The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-12
Sitka Is Too Far Away to Please
Citizens Of ALASKA.
CONVENTION TO BE HELD SOON
Territorial Congress Will Meet ~
Juneau to Propose . More Access
sfbIe Point and Recommend the
Adoption of q New Code-'os.
uraax Favors Sffka for Capt.
tai, but Wants New Statutes

gKAGwAy, Sept, s.-From ell indica-
t;,ns there viii be soon held IN this terri
tory. probably al Juneau. a TERRITORIAL coz
gress or convention. called for the purpose
Of proposing 20 .he congress Of the Ihi'ea
States the changing 81 toe capita! OF me
territory from sitka 20 some city more
centrally located. aid for lie additional
and really more nomeutous question vi
amending the existing statutes CT iuaasur-
at,nx at entirely new code OF laws.
TIE matter Of securing the removal o.
the capital 10 xone other city VIII very
likely NEE; with the approval Of All me
people living In the territory outside OF
those who claim Silks as their home As
1. now M. al attorney or "a isiganf OF
skagway. juneau ~ any either o. ihe cen
tiers Of trade must lose a, ieast week
going 20 and from The capital. The steam
or fares are nigh. living Is nigh aha t4fne
IL valuable By far the greater portion
of the litigation o. TIE territory mas u
base IN either Skagway or Juneau. ana Ma
giants, on BaoIn rests ali the expense oi
All this travel and ioss of time. are COM
planning bitterly.
Then th. matter Il better laws should.
1, IL urged. le attended 10 as soon as pos
ssb!e. The territory Is plugging a-oIg va
dea tile statutes Of the state OK oregon
for 1854 where they DO no; conflict wi'n
the Federal statutes" and the incongEni-
tiea Of mary u the situations is patent 10
any average boy.
II ia understood that COT Brady some
time ago declared he WAS in favor OF cali
ins Il convention having Ia view petition
to congress asking for new code " !a8s
suitable 10 an enlightened people. CONNER
gurata WIKI the new dignity - the tsefi-
tory due 10 the Influx vi great number
OF Intelligent citizens. P1; 1; Is under
stood. sub rosa. that the governor Is not
In favor % changing the location OF tie
cax4tai Attorney J. u. Price, who Was
AT Juneau aud Sltka last week, said to-
GAS tina. waf.e az Juneau he understood
tie Chamber Of Commerce OF that city
had taken this very matter UP and had
addressed a commune alton TO the SkaS-
way city council asking Il 10 talk the mat
ter over ard communicate with the cham
her as TO just what the people here want
along that line.
"In the main the scheme OF the Juneau
Chamber OF Commerce is an right" said
Mr.. Price, "bu! / do not Ike the idea OF
the council making a report 20 ;nai Body
OF what they though: shonld be done. ]
am IN favor of sending ous an invitation
10 every community and district III the
sGtFllGfs aAAlnR thai HSteAatE% It tfVSrtt
and sent TO a convention al which ali these
matters will be talked over and L petition
sent TO the congress Of the United .ilatcs.
TIE majority report Of the conyeniioa
should he considered the unanimous report
and the petition 20 congress 80 presented.
Such petition at the next session T coz
gress would have great weight, and / te-
iIege the wishes Of the people To9id be
properly complied with. Congress- mas In
formally asked the Alaska people ztate
what they desire and put their petition y
proper shape. y good many members o;
congress have inquired concerning this
region. ard some Of them have visited the
territory. y: this time. when Alaska Is in
he minds Of nearly the whole people. Il
would be a comparatively Easy matter 70
get what We Want ana what We axe en-
tsieG to-