WEEKLY PROGRESS REPORT OH RAILROAD PROJECT
(From the Alaska Railroad Record)
AUTOMOBILE REGULATIONS.
The following rules and regulations are promulgated
for the operation and control of automobiles and other
motor-driven vehicles in the Anchorage Railroad Reserve,
effective May 1, 1917:
(1) All automobiles and other motor-driven vehicle?
shall have displayed on both the front and back end of such
vehicles the number of their territorial license or such num
ber as may be assigned to them by this office; the figures
of which shall be at least three inches high and of pro
portionate width; the space between the figures shall be
three-eighths of one inch. All such numbers shall be reg
istered in this office. The numbers shall be so placed on
the automobile or other motor-driven vehicle as to be
plainly visible in the day time, and at night shall be illum
inated by the lights on such machine.
(2) The speed of all automobiles and motor-driven
vehicles in the railroad reserve shall not, in any case, ex
ceed the limit of eight (8) miles per hour.
(3) Every machine when going to and from the dock
shall use the road on the south side of the most southerly
railroad track as soon as a notice is posted to that effect,
and shall not cross the track except in front of the Employ
ment Office of the Commission; and when arriving at the
dock the machine shall be parked in the area set apart for
that purpose.
(4) All machines while in the railroad reserve from
and after sundown shall have their lights burning; pro
vided, however, that where the rays of the lights are ex
ceptionally strong, the front lights may be dimmed, but the
rear lights shall have the full flame burning._
| (5) All passengers shall ride on the inside of the car,
| and no one shall be carried or allowed to ride on the run
. ning guards of the machine.
(6) Every driver of any automobile or other motor
driven vehicle shall slow down and have absolute control
of the machine before crossing the tracks, to observe if
there is any danger from passing locomotives or trains;
and every driver or owner of any such vehicle shall ob
serve and comply with any signs or notices placed or posted
for directing traffic in the railroad reserve, and shall obey
all orders given by any watchman or other authorized
agent of the Alaskan Engineering Commission.
(7) Any driver or owner who fails to obey any orders
i given by a watchman or other authorized agent of the
Alaskan Engineering Commission, or does not comply with
or wilfully violates any of the provisions of these rules
and regulations, shall be penalized as follows:
For the first offense such driver or owner shall be pro
; hibited from entering the railroad reserve in any machine
1 for a period of 48 hours; for the second offense he shall not
be allowed to enter for a period of one week; and upon
commission of the third offense shall thereafter be barred
: from driving a machine within the railroad reserve for a
1 period of thirty days.
(8) These rules and regulations are subject to change
| whenever it is considered advisable to do so.
F. MEARS, Commissioner.
It is announced by the Commissioner of Lighthouses
■ that hereafter the acetylene lights in Cook Inlet will be in
| service throughout the entire year, instead of being ex
tinguished during the winter season, as heretofoie.
(
M. L. V. (Sport) Smith, in addition
to his other qualifications of “intrepid
dog musher,” placer miner, actor and
prince of good fellows, has entered the
journalistic field and has a concise re
sume of dog racing, the king of Alaska
sports, in the last issue of The All
Alaska Review.
In his article Mr. Smith tells the
story of the races that made Nome
famous from the year 1908 up to the
present time. “Sport” played an im
portant part in the early days of Nome
dog racing and is familiar with days
when thousands of dollars changed
hands on each race and thousands
were spent to get a team in shape for
the big yearly event. There are sev
eral old Nomeites in Anchorage today
who backed the Fink or Scotty Allen
stables, who will enjoy the following
article:
The Nome Kennel club was organ
ized in 1908, and its first president was
Albert W. Fink, an attorney who has
since become celebrated. The object
was to promote and improve the breed
of the sled dog, and to pull off races
during the long winter months, the
main event to be known as the All
Alaska Sweepstakes; open to all. From
the beginning there was great enthusi
asm, and generous purses were of
fered, ranging from $3,000 to $10,000.
Next April the Tenth All Alaska
Sweepstake will be run over the same
course, from ocean to ocean, Behring
sea to the Arctic ocean.
The winners each year up to the
present were:
Fink won the first big race.
1908— Fink winner, Hegness driv
ing; time. 119 hours 15 minutes.
1909— J. Berger won, Scotty Allen
OFFICERS DIRECTORS
P. O. Sunberg, Pres. C. W. Bolte,
H. O. Schalaben, Vice-Pres. P. O. Sunberg,
Oscar Anderson, Treas. Oscar Anderson,
S. R. MacClinton, Sec. S. R. MacClinton.
Capt. G. A. Howe. Range Foreman H. O. Schalaben.
Matanuska Reindeer
Ranching Co.
Will Bring Herd to Nelchina.
Only a few years ago the western part of the United States was
the home of the cattle rancher, and vast areas were used exclusively
or this paying industry, but soon the sheep herder began to crowd in
on the rancher and they were followed by the diversified farmer.
During this period as always the rancher has been making money,
and this business has made more millions than any other single in
lustry of North America; this was the case even when the average
price of a four-year-old steer was around $20 and feed and shelter
had to be provided for them during some of the winter months; if
under these conditions cattle ranching was a paying investment, how
iiuch more so must the reindeer be here now, for what cattle was
to the rancher of the west in those days the reindeer is to Alaska
now, and presents the same opening with the advantage as shown
oy government experience of not having to be fed or sheltered in win
ter, as these hardy animals have shown themselves to be self-sustain
ing, and will bring 100 per cent more than the average steer of those
lays, as the average reindeer would realize here today forty dollars,
the cost of herding is small as two herders can look after 500.
The Directors of the Matanuska Reindeer Ranching Co. haye i e
■ided to bring a herd of reindeer to their Nelchina range, which is
conceded to be one of the very best reindeer ranges in America, and
wishing to have the herd as large as possible, as the cost of bringing
n a large herd would be much the same as a small one, and also
wishing to get this delicious food product on the local market as
soon as possible, decided to sell some company stock, as this will
enable them to bring in a larger herd.
Call at our office, corner 4th and C Streets, and be one of the
original promoters of this paying proposition which means so much to
Anchorage and vicinity, anil is one of the greatest steps towards
Alaska becoming self-supporting. Should you not have time to call,
write.
Matanuska Reindeer Ranching Co.
OFFICE FOURTH AND C PHONE 85K
driving; time 82 hours 2 minutes 41
seconds.
1910— Col. Ramsey, J. Johnson driv
ing; time, 74 hours, 14 minutes, 37
seconds.
1911— Allen & Darling, Scotty driv
ing; time, 80 hours, 49 minutes, 41
seconds.
1912— Allen & Darling, Scotty driv
ing; time, 87 hours, 27 minutes, 46>4
seconds.
191—Bowen & Delzine, Delzine driv
ing; time, 75 hours, 42 minutes, 27
seconds.
1911—John Johnson, self driving;
time, 81 hours, 3 minutes, 45 seconds.
1915—Leonard Seppella.self driving;
time 78 hours, 44 minutes, 57 seconds.
1913— T.eonard Seppella.self driving;
time, 80 hours, 38 minutes, 5 seconds.
The distance covered, Bering sea to
Candle on the Arctic ocean, is 408
John Johnson, driving his own en
try in 1910, made the fastest trip yet
recorded, having ideal conditions in
weather and trails. Always in the
money, “Scotty” A. A. Allen, entered
eight consecutive years, having won
three times, second three times and
third two times; was unable to race
last year, as he was in France, where
he took 404 dogs for the French gov
ernment for use in winter warfare in
the Vosges mountains.
In the Seward peninsula, or the
Nome district, the next great race of
keen interest is the Solomon River
Derby; it is generally held some time
during February.
The dopsters line up the possible
winner in the big rac-' from the show
ing made over this course, which is
from Nome to Solomon River and re
turn, a distance of 65 miles. As in the
big race, the time to cover this dis
tance depends largely upon weather
and trail conditions.
In 1912 Charles Johnson, with his
string of Siberian dogs, won the Solo
mon derby in 5 hours 47 minutes 24
seconds. This time has never been
beaten in contest race. But in the
spring. March 24, 1916, with an ideal
day and trail.it was agreed among the
several owners of fast dog to try and
lower Johnson’s record. Four teams
entered, Ayers, Delzine, Vincent and
Billie Webb. Ayers covered this course
in the remarkable time of 5 hours 32
minutes and 3% seconds. William
Webb completed the same course in 5
hours 44 minutes 40 seconds.
Nome was the first to organize a
Kennel club and establish dog racing
as a permanent feature of life in the
North, but many other camps have fol
lowed suit and are developing the
greatest friend of mankind in this
Northland. Iditarod, Ruby, and our
/lew government town on Knik Arm
now have kennel clubs and are pulling
off races.
Dick’s Kitchen will open for busi
ness Tuesday, May 8th, in new quar
ters on Foui-th ave. between C and D.
960
Dr. W. A. Ttystrom, dentist, over
Harmony theatre. 810
Phone 43-Y for car, day or night.
M ood and coal a specialty. Universal
Taxi and Transfer. 126
MOORE BURDEN RACE IS
WON BY BERT MCCARTHY
NOME, Aaska, April 20.—The
fourth annual Moore burden handicap
' from Nome to Solomon and return, a
i total distance of 64 miles, was run
I here today in clear weather and over
a fairly good trail. The condition of
the event, which is one of the dog-rac
ing classics of the north, is that the
driver must have on his sled a woman
passenger. There were eight entries
today. They finished in the following
order:
Bert McCarthy, with Miss Kather
ine Bongard as the sled burden, first;
Yorky Sykes, with Mrs. Peter Berg,
second; W. H. Webb, with Miss Vesta
Kelling, third; Thomas Watson, with
Miss Jennie Stromberg, fourth; Law
rence Kerr, with Mrs. D. Kemp, fifth;
Lewis Harold Lyle, with Miss Ber
tha Johnson, sixth; William Allan,
with Mrs. R. Downing, seventh, and
Harry Bloomfield, with Miss Ina Lyle,
eighth.
ALASKA SENDS GREETINGS
TO RUSSIAN REPUBLIC
In the territorial senate of Alaska
a resolution was introduced greeting
‘our nearest sister republic,” Russia
on the occasion of throwing off the
yoke of autocracy. It was pointed out
that Russia and Alaska are only about
30 miles apart, but, as a matter of
fact, the two countries are only a mile
or two apart and in sight of each
other. In the Bering straits, which
divide Siberia from Alaska, are two
islands, the Big Diomede and the Lit
tle Diomede, one of which is Russian
and the other American, and both
close together. The following is the
resolution introduced by Senator
Frank Aldrich, one of the representa
tives of the part of Alaska closest to
the Russian territory:
To the president of the Duma,
Petrograd, Russia:
The territorial senate and house of
representatives of the territory of
Alaska, in session assembled, extends
the hand of greeting to our nearest
sister republic of Russia.
AT THE EMPRESS.
Dustin Famum, a great dramatic
star, noted for abounding genius, and
one of the strongest men of the screen,
will appear at the Empress theatre
this Saturday (only) evening, May 5,
in “Captain Courtesy,” story of the
Mexican invasion of California—1840
46. Needless to say that Mr. Farnum
is at his best in this most interesting
play, and that the cast supporting him
has but few equals.
,A Thrilling Drama of Jungle l.ife.
Sunday and Monday, May 6 and 7,
a drama in five thrilling parts, en
titled “Into the Primitive,” is to be the
i feature and is considered one of the
i best motion picture plays produced by
, the V. L. E. E. company.
There is a divinity that shapes our
ends, rough hew them how we will and
“Into the Primitive” we discover that
blood will assert itself.
In prehistoric days, the cave-man
: sought his mate by brute force. In
“Into the Primitive,” the cave-man—
the gloss of civilization dimmed—de
fends a woman from a coward and
from many dangers. Kathlyn Williams
takes the character role of Jennie Les
I lie, the supercilious society girl, who,
through fate, is cast ashore in the
jungle with two men, Thomas Blake,
I an American, and Hon. Cecil Win
! throp, a social fop. What happens?
Well, there is a succession of exciting
climaxes, wonderful scenic effects, a
real hurricane and in the end—but von
should not miss seeing “Into the Prim
itive.” Wild animals appear naturally
in this exciting production and they
include a herd of wild elephants, lions,
tigers, monkeys, leopards, bears and
reptiles including a python, allegators,
etc. Motion picture patrons cannot af
ford to miss the beautiful photography
J and a series of gripping situations
which make “Into the Primitive” an
unusual drama in every detail.
Pathe News Saturday, Sunday and
Monday. 965
Biggest line of cooking utensils,
china and crockery at Bolte Hdw. Co.
966
Read The Dally Times and be an
Anchorage booster.
Stop at Peterson’s Hotel. 399
POWER ALMOST
(Christian Science Monitor.)
The government of the United
States, whatever its faults may be at
other times, as humanely organized
system, becomes in war a model of
simplicity and efficiency. Then prac
tically all power centers in the execu
tive. Administration, in its largest
sense, is delegated to him. As com
mander-in-chief of the army and navyj
he exercises control over all of thej
nation’s armed forces on land and sea.
He can make or unmake generals and
admirals. He can direct or alter all
campaign plans. He can move armies
or fleets as he chooses. He may seek
or accept advice, but he may, at his
pleasure, ignore or reject it. He is the
war council of the nation. He not
merely symbolizes the power of thei
democracy over which he rules, but he
possesses and exercises that power. He
is virtually a dictator. His commands
are absolute. No other ruler on earth
is clothed with such unlimited discre
tionary authority. Yet he never ceases
to be the servant of the people. If his
powers are great, so, also, are his re
sponsibilities. He must keep constant
ly in view the time when he will be
called upon for an accounting.
It is the prerogative of the congress
to declare war; to vote supplies; but
the president is the instrument
through which the wishes of congress i
are carried out. There is no need of i
i
new enactments. There is no need of j
special legislative instructions. There j
is no needof enlarging the departments
or of elaborating their functions. The
one word “executive” is all-embracing.
A command beginning “By order of
the president” is backed by the
strength of the republic. The machin
ery is, as it were, automatic. It is all
but perfect, and wonder of wonders, it
is democratic.
One-man power is not a new thing
on the western side of the Atlantic, j
Madison directed the war of 1812,
Polk the war of 1846, Lincoln the war
of 1861, and McKinley the war of
1898. Not one of the four escaped
criticism. It became necessary for|
each to dismiss favorites in the army 1
and the navy, to run counter, at times, i
to the wishes of party leaders, even to
popular beliefs and prejudices, but in i
no instance has the system proved ser
iously defective.
Madison, Polk, Lincoln and McKin
ley, all popular at the beginning and
still more popular at the end, for all
I
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Kansas City. Denver
San Francisco. Los Angeles
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can* through their wars successfully,
were harassed, in the most critical
stages of their tasks, by fault-finders
whose grievances were mainly of a
personal character, and usually rooted
in petty jealousies and resentments.
Lincoln described the experience as an
annoyance from gnats. In some quar
ters now, even while the nation is still
ringing with applause of Woodrow^
Wilson’s great state paper of April 2,
there is evidence of a tendency to im
pose upon him unsought advice with
regard to those in whom he should re
pose trust aand authority. While there
can be no sound objection to proper
counsel and constructive criticism, it
should be remembered that the presi
dent alone must bear, on the part of
the United States, the burden of re
sponsibility for the outcome of this
struggle; that by his acts he will be
judged; and that common fairness, as
well as the welfare of the nation de
mands that he be left to work out his
plans with freedom.
Trustful loyalty to and support of
the president through the coming
months, or years, as the case may be
will be the best service the people as
a whole can render the country.
ANCHORAGE CABINET WORKS, ,
BUILDING CONTRACTORS
Joe Casali
637 Sixth Avenue.
C. HENNING
TAILOR.
Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s
Suits Cleaned, Pressed and
Repaired. 4th Ave. and D St.
Taxi and Transfer
CITY AUTO SERVICE
PHONE 89-R.
LAUNCHES FOR CHARTER
Office: Next to latbor Temple
FRATERNAL ORDERS. .
MASONS
Anchorage Masonic Club
meets first and third Thursday
in month. G.C.HAMMOND, Sec.
L. O. 0. M. 1534
Regular meeting every Wed
nesday night at 8 o’clock,
at A. L. U. Hall.
JAS. L. CORT, Sec.
BILL’S CLUB.
J. T. WESTERMANN, Secy.
Meets at Club Rooms every
Friday evening at 8 o’clock.
DANISH CLUB ,
HAMLET
Meets Every Friday, 7:30 P. M.
2nd and East B..
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NOTICE
To all Carpenters: Uniter! Broth
erhood of Carpenters and Joiners of
America. Bocal No. 147," meets at the
Anchor Club rooms, 4th and It St. ev
ery Tuesday evening at 7:10 p. m.
J. S. BALDWIN", Sec.
Get your eyes examined free at
George Osborn’s, the leading jeweler,
by Fred Carlquist, graduate optician.
Satisfaction guaranteed. 260
Having bought our Wall Papers
previous to the advance in prices we
are in position to sell at the old prices,
which means a saving to you of 25 per
cent. Our line is new and complete.
Our stock of Paint is the largest and
best in Anchorage. Our work is al
ways done right. We are practical
Painters and Paperhangers. See us
when you want a good job.
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