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SEWARD. ALASKA. TUESDAY, AUGUST 17. 1913.
A member of tho city council at last night’s meeting made the remark i
that those who are not tax payers at all are the ones who are “agitating” about
city expenses, etc. His remarks were apparently directed at another member
of the council.
There is no attack in what is about to be said. What will be here writ- J
t<*n is a gentle, fatherly, motherly, if you will, attempt to direct the thoughts
of this councilman and others laboring under the same error to one of the
. imple little rudimentary facts connected with political economy. That fact j
is that there is no man so poor that he does not pay taxes.
This paper has said this before, and the gods know it is not the least i
bit inclined to socialism. It is a positive fact that the poorest man pays
taxes. The only parts of the world where this simple fact is not generally
known is in monarchies where the rich have nurtured another idea in the
breasts of their slaves and the slaves have come to regard it as a heaven sent
message, delivered by the superiors w ho rule by the grace of God, if you could
Iwlieve them.
\o European lord could have uttered with more contempt this principle
than was exhibited by the Seward city councilman last evening when he was !
alluding to the less favored children of the divinities. Remember again, this
- no attack. The little episode of last evening is simply being used as a text
for this >imple little sermon. Oh. far be it from us to attack anything so
simple and guileless and ingenudus and innocuous.
Now. listen, brethren; The poor laboring man who digs with a pick and
shovel on the railway grade is the real taxpayer. Even if he can only afford
to eat Norway mackerel it is he ultimately who pays the export tax. if there
be such a thing as a tax on such humble fodder. If that same despised shovel
.'tiff goes into a grocery store to buy sausages or spuds he is paying the tax
of the storekeeper and the storekeeper should be the last man to speak
contemptuously of him.
Remember again, that this is not anything like socialism. It is merely
a positive statement of a positive fact. The poorest wretch alive pays taxes
and in many cases, nowadays, he is intelligent enough to be aware of the fact.
If the grocer or the tinner or the clothier has to meet the direct payment of
taxes from whom doe.' he secure the money ? If he has small taxes he asks a
>maller profit. If he has to meet large taxes he asks for more profit. And
from whom does he get this profit?
Fie. tie Mr. Councilman. Let not thy purse pride rob thee of thy judg
ment. If you were depending on taxpayers you might be reduced to the
“non tax paying’ element yourself. It is uncharitable to sneer at the poor
and it is unintelligent to sneer at those upon whose money you depend for j
your taxes. At these times of general education we should tear ourselves ,
loose from the narrowness of the dark ages. And, besides, the other council
man was elected to do the work of the city. Twit him not from the giddy
height of thy piled up money bags.
CONDEMNS PLANS FOR
THE SCHOOL BULDING.
Councilman Gives Specific Reasons
Why Present Plans Should
be Abandoned.
At last night’s meeting of the city
council, Mr. Chamberlin, a member
of the school committee, presented a
written protest against the latest
plans for the improvement of the
school building. The following is the
j communication:
I Gentlemen:—
“As a member of this council, and
as one of the school committee of this
council, 1 wish to enter a formal pro
test—to be made of record of this
meeting—against the useless methods !
now being attempted in regard to the
intended improvements in the school
facilities of Seward.
“First: We have asked for plans
and have agreed to pay for same and
we are now discarding these plans
without a proper test as to cost of the
building. Every member of this
council will admit that the plans
adopted were as near perfect to our
wants as we could expect; the only ,
question being the cost of construc
tion, which I claim, we have not prop
erly carried out.
“Secondly; The cost of construe
tion was increased at least $1,000 by
the suggestion of one member of this
board. x
“Thirdly; We are now trying to
adopt a scheme that was discarded at
our former meetings and which has
so many objectionable features that
it would be unjust to the taxpayers of
this town to squander their money in
so useless a manner.
“The plans about to be adopted by
this board are unfit for our purpose
in many ways:
“First; The work will cost nearly
$5,000 before it is complete, irrespect
ive of what its advocates may now
claim for it.
“Secondly; It is unsanitary; the
lavatories being almost a part of the
classrooms. They are located direct- j
ly in front of the man entrance to the :
building and always in sight of peo- j
pie entering same; in fact, they are
almost a part of the main entrance
hall. The noise and air from this I
position will always be a menace.!
The arrangement brings the boys and j
girls together to'the very same en
trance doors of the lavatories. The
ingress and egress to these lavatories
are open to the public view of any
person entering the building and they
should not be constructed as a menace
to decency and health.
Thirdly; The number of steps
from this combination of main en
trance and lavatories, (which is the
most abominable thing I have ever
seen attempted in a public building),
are so many and so steep that it is
a hardship on pupils, teachers, and
visitors, to get from one floor to the
other.
Fourthly: It is an unsafe construc
tion to build an 8 inch concrete wall
to the height intended unless same is
properly reinforced and built of the
best of material from the bottom up.
I am told by the builders that the old
wall, constructed of slate gravel, will
not stand any more weight than it is
now’ carrying. When this is gutted
and ripped up as indicated by these
new plans, the superstructure will be j
a mark for our high winds and
quakes.
“Fifthly: The heating of this base
ment cannot be properly done with
the heating plant on the same floor J
level. Over head radiators will heat j
the ceilings, while the floor space
where heat is needed, will not get
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New Fall and Winter Suit Samples
Fall Style Shirts New Neckwear
Hardeman and Stetson Hats
Autumn Weight Silk Socks—Special 50c
Suit Cases Hand Bages Grips Telescopes
1 Tall and Winter Tan Shoe^l
COMPLETE LINE OE
Filson Cruiser Shirts Buckingham & Hecht Army Shoes
Medlicott Underwear Felder Shoe Pacs
' Neustadter Bros. Shirts Crossett Shoes
Duxbak Clothing Chippewa Shoe Pacs
HIPRESS BOOTS AND RUBBER PACS
GOLD SEAL RUBBER BOOTS AND PACS
BULLS EYE RUBBER BOOTS
TENTS TARPS WAR BAGS PACK SACKS
QUILTS BLANKETS PILLOWS BEDDING
THE MINER’S STORE
FRANK J. COTTER, Manager
Phone Adms 131 “Don’t Forget the Parcel Post” Seward, Alaska
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the benefit required for the comfort
of the pupils.
“Sixth; The new idea will cost
more money than two new rooms
erected as proposed by the plans first;
adopted, if they are roofed tempor-1
arily, which will allow the changing
of the roofing to a more modern style
at a later date and give us the capac- (
ity needed now in a way that will not
mean a loss of the work executed.
“Seventh; By the new idea, the
pupils loose their playrooms, which,
is an essential feature of comfort dur- '
ing the winter months which is, in a
sense, the whole school term in this
country.
“From the view point of sanitation,
safety as to life, inconvenient ar
rangement, wastefulness of money in
a building that is entirely wrong for
present or future use, the spoiling of
what we now have and placing it be
yond any future means of improve
ment, from the abominable combina
tion of lavatories, classrooms, and en
trance, from the stair climbing hard
ships, from the dangerous construc
tion, from the impossible means of
heating to a comfortable degree, ana
from the appearance of a building
standing upon the air, from the mix
ing of the pupils at the foot of the
stairway with the lavatories staring
them in the face, from all of these
and from the unfair manipulation of
this whole proposition, I wish to enter
a formal and positive protest that the
taxpayers may not be separated from
their money without a reasonable re-1
turn in school facilities, and 1 ask
that this protest be made a part ol
the minutes of this meeting.
E. E. Chamberlin.
SKAGWAY.—Judge R. W. Jen
nings of the district court today
granted the two Haines liquor
licenses, the disposition of which has
been postponed on Monday to allow
of additional evidence being secured.
The protesting against the granting
of license to C. W. Hockett of the
Haines hotel was an account of his
alleged location within 400 feet of a
church. By actual measurment yes
terday, it was proven that he is eight
feet beyond the limit prescribed by
law, and the protestants withdrew
their objections.
The license for the Gateway saloon,
owned by the Brie Co., which was
also protested on account of being
within the 400 foot limit, was granted
for the reason that the saloon had
been located on the present site prior
to the erection of the church, and was
therefore exempt from restriction
that would otherwise have been con
sidered.
EXPORTS FROM ALASKA
BREAK ALL RECORDS
The value of Alaskan products, in- j
eluding gold and silver, shipped to the ;
United States and Canada for the
seven months ending July 31, 1015,
has broken all records, according to
figures issued by the local customs
office yesterday.
The highest values for products
shipped from Alaska for the same
period in former years was in 1012,
when products to the value of $10,- ;
233,500 were exported from the terri- j
tory.
This year’s record has exceeded this (
mark by $4,437,080, making a grand j
total for this year of $14,671,570.
The production of copper ore for
the seven months was Valued at
$5,578,113. Other products exported
and their values are given in the
table below:
Copper ore . $5,758,113
Canned salmon. 1,203,182
All other fish . 765,258
Furs . 202,720
Marble . 50,270
Gypsum . 46,000
Oils, from fish . 31,382
Other products . 27,711
Gold and silver. 6,406,025
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Total . $14,671,570
The value of the exports for the
three years preceding, for a several
nonth period, were as follows:
.. $10,233,500
l913 . 0,883,081
[9J4 . 7,743,565
Today the Seward Gateway is the j
greatest established daily and weekly.
Long distance telephone booth at (
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PLUMBING ;
HIGH-CLASS REPAIRING
AND JOB WORK
Chas. LechneR
0TH 8T„ NEAR ADAMS
DAWSON.—An important cxperi-!
rnent in working frozen gravels of
the Yukon valley is to be made by the
Ingersoll Rand company, a veteran
mining machinery concern of New
York, through its Alaskan agent,
Frank Carroll, who is here from his
headquarters in Juneau, and is at the
Regina wating to take the steamer)
Yukon for Fairbanks. Mr. Carroll
says:
“We have learned that in drifting
the frozen placers, the miners who
are working in the Yukon valley de
pend on thawing in order to penetrate
and loosen the material. From what
we can gather, the steam plants used
in this work are costing the miners
much more than a process which we
believe can be made practicable. As
I understand it, the steam process is
employed at only about 20 per cent,
efficiency. We believe we can greatly
reduce the cost of working the grav
els by introducing a drill to make the
holes for introducing of the steam
pipes into the gravel. Once the holes
are made, the steam -points for thaw
ing can be inserted, and the steam ap
plied as usual.
For Men’s rainy weather clothes,
follow the well beaten trail to our
door. Brown & llawkins, “Quality
First.”
Lists 6-1661,-1662,-1663,-1661.
RESTORATION TO ENTRY OF LANDS IN
NATIONAL FOREST.
NOTICE is hereby riven lhat the lands
described below, embracing 640.58 acres,
within the Chugach National Forest, Alaska,
will bo subject to settlement and entry under
the provisions of the homestead laws of the
United States and the act «»f June It, 1906;
(31 Stat., 233), at the United States land
office at Juneau, Alaska, on October 16, 1915.
Any settler who was actually and in good
faith claiming any of said lands for agricul
tural purposes prior to January I, 1906, and
has not abandoned same, has a preference
right to make a homestead entry for the
lands actually occupied. Said lands were
listed uiM»n the applications of the persons
mentioned below, who have a preference right t
subject to the prior right of any such settler,
provided such settler or applicant is qualified
to make homestead entry and the preference
right is exercised prior to October 16, 1915,
on which date the lands will be* subject to
settlement and entry by any qualified j*erson.
The lands embrace a tract of 159.98 acres,
described as follows: Beginning at Corner
No. 1 whence Forest Service Monument
(hereinafter described) bears N. 21 deg. VV.,
15 chs.; extending thence along shore 60 feet
back from line of ordinary high tide N. 21
deg. VV., 23 chs.; thence N. 19 deg. VV., 17
chs.; thence E. 19.32 chs.; thence S. 37.51
chs.;thence VV. 35.55 chs., to the place of lo
ginning. Forest Service Monument consists
of a hard rock boulder marked F. S. M. JL
whence the mouth of Nikiski Creek No. 1,
bear* N. 22 deg. VV., 15.50 chs. Listed u|k>»
application of John Hcdbcrg, Kenni, Alaska;
List 6-1661. A tract of 160 acres, described
as follows: Beginning at Corner No. 1, a
spruce post marked 11-1 ; whence the south
east corner of Section 6, T. 13 N., R. 2 VV.,
las j»or unapproved G. L. (). survey), hears
N. 59 deg. 30 min. VV., 12.70 chs.; extending
thence E. 20 chs.; thence N. to chs.: thence
K. 20 chs.; thence N. 20 chs.; thence VV. 10
chs.; thence S. 60 chs., to the place of be
ginning, application of J. II. Wilson, Knik,
Alaska; List 6-1662. A tract of 159.99 acres,
described as follows: Beginning at Corner
No. 1, a spruce post set sixty feet, back from
line of ordinary high tide. marked H-l
whence Forest Service Monument (hereinafter
described), bears S. 77 deg. VV., 259 links;
extending thence S. 16 »teg. K., *10 chs. ;
thence E. 36.10 cbs. ; thence N. 38.46 chs;
thence W\ 17.12 chs., to the place of begin
ning. Forest Service Monument consists of a
granite boulder situated at edge of ordinary
high tide line on east shore of Cook Inlet,
whence the mouth of Salamato Creek bears S.
16 deg. K. •/» mile. Application of Frank
Lashbrooke, Kenni, Alaska; List 6-1663. A
tract of 160.61 acres, described as follows:
Beginning at Corner No. I, a i>ost in ground
60 feet in rear of mean high tide line on
north shore of Kachemak Bay, marked 11-1
whence Forest Service Monument (hereinafter
described) hears N. 53 deg. 15 min. E., 33.90
chs.; extending thence meandering north
shore of Kachemak Bay 60 feet back from
mean high tide line S. 19 deg. W\, 5.90 chs.;
S. 58 deg. VV„ 7.80 chs.; S. 67 deg. W., 6.25
chs.; S. 71 deg. W'., 7.45 chs.; S. 62 deg. 30
min. VV'., 12.60 chs., to Corner No. 2, thence
N. 30 chs.; thence N. 25 deg. VV., 13.50 chs.;
thence E. 19 chs. ; thence S. 20 deg. E., 20.50
chs. ; thence E. 9.50 chs. ; thence S. 36 deg.
E., 29 chs.; thence S. 6.60 chs., to the place
of Ik*ginning Forest Service Monument situ- i
ated at extreme high tide line on north shore
of Kachonmk Bay I chains west of the right
hank of Eox Creek nt the mouth, marked
F. S. M. II., application of A. J. Clark,
Homer, Alaska; List 6-1661. June 29, 1915.
C. M. BRUCE, Assistant Commissioner of the
General Land Office
First publication, Aug. 16, 1915,
Last publication. Sept. 6, 1915.
Lists 6-1197,-1657,-1703.
RESTORATION TO ENTRY OF LANDS IN
NATIONAL FOREST
NOTICE is hereby given that the lands de
scribed below, embracing 376.20 acres,
within the Chugach National Forest. Alaska,
will be subject to settlement and entry under
the provisions of the homestead laws of the
United States and the act of June II, 1906 1
(34 Stut.. 233), at the United Slates land
office at Juneau, Alaska, on October 16, 1915.
Any settler who was actually nnd in good
faith claiming any of said lands for agricul
tural purposes prior to January 1, 1906, and
has not abandoned same, lias a preference
right to make a homestead entry for the
lands actually occupied. Said lands were
listed upon the applications of the persons j
mentioned below, who have a preference right :
subject to the prior right of any such settler,
provided such settler or applicant is qualified ,
to make homestead entry and the preference
right is exercised prior to October 16, 1915,
on which date the lands will be subject to
settlement and entry by any qualified person.
The lands embrace a tract of 160 acres, de- 1
scribed as follows: Beginning at Corner No. j
1, a spruce iHist marked H-l whence the
southeast corner of Sec. 6, T. 13 N., R. 2 W.,
(as per unapproved G. L. O. Survey) Wars J
N. 81 deg. 30 min. W., 16.85 chs; extending
thence E. 20 chs.; thence S. 80 chs.; thence *
W. 20 chs.: thenee N. 80 chs., to the place of ■
beginning Listed upon application of Knrl
Johan Algot Nelson, Knik, Alaska.: List ' I
6-1497. A tract 0f 159.87 acres. descriWd as , I
follows: Beginning at Corner No. 1. iden-11
tical with Forest Service Monument (herein- j
after descriWd) : extending thence meander
ing the left bank of the Kenai river at a
point sixty feet distant from line of ordinary |
high tide, S. 28 deg. E.. 3 chs.: thence S. 36 ;
ileg. E., 7 chs.: thence S. 40 deg. E., 6 chs.;
thence S. 47 deg. E., 3 chs.: thence S. 70 deg.
E„ 4 chs.: thence S. 82 deg. E„ 10 chs.:
thence S. 86 deg. J].. 7 ehs., to Corner No. 2;
thence S. 45.38 chs.; thence W. 32.20 chs.:
thence N. 63.58 chs., to the place of Wgln
tiing Forest Service Monument consists of a
ipruce post marked F. S. M. H-l in the
ground on left hank of the Kenai River Bixty
feet distant from line of ordinary high tide
ind approximately two miles distant southerly
from the village of Kenai, East shore of
Cook Inlet, whence P. F. Vian Store Building
within the village of Kenai bears N. 12 deg.
W., 2 miles and the water tank at North
western Fisheries cannery on right bank of j
he Kenai river Wars N. 30 deg. E., approx, i
I and 1^ miles. Listed upon application of
Roy Forsythe, Kenai, Alaska: List 6-1657. |
Hie lands embrace a tract of 5540 acres, de
icribed as follows: Beginning at Corner No.
I, a post In ground on line of ordinary high
ide near head of ForWrg, Bay. marked H-l, ,
hence meandering the west shore of ForWrg >
lay on line of ordinary high tide S. 61 deg. j
10 min. E.. 2 chs.; thence N. 66 deg. E., 2.20
•hs.: thence N. 38 deg. E.. 6 chs.: thence N.
8 deg. E., 2.80 chs. to Corner No. 2. thence
*. 31 deg. W.. 14 chs.: thence N. 59 deg. E.. ,
I chs: thence N. 8 deg. E.. 5 chs.; thence S. )
13 deg. W., 15 chs.: thence S. SO deg. W., 25
hs.: thence S. 26 deg. E.. 10 chs.: thence
«J. 75 deg. E„ 16 chs. to the place of begin
ilng, listed upon application of Price E.
Jettlcton, Cordova. Alaska: List 6-1703.. June
9, 1916. C. M. BRUCE, Assistant Commls
ioner of the General Land Office.
First publication, Aug. 16, 1915,
Last publication, Sept. 6, 1911b
H. V. HOBEN A. F. DAVIS
ALASKA TRANSFER
H. V. HOBEN, Manager
-- Dealers in -
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General Transferring Phone*, Main 17 and 41
Machinery for Prompt Shipment
Machine Shop Boilers and Engines
Wood Working Shop Gasoline Engines
blacksmith Machines Air Compressors
Sheet Metal Works Moists and Pumps
BOTH NEW AND USED MACHINES
FERINE MACHINERY COMPANY
SEATTLE
E,,?$r,dCommerce Cafe* "rviN
Dinner 1 1 a.m to 7 p.m
Short Orders at All Hours
Special Chop Suey
and Noodle Evenings
Private Boxes Open Day and Nij^ht
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ALASKA *X£Er ®
Steamers Alameda, Mariposa and Northwestern sail
from Seattle at 9 p. m. the 6th, 12th, 18th, 24th,
30th of each month tor Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau,
Thane, Skagwav, Cordova, Valdez and Seward.
AlAMtDAdnd MARIPOSA qo to Knik Anchorage.
SANTA ANA leaves Seward 15th of each month for Inalaska, and in May, June, July
and August she goes through to Nushagak.
Regular freight service tor Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Thane,
Treadwell, Douglas, Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar,
Valdez, l.atouche and Seward
Freight Steamers sailing from Seattle each month: S. S. Seward. 5th;
S. S. Latouche, 15th; S. S. Cordova, 25th
(S. S. Seward carries Explosives)
<#'Rlght reserved to change this schedule without notice-^)
F. B. TRACY, General Agent A. FI. McDONALD, Age't
The Bor gen Grocery
Staple and Fancy Groceries
Handles the Rest Tanned Goods from the Pacific Toast —Host
Treatment to Everybody and Prices Right—Goods
Delivered to All Parts of the City
GUS BORGEN, Proprietor
Phone Main 134 Clayson Building, Seward
FURNITURE AND HARDWARE
COAL MINER'S AMD COLD MIMfR’S SUPPLIES
Doors & Windows
Lang’s Ranges
I XL Parlor Fleaters
Gasoline Stoves
Cook Stoves
Camp Stoves
Air Tight Fleaters
Oil Stoves
Alcohol Stoves
Spark Plugs
Jump Coils
Flatteries
Granite Ware
Aluminum Ware
Asbestos
P & F3 Paper
Malthoid Roofing
Tar Paper
Deafening felt
Weather Strips
Gasoline
Gas Engine Oil
Marine Engine Oil
Valve Oil
Elaine Oil
Floor Oil
Linseed Oil
Cup Grease
Paints
Lacqueret Paint
Asphaltum Paint
Brushes
Varnishes
Turpentine
Japan
Denatured Alcohol
Coal Tar
Lamps
Lanterns
Tents
PHONE BLACK 4
Rifles
Shot Guns
Ammunition
Fishing Tackle
Giant Powder
Caps
Fuse
Bench Forges
Blacksmith’s Coal
Bellows
Wheel Barrows
Cutlery
Fire Clay
Fire Brick
Lime
Cement
Glass
Hope
Mercury
Seine Twine
J. L. GRAEF