Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-05
GOOD MEN tUR
 CITY COUNCIL
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tracts from valdez to the interior and never fell down on one yet, though he has not always made money on them. The "skinners" who work for Ed. Wood always get their wages though he doesn't always get his freight money by a wide margin. Herr Jack Bischoff says the drivers have orders to haul any mans bag gage from the dock on request, with out asking any pay in advance.
 From 1908 to 1912 MT. Wood was a member of the Valdez council and made record as stickler for in- telligent economy in spending city money.
 John Lyons.
 | John Lyons was born in Australia, but emigrated with his fathers fam ily to Walla Walla, Washington, when he was six years old. There he grew up and was educated. He was ad- mitted to the bar in Oregon, practiced law there several years, then came to Alaska in 1897. He stopped first at Juneau, then went on to Skagway, and after the Skagway boom was over he returned to Juneau.
 In February, 1901, Judge Lyons came to Valdez as court commission CT and precinct recorder. He held that position until October 1, 1908, when the office went to a personal friend of a new judge of the district court.
 , Judge Lyons became member of the town council last year when the old Reservation was annexed. Prior to that he had served several terms as member of the Reservation school board. MT. Lyons has always worked and voted for the upbuilding of Valdez and has spent consider able money developing mining prop critics near this city.
 J. c. Martin.
 Jesse c. Martin is the original trust buster" of Valdez, having brought to this city cargo of coal to be sold in opposition to the Gug- genheim syndicate. Martin found the price of coal at the top notch in 1907 and he went to the states, chartered the barge Potter and brought 1,5OO tons of coal to Valdez. The price of coal immediately broke, the Guggs dropping from $500 to 5000 a ton. The venture was losing game to Martin but the people of the city have never had to pay as much for coal since that time and Martin has been a marked man with the Alaska syndi cate.
 Mr. Martin is interested in the Ram say-Rutherford Gold Mining company one of the assured mines of the Val dez district. It was largely financed with his money, and is paying out large sums in miners wages. MT Mar4in service on the city council Has DcSl dll dutdutdSe to luC ldAptly CTS, as he took the same interest in city business as he does in his own and he is rated as an excellent busi ness man.
 Jesse c. Martin is a native of In diana, town of Kentland. He came lc Orca Alaska, and then to Valdez il 1898. He did three years time as a prospector and became agent at Val dez for the Pacific Steam Whaling company in 1901. Afterward he was in turn agent for the Pacific Packing & Navigation company, the Alaska Commercial company and the Orr Stage company. He is now manager of the Valdez Dock company.
 w. A. Thomas
 William A. Thomas was born in Boston and came west to grow up with the country in 1900. He lived in Seattle until 1905, when the Sew. ard boom took him to that town. He lived there two years and returned to Seattle in 1907. In 1908 he came to Valdez and has lived here ever since. He is employed by the Frye-Bruhn company.
 MT. Thomas was elected to the city council last year. He is an active member of the Valdez fire department and is chairman of the committee on fire protection in the council, where he has been alert, in looking after the interests of the fire department
 Thomas has been right on the job since he became a member of the council, attending meetings regularly