DELEGATE SAYS MONEY !
BE SECURED FOR RAILROAD
Judge James Wickersbam, of Fair
banks. Delegate to Congress from Al
aska, was an arrival in Cordova last
night and will spend several days here
before proceeding to the westward.
He‘intends visiing Valdez, Seward and
Anchorage and at the latter place will
make an investigation of the manner
in which the government railroad is
being constructed, in order to familiar
ize himself with that work before re
turning ti his duties at Washington.
Judge Wickersham is naturally in
tProstod in having the Commission
begin activp railroad work from both
ends of the line next summer, as only
surveys have thus far been made in
the interior, where the people are
anxious to see the first rails laid to
the Nenana coal fields, as this fuel is
badlv needed for mining purposes.
In the opinion of the Delegate but
little or no opposition will be en
countered by Secretary Lane in se
curing from Congress the necessary
appropriation to rush the railroad to a
speedy completion. He explained that
Representative Fitzgerald and Con
gressmen from Georgia and Oklahoma
were strong in their opposition to the
the passage of the railroad bill, and
particularly bitter aganst the clause
which would empower the issuance of
135,(100.000 worth of bonds. This
clause was finally eliminated from the
act with the understanding that there
would be no fight made by these op
ponents of the original measure
against the money being appropriatted
for the road at the coming session of
Congress.
Accordingly, as explained by Dele
of the interior has to do is to put the
fit the interior has to do is to put the
amount of mon^- he thinks will be
needed by the Alaska Railroad Com
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HON. JAMKN WICKKRSHAM.
mission in the estimate which he fur
nishes of his expenses for the ensu
ng year, and congress will appropriate
the money without question. The
’oney is there, and it does not re
quire an act of congress to get it.
An act of congress provides $35,000,
000 for the construction of the Alaska
railroad. The bill has passed, the
money has been appropriated. As the
secretary of the interior needs it, he
can ask for it.
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LOCAL JOTTINGS.
J. B. Farrell has gone to the states
on a short vislL
Charles Kltsman has left for on a
trip to the states.
Arthur Holt, of Chltina, came to
town on yesterday’s train.
Mrs. Maude Rice "as among the
outgoing passengers on today's steam
er.
The repair ship Prometheus ex
pects to return to the states sometime
next week.
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Mrs. T. .1. Erickson was among the
passengers who left on the Alameda
for the states.
,C. II. James and Thos. F. Thibo
dem, of Chisana. arrived in town on
yesterday’s train.
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H. A. Ballard has accepted a posi
tion in the clothing department of the
Blum, O’Neill Co.
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F. A. Jones and wife left on the Ala
heda for California, where the form
er’s father is ill.
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Miss M. A. Davis, representing an
outside publishing house is spending
a few days in Cordova.
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The freighter Cordova, which has i
new rotary for the railroad aboard, h
due here about mindnight.
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Mrs. Harry Edwards, of Fairbanks
was an arrival in town yesterday am
took passage on the Alameda for thi
states.
George Hickman is able to he abou
on crutches, after having suffered
severe injury to his ankle while bos
ing at a recent smoker.
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J. D. Reagh, manager of the Pomir
ion Commercial Company, at Fail
banks, was a passenger on yesterday'
train and left on the Alameda for th
states.
The damage having been repairei
to the bridge at Mile 59, were severs
bents of the bridge were washed out
a train left for Chitina at 1:30 o’clocl
[this afternoon.
During the absence from town o
Prank A. Jones his chicken ranch wil
J be conducted by Joe Frey, who wil
pay all bills and who is authorized t<
collect all accounts.
On Saturday evening, November 5
the Jesters will give a Masquerade a
the'Red Dragon Club house, to w’hich :
number of our young people will b<
invited. Dancing at 9 o’clock.
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L. C. Hess, vice president of th<
First Natioanl bank, at Fairbanks, ac
companied by his wife, president o
the Women’s Civic Club at that place
came to towm yesterday on their wa;
to visit the Panama exposition.
C. C. Keenan and wife w'ere amonit
the outgoing passengers on the Alame
da, bound for a visit to California
During Mr. Keenan’s absence Fran!
R. Townsend will be in charge of th<
railroad car shops and rolling stock.
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Among th"e interior placer mine op
erators who arrived in Cordova las:
night w'ere C. H. Dittmer, of Clearj
creek; Henry Wagner, of Goldstream;
Ben Johnson. E. P. Short and Mr. anc
j Mrs. Nolan. They came from Fair
| banks to Chitina on the Auto stage.
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FAREWELL DANCE IS
GIVEN AT CHITINA
CHITINA, Oct. 29—A farewell re
ception and dance was tendered to the
Geiser family by the Arctic Brother
hood on Wednesday night and all ol
Chitina was there. Both Mr. Geiser
and Clifford are charter members ol
the Camp and Clifford served a full
year as Arctic Recorder. There were
a number of orators ready to say a
lot of things that weren’t so, and the
committee decided that as every one
wanted a good time they would have
no speech making. Dancing was In
dulged in until eleven o'clock when a
very dainty luncheon was served after
which dancing was resumed and con
tinued till the wee small hours, and
the folks who came out primarily to
honor the Oelsers had to admit having
one of the best times of their lives.
Individually the members wished Mr.
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and Mrs. Gelser and Clifford much
happiness In their future home.
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A furnished ana an unfurnished cot
tage. Observation Knoll. Apply to
the Alaska Transfer Co.
Furnished House to let, 6 rooms and
bath. Apply at Bank.
Empress Theatre
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SUNDA YEVENING, OCTOBER 31, 1915.
RORY 0 MOORE—
A Kalem Drama.
THE RANGERS ROMANCE— ^
A Selig Drama.
LILLIANS DILEMMA—
A Two Act Vitagraph Comedy
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