The Herald
Fairbanks, Alaska.
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This journal will be issued as a four
celuuin weekly for a short time on
account of us being short of certain
material which we must have before we
can turn out a bigger paper. As soon
however as the supplies which we have
ordered arrive the size of the paper will
be increased considerable.
The Mythical Bridge
When the Fairbanks papers announc
ed that a bridge was to be built across
the Chena Slough at Fairbanks it was
thought that the bridge question was
settled and but a short time would pass
before a fme structure would span the
stream that separates Fairbanks from
Garden Island.
Not so, however, if the reports in the
local press credited to Mr. Richardson,
chairman of the Alaska Road Commis
sion be true. Many moons will yet pass
and glaciers form on Mount McKinley
before a steel bridge built by Uucle Sam
is a fact. For you see it takes muau
facturers and government engineers
probably one, two, ten or probably
twenty years to build a pigmy structure
across Chena Slough which is, compar
itively speaking, but a mere ditch.
American manufacturers and engin
eers have, in the past, constructed in
the United States gigantic structures to
bridge the Nile, shipped them to the
shores of hake Nyanza in the heart of
Darkest Africa and erected them in a
little over eight months Irom the time
the contract was given.
The mythical bridge that Colonel
Richardson is going to build looks to us
like the mythical roads w hich he has
built in the past—they exist only in the
Colonel’s own mind.
The gallant colonel, it is said, travels
only on the palatial steamers of the A.
V. N. Co. and avoids as much as pos
sible traveling on the roads which he is
alleged to have built. It would be for
tunate for the people of Alaska if Mr.
Richardson could be persuaded to start
out over some of the apologies which
lie takes pleasure m designating as
roads in this territory, for it is just
possible that his avoirdupois would
cause him todecome permanently mired
and then he would realize for the first
time how lie had been squandering the
producers’ money in what has been idle
trip* through Alaska as far as road
building is concerned.
A Good Producer
The Department of Commerce
announces that the trade of Alaska has
doubled in quantity and value the trade
of ten years ago. The trade last year
was sixty million dollars and the in
dications are that for the current fiscal
year it will reach one hundred millions.
The increase of last year's trade over
the trade of the previous year was four
millions. Her shipments, or exports,
were forty millions, including fourteen
millions in gold and twenty millions in
fish.
NO OBJECTION!
A short time ago, one of the local
papers reported that the purpose of the
Fairbanks Bar Association in organizing
was to promote and maintain a high
standard of professional conduct.
In organizing “for the purpose of
promoting and maintaining a high
standard of professional conduct” the
lawyers of Fairbanks will undoubti <11 y
have the unqualified undorsement of
the public generally, and many of those
who have had experience in litigation
in particular.
THE STANDPATTERS
A church conference at Frankfort,
Indiana, adopted the following pro
gressive resolution: —
“Whereas we realize the difficulty and
unpleasantness in dealing with the
automobile spirit, and we advise all
churches not to allow their members to
own or operate an automobile, auto
trnck, motor-cycle or any motor ve
hicle, at least until such time as they
become in general nse, or until we get
more light on the subject.---Iix.
Another Shackleford Promise.
It is said that I.ouis I’. Shackleford,
the Juneau politician, has promised the
Republician nomination for delegate to
congress to K. B. Collins of l;ox.
“Det him givo who can.”
NEW COMMISSIONER
APPOINTED FOR FAIRBANKS
John F. Dillon, who has held posi
tion for years is succeeded by
John Knox Brown.
John Knox Brown has been appointed
U. S. Commissioner at Fairbanks by
Judge Bunnell to succeed John F. Dillon
resigned.
John Knox Brown, the new appointee
was for a time assistant U. S. attorney
under J. J. Crossley and lately lias been
associated with the law firm of McGow
an & Clark. The appointment of Mr.
Brown to the position is said to meet
with the approval of several of the local
attorneys
The office, of the commissioner at
'Fairbanks is nearly as important as the
office of the federal judge, for besides
l being commissioner the holder of the
■ offide is also coroner, probate judge,
ex-officio justice of the pence, recorder
i etc.
Mr. Dillon who is retiring oil account
of ill health has held the position for
nearly six years, and has, during
: the term which he has served, filled
the office with credit to himself and the
public generally, and although attack
ed from several quarters by mercenary
politicians refused to submit to the
domination of the political machine.
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I)r. McGinnis and Walter Mendhatn
were so tired and worn out after the
big Moose celebration at Chatanika
that they are said to have slept on one
! another's shoulders all the way home
to Fairbanks,
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Don't forget to attend the Sale that is
; being held between the Railroad cig
| ar store and Mendham's Jewelry store
There may be something in it for you.
The management claims that they are
giving clothes away. Better go and
see?
LENA MOBBCiw LEWIS.
Lena Morrow Lewis who was recent
ly defeated for Territorial Secretary of
the Socialists of Alaska. She received
but twenty-eight votes. On account of
her extremly liberal views ou the sex
relation she quickly became unpopular
and made lots of enemies.
She is a good speaker, and as one so
cialist said, she could put up a better
talk and separate the boys from their
money quicker than any other Socialist
i speaker that has been in the North.
Charles Herron, Republican committee
man and manager for Gilmore, said:
“I paid two and a half to hear Mrs.
Lewis speak and it was worth it. She is
| a good speaker.”
It is said that Mrs. Lewis may visit
| the Xanana this summer on a speaking
and organizing trip.
Do you want an Independdent paper ?
The Herald is Independent.
Why don't lawyers advertise. They
say that it is unprofessional.
“Glowing Wi’ Pride"
Sandy was a leader of the kirk. His
increasing redness of nose very much
alarmed his brothers elders who were
opposed to anyone being an elder who
was not a strict teetotaler, and a del
egation waited on him to inquire the
reason for the increasing color. Sandy
explained thus: “It is glowing wi’
pride at never putting itself in any
body’s business. ’’
Dick Thorne, the leading showman of
the North arrived in Fairbanks on the
Steamer Tanana early Saturday morn
ing after having been gone for nearly a
year.
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J. W. Riggs
Barber
Front St.
DON’T LET YOUR CLOTHES.;
SPOIL YOURjGOOD LOOKS.
KEEP THEM IN GOOD ORDER.
BRING THEM TO
HARKS MTU
Next to Fairbanks Meat Market
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Mrs. A. Lincoln
All kinds of repair work done on
Ladies and Gents suits, Under
wear and so forth Ladies' fur
coats for sale.
Next to Peoples’ Store
Tanana Valley R. R.
TIME CARD
Kyective April 19, 1915.
Snbject to change without notice.
Train lor Chalanika Daily Except
Leave Chena.7:15 a. m.
Arrive Fairbanks . . . . 7:45 n. m.
Leave Fairbanks .... 9:00 a. m.
L“ave Junction .... 9:15 a. in.
Leave Ester.9:25 a. m.
Leave McXeer .... 9:55 a. m.
Leave Fox.10:40 a. m.
Leave Gilmore .... 11:10 a. m.
Leave Ridgetop .... 12:10 a. m.
Leave Olness.12:40 p. m.
Leave Little Eldorado . Az: 55 p. m.
Arrive Chatanika .... 1:10 p. m.
RETURNING
Leave Chatanika . . . . 1:45 p. m.
Heave Little Eldorado . . 1:55 p. m.
Leave Olness.2:10 p. m.
Leave Ridgetop .... 2:45 p. m.
Leave Gilmore.3:45 p. m.
Leave Fox.3:50 p. m.
Leave McNeer ..... 4.20 p. m.
Leave Ester.4:40 p. m.
Leave Junction.4:45 p. m.
Arrive Fairbanks . . » . 5:00 p. m.
Leave Fairbanks .... 5:25 p. m.
Arrive Chena.6:00 p. in.
AUTO CAR.
l''or Cbatanika Daily,
i.eave Fairbanks .... 4:30 p. m.
Leave Junction.4:45 p. m.
i.eave lister.4:50 p. ni.
i.eave McNeer.5:10 p. m.
Leave Fox.5:35 p. ni.
i.eave Gilmore.5:45 p. m.
Leave Ridgetop .... 6:10 p. ni.
j i.eave Olness.6:30 p. m.
i.eave Litttle Eldorado . . 6:35 p. m.
Arrive Cbatanika .... 6:45 p. ni.
RETURNING
Leave Chatanika .... 7:00 a. ni.
I i.eave Little Eldorado . . 7:05 a. in.
' Leave Olness.7:20 a. m.
I Leave Ridgetop .... 7:40 a. ni.
| Leave Gilmore.8:15 a. m.
I i.eave Fox.8:25 a. m.
I I.eave McNeer.8:50 a. m.
j Leave Ester.9:10 a. m.
i.eave Junction.9:15 a. ni.
! Arrive Fairbanks .... 9:30 a. m.
W. H. JOSLIN.
Gen. Mgr.