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H. B. SELBY, Editor and Proprietor.
VALDBZ. ALASKA
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1817
HELPING CORDOVA GROW
UNDER the heading of “Severe
But Just Criticism of the Trail,” the
Cordova Times copies the insane ar
ticle from the Fairbanks Citizen,
roasting to a turn the only available
means of communication both cities
have with the interior. With not a
thought of the harm which will fol
low such insane drivel, both papers
make it appear to the average tour
ist that the trail is in such condition
that one cannot get through it with
a machine, and would experience
great difficulty on foot, when the fact
is that Bob Sheldon, who has been
driving stage on the main artery of
communication for several years and
is perhaps the best posted man in the
Territory on trail conditions and who
is in Valdez with a load of passen
gers from Fairbanks states that he
has experienced no great difficulty in
getting over the trail at any time
since early in the year, and that any
person who ia an auto driver can
make the trip with but little incon
venience. Unless Cordova is publish
ing the article with the avowed pur
pose of injuring the Valdez end—
which is the best end of the road,
and in perfect condition—it looks
like a case of a bird (and this may
be taken literally) befouling its own
nest, as the town draws a consider
able portion of its trade from passen
gers and freight arriving from Fair
banks. To deliberately kill off this
traffic by publishing articles which
have no foundation other than the
trip of an inexperienced man with an
overloaded car is liable to do incal
culable harm and will have a partial
effect of nullifying the work of our
Congressmen and the Commission in
securing further appropriations. The
wav to build up a town is to boost
it, and the way to build up a terri
tory is to boost for its enterprises.
Now that the trail is built up so that
Valdez is receiving the larger part
of the travel is no excuse for the Cor
dova editor suddenly discovering its
bad points. Every road has some parts
of it that is worse than other parts.
To advertise one's weakness does not
advance one in public opinion. Whe
ther the traffic goes from Valdez or
Cordova gives us no concern, as both
towns are profiting immeasurably by
its existence. The fact that Mr. Shel
don’s Ford left Valdez this week with
eight people in the car with their bag
gage and made good time over the
trail should convince anyone that it
cannot be in the condition stated by
the Fairbanks Knocker. But whether
the road is good or bad, it gives no
one who is desirous of helping condi
tions improve an excuse for criticism
as absurd and unjust as has been
heaped upon the commission by the
Fairbanks booster, and it also shows
a desire on the part of the Cordova
editor to keep people from traveling
over it from this end of the line.
PRESIDENT Wilson has shown a
praiseworthy interest in the efforts
of the laboring classes to better con
ditions and wages. Recently in con
junction with Secretary of War Bak
er, he made an appeal to the millmen
of Washington and Oregon to give
their employes an eight hour day
and pay time and one-half for over
time, stating that eight hours was
the legal work day of all government
employes and that the shipbuilders
and employes came under this cate
gory when working on government
contracts. The millmen turned the
the President down flat, stating that
they would close down their mills for
four months and get their material
from British Columbia before' they
would conduct their mills on an 8
hour basis. They showed the Presi
dent by their reply that they had no
thought of the needs of the country
in her hour of peril and placed pelf
before duty. It is now up to the gov
ernment to take charge of the mills
and allow these dollar patriots a va
cation without pay.
THE MPRESS
SATURDAY EAGLE HALL 8 SHARP
Introductory Picture
of Travel
THE EMPRESS CIRCUIT (PRESENTS
THE POPULAR LITTLE ACTRESS
MARY PICKFORD
IN A DIFFERENT SCREEN PORTRAYAL AS
“A Girl of Yesterday”
A FIVE PART PARAMOUNT FEATURE
' THE CAST
JANE STUART . MARY PICKFORD
John Stuart ..-.Pickford
Aunt Angela.-. Gertrude Norman
A. H. Monroe. Donald Crisp
Stanley Hudson . Marshall Neilan
Sunday -‘THE DUST OF EGYPT*
Regular Admission .... 25c
STEAM WHAT NEWLY FURNISHED
SEATTLE HOTEL
MRS. E. MILL, Propr.
VALDEZ ALASKA
MONDAY, August 27, the Val
dez schools start on a nine-months
term. It would be a most beneflcient
thing for the scholars and pupils If
the citizens of Valdez would visit the
schools once In a while. Many peo
ple who have been living In Valdez
since this prosperoue town has beer,
taken by the whites have never set
foot in the building during school!
hours, and yet feel themselves com-1
petent to pass judgment upon mat-]
ter pertaining to the education and ;
comfort of the children. To appreci-1
ate conditions properly we would sug
gest that the visit be made when tlio
mercury is below zero and the wind
blowing a gale and that the visitor
remove his wraps and sit with the
children an hour or so, if room can
be found to do so. If one visit does
not cure any false ideas in regard to
the school building the case is hope
less.
MOST of the abuse of public men
originates in metropolitan papers.
They get an idea in their heads that
they begin to abuse, slander and lie
about every public man that does not
bow and truckle to them. Then many
without saying that no public man
with brains in his bead and honesty
and courage in his heart objects to '
honest criticism, but slander and
abuse are not criticism.—Champ
Clark, Speaker of the House of Rep
resentatives.
THE Valdez man who found the
rat in the sack of sugar is more for
tunate than he was aware of at the
time. Meat has reached a price where
it is worth three times the price of
sugar, and if the party will hold on
to the rat awhile undoubtedly some
congressman will advocate rats as a
staple diet. They have suggested that
we economize by eating everything
from whalemeat to dogfish, so why
not rats?
THE Moose Band is giving our citi
zens some excellent music these days,
and should be encouraged in every
way possible by our citizens in order
to keep up the organization. A town
without a band is like a dinner with
out a salad—painfully apparent that
something is lacking.
Advance Show* gof
Fall Mackinaws
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AN extra good selection of high grade Mackinaw
Coats for this fall and winter have just arrived
and are being shown at this store. These are excep
tionally well tailored garments, made cn the newest
style lines, Pinch Back, Norfolks and Yoke models.
Made of not less than 32 oz. wool mackinaw cloth, a
warm servicable garment is the result.
We are showing a large assortment> of patterns and
_colorings to be had, browns, blues, greys, maroon and
green check, and plaid mixtures. As these coats were
purchased months ago, before the big advance in cost
of’MkCkiHaw"cloth and" production; thenr
unusual values at from $9 to $14.
S. Blum & Company
GOOD GOODS
Just received all the latest popu
lar songs at G. O. Reinke’s. tf
A complete line of nugget and
ivory jewelry at the Owl Drug Store.
tf
Use Rexall Hair Tonic and you will
use no othef. Valdez Drug Store, tf
Do not trust to luck or amateur
methods. Have your hair dyed by an
expert at the Vanitie Shop. tf
REPORT OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF
The First Bank of Valdez
LOCATED AT
VALDEZ. TERRITORY OF ALASKA, AT THE
CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON THE 7TH DAY OF
AUGUST, 1917.
RESOURCES:
Loans and Discounts __-.$123,493.60
Overdrafts ---.—-- 3,964.28
Bonds, Warrants - 95,238.07
Furniture and Fixtures.. 2,600.00
Other Real Estate owned .. 1,000.00
Checks on other banks and other cash items. 696.43
CASeHx°cSaHnAgNeD ANDS1GHI-J86 849.441
TOTAL .-.-....$313,841.82
LIABILITIES:
Capital Stock Paid in — ..—$ 25,000.00
Surplus Fund----—-- 3,000.00
Undivided Profits---...— 1,242.48
Due to Banks—Deposits- 139.83
Dividends Unpaid _ 600.00
Deposits .......$283,704.51
Certified Checks - 155.00
TOTAL.... $313,841.82
United States of America, Territory of Alaska, Third Judicial
Division, ss.
I, J. W. GILSON, Cashier of the above named bank, do
solemnly swear that the foregoing statement Is true to the best
of my knowledge and belief.
J. W. GILSON,
CaBhier.
H. B. WHEAT,
Correct Attest: J. C. MARTIN,
JOHN LYONS
Directors.
. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 16th day of August,
1917.
(Notarial Seal) ANTHONY J. DIMOND,
Notary Public in and for the Territory of Alaska.
My Commission Expires February 18. 1921.
Going To Fairbanks?
Ask For the Sheldon Service
SHELDON AUTO STAGE LINE
Through Service from Valdes to
Fairbanks and all Interior Points.
For further information call on or
address
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Subscribe for the Prospector.
HOTEL SEXTON
Seward Alaska
Geo. Sexton, Proprietor.
The traveling public's
home.
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VALDEZ LODGE -
NO 108
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Regular Communications first Wed
nesday In each month In McKinley
HalL Visitors always welcome.
P. M. BROWN. W. M.
ED WOOD. Secretary.
WE PAY
Lead 8 l-2c a pound.
Rags 82.75 a hundred.
Cast iron 833 a ton. •
Rope 5c a pound.
Brass 18c a pound.
Copper 27 l-3c a pound.
Rubber 7 l-2c a pound.
Beer bottles 27c a dozen.
P. O. B. SEATTLE.
ATLAS JUNK CO.
1848 Railroad Avenue, So.
SEATTLE, WASH.
Launch Patsy
for Charter Anwyhcre on
VALDEZ BAT
At any Time Day or Night
J. D. Jefferson
VALDEZ, ALASKA
Arctic Hotel
All Warm, Outside Rooms
Transient Trade Solicited
Special Rates by the Week or Month
Baths In Connection
PHONE 133 MRS. STRING, Pn»
LAUNCH DELLA
Capt. H. L. Rider
Weekly trips from Valdes to
Ellamar, Landlock, Fldalgo and
way ports. Passengers landed
at all points.
earning freight and passen
gers.
For rates apply on board.
CAPT. H. L» RIPER
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
DR. S. WICKES MERRITT
Offices in Fish Building, adjoining
Tlllikum Club.
Phoae *IS McKinley Street
Contract Surgeon. C. S. Army
A. A Surgeon. U S. Public Health Sere.
(Marine Hospital)
DR. H. COCKERILLE
GraAaate Natloaal Lalveralrr.
Waahlagtoa, D. C.
DENTIST
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In Valdez Since 1898
PHONE 110
Office Booms In Whaling Building
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
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OBee Opposite Coart Hoaae
Phoae S4 VALDEZ. ALASKA
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JOHN LYONS m E RITCHIE
LYONS & RITCHIE
aTTORNEYS-AT-LA W
OEeeo la wtallag BallAlag
Phoae isi valdez. Alaska
ROBERT SIMPSON Opt. D.
JUNEAU, ALASKA
GliinfW Fitted Lessee Ground
VALDEZ HOSPITAL
Private Rooms
Terms Reasonable
JOS. A, SHVEmAS. P. tn* j
Jot. A. Silverman PL G. M. D. |
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON J
l*»”I to 4 p. a -7 to 8 p. a. ’ j
Sunday by Appointment
Res. Tel. 176 Offlce Tel. 19
Boyle Block Valdes *
i Candy Kitchen
E. W. HUNT—b Owl Drag Store. i
| FOUNTAIN DRINKS \
HOT--COLD 1
J. E. WILSON
Freighting to all points
in the third division.
Horses bought and sold.
Phone 166.
Valdez Minors Union No. 188.
Wotai Federation of Moon
W. M. CONLEY nVwH.t
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