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EDITORIAL PAGE
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There may be a law of compen
sation lying under cover some
where, waiting until the time Is
ripe for It to get Into action, and
crimp this community with an old
time bllzxard. We, along with
other scientists, have noticed that
when we go on a tear and frolic
with the b'ibbling cup and promise
to loan money to Tom, Dick and
Harry, that the next morning Old
Compensation walks In and demands
an accounting.
Likewise, with other poets, we
have conceived the fancy that
"Time at lust sets all things even
Aud if we do but watch the hour
There never yet was human power
Which could evade, if unforgiven,
The patient search and vigil long
Of him who treasures up a wrong."
Evidences that Compensation is
always on the job are numerous,
but these are sufficient to elucidate
what we are driving at. For the
past several years Alaska has had
nothing bu: warm weather, sun
shine, gentle rains, flowers, junket
ing commissions, elections, garden
truck, conservation policies, tour
ists, prosperity and joy. If our
ultimate and ponderous investiga
tion!! into life's profundities enable
us to peer into the future, it is our
duty to warn the credulous that
good things may not always last ?
consequently do your shopping early.
The new five cent pieces have a
buffalo and an Indian on them. The
Cordova Alaskan thinks these are
too extinct species. If this high
cost of living keeps up the nickel
itself will l-e an extinct specie.
In a recent Issue the Dally Alas
kan uttered a vigorous protest again
st the rather too common habit
some newspapers have of speaking
of Alaska as the "far north," and
to illustrate the real situation the
Alaskan adds:
"Skagway Is about a thousand
miles northwest of Seattle; Ketchi
kan Is about 600 miles from the
Spirit City, but an event happening
600 miles south of Seattle Is not re
ferred to as the 'far south,' nor is
Montana referred to as the 'far
oast,' yet the reference would bo as
ridiculous lu one instance as the
other."
The trouble about this habit Is
that it gives out the wrong impres
sion of climatic conditions in Alas
ka. The Puget sound country and
other ports of the Pacific North
west have suffered in the same way,
and hence can sympathize with tho
Alaskan's point of view. It has not
boen many years, for Instance, since
the secretary of the navy regarded
Puget sound as an ice-locked body
of water for the greater part of the
year.
It is unjust to speak of Alaska
as the "far north" until the Ameri
can people have a more accurate
kuowledge of Alaska and climatic
conditions in Alaska. Alaska's area
is so extensive that climate of al
most any sort can be found there;
it is not a collection of snow fields
and ice hills; part of Alaska has a
climate as equable as the climate
of Puget sound, which is but an
other way of saying that it is as
eqiAble as the climate enjoyed by
people living in states lying on the
Gulf of Mexico. ? Seattle P.-I.
American
Railroads Are
Trying to
Do What Is
Right For
the Public
By HOWARD ELLIOTT.
President of the
Northern Pacific Railway
Company
? M I. ?
CHE so called "railway question" is no longer one to be treated
bv press and public with indifference on the theory thnt any
damage to the business is hurtful only to a few rich people.
IT IS A GREAT NATIONAL QUESTION THAT MOST ttfe
DISCUSSED FULLY AND WITHOUT PREJUDICE, AND WHEN THE
PRESS AND THE PUBLIC UNDERSTAND THE REAL FACTS IT 18 TO
BE HOPED THAT THEY WILL REALIZE THAT THE GENERAL WEL
FARE OF THE WHOLE COUNTRY DEPENDS UPON HAVING SAFE
COMFORTABLE. REGULAR AND ADEQUATE TRANSPORTATION, AND
TO HAVE IT THE NECESSARY PRICE MUST BE PAID.
The press can do much to correct the impression that railways
are "making" great sums of money, for the statement is not true. The
railways are having a largo volume of business and show gross earn
ings of very large figures, but the public mind is CONFUSED ON
THE SUBJECT OF "GROSS EARNINGS" of the railways and
the "making of money" by the railways.
Too often the impression remains in the mind of tbe individual
that because a railway has gross earnings of fifty or sixty or seventy
millions of dollars this enormous sum of money has gone to ?* LIM
ITED NUMBER OF RICH OWNERS of the property. As a
matter of fact, after paying for wages, materials, taxes, rentals and a
very modest return on the fair value of the property there is little or
nothing left for those improvements which must be made day by day
t<> keep the transportation machine in good order for today's business,
Vt r.fono the very hirer investment that must be made to care for the
C ILt^WINO Bl SIX I'SS and demands of this country.
CXJAL.
Phone 76 for Shaw's coal. Henry
Prledeuthul tt
CRAB MKAT IXMK TA11.H
at
The Pack Train R**t*oran?
8m?d a la cart*.
New Stock of
STATIONERY
The latest &nd most up-to-date
stock of Tablets, Box Paper,
Correspondence Paper in Bulk,
Score Cards, Place Cards, Etc.
Also School Supplies of Tablets,
Composition Books, Dictionaries
Crayons, Pencils now on dislay
William Britt
THE DRUGGIST
INEXPENSIVE
HOLIDAY PRESENTS
We believe that the most appreciat
ed holiday present you could send
to friends in the States would be
one of the
BEAITIFVL 8x10
VIEWS OF SKAGWAY
or vicinity, tufceu by Draper & Co. 'a
artists. These scenes represent all
parts of Alaska. Home and gar
dens and scenee of the city, to
gether with views of mountains,
glaciers and waterfalls. Nothing
could be more appropriate. And
the cost Is but
23 CENTS EACH.
Just one half the price usually
charged. A thousand views to se
lect from.
DRAFEK & COMPANY.
HOME O 11 0 WN SPRING
CHICKE N
at
The Pack Train Restaurant
ti,.- i -i i-'
SITKA
HOT SPRINGS
Sanitarium ["J*] Alaska
'artre, Clean, Individual Rati is.
Abundance of ?7ater. Best of
Hotel Acoom oaodations. Fur
nished Cabins for Rent. ....
Excellent Hunting and Fishing.
Motor Floating and Sailing.
Steamer Georgia from Jnneau
makes semi-monthly visits. In
formation and i-ates upon request
Dr. F. L. Goddard, Prop.
Healtti Resort
ALAS K
COAL
Moore's Wharf Co.
'Phone 10. Skagway, Alaska.
MOORES' WHARF GO.
Terminus W. P. & Y. Route.
AUSuuthbouudSteamerijArrive and Depart From This Dock
REGULATIONS 1910.
Warehouses open for delivery of merchandise from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m.
Perishables ONLY delivered on Sunday or at night.
All freight shipments destined southbound must be Accompanied by a
SHIPPER'S MANIFEST (papers can be obtained at the U. S. cus
toms office) and must he delivered before 5 p. m. No freight will be
received on the wharf after this hour.
BAGCAE? Tolls will be collected on CHECKED BAGGAGE ONLY
No charge for bags and grips when unchecked.
The wharf gate will be cloeed to the public when stjamer is ne*krlng
dock and will be opened when passengers have disembarked.
Wharfage Tariff an be had on application at office on dock.
P. O. Box 17ft. E. J. SHAW, General Manager.
TheWhitePass &Yukc?n Route
TIME TABLE NO. 30.
Mondays, Wednexlajs and Friday*.
No. 2 8. Hotrod
lbt class
Arrives 3:20 p. m.
Leaves 1:40 ?
" 12:47 ?*
" 11:00 a m.
10:2.1 "
Leaves 8:15 "
Passengers must be at depots In time to have Baggage Inspected
and checked. Inspection is stopped 30 minutes before leaving time of
trains.
150 pounds of baggage will be checked free with each full fare
ticket aad 76 pounds with each half fare ticket.
No. 1 N. Ilonnd
1st class
8:30 a. m. Leaves SKAGUAY
11:05 " " WHITE PAS"
11:40 " " I'OG CABIN
12:35 p. m. " BENNETT
2;00 " " CARIBOU
4:15 " Arrives WHITEHORSK
C. E. Bogardus
Assayer
?
Gold * SllT?r 91 00
Gold, Silver ft Coppw .. I 60
Cyanide wad MlUloc Tuti.
?
90 Columbia St. Seattle
JUNEAU 8. 8. CO'8.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED NTEAM
HEATED STEAMEK
Georgia
Carrying U. S. Mall
For Haines, Bernera Bay, Juneau
Hoonah, Tenekee and Way Ports.
SAILS
FROM 8KAGWAY
December 10. 22 and 28.
January 3, 0, IS, 21 and 27.
February 2, 8, 14, 20 and 20.
at 8:00 k m.
WILLIS NOWELL, Mgr , JUNEAl
STEAMERS FOR
Seattle, Tacoma
Virion?. V?ec?*i?, A#*-"***,
Frrrm. Oywpw. P-wt TowwnJ,
En~ta. 5?*U Mrtva
San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego
a W ANDREWS, G. A. P. D. C D. fX'NANN. P. T M.
1 13 Jtm?. St . S*.itl< 112 M?rk? St, Sm Fx
R nun ta tkiin tM* Vl?Wt
NEXT SAILINGS WILL BE
Curacao? Dec. 16, 28
C. I). ORANGE. Acting Agent
'2nd ?fc Bnwlwajr. Ska^way, Alanka
r? ? ? ? ?
Alaska Steamship
Company
CARRYING U. S. MAIL ANO WELL# PARC.O EXPREM
N>xt of **? fMt m? i'^iiw
?DOLPHIN
Nov. 17 - 28. Dec. 9 - 21
Jan. - 2
Company raMrrM the rtgfct to ckur *11 In* Wm ?' thooC with*
| TELEPHONE NO. M. C. B. OUPTILL, A 01 NT.
Canadian Pacific Ry.
(a C COAST SERVICE)
Winter Sailings
1912 FROM SKAGWAY 1913
PRINCESS MAY
Dec. 5-19
Jan. 2 - 16 - 30
Feb, 13 - 27
Subject to ?h4?u-? ? ? -'i N >t| ??
Vancouver, Victoriaft Seattle via Prince Rupert
Phon. 87 F. F W. LOWLE. Ao?nt
Steamship Humboldt
THE ONLY INOEfEMEIT STEM51IP 0PEM1W6 TO i I ILISIX
Will tail from Skagway for Seattle and Way Ports
Nov. 27. Dec. 9 - 20.
SaJlln* date fibj^ct to <>hAnjr? without n*tlr?.
THROUGH TICKETS HONORED
Tlrkct" ?n>1 nil Information
H. HARTUICiSni. n*h *
E HE PASS 8 101 RO
Winter Route
Stage Service
During the winter anuon of 1912-1013, * through Mull, Piiwniifr, rnd Freight ^mlr? will
bo maintained l>ot woen White llnno and Dawson. affording nil p..*?!'<l?? r?>mfort for tr*T>l?l
by mnuis of a
Thoroughly Equipped Stage
and Automobile Line
For the winter season the Company'* comfortable trains will operate on a frt-w<-ekly vMsl* t*
tiveen Skaguay and White How, trains IntTing each tunltMl on M "lays, \\?ln?*1ay? and
Fridays.
For Information relative to paasengrr awl freight ratee apply to
H. WHFKLER, SupC., Mail Hcrvlce Depsrtment, ....
O. L. DICRKSOV, 1 "resident,
We make telegraphic transfer of funds to or from Vanconrer or He<Mtle.
WMtehorva, T. T.
Htngnay, Alaaka.