Malamute vs Electric Power.
The faithful dog has teen and is
man’s best friend from the earliest
days of the opening out of Alaska
Besides their general all-ronnd useful
ness here on the spot, the husky and
malamute have helped to create a new
phase of literature distinctively Amer
ican through and through in its spirit
and flavor. Dog-power is picturesque
but is it after all adequate to the needs
of the situation? With so many rich
mines ueediug heavy machinery, peo
pie are calling for a more scientific
method of transportation. With so
much business ahead in which ail must
•hare, there is the inevitable demand
for electrical power and the iron horse.
In the first stages of the Alaskan
development, came the navigator, the
explorer and the fur-hunter. Then
came the stroug armed pioneer, the
courageous prospector and the sturdy
miner. These have borne the burden
and heat of the day. Like the earliest
colonists who settled Massachusetts,
New York and Virginia, they have
faced and overcome pioneer oatuud
conditions. And now to carry on what
they have so well begun, to develop
further resources and to meet the
needs of all, we see, in the natural
course of events, merchants and store
keepers, engineers and railroad build
eis. all takiug hold together t o place
Alaska where she bolougs.
The writer of this brief article is an
out sider and new-comer, but he
counts as one of the most interesting
experiences of his life, the proceedings
he has witnessed in Valdez during the
last few days. When he retarus East,
he inteuds to tell the people there,
that this town may be Spanish in its
name, its citizens are distinctly Ameri
can in their creative spirit and their
power of accomplishing thing*. Never
can he forget the inspiring sight pre
sented, when the citizens gathered in
McKinley hall and expressed their
determination to build an electric road
into the interior.
Valdez holds the key to the situation.
Both by its harbor facilities and its
proximity by land, it is the providential
place for true Alaskan industrial de
velopment and expansion.
Fredk. M. Brooks
[ II. R Leslie H. W. Paxteb
! VALDEZ TRANSFER CO.
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| General Trucking and
| Freighting to all Parts of
\ the interior
I Office McKinley
[ Near Broadway PhoDe GO
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COPPER CENTER CLUB
C. B. Overhiser Prop,
tine Wines, Liquors and Cigars.
Everything First Class
and Up-to-Date.
COPPER CENTER, ALASKA.
Mutual Commercial Go.
Freighting Wrecking
Marine Contracting
D. E. MORRIS, Manager
Ofljce opposite telephone station
Tokyo, Aug. 15—A score of lives
were lost yesterday in a tidal wa\e
which accompanied ar. earthquake,
and swept over the island of
Kazeshimr, Thousands of people
were driven to the hills, and pract
ically the whole island was devas
tated.
Chicago, Aug 15—A fight has
been precipitated in the local Press;
club over Haywood. Some of the
members gave him the freedom of
the club, but a majority of the
members signed a protest and Hay
wood was refused admission. The;
men who introduced him into the
club will be dismissed from the
organization at the first meeting
of the board of directors.
Spokane, Aug. 15—All trafhc
over the Great Northern in Mon
tana is tied up as a result of the
caving in of a tuunel through the
mountain. All trains are at a
stand still.
Ordinance No. 47
Gl'iint ing unto Henry D. Kcnoylds, Trustee, and
h .« successors and assigns, H l ight or fran
» hise, to build, maintain, equip, install and
operate a single «»r double track, steam or
eiri tric railroad upon and over the streets
t:ud public grounds within the corporate
limits of the town of Valdez in the District
of Alaska: also to build, maintain and op
erate a public wharf at the foot of and eon
11c ting with Broadway or Glacier Avenue,
a public street in said Town.
Be it ordained by the Common Council of tho
To-.vfi of Valdez Alaska!
Sc'-, t 'flint the right be and the same is
hereby granted and given unto Henry D. Rey
nold:-. of Reynolds, Alaska, as trustee, and to
his successors and assigns, to build, erect, eon
sfruct, install, equip, maintain and operate, a
sinrlc or double track, steam or electric rail
road or railroads through,over and upon any
or all of the public streets and grounds of the
Town of Valdez, or through, over <>r upon any
part or portion thereof, within the present cor
porate limits of the said Town of Valdez, as at
pfesent platted and as the same now exists, or
as ti:cv may hereafter exist, should the bound
arm-- of said Town of Valdez be extended so as
to embrace adjoining terr'itory, lying adjacent
to said Town.
Sec. 2. That the said Henry D. Reynolds,
Trustee, his successors or assigns, shall have
the right and are hereby given ami grunted
the righ t to go upon any of the public streets
of the said Town of Valdez, as aforesaid, for
tho purpose of constructing, maintaining and
operating such railroads, and having so con
stru■■•ted such railroads, said Henry D. Rey
nolds, Trustee, his successors and assigns, are
hereby given and granted the right to operate
and conduct trains over and upon said railway
tracks by either steam or electric power, or bv
both steam or electric power. The rights hereby
granted to the said Henry D. Reynolds, trustee,
arp subject to the limitation that the construc
tion, maintenance and operation of said rail
ways shall be done in such manner as not to
destroy nor unreasonably impair the said
streets as a high wav for the general public.
Pee. 3. 1 rmt the right be an*l the same is
hereby granted and given unto the said Henry
D. Reynolds, Trust* e, hi> successors and.as’
signs to build, construct,maintain and operate
a public wharf or desk from the foot of Broad
way **r Glacier Avenue, one of the public
strct te in said Town of Valdez, that is, from
the point where Broadway or Glacier Avenue
intersects the line oi meaii high tide of Valdez
Bay, and e tending thence over the tide lands
lying in front of said street to deep water, and
to build, construct, operate and maintain an
approach to said wharf, of convenient width
for the proper use and enjoyment thereof, from
said Gne of mean high tide upon, over and
through said Broadway or Glacier Avenue for
such distance as may be necessary for the prn
i per construction, maintenance and use of said
approach, and the said wharf or dock.
Sec. 4. The period for which Hie rights and
franchises herein above set forth are granted
j shull be ninety nine years from and after the
passage of this Ordinance.
Bet . 5. This Ordinance Shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and ap
proval.
The. rights privileges and franchises herein
grant* il, are in the consideration of the said
i Henry I>. Reynolds, Trustee, his successors or
• >r assigns building, erecting and maintaining
a sufficient breakwater between the »uid
Town *.! \ aldez and the Valdez glacier, so as
to protect the settled i*ortion of the present
town of VaJd .z and i dpo-ent territory from
ov.-rt’ow or damage by the glacier streams
flowing from the said 'Valdez glacier. Work
upon such break water snail b<> commenced
within six months from this -late and the
sarn-* ^haii !•<* complete*! on or before .1 tin * l*c.
1908.
... ,, 1 C. Qi'isx, Mayor.
\N. H. Chary, Clerk.
Approved this 12, day of August, l»u7.
FALL MODELS FOR 1907 and!
Our buyer in selecting hi%stock of Ladies' SUITS aJ
the great fortune of being present when some of SAN FRAlijJ
buyers were ordering for that trade, thereby enabling him tol
of the trade, as well as getting the benefit of the inside prij
It will be about thirty days before these lines arrive asi
into the parlors July 1st. 1
STYLES.—You will see the same styles in our suit deJ
money, than ROMAN'S fashionable Parlors, on Fifth Av3
will be showing. 1
We make this announcement early, as this will be the thJ
historv of VALDEZ that a woman will be able to go into a J
Suit Department, and view Styles and suits to suit the most fasfl
Universal Providers
MID BM 8 MM! (
Eptone^—positive cure for dandruff
guaranteed. To be had only at the
Pioneer Barber Shop.
Mothers—We have the Best Shoe
for little folks ever put together.
A flexible and wide extension sole,
very stylish and durable. This is
the idea! shoe for children. Sizes
5s to 2s at A. L. Levy & Co.
Just received on Saratoga fresh sup
ply of all kinds of vegetables, fresh
butter and strictly fresh ranch eggs.
Valdez Market.
Gents Ties and Hosiery at Ladies’
Bazaar.
COAL — COAL
Valdez Dock Co. or Copper River
Draying Co.
Sacks Wanted—The City will buy
dry, sound coal sacks delivered at the
old City Hall, Keystone Ave. See W.
H. Crary, Town Clerk. Deliveries must
be made Friday afternoon or evening.
Dry Sacks, in good condition,
will be bought by C. S. Bratton,
at Valdez Dock.
Do you want a hoy’s shoe that
will wear? Get a Billy Buster at
Levy’s.
50 styles of new oriental trim
mings, complete stock at V. B. &
fa. Co.
Follow the crowd to the Mon
tana and see the new moving
pictures. v
Green River Whiskey and Olym
pia Beer—That’s all, at the Horse
shoe.
Wikidel’s
For A First-Class Meal
{Start a rainy day fund and watch it gq
prise you like our Bank.
A few years ago we started in a small
have a paid-up capital of $75,000, with
over a quarter of a million, or in exact
OFFICERS
Sh A. Hemple, Pres, and Treas. R.
Arthur LaS'g, Secv. andO
DIRECTORS
«L E. Chilberg E. F. Gray
Judge john Lyons 3
R. P. Fergueon J
VALDEZ BANK & MERCA§
—
I All kinds of Ili'ili Grade
Boat I/Umber, Shingle
Plaster and all kinds of
Let us quote prices *-n yourt
VALDEZ BANE & MEP-CAN1
PREPARE FOR Vt'/fl
by letting us wire yonr orue or place of bi
lights or telephone. Our service tin- winter!
and be unexcelled in every respect. 1 r v.iris
at the oflice at the earliest moment, r-u as to«
ALASKA WATER, LIGHT & TELEF1
Steam Heat I
The Cofjfier BJ
Good Goods ^T°1
Finely Furnished Rooms J
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Copper River
Graying Co.
Freight \
all i'arL'j
Gcnsfl
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