THE ANCHORAGE DAILY TIMES
AND COOK INLET PIONEER.
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ANCHORAGE. ALASKA, TUESDAY. MAY :»•_», 1917.
DAMNED IF THEY DO; DAMNED IF THEY DON’T.
A brief year ago, the publication printed in the Ballaine
townsite on Resurrection bay took the Alaskan Engineering
Commission t«> task for not raising the wages on the Alaska
railway project. Today, that same publication, in a veiled and
cowardly attack, censures this same Engineering Commission
for voluntarily increasing the wage scale. In a recent editorial
appearing in the Ballaine publication, and the distorted logic
plainly indicates that it was written by him who enjoys the
unique distinction of being numbered among the great ot Am
erica and if you don’t believe this assertion, .just look at
“Who’s Who in America”- -we find a rambling, disconnected
screed in which it is made to appear that the officials in charge
of railway construction in the Anchorage division were “bulla
loed,” to employ the vernacular, into increasing the wage scale,
and that the labor union whose headquarters are in Anchorage
applied to the club to enforce such increase.
The Times, being published in the town that is the chief
base of railway construction, is in a position to gain fairly ac
curate information as to the situation on the railway project,
so far as labor is concerned, and we believe we are well within
the facts when we assert that there never was a project of such
magnitude, that employed so many men, where the conditions
are so favorable for the laboring man as those now maintain
ing on the Alaska railway system, in course of construction.
The first of May, a new wage scale went into effect, which gave
an increase in wages and salaries over the preceding year. 1 his
new wage scale was gotten up by the Engineering Commission.
Jii the circumstances, with the increase in the cost of living, it
was but right and just that the men should be paid more than
the preceding year, when the necessities of life had not begun
to soar. There was a substantial reason for the increase, and
the members of the Alaska Engineering Commission, rather
than being censured, are to be highly commended tor their at
titude in the matter. We regard it as extremely fortunate that
we have commissioners who show regard tor the welfare and
well-being of their employees.
But if the Ballaine publication did not engage in insinua
tions and contemptible attacks on the Alaskan Engineering
Commission, it would not be pursuing its usual method and
policy, for this newspaper,—The Gateway—has attacked and
berated in turn every successive management and construction
head that has made an effort to built a railway from Resurrec
tion bay toward the interior. This little rag has done more to
delay the development of the resources of this part of Alaska
any other one factor in it. Just take a’glance at the rec
ord of this sheet:
it was established in 1JKK5, with John E. Ballaine as the
contn ding owner and oolicv dictator, in connection wit'* hF
townsite scheme on Resurrection bay. This man Ballaine, a
brilliant ass, in some respects, and a knave and a fool in others,
had taken the initiative in the organization of the Alaska Cen
tral Railroad Company. On paper, this was a big project, that
comprehended the building of a railway line from Resurrection
bay to the Yukon river. A townsite was laid out, which was
dubbed “Seward”, and which the promoter promptly took over
to himself and his brothers. Stock was boosted and boomed in
this chimerical railway scheme, and many suckers were gather
ed in. The Sliedds of Chicago took over the railway project,
and of course the original stockholders were frozen out. Par
ing this period of limited construction work, Col. A. W. Swanitz
was chief engineer. The Gateway fought the Sliedds and
Swanitz. Then A. ('. Front and associates took over the rail
way enterprise from the Sliedds and installed \\ . G. Poland as
chief engineer. The Gateway fought the Frost syndicate and
Poland. With the withdrawal of the Alaska coal lands, the
Alaska Central Railroad company went into the hands of a re
ceiver. The Gateway fought for the receivership, and fought
the receiver after he was named. The concern emerged from
the receivership under the name of the Alaska Northern Rail
way company, with O. G. Laberee as president. The Gateway
fought the company, the president and everybody else con
nected with the concern. Then the government, as represented
bv the Alaskan Engineering Commission, took over the Alaskan
Northern Railway Company, and of course The Gateway con
tinues its fight.
There have been periods during the life of this publica
tion when the men in immediate control sought to do some con
structive work; sought to look at the world through optimistic
glasses. But they were always handicapped by the menace, by
the baneful influence of the hypochondriac who insisted on dic
tating the policy, and who always sought, but did not always
succeed, in dominating his editors. But he apparently finds a
suppliant toll in “Who’s Who.”
FRENCH PASSENGER LINER COLBERT
SUNK IN MEDITERRANEAN BY DIVER
PARIS, May 21.—The French passenger liner Colbert, car
rying French military passengers, was torpedoed and sunk in
the Mediterranean sea April 30, says an official report by the
navy department today. The report says that fifty lives were
lost by the sinking of the steamer.
The Stores That Have What You Want When \ou Want It.
Loussac’s Daily Gossip
TUESDAY. MAY 22. 1917.
Vol. 1. No. 262. ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. 4th and D
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ONE KILLED AND
SEVERAL INJURED BY BLAST
A. Peterson was killed, N. W.
Sjoisted, Wm, Doherty and several
others were seriously wounded as the |
result of a heavy shot fired on the
government contract work on the
Turnagain Arm district yesterday aft
ernoon. The shot, consisting of 300
kegs of black powder, was fired on the
Cleven and Company work and from
all that can be gathered of the affair
the men underestimated the shot and
did not get Tar enough away at the
time, eleven’s work is between the
Sjoisted and Brock contract and the
men were duly notified. Nine thous
and yards of dirt were moved by the
shot and Targe pieces of rock were
blown to the distance of 2500 feet by
the blast. A special train was rushed
to the scene and the wounded men
brought to Anchorage for medical at
tention. Peterson suffered a fractured
hip and internal injuries from which
he died early this morning at the gov
ernment hospital; Sjoisted was ser
iously injured in the head and body
and Doherty received a broken arm.
Several other workmen received min
or injuries.
We take excavation work of all
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CHAIRMAN W. C. EDES
RETURNS FROM WASHINGTON
Wm. E. Edes, chairman of the Al
askan Engineering Commission, with
headquarters in Anchorage, returned
yesterday afternoon on the Admiral
Evans. Mr. Edes spent an exception
ally busy winter in Washington work
ing for the interests of the govern
ment railroad and Alaska. He is a
guest of Commissioner and Mrs. F.
Mears at the present and will spend
the summer in Anchorage and vicin
ity. Mr. Edes was a guest of the
Anchorage Chamber of Commerce at
luncheon today and spoke interesting
ly on several topics and encouraging
ly on the important subject of the
government harbor and docks.
Mr. Edes expressed himself as' be
ing especially well pleased with the
outlook and will have an interview in
tomorrow’s issue of the Daily Times.
The Scandinavian Society will hold
an extra meeting Thursday, May 24,
at 8:30. Business of importance will
be before the society. A full attend
ance is expected.
EINAR ERICSON, Sec. 92
The Scandinavian Ladies’ Sewing
club will meet Thursday, May 24, 2
o’clock, at Mrs. Peterson’s, Alaska
House. 93
PROF. GRIGGS WILL HEAD ANOTHER
EXPLORATION PARTY TO MT. KATMAI
WASHINGTON, May 21.—The National Geographic So
ciety expedition, headed by Robert F. Griggs, of the Ohio state
university, will sail for Seattle May 28, to continue the Mt.
Katinai eruption exploration. The other members of the expedi
tion will !>e Clarence F. Maynard, topographer, of Washington,
J)TC.,; .Jamse S. I line, zoologist, of the Ohio state university;
J. W. Shipley, chemist, of the Manitoba agricultural college,
Winnipeg; D. B. Church, photographer, Danville, Ohio; Jasper
D. Sayre, botanist and packer, Townville, Pa.; Paul R. Hagel
barger, botanist and packer. Akron, Ohio; Lucius G. Folsom,
packer; Walter Macoken, packer; and Andre Lore, packer, all
of Kodiak, Alaska.
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JURY TERM CALLED
There was no important business
transacted in the district court yester
day other than passing on the calen
dar. Several minor questions were
settled preparatory to taking up the
regular routine of business this morn
ing. Court convened at 10 o’clock this
morning with Judge Fred M. Brown
presiding and Arthur Lang as clerk.
Owing to the importance of the
present cases and the prospects of
several additional ones of a criminal
nature, the court has taken the proper
action and called a grand jury to con
vene in Anchorage June 5th and a
petit jury for June 11th. Sol Silver
man has been appointed by the court
as jury commissioner and will act with
Clerk of the Court Arthur Lang. The
jury will be selected tomorrow, togeth
er with the transaction of other im
portant court matters.
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While superintending the placing of
some fish tanks at his cannery on Ko
diak, Capt. P. D. Blodgett was struck
on the head by a piece of timber, com
pletely tearing the scalp from the
right side of his head, but miracu
lously his skull was not fractured. He
is now on the rapid road to recovery.
Billy Williams, the lower Lake Le
barge roadhouse man, wfijle on his
way home from Whitehorse recently,
had occasion to stop and leave his
team for a short time. Before his
return his horses became tired and
started out and were almost out of
sight. He pursued diligently and
made the 17 miles home in the recud
time of three hours but the team beat
him at that.
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