ANCHORAGE DAILY TIMES
AND COOK INLET PIONEER
Published By
COOK INLET PUBLISHING CO.
Anchorage, Alaska.
Charles E. Herron. Publisher.
Harry Editor.
Subscription Rates: $1 per month, $10 per year, in advance.
Entered in the Anchorage Postoffice June o, 1915, as second class matter
under the Act of of March 3, 1873.
For President—Col. Theodore Roosevelt.
For Delegate to Congress—James Wickersham
ANCHORAGE- ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1916.
AN ILL-ADVISED MOVEMENT.
While the Daily Times has always been friendly to labor
pays union wages and has in every way lent its support to tin
Alaska Labor Union, it feel> that the local organization has
taken a false step when it even considers the establishment of
a co-operative store in Anchorage, -and it is unfortunate that
the matter was ever brought before that body. Under the ex
isting circumstances there was absolutely no occasion for a
thought in that direction.
There is no community in Alaska where the merchants are
entitled to more consideration by the workingmen than in An
chorage. They have ever been ready and willing to lend a
1 el; ing hand to labor. During the recent differences here on
the wage scale the merchants came to the front, and by lending
both their moral and financial support made it possible for the
rnion to secure the increase that it sought. And now that the
matter has ’ een satisfactorily adjusted and everything is mov
ing along smoothly some agitator springs a new one. in the
I ope, no doubt, of securing a soft berth for himself, regardless
of the effect it may have on the community.
The business men of Anchorage, who have been loyal in their
support of the effort of the workingmen to better their condi
tion, are certainly entitled to more consideration, and if the
union wants to play square it will certainly have to cast aside
the ideas of some of its members who are fostering a eo-opera
tive store purely through selhsu motives. Organized labor
cannot afford to stab in the back the very men who have heed
ed the call for aid during the time of distress, and why any
veiled attempt should be made to do sc now is not clear, even
to many of the men who are members of the union.
The laborer and the merchant should work hand in hand, for
each is dependent upon the other, to a more or less extent, anc
whenever this is not the case there is friction in the common
ltv. “Live and let live” is a motto that is applicable to people
in all stations of life, nd under the existing circumstances
there is no possible excuse for a diversion of opinion on this
subject. The union wants the support of the merchants, and
the merchants want the support of the members of the union,
This result can only be reached by both working in unison, and
when either attempts to antagonize the other there is bound tc
be a clash. This condition can and should be avoided, but nol
if the union seeks to antagonize the very men who have been
their staunchest supporters, both in a moral and financial way.
They, too. have rights that must be respected, and the Times
does not believe that the cooler and wiser heads of the laboi
organization are in favor of the establishment of a co-operative
store in Anchorage. Such a move would stamp the union a;
being ungrateful to its friends.
ARE ENTITLED TO BETTER WAGES.
While wages generally throughout this section of the terri
tory are very satisfying, there is one class of labor that seem?
to have been entirely overlooked and as a consequence a large
number of deserving men are under-paid. We refer espeeiallj
to the wages paid civil engineers, rodmen, eliainmen and other?
connected with that line of business.
Practically all of these men are college-bred, several year?
of their time and considerable money having been expended ir
fitting them for their vocations. They are among the best edu
rated and most clear-minded and efficient employes to be fount
in any branch of the government work, and we might also adt
about the poorest paid.
In the adjustment of the recent differences here these younj
men were not taken into consideration, and as a result they re
ceived no increase in their monthly stipend. All classes of
labor, including the unskilled, had their wages raised, with tin
possible exception of the civil eugineers, who were certain^
entitled to consideration. Jusc why they were discriminatec
against is beyond our comprehension, but the Daily Times
wmuld be glad to see them receive the compensation that then
sendees entitle them to, as we believe that every laborer b
worthy of las hire.
Statement of Condition of Bank of Seward
AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS MAY 15TH, 1016
RESOURCES.
Real estate. banking
house, furniture and
fixtures .
Stocks, bonds and war
rants .
l oans and discounts .
Overdrafts .
Other real estate owned
Cash and Exchange .
$18,173.06 :
]
2,360.00 |
182,233.99
233.30 ;
1,000.00 |
.173.135.07
$377,135.42
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock . $25,000.0
Surplus and undivided
profits . 8,537.7
Deposits . $343,507.0
$377,135.4
S:.fe Deposit Boxes for Rent. 4 Per Cent Interest on Saving
TERRITORIAL AND CITY DEPOSITORY.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
Dr. K. A. Kyvig
Physician and Surgeon
CITY DRUG STORE
Anchorage. - - Alaska
. DR. M. S COm.E—
Physician and Surgeon
Captain Johnston’s House
Sixth Ave . near H St.
• Dr. J. L. Hawes
DENTIST
Crown and Bridge Work. Gold
' i Inlays.
All work guaranteed.
Fourth avenue and E street.
DR. E. F. GERMAN
DENTISTRY
Bolte Building, Fourth Ave.
C. H. Sundmacher
LAWYER
Bolte Bldg Anchorage
John M. Reid
Attorney and Counselor at Law
Notary Public
Office: Bolte Bldg Anchorage
L. David
Attorney -at-Law
Notary Public
Office, corner 5th and E
Anchorage, - - Alaska
J. L. WALLER
lawyer, notary public.
General Practice, Including Land
Office.
Office, 614 Fifth St., West.
Anchorage.
ARTHUR FRAME
Lawyer
Office: Robart Block
A. F. Stowe J. F. Coffey
STOWE & COFFEY
Attorneys-at-Law
Anchorage, - - Alaska.
L. V. RAY
Attorney-at-Law
Seward
MURPHY & ALMY
Attorneys at Law
Nex. Door Pioneer Office
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Praclice all Courts
Surety Bonds
L. L. James, Jr. J. E. Woolley
JAMES & WOOLLEY
Attorneys-at-Law
Corner 4tu and F streets.
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Court Reporting, Shorthand, Type
writing of All Kinds.
Law Office James & Woolley, Fourth
and F.
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ARCHITECT
L Street, near Seventh
Anchorage
H. E. ELLSWORTH
Established 1905.
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Ores Treated, ton and Car
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Town Center Corner 4th and E
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Anchorage Central Market
J. TURNER
Proprietor
FRESH MEATS AND FISH
Wholesale and Retail
Barton’s No. 1 Steer Beef
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