it would
add hundreds of millions of dol -
lars to the national wealth in the
years to come.—Juneau Empire.
J. W. Hamilton, the mining
man, came over from Seward on
the Sampson.
INSURANCE AO A INST UNEM
PLOYMENT.
When Lloyd-George secured
the enactment of the compulsory
insurance law against non-em
ployment in England, , economic
experts everywhere predicted
failure of the .scheme and the
English taxpayers were, certain
that the cost of the'plan would
resull in confiscation of their
properly. Contrary to all expec
tations, the first year’s trial of
the law has shown satisfactory
l-jesults, proving Lloyd-George’s
contention that non-employment
is labor’s greatest handicap. Ev
en those who were most hitter
jn Iheir denunciations of the
scheme, when it was lirst pro
posed, now admit that it has
proved a practical, working suc
cess.
The method oi insurance is not
complicated. In the past year ev
ery time an employer in Great
Britain paid an (employee his
weekly wages, the employer was
obliged to paste in a book bearing
the employee’s name two stamps,
each worth live cents. One stamp
was deducted from the employee’s
wages and the other was a tax
on the employer. In addition,
there was a third stamp, worth
two cent's, the contribution of (lie
national government.
If the employee lost his job he,
together with his application for
a new job, deposied the book at
one of 230 free public employ
ment offices, and if he was with
out work more than a week he
collected SI.75 a Week while un
employed. The money came from
a fund created by the stamps
pasted in the hooks. But the em
ployee could not draw this out
of-work allowance for more than
fifteen weeks in twelve months.
The insurance applied only to
certain trades, hut it included 2,
500,000 persons. There were
complaints of feigned illness, but
less than nine per cent of the
claims presented were disallowed
on investigation, and only forty
seven fraudulent claims were dis_
covered.
The employment agencies were
supplied with daily telegraphic
data showing where workmen
were needed and the men mil of
work were given their choice of
jobs. The insurance is also
against sickness and 15,11(10,000
people in England are directly af
fected by it.
If an employee was taken ill
while al work tie had free med
ical alien!ion as long as it was
needed. If illness laid him up his
employer was required In stick
enough additional stamps lo pay
the man *2.50 a week. In Eng
land Ihirlv per ce.nl of I he pau
perism is said to be due to sick
ness. Now there is a safeguard
against that, as well as old age
pensions.
Naturally there were many dif
ficulties in the way of enforce
ment of the law for the liest year,
but they are being overcome and
English opinion is general that il
is a big success for both employ,
ej’s and employed.—Ex.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Harry Ellsworth came over
from Seward on the Sampson.
(i. I). Hitchcock, of Susitna,
reached Valdez on Iasi night's
steamer.
Beginning Monday Harvey's
Toggery will have* a special sale
on ladies’ winter underwear.
Arrivals from Susilna art* Let;
Van Slykt*. (L I). Hitchcock. J.
dimmer and H. Hehronburg.
\V. A. Anderson, superintend
enl of the (facile Creek Mining
(fo., arrived in town on the
Sampson.
The sale foil ladies',- fine tailor
ed suits, konionaV and sweaters
at Harvey’s Toggery will contin
ue ftp* gnolher .week.
Anton J. Wendler has been ap^
pointed ,by Judge George Love,
as special administrator of the
estate of Dr. D. H. Sleem. Mr.
Wendler was the most intimate
friend of the deceased.
SKIff UPSET;
1 DROWNED
1 i
Pittsburg, Oct. I 4.1-A skiff with
eight persons in it was upset in
the river near here. Two of the
party were rescued but the bal
ance of the crowd drowned in
spite of the efforts made by tugs
on the river and several small
boats which left the shore as soon
rt's they saw the accident.
GERMANCWER
SENni MEXICO
Berlin, Oct. I i.—The Merman
government has dispatched the
Merman cruiser Hertha to Mexico
to protect Merman interests,
which are threatened by the con
tinued unrest in the republic.
Open For Inspection.
The Valdez Turkish Baths are
open to the public for inspection.
All are invited to see the latest
up-to-date sanitary appliances
for plain, shower, steam and
Turkish baths.
JOHNSON-SCHM1DT CO.
Cor. McKinley and Broadway, i
Hugo FELS
Contractor and Builder
Day Work if Deiired
Estimates Furnished
WORK GUARANTEED
CITY EXPRESS
MEETS ALL BOATS
When in a hurry call on me.
“QUICK ACTION”
is my motto.
Phone 82. J. A. SPENARD, Prop.
Notice to Creditors.
In the Probate Court, Valdez Pre
cinct, Third Judicial Division,
Territory of Alaska.
In the matter of the estate of
Tom 'Toolson, deceased.—Notice
to creditors.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned, administrator of the J
estate of Tom Toolson, deceased,
to (he creditors of, and all per
sons having claims against the
■said estate, to exhibit them with
the necessary vouchers within six
(C) months after the lirst pub
lication of this notice, to the said
adminislralor, at the office of
Frank C. Weber, Valdez, Alaska,
till! same being the place for the
transaction of the business of
said, estate.
Dated al Valdez, Alaska, this!
I81.li day of September, 1913. :
ANTON CARLSON,
Adminisl rator of the estate of
Tom Toolson, deceased.
Date of lirst pub. Sept. 18. M3.
Date of last pub. Oct. 20, M3.
PUBLICATION OF SUMMONS.
In the District Court for the Ter
ritory of Alaska. Third Divi
sion. At Valdez.
Zemro S. Moore, plaintiff, vs.
Josephine Moore, defendant—No.
016—Summons.
The President of the United
States, Greeting:
To the above named defendent.
You are hereby required to ap
pear in the District Court, for
the Territory of Alaska, in the
Third Division thereof, at the
town of Valdez, in said Territory,
within thirty days after the
completion of the publication of
this summons, to-wit, withfci
thirty days after the 17lh day of
October, 1913, and answer the
complaint of the plaintiff cnflle
in said court, and unless you so
appear and answer, the plaintiff
will take judgement against you,
and apply to the court for the re
lief demanded in said complaint,
which is for a divorce and disso
lution of the marriage contract,
which now exists between you and
the plaintiff.
This summons is served on you
by publication thereof, pursuant
to an o,rder, made and entered by
Hon. Robert W. Jennings, Judge
of the above entitled court on the
2nd. day of September, 1913.
Witness the* Hon. Robert W.
Jennings, Judge' of said court
this 3rd. day of September, 1913.
ARTHUR LANG, Clerk.
(Seal).
By THOS. S. SCOTT, Deputy.
Date of first pub. Sept, 3, 1913.
Date of last pub. Oct. 17, 1913: .
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“Everybody Is Doing It”
Doing What?
Why, wearing
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Fine Suits and Overcoats.
Have you noticed the well dressed men about town?
Ask them.
Copyright Hart SchafJhcr 8c Marx
Sole Distributors.
Copper River
Draying Co
Freighting and passengers to all pans
of the interior. (Jenerul Trucking
bid. Wood, • Proprietor
McKiniey St. Valdez
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flsdjp Hotel
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THE BEST Or EVERYTHING
IN THE HEART OF THE CITY
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Schedule or the Donaldson.
The following schedule for
launch "Lieut. L. V. Donaldson"
will lake effect today. All orders
In the contrary are revoked.
Daily, Saturday and Sunday, ex
cepted :
Leave Fort Liseum, Alaska,
8:15 a. in. and 1:15 p. m.
Leave Valdez, Alaska, 9:15 a.
in. and i :00 p. in.
Tuesdays:
Leave Fort Liseum, Alaska,
8:15 a. m. 1:15 p. m. and 5:00 p.
m.
Leave Valdez, Alaska, 9:45 a.
in. 2:00 p. m. and 5:50 p. m.
Saturdays:
Leave ron Liscum, Alaska,
1:15 p. in. and 7:00 p. in.
Leave Valdez, Alaska, i :00 p.
in. and 10:30 p. m. •
There will be no trips for the,
launch on the 2nd" and 4tli Fri
days. of each month, these days
being used to clean boilers.
Special trips or cancelling of
the above will be made without
notice only to meet the exigen
cies of the service.
By order of Lieut. Col. O’Neil.
R. G. SHERRARG,
Second Lieut. 30th Infantry,
Quartermaster.
Hospital of the Good Samaritan.
For $6 we will give you a tic
ket entitling you to hospital ser
vice and care for any eight weeks
out of the year from date of your
ticket, when incapacitated by in
jury ar sickness.
See W. H. ZIEGLER.
Postoffios Hours.
Week days I* a. m. to 6 p. m.
Sundays and holidays 12 noon
Chas. R. Crawford
Wall Street Phone 159
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building papers, roofing pitch, lime, ce
ment, plaster lath, shingles, builders’
hardware. Shop and job work of all kinds
Windows, Doors, Moulding, Finish
ing Lumber
Agents for Fairbanks, Morse & Co.
Valdez Sheet Metal Works
Manufacturers of
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Plumbing, Steam and Hot
Water Heating, Pumps and
Well Points.
Sheet Metal Work of Every
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Iroi °ipe, Fittings.
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