The Butte daily post. [volume], April 26, 1917, Page 5, Image 5

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Popular Favor and Revenues
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The success of any utility is largely dependent upon two prime factors—
popular favor and adequate revenues.
One of our Company's most highly prized assets Is the confidence which the
public has in our policies, our methods and our sincere desire to serve the
public well.
But its to the factor of revenues, we have our problems. The territory In
whioh we operate contains fewer persons per square mile than any other
similar wea In the United States. This means that we have an abnormally
high investment per unit of population or per subscriber.
The more plant per subscriber, the higher is the maintenance cost per sub
scriber, and the depreciation charge per subscriber Is proportionately high,
The problem is, while providing facilities ample to give standard and ade
ffiol
quate servioe throughout our territory, to secure sufficient revenues to meet
our total oharges and to provide a reasonable return upon the Large Invest
ment involved.
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The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co.
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American Railway Through West Canada Is
Needed to Protect Alaska From Invasion
Dominion Should Permit the
United States to Construct
Such a Line, Declares War
Expert. Suggests Best Route.
BY
vivid
MASON.
(Noted American Military Expert)
intimai > .sure to develop
nited States and Canada
f their joint efforts in the
•many ought to he
late rial advantage to
U»e war is over.
1 States has a vulnerable
h Alaska. When the war
• a.la ought to allow the
•t'.s to tie itself fast to
,: * a ns of a railway running
1 * : mi Columbia and Yukon
United
Alaska
' " v c u t of the American de«
up around the arctic eir
j "ith the parent stem
i ite frequently dangerous
inconvenient. The only
'big Alaska overland
' d States Is by means of
; • through western Canada.
It]
r» r < po» tIon by pri\at«*
, ea i a to com«*.
, ' tmerc tally lnter
i - a north «and «south
(. ' ' Kh British Columbia.
r , in that part of the do.
»V " :st an( l west, connecting
n with the Pacific,
h.- , iiitvd State» government
■1 Interest In constructing
d the arctic circle,
"houldn't Canada
1 railwa
th**
>d of the
to permit
'"Am,,..,,, (iu . n .
l, .; f . w railway line to be
Ï r ill ~ , ritisl1 Columbia and
80 lflat the far north
be permanently
generous man
-1 V ^S HELPFUL LETTER.
Ir J o, t L l,ruary ' »»*. 1 reaj
,:r i|)?..,. f H newspaper the pre
r> h > sie.an. telling
flura nervousness.
* ■ • ; ,, ' ho, l<>. Indigestion, baek
I'Uon, i !0 , . 1 seneral rundown con
d«t'l»ral 1 ,. , „"..«f 1 wel1 ' 1 was In that
<r ^-s n, K1, d «O I had my
t v " r f ■ • l' r *»orlp»lon herewith
Pt 1 ■ Mi» Mènent of nerve-wracked
>.l...... , x together l ox. tincture
S k: "» «m"™ 1 "• «"»Pound
,lr i'Jl . , 1 °* compound essence
•* r *»l«*ri!!,. th.;! compound syrup of
aïter m«? **" an ' 1 taka » '~
, TU 'erv Hrst*hJô,f ni1 °'" t Kt *'«•'»»«'■
i"««' Into nn- l : , e l>ut new llf «" »»«
f 11 ^ me U J, a : ' e ' n " Several bottles
Î . ha ® d..n- th, a , weU "'an of me.
, h »'v i» v .n it . ,*? ma , fur "even others
, '■'"hied -o U L " 1 ' hink (he public
<*»• ° f "-e good It
^»PectfSîiT
„ k '"TE~T h , V'has. H. Ru K don."
nood for pr *»crtptlon is re
"vigorath.. ". °, U * COTU *llh»ns and a
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C.TAJRÖAH**
ALASKA
YUKON TER.
tl SELKIRK
OOtXMA
Suggested best route for government
railway through Canada to Alaska.
The lighter lines show roads now in
operation.
,BRIT
v0*AMG£l.L
n colu
united with Its governing head?
The concession to lay the tracks for
such a road would include the grant
of a narrow tract of ground on both
sides of the line, to be protected, if
occasion arises, by United States mili
tary authorities.
If the United States were at war
with a Pacific power, under present
conditions, Alaska might well fall «
prey to an invading army. The Amer
ican navy could not be used to protect
the Alaskan coast with so many su
perior reasons existing for its pro
tectivo power being divided between
guarding the Pacific states and re
malning in reserve for any additional
enemies that might attempt to attack
the Atlantic frontage. Enemy troops
would meet but a handful of garrison
ing troops in Alaska, who would soon
be overcome.
But with an American-owned rail
way running to Alaska United States
troops could be sent north In suffi
clent * numbers to save Alaska from
falling into an enemy's hands.
1^ Canada were to allow such a rail
way to be constructed it would be
agreed by the United States that in the
wholly improbable event of war be
tween this country and Canada the do
minion would have the right to seize
the railway.
The grant of right of way for the
construction of the railway need not
necessarily be made to the United
States government. It is the European
custom for governments to subsidize
companies for such purposes as this.
Canada would receive great benefit
from an American-Alaskan railway
system. The northern part of British
Columbia would be opened to settle
ment and pioneers would be encour
aged to move into Yukon territory.
British Columbia, with an area of
355.855 square miles, has a population
of only 502,000, less than two people to
the square mile. Yukon, territory,
with an area of 207.000 square miles,
has only 8.500 inhabitants. Yukon !s
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practically a lost corner of Canada,
and it would be united to the dominion
by the American railway line as fully
as Alaska would be joined to its own
political center.
A railway to Alaska ought to go
north 900 miles to the Yukon boun
dary. then 250 miles west, and not
strike Alaska near any part of the
southern group of islands known as
the Alexander archipelago. Branch
lines could run to Juneau Änd Skag
way; but for the main line to venture
too near the coast might place It in
danger of being cut by a venturesome
enemy.
NO JOKE.
This is a fact you will agree,"
Remarked wise Mr. Tupp;
"Though woman is a riddle, we
All hate to give her up."
DAVID BRAMN
Ladies'
Tailor
214 Daly Bank Bldg.
COIIL SHORTftEE
Operatinq Companies Warniny
Their Dealers and
Agents.
- :lri' t. and ho high ;
Ottl
•ay bo « xpc. t#»«l for m
oiithn to come
bib* tho outcome fo*
tot Is I
Ot nearly as cheery e
■1 H iitifclit flro
hvavH look«, accorditic
In <i| .«tfllll no 1
cun which nre be|„v r
. ' » Y t l
■utte coal dealer» if,
' some Of tho
Iterating companies
Three Hpoctria
•anon« are given for
til»*« ('»mit
First - There ore r
f-.r j
merienn coal, calling r
k. ■ it(-r ton- J
• g«* than the miner
il, I ! g:t
ccond -The railroad.i m
hard laut y oar to nv **t nil tu
transportation that tl <
t' «Ir mol •• p
f !♦ They hav«' worn <»
faster than thr*y could I.» i<
•: today no hope >,r .
With America's bu
year at leant.
Third Htock h of g
Tor
of business have ru
n dav g er
miHl
TIicho will have
be rep
fit er
spring nod summer.
'
w hlr
railroads will be or,
Tipelled 1
» glv
movement of coal h
•condarv
atlon. This will rl«
lay the
MO'
of storage coal tint
1 it In t
*«> 1
avoid another short
age next
wil
Speaking of the n
•w dema
rUlH.
1 thlM
hich tho
Joethnls haw estimated that th*
amount of coal needed to fu«*l th«* shipt
passing through th** Panama « ...nul will
range between IB,000,000
and 18,000,000
tons per year. ft. for
»he war Rng
bind fueled the bulk of
thosc ships at
her coaling stations In <
'entrai Amer
lea and Germany took
ce re of HO of*
from her western A tic
Title stations,
but If the ships are * , \,
'• run now the
»»Hi field« of Wist V i.. Vlrrlnla
and Alabama must
»! y the fuel.
The Inerea.sed rl*-n nn>
1 of the gov
ernment for coal for t.
he army and
navy will prohiUdv Ik. 10.000,000 ion*.
it. Is estimated The r
om mande *rlng
t,f certain coal supplies *
*nd min»*« will
mean another 25,000 000
tons po- Hlbly
taken away from eon
nmerdal uses.
The Increased demand
east of Pltts
burg by the railroads, ce
•ke ovens, mu
nltlon plants, new and
old factories.
year
etc., in said to be 70,000 000
Many other cogent r
quoted In circular* and trad« >«*re
being received by th« local dealer*
and the prediction for thin year I« that
coal will ho cheapest In April and May
1th a sliding »«•»! a upwards after
that
IC.T1
State Branch to List Women
and Qualifications With
National Body.
h the go - «mm*
every available
censua will be
f'hrlstlan Temp 1
Union
of Montai
la, following t
he plans
outlin«
*d by
the
■
ion at a
recent
meetl
ng
In Washlngt'
>n. The
•prepa
red n es
:V •
census v\!ll be under
taken
In this
-ta
te as soon as
the ma
chiner
y may
be
stared, a
rding to
word i
receive*
1 here today.
The
organi
izatlon plans to
establish
ttonal
lab«
ing part t
definite w<
ording b.
Mrs. Mar
baring house for women
«täte and city bran* h tak
■ list Its resources and th»*
rk it is prepared to do, ac
a tatement given out 1.
A Alderson, state pr«*sl
Mrs.
em - '
-•»n states that the
in this state now has 4,800
It being the largest !n any stat«*
-st of the Mississippi river with the
j ex- eption of California.
Mrs Alderson while here named.Mr.« i
. All* c A Sperry as superintendent of
j •!. \7. •' T. If. work among the sol
; di«*rs and th* ?e two, in company with
i Mrs. E. M. Ellis, visited Fort Harri -
! son at Helena to confer with Colonel
I McGuinness and with Major Riddell of!
the hospital corp* a * to v hat the'
I could do to a id to the comfort of th
! soldiers.
I Arrangements were made by the
; women to supply th«* lads in the si k
ward with fresh fruit every day and
with jellies and other delicacies which
their sickness does not bar them from
partaking.
"Of ourse.' sail Mrs. Alderson
"our greatest desire is to work for
f temperance in the army; to keep 11-;
quor out of and away from the array
On last Saturday the mem^rship ■ ? ,
our organization in this state sent
thousands of telegrams to Washing
ton arguing national prohibition.
"We want to do what we can and
may for the soldiers and any who wish!
to help us will find Mrs. Sperry. In
charge of the work, and all the rest
of s. extremely grateful."
NOTICE.
Owing to the high price of hay and
grain. It is hereby
Resolved and agreed upon. That be
ginning May 1 and unttl further no
tice the rate on all bearding horses will
be S ? 5 per month.
(Signed)
t Signed * P J GROGAN.
j. d McDonald.
MAURICE EGAN.
ANTON DAVIS.
J. D. MILLER.
CROSS.
A plvnsant man is Henry Hett.
jolly as you'll raee
it-s happy and good matured, yet
He lives on a cross street.
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■mom.
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du fe
mmc* IH
' a Better Range
(he &<,iumhia
Bare iraaom
TtZf V ---t— I
• __j* muh .....~
A fuel saver, a good baker, sani
tary, attractive to look upon--that
is why the Columbia Steel Range is
the pride and satisfaction of so
many kitchens.
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We are exclusive agents in Butte
for thifs high-quality range and we
guarantee it absolutely.
I he* Columbia Steel Range lias many new and exclusive
features that the housewife will find very convenient. It
has the easy-to-clean polished top, high warming closet,
nickel plated sanitary base and many other features that
make it the best range you can buy.
So/ct on Rasy Terms
We will take your old range as first payment on a new
one, or terms of $5 down and $5 a month.
20 WI1ST BROADWAY
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The Store of Better Thimbu
FIRST PICTURE OF FRENCH CITY THAT WAS
DEVASTATED BY GERMANS ON THEIR RETREAT
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First picture of Peronne, France, to .irrm :n th;- . h »v
the Germans before they left it on their retreat to the *'H id hi ;
in the city.
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Take It
Along
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Travelers who find it better for their health to abstain from coffee,
(and there are many), carry a tin of Instant Postum and prepare their own
beverage at table.
Put a level teaspoonful of
INSTANT POSTUM
in a cup—more or less to suit individual taste—dissolve with hot water
and add sugar and cream.
Those who desire a delicious, satisfying drink that is free from the
harmful effects of coffee should use Postum —
it
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