IDSTAROD PIONEER
Published Kvkry Sunday Morning at Iditarod, Alaska.
FRANK E. BECKER, EDITOR
V6l I Geo. M. Arbuckle. Publisher No 16
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STILL, IT’S A GOOD THING
We do not apprehend that there is any danger in for
cing the city incorporation idea to an issue. It came to an
issue some time ago when the feeling of the vast majority
of the citizens expressed themselves as favoring it. Now it
is a simple question of carrying it through, a process so
tedious that we doubt it can be accomplished much before
late spring.
Having admitted the desirability of incorporating the
town that all citizens alike can be compelled to bear the
just burdens of police and fire protection, then it would
seem that it could not come too soon. However, that is
merely academic, since it can’t come soon in any event.
Owing to our distance from Fairbanks and the difficulty
of carrying on the proper communication with the district
court, it is not a wild guess that it will be several months
before we can have a city council ready to set up in business.
Following the hearing on the 21st of this month, there
will be the notice of election, including the time taken to
receive the decision of the court.
If perchance, it should so happen that a council would
be ready to get under way by early spring, then it is pos
sible that the city’s credit would be sufficient for moderate
needs until such time as the money materializes.
WHAT SHALL WE DO ABOUT IT ?
I can only repeat the suggestions given in the April issue of this
magazine :
The United States government must build and operate the railroads
in Alaska.
The government must lease the mineral lands on a fair royalty
basis.
Keep in front of you always the fact that plans are under way (as
demonstrated in our April article) to use the credit of the government
in building the Morganheim Alaska railroads Unless the plan we sug
gest—that is, government ownership and operation of Alaskan railroads
—is adopted, you will probably learn within a few years that the
government has financed the Morganheim roads, but that the Morgan
beirns own and operate them.
Read Mr. Russell's illuminating article in this magazine on the
methods employed in building the Southern Pacific system, and you
will see what will be likely to happen in Alaska.
Senator Beveridge has already introduced a bill providing for the
leasing ol coal lands on a royalty basis. It seems probable that an
aroused public opinion can secure reasonably prompt results on this
part of our recommendations.
The suggestion for government ownership and operation will meet
all the opposition that Morgan and the Guggetiheims can array against
it. I have talked with many Alaskan experts on this subject, and
every one of them has assured me privately that nothing else than
government railroads can save Alaska from the trusts. And yet each
man has told me with equal earnestness that the Morganheims are so
powerful that they will prevent the enactment of any law that will put
such a plan into effect.
“You may arouse the people for a little while," said one Alaskan
recently, “but their excitement will be only a flash in the pan. In a
short time they will forget all about it, and then the Morganheims will
work some scheme through Congress by which the government will
guarantee their bonds, or give them land grants, or do something else
that will be the equivalent of building the roads with the people’.
money.’’
A newspaper editorial suggests that a large sum of money would
be needed for the work, and that the government would be unwilling
to make the investment and wait a long time for returns. This point
of view is due to a misunderstanding of conditions. One very able
Alaskan expert is my authority for the statement that $30,000,000 will
build all the railroads Alaska will need for several years. In giving
this figure he calculates on practicable, serviceable roads, built without
unnecessary “fancy work,’’ and with only a reasonable amount o!
waste. These roads can earn money in satisfactory amounts from the
day they are ready for operation, and every ten miles of road built will
open up new territory for development of gold, coal, and copper, as well
as farming lands.
Every scrap ot evidence that my associates and myself can gather
furthers the conviction that the people of the United States can engage
in no better business enterprise than that ot owning and operating their
own railroads in this marvelous northwestern treasure land. The plan
is safe, sane, and feasible. There is every reason for doing it—and only
one for not doing it. The one is that the Morgauheiius want the rail 1
roads themselves, so that through them they may dominate Alaska and ;
pour her great wealth into their own pockets.—Benjamin B. Hampton !
in Hampton’s Magazine.
GOING TO DIKEMAN
REMEMBER THIS
Now that the thing has occurred
several times to the great incon
venience and the spoiling of tem
pers of everyone concerned, it
would be well for freighter* and
dog team men who are going down
to Dikeman to bring freight up,
that they should be sure to take
along an order for the goods from
the representatives of the firms
that have the goods in their keep
ing.
it appears mat stun Deiongtng to
shippers, held in warehouse or
barge by any of the transportation
companies will not be given out to
freighters unless the applicant for
the goods carries this order from
the X C. Co., Brumbaugh, Hatnil
ton Kellogg, or any ot the conr
parries who have been engaged in
the shipping business last season.
Go to the head offices of these
firms and get an order directing
that the goods be turned over to
you, and all will be well. This
must be done even though you go
after your own goods, for the
agents at Dikeman seem not to be
authorized io turn the stuff loose
without word from here.
NOTICE is hereby given that. I, Ande
Lange, will not be responsible for any
debts that Mrs. Jennette Lange has
or may contract.
(Signed) Ande Lange.
Dis. Otter. Oct,. 27, 1910.
Eyes examined free—Simpson’s.
FOR
Ladies' and Gents' Furnishings
One Price to Ail
I. GOLDSTEIN, FRONT STREET
Telephone 36
Drugs, Perfumes
Rubber Goods, Stationery
Cigars, Cigarettes
i Tobaccos, Pipes, Cutlery
Photographic Supplies, Printing and Developing
Thermos Bottles
CIRCULATING LIBRARY
RICHARD’S
Now and Second-Hand Goods
WILLOW STREET
J. L. SALE
LEADING JEWELER OF THE NORTH
HEADQUARTERS FOR
Cut Glass and Silverware,
Wedding Presents and Birthday Presents a Specialty
Watches and Diamonds at Strictly Outside Prices
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C. J. Hurley, President J. P. Gleason, Vice President A. Bruning, Cashier |
Corner First Are, and Richmond St., Iditarod
CAPITAL $50,000.00, FOLLY PAID IN DASH
General Banking Business Transacted Upon Liberal, But Conservative Lines
GOLD DUST PURCHASED UPON ASSAY VALUE
And we guarantee our assays against any of the government assay offices.
Clippings from your gold furnished you for the purpose
of obtaining check assays if desired.
We solicit your business, and assure you of our courteous, prompt and
careful attention combined with fair treatment, whether
your account may be large or small.
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All the Comforts of Homo
RADIATOR IN EVERY ROOM
Regina Hotel
WILLOWS, AND SECOND AVE.
First-Glass RESTAURANT in Connection
I. NYHOLM, PROP.
FRESH STOCK PRICES RIGHT
Crowley & Porter
First Avenue, Between Willow and Richmond Streets, Iditarod
WILL GANNON L
TO
With plenty of nice white slippery
substance on the trail the Iditarod
Kuskolcwim Express Company will stir
into unwonted activity Monday morn
ing next at 10 o’clock when Barrett &
Ward start thoir doubie-ender for
Georgetown. They will carry passen
gers, freight and mail, and will make
the out-going trip via. Donlan creek, re
turning from Georgetown via. Julian.
Those desiring to “mit ’em,”or wish
ing to send tilings, can leave their or.
dei'3 at Bozeman & Richards, Flat City,
and the Sherburne in Iditarod City. *
Thirty thousand tons of rich copper
ora is now blocked out at the Bonanza
mines of the Alaska syndicate at the
terminus of the Copper River & North
western railroad, according to Stephen
Whereis Birch, managing director of
the syndicate. The railroad will be
completed to that point by January
next, he says, and the first train will
carry a cargo of 2,000 tons to Cordova,
enroute to the smelter at Tacoma.
THE FIRST OF THE
FREIGHT OF DIKEIAN
Taking advantage of the hard
going without the snow, the first
freight of the winter season reached
the city early last week when the
teams of Mike Mahoney and Geo.
Rich and Bennett James came in,
bringing personal freight, mail and
baggage.
The trip was made in two and a !
half days. Mahoney & Rich’s team
relayed with tire team belonging to
James, carrying about four tons
altogether. They traveled over the
reiv trail from Dikeman to Bruhn’s
roadhouse, and came up on the
river ice the balance ot the way.
The latter part of the journey was
very good going, and can be made
in a few hours on smooth ice.
Bennett Janies brought up sup
plies which he had landed at Dike
man by steamboat and which were
intended for the Friend, Lawson
and James lay on the Bonanza as
sociation, Flat creek. Mahoney &
Rich had about 900 pounds of
second class mail, a considerable
quantity of baggage and some
freight, all of which had reached
the lower town 011 the last beats to
reach that point.
They reported that Ross' auto
mobile, which also ariived with
lhe.se same shipments, is waiting
for good liver going, when it «i 1
be used to firing up the perishable
freiglit that is needed to supply
this point. All the perishable
freight was safely housed from the
elements, and will arrive here in
due time for the benefit of tilt
hungry cues in this community.
WOULD SUPPORT
000 S HERDS
O. G. Laberee, president of the
Alaska Northern Railway, contends
that the agricultural and stock-growing
features of Alaska, especially the Su
sitna and Kuskokwim valleys, have
been lost sight of in the mineral devel
opment of the country. Laberee pre
sents some data comparing the agricul
tural resources of Alaska to those of
Sweden. Climatic and soil conditions
in Swenden are, he shows, identical
with those of the two valleys. From
some information furnished by Labaree
it is learned that red top and blue
stem yield from two to three tons to
the aero, and timothy as much. Stock
men claim that three acres will be a
liberal allowance foreachhead of stock
a year. On this basis, the mountan
and mountain valleys and the plateaus
of Kenai peninsula, containing 1,920,000
acres, exclusive of the mountains, would
be capable of supporting (140,000 head
of cattle. On the same ratio the Su
sitna valley would furnish winter feed
and range for 3,200,000 eattle, and the
Kuskokwim valley 0,000,000.—Douglas
Island News.
CAPTAIN BINGHAM
NOW SOLE OWNER
Although her engine room is
silent and her listless wheel caught
in the icy grasp of voiceless wateis,
the steamer I,ois, now hibernating
in the classic environs of Dikeman,
carries tbe spirit of potential possi
bilities and was but a few short
days agone the subject of prate and
parley in the marts of trade.
Ill other words, Capt. Bingham,
navigator and associate owner of
the good ship luring the past sea
son has purchased her outright,
lock, stock and barrel and is even
now drawing up the plans for an
other season’s prosperity. He
bought out John Cameron, thus
acquiring the complete ownership,
the deal being perfected last week.
The Lois, as everybody knows,
is one of the successful craft of
Dikeman. Iditarod navigation and
was largely responsible for the land
ing of the late season tonnage at
this city She will doubtless be
used here again next year, but it
Capt. Bingham has anything up
his sleeve he is not saying anything
about it a:; yet. He went down to
Dikeman, navigating the nigger
heads and poking a long gun into
ferny ccpses where rabbits live.
Worden sells Bock cigars.
DR. B. F. BROOKS,
Physician and Surgeon
Over Merchants Cafe, First Avenue
Telephone .*>o
Dr. Heinrich Wortmann
Physician and Surgeon
Office fit City Ui u<j Store, Tel. 30
First Ave., bet. Willow and Richmond
DR. E. T. BRADBURY,
Dentist
Over Merchants Cafe, First Avenue
Telephone 30- B
McGowan, Clark Sc Albrecht
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Iditarod, Alaska Phone No. 7
The Pioneer Attorneys of This Camp
ALFRED E. MALT BY,
IU. S. Commissioner)
Attorney at Law
Notary Pcbt.ic
Practice only in District Court. IDtTAROD
BICHAM & BECKER,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Office.Ansley Bldg., Richmond St.
CHAS. E. TAYLOR,
Attorney at Law,
Notary Public, Conveyancing,
Abstracts ot Titles
Iditarod City
J. S. HARDING,
Attorney at Law
Room 1, Iditarod Hotel
Iditarod, Alaska
1 IDEAL CAFE
BAKERY AND IJ M il ROOM
First Ave. and Willow St.
NieliofT & Hakes, Props.
C1YE IS A TRIAL
H. La France,
ARCHITECT ANO BUILDER
Estimates Furnished
BLUE PRINTING
Pacific Cold
Storage Co.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
MEATS
Telephone
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Smith & fV5cfVlasters,
CARPENTERS,
BUILDERS AND JOBBERS
j Shop—Richmond St., bet. 1st and 2d.
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Idstarod
ALL KINDS 0F_ MACHINE REPAIRING
PUMPS A SPECIALTY
TV
Black Street, Near Slippern’s Mill
An old-timer who lives in the land
invaded by the Copper River railroad
has built a wagon that fits the track,
hitched his four malamutes to it and
makes record time over the right of
wav.
Johnstone carries all the leading
brands of cigars and tobaccos -whole
sale and retail.
Call for Bock cigars.
Red Cross
Drug Store
OPTICIANS
Your Eyes Tested Free
'Telephone I
ISPECIAL....
Liggett’s Saturday Candy j
Mixed Chocolates and
1 Chocolates and Bon Sons
| 1-lb. Box for SO Centsj
Weather Thermometers
Stationery—Al! Kinds
: Toilet Articles""Everything
Cigars and Cigarettes
Lowney’s Candies—Fresh
Chamois Vests i Chest Protectors
| Red Cross
Drug Store
Prescription Druggists
Prompt Attention to
Telephone and Creek Orders