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THE RESPONSIBILITY OF SEATTLE TO
WARD ALASKA AND ALASKA TOWARD
SEATTLE IN THE MATTER OF THE BIG
FAIR
The wisest and sanest thin? that has
been wr.tten about the Alaska-Yukon
Pacitlo exposition up to this time in or
out of Alaska from the Alaskan stand
point, which has come under the eye of
this newspaper, is this that follows,
taken from the Ketchikan Miner. Al
aska's responsibility in her own behalf,
In securing to herself the full benalit of
a great opportunity and Seattle's re
sponsibility toward Alaska in the prem
ises,? in the use of her name -are both
seen and pointed out. The editorial
follows:
.KUS
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"As the time draws near ior buc
opening: of the exposition which the
people of Seattle planned so enthusias
tically in one day, the success of it be
come* more and more a matter of seri
ous consideration to Alaska. However
optimistic and energetic the people of
Seattle may be over the project, some
facta are very apparent. First and fore
most* expositions have been overdone.
No general world's fair can command
public attention that does not equal that
at St. Louis, and perhaps none will
equal that far a generation to come.
The only hope for any exposition Inter
esting the public is one that shall do
one thing well, that is shall be the most
complete and up-to-date exhibit of some
one country or industry ever made. It
is understood that this is the object of
this exposition. It is to place AlasKa
and the Yukon adequately before the
world, [f it does, it will be unique
among expositions and attain historic
Importance, but if It be but a subterfuge
to exploit Seattle, and Gil her pockets,
and that Alaska exists but in the name
of the fair, thw i it will h#> an abiect
failure.
"Second, exorbitant prices, and the
constant appearauce of Kr?ft, no mat
ter how worthy an exposition, will
repel intelligvnt people and send them
home disgusted, not only with the city
that has thus imposed on them
but also, no matter how unjustly,
with the cause the .exposition repre
sents.
"Third, an unprepared expfcition is
worse than none at all. To find on
opening day unfinished buildings,
grounds littered with lumber and rub
bish and unins tailed exhibits, presages
failure from the start. St. Louis, to
avoid this postponed the great fair for
a year. Norfolk, Virginia, prided her
self on opening her beautiful James
town exposition on time. ciut it was a
fatal mistake. 'Her pride ruined her.
The fatal day came while the exhibit
buidings ware nearly completed and
the Lee parade was finished, the exhib
its were in boxes on the cars. The
government pier w?s a mass of scaffold
ing, the state buildings were empty
shells, and the grounds unprepared.
The result was a disappointed public,
wbo felt that they were duped, a black
eye in the press, and despite the fact that
Jamestown became, before the summer
was over, one of the most beautiful
exhibits of historic buildings and
Southern life and hospitality
ever seen, her grounds were
deserted. She closed her doors a finan
cial failure, and it will take Virginia
many years to recover from her expo
sition experience.
Now Seattle must steer clear of
these dangers, but will she? Is she
Raw Furs....
WESPAY *
High Prices for Fine Furs
Write For Frica Llrt
Percy's FurJHouse
OthkMh, wfaeoosio
really confining herself to the real
object of the exposition? How much
of exhibits from Alaska are planned ?
How much has been collected?
Already the Seattle hotels refute
to quote rates for next summer. Does
this mean that they will wait and
charge all the tariff can bear, and thus
personify 'The Seattle Spirit ?' "
"la It to be an exposition of graft or
glory? Alaska is intensely inteused
in these matter*. Her good name is at
stake and not to be juggled with by the
money lovers of the spirit city. Sup
posed ly, it is an Alaska- Yukon exposi
tion. To It thousands are coming to
learn of Alaska. By it, Alaska will be
partially judged? be praised or con
demned. Yet, it is useless to wash our
hands off the matter, and to say it is
Seattle's affair or to alio* Seattle peo
ple to sav that. The world at large
knows it as the Aiaska-Yukon-Pacitlc
exposition, and will measure Alaska b}
its successor failure in its exhibits.
"Alaska has been represented in other
fairs, but it has been, as in curront nov
els, by Ksquimo, dog sled, gambling
camps and frontier life
"The Alaska of imperial scenery, the
Alaska of boundless forests and immense
fisheries, great mineral wealth, the Al
aska of government surveys and re
ports, of agricultural and manufactur
ing possibilities, of schools and church
es. the Alaska of nearly two centuries,
this Alaska as never been represented
to the world. To most Americans it is
still an unknown realm. It is a splen
did opportunity at the coming exposi
tion to introduce the real Alaska to the
nation which bought it nearly forty
years ago, and ever since has persist
ently misunderstood and underestimat
ed it. Let everyone in Alaska take a
profound interest in this exposition and
do all possible to make this Alaska ex*
position a success for Alaska's sake."
The Thlinget is the Dame of a neat
little paper of which Vol, 1 No, 1 ha*
been received. It is printed at the
Sitka Training school "in the interest
of the native people of Alaska," and
will be Issued monthly. The name
'Thlinget" means "the people" and is
therefore very appropriate. It is neat
in appearance aud newsy and enters up
on its mission with apparent enthusi
asm. It has a b<< 'ield and should be
Vug Mtcftlia U1 ocCOi^pilSUiUK mUCU j;uvu
by voicing the needs, conditio and am
bitions of these for whom it speaks.
The Cordova vote was so heavy the
Prospector could not get it over the
wire but it finally came in by froight,?
Valdez Prospector.
NOTE UNO COMMENT OF NORTHERN
NEWSPAPERS
A well known railroad man in the
Berald office the other day, in discuss
ing the ballot box stuffing at Cordova,
said it was truly as "beneyeus" an
offense of the kind as he had ever
heard of, and the coarsest? but just
then the Herald's telephones rang si
multaneously. ? Katalla Herald.
? ?????
At Vaklez the question of territorial
government was made a side issue of
the delegate election with the result
that there were 23 3 votes for and six
agaiost the proposition. ? Douglas ;
Island Ne*s.
During the month of July, Alaska
bought $1,500,000 worth of goods
from Puget sound points. Of this $230,
tUO was for mining machinery, nearly
1200,000 for meats and $100,000 for dairy
products.
A Wondarfal Instrument
Yqu should drop into the Mascot and
hear the music. The electric piano
has a Mandolin attachment equal 4o a
whole octette of Mandolin attachments
with a string of new airs.
Subscribe for The Alaskan
1" BLUE SKY, SUNSHINE, FAIR WINDS I!
YUKON RIVER SAILINGS
The result o! the observation taktn
at Moore wharf at midnight, Srpi. 3,
1908, is as follows:
'emperature time observat'n.,53 above
Max. temp. preceding 24 houro. GO above
?I In " " " " ..51 above
Mean " " " " ..50 *bove
Barometer 29.62
Cloudy and south wind.
YUKON RIVER FLEET
Up sti earn? Whitebo sc passed Tan
talus 1:30 a m; Selkirk passed Coffee
creek 3:30 p m.
Down stream? Dawson left White
horse at 7:30 p m; Bonanza King passed
Tantalus 8 a m; Casca in Dawsou.
Next sailing? Whlteborse Sunday
roorniog.
FISHES' FACES.
Tho Fascination They Havo For One
Lover of Nature.
DU1 you ever stop to examine the
expression on the face of u fish? I
do not mean of so mo notoriously gro
tesque flsh, but of Just any plain sea
faring tlsh. 1 confess that the fascina
tion for me Is the same whether 1
stand In front of some great collection
of illlle monstrosities like that in the
Naples aquarium or whether 1 sit by
my dining room window and contem
plate the goidtish In my little boy's
glass bow!, l'eopie watch the mon
keys at the zoo and re marl; how hu
man liie.v are, how sly and crafty the
old ones, how cute and p(ayfu) the
young ones. Itut for steady company
give me the fish. How restful they
ire with their mouthlngs, as regular
is if they were governed by a balance
wheel. How quiet, too. for not one
word of murmured protest or of chat
tering fault finding do they Inflict upon
us! How philosophical as they bask
In the sun the livelong day or seek
the occasional shade of the' modest
?qirig of greens which forms the
?onventlonal garnishing of their wa
tery abode! How easily gratified arc
.heir simple tastes! Surely with their
good manners, their quiet deportment
an) their stoical boring goldfish are
the Ideal companions of the mature
man. Monkeys and dogs and kittens
may amuse the children by their tricks
and antics, lint only the grown man
??an appreciate the solid qualities of
the fish's character as written upon
?ils features.? Atlantic Monthly.
Hairs In the Watch.
.i. I hail to ..v-a ~.?nh
downtown to have It cleaned out
tgaln." said an east side barber the
other day. "I have to send my watch
to the repnlr shop about once a mouth,
and there is absolutely nothing the
matter with It. except that It is full of
hairs. I do not understand how the
hairs can get Into the works and l?e
hlnil the hands and mix up In the
n.alnsprlng and every place as they do
In my timepiece. 1 watched myself
one month as closely as I could, and I
swear I never opened the back of It.
Yet at I he end of the month I unscrew
ed the back lid, and it was full of lit
tle fine hairs. I always keep it In my
pocket when I am cutting hair, but 1
don't see how any hairs get Into the
watch. Yet they must, because they
are always there." ? Columbus Dis
patch.
A New Definition.
The class was studying grammar.
"Now." said the teacher. "Van any
one give roe a word ending with 'ous,'
meaning full of. as In 'daugeroUs,' full
of danger, and "hazardous,* full of
hazard?"
There was silence in the class for a
moment. Then a boy sitting In the
front row put out his hand.
"Well, John." said the teacher, "what
Is your word?"
"Please, sir," came the reply,
" 'pious,' full of pie."
DAN SKY
Broadway opposite
A. B. Hall
PRICKS TO JUSTIFY HAVING
YOUK SHOES REPAIRED
Ou'Sido of Citv Work Promptly
Attended to
Boot and Shoe Maker
Cfljj BAHK OF COMMERCE
Paid L'f Capital : : : $10,000,000.00
Kkot :::::::: f>, 000, 000. 00
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BANKING B V Ml A I L.
Qold Dust Bought
DRAFTS ISSUED PAYABLE IN ALL COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD
SKAGWA\ BRANCH W. T. WHITE. M0r.
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WHEN YOU WRITE
a letter do not ai<oloirlxe for the paper. Have
the kind of patter that requires no apoloiry?
the kind that reflects your ifood taste and
good Judgement.
HIGHLAND LINEN
Is such a paper. It Is reflnod In appetr&ncc,
correct In every detail and offers a writing
surjace that neither absorbs the Ink nor trips
the pen. We carrt all sized.
We also ca?ry the following lines of Raton.
Crane ii Pike papers.
English Nainsook
Danish Cloth
Mull Chiffon
Celtic Linen etc.
WM. BRITT
The Druggist
JUNEAU S. S. CO'S.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED STEAM
HEATED STEAM EH
Georgia
Carrying U. S. Mnll
For Haines, Berners Bay, Juneau,
Hoona, Tenakee, Sitka anil Way ports
; S A I LS
Thursdays at 8 a. m.
WILLIS NOW ELL, Mgr., Juneau
W. W. BOOUUTON, Agent
Broadwav and Fifth Ave. phone 90
U. S- Mail Steamer
Carrying
Passengers and Mail
Will leave Skagway Daily
at 9 a. m. for Haines
Returning, Leaves Haines for
ttkugmij at '2 p. m.
Fare one way $1-50
Round trin $2.50
There's Vigor and
Strength
in every drop
CQMPHNY
Seattle Wash
Pacific Coast S. S. to.
P ALASKA LJN*;
SPEED, SAFETY COMFORT,
PIONEF.x
Seattle, ?r.d other Futfet Sound I'oris
CARRYING U. 8. S3 All .
Steamers of Thi? Company Leave
CITY OF SfATTLf, Sept, 6-15-26 Oct. 7
HUMBOLDT, Sept. 10-21 Oct. 2
Connecting with the Company's Steamers nt So tin fo' San Francisco,
Soutiiern California, Kurkka (Humboldt Hay), and Mkxico
p?T Above Schedule Subject to Change Without Notice.
FRANK H. STUART, Agent
? Sccor (1 and Hrpadway, Sk&Rw.iy
Skattlf. Ticket Office, 1i3 James St.
C. D. DUNANN, General Passenger Affcnt,
112 Market Street, ; an Fr?' oisoo, Ca!
Canadian Pacific Railway
; B. T. COAST SERVICE
FALL SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS FROM SKAUWAY
Subject to change without notice
Stlli.llflJ.KJ
WI1MI12MI
PRINCESS
BEATRICE
PRINCESS
H AY
For Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, via Prince Rupert
Spacious Observation and Smoking Rooms
Tickets to any part of ".he world and all iDformatlon from
Phone 87 F. F. W LOWLE, Agent
Alaska Steamship Co
Carrying U. S. Mail and Alaska Pacific Express
Noxt Sailing of the Fast Passenger Steamers
Jefferson Sept. 8, 18, 29
Dolphin ? Sept. 3, 13, 24
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Company reserve* right to chan-u smling date w ithont notice
Transfers to Victoria and Vancouvrr Without Additional Charge
Through Tickets to San Francisco
R. A. CARROLL, Agent. Phono flfl
TheWhitePass &Yukon Route
TIMK T AHLK Ni.. 1H.
(Dally Fxcept Sunday. i
No. 1. N. Bound Ni. 2, S. Hour
1st class. 1 st cla <?
9 30 a.m. Loaves 8KAOUAY Arrives 4 30p m
12 C5 p. m. " WHITK PASS " 3 05 "
12 48 " " LOO CABIN " 2 20 '
1 40 " " BFNNKTT " 1 45
3 20 p.m. " CARIBOU ?? 1140*. m
5 50 Arrives Whiti HoRSt Leavet ? 3) "
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Passengers must bo at depot In time to have Baggage In ipcctfd and
checked. Inspection Is stopped 30 mlnutos before leaving time of train.
160 pounds of baggage will be chocked free with each full fare ticket
ftnd 75 pounds with each half far" ticVc?*
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Through Hoe from SVagway to Atlin, White Horse, Big Salmon, Dawson and
intermediate points. Connection made at Dawson with Lower Kiver steamboats for
Eagle, Circle City, Rampart, 1'anann, Fairbanks, Chens, St. Michael and Nome,
NAVIGATION NOW OPEN
* Frequent connection mado at White Horse between trains and river steamers for al! Yu
kon River points, including Mendenhall Landing, the nearest steamboat landing to the
Alsek Gold Fields. The following steamboats are operated by ihe WHITE PASS AND
YUKON ROUTE and are equipped with all modern conveniences, including steam heat
electric light and other features as afford not only safety but comfort to passenger*.
WHITE HORSE
CANADIAN
DAWSON CASCA SELKIRK
ZEALANDIAN ' THISTLE
BONANZA KING- ?
LaFRANCE
VICTORIAN
Tiirouoh 'TICKETS can he purchased at Skaguay for DAWSON, FAIRBANKS, OIIENA
and all Lower River points.
Finely appointed trains dail" except ? Sunday, between Skaguay and White Horse,
carrying passengers, baggage, mail and expre--.
Baggage bonded through. Direct telegraphic service to all points in Alaska, ( ana la
and the United Mates.
For Information relative to pas-enge*, freight aud telegraphic rates, apply
to any agent of the Company, or to' *
TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT A. L. BERDOE, Gen. Mngr. F. H. WUR7.BACH ER Gen. Agent
Vancouver, B. C. Vancouver. B. C. and Skaguay, Alaska Ska/i ay, Alaska
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