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ANCHORAGE. ALASKA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1916.
COMPETITION THE LIFE OF TRADE.
Competition in business is the life of trade. It is likewise |
a very desirable tiling for a community to have business con- i
cerns in competition; otherwise a monopoly on a given indus
try or business is almost certain to lead to increased prices to
the consumer. Speaking of this particular community and ls
comparing prices charged here for merchandise and other ne- 1
cessities with other towns in Alaska, we believe, on the whole, A
there is little room for complaint. I
The business field in Anchorage is pretty well occupied,
save in several instances. The Times believes there is room in
this town for another steam laundry, to handle the business in
this line. The one now hen' is worked to its capacity—in fact,
we are informed that it cannot handle the enormous business
coining to it—hence there is-a legitimate demand for another
concern of this character. And then, again, opposition would
tend to maintain prices within a reasonable limit to patrons.
Another opening that suggests itself to us at this time, is
the bakery business. There is not enough competition in this
line. Since the amalgamation of several bakery shops under ,
one control, an advance in price has been noted by patrons and j
almost daily complaints reach this office of the increase in |1
prices. And if competition does not enter this field, further
advances may l>c looked for, as a natural result of a monopoly.
We have no hesitation in strongly advising those why may
wish to enter either the steam laundry or the bakery business,
that they will find a splendid opportunity in Anchorage. These
are the two businesses that have practically no opposition now, "
and patrons, in the very nature of things, will he compelled to
;iay a monopolistic price.
AUTOMOBILES AND ADVERTISING.
For the age of the town—little better than a year old—it j
is surprising the number of automobiles that are in use, both
for pleasure and for profit. Local business firms find these j
horseless vehicles .just the thing for delivery service, and at -
least one of the transfer companies has changed from horse to j
gasoline power. The townsite is so level and the streets, gener
ally speaking, in such good condition, that the auto is a-desira-j
ble mode of transportation hereabouts.
Speaking of automobiles, if any one thing proves the value
of newspaper advertising, it is the meteoric growth of this in- j
dustry. It is only as far back as 1894 that Klwood Haines j
drove the first “horseless carriage” down the streets of Ko
komo, Ind., and it was not until 1900 that the automobile bus- j
iness was fairly launched.
What other industry can boast of such a phenomenal j
growth in sixteen short years?
In moderate-priced cars we stand unrivaled. Here Amer- -
iea has solved the great problem of quantity production, with
the result that the American-made car offers greater value, dol-;
lar for dollar, than can be obtained in any other country, and
have a comfortable margin to spare.
Where Europe numbers the output of its automobile fac
tories by hundreds, we count them by tens of thousands. News
paper advertising has made this possible, and the entire coun
try has benefited. Good roads and fine inns have followed the
auto. The great Lincoln Highway, now under construction, is
perhaps the greatest testimonial of what the motor car has
done for this country. It is only a matter of time when we
will have a splendid highway linking Maine and California,
with thousands of cars making the trip each month. “
One of the foremost publications devoted to mining and
allied industries is the Mining World, published at Chicago!
Lyman A. Sisley is the president of the publishing company
that issues this excellent mining journal, which is international1
in character. Any mining men in Alaska who wish a high-class
technical mining journal, which may be relied on to supply ac
curate knowledge, can do no better than to subscribe for the
Mining World. The Times takes pleasure in commending it, j
because we have found it to be one of the most reliable and in- j
forming journals of the kind published in the UnitecPStates.
Admiral Evans
Reaches Port
The Admiral Evans on her 41st voy
age reached the Anchorage dock at 7
o’clock this morning with 37 first-class
passengers and four tourists aboard.
Following is a list of the Anchorage
passengers:
W. Ellingen and wife, Mary Web
ster, Mrs. T. J. Barton, Mrs. T. R.
Barton, Francis Dulitz, Mrs. C. W.
Hitchcock, R. A. Moon and wife, C.
W. Hitchcock, T. Harris, P. Johnson,
C. Duffield, H. B. Windle, E. Shannon,
J. Kissel, A. Ruckart, Jenny Ruckart,
Fred Ruckart, N. B. Bothwell, F.
Murphy, J. W. Self, W. Bolm, Mrs. J.
G. Young, Mrs. J. Ellingen, T. Sillcott,
C. L, Kemp, Mrs. Mary Hughes, E.
McFarland, Miss E. McFarland, C.
Willman, P. L. Phillips, J. D. Meen
acb, A. Eide, E. Wilton, Captain Me
haffey, Alvah Eames.
Prospects for a
Record Season
Tony Wickstrom, one of Billy Mar
tin’s right hand men employed in the
capacity of mill man, is visiting in the
city for a few days. Tony, as he is j
known to his many friends, has been ;
with Mr. Martin so long that he is
really part of the Martin mine and
spends the working season in this
country and his winters on his farm
near Seattle.
Mr. Wickstrom says that the pros
pects for a record season in the Wil
low creek district are favorable and
that he looks for unprecedented devel
opment in the year 1917. He also
says that several of the operators on
new property opened up this year are
I arranging to freight In mill and oth
jer machinery this winter, preparatory
| to an early start next spring.
The Store That Has What You Want—When You Want It.’*
Loussac’s Daily Gossip
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1916.
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