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Valdez Mercantile Co.
THE ILES ELECTRIC POWER PLANT
Has been incorporated under the laws of the
State of Washington as the
iNfEBMOUNTAIW TRACTION & POWER CO.
and will soon be ready to extend its lines to any mine
on the mainland within 40 miles of Valdez.
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If you are interested in cheaper lights and power sep us.
LOUIS E. JOHNSON, Supt. ALFRED B. ILES, V. Pres. & Trees.
■ST TONY’S PLACES
EVERYTHING ANTON CARLSON,
FIRST CLASS Manager.
MAY EXPEND VAST SUM
TO GET TOURIST BUSINESS.
SEATTLE TIMES: One million
five hundred thousand dolars may
be expended in the next three years
by the cities of Washington and
Oregon and the Northern railroad
lines in an elaborate and extensive
advertising campaign to bring tour
ists to the Northwest.
Such a plan was laid recently be
fore fhe members of the publicity
and industrial bureau of the New
Chamber of Commerce by Joseph
Kathrens, a Chicago advertising ex
pert, and William McMurry, general
passenger agent of the Oregon-Wash
ington railroad and Navigation com
pany, witH headquarters at Portland.
A discussion of the project which
is still in the formative stage fea
tured the bureau’s weekly meeting
at the Butler iiotel. Joseph Blethen,
chairman of the bureau, who recently
returned from an extended trip East,
presided.
The campaign, as outlined, Iq for
the principal cities of the two states
to raise the sum mentioned jointly^
the railroads to furnish a large part
of the money, on the ground that they
would be more directly benefited by
the tide of tourists the advertising:
is expected to bring this way.
Kathrens is an advertising man of
long and wide experience, his latest
work having been to install the’ Yel
lowstone Park exhibit at San Fran
cisco exhibition.
A similar plan was inaugurated
here about a year ago by the late
Alden J. Blethen, as chairman of
the chamber’s publicity bureau. At
that time it was purposed to raise
such a fund through the commercial
organizations of the Northwest and
the railroads. The railroads then how
ever, refused to appropriate the re
quired funds.
RAILROAD BUNGLED
DECLARES DALTON.
“Jack” Dalton, famous Alaskan
pathfinder, believes that the Alaska
Railroad Engineering commission
has bungled on the work of the rail
road construction work. Speaking to
a representative of the Juneau Em
pire recently he said:
“The commission has spent two
and one-half million dollars, and they
have only six miles of track laid. Ex
perience has taught railroad men
that In countries where transports
tion is difficult, a mile of road can be
built over the rockiest kind of right
of-way for $26,000.” B$r. Dalton de
clares that Thomas Riggs, Jr., whom
he characterizes as the ablest man in
the commission, has been much In
the background. "They put Riggs on
the survey end, in the interior; they
haven’t given him a chance, and he
is in high standing in Alaska, as an
engineer.”
Kodak Supplies at me Valdet
nru* Comnjny. tf
FRYE-BRUHN CO.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Beef, Mutton, Pork, Veal, Poultry
and Produce.
Sole Agents for MAYFLOWER BUTTER and EGGS. Phone 29
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fines, liquors anil Cigars
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LAUNCHES SAIL
FOR SOUND POINTS
Navigators Take Advantage of the
Fine Weather to Deliver Sup
plies Needed at the Mines.
The Valdez Dock presented a busy
sight this morning when five launches
which had been detained in their reg
ular sailings on account of the cold
weather and storm, were preparing
to depart'for the different points on
Valdez Bay and Prince William
sound where mines are being oper
ated. The float was covered with ice
and made the loading of the launches
difficult and dangerous to the lives
of the crews.
The launch B. F. M. which had ar
rived from the Granite mine at Hobo
Bay during the night, was covered
with ice to a depth of several inches.
Capt. Swanson reported that the sup
ply of candles for use of the miners
in the underground workings had
been nearly exhausted, making it ne
cessary for the launch to brave the
storm.
The Shamrock, carrying manager
Reiter of the Alaska Mines Corpor
ation to Fldalgo bay, sailed promptly
at 9:30 and several intending pas
sengers failed to connect.
Captain Colwell, of the Elvira, who
has missed several trips owing to the
storm, was loaded to the guards with
supplies flor the Cliff mine.
The launch Eagle, a new arrival
in Valdez bay, left for Shoup bay
with a big outfit for mining compan
ies which are developing properties
in that district.
The Mary Lee, the Granby Mining
company’s launch, was also at the
dock with the other small craft.
The big piles of freight delivered
to the launches by the local business
houses would have proved a surprise
to anyone who was not acquainted
with the amount of mining which is
being carried on in this district and
which is served by the fleet of laun
ches. The shipment Included every
thing from furniture to make the
residents of the mining camps com
fortable to dynamite with which to
blast the precious mineral bearing
ores from the rock.
The owners of the launches believe
that the wind storm is over for the
time being and report that a period
of fair weather is due to lapt for sev
eral days. Tliey are hoping that such
is the case as none of them like to be
caught away from the shelter of the
Valdez Dock iq a storm such as that
which has been raging during the
past week.
VALDEZ COUPLE KEPT
THEIR MARRIAGE SECRET
W. J. Callaghan, the well known
miner, slipped one over on his many
Valdez friends when he concealed'
the fact from them that he had been
quietly married to Mrs. Dolores John
son, on January 18. The bride is the
daughter of Mrs. Rucker and had re
cently returned to Valdez from an
extended trip to the states. The mar
riage ceremony was performed by A.
J. Dimond whp is acting U. S. Com
missioner during the absence of Geo.
J. Love on his vacation to the states.
The couple will make thftlr home at
the Cliff mine where Mr. Callaghan
is employed.
The couple kept their marriage
secret until this morning when they
were ready to leave for the Cliff mine
on the launch Eagle. In order to make
amends to the boys of Valdez whom
he deprived' Of a chance to chariv
ari himself and bride Mr. Callaghan
arranged with the management of
the Liberty theater to give a matinee
at 2:30 Saturday afternoon when the
children of Valdez are Invited to be
come the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Call
aghan.
The Liberty Theatre re-opeus Sun
day with one of the beet programs
ever shown in Valdez.
THIRTY WOMEN ARRESTED
FOR SELLING LIQUOR
The United States marshal's office
received advices this afternoon from
Anchorage stating that in a raid Upon
the blind pigs there yesterday by the
deputy nuujsfcal'that thirty women
had been attested for selling liquor
Without licenses. It is reported that
many of the women were defendants
in former cases'but failed to profit by
their experiences.
Everybody come to the new fad
dance, the "Conflettl Dance," given
by the Eigles, February 14, 1916.
Watch the locals.
See Mary Pickford tonight In "Love
Athong the Rosea," and thet\ tomor
row evening in “The Eagle’s Mate,”
five acts, at the Empress.
PREPAREDNESS FOR
ALASKA IS FAVORED
Governor Strong Recommends Enact
ment of Legislation Providing
for Militia in Alaska.
That Governor Strong is an advo
cate'of preparedness on conseratlve
ccale Is revealed in his annual report.
The governor calls the attention of
Secretary Lane of the,Interior de
partment, to a provision for a terri
torial militia and points out hat the
time for the organization of several
companies of the Territorials is op
portune. His report in this connec
tion reads as fonows: 1
Section 350, Compiled Laws of
Alaska, 1913, inter alia provides that
the governor of Alaska, “Shall be an
ex-officio commander in chief of the
militia of Alaska, and have have pow
er to call out the same when neces
sary to the execution of the laws and
to preserve the peace and to cauBe all
able-bodied citizens of the United
States tpr the Territory to enroll and
serve as such when the public exig
ency deihsnds; and shall.pertarns gen
erally in had over the Territory, as
far as the same may be made or be
come applicable thereto.”
As yet Alaska has no: militia or
other military organization. In 1913
the War Department decided that no
useful organization of the militia in
Alaska could be perfected under the
existing law,, which was regarded as
obsolete, and it was there recommend
ed that no organization of the mili
tia be attempted In advance of ap
propriate legislation by congress. At
the same time the War Department
was of the opinion that it was both
practicable and desirable to maintain
a force of militia in Alaska particu
larly in the vicinity of Juneau.' The
matter seems to have rested there for
no effort has been made to remove
the obstacle referred to by the de
partment in the way of organizing
the Territory and to extend it to the
provisions of the act approved Janu
ary 21, 1903, ‘‘to promote the effi
ciency of the militia, etc.” I have
therefore tn> recommend that such
legislation be enacted in congress as
will make it possible to organize and
maintain a force of militia In Alaska.
The time seems to be opportune for
such organization. And if this is
done a force of militia 1000 or more
in number can be enrolled whose per
sonnel would comprise men of pre
vious experience in the militia of dif
ferent states and who are now season
ed Alaskans.
PEAK CREW OP ONWARD
MAY HAVE'PERISHED
Private advices have been received
from Anchorage, stating that Capt.
Scheffler and the members of the
crew of the launch Onward, who were
marooned on Fire Island when the
launch was crushed by the heavy ice
in Cook Inlet, are believed to have
perished. The Onward had taken on
a cargo at Seldovia and was trying to
make her way around the shore to
Anchorage when she was caught in
the heavy ice and crushed. She is
the same boat which was believed to
have been lost with Fred Tracy and
five others earlier in the season when
she was carried up and down the bay
by the high tide and ice for more
than fifty hours before freeing her
self and reaching shore.
INSURANCE POLICY ON
BAKERY WAS VOID
Rudolph Schmidt, proprietor of the
Kitchen Queen bakery and restaurant
who suffered the loss of his place of
business'in the fire last Friday, has
received advices from San Francisco
stating that his insurance policy for
$1000 had not been accepted and he
must stand the heavier Iobs.
It appears that Mr. Schmidt had
formerly carried a policy for $1000
with the California Insurance com
pany but had allowed, it to lapse
about two months ago. He recently
decided to renew the policy and his
application had been sent out about
two weeks ago for acceptance by the
head office in San Francisco.
In reply to a query as to whether
the risk had been accepted a cable
message was received yesterday
statlaviMfeM .letters had bqen mailed
In Sa^PraddsCtf on January 19, de
clining the risk owing to the rates
having been Increased in the business
district 'on account of the great fire
of July last.
Mr. Schmidt carried another pol
icy for $500 which was in force and
avoir which he will be able to col
lect.
Mr. A.1 B. Ilis. manager of tho In
termountain ‘dfpttlon ft Power com
pany,' has1 rented the smaller Pish
building on McKinley street and will
use it as an office for his company.
Protect Yourself
Against Theft and Fire/
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By- Placing Your Valuables In a
Safe Place,
We have Safety Deposit Boxes to
rent as low as five dollars a year
The First Bank of Valdez
Resources $240,000.
THE P1NZON
Making a Specialty of Haas & Sons’ Candy
<^^We Have^^
Varied Sweets . Hut Chocolates
Glace Fruit French Mixed
Old Fashioned Chocolate Supreme
Home Made Specials
The Largest Stock of Candies in the North
Valdez Dock Co. PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office, foot of Wall street.
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“Do It Electrically”
Electric
Vacuum Cleaner
makes a cleaner and
health) .*r home;
Irons save steps, time
and patience;
Warming Pads can
be kept at an even
temperature;
Flashlights show yon
the way at night—
Matches are dan*
gerous.
Safety First
The Fire Alarm
Bells Located At
Keystone and McKin
ley, Keystone and
Fourth, Court and
McKinley, Broad
way and Sixth, Ru
dolph and McKinley,
Alaska and Fourth,
Sherman and Nizina,
will be rang daily at 12
M. If yon do not hear
bell nearest yon please
notify Central.
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Electric
Percolators make
best coffee;
Toasters akke de
delicions toast:
Grills fry a bnrry-op
meal cannot be eip*
akd;
Fixtures, Reading
Lamps, Shades, etc.
i
[Quality
4 Always
Agents for Dayton Silent Electric House Pump
EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL.
Alaska Water, light and Tele. Co.
_. Chas. Perry
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I Complete Services
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DONALDSON SCHEDULE
Lva. Fort Liscum Lvs. Valdez
8:15 a.m. 9:45 a.m.
1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
TUESDAYS
8:15 a.m. 9:45 a.m.
1:16 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m. 5:ftp p.m.
SATURDAYS f
1:15 p.m. 4:Q0 p.m.'
7:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
There will he no trip of the launch
on the aecond ana fourth Fridays .of
each month, these days being used he
nldgn hollers. •
Manager Ilea of the Intermountain
Traction & Power company visited
the plant across the bay today, mak
ing the trip on the Granby launch.
Frank Winchester went to Shoup
Bay this morning where he will bis
employed with the Sea Coast Mining
company.
The freighter Cordova, which haa
been discharging coal and eicploBliaa
at Cordova for two days, is expectBd
to reach Valde* at any hour She
brings two, hundred and fifty tons of
Nanaimo coal ‘for the Vatdtfi .'3uok
company and a quantity of e.^ptosivea
for local mqr^hants and mining ct ja
pan les.