Vol 6 ALASKA PROSPECTOR Valdez Alaska, September 5, 1907. VALDEZ NEWS No 2‘>
PLATFORM
Alaska Home Railway. Va Ide z
To Interior
Type-Narrow gauge 30 lb. rails.
Coustruction-The most speedy and
economical possible.
Power-Electricity generated by water
falls.
Capitalization-610,000 per mile of com
t pleted road.
Shares—51.00 each to be full paid and
uuassessable.
Pirectors-To be elected direct by
majority of stockholders.
Policy-Lowest possible freight rates
and fares.
Object-Legitimate development of
Alaska*’ resources for Alaskans.
Operation-In the people’s interests.
No promotion shares.
No bonds or other indebtedness.
No high salaried officials
Ktpial rights to all stockholders.
No free passes or rebates.
Freight and passenger rates same to all.
Utmost publicity iu corporate affairs.
Weekly public audit of all accounts.
Hooks always open to inspection.
Supplies aud equipment purchased
direct.
All bills discounted by spot cash.
Weekly publication of financial con
dition.
Weekly publication of list of stock
holders.
No commissions on stock sales.
No construction profits.
No graft or incompetence tolerated.
Of Alaska, by Alaska, for Alaska.
A square deal to all.
Henry D. Reynolds, Trustee.
Valdez, Alaska, Aug. 13th. 1907.
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Burglar Makes a Slake
Auburn, Wash. Sept. f>—The
| bank of Senator Xickerbocker was
| robbed Saturday night of every
I cent it contained, amounting to
lo.olfi. The combination «m the
'safe had been wotked. and the
i time lock had not been set. The
sheriff is looking for Bernard
Alderson, a former employee,
who has disappeared since the
robbery.
Chicago, Sept, o— District At
torney Sims left here yesterday ioi
Oyster bnv to consult the presi
dent. He claims the Alton road is
still granting rebates, and desires
that immunity form prosecution
granted the road hr remov *d, and
proceedings commenced.
San Francisco, Sept, o—Prince
Ari Saima, of the Tahitan islands,
j has arrived here on his wav to
j Hawaii to marry the Princess Lali
uokalani.
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Wanted 1*000 people to • a* tbr be-t ,TT>
cent weals i i the city Alask \ Home
Restaurant.
Fifteen Persons Cremated
Shelton, Wash. Sept, a—Tin
Wehb hotel in this city was de
stroyed hv tire at two o’clock this
morning, cremating fifteen of tin
guests. Seven bodies have been
reeo* ered. The home of »h nn
iConnelly and three stores adjoin
ing the hotel were also destroyed.
Seattle, Sept. ft—The Jennie
sailed today direct for Valdez, fulh
loaded with general supplies, en
gine, rails, spikes, plates, frog-,
switches, pile driver, planer, entire
printing nlant. The Santa Iia:
hara follows the 7th.
San Francisco, Sept. 5—Senator
Stone, of Missouri, is in the city,
having just returned from an *x
tended trip to Japan. He says
that empire seeks to dominate the
Orient, and that the nnim »si?v to
ward the United States is soften
ing. He states that the danger of
war is very remote
Now ami always Rapid tire soivice
at the Alaska ii une Restaurant The
workingmans friend.— Meals 3.">c.
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Billy Butter and Scuffer Shoes
Extra Pants, Underwear
Shirts and Hose
Everything you need for the Little Gentleman
Will Not Be Bluffed.
It is reported that the representa
tives of the Morgnu t iuggeuht im syi.
| d.eate have sent uf> the line, a half
I dozen workingmen, with the idea of.
setting them to perform such wot k as
| will most embatruss the construction
of the Home hallway. As one citizen
i "marked to the Pkosi ectok, “if tins is
so, it is a serious matter, not serioue
from the standpoint that they or any
on in I >er of men will be allowed to now
interfere with the full completion of
the road, out simply that, it is -surely
circumstantial evidence that the g;*uf
combination of capital which thus far
have endeavored to control the re
sources of Alaska, and to throttle in
lividual and local efforts of progress,
is again plainly in evidence At least
'.»?> per cent o! the citizens of tin- city
«re with the officials of the Home
iuulwaj, i.nd now that they for the
irst time can see torn positive tact
that, the long desired railroad from
Valdez to the interior is an assured
fact, that there is no hlnit mtlie pres
eut game, and that for once the peo
ple have received a square deal, they
do not intend to allow anything t lit a
fair square game for the officials of ti e
Home Railway. Bluffs have been
made in the past f«»r the construction
of a railroad, the hones of our citizens
have been raise I high, only to tall
again, and when d appeared that ii
might be years ami it might tie never
that a mad would he const rude I, along
comes 11. I). Reynolds who really
means business, ai d he is lacked I up
| by the people of Valdez who tin an I u
| iness also. This time if any hluffs are
made to interfere with the construc
tion of the Horne Railway, these bluffs
will be called, and in a manner which
leave of no misunderstanding. It any
one desires to build another road, they
will be welcomed, or the builders t f
a butt dozen of roads will be fully en
couraged iu every way possible, but
now the citizens will not allow of any
I blocking of the present, plans, to the
| detriment of the business of the city,
i and the stutHug of the trusts pockets.”
Engineer Blarney Stevens was also in
terview and said iu part,” Yes I have
heard the rumors that men have been
seal up tin* line, but it don’t worry us
one bit. We know our rights, ami we
know our resources, and wo are going
to build this road. If we meet with
opposition,e»e shall meet it ai.d go
anyone one better that tries to make
us trouble in any way, but I am sure
that with the present state of the
i public sentiment among the people of
Valdez, that anyone iu opposition to
the Home Railway will hesitate quite a
while before they embarrass us seri
ously iu the construction of our line.
We fully realize what trust opposition
might mean to os but they cannot
| stop the construction of a road from
here to the summit. We are going to
have trains running on real iron
rails before waiter and that is all there
is to it.”
Seattle, Sept. .r>—The Ratal la
railroad ha-* made arrangements
with E. S. Orr, the Valdez-Fftir
banks mail contractor, to run
stages from the Abercrombie
rapids, on the Copper river, to the
interior this winter, upon the com
pletion of the road to the rapids.
Chicago, Sept. 5—A bomb was
thrown into the show rooms of
Stanly Graham, on State street,
badiy wrecking the place. This is
the fourth attempt that has been
made to destroy the place.
S -attic. Sent. 5—The Yucatan
arrived from the North last night.
Tie steamer Rapid Transit sailed
this morning with building ma
lt-rials for a life saving station ufc
YVaddah Island,