The considerable forms of recogni
tion, which Alaska has desired from
the law makers at Washington, has
come very slowly in the past, but from
now on it would not be surprising if
more attention is given to the District
The great demands, which are con
stantly being increased along all the
avenues of commercialism are bouuo
to bring results There are many law
which are desired, the lack of which i*
seriously retarding the commeict;
progress of the District. Lightbou-n
are needed, aud needed ba lly. i n.
need of railroad transportation is be
ginning to be felt seriously to cope
with the great amount of tfavel and
freightage through the District, ami
there are many other incidental needs
of a great and growing oouutry, which
might be cited. Theso are bound
come, aud with the attention which i
Alaska is receiving on every band, it
would appear as though some of the
things desired may come soon. We
are having the Japanese question in
its various phases, which indirectly
effect us, the demands of a fast growing
merchant marine, the groat iniuing in
dustry, and the fact that thousands
upon thousands of investors in the
States are partial to the D strict
through the iuvestment source; the
great and growiug number of those
who are visiting the country in con
nection with its growing commercial
openings, combining with the tourist
element, which is now coming to be
auch a great factor, must being quick
recognition, and the fact that Alaska is
receiving such au immense amouut of
advertising in the papers and magi
zines throughout the country, will all
call serious attention to the needs of
the District, with the result, it is pe
lieved, that more will be accomplished
along the various lines desired in The
next two years than has been the case
in the entire history of the DistricT.
Much more could be written on the
subject, but only enough is said to To
call to the attention of Alaskans that the
District is on the map, and just now
very much in evidence, and now, while
the wheel of progress is revolving at
fair speed, it behoves us to give it a
push every time an oppoatunity pro -
sents itself. Individual effort may be
quite small, but in the aggregate it
amounts to a mighty force. If all in
in the district will keep this in mind
much can be accomplished.
Heavy Finacial Support
Mr. Frank E. Youngs, of the Alaska
Home Railway, iuforms the Prospec
tor that >the stock ^subscriptions are
still very heavy, with daily receipts of
several thousand dollars. He requests
the few original subscribers whose re
mittances have not yet been received
to send them in at once, in order that
there may be no slacking of the sup
which Valdeziaus justly owe to the
progressive enterprise which has trans
ferred the town. Mr. Youngs also calls
attention to the fact that there is still
opportunity for subscription at the
foundation Bgures, which will be very
probably be raised as soon as a few
miles of the road are in operation. In
asmuch as the rails aud rolling stock
are on the Santa Barbara, which sails
on the 5th, the time to get in on the
ground floor is now.
Mr. J. N. Cobb, Alaska represents
tire of the Department of Fisheries
and Commerce, and who has beeu west
iu connection with tne salmon pack,
A-as euroute South ou the Portland.
Ho reports ihat the pack at Bristol bay
♦ ill be about 250,000 eases short this
. asou and the puck of the Ceutial
luska company will be about 50,000
nort.
Business is rushing al the saw mill
now that a supply of logs has been
received. This is also true of the work
ou Keystone dock, and the Alaska Con
struction company hope to have it all
completed and ready for occupancy
within a very few days. Work has
been rushed day ani nif'ht to achieve
this result. It is expected to have
things ail in shape so that the Bertha
can dock here on her next trip up.
It is reported that the hurried depart
ure of the crusier Buffalo from Frisco
under sealed order was due to the fact
that information had been received
that a plan had beeu made for a con
certed rush by a number of the Japan
fae sealing schooners on the seal is
lands, and also that the salt houses of
tbo North American Trading and
Transportation Company were to be
looted of the large number of pelts
there awaiting shipment. Jn addition
the Buffalo will establish a new coaling
station at Resurrection Bay, on the
southeast shore of Kenai peninsula.
At a meeting of about 25 members
of the Masonic Fraternity who reside
in Valdez, held in the Court house on
Tuesday evening, it was decided to
make formal application to the Grand
Master of Washington, for permission
to establish a lodge of Masons in this
city. A competent committee was
appointed to take the matter in hand,
and the committee was also authorized
to i ike steps to secure a suitable lodge
room.
S>me of the friends of Engineer Or
laudo V. Cater whoso tragic death oc
curred on the Hammond, are responsi
sib'e for the statement that he bad
recently invented a new marine steam
engine, which they believed would iu a
large measure, revolutionize the pres
ent method iu this respect. Engineer
Outer’s plans were to have one con
structed right away, and install it on
some toat here on the sound, and
plans to this effect were practically
consummated.
A. W. Tibbetts, the well known
Knights Island copper man, together
with A. R. Deacon and F. Everts both
of St. Louis, are all registeied at. the
Seattle having come up from the Island
yesterday, where they have been in
specting the copper properties there in
which they are interested. They will
go South on the Yucatan. All three of
the gentlemen express themselves as
highly pleased at the showing made on
their property the past season, and be
fore another season they will take
measures to rush the work, by the in
stallation of power drills and other
labor saving machiney. They have at
present 12 men at work, and have
opened quite a tunnel.
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