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City Official Paper
NOME, ALASKA, JULY 9. 1915.
The oonsumate hogglshness of hu
manity find an apt Illustration In the
attempt of the First Division to nulli
fy the action of the legislature in the
matter of the distribution of the funds
derived from the sale of timber in the
forest reserves of the territory. At the
time of the commencement of the last
session the forest reserve fund con
sisted of some sixty thousand dollars
which was lying idle owing to the luck
of provision for its distribution. As
it is provided by congressional enact
ment that the timber lands are to be
reserved for the benefit of the terri
tory. the legislature decided that the
moneys should be spent where they
would produce the greatest benefit to
all the people through the construction
of roads and trails and the opening up
of lines of communication. And, it
was accordingly decided to divide the
money equally between the four di
visions composing the territory for the
construction and maintainence of roads
and trails. We cannot think of a
wiser or more equitable choice in the
distribution of this fund nor one that
will lie of greater benefit to the people
of the territory as a whole. The open
ing up of the highways to the pros
pector. traveler and to commerce is
probably the greatest necessity with
which this new and undeveloped coun
try is confronted, and every improve
ment In this respect will ultimately re
sult in a benefit to the whole territory.
This wras the idea animating the leg
islature and the allotment was made in
accordance with that idea. But comes
along the First Division and protests
that inasmuch as the greater part of
the funds are derived from that section
it is but fair thnt they should receive
a greater benefit from the allotment
than those sections of the terlrtory
that contribute not one cent to the
timber funds hecuuse of having no
timbered areas of commercial value In
other words they insist that the money
ought to be spent In the division in
which it is produced to the utter ex
clusion of all other areas. Now this is
all well enough were It not for the fact
thnt, while not particularly specified
the Interior Department has set aside
ttie timbered lands for the benefit ofj
the territory and does not designate
any particular section as being favored
In the matter of distribution. During
the legislative period just concluded
the representatives of the First Divi
sion fought bitterly against the divi
sion of the funds equally among the
four sections of the territory and fail
ing to secure the whole thing for them
selves have Instituted proceedings to
restrain the Territorial Treasurer from
paying out the sum allotted to the dif
ferent divisions. While It is admitted
that because of a greater population
and also a greater number of settle
ments. the First Division is in need of
more facilities for commerce and travel
In ihe shape of well maintained high
ways than any other section of the ter
ritory, it has at the same time been
determined that they would lose prac
tically nothing in the way of funds be
cause of the agreement of the Federal
Hoad Commission to Increase the gov
ernment appropriation for work in that
division and thereby compensate for
practically all that they might’ lose
through an equal division of the forest
reserve fund. Colonel Klchardson
stated while In this city that lie had
agreed to this and was of the opinion
that the arrangement was entirely
satisfactory until lie became cognizant
that the contrary was the case through
the tiling of the suit against the Ter
ritorial Treasurer. U Is plainly to be
seen that whoever is responsible for
the attempt to tie up the fund In the
I Interest of any one section of the ter
ritory is guilty of hoggishness pure and
simple. It is also a pity that at the
very lime that the territory Is com
mencing to come into its own and to
derive some benefit from the vast re
sources contained within its borders,
that boundry lines should lie called into
Issue to the end that one section shall
have more than the rest. Alaska has
been fighting for recognition for years
and, now that it is commencoing to lie
granted, distinctions are already com
mencing to appear as though the gen
eral good of the territory had been for
gotten in the desire to gather in all of
the favors for the benefit of the few.
Considering that the First Division was
to lose practically nothing in the way
of benefits, the action of its citizens in
attempting to tie up the road funds
cannot be viewed as other than repre
hensible.
The keeping of promises seem to he
fast becoming one of the rarest of
virtues and the discovery of one who
can he depended on in this regard is
really a matter for congratulation. We
all admire the man who can keep an
appointment; who will he at a certain
place at a certain time regardless of
whether it rain or shine; ; the man who
tells a friend that he will do a some
thing and can lie thoroughly relied
upon to do it. That man may have a
multitude of faults hut though you may
hear him criticised for their possession,
such criticism will be generally coupled
with the remark: "He always keeps
his word," thus disclosing that we may
deplore his faults but admire him for
that one virtue—the ability to keep his
word. It Is really unfortunate that so
many people are so careless in regard
to keeping their word; who treat their
promises in a careless, slipshod man
ner; keeping them when it is easy to
do so and neglecting them when it is
inconvenient or unnecessary. There is
a dual loss in this manner or dealing;
the loss of the promise for the one who
was depending on it and expected it
and, a great deal more serious, the loss
of that sense of reliance in the one who
fails to keep his word; the one of whom
fulfillment was expected.
ALASKA
NOTES
<»ne of the biggest deals that has ever
been turned In Wrangell came to a
close when a company of Seattle cap
italists, represented by .1. G. Galvin
and Sam Silverman, purchased the
Our Smaller Manufacturer
B.zed dredge* of |jght power
with buckets dri|,s capable
from 1'/2 foot 0f ginning 5 jn.
capacity to 5 ho|os 50 feot
foot capacity deep.
lead all others.
Wo design, Our special
| build, Install design fin0 gold
and operate for saving devices
a period of 30 installed on
d»y»- dredges of the
Dredges do- flume type,
signed and
built to suit
conditions
under which Write for
, they ar« to prices and
operate particulars
AMERICAN DREDGE BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
503-504 PIONEER BLOG. B. BERNARD, Manager SEATTLE, WASH
proper! > of the Stiklne Mining Com
pany, at Devils Elbow, about one hun
dred miles up the Stiklne river from
Wrangell.
Delegate Wickersham is n ported to
have purchased the pair of locked
moose horns that were turned over to
the Red Cross fund at Knirbanks The
horns are a novelty inasmuch as It is
evident that the two moose to whom
they belonged died while fighting, as
their horns are locked in such u man
ner that it is Impossible to get them
apart without breaking them.
The use of Kata)la oil for work on
the government railroad Is another in
dication of the effect which the build
ing of the railroad will have on the
territory. It has often been said that
no market could lie found at home for
the oil. II has also been said that n"
market could be found for the farm
produce and various sorts of home pro
duction. It shows us how limited hu
man foresight can be. Seward (late
way.
lU'HY. Recent arrivals from the
lower river report that some time ago
the body of a man was found on the
Koyukuk river about 200 miles from
the mouth in the vicinity of |!ig Mend.
The body was that of an old man, as
indicated by the gray hair and (lie
head was pillowed on either some
clothing or blankets. The man ha 1
been dead a long time, and when foil" 1
little remained, apparently, but a
skeleton.
A very peculiar phenomenon was ex
perienced by miners tunneling under
Klondike Hill, near Dawson, the last
part of the winter. The tunnel was In
over S00 feet from the outer rim and
the vertical depth was about 210 feel.
In speaking of the experience of the
miners. Samuel Jones, writing to the
Dawson News says: “In drifting ahead
they encountered a crock or break in
the deposit through which the air
comes and goes alternately like the
tides. This affords splendid ventila
tion. Truly, ‘Tlie winds blow from
where they listed) and we know n t
from whence they come or whither
they goeth. ' "
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BEGINNING MONDAY, JUNE 7TH, THE PRICE OF BREAD
WILL BE 10 CENTS PER LOAF OR THREE LOAVES FOR 25
CENTS. THE SIZE OF LOAVES HAVE BEEN INCREASED
WHICH INSURES MORE AND' BETTER BREAD FOR OUR
PATRONS.
CHAS. CAVEY, Prop.
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J. R. GRANT
COMPANY
WHOLESALE GROCERS
1106 Western Ave. Seattle, Wash.
Outfitters of Prospectors and
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Established June 1900
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AUTHORIZED CAPITAL ....$125,000
PAID UP CAPITAL. 50,000
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