Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-01

sion to come Into the mllLdTy du- thorities and took no chances and built that approach in the night.
 Yes, they were welcomed by the council then in office.
 They say a mayor hostile to every
 one who differs with him is not cal
 culated to build up city. Gentle
 men, I wish to state I am hostile to
 any criminal or corporation, big or
 little, who defies the law. main
 tain these people are trespessers. Up until 1908 there was. no one in this town on any more friendlier terms
 with MT. J. M. Lathrop than myself,
 and I regret very much to have lost his friendship, but took the position
 that he had no right to hold the peo-
 pie up of this community and for that
 reason we parted right then and
 there.
 "By his hostility the mayor has di-
 rectly proclaimed that he desires to
 run out nearly $300,000 worth of en-
 terprises. I suppose that $300,000 includes MT. Selby, MT. Stewart and
 the $10,000 Prospector Plant. I sup
 pose it also includes MT. Martin, MT. Lathrop and the Valdez Dock Co. I have no other reason than to want the Dock Company to pay their just |proproportion of taxes. I want them to have the same rights as others, but nothing more. They should obey the law. AS long as I remain in this town I will continue in my efforts in that direction.
 I have been called a good many names. It would be no calamity If the |Prospector Publishing Company were obliged to seek other fields and its |capital diverted.
 "The actions of the mayor have been condemned by every paper from California to Nome" We'll, I will state that there has been number of cablegrams sent out from here, II am informed by Wulff, representing the Prospector, distorting everything much in the same manner as have been endeavoring to mislead you and blind you, hoping thereby to work up public sentiment against the present council.
 They make accusation they were refused the privilege of seeing the City's books that were in the asses sor's hands. MT. Donohoe, represent ing the Prospector and other clients, came to me and made demand for a copy of alr the records. I told MT. Donohoe that he could see the books for his own or any of his clients in- terests. but he couldn't make a copy of them. He would be accorded the same privilege as any other taxpayer, but as far as making a copy of the records and books I refused the priv ilege.
 Why were the holdings of Judge | Bunnell and George c. Treat and the First Bank of Valdez placed so high, while the holdings of friends of the mayor were lowered in many in- stances. I defy them to substanti- ate this statement. The assessment levied on Bunnell's was the same as last year and was not raised one dol lar.
 I took up the matter of why Latin rop's building one on side of the alley was assessed more than the Sanders property on the other and more valu- able side of the alley, and the fact is revealed that there is nothing to this at all. The property of MT. Lathrop and MT. Sanders reveals the fact that MT. Lathrop's assessment is not as high as MT. Sanders. There is a diff ference of $2 a front foot in favor of the Lathrop property.
 The question has been asked: What are Boyle's motives?" I will state that during the period have been conducting this fight since 1908, it has cost me thousands of dollars in a professional and business way. have made this fight as matter of principle and believe am right and I do not believe in letting clique domineer over you. The question is: "Is the wharfaee business of the town | and the waterfront of the town going to be controlled by J. M. Lathrop, J. c. Martin ard the Valdez Dock com pany and the Guggenheim interests, or are the people of this town going to control and it is along these lines TOW now that I am directing my ef- { forts. If the town of Valdez con- trol1ed the wharfage we would soon he out of deht regret the necessity of having to bring these matters to your attention.