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N.?. FIFTKKNTU YEAR SKAGWAY, ALASKA. FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1912 PRICK 10 CENTS
CLARK D SCIISSES ALASKA
Favors Government Control And Corporate Operation
Uovetwnr (lark w Ho will anrtrr
H' SV.?K*r-\ t?wi?jllt. ha# I'^.'Wltlt
? :> lor fttklk?lwn ? Irtttk*
? ole <|o.U?8 with AlanXa pnoH
i<Tw which h?\* s|?T??f?J In l h<"
< '?r\iov,i Xl.iikM, Sonw or Mr
' i >rk * o'?v<?r> ati.v>? an? :u? fol
low ?
The inMyti' conomlW a nd lk?
.< ? ti'iwrallT 4<i not amler
'taint AJa*k? \ *ery few year*
so the j?eo|<>o ?ip tlve In the ter
? tror? . i??J a minority of thcw * ho
' vv ,n th,? r\tren>e northwest part
. ? i'io in Statov at the Alaaka
_*??'?* ,ix, ?t t> almost the only peo
; )?> *ho N?Jie\ that this north
iM*?-i?'vvion of ours would rv<>r
?' of any \?lur to t1?* nation;
n>u. )?-is that ft would ?e.xwve
Urph .nhJ<bit???i or yield a variety
of ri tnrwl jrvluot*. other than ?Ol<t
'Mrs a-"?l !??h Very recently tho
to ttoey l?as he--n unwwely And ??
' - niiiiMtflj advertised, and tl
thoucfe It i* unquestionably a vast
treasure house. 1:* treat rv?our.es
.t>e actually twn overestimated
\ ni.TimtflT the later condition
has boon promote! by pe-soe* who.
with whatever jrtvxl indentions tand
their intention* have not h?en is
va'-jahly dlsinte-e?:ed. ? h_.ve eaus
?-?i a paralysis of natnral <!ere)op
tlx t No: hirj could he ft?rth?-r
?"tvti i' ? facts than st i'fUfii:*
Th. ' eon ??'?r?tion crrej i? threatew
?lt the rroper oo4i**rva:ion of rr
other than the :i<4wi?s
\o:hin? <<>i!d he more (iif esrt?
nr to the A'asltsn* than the pres
et state ?{ inaction.
I mould ot d>*par*e* hy any
itrntnt o* Bin* Hi h material
' >?.r?-s? as has been tnade in" Al
?k.t h Unwf who ha\e <-o?.ie here
.1 nil ? :i she he-: y? ars of their
i to a sturdy work of il^etep
ment. but we rust all decry the
< a? t that gnvuer priK-xw has not
^e*-u render^l possible The thinit*
.? h.ve tw>en do"e have boon done
? the want o? adequate fnm?r
?. ? trr h- (toverTi roent
?? r^opM false statements
?ot tribute*! 'o wimi h to the
iitf situation In w hicfc Al
* ?;* tself at prevent. ft fol
t i sprea.litvjt of the truth
-i r^aierially in rvsolvir.j: i
^lion The truth Is thati
V alter K
neither the harbors tributary to th?
oo?l fields, nor any other hurbort
in the territory, have boon mono
polited, or even threatened by any
r>orson* sookii.g ?xHol?* prlvilejjes
The truth is that no transportation
(monopoly has been created. TJ>*
truth in that no larse apt rotations
of mineral claims hare boon broufcht
under monopolistic control or owner
ship. The truth is that while the
development of Alaska r<*onr?-g
rails loudlv.for larce capital, opiw
: unities for poor n)*n have not
been impaired and will not be ira
: paired. but rather improved by the
jactnities of <-aj>i:.,; To use th?'
c?rr?-i: phrase of rfemaeognes Al
aska res?ourre* have not been "roN
Med up "
Greatly as we may deplore the
?<*B.M'fcank *??? e*n not ex
1 ^eot a rf edr by merely denoune
inR them. A sreat many Alaskans
iod the leading members of the na
tion administration roaltre this. At
she beginning of the controversies
i?rodne?-d by the application of a
| counterfeit policv o' conservation to
*s of the t?r '
j ritory were far from beinu aareed
is to the r^n c:if>s to be applied.
Vt first. ?the proposition to lease
the coal lands * as a bone of roft
?erition. ajul i h<> p~oi>osal to build
'a povernmcm railroad was opposed
by many. Veri recently there ha*
been a distinct precipitation of pub
1 Sic sentiment (n the territory favor
For Every Purpose
And For Every One
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<=Will Suit the Best ?=
The shoe prohiem wil! V* solved it
vou ask for Hamilton. Brown shoes.
No matter i{ you want a irw shor
in the latest style, or children s shoe,
or work shoe. or. in tact any kind o{
Irather shoe. you will (fet the most
value for yo?r money in stvle. lit anj
wear, it it is made hy Hamilton.
Browr. Shoe Companv. the largest
shoemakers in the world.
^ e carry a i?n line of these famous
shoes, and want to shorn- you how we
can suit every one in the household.
Ask lor the sho*s that hear this
trade -mark:
^ e have thus. &ni at pfK? that will
please. <?
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H. J. LYNCH t
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TS? Ue-T?-0?tt Hafc* and L?^l?a rumlnher.
able to any plan upon which the
authorities at Washington may
agree. With the majority now the
desire Is not to dispute as to Just
how the fuel an<l transportation
questions should ho settle.) hut
that those questions be settled some
how and quickly.
The larger measures those per
taining to the coal lauds and to
transportation are now. as they
have been for too hmg the subject
of much different-? of opinion. It is
not necensary to deride which of
these subjects is the more Im
portant; both are vital. The coal is
worthless without railroads to trans
port it; the railroads would be far
less profitable without the coal
for tonnage as well as for engine
fuel. If one must choose, the
transportation question is probably
the more vitsl of the two; but no
body doubts that the settlement of
i-ither will lead speedily to the set
tlement of the other
President Taft has endorsed the
proposal of Secretary Fisher th*t
at least one trunk line of railroad,
lapping one of the principal coal
fields and connecting jvne of the
navigable rivers with tidewater, be
built by the federal government.
My own opinion is that many of
those persons who are opposed to
government ownership and oper
ation of railroads, on general prin
ciples, may look with complacency
upon the building of a government
road in Alaska, in consideration of
;he special conditions there, espec
ially if it be decided that the gove
rnment shall leave the operation
of the road to a private company
nnder the tern** of n lense accept
able to the government and calcu
lated to conserve the Interests of
the public Federal aid for the
construction of rn II roads has been
extended in various forms, not Ably
In the form of land grants and by
a guarantee of Interest on bonds
r?f indebtedness within a certain
maximum liit per mile If the gov
ernment itself should build the
m;iia trunk line in Alaska and then
lease the line to an operating com
t>any. the cost of construction
might reasonably be regarded na
another form of federal assistance!
lor such construction, not differing ;
in the first principle from a land '
erant or an interest guarantee.
With the interests of the public
must be regarded as paramount, it
is well to bear in mind that a due
regard for the rewards which cap
italiied enterprise is entitled to ob- j
lain from its operations must be,
[?beerved In the framing of any :
~onl land las- for this territory. j
OwA Ami Helper Wtnlfil.
Wanted -First rlass rook and
helper for mining ramp, in Atlin
district. White men preferred.:
A'sp.^s $ I CO. 00 per month. Add
Subscribe for the Dally Alaskan.
RENO HARD HIT
FOR 110 IE
Reno, Aug 2 Reno has suffer
ed again. This is the third time
that calamity haa overtaken the
mining town within the past month
A fire ramp first, followed by a
storm of defltracttve violence, and
yesterday a cloud burst swept over
the city and surrounding country
to add destruction to an already a'
fll?ed community.
The lowlands are filled to over
flowing and the people of the val
leys have been forced to go to the
hills for safety. Groat damage has
been done to mining property, by
the destruction of buildings and the
flooding of the mlnesi Flumes and
dams have been carried away which
will take months to rebuild and
repair. Altogether tlie damage will
run Into hundreds of thousands of
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HKVtTOH IWU'HNK MOING
AKTKR SKI.l.tN'G'M M'At.P
fortlnnd, Aug. 2 ? Jonathan
Bourne, Republican S'enator from
Oregon. announced today that h**
intended to make a fight for re
election Senator Ronnie's term of
< fflce expires next March. He 1*
one of the noted publlie men of the
country (Miring the re~ent primary
election In Oregon he remained In
Washington paving no attention to
hi* political toners heire The re
sult was that Hen Selling a "middle
of the road progressive" aomewftat
less radical than Mr. Bourne suc
ceeded in carrying off the nomina
t Ion.
Mr. Bourne was born In New
Bedford, Mass, In 18SR. He travel
ed around the world, studied law
and settled In Portland In 1878
He is now president of the Bourne
Cotton Mills at Fan River, Mms
He attended as a delegate the Re
publican conventions ol' 1888 and
18S2. and was formerly a member
of the Oregon legislature
Selling, who wrested the primary
election from him, was formerly
president of the state ienate, is an
active politician. He claim*, credit
of being one of the originators of
the "Oregon idea" embodying the
principles of direct legislation and
endorsed lo a certain extent Sen
ator Bournes idea of a direct (pri
mary for presidential candidates.
Oregon is looking forward to an
interesting political contest between
the two.
l.OOKS I. IKK RKCAM.
OK \NOTHKR JUM.K
Macon. Aug I ? Judgp Spear of
the Southern Histrict of Georgia, is
headed r*-er the same course that
Hanford and Archbald i? following.
It is charged by many that he is
guilty of fraud, bribery and abuse
of his office as federal judge. The
matter has been referred to the
Attorney General's office where a
detailed statement of his mis
demeanors have been filed.
CREAMER Y
BUTTER
Thr warm uoathor h a t<*st on
'?ill lor ? np Imvf not h*l a com
plaint all ?iim?wr about the qual
ity ot "tiolilfn Why? IW?
r?n?t> It is frwh iuhI pure wlifn
?shlp)K>1 anil the Iwst rare poxaihic
given It aftnr It machos our at ore.
P. H. GANTY, Grocer
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SHI COT Ml!
SOU FOR IH PUB
With W. W. Roughton. city
trustee, acting an auctioneer, ?m?
thing over 150 lot* belonging to
the municipality of Skagway ware
yesterday offered to the public and
sold to the highest bidder. At two
o'clock In the afternoon the sale
opfnctl and the bidding began.
Anion* those who took the most
active part In the bidding were
President IMckeson of the White:
Pass, Jtidye II. R. I^Fevre, Alder
man Phil Abraham*. H. I). Klrmae, ?
Dr. Rrawand, Tony l>ortero. Oeo
Dillon, 8 H. Yeomans. T. C. Flah- j
erty and others. The beat feeling i
prevailed and the bidding wa?
spirited, many of the lota going atj
a higher value than would bar* ?
obtained at private sale
The property thus transferred
represented the unclaimed lota j
which reverted to the city In the'
process of abandonment and neglect
on the part of claimant* to pay ac
cumulated taxes
Some surprise wm manifested at
?he activity of bidding by the rep
resentative of the railroad, over
forty lot* being purchased by Mr.
Dickeson, both for the railroad
and for Individual speculation. Mr.
Dickeson says that Skagway prop
erty at the present valuation 'i a
good buy, and the simple fact that
he purchased property all over the
city would indicate that he had an
inside knowledge of coming events
that will doubtles* have the effect
of stimulating valuations
After making out the deeds
which will probably take two weeks
Mr. Ronghton will file a complete
report of the proceedings in Waah
ington from whence he will re.-eive
Instructions regarding the disposi
tion of the moiiey obtained by the
sale. The residue o\"er and above
the expense of advertising and con
ducting the sale will doubtless be
turned over by^fce government to
the municipality for school pur
poses. though there is nothing of
Mcial to indicate that guch will he
the case.
The Question of the settlement of
back taxes which have accrue^ on
the property is a matter that has
come up for discussion, some con
tending that with the transfer of
the property the title surrendered
by the government constitutes a
wiping out of the indebtedness.
This view however is disputed.
The average amount of taxes on
each lot will be about t<
The following opinion ha* b*#n
secured for the Dally Alaskan for
publication. It is. a conclusion de
ducted by Attorney H B I.eFevr*'
a ft or a careful study of tax ca*??*
here and elsewhere;
"Congress grant* a title to all
people who take op lota according
to law In a duly recorded townslte
It Ik a possessory right The court
of the First I?vl<#r>n In the c*?e of
Price vs Brockway decided that
title to such property vested in the
holder regardless that the fee of
the property remained with th# gov
ernment. The court* of th* other
divisions In Ilk* suits confirmed
thla decision In th* Price vs
Brockway rase. a claim that ">e
land In controversy was not held
by actual residence, bnt. by con
structive possession In the actual
maintaining of Improvements upon
the land was held not to enter In
to the case, the court deciding that
such construct!*# possession con
stituted a title that could be trans
ferred by deed and that such title
was a vested Interest good against
all the world but the United
States, ard as such a possessory
right Is a tangible interest transfer
able by deed it naturally follows
that It Is subject to mortgage and
other liens.
' Congress later strengthened the
position of the courts by legislation
granting to the Incorporated towns
of Alaska the right to tax prope
ty, and the government haying
passed the light in such matter may
not recall It by selling an incre
ment which It has aliened; so
therefore mortgaces and all other
liens upon such property must hold
until settled regardless of how or
to whom the fee may pass "
Councilman Abrahams is of the
opinion that the city had posses
sory rights to the property and that
right carries with It the right to
sell or mortgage, consequently the
taxing prerogative is Inherent
Councilman Bender, however, is
inclined to the beiief held by many
that with the delivery of the deed
by the government the taxes are
voided, except on Improved proper
ty.
Polphin is due this evening a? *
o'clock.
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'also
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