ANCHORAGE CARGO
LEE! AI SEWARD
Steamer 'Northwestern Unable to
Finish Discharging Freight at
New Kallroad Town.
The big steamship Northwestern,
which took the Anchorage freight
from the City of Puebla at Seward,
according to latest advices was un
able to discharge six hundred tons
of railroad material for the Alaskan
Engineering commission at Anchor
age and was forced to bring it back
to Seward.
No information has been received
as to the movements of the Kansas
City nor the Admiral Parragut, both
so the westward with freight for An
chorage, and it is believed that they
too will have to discharge their car
goes at Seward.
The advices from Anchorage failed
to state why the steamer was unable
•o finish discharging her cargo but
it is believed to have been due to
ice in Cook Inlet preventing the
small launches from handling the
barges used for lightering the freight
from the steamer to the shore.
In tile event that the Kansas City,
which made the trip as a freighter
and carried two thousand tons of
freight for Anchorage, and the Ad
miral Farragut, carrying fifteen hun
dred tons, fail to leave their cargoes
at Anchorage the people of that dis
trict will probably go hungry before
•he opening of navigation next year.
The Northwestern sailed from Sew-;
ard at 2 o’clock this morning for
Valdez and will not go to Skagway on I
toer southbound voyage, the Lynn i
canal port having been dropped from ;
fhe port of call for Southwestern j
Alaska vessels for the season.
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What, in all Alaska can you get to !
sent! to your friends in the States bet- j
ier than a few nice views of Alaska? j
There is not a soul living in any.
country that is not interested in Alas- j
ka. Not a soul that does not appre-1
date pictures of Alaska. A view of |
(he last frontier on earth, that costs
you ten cents now, or as much more
as you like, cannot be bought of your
friends to whom you send it for ten
dollars, years from now. What other
one thing is surer to increase in val
ue with time than views? And you
ean make your present just as much
or just as little as you like. Remem
ber, however, that it takes a little
time to make them. P. S. Hunt. tf
FOR RENT—Furnished house,
will lease at reasonable terms, oppo
site court house. See Chas. Ganty. tf
TAX CASES BEFORE
FEDERAL COURT.
The appeal case of the Valdez
Bank & Trust company from the as
sessment of its capital stock by the
Town of Valdez occupied the atten
tion of the district court today.
A similar case in which Blum, E.
B. Wheat and John Lyons, as officers
of the First Bank of Valdez, are ap
pealing from the assessment of the
bank’s capital stock is being argued
before the court this afternoon.
VALDEZ TRANSFER CO.
MOVES TO NEW QUARTERS.
A. M. Dieringer, the Valdez Transr
fer company, is back on Alaska ave
nue again with offices in the George
C. Treat building. The office since
the July fire has been located in the
Pinzon Corner but has returned to its
old neighborhood, being just across
the alley from where it was for years
prior to the fire.
ALASKA KELP BEDS
MAY BE UTILIZED.
If the plans of T. D. Smith and
Henry M. Stowe of Cleveland, O., ma
terialize, Southeastern Alaska’s ex
tensive kelp beds are to be utilized by
a company which Mr. Smith is re
ported to have said stand ready to
spend $300,000 in the development
of potash manufacturing.
Smith and Stowe arrived here
early this week from the East, and
registered at the Alaskan hotel. Yes
terday morning they chartered the
gasoline boat Helen and are now
making a cruise of the Alexander
Archipelago, in search of the large
beds of kelp. Mr. Stowe is a former
Alaskan having been a pioneer in
the newspaper field of this section
He published the first Wrangell pa
per. and it is largely through his
representations, it is declared, that
Mr. Smith was induced to come to
Alaska and investigate the feasibility
of harvesting the kelp crop for the
manufacture of potash, other chemi
cals and candy.
Three years ago Prof. Horace O.
Byers, dean of the college of chem
istry, University of Washington,
headed an expedition that visited
Alaska on the schooner Gjoa for a
scientific study of the kelp beds. The
report which Prof. Byers submitted
after a season in the North was very
encouraging and since that time the
value of the kelp areas to the potash
industry has been pointed out in bul
letins issued by the United States
government.,
Mr. Smith is prepared to stay here
this winter and if everything goes
well with his plans, a new industry
may be launched here bv January i,
1916.—Juneau Empire.
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man’s, the talloi. Telephone 198. 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
AT THE
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The following are the conditions
governing the gift of the Ford Au
tomobile advertised, by the Pinzon:
With each One Dollar purchase one
Coupon will be given entitling the
holder to one chance on the car—
absolutely free of charge.
The car to be given during Christ
mas week.
Family trade solicited. All orders
delivered. Remember a Dollar pur
chase entitles you to one Coupon.
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Pioneer Hall Crowded on Saturday
evening at Birthday Surprise
Party Given W. H. Robinson.
The members of Valdez Igloo No.
7, Pioneers of Alaska, together with
the Pioneer Women of Alaska and
their friends, celebrated the 85th
birthday of William H. Robinson, at
Pioneer Hall on Saturday night.
Saturday evening nelng the regular
meeting night of the Igloo the mem
bers planned to surprise “Dad,” as
he is familiarly known to his friends,
which in this case means the entire
population of Valdez. About one
hundred persons were present and
Mr. Robinson will have occasion to
remember the passing of the 85th
mile stone in his in rney through
life. His surprise can be imagined
when told that the crowd had gath
ered to do honor to him.
Senator B. F. Millard, Senator O.
P. Hubbard, Mayor Boyle, C. M. Day,
president of the Valdez Igloo, and
Mrs. A. S. Jenson, president of the
Valdez Pioneer Women of Alaska,
made short addresses facilitating Mr.
Robinson on his having attained his
85th birthday while still enjoying
good health and with the promise of
many years yet to come.
Following the speeches and con
gratulations a substantial luncheon
which had been prepared by the Pio
neer Women, was served A birthday
cake, decorated with 85 candles and
natural flowers, graced the center of
the table. The balance of the eve
ning was spent in games, dancing,
singing and music and it was not un
til after 12 o’clock that the crowd
dispersed wishing “Dad” many hap
py returns of the occasion.
An electric wheel had been clever
ly arranged on the stage, symboli
cally marking the principal events in
Mr. Robinson’s lone and eventful
march through life
William H. Robinson was born in
Jackson county, N. ^ in 1830, and
started across the plains for the
Golden Gathe before he had attained
his majority. He was married in
Virginia City, Nevada, in the fall of
1849, and arrived in San Francisco
on January 10, 1850, when Califor
nit was in the height of the gold ex
citement.
Their first child was born in 1855.
On July 4. 1872, Mr. Robinson bur
ied his wife and four children, who
had died from scarlet fever in Tu
la:e county. California. In 1878 he
became a grandfather, a great
grandfather in 1898, and a great
great-grandfather in 19lx. He has
pictures showing the four generations
and is proud of his offspring.
Mr Robinson came to Ketchikan
in 1898 and to Valdez in 1902, where
he has continued to reside and hus
been adding to the number or his
friends each succeeding year.
A pleasant feature of the ev • ioig
was Mr. Robinson's surprise when he
discovered that his coat pocket had
been filled with silver coins while he
had been receiving the felicitations of
his friends.
SECRETARY LANE WANTS
DEVELOPMENT BOARDS.
WASHINGTON: Secretary of the
Interior Franklin K. Lane has an
nounced to the newspapers that when
congress convenes in December he
will urge the passage of the bill to
create a development board for the
purpose of administering the affairs
of Alaska. He also states that he
feels sure that it will ultimately be
passed, although he expects that
some opposition will be offered to
his plan. However, a number of the
legislators who have the best inter
ests of Alaska at heart, have already
expressed themselves as in favor of
the bill.
It is supposed that the bill as in
troduced at the coming term of con
gress will be much the same as was
the old bill, which was shelved at the
term ending last spirng. If so. it will
provide that the development board
consist of five members to be ap
pointed by 'the President, three of
whom will be residents of the terri
tory, to "have supervision over every
thing pertaining to Alaska except thdl
making of the laws which govern
the territory.
As explained by the secretary the
passage of the bill will have the ef
fect of saving thousands of dollars
to the government annually. The
bill will provide that the headquar
ters of the board will be at Juneau,
where it can work ip active conjunc
tion with the governor and with the
Alaska legislature when the latter
body is in session,
The passage of the bill,, however,
will have more the effect of saving
time than money. As things now
stand, congress passes upon bills al
| YOU -want
not the slight
est shadow of
a doubt when
YOU bring your
prescription to a drug
store — investigate the
Valdez Drug Co’s pre
scription department.
most without number, those pertain
ing to the development of Alaska be
ing but a few of the matters brought
to the attention of the legislators,
but if the board is created and given
the power to do things pertaining to
the territory as congress would do
them, a great deal of time would be
gained, for the board would have
nothing to do other than to admin
ister the affairs of the territory.
The bill will provide that the
present functions of the Fur and
Fisheries department and the United
States land office come under the jur
isdiction of the board. The matter
of titles to property and patents
would be handled by the board if It
handled the affairs of the land office,
while the conservation of the forests
and the use of the lumber of Alaska
would fall to the lot of the board, as
the official representative of the For
estry bureau. The amount of taxes
which should be paid on the fish in
dustry of the territory would also be
one of the important items handled
by the board.
Corner Stone Memorial Laid.
MILES, O., Nov. 22.—The civic or
ganizations of this city united with
the Spanish war veterans and the
state militia in participating in the
ceremonies attending the laying of
the corner stone of the McKinley
memorial building here Saturday
afternoon.
Your Money’s Wortli.
5 good reels of amusement at the
Liberty Theatre tonight. Two shows,
starting at 7:30 p. m. Visit the Lib
erty the home of good pictures. Next
attractions, The Pit, Weber & Fields,
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch,
and that well known star, Mary Pick
ford, all live act features.
Before the gangplank Is on thea deck,
Joe is there your baggage to check.
He knows just where you want to go,
And his auto bus is not so slow.
When leaving Valdez it is just as well
To wait until you hear Joe’s bell.
He never yet has missed a boat
But connects with all that ever floats.
Joe never sleeps day or night.
He does his best to treat you right.
The traveling public well can bless
The man who runs the City Express.
All you do—Just Phone Eight Two,
The City Express will see you thru.
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Imported Norwegian Lutefisk at
Frye-Bruhn Co.’s, Phone 29. tf
Arcade Cafe
' OPEN UNTIL 9 P. M. • '* ■ t
We Serve Girona Coffee
Strictly Fresh Eggs.
Jack CelUo _Proprietor
TIDE TABLES FOR VALDEZ.
Predictions for high and low water
are taken from the official tide tables
prepared by the U. S. Coast and Geo
detic Survey. The time given for
high and low water is Valdez time,
and the figures immediately follow
ing the time, indicate the height of
the tide at Valdez. To find the depth
of water, add the tabular height to
the soundings given on the chart,
unless a minus (—) sign is used be
fore the height, in which case sub
tract it
Monday, Nov. 22, 1915.
High, 12:64 am, 7.2; 12:02 pm, 9.7.
Low^ 6:55 am, 3.2; 6:58 pm, 0.9.
Tuesday, Nov. 23, 1915.
High, 1:29 am, 7.1; 12:34 pm, 9.6.
Low, 6:27 am, 3.2; 7:30 pm, 0.7.
Wednesday, Nov. 24, 1915.
High, 2:06 am, 6.9; 1:06 pm, 9.4.
Low, 7 am, 3.3; 8:05 pm, 0.6.
Thursday, Nov. 25, 1915.
High, 2:44 am, 6.7; 1:40 pm, 9.0.
Low, 7:34 am, 3.5; 8:42 pm, 0.2.
Friday, Nov. 26, 1915.
High, 3:26 am, 6.6; 2:18 pm, 8.6.
Low, 8:14 am, 3.8; 9:22 pm, 0.2
Saturday, Nov. 27, 1915.
High, 4:10 am, O-Or:* pm, 8.0.
LoV, 9:01 am, 4.f;"id:40 pm, 0.7.
Sunday, Nov. 28, 1915.
High, 6 am, 6.4; 3:52 pm, 7.3.
Low, 10:01 am., 4.1; 10:50 pm, 1.1.
Monday, Nov. 29, 1915.
High, 5:35 am, 6.7; 5:57 pm. 6.7.
Low, 11:17 am, 4.
Tuesday, Nov. 30, 1915.
High. 6:44 am, 7.1; 6:21 pm, 6.2.
Low, 11:41 pm. 1.5; 12:44 pm, 3.4.
REPORT OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OP
The First Bank of Valdez
LOCATED AT VALDEZ, TERRITORY OP ALASKA, AT THE
CliOSE OP BUSINESS ON THE IOTH DAY OP '
NOVEMBER, 1915. j
Resources
Loans and discounts .,. .$ 84,693.25
Overdrafts . 360.16
Bonds, Warrants and Other Securities. 24,911.00
Furniture and Fixtures . 3,428.80
Checks on other Banks and other Cash Items. 1,798.80
CASH ON HAND, including Gold Dus and sight exchange 127,018.11
Total . $242,205.12
Liabilities.
Capital Stock paid-in . $ 25,000.00
Surplus Fund . 500.00
Undivided Profits . 1,970.13
Due to Banks—Deposits. ’453'n
Deposits .*. 214,074.88
Certified Checks . 207.00
Total . $242,205.12
United States of America, Territory of Alaska, Third Judicial Divi
sion, ss.
I, W. M. Goodwin, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemn
ly swear that the foregoing statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
W. M GOODWIN, Cashier.
Correct Attest M. BLUM,
JOHN LYONS.
Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 22nd day of Nov 1915
(Notarial Seal) .1. w. GILSON,
Notary Public in and for the Territory of Alaska.
My commission expires Jan. 21, 1917.
THE PINZON
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