ANCHORAGE DAILY TIMES
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COOK INLET PUBLISHING CO.
Anchorage, Alaska.
Charles E. Herron. Publisher.
Harry G. Steel. Editor.
Subscription Rates: $1 per month, $10 per year, in advance.
Entered in the Anchorage Postoffice June 5, 1915, as second clas3 matter
under the Act of of March 3. 1873.
For President—Charles Evans Hughes.
For Delegate to Congress—James Wickersham
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, FRIDAY JUNE 30, 1916.
TRAILS AS FEEDERS TO THE RAILROAD.
There is every indication that the Alaska Road commis
sion will receive an appropriation this year of $500,000 from
the government for the construction of wagon roads and trails
in Alaska. This is in addition to over $100,000 that is contrib
uted by the territory and the sum total should be sufficient to
allow of needed trails being constructed in different parts of the
territory. There is no section that needs assistance from the
road commission as much as do the mine owners and prospect
ors who are developing the Willow creek and ('ache creek dis
trict'. These men have already expended a large amount of
their own money in providing trails over which could be trans
ported freight to their properties and it is only fair that they
be given some federal assistance in this laudable effort to open
up a rich mineral belt.
Tlni' far the bulk of the funds handled by Col. Richardson
and his staff has been expended on the road from the coast
to Fairbanks, and we are now informed that the larger appro
priation was urged with special reference to what the commis
sion considers the need for completing the work already start
ed on that thoroughfare and in making it a boulevard open
for travel the year round.
With a government railroad building from Anchorage to
Fairbanks it is not quite clear why it is necessary to expend
any large amount in improving the overland trail, when trans
portation to the interior will soon be entirely by rail. Wouldn’t
it be better to spend some of the half million dollars in build
ing trail feeders to the railroad and thus encourage the miners
in their efforts to develop the resources of the country?
This is a matter that the chamber of commerce should
keep in mind, and while that body has already begun a cam
paign in behalf of the miners of this section there should be
no let-up in the fight for more and better trails in this section
until results have been attained. Col. Richardson should be
invited to come to Anchorage and look over the needs of Cook
Inlet, so far as his department is concerned. We believe that
if he does so there is no question that the road commission
will appreciate the justice of our contention and more trail
work will be done to the mines that are adjacent to the rail
road.
PUBLICATIONS FRIENDLY TO ALASKA.
It is a source of much pleasure to note the friendly atti
tude of the New York Times, Chicago Tribune and Leslie’s
Weekly towards Alaska. All of these publications have
shown that they are interested in the opening up and develop
ment of the resources of the territory and at the same time
wish to correct some of the erroneous impressions that were
created against this northland by muckraking magazines sev
eral years ago.
A legitimate exploitation of the resources of Alaska can
not help hut prove beneficial, and with the friendship of the
reputable publications mentioned the public will soon be ful
ly informed as to the needs of the country and the development
work in progress.
It must be said to the credit of Leslie’s Weekly that it was
among the first of the magazines to take a decided stand in
iavor ot the opening up of Alaska, and at a time when other
magazines were conducting a campaign against the develop
ment of our resources in order to further the interests of some
of the eastern corporations, and particularly the coal barons of
West Virginia. This was several years ago, and Col. John A.
Slicher, publisher of Leslie’s made a tour of Alaska last sum
mer. and upon his return wrote a series of illustrated articles
which have resulted in much good to the territory.
Editor John Keeley. of the Chicago Tribune, also made a
personal tour of inspection of southwestern Alaska, and he
was so favorably impressed with the country that later he sent
three members of his staff to this country on their annual vaca
tion. There has never been a time since Mr. Keeley visited
Alaska that he has not responded to the call of its commercial
bodies to advocate, through the editoriol columns of his influ
ential newspaper, any public movement that was for the bet
terment of conditions and good of all the people of the terri
tory.
The friendship of the New York Times, which is rapidly
forging to the front as Gotham’s leading daily, in all matters
pertaining to Alaska, is doubly appreciated, coming as it does
from a newspaper that fully realizes the many handicaps that
have been placed in the way of the development of Uncle
Sam s last frontier and it never misses an opportunity to point
out to congress the need of more liberal legislation and bigger
appropriations for an empire that is in the making.
PAY NO ATTENTION TO DEMAND.
The failure of the Republican national platform to pay
any attention to the demand of the Republican territorial con
vention for statehood is not remarkable. The country is not
ready to admit this territory as a state yet. Rut it will grant
Alaska self-government if her delegate will ask for it and
vork for it. President Taft finally recognized the folly of at
tempting to govern Alaska from without, and in his last mes
sage urged full territorial form of government for it. Gov.
('lark at last saw the absurdity of Beveridge commission make
shifts and urged full territorial form of government in his last
report. The Republican convention would probably have
promised it had it not been for the circumstance that the Re
publican territorial convention sacrificed that much to Wick
ersham demagoguery in a futile attempt to make peace with
the delegate.
The refusal of the Republican national convention to refer
I to Alaska’s need for greater governmental powers is a lair
illustration of what Alaska will get if she confines her requests
on this subject to the statehood question. She will get noth
ing—and there are a lot of people who believe that nothing is
just what Delegate Wickersham wants. The Republican con
vention was not ready to promise statehood, nor will Congress
give us statehood. Either a Republican or a Democratic Con
gress would give us a full territorial form of government if we
would ask for it and back up our request by sending a delegate
to Congress to work for it.—Tuneau Empire.
GREEN FRONT CIGAR STORE
Soft Drinks of all
kinds. Leading brands
Cigars, Cigarettes,
Tobacco.
Just
Received—
Fresh
Supply.
Fruits
Candies
Stationery
Notions.
Sweet Milk and Buttermilk Daily.
Miss I. Blair, Propr. 4th Av. let. C and I) Next door D. D. Rest.
Fifth Ave. Cigar Store
CIGARS, TOBACCOS, CANDIES, FRUITS.
VICTOR STEWART,
Proprietor.
Fifth Avenue Between C and D
Launch Swan
Daily Trips to Knik
ForJ Schedule See Bulletin Boards
Launch Brighton
V Nate White, Captain
Carrying U. S. Mail between Anchorage, Hope, Sunrise
and Glazier Creek—All Points on Turnagain Arm.
Luke's Cafe
Cor. 9th Avc. and C St.
Chop Sueyin^ Noodles
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Blacksmithing General Repair Work
Horseshoeing a Specialty
BOB SMALL COR. C & SECOND
Delicatessen and Fancy Grocery Store
Fowler Building, next to Admiral Line office, carries a
complete line of imported Olive Oils, Sardines, Caviar,
Cheese, Macaroni and Spaghetti. Also domestic staple
goods, cold meats and sausage of all kinds. Lunches put
up. JOHN FENNER, Prop.
Next to Admiral Line Office.
ALASKANS—We Pay the Postage!
on your orders for Dry Goods of every descrip
tion, mailable under Parcel Post Reegulation.
Send us your orders for such goods as can
not be supplied you by your home merchants,
and we will fill them carefully and promptly.
Dry Goods; Women’s and Children’s Ap
parel and Dress Accessories; Boys’ Clothing
and Men’s Furnishings; Gomplete Housefur
nishing Lines.
ADDRESS MAIL ORDER DEPARTMENT
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KN’IK, ALASKA
Distribute General Merchandise, Hardware, Boots and
Shoes, Lumber, Shingles, Gasoline, Kerosene,
Paints and Oil, Pumps, Pipe and Fit
tings, Tents and Tarpaulins.
Sperry’s Flour, Sold Under Absolute Guarantee
From the Company.
Recleaned Oats, $55.00 per ton.
Hay, $35.00 per ton.
Red and Grey Rosin Building Paper, $1.00.
D. G. Bern’ Sugar, $8.25 per sack, 100s,
Carnation Milk, $4-25 case.
Red Clover Butter, $40.00 Bbl, 110 lbs.
The “Lucy” Does It
KNIK, ALASKA
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