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
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ROADS AND TRAILS.
In his staten*gnt‘beforeftlu* house committee on military
affairs, Col. Wilds P. Richardson, president of the board of
Alaska road commissioners, in urging an appropriation of
$500,000 for road and trail work in Alaska for the present year,
told of the hoard’s plans with respect to construction. The part
of this statement that concerns the Cook inlet country is the
road commission’s plans for building roads and trails that will
connect and act as feeders to the government line, now in course
of construction. If the full amount asked for by the road com
mission—$500,000—is granted by the congress, ;i sum exceed
ing $100,000 will be employed in road and trail work in this
vicinity this year. We have this assurance from good author
ity. With the coming of spring, the road commission will es
tablish offices in Anchorage, with an engineer in immediate
charge of the work that 'will be undertaken.
The expenditure of $100,000 in the Cook inlet country
means much toward, the development of the country, whose
chief handicap is the need of wagon roads and trails. It means
employment for large forces of men, at a good wage, and it
means that supplies in large quantities will be purchased from
local merchants and business firms.
A person must he pessimistic indeed that cannot foresee,
for the present year, the most prosperous in the history of the
Cook inlet country. There will be increased activities in all
directions, and Anchorage will be the commercial enter for this
wide field of endeavor.
The mining industry in Alaska is being stimulated by the
unprecedented demand for the metals. Copper, silver, lead,
zinc and tin ores are in good demand, while there is some call
for antimony. Gold, of course, is the one stable mineral that
does not change or is not governed by the law of supply and de
mand. The Mining and Scientific Press says that 80 per cent
of the copper to be produced in the United States during the
first half of 1017 is said to be sold in advance. This would in
dicate that 000 million pounds of copper has been placed for
-delivery during the first six months of the coming year, tin*
refinery yield being estimated at 18o million pounds per month.
At *20 cents this half-yearly output of copper would be worth
000,000. Even that does not cover all the business in the
metal for forward delivery, some consumers looking even far
ther ahead.
Six years ago James Pitcher \\;as employed as a forest ran
ger on the Kenai peninsula. Me is now a rich claim owner in the
Tolstoi district and is credited with being the real discoverer
of gold in paying quantities in that camp. When others stam
peded to tin* reported strike two years ago, gave it the “once
over” and quit in disgust, Pitcher had faith and stayed with it.
And the original stampeders are getting back there as quickly
as they can, now that the paystreak has been opened for them.
Gold doesn’t lay on the top of the.ground. You’ve got to sweat
and dig to get it. You’ve got to do as Pitcher did.
To William Martin, the prominent Willow creek gold min
ing operator, belongs the distinction of securing tin* first lease
t>n coal lands in the Matanuska fields. Mr. Martin is an asset
1o any community and to any section. He is a man who does
Ihings; develops a country. He has vastly aided in placing
Willow creek on the map and he will do the same thing in the
Matanuska fields. Men like William Martin pioneer the way
and open opportunities for other men.
Tf reliance may be placed on reports that are current here
abouts, the vote of two of the precincts in the Cook inlet coun
try will be cast out by the canvassing board, when it convenes,
for the reason that the election judges, in their ignorance, burn
ed the ballots, after duly counting them and certifying as to
the result. And the pity of it is that these two precincts voted
strongly in favor of Delegate Wickersham.
That report about the big shipment of construction mate
rial that will be made from the Panama canal zone to Anchor
age, listens well l^tl^s commercial center.
CAM GOES DRY.
BEK UE ESI
VANCOUVER, B. ('., dan. 8.—It became known definiteh
today that the overseas soldiers’ vote leaves no doubt aboui
prohibition throughout Canada having carried by a decisivt
majoritv. Prohibition in the dominion becomes effective Jul\
1. 1017.'
Fred Carlquist who is a graduate
optician from San Francisco is perma
nently established with George Os
born the C St. Jeweler, and will ex
amine eyes free. 260
Phone 43-Y for car, day or night
Wood anil coal a specialty. Universa
Taxi and Transfer. 121
Fine .lob Printing at Times Office
■The Store TIimt H»« W'hm V on Wiint—When You Wiint It."
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MONDAY, .JANUARY 8, 1017.
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IMPORTANT.
Members of the Alaska Labor
Union are urgently requested to at
i tend the meeting at Labor hall Mon
i day evening. VV. J. HENRY, See.
A SALE OF MERIT ■
TO THE INTEREST OF ALL: We will put on sale our entire stock of merchandise at greatly
reduced prices all during the month of January. Suits, separate coats, skirts, furs and millinery, all at
one-fourth off the original price. Petticoats specially priced, dress shoes and slippers 10 per cent off.
dress goods of wool, corduroy and silk also velvets for trimming, extra special. Wool caps, tarns and
scarfs must go now. Gents’ ties, formerly to $3.00, now $1.50. Ties that were $2.00, now $1.00. Silk
hose for gents now 60c a pair. Bath towels, large size, now 40c a pair. Kitchen aprons and cotton
middy blouse suits for house wear eut in two. Just a few corsets left. Brassieres 10 per cent off. A
few party dresses that will go below cost. All art goods and cottons for crochet at cost. Our patrons
will receive the same courteous treatment during this sale as before, although we are sacrificing our
merchandise. COURTESY AND QUALITY IS OUR MOTTO.
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