ANCHORAGE DAILY TIMES
AND COOK INLET PIONEER.
ANCHORAGE PUBLISHING CO.
Anchorage. Alaska.
CHAS. E. HERRON, Publisher.
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Entered in the Anchorage Postoffice June 5, 1916, as second class matter
_ under the Act of March 3, 1873._
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BIG PLANS IN RAILWAY WORK.
War or no war, the Alaska railway project will move along j
.just the same. According to preliminary estimates made byi
H. P. Warren, district engineer, now in Seattle attending to the!
matter of purchasing necessary equipment for the season’s
work, (i,500 men will be employed this season. And of this j
number, it is encouraging to note, the greater part, or 3,500, j
will be on construction in the Anchorage division. This large
number of men spells unprecedented prosperity for the Cook
inlet country. And aside from the railway employes, large
numbers of men will be employed in private enterprises. The
coal fields, tlie Willow creek mines, the farming industry, and
other means of employment, we should say, will mean work j
for 5,000 or 6,000 men in the Cook inlet country this year. And
(lie gratifying thing about it is that the men will receive a
good wage. And for all of this activity that is in prospect, An-,
chorage is the commercial center. Despite the war situation,
things never looked as auspicious as they do now for the Cook
inlet country.
THE POTATO.
Surely never did any humble vegetable have such honor
thrust upon it as is being thrust in these days upon the potato.1
Not only in belligerent countries, but in neutral countries, also,
Hie potato is one of the great concerns of people and officials,
alike. Its price is a subject of vigorous discussion in Chicago |
as it is in London or Berlin, and its cultivation is as pressing a i
matter in Michigan as in the Fen country or Norfolk or on the j
sandy plains of Pomerania. And now comes word of an order:
that lias been issued to the various training camps throughout
the United Kingdom, ordaining that, wherever possible, the(
land surrounding such camp shall be prepared for the growing
of potatoes. With that promptitude which characterizes ac
tion in these days, the order will, no doubt, be put into immedi
ate effect, and it will seem as if seed potatoes, conscious of a ,
great and unwonted importance, hurled themselves into sacks
and deployed themselves into multitudes all over the country,
since in all places possible where there is a cam]) there will be
potatoes. ^
The one thing which cannot fail to strike anyone who lias
thought at all deeply about it is the way in which the great
subject does not seem, so far, to have touched lrelond. Ireland
for many years so intimately associated with potatoes, has in
these days no special word to say about them. The explanation
is that where Michigan grows potatoes over thousands of al
most uninterrupted acres and the Fen county over hundreds.
Ireland grows them for the most part in a countless number
of patches.
Now, this new regard for the potato outside of Ireland, is
all very well in its way. It is, however, only a passing honor.
With the advent of more peaceful times, potatoes, in Fngland
it is certain, will return to their accustomed position. Once
more will they be simply taken for granted and year in and
year out in ceaseless relays, be viewed by an indifferent public
in countless green grocers’ shops.
But in Ireland all is different. Here is no spirit of time
serving. The potato is sure of its position. It holds a place and
an honored one. It is a recognized subject of converse and in
quiry and its sowing and lifting are times of great promise
and great fulfilment. And is it the spring of the year and do
two women meet at the crossroads and put down their market
baskets the better to engage in the obvious work before them?
Then when the prospects of the immediate crop are exhausted,
the great question as a whole remains. There is last year’s crop
to he recalled, the extraordinary good fortune of a certain
neighbor, a well-known case throughout the countryside, the
curious ways of potatoes, and so, naturally enough, by easy
stages to c(i,ows, find from crows, after full discussion of their*
habits and their growing ways, back again to potatoes. So,
when the present Murry about it is passed into history will be,
the potato continue to send up its tender green and blossom!
above the brown soil, honored as it is lifted from the ground, j
honored as it lies straw covered in the pit “in the line time ot i
ti e year,” honored as it is roasted amidst the glowing ashes j
ot the peat fire.—Christian Science Monitor.
The initial number of The Alaska Colonist, published at !
Seattle by W. W. Rush, ha* reached our exchange table. We
judge by the columns of the Cdronist that it is opposed to about!
everything of a constructive nature in the territory. The pub- i
lieation will fill no long-felt want, nor will it slid the cause ofi
Alaska. This territory needs above all else, capital to open its:
latent resources. And if every man with money is to be the;
subject of bitter denunciation, he is not likely to be enthusias
tic about lending his financial aid in the development of our j
resources.
The agitation on the part of The Times with respect to a i
modification of the townsite regulations meets witli general ap- j
proval, so far as we have been able to ascertain public senti-1
ment.
Everybody is hoping for an early spring and the indica- j
lions are surely pointing in that direction. But you can never j
tell. Nature is perverse in the matter of weather.
The prohibitionists seem to be having their inning now.
If the nation-wide bone dry hill passes, we’ll all he on the water
wagon, whether we wish to or not.
“The Store That Haa What Y oo Want—When You Want It-"
Loussac’s Daily Gossip
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1917.
Vol. 1. So. ISO. ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, 4th and D
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Save your eyes on the trail by using the “Wilson Goggles’’
'and Zylbex Eye Protector. We have a complete assortment of
j manv stvles in amber and smoked glasses.
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Another very handy little outfit for the trail or camp is
I Johnson & Johnson’s Red Cross Utility Kit at 30c, 11 articles
! of everyday use.
If you lived as the cave man lived, your health would take
i care of itself. The cave man ate coarse food and lived a strenu
I ous life in the open. His digestive apparatus was suited to that
| kind of an existence. You inherit from the cave man the same
internal mechanism but you eat different food and lead a dif
ferent kind of life. Hence the almost universal prevalence of
Constipation—and its constant menace to health. Your prob
lem is to adjust that “cave man” internal mechanism of yours
to flu* sedentary life and concentrated food of civilized life.
American Mineral Oil accomplishes the adjustment. It does
not upset the ordinary processes of digestion—and it does not
form a habit. We recommend San-Tox American Oil at $1.25
per full pint.
(hi Valentine day a customer of ours wanted a box of candy.
We sold him a box of Augustine & Kyer’s Chocolates. In speak
ing of different kinds of candy he asked me why we didn’t carry
cheaper box candy in stock. There is only one thing we can an
swer to that. We sell Augustine & Kyer’s chocolates for the
same reason that we sell Waterman’s Ideal Fountain pens, for
the same reason we sell Eastman Kodaks, for the same reason
we use Squibb’s, Mulford’s and Parke Davis’ chemicals in our
prescription department, for the same reason that we buy Stet
son’s Hats or Cheney’s neckwear, and Hart, Schaffner & Marx’
Clothes, for the same reason we handle all quality goods. We
want to be identified with the best only. And in that lies your
safety and advantage in dealing with us.
Z. J. LOUSSAC’S
“Stores That Have What You Want—When You Want It.”
4th and D St. 4th and H St.;
PHONE 100-R Immediate Delivery PHONE 62-Y
“THAT MAN LOGEMANN”
GOING AWAY FROM HERE
to secure a high grade camera. It is
not necessary. All you need to do is
to come to our store and look over our
stock of Kodaks and you will iind one
at a price that (its your pocketbook.
We do framing and enlarging. Devel
oping 15c. Prints 3c up. Special at
tention given mail orders.
4th Avenue. Mint Block.
Alaska Pool Room
Fourth Ave., Near 1).
Cigars, Tobaccos, Candies, Soft Drinks, Fruits, Concord
Grape Juice.
MUSIC
JOSEPH SCHMITBAUER.
Pronnetor.
New Matanuska Hotel
MATANUSKA JUNCTION.
M. J. ROCHE, Prop.
CAFE IN CONNECTION
A. LYALL, Prop.
TRY A “WANT” AD. IN THE TIMES FOR RESULTS.
FRIGHTFUL TOLL OF LIFE
TAKEN BY EUROPEAN WAR!
In a bulletin issued by the War.
Study society of Copenhagen, on Aug.
1, 1016, the following losses of human
life during the first two years of the
European war was given as follows:
Dead, 4,631,500; wounded, 11,245,300;
invalided, 3,373,700.
On November 15, 1916, this society
calculated that the number of dead
had reached the enormous total of 5,
000,000; the wounded over 13,000,000,
with a corresponding increase in the
number of invalids.
These figures embrace the armies j
of Austro-Hungary, Belgium, Bui-1
garia, England, France, Germany, It-1
aly, Russia, Serbia and Turkey in the!
first amounts given, and Roumania in |
the second. During the first two years
of the war the killed in all armies en
gaged averaged 6,336 per day, and the
wounded 15,904.
For a Solo game come to Peterson’s.
1 Fine Job Printing at Times Office, j
Comedy and Drama—Double Bill—Comedy and Drama
LILLIAN GISH
“The Lily and the
Rose”
A Laughable Comedy to Follow
Entitled
The Great Vacuum Robbery
TWO SHOWS EVERY NIGHT .7:30 and 9:00
ANY SEAT ANYWHERE 25c; CHILDREN 10c.
MRS. NINA RICHMOND.Pianiste
MINT GRILL
PHONE 100Y.
HOME OF THE HOT PLATTER
DON’T FORGET THE SOCIAL DANCE
AT THE MINT GRILL.
Pioneer Steam Laundry
DEHON & RAMSEY, Proprietors.
(t)uiek Sanitary Work—Prompt Delivery.
Let I s Call For Your Laundry—Rough Dry 75e Doz.
City Drug Store
THE REXALL STORE.
Dr. K. A. KYVIG, Owner. 5th and C
The Best and Purest Drugs and the Most Reasonable in
the City.
Victor Phonographs $15.00, $25.00, $50.00.
On Time Payments.
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Dohrmann--Herning & Co. j
BUILDERS’ HARDWARE
TOOLS AND SPORTING GOODS. j
HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS. t
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PHONE 76R. i
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Dia mons, watches, gold nugget jew
elry. Walter A Lord, near Harmony
theatre. 433
Daily War Bulletins at Peterson’s.
Brown wheat straw eigai
at Robarts.
■ette papers
445
Peterson’s Billiard Parlor for latest
war bulletins. 400
Sale on Suits and Coats
Owing to delays we will not be located in new home until March 1, so will
continue our sale a few days more. Following are a few of the special prices:
SUITS
$25.00 Suits now .$16.00
45.00 Suits now . 30.00
65.00 Suits now . 37.50
75.00 Suits now . 45.00
COATS
$29.50 Coats now .$18.50
35.00 (-oats now. 22.50
47.50 Coats now. 30.00
00.00 Coats now . 40.00
All party dresses at one-third off. Just arrived over the trail, a beautiful assort
ment of all hand-made imported Japanese underwear at a special price. Ten }>er cent
discount on shoes next week only.
COURTESY AND QUALITY OUR MOTTO.
The Style Shop
Corner Fourth and C