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ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1917.
RELATIONS ARE AMICABLE.
The Alaskan Engineering Commission, in charge of the
building of the government railway system in Alaska, evinces
a willingness to meet the employees more than half way in the
matter of complaints and disputes that are bound to arise,
from time to time, in such a comprehensive undertaking, re
quiring the employment of thousands of men. The following
official notice, published in the Alaska Railroad Record today,
reveals the attitude of the Commission with respect to this mat
ter:
“NOTICE—To all employees on the Matanuska district:
The district engineer will cover the work on the Matanuska
district usually one each week, and employees having "com
plaints to make as regards to either camp food or quarters, or
having other grievances, are earnestly requested to take the
matter up with the district engineer, in the course ol these trips.
C. R, BRECK, Jr., District Engineer.”
Everybody concerned in the welfare of this community and
this part of Alaska wishes to see wTork on the railway project
progress without any interruption whatever, and if the con
gress will appropriate the necessary funds, there appears to
be no reason why it should not continue uninterrupted until the
line is completed. So far as outward signs go, the utmost har
mony prevails as between the rank and file of the laboring men,
comprehending all divisions and all kinds of labor, from the
skilled mechanic to the pick and shovel worker, and the Engin
eering Commission. Of course, there are a few who appear to
be dissatisfied, and who would probably be dissatisfied under
any conditions, if forced to labor for their living. But these are
in the vast minority. Since the increase in the wage scale last
spring, conditions have been surprisingly good, and they will
remain so, unless all signs fail. If the laboring men think they
have a just cause for grievance as against living conditions,
food, etc., it is well within their province to enter protest, but
they should lodge their protest, as they are invited to do in the
official notice which we have quoted, with the official in immed- ■
iate charge of the work in hand. It is not advisable to rush to;
the public prints with complaints that can quietly be remedied
by application to the proper man in charge. It is only when
legitimate complaints remain unheeded by those in authority,
that the aid of tlfie public prints should be called into tb& con
troversy.
WE SHOULD ASSIST THEM.
The Times has received a copy of petitions that have been
sent from the interior gold camps of the Kuskokwim, lunoko,;
lditarod, Tolstoi and Ruby, which will be published in full in a j
later issue of this paper, and which, in a comprehensive man
ner, recite/ the needs of these line mineral districts. The crying ;
need of these districts, as revealed by the petitions, is more ade
quate road facilities, and it is up to this community, in its own
selfish interests, to do what it can to aid them in gaining that
which they seek. Accompanying the copy of the petitions re- i
ceived by this office is a letter from Dr.W. F. Green, U. S. com
missioner for the Mt. McKinley recording precinct, which
gives the substance of the prayers of the petitions, as follows:
The Times, Anchorage, Takotna, Alaska, Feb. 2'2, 1917.
I send you herewith a copy of four petitions—two of which
have been sent to the governor of Alaska, with the original
signatures for filing; and two are still being circulated for sign
ers. One of these lias several hundred signatures already and
still getting more in the Ruby district. The Kuskokwim, Mt.
McKinley, Innoko, lditarod, and the Ruby recording precincts
have united in our efforts to get some recognition from the
proper departments in the way of increased mail service and in
suitable and appropriate ROAD building for which the govern
ment has NEVER spent ONE (’ENT or turned a shovelful of
dirt. We need a road from the head of navigation here on the
Kuskokwim river to the Innoko and the points made in the pe
tition along these lines are all valid and the plain truth. We
need connection with Anchorage, Seward and the railroad by a
wagon road that is “navigable” for horses and men in the
summer time so we can get in touch with the coast and the
states without going away up north to Nome.
We have a large copper ledge on the west fork of the Nixon
Fork of the Takotna river. We have tungsten also. We have
the richest placer ground on Candle creek per square foot of
bed rock that has ever been uncovered in Alaska—bar none. We
have large deposits of coal on the Big river which you will not
find on the maps. One vein shows up for over -0 feet in thick
ness. But with all this and more too we are fenced off by lack
of transportation and communication. These we must have
and propose to have them.
All of which (and more if you wish it) is respectfully sub
submitted for vour consideration and help with the BOWERS
THAT BE. „ Yours truly,
W. F. GREEN.
Some fellow that i.s looking for a good opening would do
well to erect a big, roomy, well-appointed apartment house in
Anchorage. It would prove a paying investment, if conducted
properly. Another need of this community is a nice Turkish
bath parlor, and a chiropodist would find a lucrative trade
here.
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1.917.
Vol. 1. No. 197. ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, 4th and D
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TEAM WINS
The Sherwinites shower/ a reversal
of form last night and copped-the.sec'
ond game of the basketball series bj
trouncing the Veachers 24 to 17. Sev
eral features marked the- game -that
was exciting and well played. A1
half time Veach’s team was holding
the short end of an 18 to 4 score bu(
held their opponent sto one field basket
during the second half. Henkle shol
eight out of nine baskets from the
foul line while Veach only shot one
out of eight attempts.
The game did not start off with the
usual display of vigor and both teams
were slow in warming up. Mangaf
refereed the game and called fouls im
partially, nine each. The two captains
t baskets and four from the foul line, |
: while the Veachers made only two •
field baskets during the first half that :
! ended Sherwin 18, Veach 4.
It was different in the second half j
and the Veach quintet played by far |
I the best game, due mainly to the great !
j work of Powrie and Gubert. Powrie |
i was switched to center to handle lvnut- !
son and Veach went to forward, and i
■ Trachsel from forward to guard. The j
■^change did the work and Veach scored j
R after a pass from Henning. j
! ' Gubert and Powrie shed the blinds '
; from-their eyes and got in the game,
j Gubert made a great shot with the
1 mighty Knutson hanging on his shoul
] ders. Powrie recovered at south end
j of the court and rushed for a pass to
! Gubert who caged the goal.
I ive game last night, passed to Engle
i for a score. Nick and Knut both miss- ;
| ed easy chances. Henkle made free j
j basket. Powrie got away for a great
J shot. Henkle missed his only attempt
: on free try and Veach scored on dou
ble foul.
opposed each other in center.
Veach to Powery to Leahy drew
first blood and Knutson evened the
score on the next few plays. On dou
ble foul Henkle scored and Veach
missed. The boys were warming up
and Sherwin and Leahy got busy and
marred the game by becoming person
al. Mangan ruled both players off the
field. Nicholls went in for Sherwin
and Henning for Leahy. Knutson was
shifted to center. Engle made a spec
tacular play by a dash through the
field to the west side line from where
he shot the prettiest basket of the
game. From the throw-out at north
boundary line Costello passed to Engle
who caged another'goal. Powrie and
Gubert both missed cosy chances but
Trachsel recovered and smothered the
basket. Henkle made free basket.
Nicholls and Engle pulled off a clever
piece of team work when Nick passed
to Engle from bounds, Engle back to
Nick who scored, making the shot
from a difficult angle. Henkle made
free basket. From bounds Henkle
passed to Knutson who caged a goal.
Veach missed free try. Henning and
Gubert both missed easy chances to
score. Costello passed to Knutson for
a field basket and the Sherwinites
were having all the best of the play
while the Veachers did not seem to be
able to get together. Veach missed
free try. Henkle to Knutson scored
from field after fast floor work. Pow
rie missed easy chance as did Engle.
Henkle overshot the back net and
Powrie missed free try from foul
line. Henkle counted from the foul
line. The Sherwinites shot seven field
The play was fast ami furious and
both sides were penalized. Henkle
did but Veaeh didn’t. Henning re
covered and missed try for basket;
Powrie caught the ball on the rebound
and smothered the basket. Veach mis
sed free try. Trachsel recovered from
scrimmage and passed to Powrie to
Henning who made the final basket of
the game that ended Sherwin 24,
Veach 17.
Engle and Knutson played star ball
for their side and each shot three
field baskets. Costello and Nicholls
put up a good defensive game and
Henkle, as usual, was unerring in his
shots. Powrie and Gubert delivered
for the Veachers. The losers played
with lack of pep during the first half
and repeatedly fumbled and lost many
chances to score. They came back
strong in the second half, however,
and put up a good exhibition. The
teams are very evenly matched and
the games are the center of interest
in sporting circles.
Line-up:
Sherwin Veach
Leahy-Henning R. F. Engle
Henkle .L. F. Gubert
Sherwin-Knutspn C. Veach.
Nicholls .R. G. Powrie
Costello .L. G.Trachsel
Each team shot eight field baskets,
as follows: Engle 3, Knutson 3, Nich
olls 2, Leahy 1, Henning 1, Gubert 2,
Veach 1; Powrie 1, and Trachsel 1.
Baskets from goal, Henkle 8, Veach
1.
Referee, Mangan; official scorer,
Scott; and timekeepers, Schott and
Blanton.
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EIGHT LOSE
LIVES IN FINE
VANCOUVER, B. C„ March 7.—
Bight persons lost their lives last
light, in a fire that entirely consumed
-he Couquahalla hotel at Hope, a small
;own near Vancouver. Among the
victims are: Thomas Wilson, domin
on fruit inspector; Bert Ready, Wil
iam McKeever, Robert Campbell,
rhomas Taylor, Thomas Kehoe, m:n
;rs and lumbermen of Vancouver.
Maps of Alaska for Sale. Robarts.
WEATHER REPORT. *
i Station Temp. Day Wind Trail Snow
j Anchrage 16 Clear Calm Good 8 in.
i Potter Ck. 24 Clear Calm Good 8 in.
[Summit .10 Clear Calm Good 30in.
| Kern Crk- 30 Cldy. Calm Good' 30 in.
Mile 52 ..20 Clear Calm Good 3 in.
Indian Ck. 28 Clear Calm Fair 4 in.
Seward .. 28 Clear North Fair 5 in.
Matnuska 30 Clear Calm Good 6 in.
: King Rvr. 24 Clear East Good 12 in.
! Kashwitna 14 Cldy. CaHn *Good 36 in.
j Talkeetna 26 Cldy. Calm Good 33 in.
• Deadhorse 22 Cldy. Calm Good 40 in.
One of the largest icebergs ever
seen in Gastineau channel floated in
with the tide recently $and laid for
some time between Juneau and Tread
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