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PUBLISHED BT
STEWART & SELBY, Proprietors
TERMS.
Dally Prospector.
By carrier, per month .•f-.l'SS
By mall, per annum .BUMIO
The Weekly Miner.
By carrier, per month .-f -J®
By mall, per annum .—Ik®®
The Daily Prospector and Week
ly Miner, by carrier, to one ad
dress, per month ...
Urte Daily Prospector and Weekly
Miner, by mall, to one address
only, per year . ..^...tiadSO
Business Office and Editorial Rooms,
TEL. 152
Advertising Rates on Application.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1915
ACTION ILL-ADVISED.
It Is reported that the mayor has
hired a hall and called a mass-meet
ing of citizens for the purpose of an
swering the Prospector’s charges yes
terday that he was using his high
office to persecute parties along the
Valdez Dock company’s wharf.' We
have no desire to get into a contro
versy over the matter with his honor,
and we beg to remind him that our
criticism is of his official actions, not
of his personal actions. We can not
see where he can veraciously get upon
the stage and refute these charges,
as we will show any disinterested
committee in a few minutes where
this paper in common with all prop
erty owners or lessees along the Val
dez Dock company are being charged
roundly for the privilege, while' par
ties along the City dock has either es
caped scot free or with a much lower
rate of assessment.
If his honor tonight, calmly and
dispassionately will answer the fol
lowing questions, and prove his asser
tions before said committee we will
gladly apologize:
Why the Prospector assessment
was placed at a figure which covered
the cost of the plant dollar for dollar
and other industries in parts of the
city assessed less than half their cost
price?
Why the assessor went to tne ena
of the dock, outside the city limits as
established by former assessors, to
essess the Valdez Dock company’s
and the Prospector’s holdings, while
the assessor stopped at the city line
on the City dock?
Why the Lathrop ouilding on one
side of the alley was assessed more
than the Sanders property on the oth
er and more valuable side of the
alley?
Why was Chas. Wulff’s property as
sessment raised $ 200.00 higher than
the place was offered for sale with
no takers, while property around him
was left at the old figures?
Why his honor refused our repre
sentative access to the city’s assess
ment roll, when the law clearly pro
vides that all persons may" see same
upon demand?
What amount was assessed against
his honor’s business? And was it as
sessed at every dollar of its cost
price, as was the Prospector?
Why were the holdings of Judge
Bunnell and George C. Treat and the
First Bank of Valdez placed so high,
while the holdings of friends of the
mayor were lowered in many in
stances?
We have every reason to believe
under the foregoing facts that we can
show an unbiased court where the
assessments were made with the idea
of “getting” some one, and this is
why we are criticizing his honor’s of
ficial acts. Against Boyle; the man,
we have no word of reproach, but we
do have the right of every citizen to
criticize the unfair acts of a public
official.
We do not see how these questions
can be consistently answered when
compared with the figures of the as
sessment roll. It is a remarkable
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co-incidence that in every case
the assessment was raised only upon
those opposed to his honor’s political
policies, but we cannot feel reconciled
to supinely allowing our business and
our friends’ businesses penalized on
account of a question of environment.
We do hold that the acts of his
honor are positively harmful to the
best interests of the city, and we of
fered our criticism of his actions as
a public servant, because the actions
of his honor has invited caustic criti
cism.
We trust that^)ur people will feel
there is no animosity or rancor in our
criticism of the mayor, and that we
only do so because his conduct has
been prejudicial to the best interests
of Valdez.
Bombast and sophistry is no argu
ment in this case. We have raised
no personal issue, but we desire a
straightforward, calm, manly, answer
to our charge that the mayor is penal
izing the firms menrfened on account
of his enmity to the Valdez Bock
company, and the fact that they are
contiguous to their wharf.
We believe the mass-meeting call
ed tonight is ill-advised, because it
cannot strengthen his honor’s case,
and will but result in a further in
crease of partisanship and hard-feel
ing among our citizens. There is a
right way and a wrong way to go
about things, but in this case we be
lieve the mayor has deliberately
taken the wrong way.
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“Fellow Citizens: The question be
fore the meeting tonight is that it is
more blessed to pan than to be pan
ned.”
We again reiterate that we desire
to impress upon our readers how pos
itively harmful to the best interests
of our city is the unreasonable har
rassment of business enterprises by
certain parties in Valdez. Nothing
gives a city such a black eye in the
business world as unjust and unwise
legislation. No real good can come
from it and the damage already done
can never be remedied. Big things
are in store of Valdez the next few
years, and with the Millard mine,
the Cliff mine, the Granby mine, the
Alaska-Fidalgo mine, the Richardson
road, the smelter proposition, and a
thousand and one things needing our
attention, it is positively disgraceful
to employ all our time trying to run
out those people desiring to do busi
ness in our city. Such action can
only result in an utter abandonment
of all civic pride, while we wrangle
and growl at each other. Much the
better way would be to pull together
for the advancement of our town, and
judge a man by the success he makes
of his business.
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At any rate the glacier will be
left to the city, but they have even
tried to bar that out.
In case of invasion a few long lad
ders is all Switzerland needs.—Col
umbia State.
In Europe there is no such thing
as an innocent bystander.—Nashville
Banner.
Britain’s list of contraband of war
seems to* include almost anything it
'sees and is likely tp want.—Indianap
olis Star.
If there are any naturalized Bel
gians in the country, this ought to
be a good year for them to run for
political office.—Springfield Republi
can.
Some of these potentates singing
“Rex” may yet change it to "wrecks.”
—Washington Post.
The French and German waiters
returning as reservists should be able
to charge well.
PROMINENT ATTORNEY 18
PATIENT IN HOSPITAL.
Attorney Tom West, of San Fran
cisco, is a patient in the Valdez hos
pital having been taken off the
steamer Alameda this mornnig in an
almost dilirious condition from his
intense sufferings. Commissioner
Tom Riggs had taken care of the sick
man on the trip from Seward and had
done everything possible to relieve
the pain, without success.
Mr. West was operated upon at the
hospital this morning by Dr. E. C.
Dalton and is reported to be doing
nicely but stm suffering and will be
confined to the hospital for possibly
two weeks. He came north to repre
sent the stockholders of the Alaska
Northern Railroad company as coun
sel in the case recently tried before
the district court at Seward, in which
John E. Ballaine was sued for title to
the Seward townsite. '
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Geo. Valentine, of Ellamar, came
up to Valdez today on the launch El
vira.
Just received, a lot of samples, no
two alike, of hair ornaments, stamp
ed articles for embroidery, wool
hoods and scarfs, at The Emporium.
The launch Elvira returned from
Ellamar this afternoon after having
located Ike Westuerk and Jack Wha
len at Galena Bay.
If you are going east travel via
Great Northern Ry. For rates see D.
F. Millard, Agent, Copper Block. tf
Notice.
Owing to a public meeting being
held at the Liberty Theatre tonight
only ope show will be held. Starting
at 7:30 so as to end by 8:30.
Don’t forget the Eagles’ oldtime ’98
Hallowe’en dance, Saturday, October
30th. tf
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Pete Cashman, proprietor of the
Wortman roadhouse, has returned
home from a trip across the summit
to Ptarmigan Drop, having helped
Nels Jepson over the big hill with his
supplies. Wagons were used to a
point near the top of the summit and
sleighs for the balance of the dis
tance. The snow is reported to be
about 30 inches deep on the divide.
How does a ride to Camp Comfort
with a dance and a dinner before re
turning strike you? Fresh killed
chickens and Alaska vegetables at
your command. For particulars see
CITY EXPRESS.
tf Phone 82.
Charles Miner will leave on the
Shamrock tomorrow morning for
Port Wells.
Furnished rooms at Mrs. Osland’s.
Prices reasonable. *
Valdez Drug Company nave a line
line of School Stationery. ■ tf
Asa C. Baldwin, the mineral land
surveyor, returned to Valdez from
Galena bay on the launch Shamrock.
Kodak Supplies at the Valdez
Drug Company. tf
A 6-room and a 3-ro'om house,
furnished, for rent by Rudolph, kll-1
Ross Heckey, night watchman, will
be a passenger to Ester Passage to
morrow morning on the launch Sham
rock.
The launch Shamrock will leave
for Port Wells tomorrow morning
and will carry mail and a number of
passengers for the different sound
points. The launch will go to
Knight’s Island this trip to bring A.
Pflamme, who has been developing
the von Gunther copper property on
the island to Valdez.
Pure Fresh Drugs at the Valdez
Drug Store. *
Pictures developed at the Valdez
Drug Company. tf.
“Pure, fresh Milk, Cream, Butter
and Cheese. Phone 32.” tf
Ftsr 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
"Pore, fresh Milk, Cream, Butter
nd Cheese. Phone 32." tf
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Fresh cream and buttermilk always
on hand at Love-Whitley’s. tf
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"Pure, fresh Milk, Cream, Butter
and Cheese. Phone 32.” tf
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man’s, the failoi. Telephone 198. tf
St. Elias Hotel for rent. Apply to
Rudolph. k 11-1
Fancy Stationery at the Valdez
Drug Store. *
BLUM & CO.
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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
i also
Ladies’, Children’s and Men’s ■
Woolen Hose, Mitts and Gloves
FAIRBANKS MEN
VISIT ANCHORAGE.
Falcon Joslin, president of the Ta
nana Valley railroad, and R. C.
Wood, president of the First Nation
al Bank of Fairbanks, were passen
gers on the Alameda last night en
route to the outside from Anchor igo
The Fairbanks men made the round
trip to the new railroad city to see
the kind of city the government was
building, and both express the belief
that Anchorage is bound to beccme
one of the greatest ports on the Alas
kan coast. Mr. Joslin stated that he
had not fully determined to establish
a wireless station in Koyukuk, as re
ported, but stULeu that his station in
Tolovana was giving splendid serv
ice and was being appreciated by the
; liners and business men of the new
camp.
WESTBERG AND WHALEN
SAFE AT ELLAMAR.
Henry Suessdorf, who returned
from Galena bay on the launch Sham
rock, brings the news that Ike West
berg and Jack Whalen, for whose
safety considerable anxiety was mani
fested by their friends, are well and
that they were camped on Galena bay
trying to repair their engine which
had gone out of commission.
The launch Elvira, Capt. Qtto Elf
strom, which ’eft Valde^fcesterday
morning to hunt for the Kissing men,
located them in Galena bay and tow
ed the launch Sampson to Ellamar.
Westberg and Whalen were unaware
of the fact that their failure to reach
Ellamar had caused Any anxiety, as
they were less than Jh hour’s walk
from McIntosh’s mine; on Galena bay.
WANTED—Capable woman for
general housework. Address Box 85,
City. tf
Valdez Hospital
Largest and Best Equipped Hospital
in Southwestern Alaska.
Gradoate Nerses—Priest* Rooms for Patients
ForTarmsIand Particulars'A pplj^to
E. C. DALTON, M, D., Physician in Charge,
Copper River
Draying Co
Freighting and Passengers
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING
McKinley Street, Valdez
- 'ED. WOOD, Proprietor
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate National University,
WuNhiugton, 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.
All Work Guaranteed.
DONOHOE & DIMGND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office Opposite Court Houiie
Phone 34 VALDEZ. ALASKA
JOHN LYONS E. E. RITCHIE
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office, in Whaling Building
Phone 101 VALDEZ. ALASKA
VALDEZ LODGE
NO 168
Free nnd Accepted Mnnonn.
Regular Communications nrst Wed
nesday in each month in McKinley
Hall. Visitors always welcome.
A. E. GRIGSBY, W. M.
ED. WOOD, Secretary.
Red Cross Hospital
Keystone and^Hobart Sts.
OPEN TO ALL PHYSICIANS.
Private Rooms (or Patients.
Phone 144 MRS. C. H WILCOX. Matron
When In Sew^d Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON, PROP.
S'lRICTLY 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 still
be mere dreams.
Advertising has brought
about a majority of the m
trqductions 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 Best Place in Valdez to
Stop at is the
Arctic Hotel
Light Rooms—The House of Comfort
RATES REASONABLE
BATH ROOM Special Rates[By the Maatl
PHONE 133 MRS. STRING, Pn».
s Shamrock
CAPT. TIM MARCUM
Sails for Port Wells, Portage
B^y, Granite Mine, Saturday
at 9:00 a. m., from the Val
dez Dock Company’s Dock.
For Ellamar, Landlock Bay,
and Fidalgo, every Wednea
day, 9:00 a. m., from Val
dez Dock Company's Dock.
For Rates, Apply on
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miner*
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 ln Pinzon Cigar Stole
General Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Points.
LIVERY and FEED STABLK.
STORAGE,
Teaming of All Kinds
Positively No Coal Delivered Un
less Paid for in Advance