V0I6 ALASKA PROSPECTOR Valdez Alaska, September 2b, 1907. VALDEZ NEWS No 32
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PLATFORM
A aska Home Railway. Valdez
To Interior
Type-Narrow gauge 30 lb. rails
Constructiou-The most speedy and
economical possible.
Pcwer-Electricity generated by water
falls.
Capitalization-810,000 per mile of com
pleted road.
Sbares-81.00 each to be full paid and
unassessable.
Directors-To be elected direct by
majority of stockholders.
Policy-Lowest possible freight rates
and fares.
Object-Legitimate development of
Alaska*’ resources for Alaskans.
Ope^atiou-ln the people’s interests.
No promotion shares.
No bonds or other indebtedness.
No high salaried officials
Hqual rights to all stockholders.
No free passes or rebates.
Freight and passenger rates same to all.
Utmost publicity iu corporate affairs
Weekly public audit of ail accounts. ,
Hooks always open to inspection.
Supplies and equipa'.ent purchased
d ireef
All bills discounted by spot cash.
Weekly publication of financial con
dition.
Weekly publication of list of stock
holders
No commissions on stock sales.
No construction profits.
No graft or incompetence tolerated .
Of Alaska, by Alaska, for Alaska.
A square deal to all.
Henry D. Reynolds, Trustee.
Valdez, Alaska, Aug. 13th. 1007.
Hawkins Wont Talk
Seattle, Sept. i(> — Engineer
Hawkins, c*f ti;e Copper Ri\ r A*
rtliwestern road, arrived lest
night on the Yucatan. When in
tervied regarding the reported pur
chase of the Bruner read hy the
Gaggenheirs s, and the removal of
the tern in. .Is from Kafalla. lie
refused to either a" in; <o limv
the statements until aider in- has
made his report to t* company ;n
the erst. H>* did inwever admit
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before witnesses tha: it wa.- a lo.-s
of time and money atiempting to
discharge trngid at Kalalia.
ScutHe. S< i :. id'—'1 ii«* police
have received a tip that Covington
and l'urli-on are traveling over
land through British Columbia.
Boi-e, Sep*, id—The examina
tion of jurors yesd rday revealed
the fact that the sentiment of the
community was mostly in favor of
Borah.
Seattle Endorses Road
Seattle, Sept. '2~>—The Alaska
Home Bailway proposition liar
Won presented to the people of this
city in such a forcible manner that,
thev are in-ginning to invest heav
ily m the project Last night a
meeting of the Chamber of Com
rfcnc \va> called lo consider the
matter, am! it result d in the Alas
ka Home Railway receiving ti»
• nthtwastic indorsement of that
body, and the- Chamber strongly
urged the citizens of Sca’tle t<>
subscribe to its stock.
."rattle. So; t. in—-Two men an
swering the description of Coving
ton and Bur’iison hoarded the
Santa Clara enrottte for Katalla.
The authorities at Valdez have
been advised to watch lor them.
Seattle Si p* id,—Tie* S: rat'-ga
arriv'd ve-t:-n. »■ "u Van • ■/. a ml
tin* Iviitii left tor that po;-i 111 the
afternoon.
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The more that is lei rued of the
si noting ill the i'anyon yesterday the
im re sold blooded and unjustifiable a
a crime ’.t aj pears to he. Tin *doiy as
told by eye v. it nesses is praet iei.llv the
same an stated in yesierdaj’s account
wi*li a fesi mil.or exc*ptiotis.
If appears hat the crew of Alaska
Home men e .. -i ted of survey* rs and
labor* is w tio w.*re gome to esl; bl.*h a
cam; it: Keystoi e cany ai, make a sur
vey and sta’ t work *>n the grade ft i 11 .*•
road. Headed by Suj erinteiideut Ste
vi*:«s ar.it suuio of the foremen the men
started tor the canyon it is me. s
sary in order to get into tin* canycn to
pass over a stretch of the toadway
claim *! try th Noithwistern | « .pie
atid it was at th's plac«* that Kd. Ihoey
urd his men had constructed nburi
« *<!** with I oplioles for their guns.
As the partv approached, *uu* of
Uusoy’s ii.eji, O'.Neai. starter! to flic a
coyote lode loaded with | ow«!**r. but
was grubbed by Mm r i»ey and held help
less, weeping with rage, limey, witi*
out warning *>! any kind began shoot
tug into t lu* crowd of laboring men w ho
Were m the rear of the party. It** tired
five sti its and dropped tlve men.
Deputy marshals were s nl out and
last it h' landed Husey and Dickson
in tl*t? jail here. 'The tala nee of the
men and a sl ick of Jo rides vveie left
at the < diggeuheim camp. Durinc the
night the rides were used again,several
shots being taken at some employee of
tin* Alaska Home who had the temerity
to vain out onto the Lowe liver Hat
helo vile canyon The markmanship
! was poor and he escaped
Dr Hoyle imports that the victims of
yesti i day’s outrage arc resting quietly
at tl/e h i-.pitHl. The principal danger
of the wounds being fatal, is that
poisoning may sed in Hoft nose bul
lets were used i>y the assassins and
that makes the wounds more serious
than would otherwise be the case.
Seattle, Sept. 26—In an inter
view yesterday evening H. 1>. Rey
nolds said that the Home railway
had complied with the law in evey
respect, and that it had been the
j policy of the company not to
i' antagonize the (inggenheims. He
characterized the shooting of peace
1 fill menus the work of common
assassins. Hawkins was also in
terviewed and said that be wae
greatly surprised to hear of the
tfotil If* at Valdez, as he thought
it would be all settled in the
courts. lie said that the reason
i the (inggenheims were endeavor
ing so hard to hold a right-of-way
through the canyon was because
they had not decided whether to
use Kutalla or Valdez for a termi
nal of their road, and they did not
want any opposition if they went
to Valdez.
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