ANCHORAGE DAILY TIMES
AND COOK INLET PIONEER
COOK INLET PUBLISHING CO.
Anchorage, Alaska.
CHAS. E. HERRON, Publisher.
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Entered in the Anchorage Postotiice June 5, 1915, as second class matter
under the Act of of March 3. 1873.
For President—Charles Evans Hughes.
For Delegate to Congress—James Wickersham_
AN(’HORAGE, ALASKA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15,,1916.
ALASKA’S REMARKABLE COMMERCIAL GROWTH.
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Statistics gathered by the department of commerce, issued
through the agency of the bureau of foreign and domestic
commerce, tell of the wonderful commercial growth of Alaska
for the fiscal year ended in .June, 1916. The record shows tiiat
for this fiscal year, products shipped from this territory to the
states- were valued at nearly fifty million dollars. There is
every indication that this amount, vast as it is, will be largely
exceeded during the fiscal year in which we arc now in the
midst.
Under the head of commerce reports, the department of
commerce bulletin says:
“Alaska’s sales to the United States in the fiscal year 1916
aggregated $48,966,000, which is double the annual average
since 1912. The amounts for the fiscal years 1915 and 1914
were, respectively $27,039,000 and $21,480,000. In addition to
domestic merchandise Alaska shipped to the United States in
1915-16 gold valued at $16,000,000 and silver to the value of
$760,000, both from its own mines.
“The predominant feature of the year’s trade, accordiug
to an analysis made by the bureau of foreign and domestic com
merce, was the rise of copper to first place among Alaska’s ex
port staples, thereby supplanting salmon and gold as the lead
ing items. Receipts of copper in ore, matte, and regulus from
Alaska aggregated 117,000,000 pounds, valued at $26,500,000.
This is four times the average for the preceding three years
and exceeds the combined imports of that class from Chile,
Cuba, Canada and Mexico, the leading foreign sources of this
form of copper.”
APPLIES TO RESURRECTION BAY.
The Seward (ratewav appears to be considerably exercised
over the condition of affairs in Anchorage. It takes occasion
to say editorially that the town is divided into two separate
parts; that factional strifes are hitter, and that altogether
the situation here is far from desirable. These are not the ex
act words employed, but the meaning is about the same, if
our esteemed contemporary would substitute the word “Sew
ard” for “Anchorage” in its article, it would be the strict
truth, which all who have ever lived there will agree. As a
matter of fact, there is not a more delightful community in
which to live than Anchorage on the face of globe. There is
less bitterness, less strife, less petty jealousies, less of all things
that go to make a bickering, grouchy community here than in
any town we have had occasion to live in or hear abou^.
We do not mean to say that Anchorage is a Heaven on
earth or anything of that sort. We do mean to assert that the
people here, as a whole, live at peace with one another and that
they do pull together in aid and support of the town. One may
appreciate this state of affairs more when they have, once upon
a time, lived in the Resurrection bay town.
PRISONERS NEED NOT WORK.
Judge Jennings, of the First judicial division of Alaska,
holds that city prisoners cannot be made to work on civic im
provements or do any other kind of toil. We presume that
the same holds good with respect to federal prisoners, such as
those confined in the local bastile. It is not a very edifying
spectacle to passers-by on the street to see a gang of prisoners,
with the accompanying ball and chain equipment, working
about the federal jail, however necessary such work may be.
If such work is necessary, there should be funds available for
the purpose and it should be paid for the same as private indi
viduals have to do. Uncle Sam is not a pauper and is in no
need of having necessary work done gratuitously. So far as
this town is concerned, the government has certainly collected
fines enough to justify the expenditure of a considerable sum
in the form of improvements.
As to the Anchorage jail, it is located right on the main
street of the town. It should never have been established there
in the first place, and in the course of time, when the town
gains in population, public sentiment will demand its removal
to an unfrequented street, where it should have been built.
The people of this town would like to know, and are en
titled to know, definitely, two tilings, namely: If there is to be
an electric lighting system that will supply the general public
and if the coal dealers are preparing to supply the winter de
mand for fuel. Light and fuel, all will agree, are two of the
most essential things, and the people should know about such
matters. With respect to the lighting proposition, when this
town started private individuals madle every effort to estab
lish a lighting and power system, but were denied this privilege
by those in authority, on the grounds that the government pro
posed to install this public utility, as well as other public util
ities. We presume that those in authority in such matters are
doing the best they can in the circumstance^, but we venture
to express the opinion that private enterprise would have had
a lighting system in operation long since. So with the tele
phone and other public utilities.
The Times takes pleasure in announcing today that ground
has been broken for the erection of a modern school house in
Anchorage, to cost some $12,000, Money expended for im
provements oJLth.is mitnrp is jriselv employed._The present
school house is wholly inadequnlH'trr bouse IhcrWimber of prr"
pils, hence the necessity for the enlarged accommodations.
“The Store That Has What You Want—When Yon Want It.”
Loussac’s Daily Gossip
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER, 15,1916.
Vol. 1. No. 50. ANCHORAGE. ALASKA 4th and D
A FEW WORDS.
Well, I am once more in Anchorage—and this time to stay;
and l will say that it feels like home.
Feeling that I can do more justice to my business here by
devoting to it all of my personal attention, 1 have brought from
Juneau my drug stock and am going to put it into the Northern
Drug Co.’s store, which 1 purchased the other day. This will
give the people living in that neighborhood a first-class drug
store carrying a modern complete stock.
While visiting in Seattle and Portland I added new lines to
my stock and increased the others, giving the public a better
opportunity for selection.
Among the new lines I will carry Silverware, Libby’s Cut
Glass, Universal Chafing Dishes, Percolators, Casseroles, Jap
anese Baskets and of course continue with the Victor Phono
graph and the Eastman and Ansco agencies.
The policy of my store will be what it has always been—
A Square Deal to Everybody.
In connection with the main store I will have a circulating
library for which I have selected the latest copyrights and
standard books.
Best Stock, Best Service, Best Prices make a good combi
nation and I will always be here to make good my promises.
The Stores That Have What You Want When You Want It.
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