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THE ALASKA RAILWAY
After making a trip over the Alas
ka Railway from Seward to Anchor
age, the writer believes that even
the most ardent knocker must admit
that it is a good railroad, and that it
has been of great benefit to the dis
trict traversed. Hundreds oi farms
and dozens of small towns have their
h« ing directly due to the railway, and
when one sees the fruitfulness of the
country through which the railway
track is laid, one cannot help but be
lieve that within a few years an im
mense tonnage will be built up along
this route, both in agricultural and
in mining products. It may be true
that the farm products will have their
market limited to Alaska, but even
it Alaska raises only enough vegeta
bles to supply the local markets at
reasonable prices, it will be a won
derful help to the country. The coal
mines also may not be expected to
compete with the Outside mines, but
Alaska up to the present time has
been paying from $15 to $19 for for
eign coal, while the home product can
be laid down along the railroad belt
for half that amount.
Col. Lee H. andis, manager of the
local railway system, has brought the
operating cost down to a minimum,
and to a level where the railway
can pay operating expenses with a
little over, provided the railway is
patronized as it should be. His plans
to operate local excursions between
towns on the railway will do more
than any one thing to eliminate the
petty jealousies between towns, which
have held back development and se
riosuly interfered with the manage
ment of the railway.
Unless every Dusiness concern in
the railway belt stand squarely be
hind Mr. Landis in his operation of
the road, and cease knocking every
effort made to curtail expenses, the
railway is doomed to failure, and
in time will be leased to private com
panies, which means higher rates and
more stringent economy. We have
the railroad, and it is a good one,
and should help instead of harassing
its operation.
The recent excursion shows that
all talk of poor construction and in
■ efficient operation is bunk, calculated
to impress strangers, or those who
have net made a trip over the line.
Under Col. Landis the road is being
operated for the first time as a pub
lic utility. He is treating all sections
impartially and devoting his time to
building up tonnage and reducing ex
penses. Let us get in and help him
in his work.
THE COMMITTEEMAN
MUDDLE
An attempt is being made to con
; vince the people of Alaska that they
| are being ignored in the refusal by the
National Committee to seat John W.
Frame as National committeeman for
the Territory of Alaska. While the
legislature passed a law submitting
the names of the delegates to the
i people for choice, the law was not
binding inasmuch as the committee
has the last word and must sanction
| the appointment of the committee
man. The Alaska legislature cannot
compel the seating of the person se
curing a majority of the vote, nor can
they compel the party to accept such
choice, as he must be nominated and
endorsed by the National Committee.
Fei’sonally we do not believe that it
makes a particle of difference to Al
aska whether Republican politics are
in the hands of a former avowed Dem
ocrat or a former avowed Republican,
save that the party will be more com
pletely disorganized than at the pres
ent time. The Democratic organiza
tion under the leadership of T. J. Don
ohoe of Cordova, is well organized and
j generally comes to the polls with no
; contest for places. The Republicans
have no trustworthy leader and and
| are thoroughly disorganized and dis
j gusted.
Where the blame lies is uncertain.
While the Wickersham element is in
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control of politics in the Territory,1:
are many Republicans who refuse to 1
affiliate wit hthem, and others who
vote scattered an<j singly, as their
choice for office meets their approval
or not. Unless some cohesion and or
ganization can be effected, the Repub
lican party in Alaska might as well go
out of business and join in with the
Democrats. Bitter personalities have
been injected into every campaign,
with the result that with the excep
tion of the delegate and a few politi
cians in the First division there is no
unanimity % and effectiveness. Until j
certain politicians cease these rule-or
ruin tactics, the party might as well
take what it gets, which will be noth- ;
ing.
As evidence of the loyalty of the !
nominee to the office of Republican
Committeeman ,the following is cop
ied from his paper of June 14.
“The old Stand Pat Party reminds j
us of an old miner that lived in Ket- '
chikan ten years ago. He became ill
and left here for California whei-e he
got a little relief for a short time but
he was old and spent all his money j
dodging death, so he came back to Al- i
aska again and went to the famous |
Bell Island Hot Springs near Ketchi- j
kan, where we happened to be at the
time. One day he came to me and
said “my race is run, I am going back
to Ketchikan to die.” He died on the
way over here.
“Long before he realized it, every
one knew he was near death. He was
going, slowly, but surely, just as the
Old Stand Pat Party in America is to
day. They are going, but do not yet
realize it. As the old miner did, they
will come back to Alaska to find their
death.”
If the committeeman really believes
the above he should be allowed to
join the ranks of the new party and
allow the Stand Patters to run their
own affairs. Republicans of the La
Follette type have no place in the
ranks, and mean dissension and end
less bickering. If Mr. Frame is a fol
lower of La Follette, Borah or others
of the progressives he cannot ably
represent the Republican party.
TEAPOT DOME
(By Walt Mason)
In strange and distant lands I roam,
but ever, evermore, my thoughts re
turn to Teapot Dome and happy days
of yore. T\vas there our lowly
dwelling stood, upon a gentle rise,
'Twas there my father sawed his wood
and mother biffed the flies. There was
no trouble that could spoil our glad
and cheerful days, until there came a
plague of oil that jarred us, forty
ways. One day my father sought
the well for a refreshing drink; the
water had an oily smell that put it on
the blink. My aunts went forth to
milk the kino, inured to useful toil,
and came back home at half-past nine
their buckets full of oil. “We need a
rain,” my father said, “to soak the
parched soil,” the clouds then gather
ed overhead ,and soon were raining
oil. Such oiliness destroyed our peace,
and made our lives seem hard; the
brooks were running melted grease,
the spi'ings all squirted lard. When
father at the table chewed an egg or
bacon rind ,he said, “It tastes to me
like crude, and I prefer refined.” And
so we left our happy home in sorrow
and despair; we moved away from
Teapot Dome; it was too oily there.
My plow is cleaving other loam, but
oft at night I dream, and dream again
of Teapot Dome, where life was sure
a scream.
Big Mining Company is
Developing Property
At 600-Foot Level
(Dawson News)
MAYO, June 1—The Treadwell Yu
kon Mining Company is developing its
mine at the 600-foot level, and condi
tions are very satisfactory.
The Keno Hill, Limited, also has
struck a good ore body in the lower
level on the Friendship claim.
Both companies are constantly in
creasing their crews of men.
It rained nearly a whole week, caus
ing the roads to be in bad condition,
but they are drying out fast. A small
crew of men is working on the roads,
draining, ditching and repairing.
The steamer* Canadian left here at
ten thirty this morning with an ore
barge.
The steamer Klondyke wept down
stream in pieces, after turning bottom
side up and dumping her machinery
overboard, where it can be salvaged at
low water if required.
There are a number of drummers
here getting big, fat orders for this
camp.
The little steamer Klondyke was er
ected by Dave Frotheringham, on the
Dawson waterfront, several years ago
and made a number of trips from this
port to Mayo. She was laid up in win
ter quarters at Mayo last fall, but was
caught by the ice this spring before
she could be taken to a place of safe
ty.
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