The San Francisco call., 1897-12-09
TO BOOM ALASKA TRADE
Local Committeeman VIII Go
East to Advertise
This City.
Small Dealers Slow in Helping With
the Fund-Parties From
the South.

The Alaska Trade Committee is moving
along rapidly in its efforts to wake up the
people to the realization that this CITY is
still a little behindhand in the matter of
securing the trade that is sure to follow
the rush TO the Klondike.
The committee has closed q contract
with Ex-Governor James Shaekley, for
ten years Governor of Alaska, by which
he will represent the committee in Chi.
cago, having charge of the offices there.
1t was decded to send Secretary Car
man, together with Governor Shaeklev.
T. c. Wills Charles r. Kaiser and Mr..
Taylor in q special car TO Chicago. The
party will stop at the prominent towns en-
route, distributing their literature, deliv-
ering lectures, ETC., and they will take
with them a complete Klondike outfit,
which will be placed in Chicago on their
arrival there. Mr.. Wills will be con-
pected with the Chicago office, Mr..
Kaiser will give stereopticon views in
costume in the vicinity OF Cincinnati and
the East and Mr.. Taylor will 60 on to
New York in connection with the present
representative there.
Secretary Carman will return in about
two weeks after making all the arrange
ments in the different towns. They will
com plele arrangements IOr agencies III ST.
Louis and Kansas City.
The following letter was received by the
secretary from the chairma an OF the com.
mittee yesterday:
Dear Sir. After canvass this morning of the
retailers Tor subscriptions TO the Alaska Trade
Committee movement snd learning OF the
attitude they take on account of the paItry
subscriptions from the wholesalers at the pres
ent time, 1t is apparent 10 me that the sub
scripuons from the retail sources will be small
n W lars ,hsar
amounts.
l think it wise for us to issue a circular at
once TO the dealers, and also the property
owners ana capitalists, suggesting that they,
as well as those who have already subscri bed
increase their subscriptions or make new ones
commensurate with the imDOrtance of tho
work 10 be done.
Two large retail houses which are interested
in the movement declined TO make a subscrip-
ton at present on the ground that if
they give In proportion to the amounts given
by the large houses ii would be so small that
they would be ashamed to have their names
coupled with it; but they assure us thar ~
those most i'll interest viii make their sub b.
scriptions in suitable amounts they, the
retailers, viii each subscribe 500
/ therefore suggest that you issue circular
letter similar 10 the inclosed. Yours truly,
II. II. SHERWOOD, Chairman
The following telegram has Just been re-
ceived from Senator Perkins IN answer 10
one sent by the committee in regard TO
closing Dyes as SUPPORT of entry:
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 1897
Alaska Trade Committee: Have consulted SEN
ators White, Mcbride aud Wilson They will
cooperate. The party you name TO assist is
thoroughly conyersant with custom laws and
win probably do as much as any one not a
member OF Congress, but we cannot advise:
use your own judgment IN the matter.
GEORGE c. PERKINS
Bdvices from Fresno state thai 5000 men
will go from the counties Of MADEIRA
Fresno, Tula-e and Kings, and that Seat
tie merchants are flooding the country
with advertising matter.
The following is a list of subscriptions
received yesterday:
o'Brien & Spotorno, $50; Guggenheimer
Bros $40; ". Relheimer Bros, So: James D.
Paelan, $3.50; Dempster Bros, $40; Myself
Rollins Company, S25.