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TIIF. AI ASKA SltORT MNF
A great many railroads have been
proposed tor various parts ot Al
aska in the part 50 years, and some
of them seemed, on paper, to have
very fine prospects.
One of these was the Alaska
Short Line. But it. like most of
the others, never actually got
built. The Short Line was to have
ru ; from Iliamnu Bay, on the wes
tern ide of Cook Inlet, to Anvik,
on • ver Yukon River, a dis
tance of 369 ’ miles.
The Alaska- Short Line Railway
and Navigation Company was in
corporated in the State of Wash
ington on December 1, 1903, and
was headed by J. T. Cornforth who
had had a hand in the building of
several western railroads and was
said to have located a part of the
route over which the White Pass
& Yukon Railroad was built.
The company at once issued a
very fine prospectus, a prospectus J
that could scarcely be improved up
ton by the Alaska Development
Board today.
The prospectus speaks ol the
region to be traversed as a “Won
derland of Wealth." In addition to
being a *.-po: isman’s paradise.”
the promoters claimed the region
had, among other things, gold, cop
per, lead, sulpher, silver, oil, coal,
asphalt, cinnabar, timber far the
manufacture of pulp, and unlimi
ted farm lands.
The Kuskokwim River, which the
railroad was to cross, was adver
tised as "the richest fish river in
Alaska, where lish run every month
of the year. Which means that
canneries equal to those already
established on the coast will be lo
cated there.”
When the prospectus got down
to ear;h it announced that the
Jailroad's first stage would be the
12 miles from Tliamna Bay to Ili
r-mna Lake. This stretch, tire pro
moters said, would start producing
revenue at once. They professed to
believe that the errtire Bristol Bay
salmon pack would be diverted to
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'lie railroad, reaching it by way of
'Cvichak River and Iliamna Lake.
This routing of the salmon pack
would have required a fleet of
, c ia] shoal-draft vessels for the
swift -upper Kvichak and at least
■ • extra handling of the ship
ments and it is doubtful that it
,v aid have ofiered any serious
empetition to the direct water
route.
After the railroad reached Ili
, lake it was to skirt the east
that ke and the west end
! Lake Clark, then to follow var
» a i sing of
I- Kuskokwitn somewhere near
i- an Mission. Prom there it was
no directly to the Yukon at An
vik.
I he company's prospectus made
much if the fact that the greatest
t v ten the road would have to
was under a thousand feet,
i t it ignored entirely the miles
;f sw iinny ground that might have
i ;t a greater ob taclo than hich
mountains.
And Anvik, the proposed trrmin
is on the north bank of the
Yukon and would have required a
:id'.? to tea n it. The pr:tpectus
•• jT'.ini 1 the ' nvi t wi.s chosen
i ii * th; read . eventually
■aii.i to run t > Seward Peninsula
and Name, "the most populous atea
f Alaska.” It failed to explain how
t), company was going to over
come the engineering problem of
building, and holding, a bridge at
or near Anvik.
Actually, of course, the nromoters
were never faced with that prpb
k m 1 et au:,e they never got their
rat 1. anywhere near the Yukon.
They didn’t even get them the 12
miles to Iliamna Lake.
T: t■ pti.motion work continued
■r several years. The company
ia to have made some sort of
a -urvey of the proposed route and
it actually shipped some materials
to Iliamna Bay.
Tire last shipment of rails, as
tM a is known, was aboard the
■ mir Farallon when she was
keel at the entrance to Iliamna
on January 5, 1910. That, at
. v rate, was about the end of the
A i:a Short Line Railway.
INCIDENTALS
Pro reels for new faces in the
text Territorial Senate appear to
1 better than average for this
‘'ason of the political year.
Senator Frank Barr has dropped
out of the Senate to become U. S.
Marshal in the Fourth Division.
S; nator Walter Huntley is repor
ted to have a very good chance of
Ming named Marshal for the Third
D vision.-And Senator R. M. Mac
azie ic very likely to be appoin
Dcntal Supervisor for the Alas
I a Native Service.
Another '. acancy will be created
j if Senator Gunnard Engebreth runs
j lor Delegate to Congress, and if
the elective governor bill is ap
; . ved by Congress, one or more of
l e present Senators might drop out
to run for that office.
Anti-administration Democrats,
'■ ho are increasing in number and
v. horn one wit labeled "the South
: n Democrats of the North,” are
looking around for a candidate to
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RALPH A. TKLFFERS
Phone fi !.t kes. !)!((», evenings
run against Bob Bartlett for the
Delegate seat at the next primar
ies.
Alaska Federalion of BPW
Meets Here for Biennial
Convention Through Mon.
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place. Handsome programs, de
signed by Mrs. Paul are colorful
authentic Indian tribal patterns,
and were explained to the guests by
he artist.
Mrs. Paul told, too, the story of
the BPW emblem and its symbol
;sm.
Mayor Waino Hendrickson greet
ed the club members. " I am proud
of the Business and Professional
Women's Club and believe it to be
ane of our best service clubs. It
ulfills its aim to te of service to
the community, to the territory,
ind to the nation.”
Miss McGrew responded to the
mayor, assured him and the host
ess club that BPW Club members
were happy that their convention
was in Juneau.
Music for the evening was pro
vided by Mrs. Jane McMullin who
played two piano solos and Miss
Frances Paul whose vocal solos
were accompanied by Miss McMul
lin.
Attorney General and Mrs. J.
Gerald Williams, Mr. and Mrs.
Lauris Parker and Mayor and Mrs.
Hendrickson were representatives
of Lions, Kiwanis and Rotary
Clubs—and ‘ incidentally provided
i President Hallene Brice with three
club bells—with which she adjourn
ed the evening meeting.
Dr. Dorothy Novatpey and Mrs.
Henry Roe Otoud were other guests
of the evening, both of whom %re
on later convention programs. Mrs.
Roe Cloud, here from Portland, Ore.
was introduced as natlopal Moth
er of the Year in 1890. She flew to
Alaska to be commencement speak
er at Mt. Edgecumbe and will re
turn south by steamer. She is trav
elling with Mrs. E. W. Haggerty.
A full blood Chippewa Indian, Mrs.
Roe Cloud is on the Board of Dir
ectors of the General Federation of
Women’s Clubs.
BPWC Sunday
Program Busy
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| From 9 a.m. Sunday until late
I Sunday evening, Business and Pro
fessional Women were busy with
meetings, luncheon, a workshop
program, reception and an evening
I meeting.
Miss Ruth McGrew, Alaska pres
ident BPW Clubs presided as the
convention was called to order
Sunday morning. Proud of, their
former townswoman, the BPW of
Springfield, Mo., sent a telegram
of congratulations to the conven
tion. A telegram from the Ketchi
kan Club and a letter from Mrs.
Bertha Ellinger, now in Salt Lake,
but president of BPW last year,
were also presented at the meeting.
Mrs. Roberta Rich, Ketchikan
past president, was appointed par
liamentarian by Miss McGrew, and
chairman of the rules committee.
In the president’s report, Miss
McGrew mentioned that "the latest
most important” accomplishment of
the Alaska Federation has Been
the arrangements for Mrs. Cecelia
P. Galey, national legislation chair
man, and national representative
at this convention, to visit each
Alaska club, including the new club
at Mt. Edgecumbe
Mt. Edgecumbe, Miss McGrew re
ported as XFBPW's newest club,
which will complete its organization
in the near future. The Juneau
glub and., two members of the Ju
neau club now at Mt. Edgecumbe
“are to be given credit for stlmulr
ating the organization of this new
group.” Miss McGrew reported.
Miss McGrew was elected pres
ident of the Alaska Federation BPW
at the club's convention in Mt. Mc
Kinley Park two years ago and her
term in office has included attend
ance at the national federation
Convention in San Francisco in 1950.
Luncheon
Norma Tengjord and Roxanne
Swenson, Petersburg, 'entertained
with an original skit during the
Sunday luncheon at the ggranof.
The afternoon works hip session
was conducted by Mrs G«lay who
explained BPMf as, an action group
for the advancement of woman in
the working worid. ,.
Club project? discussed by Mrs.
Gaiey included the study made ip
her home town. Sweet Home, Ore.,
Cn “How to build home-town bus
iness.” The project, started because
Industry in Stweet Home was lum
ber and seasonal, has included a
survey of business that would
bring year-around industries to the
community. Rotary and Chamber
of Commerce participated in the
Iurvey and have made of it a year
rbpnd project.
Reception
From 5 to 7 p m. Sunday, the
club was host to Juneau friends at
a reception in the Scottish Rite
Drains lUMiaui
FOMHW ain BtENNIAl
CONVENTION, BARANOF
Attending the Business and Pro
fessional Women's Club Territorial
Convention in Juneau and register
ed at the Club desk in the Baranof
hotel lobby Saturday were:
Ruth McGrew, Anchorage, presi
dent of the Alaska federation;
Frances L. Paul, Juneau, second
vice president; Thelma Engstrom,
JupeaU, territorial radio chairman;
Nofma Tengjord, Petersburg, mem
bership chairman; Helen Brown,
president Anchorage club; Hallene
Price, president Juneau club; Rox
anne Swenson, acting for the pres
ident of the Petersburg BPW; Myr
tle L. Bowers, president Fairbanks
Club and Marjorie Paulus, presi
dent Ketchikan. Officers and club
presidents are all members of the
AFBPWC Board.
Delegates are Ruth Moore, and
Lois Morey, Anchorage; Dr. Kath
ryn Fuller and Roberta Rich, Ket
chikan.
Visitors from the Mt. Edgecumbe
BPW are Byrdie McNeal, Alma
Robertson and Ferol Clark.
Juneau delegates are Betty Mc
Cormick, chairman Juneau delega
tion and Jean Becker, secretary;
aud Lucille Johnson, Mildred May
i nard, Mavera Morgan, Agnes Pey
j ton, Lucille Stine, Natalie Gustaf
; son, Thelma Osborne and Helen
1 Ehrendreich.
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MAY ENTER NEW
FED, SAYS COURT
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lntttng stand a lower court decision
that (a' Negro and white segre
gation cannot be enforced by means
of zoning laws such as the one in
Birmingham, Ala.
And <b' railroads may not segre
gate Negro passengers by using so
called "Jim Crow” cars. The latter
case involved the Atlantic Coast
line.
2. Broadened its ruling that wit
nesses before Federal grand juries
may refuse to testify if they fear
self-incrimination. Today’s 8-1 opin
ion held that judges must take intt
account that an explanation as tc
why a particular question was not
answered "might be dangerous be
cause injurious disclosure could re
sist.”
Again delayed action on a re
quest that it review the complicated
litigation over stock of the Ameri
can President Steamship Lines.
IESANC0N FUNERAL
TOMORROW, l P. M.
Funeral services for Henry Lawr
ence Besancon, who died aboard his
fishing boat "Minnie W.,” at Deer
Harbor last week, will be held to
morrow' at 2 p.m. in the Carter
chapel with the Rev. John Greeny
in charge.
Ernest Ehler will sing. Interment
will be in Evergreen cemetery.
Pallbearers will be members pf
Local 100 of th United Trollers of
Alaska, of which he was a member.
He is survived by his wife, Doris
Besancon. r,
DOUGLAS
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CUB SCOUT MEETING
The Cub Scouts gathered for
their last meeting of the season on
Friday evening. After the regular
business the group enjoyed a so
cial gathering which was in the
nature of a going-away party for
Mr. and Mrs. Hardy who are soon
to leave for Cordova. Mr. Hardy
has been Cub Master during the
past year. Melvin Duncan was al
so honored because of his faithful
attention to the Cubs as their Den
Chief.
CASHENS TO STATES
Mfc and Mrs. Gerald Cashen are
south-bound passengers oh the
Baranof. Their destination is Park
land, Wash., where Cashen will
enter Pacific Lutheran College.
SEWING CLASS
Miss Hallen Price will meet with
the sewing class Tuesday evening at
the City Hall at 7 o’clock.
PARTY FOR MRS. KRUGNESS
Mrs. E. C. Johnson and Mrs. Ray
Nevin were co-hostesses at a party
Friday evening honoring Mrs. Min
nie Krugness. The group enjoyed I
a variety of games and refresh- j
ments were served to 22 guests. The
guest of honor was presented with
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If your kite gets oaugnt
in electric wires, Jet
it go ... get a new one.
It is dangerous I
to touch kite strings
hanging from wires.
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TEACHERS warn your children!
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DONT um metal wire for strings or kite tails. \
DON’T By kites near electric wires. *
DONT try to get down a kite caught in electric wire*? '7
DONT By kites during rainy weather or thunderstorm*/
DO us* only dry cotton strlag and dry doth in the toil
DO By kites in open areas away (ram electric wires.1 f
ALASKA ELECTRIC LIGHT & POWER (0.
a combination waffle iron and grilL
Mrs. Krugness, the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Horning of
Seattle, is to become the bride of
Leo P. Cochrane of Ketchikan on
June 8. She has been employed by
the Plhst National Bank for some
tifhe and will leave for the First
City on the Alaska Line steamer
next week.
RAINBOW GIRLS
The Juneau ‘Rainbow Girls will
comd to Douglas “to put on an in
itiation for the Douglas Eastern
Star Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock
at thk Masonic Hall. All Stars are
requested to be present.
STORE HOURS WEDNESDAY
All Douglas grocery stores will
be closed' Wednesday Memorial
Day. The Service Store will observe
Sunday hours by being open from
1 to 6 p.m.
SATURDAY FIRE CALL
> caU Saturday afternoon
it. 5c3Q was for a .fire at the res
idence of Mrs. George B. Rice, 319
Dlstin. The second alarm later was
turned la py neighbors who thought
that the fir® h%d broken out again.
Thene was some fire damage in the
attic and some damage by water.
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ROME., May 28 —UP— Premier Ai
cide De Gasperi’s anti-Red coalition
took a lead over its Communist op
ponents In the first small trickle of
returns today from Italy’s munici
pal elections.
The reports came from scattered
precincts and small towns in nine
of the 28 provinces which ballotted
yesterday* and today for town and
provincial councils.
Edward J. Friedlander. regional
price executive for all the territor
ies, arrived from Washington, D. C.,
via Pan American this afternoon.
Friedlander will remain in Alaska
about ten days during which time
he will visit Anchorage and Fair
banks, as well as Juneau.
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this TAG is important
t. YOU...
The University of Washington Fisheries Research Institute, financed
by the Alaska salmon industry, will start its annual tagging of
salmon in Territorial waters this summer. This is an important
part of the Institute’s research program.
Through this process, the University’s Institute is able to study the
habits of the Alaska salmon and thus help perpetuate salmon runs.
Because the salmon industry is the backbone of Alaska’s econ
omy, these studies are important to every person in Alaska. The
industry, since 1946, has allocated nearly a million dollars to finance <
these studies. The University’s Institute is an entirely independent,
scientific research organization. Dr. William F. Thompson, who has
won an international reputation for his studies of the halibut and
Fraser River Sockeye, directs the Institute. This research program
complements studies being made by the Fish and Wildlife Service.
HEAR SAM HAYES, noted radio commentator...
- #very Sunday over your favorite Alaska station
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