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Daily Prospector.
Bfr carrier, per month .• l.e®
By mail, per annum .*10.00
The Weekly Miner.
By carrier, per month .• .40
By mail, per annum .* 3.00
The Daily Prospector and Week
ly Miner, by carrier, to one ad
dress, per month .• 1.28
Tile Daily Prospector and Weekly
Miner, by mail, to one address
only, per year .^..*12,80
Business Office and Editorial Rooms,
TEL. 152
Advertising: Rates on Application.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1915
THE SHEEP AND THE GOATS.
The action of his honor, the mayor,
in causing the arrest of a prominent
citizen yesterday on a charge so ab
surd that it cannot possibly be en
tertained for one minute in a court
of last resort, has once more set the
town by the ears; arrayed neighbor
against neighbor; and disrupted busi
ness and social lines.
For the past few years, or to be
more explicit, ever since the unfortu
nate advent of certain persons in the
town of Valdez, there has been more
or less strife and contention among a
people whom environment and social
necessity should allow nothing but
the best of feelings, one for the other.
With a town as small as this and a
people so closely connected by reason
of the long winters and close confine
ment in the few social halls, it seems
the act of business suicide to de.i~
erately and spitefully keep alive the
prejudices nourished and fostered by
a small coterie of political has-beens.
The whole strife has settled around
the petty fight of the mayor against
the Valdez Dock company, and those
parties or firms contiguous and adja
cent to their wharf. Every possible
impediment that could be thrown in
the way of these parties, calculated
to embarrass and inconvenience them
has been used, notwithstanding the
fact that these firms have been guilty
of no other act than building in the
part of the city most convenient to the
business center.
The building of the City Dock was
a good plan, as it gave two approach
es to the city’s streets. But to force
business to come to that dock, tactics
have been employed that savor of
the worst days of Tammany Hall and
Orokerism. Boats have been forbid
den to land at the Company’s dock,
captains threatened, and more or less
strife stirred up, by parties either in
terested in seeing the business come
in over the city wharf, or desiring to
stir up trouble for trouble’s sake.
During the recent assessments of
city property the Dock Company, the
Prospector plant, the Geo. C. Treat
property and all the industries and
enterprises adjacent and connected
with the company wharf was subject
ed to unusually steep assessments.
In fact the animus was carried to an
extent that property was assessed in
many cases more than it was worth
dollar for dollar. Charles Wulff’s
house was assessed at $1000, not
withstanding it was offered for sale
for months for $800 and found no
buyers; the Prospector plant was as
sessed for nearly $5000, notwith
standing it cost less than that at the
supply houses. George C. Treat and
Archibald and those owning property
along the Valdez Dock company’s
wharf were assessed heavily, and to
the limit. Property beyond the city
limits was included in this assess
ment.
Now, take the City dock and other
properties favorable to his honor’s
regime. The assessments ran only to
the city line and property beyond that
was not assessed. Now is this favor
itism or plain knavery?
Why should one set of property
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owners be assessed and not another?
And why, by a remarkable coinci
dence, should all of those heavily as
sessed be on the Valdez Dock com
pany’s property. <
The City dock is a grand thing for
the community, but it should not
be used as a club, as it is too
unwieldy for a man with no business
tact to handle. If the city wanted a
dock, and needed a dock, it should
have issued bonds and purchased the
Dock Company’s property. Thus it
would have throttled competition, and
had something that would have been
a credit to the city. Penalizing busi
ness firms for building where they
desire, and conducting their busi
nesses in a legal manner is a poor
way to build up a city.
The Valdez Dock company built
their wharf in Valdez at a time when
there was no wharf. They were wel
comed by the council then in office as
an addition to the town of several
families and many thousand dollars
worth of capital. They did business
amicably with our citizens until the
present mayor took office. Since then
they have been subjected to numer
ous persecutions. The fact that they
built their wharf before the present
regime, causes any action taken now
by the council to be retroactive in its
nature. The fact that the company
has not been molested by the war de
partment, who had control of the
waters at the time should be evidence
that their actions were tacitly sanc
tioned by that body. Laws calculat
ed to harrass capital never yet have
built up a city. A mayor hostile to
every one who differs with him is not
calculated to build up a city. It takes
unanimous action to get big enter
prises. If the Dock company is put
out of business the town loses the in
comes in wages, taxes and business
'ieir cap...— produces. Every dollar
in our city should be jealously kept
here, and more induced to come By
his hostility the mayor has directly
proclaimed that he desire to run out
nearly $300,000 worth of enterprises.
Now, citizens, why do you allow
this? The matter has come to a
show uown. It is a question of wheth
er you wish your town to be on the
water tank list, with an advertised
apathy to uig business, or do you
want to see the city grow and pros
per. Do you wish to run the Dock
company, and the Prospector and the
other enterprises out by allowing your
better judgment to be subverted to
the base ends of unscrupulous politi
cians?
We have been averse to taking any
part In the present fight for the rea
son that it seemed to us that the bet
ter judgment of those makiDg a fight
on the city’s industries would prevail,
and that the matter would be drop
ped. But where animus against the
Dock Company, and the Prospector,
and the Valdez bank is so apparent,
and when these companies are not
only heavily penalized, but are being
forced out of business in the city, it
is time to make a mild remonstrance.
If the majority of the people stand
behind these demagogs in their de
mands it will inevitably cause these
corporations to seek fields where their
capital and efforts are appreciated.
Open hostility to enterprise is not
conducive to producing a feeling of
warm friendship for those trying to
ruin your business, and it is up to our
citizens to show that they do no*
approve of these things by making a
firm demand that they cease.
It has come down to a question
of sorting out the sheep from the
goats. Do you wish to stand with
enterprise, thrift, and a greater Val
dez? Or will you stand with the
goats, butting aside everything in
the shape of progress and doing all in
your power to hold the city back?
Valdez’ civic government is the
laughing stock of every town on the
coast. The actions of the mayor have
been condemned by every paper from
California to Nome, and our city has
gone on record as being opposed to
progress; opposed to capital; opposed
to everything not dominated or con*
trolled by the faction who has re
duced our credit and put us on tha
hog in the money world.
When the roll is called will you
join the ranks of the sheep or the
goats?
.. - malice toward none and char
ity for all, we have ventured a criti
cism of his honor’s position on the
dock question today. It seems to us
that the town has been kept back
enough with this squabble, and that
it is high time to drop the fight on
our city’s Industries. There is noth
ing to be gained by plunging the city
into a series of lawsuits, and the
bad blood engendered yesterday will
live long after our memories are for
gotten. To again bring up this ques
.on seems to us ill-advised and will
do much to retard our town’s growth.
We have the real desire at heart to
see the coming summer one of the
best the city has known. To bring
this about will necessitate the co-op
eration of every person in town, irre
spective of politics or factions. Why
can’t we be broad enough to give the
other fenow a chance to live, and at
the same time boost for more indus
tries instead of knocking them?
If the Valdez Dock company was
put out of business and their dock
torn up, root and branch, would the
city be any better off financially? It
has been our experience that where
an absolute monopoly exists, either
in civic or private affairs, that it costs
as much to do business with one as
the other. If Seattle or Tacoma had
adopted the one dock luea, how large
would they be today? Ponder over
these things, and do not let sophistry
blind facts.
The time is past when a long-hair
ed, unwashed demagog, with a dirty
shirt and a string tie, should cut any
ice in a community’s business. The
day is past for the demagog and he
should be compelled to take a back
seat in public affairs.
If it costs $100 taxes for $5000
in capital to do business on the Val
dez dock why should the same
amount of capital on the City dock
be allowed to go untaxed? Why the
penalty?
Morris Sabbath and Harry Sabbath
have been found guilty of gambling
iu ~...cago. Billy Sunday, of course,
—ongs to another branch of the fam
ily.—Boston Advertiser.
The German sent to jail for thirty
days for killing a brother officer
couldn’t have fared much worse if he
had tweaked the Kaiser’s mustache.
—Boston Trnscript.
-,,ae enterprising firm had better
sii».. cheap excursions for parties de
siring to escape conscription in the
old country.
And now that the Get-Together
movement proved such a success,
watch the city grow.
There will not be two Mexicos. Too
much is enough.—Philadelphia Pub
.u 1-,-nger.
. ,s a British soldier’s duty to obey
orders—if he approves of them—Ex
press.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Fancy Stationery at the Valdez
Drug Store. *
“Pure, fresh Milk, Cream, Butter
and Cheese. Phone 32." tf
Ladies’ buttons made from your
own material, any size. Guy F.
Cameron. tf
“Pure, fresh Milk, Cream, Butter
and Cheese. Phone 32.” tf
Ft.r good home-cooked meals try
Mrs. M. Olson, on Hobart Street. *
Fresh cream and buttermilk al
ways on hand at Love-Whitley’s. tf
Fresh Oysters received on every
boat.—Frye-Bruhn Co. tf
“Pure, fresh Milk, Cream, Butter
nd Cheese. Phone 32.” tf
Fresh cream and buttermilk always
on hand at Love-Whitley’s. tf
"Pure, fresh Milk, Cream, Butter
and Cheese. Phone 32.” tf
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Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man’s, the talloi. Telephone 198. tf
St. Elias Hotel for rent. Apply to
Rudolph. k 11-1
Kodak Supplies at the Valdez
Drug Company. tf
A 6-room and a 3-room house,
furnished, for rent by Rudolph, kll-1
Pure Fresh Drugs at the Valdez
Drug Store. •
Pictures developed at the Valdez
Drug Company. tf.
S. BLUM & CO.
Wish to announce a
complete stock of
Winter Supplies
such as
Cole’s Hot Blast Heaters
Perfection Oil Heaters
All Wool White Blankets
All Wool Grey Blankets
All Wool Fancy Blankets
Lambswool Comforters
Eiderdown Comforters
also
Ladies’, Children’s and Men’s
Woolen Hose, Mitts and Gloves
FRENCH CABINET
HIS RESIGNED
People Are Impatient with Progress
Being Made Against the Ger
mans—Joflfre to Remain.
PARIS, Oct. 28.—Following the
lead of President Deschanel, of the
French Chamber of Deputies, the en
tire French cabinet resigned today,
and their resignations were immedi
ately accepted by President Poncaire.
The people of France are dissatis
fied with the manner in which the
government is conducting the war and
are impatient that greater progress
was not made during the earlier
stages of the war. Military men as
sert the government has hampered
operations agftinst the enemy by fail
ure to provide sufficient munitions to
wage war as the Germans have done.
It is believed that President Pon
caire will select a cabinet from among
the military party and that General
Joffre will remain in command of the
French troops.
The Crystal Baths barber shop is
open and ready for “next.” Will be
pleased to serve all old customers
and new ones. Shop open Sundays to
12 noon. tf
Furnished rooms at Mrs. Osland’s.
Prices reasonable.
Valdez Drug Company have a fine
line of School Stationery. tf.
Valdez Hospital
Largest and Best Equipped Hospital
in Southwestern Alaska.
Graduate Nerses—Prieste Rooms for Patieot?
For Termaland ParticulanTApply to
E. C. DALTON, M, D„ Physician in Charge,
Copper River
Draying Co
Freighting and Passenger*
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING
McKinley Street, Valdez
ED. WOOD, Proprietor
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate National Univeraity,
Waahlngton, D. C.
DENTIST
Fourteen Years in Valdez.
PHONE 110
Office Rooms in Whaling Building
DR. GERMAN
phone 1» the dentist
Office rooms over Owl Drug Store. Of
fice hours 9 a. m. to 6 p. m., 7 to 9
p. m. Sunday by appointment.
AU Work Guaranteed.
DONOHOE & DIMGND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office Oppo»ite Court House
Phone 34 VALDEZ. ALASKA
JOHN LYONS E. E. RITCHIE
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTOKNEYS-AT-LAW
Office, in Whaling Building
Phone 101 VALDEZ, ALASKA
VALDEZ LODGE
NO 168
Free and Accepted Masons.
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 am£Hob*rt Sts.
OPEN TO ALL PHYSICIANS.
Private Rooms for Patients.
Phone 144 MRS. C. H WILCOX. Matron
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON.P"o4
SlRICTLV FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave, Seward. Alaska
Somebody
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 stilly
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.
ADVERTISE IN THE
PROSPECTOR FOR RE
SULTS.
The Beat Place in Valdez to
Stop at ia the
Arctic Hotel
Warn, light Rooms-*The House of.Cemfert
RATES REASONABLE
BATH ROOM Special Rate^Bj the Moatk
PHONE 133 MRS. SYRINC. Prep.
I Launch shamrock I
t CAPT. TIM MARCUM T
T +■
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T Sails for Port Wells, Portage *
4, Bay, Granite Mine, Saturday f
+ at 9:00 a. m., from the Val
J dez Dock Company’s Dock. J
f For Ellamar, Landlock Bay. ±
4< and Fidalgo, every Wednen- t
day, 9:00 a. m„ from Vail- I
T dez Dock Company’s‘■Dock. T
For Rates, Apply on B< T
Valdez Miners Uninn 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 Store
General Trucking and Freighting:
to all Interior Points.
LIVERY and FEED STABLE.
STORAGE,
Teaming of All Kinds
Positively No Coal Delivered Use
less Paid for in Advance