CALIFORNIA *
QUICKLY REACHED
via
SEATTLE-PORTLAND-SAN FRANCISCO
On the ALL RAIL
Scenic Shasta Route
THREE DAILY TRAINS
SHASTA LIMITED — CALIFORNIA EXPRESS
—SAN FRANCISCO EXPRESS—
Through Standard Sleeping Cars from Seattle and Port
land to San Francisco and Los Angeles. Dining
and Observation Cars.
ARE YOU GOING EAST?
The cost via California is practicaly the same as on the
Northern Routes.
Call or write for information
C. M. ANDREWS, D. F. & P. A.
712 Second Avenue. SEATTLE, WASH.
SOUTHERN
PACIFIC LINES
Make It a Smokeless, Dustless,
Gasless, Trip East This Year
In addition to the cleaner conditions due to
Electrification, you ’ll enjoy the comfortable
accommodations and you’ll like the little
courtesies incident to “Milwaukee” service.
Both Steamship Co.’s act as Milwaukee agents in Anchorage.
A. E. HARRIS, Traveling Passenger Agent, Juneau.
Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Railway
Going East
Through Rates from Anchorage to
Eastern Destinations Are in Effect
via the
ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY
THE ADMIRAL LINE \\
To California and the South via Portland and the mag- I!
nificent steamships “Great Northern” and “Northern o
Pacific. ” o
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A.. S. DAUTRICK ,Traveling Freight and Passenger Agent, Room 18, ' J
Valentine Building. ],
' T. J. MOORE, City Passenger Agent, Second and Columbia, Seattle^ 1
Wash.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP
COMPANY
Fast and commodious steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketchikan,
Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway, Cordova, Valdez and Seward.
Leave Leave
Seattle Seward
Dec. 1 Mariposa .Dec. 8
Dec. 8 Alameda .Dec. 15
Dec. 16, Mariposa.Dec. 23
Dec. 24, Alameda .Dec. 31
! Leave Leave
I Seattle Seward
Jan. 1, Mariposa .Jan. 8
Jan. 8, Alameda .Jon. 15
Jan. 16, Mariposa.Jan 23
Jan. 24, Alameda.Jan. 31
This company reserves the right to change schedule of steamers with
out notice. Tickets on sale at up-town office, Empress Building.
J. J. LANKIN,
Agent.
F. B. TRACY,
General Agent.
W
IE
PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO.
ADMIRAL LINE
Sailings from Seward to
Seattle and Alaskan Ports
Date Steamers
Dec. 18.SPOKANE
Dec. 27.WATSON
Jan. 7 .EVANS
Sailings Seattle to Seward
10th, 20th, and 30th each Month
Sailings from Seattle to
CALIFORNIA
Mondays, Fridays & Saturdays
Steamers
President, Governor, Queen,
Senator, Umatilla, Admiral
Schley and Admiral Dewey.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ROUTE.
San Francisco to Los Angeles, daily except Sunday.
San Francisco to San Diego, Monday, Thursday and Saturday.
STEAMERS HARVARD, YALE, PRESIDENT, GOVERNOR,
ADMIRAL SCHLEY AND ADMIRAL DEWEY.
Schedule Subject to Change Without Notice.
For Full Particulars, T. B. WATSON, Agent, Anchorage, Alaska.
TRY A “WANT” AD. IN THE TIMES FOR RESULTS.
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WASHINGTON, D. C.—In view of
the opening of hearings by the
Newlands joint congressional commit
tee, which is to inquire into the sub
jects of railroad regulation and gov
ernment ownership of railways, the
attitude of the roads in opposition to
the latter problem is being presented
to those immediately interested in
the situation by means of a pamphlet
written by Walter J. Fahy under ni
struction by the roads to make plain
their views on “The Problems of Gov
ernment Ownership of Railroads,” as
the booklet is entitled.
Launching into his subject, the
writer claims that “the application of
the present fiscal system of the United
States government to the operation
of- railroads would be ruinous to the
railroads and a terrific drain on the
taxpayers. This is due to the fact that
our country has no budget system, and
there is little or no effort to measure
expenditures by the estimated in
come.”
Political control of the $2,000,000,
000 which it now costs annually to
run the railroads of the nation is cited
as a dominating factor against gov
ernmental ownership. It is pointed
out ffi'at to maintain the government
each year congress appropriates $1,
000,000,000; and this, augmented by
the vast sum required to maintain the
roads, would place in the hands of
politics, with its divers interests, the
sum of $3,000,000,000 annually, it is
asserted.
Further, it is claimed that “our geo
graphical location makes it unneces
sary for us to take possession of the
roads for military purposes. Railroad
building under private ownership has
kept pace with, and in many instances
has been in advance of, agricultural
and industrial development. Govern
ment ownership, therefore, could be
justified only on the assumption that
federal operation would result in
vastly improved service, cheaper rates,
and elimination of waste and extrav
agance.”
It is pointed out that under federal
ownership the burden of railroad ex
pansion would fall upon the nation as
a whole; that certain sections of the
country which are at present devel
oped to a high degree by the loads
would be obliged to bear a large share
of the financial burden of developing
railways in other sections, a work
says the writer, that will be carried
on for years to come. Then again ob
jection is raised at the possibility of
railroad rates, service and finances
being “made the fotball of politics
and revised from top to bottom every
time we had a change of administra
tion at Washington.”
Another argument of the opponents
of government ownership of the rail
ways is their claim that “the consti
tutional rights and independence of
the several states of the Union would
be absolutely nullified by nationaliza
tionof the railroads.” Large percent
ages of their taxes are collected by
the states from the railroads, and the
likelihood that the citizens would be
called upon to make up a loss of these
revenues under federal ownership, as
well as to bear the increased cost of
government ownership, is mentioned.
The general understanding that the
government would pay for the roads
with 4 per cent bonds, which would be
untaxable, is ridiculed since it is
claimed that federal ownership
would deprive the government of an
income of several millions of dollars
paid into the federal treasury by the
holders of existing railroad stocks and
bonds.
The labor problems involved in pub
lic ownership also are called serious.
Wages paid railroad employees in the
United States are much higher than
wages paid on the government-owned
roads abroad, it is stated. It is as
serted also that organized labor would
be a powerful influence to contend
against.
NEW CRESCENT HOTEL
F. W. REDWOOD & CO., Props.
Warm Rooms.
Moderate Rates. Hot
Baths.
Cor. Fourth and C.
Anchorage
UNION CIGAR STORE
4th Ave. Bet. C and B Sts.
Chojce line of Cigars and
Tobaccos,
Confectionery and
Soft Drinks.
Meet Your Friends at the
UNION CIGAR STORE
GUS STIPOVICH and
OTTO GUSTOSON, Props.
an
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(Juneau Dispatch.)
In compliance with the wishes oi
Delegate James Wickersham expressed
a short time ago, Emery Valentine
has recommended for appointment at
the United States naval academy Ray
mond L. Johnson, now attending the
Juneau high school.
The young man is 18 years old and
was bom in Juneau. His mother died
several years ago, and his father is
living in Tacoma. He has been raised
by his aunt, Mrs. Lockie McKinnon,
and his appointment meets with gen
eral approval of all who know him.
Prof. Henderson, of the Juneau pub
lic schools, upon learning of the ap
pointment, complimented Mr. Valen
tine upon the selection he had made,
stating that in his studies and deport
ment and other personal traits the
young man had proved his worth for
taking the competitive examinations.
When informed of the honor, young
Johnson was about the happiest indi
vidual in Juneau. He immediately
went to Dr. Dawes and found that he
was physically fit; then visited Dr.
Simpson, the eye specialist, and found
that he could see out of both eyes
without the handicap of a stignatar
ism, or whatever it is called, and prob
ably when he reached home and no
one was looking, he executed a few
back-flop, hand-springs.
Anyway, in his exhuberance of joy,
it is said that hp hugged his aunt ami
slapped Lockie McKinnon on the
shoulders and said “Old Scout, from
now you just watch my trail smoke,
and one of these days you will be
saluting me as Rear Admiral Ray
mond L. Johnson. Leave it to me to
put the map of Juneau on the pages
of history.”
All joking aside, the appointment is
one that is deserving in every respect.
Mr. Johnson will soon leave for An
napolis to prepare for the competitive
examinations. It may also be stated
that he is a cousin of Simpson Mc
Kinnon, who was appointed some time
ago and who is now' at Annapolis pre
paring for the examination. Thus Ju
neau will have two taking part in the
competitive examinations.
Chafing Dishes at Loussac’s. 153
TICKETS! TICKETS! THE MOOSE
MINSTRELS. ON SALE AT LOUS
SAC’S, POLLEY BROS., ROBARTS.
$1.00 APMISSION. NO RESERVED
SEATS. 150
Everybody gets their lunch at the
North Pole Bakery. 144
Imported Perfumes at Loussac’s.
THE SYDNEY
LAURENCE CO.
COMMERCIAL AND
PICTORIAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Interior, Flashlight Work a
Specialty.
Kodak Developing and Printing
HARMONY THEATRE.
Peterson’s Billiard and
Solo Parlors
Fourth Ave. Between C and D
The Matanuska Cafe
In the New Matanuska Hotel.
THE PLACE TO EAT AT THE JUNCTION
Alex (Blondy) Anderson
SPEED SERVICE
The Royal Cafe
The new eating house on Fourth Avenue
Caterers to first-class trade.
Boxes for private parties.
Lunch Counter.
ATHANS & PAPPADOPOLOS ... - Props.
304 Rooms All Outside Rooms
Absolutely Fire-Proof
BEST IN THE CITY
New Richmond
Hotel
SEATTLE
RATES—Rooms with private bath,
$1.50 per day and upwards. Rooms
without Bath, $1.00 par day and up
wards. —A TREE AUTO BUS.
* R. C. McCORMICK, Prop.
M. K. MacRAE, Mgr.
The Lang Stove, born in
Alaska.
Is the Stove for Alaskans.
Body made of Armco Rust
Resisting Iron.
Polished Cooking Surface.
Will hold fire overnight with
w ood or coal.
Will burn green wood.
Ask your dealer for a Lang
Stove.
If he cannot supply you write us.
Our line is complete from the small
est camp stove to the largest hotel
range.
Any sourdough will tell you about the
Lang Stove. They all know it.
F. S. UNO MFG. CO.
SEATTLE. WN.
'FRISCO CAFE
Everything in Season and Service the Very Best.
Private Boxes for Large or Small Parties.
ONCE A PATRON ALWAYS A PATRON
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT.
TRY A “WANT” AD. IN THE TIMES FOR RESULTS.
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SATURDAY, DEC. 23rd
SUNDAY, DEC. 24th
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