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MONDAY, MAY 22, 1916
ALASKA’S FULL NEED.
Central Alaska is just now looking
toward the construction of the new
government railway with an eager
ness that is fully justified, because it
means an abundant supply of cheap
fuel, which is Alaska’s first and most
insistent need. The imported coal has
been exceedingly expensive, too ex
pensive for mine working. The vari
' ous communities have nibbled at the
local wood supplies until the forests
have receded many miles, and it has
become increasingly difficult to pro
vide necessities with present conve
niences.
Just now a wood famine is feared
for next winter. Lack of snow the
coming fall would make wood almost
inaccessible and induce a fuel famine,
according to the view of the Fair
banks Times. In the old days it w^as
• possible to make a quick trip to the
forests and procure ample fuel. Now
the woods are a day’s journey way
for a team and without ample snow
the journey is difficult.
The Nenana coal fields, 100 miles,
from Fairbanks, should supply coal j
at not more than $5 per ton, once the j
the railroad is built. Wood sells for
approximately $15 per cord. The
government, recongnizing the emer
gency, is now locating construction
crews and graders at Nenana for the
purpose of pushing the railroad work
both north and south of that point.
To Fairbanks and other Central
Alaskan points cheap fuel will have a
vitalizing effect. Not only will a very
great household expense be saved, but
the production of gold will be greatly
increased and immigration to the ter
ritory will be encouraged.—Post-In
telligencer.
DR. JORDAN AND ALASKA PAN
HANDLE
Writing under the sub-title, "The
Panhandle of Alaska,” in a general
department on, “What of the Nation,”
in the Sunset Magazine, Dr."' David
Starr Jordan, chancellor of Standford
University, goes after Representative
Prank O. Smith, of Maryland, who
has introduced several bills in Con
gress and carried on considerable agi
tation in favor of giving Southeastern
Alaska to Canada in interests of
"world peace.” The great California
educator gaid it would be absurd for
the United States to give up a section
of the country as populous and rich
in resources and industries as the Al
aska Panhandle is to submit ingress
and egress to and from the sea to
fewer people living in a country that
is not as rich.
Dr. Jordan’s article follows:
Under the curiously irrelevent title
of “Eugenic Peace,” Hon. Frank O.
Smith, a Congressman from Maryland
has put forward the proposition that,
in the interests of world peace the
United States should cede to Canada
the southern part of Alaska, known
as the “panhandle.” This district
shuts off from the sea a large region
in Canada and Mr. Smith compares
this fact to a condition which should
take from our Atlantic coast line
from Maine to New Jersey, a sea
board belt of thirty miles more or
less a part of some other nationality.
! This proposition has secured the
j support of a number of eminent
! ames of men who have not seen Alas
' ka, btft to one familiar to the affairs
of that territory it would seem the
[height of absurdity. In any case, no
[change should be made without the
consent of the people residing in their
district. As a matter of fact, their
business relations are almost entirely
with Seattle and San Francisco, and
their affairs would be utterly para
lyzed if turned over to the Canadian
government with a tariff interefring
with their exports to the towns of the
United States. Nearly one-third of the
salmon fisheries of the world are in
this panhandle, and also one of the
largest gold mines—The Treadwell
mine on Douglas Island. These islands
have also what the mainland has not,
great resources of timber, of which
the government for the present for
bids cutting. The panhandle contains
Juneau, the capital and principal city
of Alaska, Sitka, the venerable Rus
sian capital, with Ketchikan, Wran
gell, and other trading and fishing
villages—probably more than half of
the permanent population of the
whole territory of Alaska.
In the land territory thus shut off
from the sea there are at present a
few dozens of inhabitants. The moun
tains for some distance back from the
coast are not inhabited. There are a
few people, fisherman or hunters,
living in the vicinity of the Stikine
River, but otherwise there is nothing
nor is it possible to carry a railroad
across the country to Alaska, except
by going tar inland to the northeast,
branching off from the Canadian
Grand Trunk Railway, which now
ends at Prince Rupert, somewhat to
the south of southern Alaska. When
it was thought that the Grand Trunk
would end at Port Simpson, the arbi
trators gave Canada Wales island, to
which she was not apparently titled.
It was transfered in order to give
Canadian surroundings to the Bay of
Port Simpson. At once the entire pop
ulation of this island moved out so
as to get under the protection of the
American liag again. There were not
many of them, but the principle in
volved would be widely extended.
If we wish to secure the Canadian
gratitude, we could go much further
by granting to Canada, Point Roberts
the little cape at the northwestern
tip of the State of Washington, which
belongs to the United States, and
THE EMPRESS
To-Night Tuesday Wednesday
One Show this evening at 8:10 sharp
The Empress Circuit Presents
“CHECKERS”
5-Act Comedy Drama
PLAYED BY THOS. W. ROSS AND KATHERINE
LA SALLE.
Checkers is one of the most pleasing
Comedy Dramas shown on the screen
and has 300 beautiful scenes, includ
ing fine horse races.
Admission 25c Children 10c
another bargain - -
SWEET PICKLES—Mixea
and Straight.
SOUR PICKLES—Mixed and
Straight.
CHOW CHOW—French Mus
tard—Chili
SAUCE—Mexlcan^Hot Relish.
INDIA RELISH—
IN GLASS PINT FRUIT JARS—AT 25 CENTS PER JAR, ONLY
ICING’S GROCERY ™«'“
GUARANTEED EGGS, THREE POZffN FOR ONE DOLLAR
from which pound nets are able to
secure and shut, off considerable of
the salmon headed for Frazier River.
The map given by Mr. Smith shows
the prosperous character of the pro
position. There are more people' on
some of the little outlying islands of
New Brunswick or Maine than there
are ever likely to be in all the terri
tory between Canada and the Pacific
ocean shut off by the panhandle. It
would be Just as rational to cut off
from the northern peninsula of Mich
igan and give it to Canada, though
the panhandle is much more valuable
and larger and equally closely related
to the business of American citizens.
If the only desire of Canada is to
arrange so that her traffic with the
Yukon may go on without paying
tarriff duty, the remedy is not to
transfer of territory but reciprocity
of trade. If not absolute reciprocity,
then free trade to and from the Yu
kon and Skagway, its natural seaport.
The cession of the whole country
in order to accomodate the residents
in the much less important Yukon ter
ritory would be preposterous.
Dr. Jordan could have made his
statements very much stronger, and
doubtlesfe would have done so had he
not depended so much on his visits
to this country that were made long
ago. Had he been a recent visitor he
would have added the other great dev
elopment in the vicinity of Juneau
which-has given us two other mines
iarger in some respects than the
Treadwell with yet more in near pros
pect. He could have added the Chich
agof mine, one of the greatest divi
dend payers of them all, and a lot of
other raining properties, both gold
and copper, and various industrial
developments in fisheries and other
lines—Empire.
England has arrived at a point
where every shot is a boost for the
revolutionists.
There are certain phases of the
Zeppelin situation from which no
comfort can be. drawn by looking up.
Possibly the big circus has cut out
the dangerous stuff through sheer in
ability to rival prevailing European
attractions.
One reason why we know univer
sity professors know more than any
one else is that we can’t understand
their explanations
The relative merits of male and fe
male rookies could be decided by hav
ing Generals Huyler and Colorado
Madero meet in deadly combat.
As Russian troops are said to have
reached France through Persia it is
more than probable that British rein
forcements will arrive via Canada and
Australia.
Since the high prices paid for ships
l>as made it impossible for the ship
yards of the world to build vessels
fast enough to satisfy the demand for
tonnage, a company has been formed
to raise sunken vessels. We can re
commend the coast of Alaska to the
above mentioned company, and can
assure them that there are most ves
sels to the square mile of acean bed
here than anywhere else in the
world. The Alaska pinnacle rock is
more deadly than the submarine.
The senate has recommended fav
orably the bill introduced by Dele
gate Wickessham, creating a national
park in the Mount McKinley district.
It is easy enough to get anything in
Alaska for posterity, but hell to get
what we need now.
The best line of Fruits and Garden
Co. —
WATSON ARRIVES AND
SAILS FOR ANCHORAGE
The steamer Admiral Watson came
in from the south about 10:30 Sun
may morning and left for the west
ward about noon. She carried a large
list of passengers for Anchorage, and
a large freight cargo. Her passen
gers for Valdez were:' Martin Welch,
Mrs. Welch, James Crampton, G. F.
Gleason, E. J. Burns, L. G. McAtee,
H. S. Lindsey, M. Lindsey, M. Rich
ards, Thomas Williams and two steer
age. The passengers booked here for
the west were W. McGauchey and
Steve Peck, for Granite, and J. R.
Qeltneau and P. H. Brusseth for La
touche.
A. E. Knoff, representing the Pa
cific Coast Department at Seattle of
the United Stater Steel Products Co.,
is a visitor In town. This is Mr.
Knoll’s first visit to Alaska, and he
expresses himself as greatly pleased
With the country and the people of
the territory. The company manu
factures tramways, drill steel and oth
er mining supplies,, as well as a gen
eral line of steel products.
Fresh line of Chocolates and mixed
Candies at the Keystone Produce Co.
Vegetables at the Keystone Produce
Alaska Sails South.
The steamer Alaska came in from
the westward Sunday afternoon and
after a short stop sailed for the south.
Triple Values For $17
Style
Wear
Economy
Styleplus Clothes
$17
The Same Price The Nation Over
We Have Just Received a Large Shipment
S. BLUM & CO., F£
GOOD GOODS
LOUIE’S CAFE'
Everything First class
Open Day and Night
ANDY MAROVICH, Prop.
Arcade Cafe
OPEN ALL NIGHT
Everything First Class
Lightning Service
Jack Callin • Proprietor
VALDEZ LODGE
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F. M. BROWN, W. M.
ED WOOD, Secretary.
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•> THIS DAY IN HISTORY. *
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Feast (lay of: Saints Castus and
Eamillus, martyrs; St. Basiscus, of
Pontius; St. Bobo.
v 337 B. C., Constantine the Great,
emperor, died.
1443, France and England conclud
ed a truce for 22 months.
1541, Cartier sailed on third voy
age to Canada.
1611, first baronet created in En
gland.
1681, women dancers were first
seen on French stage.
1798, riots arose in Ireland on oc
casion of the trial of United Irish
men.
1802, Martha Washington died.
1803, France and Great Britain
went to war about Malta.
1873, all of the Modoc Indians sur
rendered to the United States.
1885, Victor Hugo, French roman
cer and poet died.
1889, Cuba offered Spain $100,000
000 for her independence.
1894, loss-by floods in Lycoming
county, Pa., estimated at two million.
1912, Mrs. Lydia Pankhurst. wom
an suffragist, found guilty of conspir
acy and sentenced to nine months im
prisonment.
BRANDED SALMON IS
CAUGHT BY FISHERMEN
A large king salmon, bearing the
brand of the K«diak hatchery, today
was discovered among the fish deliv
ered to Slater’s restaurant, says the
Cordova Times.
It has been the custom of the
hatcheries to brand a certain number
of the fry released each year with a
view of determining, if possible, wbat
became of them.
The fish in Question was marked
with a K, followed by a diamond,
which is said to be the brand of the
Kodiak hatchery.
C. J. Todd, one of the Valdez dele
gates to the Democratic convention at
Juneau, left Sunday on the Farragut
for the Capital City. ,
T. J. Donohoe, accompanied by Mrs.
Donohoe, left on the Farragut Sun
day to attend the Democratic con
vention at Juneau.
THE SENATE
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CIGARS, BILLIARDS
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GENERAL
Merchandise
The. best groceries received
on every boat,
Fresh vegetables, fruits, and
nuts.
Candy Kitchen
E. W. HUNT—la Owl Drag Store.
FOUNTAIN DRINKS
HOT--COLD
Alaska Jewelry Ge.
With Owl Drug Co.
All Kinds of Nugget and
Ivory Jewelry.
Developing and Printing
Photo Supplies Phone 40
The Best Place in Valdez to
Stop at is the
Arctic Hotel
Warm, Light Reomi—The Heise of Comfort
RATES: REASONABLE
BATH ROOM Special Ratal Bpjthe Meath
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Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
General Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Points.
LIVERY and FEED STABLE.
STORAGE.
Teaming of All Kinds
Positively No Coal Delivered Un
left Paid for in Advance
DR. H. COCKERILLE
DENTIST
Fourteen Years in Valdez.
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Office Rooms in Whaling Building
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LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Offices in Whaling Building
Phone 101 VALDEZ. ALASKA
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTOHNEYS-AT-LAW
Office Opposite Court House
Phone 34 VALDEZ. ALASKA
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Valdez, Alaska
Copper River
Draying Co
Freighting and Passengers
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING
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