Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-12-11
TIE GATEWAY OF ALASKA.
Tho Plan of the Northern Pacific and
Alaska Mining, transportation and Trad

The Plan of the Northern Pacific and
Alaska Mining, Transportation and Trad
ing Co.
A Register reporter yesterday had an
interview with Mr.. A. A. Franzheim,
the local agent for the Northern Pacific
and Alaska Mining, Transportation and
Trading Company, the best located and
largest and most comprehensive cor
poration yet formed for the develop
n1ent Of the Alaskan Territory, and
learned much of interest regarding this
colossal enterprise.
ITO begin with" said Mr. Franzheim,
II wish to call attention to the person.
mel Of this Company. The Directory is
as follows: President, Henry A. Parr,
of the great grain house of [. M. Parr
& Son, Baltimore; Vice president, John
K. Cowen, President of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad; Treasurer, Chris
tian Devries, President of the National
Bank Of Baltimore; Secretary, Robert
Ramsay, President Baltimore Chamber
of Commerce; General Manager, George
R. Tingle, eX-United States Treasury
Agent in charge Fur Seal Islands;
George R. Blanchard, Chairman Joint
Traffic Association; Charles J. Faulk-
ner, United States Senator for West
Virginia; Watson C. Squire, ex-United
States Senator for Washington, and DIR.
]. T. Royles, of Woodland, Cal, min
ing expert.
THE Company has offices in the
Equitable Building. New York; Fire
mems Insurance Company's Building,
Baltimore, and the Washington Loan
and Trust Building, Washington, D. C.
Its registrar of stock is the Colonial
Trust Company, of New York, and it's
repositories are the American Elk
change National Bank, New York, and
the National Bank of Baltimore.
These names are ample guarantee
for the intelligent and vigorous, yet
conservative, conduct of this gigantic
enterprise. Mr.. Parr is the active mem
Der of his old established house, the
name Of which is synonyme for in
tegrity in every grain centre of the civ
ilized world. His firm controls the
elevators Of the Pennsylvania Railway
Company at Baltimore Mr.. Blanch-
ards present position best shows his
peculiar fitness for the handling of en-
terprlses OF this character. Mr.. Cowen
! has for twenty years been associated
with the management of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad. Mr. Devries has
long been an important figure in the
wholesale dry goods trade of Baltimore.
Mr.. Ramsay is member of Patterson.
Ramsay & Co., house closely identi-
fed with the steamship and CONNER
clal interests Of the Monumental CITY.
Inc newspaper reading American pub
lie is, of course, familiar with the
careers of the distinguished legislators.
Senator Faulkner and ex-senator
Squire. Mr.. Tingle, besides having
ably served the government for manv
years in Alaska, was for long time
! in charge of the North American Com
mercial Company's interests there. and
established for that company Dutch
Harbor, the principal supply and coal
ing station Of Boring Sea. DR.. Rovles
a man Of great scientific attachments,
was the discoverer of the Quartz mines
at Snug Harbor.
Now, continued Mr.. Franzheim
we propose to organize an auxiliary
Company at Wheeling, with a capita1
OF $4,000. This local company will he
given a bond by the main Companv tn
ensure results undertaken by it. and
Will be entitled and expected to send
any man they may select to Alaska to
locate claims, investigate, or do any,
thing within the scope of the Com
pany's franchise. The discoveries so
made will belong jointly to the auxil-
larry and main Company, and the main
Company bears all the expenses of this
trip, including 'grub-staking' the local
explorer The enterprise is a great one.
and promises the richest results to all
1t is well worthy of investigation"
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