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The Alaska prospector., 1907-08-22

been selected to manage the business. A glance at the following array of companies, and the managing head will suffice to convince the most sceptical: REYNOLDS BANK - Jesse C. Martin. cashier; Charles F. Bunncll, assistant cashier. ALASKA DOCK CoMpANY-S1oo, ,oOo, Samuel Christian, President.
 INTER ISLAND COMPANY, sloO, ,OOO To cover sound transportation, Samuel Christian pres.- dent.
 ALASKA HOTEL COMPANY s1Oo ,ooo - Simeon Poot, president
 COPPER RIVER DRAINAGE Co.,, S1OO, ,oo0-Etlward Wood president
 ALASKA RoADHoUsE Co.,, $1OO, ,O00-C (. Roberts president.
 ALASKA PRosrEcroR Co.. $5O,ooo-William |. . Crary, president.
 ALASKA REALTY COMPANY, S1, ,coo,ooo - Adam Swan, president.
 ALASKA CONSTRUCTION Co, $100, ,00O-To rebuild Valdez fire proof-J. D. sheldon. president. ALASKA COAST Co.,, g, ,O0o, ,00O-Robert N Cum mings president.
 RAlHoLDs SHELTER O., $looO,o o0o - Elnmey Stevens, pIe ,idcEt.
 ALASKA UTILITIES Co.,, S1,o0C 900 - Charles Kramer, president To supply, light, heat water &nd power and eliminate local taxation
 
 of Valdez
 NoRTHERN LAUNDRY CO, $5oO0o-Chauncey Shaw, president.
 ALASKA MU,IC Co s50,oOo-Thomas r. Wikidel, president.
 And last of all com bination of all the mercantile houses in Valdez with branches throughout Alaska ALASKA MERCA NTILE O., g. O0O, ,C00-urder ;ho m ,iar,s If X oI, houses and wholesale ald retail de partmeuts to handle everything outside the specialties. AL Levy and $. Blum will be purchasing agents for the Reynolds system wiih headquartcr iu seattle and connections i'll every mauuiac.ur- il8 and commercial centre in tine wCrlI
 Plans are under way to practically 1 rebuild tbe town, but without disturb ing the regular conduct of business The residence section will be laid out in alternate blocks of houses and rub lie squares; each house will have d quarter of a block of ground and all buildings will be of concrete, lighted and heated by electricity, with water un Ter pressure The SwanitZ' tract of 1000 acres, adjoining the reservation has been purchased and electric cars
  will furnish rapid transit. In the business section all buildings will be beautifully designed and will have wide porch roofs covering the sidewalks This will protect pedestrians from rain In summer or snow in winter. The rebuilt city will have Libraries, Muse um of Natnral History, Art Institute, Musical Conservatory, large build ng for the rillicum Club, q forum, a thea tre, a school of mines and eventually a University. Thus will Alaska show to the world it's inherent worth, and it's people should enjoy the utmost of happiness, prosperity and contentment i,,tf nr,I tI,n
The Alaska prospector., 1907-08-22
The Reynolds System

In view of the recent corporations organized by Reynolds and the huge sums of money he is paying out, there has been much local comment regard, ing the source of his power and wealth.
 Many have expressed the belief that he was merely the agent of Wall Street interests and was doing the bidding of strong men in the back ground Such however is not the case. He is now carrying out the final details of plans long formulated and carefully thought out, entirely on his own initiative. He came up from among the common people and it is the common people whose fight he is waging for justice and fair play in Alaska Realizing that the funds which finally pay for everything must come from the people, he has wisely tapped the original source of supply and he is backed solely by the people, who trust him implicitly.
 With no regard for wealth for it's own sake, wealth is flowing steadily into his hands to be carefully used for the good and happiness of those who most de- serve the good things of this world those who toll.
 It will probably be a surprise to many to know how comprehensive and far reaching the Reynolds System has grown in the past few years It is hard to believe that the quiet, unobtrusive young prospectOr could have orga ized Dpaptjp91lu al as to be able to successfully cope with the much dreaded Walt Street Trusts.
 The foundation of the whole struct ure is the Reynolds-Alaska Develop ment Company with capitalization of S0,OUO,OOO. It's stock is selling at 900 per cent. premium and advanced 100 per cent. in March during the terrific panic, when Wall Street securities were dropping 20 to 90 points iu fact more Reynolds Alaska shares were purchased by investors in March than during any previous month There are at present nearly l10O stockholders in the Rev. nolds-Alaska Co.,, representing every state ln the union, besides Canada and Europe. An unique feature of the company is the Executive Council of about 70 mem bers, which directly rer- resents the stockholders in the large affairs of the company.
 Following is the organization in de- tail:
 EXECUTIVE OFFICERS President, Henry D Reynolds, Boston and Reynolds.
 NGcE.PREsIDENT-Cha II Kingsbury, Bos. ton. ~
 TREASURER Hon. J Brady, Boston and Stka.
 SEcRETARY-How Reynolcs, Boston.
 WAsHINGToN DIRECTOR Robert Cummings, Seattle
 ALASKAN DIRECTOR AND ENG1NEER-Blamey Stevens. Sc Valdez Alaska.
 MINING SUPERINTENDAYT-JohnW w spauIdine. Reynolds, Alaska.
 CONSULTING ENGGNEERs-W o Crosby, E Boston; " l. Austin, A VI New York.
 FINANCE CoMMTTEE-A IT Elliot chairman; C W Paget, vice chairman II I Fairbanks secretary; Wcegar, C F Meram ble, E T,Teter. C Tyler, II l. Dexter, C T Dixon, C II Hale t B MacMillian, J C Hurst, NJ F Butler NJ Oviatt, " A Reed.
 EXECUTIVE CoUNcrL--H Kistler, Johnstown Pa chairman.
 MAsoAcHTLETTs- Leland, w w Eaton. " Bruce, o W Cobb, c II Washburu c Gould. M Johnson, w II Chase
 NEW YORK; Hubbel1, " B Reynolds, Baker W W Hawley, J Birdsell Strong.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-08-22


 AussoURl-W $ Burrows, E w Saunders, G Fetzoldt.
 TExAs-N Schilling, II Moore.
 WIsCoNsIN-M Iverson, G r Shimonek
 CALIFoRNIA--W Barlow.
 IowA-F Will
 NEBRAsKA-T Finncll.
 GEoaGIA-J II shorter.
 LoUIsIANA-W B Robertson
 OREGoN-O Wight.
 MINNESoTA-E k Hare.
 MARTLAND-W A FisLer
 NEW HAMpSHiRE-M Sullivan
 DISTRICT oT CoLUMBIA-K E Log FER.
 PHIIPpINES-C VI Nogel
 CANADA-R Thornton.
 ENGLAND-Marshuil stevens.
 REGISTRAR-Btucon Trust Company, Boston
 REPOSITORIES Eliot Ma ional Bank, Boston; National Bank Of Commerce, Seattle; Title Trust Co.,, Seattle; Dexter Horton Bank, Sent tie; Valdez Bank and Mercantile Co., Valdez; A. L. Levy and Co.,, Valdez Bank of Seward seward; First National Bank, Ottawa, Ii First National Bank, Tipton, Ind; Chase National Bank, New York; Girard Trust Co., Philadelphia
 ATTORNEYS Ostrander & Donhoc, Naldez, Edmund smith, Valdez; O. F. Hubbard, Nni dez; Carver & Blodgett, Boston; Andrew r Burleigh, New York; Nash tl Tctcr Tipton, Ind ;IIerr S Bailey, Seattle
 Each property and interest is held !s a subsidiary company so that failur, In one would in no way effect the othet or the parent corporation Thus there i, the Boulder-Alaska Copper O. for the Boulder Mine !; Latouche-Alaskn Cop per Co. for the Latouche Mine. etc lnS p- covers necessary field, just as doe. the Alaska Coast Copper Co.,, in pros pectlng and early development.
 The Alaska Home Railway was organ ized for the sole purpose of construed ing and operating the much needed railroad into the interior. Reynolds plan is to eventually build the Alaska Home Railway to reach every corner of Alaska. It is to be road of the peC- pie of Alaska, builded by them and ru. In their inter estS regardless of outside Influence, In order to forever prevent wealthy interests from securing con trol of the Home Railway. each stock holder will have but one vote, regard less of the extent of his holdincs Voting will be in person, or by mai with no proxies, thus there will be a republican form of government and there will be no repetition of the humil lating experiences of Eastern minority stockholders, who must stand helplessly by while they are plundered by unscru- pulous manipulators
 In order that Alaskans shall secure the full fruits of their development work, Reynolds has covered by corpo. rate organization every point of vantage. The Alaska Coast Co is the transportation link to the States. Additional ships are being put on the line. Under contracts with Alaska Shippers, at least 75 per cent. of the freight will be carried by the Alaska Co. Probably all of it will % over this line when sufficient ships are on the run to accommodate the growir p business. There is no reason why any Alaskan should ship by Trust steamers if their home line can give as good. or better, service.
 Efficiency and economy at home will be assured by corporations organized to properly supply requirements. In the past few days Reynolds activity has resulted in the acquisition and or
The Alaska prospector., 1907-08-22

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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-09
MISSIONARY WORK
AMONG LABOR MEN

Former president of the State
Federation of Labor. Charles r.
Case, will do missionary work for
the federation In this city during
the next few weeks. In response
to request from Second Vice
President Thomas Ivy that an or
ganizer be detailed to secure the
affiliation with the State Federation
of Labor of local unions, the execu-
tive committee of that organization
has detailed Mr., Case.
Mr.. Ivy has been unable to de-
vote his time to this work. as he
has so much work in attending to
the business of the BARRIERS union,
of which he is business agent and
secretary.
In letter received from Seat
tie yesterday 1t was stated that
Case would visit the unions of
Walla Walla for a week or 10 days
before coming to this city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-09

Prof. Elton Fulmer, state chem
list, last night submitted to the
board of health his report on sam
pies of water taken from the test
well and tunnel near the up-river
pumping station, and it was so con-
elusive as to settle for all times any
possibility of the filtration plant
conspirators saddling 100000
plant upon the taxpayers. His re-
port repudiates the Spokesman
Review and several county physi-
clans, who have condemned a sub
terranean system and advocated a
filtration plant as the only safe
water system for any city and par
ticularly Spokane. The report up
holds Prof. William H. Burr, who
reported on the surface indications
and character of the soil, showing
that it is ideal for filtration pur-
poses and that II the water was
analytically pure, a subterranean
system was far better than filtra-
ton system.
People will remember the first
analysis of the test well water. 1t
showed it was polluted with colon
bacillus to a startling degree, so
much so in fact that Drs. Munley,
Grieve, Hall and Baker, of the
health board, openly charged that
the we'll had been Intentionally pol
luted, and intimated that they
thought it had been done by those
interested in a filtration plant.
AS the result of this analysis
the board of works was forced to
discard the pump then in use and
rent another pump at cost of
$500. All the walls of the well had
to be torn out and the we'll dug
deeper. This entailed considerable
expense. which, had it not been for
the deliberate pollution of the well,
would have been unnecessary.
The city council voted to appro-
pirate $4,000 for test well purposes
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-09
CHANDLER SAYS
mo, THANK Y0U''

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov o.
Lieut.. Gov. Louis Stuyvesant Chan
dler, Of New York, will not attend
the Bryan dinner which is to be
given in the Nebraskan's honor at
Washington Nov %. Tom l.. John
son has announced he will be there.
Chandler takes his boom for the
democratic presidential nomination
very seriously. He is supported in
his belief that he is factor in
the race by one Of the best organ
lied press bureaus brought togeth-
er in recent years. Feeling like
this, Chandler declares he cannot
break bread with the Peerless
Leader" at the latter's glorification
banquet in good faith, and therefore
he declines on grounds of previous
engagement. Tom Johnson, how
ever, will be present and it is said
he will bring with him sincere re-
gard and admiration for the great
democrat.
The Bryan dinner is being boom
ed industriously and will probably
be a notable gathering of demo
cratic politicians.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-09
FIRE DOES
BIG DAMAGE

DULUTH, Mimi, Nov. "a fire
of unknown origin at Superior last
night destroyed property and grain
to the value of $2,500.000. The
property destroyed is as follows:
Great Northern elevator "A" con-
tanning 100000 bushels of grain,
Mankato -four mill and elevator,
Freeman mill and elevator. Grand
Republic mill and elevator. Com
mander mill and elevator, besides
20 small dwellings and several
small warehouses along the bay
front. The Globe elevator, owned
by the Peavey company, was on
fire and for time it looked as Ii
it would go, but the firemen sue
ceeded in extinguishing the flames.
The blaze also spread to the saw
mill property of the Priton KIM
ball & Barber company, but this
likewise was extinguished before
serious damage was done. This is
one of the severest fires that SUI
perior has ever experienced and
the combined fire apparatus of both
Duluth and Superior were neces-
sary to get the flames under con.
troll.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-09
BIG GAME
FOR TODAY

STANFORD, Cal, Nov. 9.-With
specials leaving San Francisco ev-
cry half hour until o'clock and
leaving San Jose every hour dur
ing the same time, with delegations
from Los Angeles and Portland on
hand, the Stanford gridiron will
probably witness a gathering of at
least $1,000 people. Students,
alumni and their lends will be at
the annual Stanford California foot
ball game which this year will mark
the second season of rugby on the
Pacific coast.
Five men on the Stanford team,
including Captain Koener, are from
Portland, Ore. KOener makes the
third successive Oregon man who
has captained Stanford's team in
the annual game.
California is generally regarded
as having a better line and faster
ends, but Stanford is credited with
speedier backs and in Fenton, the
best place kicker in the West In
rugby scoring is more frequent than
in the American game, but experts
do not expect to see the winning
team close the contest better than
one try-three points-ahead OF
their rival.
The game opens at 2:30 p. m.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-09
UNION Men IN TANcLE

Several unions have taken their
members off the Peyton building as
a result of the building trades al
lance recognizing the jurisdiction
of the structural iron workers for
placing the iron in buildings re-
quired to reinforce the concrete.
The iron workers, building labor
ers, members of both federal unions
and the hosting engineers have
withdrawn their men from the
building which is now being erected
with part nonunion men. The car
penters are working and it was
stated unofficially today that the
bricklayers would work when their
services are needed whether the
present trouble was adjusted or
not.
The work is being done by the
General Contracting Co, of Seattle,
which company also has the con-
tract for the Paulsen building. The
company is reported to have al
ways been fair to organized labor,
but it's representative states 1t will
refuse to recognize the jurisdiction
of the iron workers over the iron
used in concrete reinforcement.
John Court, a member of the To-
cal steam engineers union, is the
owner Of the hosting engine and
he has contracted the use of his en-
CINE for one year. AS result OF
the present differences he has been
compelled to employ nonunion en-
gineer.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-09

and the board of health has kept
well within the amount.
Prof. Burr's charge was $3.50,
and Prof. Fulmer's $16S.S5. Prof.
Frank Rose, city bacteriolOgist, has
not turned in his expense account.
Health Officer Grieve, said to-
day:
1.-THE board will make no recon.
mendation to the council in the
matter but will only state that the
reports Of the experts Is highly
satisfactory to the board This
statement, backed up by the re-
ports, should be sufficient to COM
vince any councilman who yet fa-
vors a filtration scheme that he Is
wrong"
Following is Prof. Fulmer's COM
plete analysis:
Sample from test well near pump
ing acknowledgements of water
At degrees. Sample contained
some fine threads. evidently from
the packing of the pump.
Analytical results-Color very
slightly turbid; odor, none; hard
ness, equivalent to 8.8 grains OF
carbonate of lime per gallon.
Parts per 100. 000-Total solids,
200; solids lost on ignition, 10;
free ammonia, .001S; afbuminoid
ammonia, .001; nitrogen as nitrites,
none; nitrogen as nitrates, .022;
chlorin, trace; oxygen consuming
power, very low.
Sample from tunnel-Tempera-
ture of water, 46 degrees. Sample
was clear as crystal.
Analytical results-Color, color
less; odor, none; hardness, equi-
valent to SO grains of carbonate of
lime per gallon. =.
Parts per 100,000-Total solids,
17.8; solids lost on ignition, 60:
free ammonia, .0018: albuminoid
ammonia, .0026; nitrogen as nj
trites, none; nitrogen as nitrates,
OPS; chlorin, trace; oxygen con-
Stunning power, very low.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-09
new ORDINANCE PLANNED
FOR WATER MAINS

Councilman N. s. Pratt has
plan to do away with the difficulties
arising from the adoption of the
amendment to the city charter pro-
viding for the laying of water
mains by petition the same as 9TH
err public improvements are made.
1t has been almost impossible to
do any work under the charter
amendment and only work author
lied under the old arrangement
whereby the property owners guar
anteed the revenue to the city has
been attempted.
Many people have laid private
mains and refuse to be taxed twice
for the same thing. They will sue
the city rather than pay second
time for water. This has had the
effect of practically trying up water
extensions and has made impera-
tive some method Of extending
mains that will be on a more eQuit-
able basis.
Councilman Pratt has had an Or
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-09

dinance drawn which has the ap-
prevail of the corporation counsel
and will give the board of works
and the council the right to order
mains laid without going through
all the red tape provided for in the
charter amendment. This ordin-
ance is in reality an emergency
measure and will permit o. short
extensions without taxing people
who have already secured water by
private mains. 1t will not inter-
fere in any way with the charter
amendment. When real estate
boomers wish to place additions on
the market and have mains extend
ed through their property they will
be accommodated under the sys-
tenn provided under the charter
amendment.
In view Of the fact that so many
private mains have been laid and
that the city has in the past laid
mains which need but small ex-
tensions the charter amendment
has become a cumbersome luxury.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-09
GRANGE TAKES
" UP FIGHT

The Washington State grange is
sending out letters to representa-
tives in congress asking that their
support be given to a bill for the
establishment of postal savings
banks by the United States govern
ment. The letters are signed by
c. B. Kegley, master of the state
grange, and state that if no reply
is received in 10 days it will be
taken for granted that the receiver
is opposed to the proposed reform.
The action being taken by the
state grange is in line with similar
action by every grange in the
United States and will do much to
bring this issue squarely before the
members of congress and their con-
stituents.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-09
CLINICS TO PICTURES OF HER BOYS
BY MARGARET 3. DOWNING.
Special Ocrrespondeuce TO The Yress

BY MARGARET 3. DOWNING.
Special Correspondence to The Press
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-The
most pathetic moments in the cell
of Mrs. Annie Bradley, whose trial
begins next week for the murder
of ex-senator Brown, who deserted
her to marry another, are when
she writes beautiful letters to her
boys-her boys and Browns, but
they do not bear their fathers
name.
Most of Mrs. Bradley's leisure
is spent in writing the boys long
letters full of admonitions. Many
times when writing these little
sermons she bursts into tears and
says to the sympathetic matron of
the Jail, ooh, why does God give
children to such as I? Poor inno-
cents to come into the world
blackened by such a stigma and
Swallowed by the evil of both their
parents. Yet am so thankful for
their love and their confidence in
me-"
All her hopes for the future are
based on these little boys. 81 can
not believe" said she, that the
Heavenly Father, so tender anu
gentle to little ones, will abandon
my helpless little boys"
Mrs. Bradley is no wconfident of
acquittal, and she thinks that her
repentance for wrongdoing is so
sincere that God will send her OPP
portunity to atone to her children.
She has a deeply religious ma
ture, Notwithstanding the guilt
Of the past. She Is convinced
that here regeneration and the
external salvation of her children
depends on her restoration to lib
erty and the opportunity thus af-
forded to make her life one Of
self-abnegation and struggles to
care for her children.
Almost daily she receives letters
from compassionate people in Salt
Lake City, offering to adopt the
children and relieve her from the
responsibility of their support. She
does not even consider these Of
fers. All her plans are for the flu
ture, when she will be reunited
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-09

While the fog was densest last
night Patrolman Jellsett, who has
the E. Sprague av. beat, saw dimly
two figures turn on Pittsburg st.
and go to the rear of Knutson &
Wyman's hardware store. They
acted suspiciously for that time OF
nigt and Jellsett started after them.
Evidently he made too much noise,
for one of the would-be burglars
came back to the front of the build
ing and saw the officer.
"Jigger, the cops!' he shouted
as a warning to his companion and
raced down Sprague av. before the
bewildered officer could collect his
wits, and quickly disappeared in the
fog. Jellsett started on a run to
the rear of the hardware store and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-09
FILE CHARGES
AGAINST INSPECTOR

Formal charges of favoritism
will be filed by James Berridge OF
the Spokane Garbage Co. against
Health Inspector thomas Cav
anaugh. Berridge this morning
complained to the board that Cav
anaugh when he orders any clean
ing done around residences hands
the occupant card of the Spring
Lake Garbage & Rubbish Co, ri
val concern. Berridge's witnesses
will be ]. S. Cochran, 1927 Third
av., ]. /. Wimpy. 1913 Third av and
A. Smith. 1912 Third av.
These persons, Berridge claims,
weer all given cards of the new con-
Germ by Cavanaugh, who told them
that they could get the work done
cheaper by hiring that company.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-09
YOUNCS WILL
SAVE MONEY

SEATTLE, Nov. 9.-The water
department will undertake to save
from $4,000 to $4,000 on new water
mains on the contract price. L. b.
Youngs, superintendent of the
water department, will build the
new Cedar River pipe line on Har-
ward av. north with a force of city
laborers and is certain that he will
save the city from $4,000 to s10,-
600 by so doing. Bids have already
been asked for supplying the mate
rial The single bid of s37 900
which the city received for the con-
tract some time ago is considered
unreasonable by the board of pub
lie works.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-09

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. g.
Unless eastern banks cease acting
like a sponge and stop the constant
absorption of all the gold that runs
into their Golfers and instead send
gold out West on demand, Cortel-
you will transfer government de-
posts from eastern vaults to west
ern depositors. This was decided
on after a conference with Roose-
welt last night and announced to
bankers today.
AS result eastern bankers have
notified Cortelyou that they will
send all gold west that is asked for
by their correspondents.