THE LATEST DOPE
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^cnjar^in C/ot^es
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on clothing says: A
man should be well
dressed with not too
great an outlay of
money.
(ftUJear a benjamin
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and feel that you are
just as well tailored as
the best of them.
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Suits from $20.00 up.
Valdez Mercantile Co., Inc.
TRUE VALUES
On the basis ot Security and Service
we solicit your account.
WE DO A BANKING BUSINESS EXCLUSIVELY.
VALDEZ BANK & TRUST CO.
Steam Heat Electric Light*
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furnithed Room* All Modern Convenience*
Good
Good s
THE BUFFET
Good
Goods
Copper River Lumber Co., he. •
ALL KINDS OP
SNotive ami V V and Budding
Puget Sound JLi/l¥IOIZ«l\ Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Price* Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry - s
!“ OLYMPIAN” |
The Train of Luxury ,
TO
Butte, Miles City, Sioux City, Minneapolis.
' ami St. Paul, Milwaukee, Chicago
AH Points East, via the
“MILWAUKEE”
Leaves Seattle Dally at 10.15 A. M.
“A TOUR DE LUXE” is an expression supremely fitting in con
nection with a trip to the East on this palatial all-steel transcenti
nentai train. It combines the enjoyment of. rare scenic bcaiiliet
with the pleasure of a journey in absolute ease and' comfort.
No Extra Fare on Tbits Train
For further information regarding fares, train service, reservations,
etc., call on or address'
C. H. Kixss, General Airat, Alaska Smntluv C*. iuiT Alaska Coast 8. S. Co.
VALDKZ, AI.ASKA.
Chy Tick* Off** Clfaftt. FMURalhMy, 4«klU*tnn SL We*
f SECOND AVI. AND CHERRY ST., SEATTLE .
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TEXAS CROPS ARE
RUINED BY FROST
Panhandle District is Covered With an
Inch of Snow and Mercury Near
the Zero Mark.
DELHART, Tex.,. April 9—The Tex
as panhandle/ is/ covered' with more
than one Inch of snow and the mer
cury has stood at 10 degrees above ze
ro all day. The season has been
unusually warm and the crops were
well advanced and it is feared that
the. .crops of the. entire district have
been ruined.
Cohsternation reigns in the rural
districts and many farmers are of
fering their holdings for less than 50
per cent of the prices they could have
realized two days ago. Fruit growers
believe that if the. cold spell is fol
lowed by - rain the damage will not
be as extensive as indicated at pres
ent, but state that .under no circum
stances can. they expect more tlian a
small per cent of the average yield.
DISTRICT ITTOn
CROSSLEI COMING
FAIRBANKS, April 9.—District At
torney Crossley was A passenger on
the stage leaving here this morning
en rpute to the outsldE), He announ
ced, that if arrangements could be
mhde he would leave the'at age at the
Willow creek roadbouaf and go over
the trail tO Valdea.llr; Crossley will
go to San Franc'sco, *here he will
appear before the circuit court' of ap
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SAMPSON LEFT JUNEAUi.Tt • V
’ EARLY THIS MORNING
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•.A meesagb from Juneau states that
[the Admiral Sampson leRL (that,port
at 1 o'clock t^ie montin# tor Yaku-.
tat- Sb^AIB’MMir ca|f at Kakajak and
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LOCAL BREVITIES.
3---*-Q
L. D. Colvin arrived from Shoup
Bay.
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man's, the tailor. Telephone 198. ;
Bob Smith arrived from the logging
camp last evening.
J3r. German, the dentist, is back and
is prepared to attend to bis patients.
"A Child of War," at the Orpheum
change tonight.
Nugget jewelry made to order by
G. O. Iteinke at the Valdez Drug Co.
The fire department is the having
the equipment put on wheels.
Chop suey, noodles and chile con
carne at all hours. Exchange Grill.
Jeff Devinney will let a tunnel con
tract on the Sealey-Davis property.
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man’s, the tailor. Telephone 198.
The barge loaded with machinery
left for the Cameron Johnson at noon
today.
FOR SALE—Fresh dog feed at 4c
per pound. Phone 187. Valdez Dairy.
The street committee of the coun
cil are having the street crossings
cleaned.
G. O. Reinke, the watchmaker and
jeweler, is at the Valdez Drug Co. All
work guaranteed. tf
Deputy Marshal Al. Dowling is con
fined to his room through an attack
of la grippe.
Fine change of program at the Or
pbeurn tonight. Two reel K. B„ ”A
Child of War.”
Glasses $1.00 and up. G. O. Reinke
at Valdez Drug Co. tr
FOUND—Locket and chain. Apply
at Prospector office, prove property
and pay for this adv.
Jack Nelson, the old time Slate
creek miner, after one and one-half
years outside is back in Valdez.
For party prizes the fad outside is
Japanese baskets. Valdez Drug Co. tf
The launch Northland brought a
shipment of fresh halibut to Valdez
last night, for the local market..
Have your watch repaired at the
Valdez Drug Co. by an experienced
workman. All work guaranteed and
promptly done. tf
James Newcomb, one of the orig
inal Slate creek claim owners, is con
ducting two hotels in Seattle. His
famous long beard has disappeared.
George Treat and Mrs. Treat are
in Arkansas at the springs after vis
iting Cuba, Florida and New Orleans.
They will return to New York before
coming to Valdez.
FOR RENT or lease, one pool and
one billiard tabl complete. Inquire at
the Big Place! Also a moving picture
machine in first-class condition. tf
H. L. Rider, superintendent of the
Cameron-Johnson Mining company, is
in town today. He reports that good
progress is being made in transport
ing the 300 tons of freight from the
beach to the mine. The trails are
getting very soft during the day ow
ing to the continued warm weather
and the work is being rushed as rap
idly as possible.
SEWARD PROSPECTORS
BACK FROM NELCHINA
Art Speckher and Chas. Sheldon,
who stampeded to Nelchina last fall,
and recently came out via Valdez, are
reported in the Gateway as saying
that nothing of a startling nature has
been struck in the new camp. They
believe that it *s a good country for
prospectors but that drills are re
quired to test the ground.
BRIGHTON LEAVE8 FOR
PORT WELLS SATURDAY
The launch Brighton, Capt. Stamey,
is on the beach,* where she is being
overhauled and repaired. The Brigh
ton will leave for Port Wells on Sat
urday morning and will carry a num
ber of miners to that section.
WEATHER RECORD.
Valdez, April 8„ 1914
Barometric Pressure /..». 30.801
temperature at7p. m. . 29
Maximum Temperature . 47
Minimum Temperature . 21
Mugn Temperature .. 34
.Clear, culm, wind 8. \fc\ two miles.
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PICTURES SHIPPED
TO SECT LANE
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Valdez Commercial Association Sends 1
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Topographical Maps to Secretary j
Lane at Washington. |
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The two pictures that were paint-j
ed by Mr. Sidney Lawrence for the,
Valdez Commercial Association show- '
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ing the topography of Central Alas
ka and outlining the proposed lines <
of railroad that will be built under'
the recent act of congress, have been1’
shipped by express to the Secreetary I
of the Interior at Washington.
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Before the pictures were shipped.
they were photographed by I’. S.i
Hunt and the plates will be used for j
advertising purposes.
The following is a copy of the let j
ter that accompanied the shipment:
Hon. Franklin K. Lane, Secretary of
the Interior, Washington. D. C.
Dear Sir: We are shipping today,
by Wells Fargo <t Co.'s Express, a
box containing two pictures, show'- j
ing the topography of Central Alas
ka, which we feel sure will interest
you. They are both compiled from
the maps accompanying the Alaska
Railroad Commission’s report, and
will bear scrutiny, as it is not our
purpose to misrepresent, feeling, as
we do, that the facts are good ;
enough for us.
The colored picture shows in de- i
tail the natural obstacles of the Cop- i
per River und Northwestern Railway, J
and we invite your attention to the;
Alaska Railroad Commission’s report!
on this route, commencing at the bot- ,
tom of page 60 and ending on page1,
64. If you will compare this with:
their description of the route from!
Valdez, found on page 76 and page;
77, you will notice that none of the i
physical difficulties of the Copper I
River route are encountered on this !
line.
The great storm belt of Alaska is
the coastal side of the Chugaeh, or
coast range of mountains. This sec
tion of Alaska is subject to deep snow
fall and terrific wind storms that find
their way through the canyons of the
Copper River and center at the point
where this river finds an outlet into
the Pacific ocean. It is this condition
that has completely blocked all traffic
on the Copper River and Northwest
ern Railroad at regular intervals ev
ery winter since operation began. Sev
eral rotary plows are used in the ef
fort to keep the tracks open, and al -
though this has been an enormous ex -
pense that must be added to operation
costs, the company has so far failed
to keep the road continuously in op
| eration.
The Valdez route is not exposed to
the same terrific winds, and crosses
the summit of the divide of the Chu
gach range in a distance of from 26
to 30 miles from Valdez, while the
Copper River route traverses the
storm belt till mile 102 from Cordova
is reached. I’he region of the storm
belt is clearly defined in the colored
picture.
me larger incline suu»b an me
routes to the interior and is self-ex
planatory. It is not our intention toi
overburden you with a description of
all the advantages the Valdex route
offers, for we fully rely upon your
making a full and impartial inde- j
pendent investigation (and we hope
a personal inspection) before definite
ly deciding upon any route or routes.
There is one thing, however, that must
impress you when you look at these
pictures, and that is, the distinct ad
vantages of Valdez's harbor. It will
be readily seen how easily it can be
made absolutely impregnable against
naval attack.
Kindly acknowledge receipt, anil
when the pictures have served their
purpose, if you will kindly, notify us
we will attend to having the pictures
returned. It |may interest you to
know that the work on both pictures
was done by a local artist.
We would particularly like to have
the president see. these pictures, and
we trust you will arrange to have him
look pt them. We appreciate very
much the deep personal interest he is
taking in the success pf the under
taking, which we believe will make
famous the name of every man who
has 1>een Instrumental in bringing
about legislation that will result in
the opening pf Alaska's resources by
a system of government railroads In
Alaska. Very respectfully.
VALDEZ COMMERCIAL ASSOCIA
TION, , ,,/k,,'...
We are slightly disfigured for al
derman lc honors, hut just to remind
yon, we are selling those pretty Ja
mnitit baskets at Seattle price*, Val
des Drug Co.
Valdez Electric
Company
Phone 57 cSK?&c
ARCADE CAFE
IS THE BEST PLACE TO EAT
RAIf FRV IN CONNECTION
PftlVC.1V I EVERYTHING good
PRIVATE DINING ROOM
JACK CALLIN & CO.
BEST PLAGE TO EAT
MRS. ST. MARIE’S
Crawford Building, opposite Tele
phone Exchange.
r 7 util to 0 it m
MKALS{ Lunch 10 in to I i> m
( 6 to 7 p m
BOARD & ROOM SSO per Mo.
City Express
Meets all boats.
WE buy, rent, and sell house*, cab
ins furniture and everything else
Phone 82
LAUNCH BRIGHTON
-FOB
PORT WELLS and
Way Port*.
FOR SPECIAL TRIPS SEE CAPT. STAMEY
VALDEZ DOCK
J-JUGO FELS
Contractor and Builder
Day Work if Desired
Estimates Furnished
WORK GUARANTEED
!l*up Hotel
Anjjy Mtt
mucsioriBimiBB
in the rawror imcmr
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Administrator’s Notice
In the Commissioner’s court for the
Territory of Alaska, Third Division.
In probate.
In the matter of the estate of W.
C. Stull, deceased.—Notice.
Notice is hereby given that Arthur
Lang, administrator of the estate of
W. C. Stull, deceased, has rendered
and filed for settlement by the above
entitled court, his final report and ac
count of his administration of said
estate, and that Saturday, the 30th
day of May, 1914, at the hour of two
o'clock, in the afternoon of said day,
at the court room of the above entit
led court in the town of Valdez, Alas
ka, has been ordered by said court,
as the time and place for the settle
ment of said account, at which time
and place any person interested in
said estate, may appear and file ex
ceptions in writing to said account or
otherwise contest the same.
ARTHUR LANG.
Administrator of the Estate of W. C.
Stull, deceased. f
Date of first publication March 30,
1914.
Date of lust publication April 30,
1914.
Hospital of the Good Samaritan.
For $6.00 we will give you a ticket
entitling you to hospital service and
care for any eight weeks out of the
/ear from date of your ticket, when
incapacitated by injury or sickness,
•lee W. H. felegler.
Episcopal■ Church.
Services for the remaining days of
Holy Week at the Church of the Epi
phany. are?
Good Friday. Homing Prayer and
SenpM? 10:30 n. m.
Litany Servtoe, T:8d p. m
Hastsr Svn, Saturday, d p. at.
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