STATEMENT ABOUT
SPUD TRANSACTION
FROIUMISSION
Department of the Interior, Alaskan
Engineering Commission, Anchor
age, Alaska, October 2, 1916.
Anchorage Chamber of Commerce,
Anchorage, Alaska.
Gentlemen: Referring to the call
which your committee made in regard
to the alleged discrimination against
the Matanuska farmers in the dispos
al of their 1916 potato crop, your at
tention is respectfully invited to the
two following telegrams, which are
self-explanatory:
Anchorage, Sept. 27, 1916.
Dole, Seattle:
Reference to your wire September
nineteenth addressed to De Long.
Please make a new canvass of the po
tato market in your vicinity and wire
me market quotations as of date Oc
tober first for regraded Yakima pota
toes. Important I get correct and ac
curate information on this immedi
ately in order to use same as basis
for comparison for local bids for Mat
anuska valley potatoes. Merchants in
Anchorage claim price quoted by you
in your message September nineteenth
are lower than similar quotations giv
en to them through their commercial
sources. Why is this MEARS.
Seattle, Sept. 29, 1916.
Your cable twenty-seventh. Have
thoroughly canvassed potato market
and find can secure best local potatoes
twenty-one to twenty-three dollars.
Present Yakima regraded twenty-five
to twenty-six dollars. Yakima potato
market will be in better condition in
about ten days. If you wish later in
formation advise. Above prices on
Yakima potatoes same as quoted in
Daily papers. Local potatoes quoted
twenty-two to twenty-five dollars per
ton. DOLE.
I understand that this question
arose over the statement of Mr. Eakin
to the executive committee of your
body, to the effect that our general
storekeeper used a figure of $4.00 to
add to the Seattle market price to ob
tain a new price to be used in compar
ison with the local bids.
I presume that your committee re
ported to your body that this state
ment had no foundation in fact.
Yours, very truly,
F. MEARS, Commissioner.
AT THE EMPRESS
Tonight—Entertaining Features—Sun
day and Monday—Big Thriller.
The Empress theatre has another
big one to offer Sunday and Monday,
October 22 and 23. It is a five-part
photoplay entitled “Woman and Wine”
based upon Arthur Shirley’s play of
the same name.
Several years ago the speaking play
was produced scoring a prodigious
success on both sides of the Atlantic.
Of French origin, W. A. Brady Amer
icanized the scenes between Paris and
New York. A memorable sensation
of the play was a duel between the two
bad women of the play. They fought
with knives in a flower market. One
was killed. The survivor of the duel
placed the corpse in a box and covered
it with flowers. Along came the hero
ine of the drama, a flower seller, to re
plenish her stock. She picked up flow
ers from the box and discovered the
corpse underneath.—Tableau.
William Elliott is the suffering star
of the photo drama, and his part is
one that is full of chances to put over
big acting effects.
Besides its dramatic value, “Woman
and Wine” has its moral value which
is not to be overlooked in all photo
plays.
The Empress is never at a loss for
a Saturday evening overflowing with
interesting and amusing screen feat
ures. For this evening we have pre
pared for your entertainment and en
tertainment and enjoyment the follow
ing: “ Little Teacher,” in two parts,
“ Floating Death,” (not hideous, but
interesting), “ Limited’s Peril,” an ep
isode of The Hazards of Helen, and
Pathe Weekly News, which one never
tires seeing.
I wish to announce that my large
shipment of Stein-Bloch smart Clothes
have arrived and I can give you a
choice from a lot of over 300 Suits. C
Me Felix Brown & Co. 10-20tf
THOSE BIG BISCUITS AND ROLLS
with that good coffee go fine at the
North Pole Bakery. 10-20tf
Phone 43-Y for car, Day or Night.
Universal Taxi and Transfer. 9-6tf
The Grey Car for Service. Rapid
Transfer. Phone 60-R. 10-6tf
Fine Job Printing at Times Otttce.
WESTWARD NEEDS
ROADS AND TRAILS
AS WELL AS R. R.
(Juneau Empire.)
“There must be wagon roads as
well as railroads in the country back
of the Southwestern Alaskan coast,
of Alaska is to be developed into a
great mining country,” said S. M.
Soupcoff of New York, mining en
gineer, who has spent a year in that
part of the territory.
Mr. Soupcoff is now a Juneau vis
itor. He will be here for a week.
He arrived from a month’s visit to
the Atlin country and other sections
of Northern British Columbia. About
a year ago he went to Seward, and
hes spent the time there, at An
chorage and other secttions of the in
terior of Alaska.
“There are undoubtedly mining
resources in the region back of the
Southwestern Alaskan coast and oth
er sections of the North in which I
have been,” said Mr. Soupcoff, “but
it will take time to find them and
prove their values. And it will re
quire improved transportaattion facili
ties to make them available. That
means that there must be more rail
roads and lots of wagon roads suit
able to bear traffic.”
Mrs. Soupcoff si a passenger on
the Alameda. She will join her hus
band here, and after about a week
they will leave for California. They
will return to Alaska next spring.
toAlaska Mr. Soupcoff was in Mexi
co, where he was a scout engineer,
looking for mines.
MASONIC NOTICE.
Regular meetings of Anchorage
Masons club every first and third Mon
day in each month. W. ERVIN, Sec.
10-21-lm
Bargains in small Cook Stoves at
Pilger’s. 10-10tf
The N. E. Ohlesson bakery at 919
5th St. will open under new manage
ment as a first class home bakery.
Will cater to party, wedding or ban
quet trade. Light lunch served if de
sired.
MRS. F. L. WALSH,
10-6-tf MRS. BERTHA BRITTON.
Tex Jones R. C. Jeffery
The Panhandle
CIGARS
CANDIES
TOBACCOS
FRUIT
; NUTS
4th AYE. NEAR C STREET
Stein-Bloch Clothes are all sold un
der an absolute guarantee by Felix
Brown & Co. 10-20tf
APPLICATIONS FOR LEASE OF
ALASKA COAX. LANDS.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Washington, October 4, 1916. Notice is
hereby given that under the Act of Con
gress approved October 20, 1914 (38
Stat., 741), entitled, "An Act to provide
for the leasing of coal lands in the
Territory of Alaska" and regulations
thereunder of May 18, 1916, applications
for lease have been filed with the Com
missioner of the General Land Office as
follows:
No. 1. Leasing Block 7, Matanuska
field, 600 acres proposed investment
$60,000, or more, development work
to begin within ten days after
award of lease;
No. 2. Leasing Blocks 10 and 11, Mat
anuska field, 1,440 acres, proposed
investment $144,000, development
work to begin not later than July
L 1917;
No. 3. Leasing Blocks 11, 12, 13, 17,
Matanuska field, 2,440 acres, pro
posed investment $200,000 to $2,
000,000, development work to begin
within 60 days from date of lease;
No. 4. Leasing Block 12, Matanuska
field, 480 acres, proposed invest
ment $100,000, development work
to begin not later than May 1, 1917;
No. 5. Leasing Blocks 18, 19. 20, 22, 23,
24, Bering River Field, 2,420 acres,
proposed investment $300,000, de
velopment work to begin not later
than May 1, 1917;
No. 6. Leasing Blocks 34, 35, 36, Ber
ing River field, 1,320 acres, propos
ed investment $100,000 or more.
No. 7. Leasing Block 2, Matanuska
field, 480 acres, or in the alterna
tive, leasing Blocks 18, 19, 20, Ber
ing River Field, 1,440 acres, pro
posed investment $50,000, develop
ment work to begin as soon as
railroads can handle output.
No. 8. Leasing Blocks 2 and 3, Mata
nuska Field, 1,400 acres, proposed
investment $160,000, development
work to begin 60 days after date of
lease.
On November 10, 1916, the said appli
cations will be taken up and the pro
posals therein considered, subject to
my better terms that may be offered by
iny other qualified applicant during the
period of publication, or by the first
jualified applicant. ALEXANDER T.
VOGELSANG, Acting Secretary. ^
Bank of Alaska
Bkagpvay
ANCHORAGE 'vr«„geii
ALASKA
CAPITAL . $50,000
SURPLUS.$10,000
OFFICERS
President—
Andrew Stevenson.
Vice-President—
J. T. Westermann.
Cashier—
W. L. Landsborough.
Assistant Cashier—
M. McVean.
CORRESPONDENTS
Seattle National Bank,
Seattle, Wash.
Liberty National Bank,
New Yc-k, N. Y.
Wells Fargo Nevada Nat’l Bank
San Francisco, Cal.
Guaranty Trust Company,
New York, N. Y.
GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS
NEXT DOOR TO HARMONY THEATRE
ALASKA TRANSFER
Express and Heavy Hauling Storage in Connection
COAL AND WOOD
OFFICE LATHROP BLDG.
ECKLES & BENSON.
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We Know We Have
what you want in
Winter Clothing, Positively the Best to Be Had.
Fur Caps, Parkas, Mukluks, Woolen Underwear
and Warm and Durable Winter Garments of all De
scriptions and prices.
Wible & St Clair
ANCHORAGE, MATANUSKA
“DROP IN.”
THE BON MARCHE
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Carpets Rugs Linoleum
Closing Out Sale
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Monday Next
WE HAVE DECIDED TO CLOSE OUT OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF CARPETS
AND RUGS AT COST, ON ACCOUNT OF WANT OF ROOM. SO YOU HAD
BETTER HURRY IF YOU INTEND PURCHASING CARPETS, RUGS AND LIN
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Shoes Shoes
MEN’S WOMEN’S AND CHILDREN’S LEATHER, FELT AND ARCTIC
SHOES. WE CARRY THE LARGEST STOCK IN TOWN. 100 CASES OF MEN’S,
WOMEN’S AND CHILDREN’S SHOES WILL BE ON DISPLAY NEXT WEEK.
EVERY BOAT BRINGS NEW STOCKS AND FRESH GOODS FOR THE BON
MARCHE. DON’T MISS THIS SALE ON MONDAY NEXT.
OVERSTOCKED SALE!!!
WE ARE OVERSTOCKED IN THE MEN’S CLOTHING DEPARTMENT AND
AS WE DON’T CARE TO CARRY GOODS OVER TILL NEXT WINTER WE
WILL MAKE A GR°EAT SACRIFICE AND CUT PRICES TO MOVE OUR ENTIRE
STOCK. WATCH OUR WINDOWS FOR PRICES.
Men’s $20 and $25 Suits and
Overcoats must go at..$10.00
Men’s $30 and $35 Suits must go
at.$15.00
Men’s Woolen Pants, $5.00 Val
ues for.$2.50
Men’s Wool and Cotton Pants
$3.50 values for.$1.50
Men’s Mackinaw Coats
for.$4.50
Men’s Hipress Shoe Pacs, 12
inch tops with heels, regularly
5.50—OUR PRICE .$4.00
Men’s Ball Brand 4-Buckle Arc
tics, $5.00 values—OUR PRICE $3.00
Men’s Cloth Top Arctics Over
shoes, $2 values—OUR PRICE ..$1.00
Men’s Overshirts, Oregon City
make, Pure Flannel, $5.00 val
ues—OUR PRICE .$2.50
Men’s Heavy Logger’s or Cruis
er’s Overshirts, $6.50 values
—OUR PRICE .$4.00
Men’s Cashmere Hose, per
pair .25c
Men’s Dress Suspenders, per
pair .35c
Men’s Police and Firemen’s
Suspenders, extra heavy. 35c
President Suspenders .35c
White Handkerchiefs, four
for . 25c
Silk Neckwear .25c
Cotton Hose, four pair
for .25c
Men’s Dress Shoes, regularly $6
and $7 values—OUR PRICE, pr. $4.00
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