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EDITORIAL PAGE
The Alaska Railroad Commission'
appointed to Investigate the feasible
routes for a railroad from the coast
to Interior Alaska, has come and
gone, and so far as the people of
C.astin?au channel are concerned,
the appearance of this distinguished
body of nit n has scarcely created a
ripple of excitement. So immersed
are we in the business of quart*
mining, and perhaps fishing, that
we fjr*et that there are yet other
interests that demand attention, and
if properly managed will yield great
help in the upbuilding of this for
tunate section of Alaska. Kach par
ticular locality ot the coast line ex
tending from Lynn canal to Kenai
peninsula has urged its claim for
pre:erment tor the proposed route.
Southeastern Alaska has shown no
interest in the matter except that
displayed by the little town of
Haines. Y? here is a point which
has not only sufficient merit to at
tract the attention of the commis
sion. but s declared by some of the
men who have had the most exper
ience in railroading in the north to
be absolutely the only gateway for
an entrance to the ^ast valleys of
the interior Not only is this true
because of the easy grades of the
proposed routes trom that point to
the interior, but because Haines is
situa'ed on an arm of the great in
land waterway which gives such ex
cellent protection to shipping all the
way from Puget sound. Through
these landlocked channels and bays
great ships may travel at all sea
sons of the year in perfect safety,
un'ouched > y the terrible storms
which rage on the open expanse of
the North Pacific ocean. Mark this
waterway with the proper lights and
other aids to navigation, and It will
he as safe in the darkest night of
winter as it is in the longest days
of summer If Haines is the term
inal this will be done at once, and
the fast boats which will then trav
el this way will bring us man*
hours nearer to the markets of the
States This will then be the es
tablished thoroughfare of Alaskan
? as it should be?a convenience to
legislators and all others having
business at the Capital City, and
used by thousands who otherwise
may pass by on the other side, un
conscious of the attractions of this
section and its wonderful natural
but undeveloped resources. Other
localities are fighting for recognition
because of much more selfish rea
sons than any we have named.
Southeastern Alaska as a unit
should bring to bear on this ques
tion its powerful influence, without
which some other route may be
selected. ? Douglas News.
THE PANAMA CANAL ZONE.
to B* tH? Most Or<!?rl\ Commu
nity In tK? World.
la ail this wide, wide world the most
order'.T commun-ty Is that of the Pan
ama canal tone. Here Is the lean
(Time, here are the fewest mlsdemean
or*. the least exercise of the functions
of the court*, the nuM Industrious, the
fewest Id'er*. absolutely no poor, equal j
Ij conspl. nous the absence of the rich.
With Its steam shovels working like i
MBtient being*. Its locomotives rushing
?bout like screaming Imjlwlln It*
cemcr. : backets swimming o*er the
Mrth and riding the air to [<erfonn
(Mr varied task* with the long dirt
trains weaving ami turning on their
tortuous tracks like pythons, still the
rnoet persistent Impression Is of beauty,
orderliness and propriety
The greatest public work the world
haa ever seen Is carried on not only
with unremitting diligence. enthusiasm
and honesty, but with ek-gan^e. a high
utandsrxl of living and a morale to
which the oldest and most opnlent
cities have never attained. These are
the words of truth and soberness. The
problems of the engineer are greater
than man has ever before encountered
but In kind. The cnWc yards of dirt
and cement transcend experience, but
c?Uy In bulk. It is the organisation
that Is without precedent In the whole j
htetory of public work*? It Is thla that
la the eighth wcoder of the world, la
thla organiaatfo* there is no detail so
minute not to have received attention
From the moat puzsii&g problem In
?Bftneering to the American youth's
k>vo of Ice cream nothing seems to
hare been left oti considered. Thla
elaboration of detail has doubtless been
gradual. VM to the \ 1st tor coming upon
It* fwmpktrnr w MiJ the
te staggering and tv* nnmixed with
envy.-Mary ?ay Humphrey* In Scrib
ner'a.
BATHLESS BRITONS.
The Tale ?f the Tub That It Told Out
Loud In England.
It has long hern whispered "that the '
allege*! devotion of the Briton to his
morning tub la a myth. Pr. U. II.
Qutne has had I he temerity to proclaim
the fatal truth from (he konetop^ In
quiry among hotel kecj*rs has. It
seems, disclosed the fact that a propor
tion varying ftv?m one to ten i>er cent
of their visitors alone use the hath
room. "Commercial gents" are notw
tN? for their abacfitmtndrdness In this
respect and the average of clergymen
Is not high. In their case, wo suppose,
godliness la regarded as a substitute
for cleanliness, though Dr. Qnlne char
itably attrlbutea the failure to poverty
In point of fact the Briton's morning
tub Is a comparatively recent and very
partial Institution. Ellmbeth's English
men were great, but dirty, and we
doubt if the books of the regency were
much better Public opinion in the
schools and the messes enjoins ablution
under penalty of "sheep washing," but
that we do not ourselves believe that
the habit has gone very Jeep Is shown
by the fact that we sometimes permit
ourselves to speak of the mass of our
fellow eountrvmen as "the great un
washed."
Sir Almroth Wright, who consider*
ablution perok-lous, may rejoice; but to
those who have advocated public baths
and washhouses. or striven to make the
bathroom a necessary adjunct of the
workman's tenement, the experience
has been disheartening. He may use
the bath to keep ducks In: otherwise it
la probably "the driest spot in Lon
don." He Is content with the "good old
annual." and, perhaps, he takes even
this by proxy, like the cockney who
was heard to exclaim to the friend he
was seeing ofT to the seaside: "Shall
y'ave a bawth when yer gets there.
Alf! 'Ave one fer me, will yer?"? Pnll
Mall Gazette.
Wandering Wirtlaa* Waves.
A curious phenomenon In connection
with wireless telegraphy has l>een ob
served In the neighborhood of the
PHchy I^evallols railway stati *n. near
Paris In proximity to the railway
line some telegraph lines tv? re recent
ty erected on columns fitted w rth urdi
nary Insula tors The workmen eecu
pled on the section experienced severe
shocks when they touched the \\ Ires
Experiments were made to discover
the canse of this phono- enon, and as
? result It was found that Hie currents
were produced hv Hert~: wares
originating from the w irelesa telegraph
station at the Eiffel tower.? Telegraph
Age
BOOTITS BALTIMORE OYSTERS
Finest Fresh Oyster# ever brought
to Skagmay in bulk Comes in re
frigerator sealed earthen jars. Oys
ters on Half Shell also always on
hand. Order by Phone or call at tl?
Vienna Bakery, Broadway, near 6th |
Food cooked as !t should be at
the "White Pass C?fe" Only the
best In the mar rot Mrs. Orloff
King, proprietress. tt j
Pebbleford and Gibson Rye. Bod
wels?T, Bine Ribbon and Pale Rain
ler Beer at the Board o t Trade.
tiRAVP REDUCTION SA1.K
The Pack Train is now selling a
big lot of Good Goods at reduced
prices as they are getting too old
to hold and sell at a profit. Yours,
tt. Herman Grimm
FIVE GOOD ONES TO DRAW TO.
For S5c. you can get a wholsome,
home cooked meal at the New Home
Restaurant, 5th areune, just off of
Broadway
GREAT CLEARANCE SALE
Sold at a loss! Malt Rainier, 20
cents per bottle. Especially prepar
ed for sick people and invalids, and
excellent for nursing mothers. Only
two barrels left. After that, price
will be 35 cents per bottle.
Park Train Bar.
Bonded whiskVe ? G4t*->r., Mown
Vernon and Belmont. The beet of
Beer ? Blue Ribbon. Budwefcor and
Pale Rafoler, at the Mascot. Teio
?T. tt ,
New Stock of
STATIONERY!
7 niev&?? I
The latost and most up-to-date
stock of Tablets, Box Paper,
Correspondence Pai*?r in Bulk,
Score Cards, Place Cards, Etc.
Also School Supplies of Tablets,
Composition Books, Dictionaries
Crayons, Pencils now on dislay ;
William Britt
THE DRUGGIST
The boat meala in Wbltohorae at
the "White rasa Cnfe," only whlt?
help employed. Mre Orloff King
proprietre*. tf
None better and purer than Gib
Rye, Halnler and Olympla Beer
Orders by 'phone promptly delivered
The Maacot
The
: (i U O WN STRING
CHICKK Jf
at
Park Train Rf*.Uur*nt
till XJHHHMMi
SITKA
HOT SPRINGS
Sanitarium [j^] Alaska
'?arm*, Clean Individual Hatha.
Abundance of >7 ater. He?it of
Hotel Accommodations. Pur
nishtd Cabins for Rent
Kxoellent Hunting and Fi?liinjr.
Motor Boating and Ratling
^tenmcr Georgia from Juneau
makes semi-monthly visit*. In
formation and rat** upon request
Dr. F. L. Goddard, Prop.
Health Resort
of
ALASKA
COAL
Wellington Lump Coal
from Shaft No. 6. OrsW* Il*r Mines
at Ladysmlth, the highest *rad?
rouseholu coal of aJl the B. C. fields
58.28 FIXED CARBON
Perfect Combustion. Uniform Heat
light Aah
On and after July 1st, 1910, we
than offer this coal, and
traded aa follows : ?
Houble Screened and sacked. .$13 ton
Screenings (sacked) 8 too
Screenings (bulk) 7 too
Above prices Include dsllrerj
Moore's Wharf Co.
Alaska Transfer Co.
SOLE SELLING AGENTS.
'Phone 10. 8k*gwsy, Alaska.
MOORES' WHARF CCO.
Terminus W. P. ft T. Rout*
All SuatkbonudSteamerB Arrive aud Depart From This Dock
REGULATIONS 1910.
Warehouses open for delivery of mere hand l?? from 8 a. m. to 6 p. m.
Perishables ONLY delivered on Sunday or at night
All freight shipments destined southbound must be accompanied by s
SHIPPER'S MANIFEST (i?ap?ri oan be obtained at the U. 8. cus
toms office) and must *?? delivered before 6 p. m. No freight will be
received on the wharf after this hour.
BAGGAE? Tolls will be collected on CHECKED BAGGAGE ONLY
No charge for b&cs and grips when unchecked.
The wharf gate will be closed to the public when steamer is nearing
dock ar.d will be opened when passengers have disembarked.
Wharfage Tariff can be had on apptkstlon at office on dock.
P. O. Eox 17&. E. J. SHAW, General Marsoe*
The White Pass AYukon Route
TIME TABLE NO. 30.
Monday*. Wrtlnoilay* ami FViilay*.
1 X. lUinnil
1st cIms
8:30 ?. in. Leave?
11:05 "
11:40 "
I2:.1S p. m. "
2:00 "
4:15 " Arrives
SKAtil'AY
WHITK PASS
IiOG CABIN
HENNKTT
CARI1K)1T
XYHITKHORSK
No. 2 H. ivninn
1st clurn
Arrive# S:20 p. m.
Leaves 1:40 '*
18:47 "
" 11:50 it. m.
10:25 "
Leave* 8:15 M
Passengers must be at depots in time 10 nave Haggage inspector
and checked. Inspection la stoppe d 30 minutes before leaving time of
trains. ? **4
150 pounds of baggage will be checked free with each full fare
ticket and 76 pounds with each half fare ticket.
C. E. Bogardus
Assayer
?
Gold A SUrer ?1 00
Gold, SUver * Copper .. I M
Cyanide ajid Mill In* TeeU.
90 ColumbiaJSt. Seattle
I ?
JUNEAU 8. 8. CD'S.
ELECTRIC LIOHTKD STEAM
HKATED STKAM KK
Georgia
Can-Tin* U. S Mali
Tor Haines, Bernerg Bay, Juneau
Hoonah, Tenekee and Way Ports.
SAILS
KHOM SKAGWAY
it
\?>T. 4, 10, 16, 22, 2*.
at 8:00 k m.
WILLIS XOWELIi, Mgr . JUNEAU 1
STEAMERS FOR
Seattle, Tacoma
Vrtori*, Vmkcih-ih. Ai??n
F.wn*. Port T?"wA Su?*
Lorrfca. SmM B?rtwr% Mail*
San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego
G. W ANDRFW*. G. A. P. r> C D. [XWANN. P. T. M
1 13 J?m?* 5t? Seattle II? Mwta >, 8? Fiih i
l'<kl imwil h ?M? li>?<?l|
NEXT FAILINGS WILL BE
Spokanc-Nov. 9, 22. Dec . 4, 16, 28
C. I). GRANGE, Acting AgPUt
'2nd <V Hmtdway, Mkagway, A)?*ka
Alaska Steamship
Company
CARRYING U. ft. MAIL AND WILL? FARGO EXPRSftft
Sett Mlltn* of ti? hi
DOLPHIN
Nov. 17 - 28. Dec. 9 - 21
Jan. - 2
Company luwnw th* rl*fct to etaar i*Uln* **'-?? vlthmt ante*
TELEPHONE NO. M. C. t. OUPTILL, AGENT.
Canadian Pacific Ry.
(B. C COAST SERVICE)
Winter Sailings
1912 ? FROM SKAGWAY 1913
PRINCESS MAY
I Dec. 5-19
Jan. 2 - 16 - 30
Feb. 13 - 27
to eh.o?? wl'h ?>?? >' *|i?
Vancouver, Vidoria& Seattle via Prince Rupert
Phen. 87 F. F W. LOWLE. Ag?nt
Steamship Humboldt
IDE OKU IN3EPENDENT STEIMSHIP 0KU1W ID S. f 1USM
Will aail from Skapray for Seattle and War Porta
Nov. 27. Dec. 9-21.
Sailing data irabjert to rhan*# without nnttr*
THROUGH TICKET* HONORED
9?*UW Tlckcf. urnt n|] In('?on*tln?
Tl? Ar*m?* n. H IflTWIfJSKX, Mh A BctNHlw'j.
E WHITE PISS 8 101
Winter Route
Stage Service
I?uring I lie ? inter Nnwon of a through Mall. P.i??nnrr. nwl ?nl>? will
he mtlnijilnni hetwnii White Hor?e i?n<l OMvaon, affoolinn nil for tnrrtm
bj ntean? of a
Thoroughly Equipped Stage
and Automobile Line
For the winter ?ea*on the t'ompan)'* romfortahte train* will operate <m a ?rhnhl*
Iwreti Skajrnnj anil White Home, train* tearing narli termlnn <>n Mo.xlaj*. \Vnhir?l*)f ami
Friday*. f
For information relative t<i pa*?e?igcr freight rate* ?pH) ???
H. WHKK1.KR, Supt,, Mall Nervice l>ep?rlm?it,
O. L. DICKK80N, Pwtclctit,
Whltehor?e. T. T.
nfcag n*f. \l? k*.