BALLAINE WILL BE A
CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, March 15.—John
E- Ballaine of Seattle announced
today in Washington, D. C., that
he will be a candidate for con
gress at the republican primaries.
After stating his intention to en
ter the race for Washington con
gressional honors, Ballaine said
that he will be in Seattle in April
or as soon as the pending Alaska
legislation is over, and will at
once begin an active campaign
to secure the republican nomin
ation.
Ballaine’s intention to try for
congressional honors is, he de
dares, animated by the efforts of
certain interests to balk the pres
ent and future development of
Alaska. “I will be candidate Trom
the Seattle district.” Ballaine
declared, “My decision is prompt
ed by the threats of Steve Birch,
the manager of the Alaska syndi
cate, and by the boasts of the
Guggenheim lobby here in Wash
ington to the effect that work on
the government railroad in Alas
ka will be stopped with the com
ing of a new adminstration. The
Guggenheim lobby, which is be
ing secretly aided by a few men
in Seattle who are on the Gug-i
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genheim pay roll, i9 especially
open in its boast9 that worls on
the government road will be stop
ped as soon as a new administra
tion appears. They also include
in their threats the repeal of the
Alaska coal leasing laws.” Bal
laine declared that he is going
into the race because he wants to
be in a position to defeat the at
tempts being made to offset the
worko f the government in open
ing up the Alaskan territory for
the benefit of the people.
The Family Pa par la tha Nuinr
Dally Nuggat.
REED RESIDENCE NARROWLY
ESCAPES DISTRUCTION
A fire alarm turned in from box
41, aoout eight tnnty last mgtn
brought the nre department out
on me jump and aiso caused a
geneiaily exoaus of tne populace
to tne discovery bunding on tne
corner of nrst • avenue and D
street, the hre was located in
the residence of judge i. At.
keed and by the time the firt
depaitment arrived almost tilt
enme interior 01 the quaiters oc
cupied by the juuge and Ins lam
ily on the second noor was ablaze
fiom one end to the other.
Ihe chemical was at once em
ployed and, though the flames
were held in check for a time, tilt
tank was exhausted and hand
grenades and extinguishers wert
employed before the arrival oi
water through the fire mains. The
call for water was sent in early (
but owing to the blocking of flit
suction at the pumping station
not a particle of the fluid reached
the waiting: fire house until «i
most a half hour after the ar
rival of the department. A stiff
breeze was blowing at the time
and this, together with the ab
sence of water, was most favora
ble for the destruction of the
entire building and much sur
rounding property.
The fire boys did the best they
could during the wait by borrow
ing all the fire extinguishers in
the neighborhood and with these
the flames were kept down, but,
that the building was not con
sumed is really nothing but good
luck. According to the state
ment of Judge Thos. M. Reed
himself and Airs. Reed were first
attracted by smoke in their apart
ments and investigation revealed
that the fire was below the floor
ng
It was at first conjectured that
he blaze started from defective
firing but an investigation this
norning by Fire Chief Graham
nd Chairman Thompson of the
iie committee reveals that the fire
tarted from the kitchen range, in
he bottom of which was found
i hole that permitted burning
uaterial reaching the flooring,
i'he flames apparently burned
hrough the floor and gradually
vorked their way between the
oists until an opening was reach
;d around a safety flue from the
ower floor. Here sufficient
'raught was obtained to permit
he smouldering flame to become
•ctive. A large hole was found
urned through the floor and also
he ceiling of the lower story.
rhe store on the lower floor was
'sed as a warehouse and contain
'd a considerable quantity of.
ro (i srcrren By TocaT business
houses.
1 he lower floor was little dam
ged however as the chemical
ade short work of the blaze in
hat section. Some of the goods
tored there were silghtly damag
d but the larger portion was re
noved untouched by either fire
sr water- The reason for the non
irrival of the water is said to be
hat the suction became plugged
n some manner. This contriv
nce is located some distance out
from shore and is at all times in
more or less danger of being
|placed out of commission by the
vagaries of ice or sea. Occur
rences of a nature similar to that
of last night are said to have hap
pened at other times in the past
and the arrangement has been
since it was installed.
more or less of a nuisance ever
Considering that the very exist
ence of the town is dependent
thereon it would appear high time
that some arrangements were
made to insure an adequate sup
ply of water which is not subject
to conditions over which man has
no control. The only Insurance
the people of Nome have against
tire is an ample supply of water
and it is a matter of plain duty
that they should be relieved from
the danger of having their prop
erty destroyed because of a lack
of water at critical moments.
The damage to the building is
appraised at about $250. Judge
<eed states that the damage sus
cained by himself and family will
approximate $150.
Alaska Merchants Exchange
j{ Seattle, will take your order for
my of the following merchants:
(j't. W. Williams, boots and
shoes.
H. J. Miller Co., flour products.
Morris & Co., packers and pro
visions.
And different lines of goods
>uch as eggs and cheese; smoked
neats and packing-house 'pro
; ducts.
Alaska Merchants Exchange
• 316 Maritime bldg. Seattle, Wash
Protect your eyes.
Snow glasses and eye shades.
35c to 91.50.
A complete assortment.
Lomen’s Drug Store.
The Family Paper is the Nome
Dally Nugget.
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COST OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION
IN ALASKA
The report of the year’s work
of the board of road commission
ers for Alaska, of which Colonel
W P. Richardson, of the infantry
arm. to the president, contains
the following introductory state
ment :
The board of road commission
ers has been in existence since
May 15, 1905, or about ten years,
although, by reason of the meager
fund available the first season and
t die need for some preliminary
examination and reconnaissance
of routes, its work proper may
be said to have begun in the
spring of 1906.
During this period there have
been constructed and maintained
901.8 miles of wagon road, 577.5
miles or winter sled road, and
(2,216.5 miles of trail. In this
work the board has expended
$1,489,413.83 of moneys accruing
for road work in the “Alaska
fund”—originally 70 (now 65)
perecer^t of the tax on liquor li
censes, trade and occupation tax
outside incorporated towns—and
$1,600,000 of special appropria
tions by congress under the head
of “Military and post roads,”
making a total of $3,089,413.83.
It will be noted th?/ the amount
received from the Alaska fund is
3110,58617 less than the total
special appropriations by con
gress. The board is without
Slefinite figures on the receipts
from the local road tax law
(which was operative until re
pealed by the first Alaska legis
'ature), but these, together with
some voluntary subscriptions
which have been made principal
'y by the towns of Cordova, Fair
banks and Nome, would proba
bly equal or exceed the difference
noted above, thus making the
amounts received from federal
and territorial sources practically
the same.
After two wears’ experience the,
'oiirti fhe iolloivina figures
as the averapjb cost of tT#e differ- *
;nt classifications of roads and
trails: Wagon roads, $2,200 per
mile; winter sled road, $250 per
mile and trail, $100 per mile.
These figures are now in round
numbers, $3,000 for wagon road,‘
$325 for winter sled road: and
5ioo or less for trail. This in
cludes surveys maintenance, and
all overhead charges since the be
ginning of the work. A few of
the more expensive bridges, de
tached ferries, and the tempor
ary staking of winter trails are
carried separately.
The cost of maintenance of the,
summer wagon road has been rel
atively' high, as might be expect
’d from the soil and climatic con
ditions in Alaska and the type of
"oad (previously described as
what would be classed as good
country road) to which the board
;s compelled to adhere on account
of limited funds. It is- difficult to
separate accurately the expendi
tures for construction from those
for repair and maintenance, as
“repair” frequently necessitated
improvement upon the original
construction, but it is safe to sav
fhat not to exceed an average of
$2,000 per mile has been spent
on construction proper. This
amount has been exceeded, nat
urally, and even multiplied three
or four times, in some instances,
whereas in other sections, where
the traffic is light and the soil
conditions favorable, relatively
smaller amounts have been re
quired.
The board does not class any
of the roads constructed as "au
tomobile roads,” and has not felt
mstified in encouraging the use
of automobiles upon them. Never
theless, there are in use at this
time on the different roads more
than 100 trucks and passenger
cars. The development of this
character of traffic is destined to
have a most important bearing
MUTUAL CREAMERY COM
PANY.
Butter, Eggs, Cheese.
Danish & Blanchard Brands.
Germ-proof Cartons or 2 lb Tins
Carefully packed for
ALASKA TRADE.
Butter, eggs, che’se, etc.
ALASKA MERCHANTS EX
CHANGE.
316 Maritime bldg. Seattle, Wash
Ch«- family Paptr'-'Uf tfc* N'om
MrKwa
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upon the transportation problem
in the territory. A number of
machines have been carrying pas
sengers over the main wagon
road between Fairbanks and Val
dez, on the coast, and over the
Willow Creek-Chitina branch of
the railroad, making the distance!
to Valdez on one occasion in'
three and one-half days and to!
Chitina in less than three days.
This service would become con
tinuous and regular if the road
were in condition to warrant it.
These routes were accurately
measured last season for the first
time, showing Fairbanks to Val
dez 370 miles, Fairbanks to Chit
ina 328 miles. The cut-off from
Willow Creek to Chitina is 39
miles, making the total mileage,
in round numbers, 408 miles.
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