The daily morning Alaskan., 1899-12-16
'IH|S IH[ N|GHT N)T PLEASED
Many Travellers Complain of Development Co.'s Service.
COMMON LOBBY THEME
Majority Coming Fr m lawson Not Satisfied with Sccommoda- tIons on the Cut-off.

The aecommod itlons of the many road houses now serving the public on the winter ioute between SkdgwaY and Dlw- son, and which are scattered along every To 10 20 miles, are the source of much com ment in the hotels of Sksgway by those who have just arrived from the interior.
 On ihe whole, 'he houses of the Can adian Development company come in for a great deal of criticism. Nine nut of ten travellers complain of lh C accommodations of thlt company. some make complaint of the service of individual houses. inc others there are who have much praise forPrivate houses and few for the Canadian Devel- opment houses.
 T. A. Triton, the Nugget Express messenger who brought the first express matter trough this season. arriving this werk, says:
 "The Canadian Development company treats its transient patrons with three staples of it's stock, namely, beans, bacon and ineivility.
 "The service at all houses, save those of the Canadian Development company, is fine. The charge fr hunks at the Cnad- Ian Development houses is g fight, and at other houses ST night. The Develop ment company gives blankets while the other pla,eS give hI'nk-ts and robes.
 Meals are ST go cents each at all houses on the trail from b wson 10 Caribou. in- cuding Canadian Develop iment ant other hnsteleries.
 "Ihe Brdckett Brothers, of Skagw V, are going to start a roadhouse between the Development houses. and il will be good for the pubi. that they do so.
 "ROadhouSes of the Canadian Develop ment are at the following places: MIe- Klv's, Cormack's, NjrIenskiola river, twenty-four miles south of the NoTdsn- skiold river. forlvfour miles south from ftue fN0ruerSnfOrai v,sSrrvy ..s''s- 's~.--- LaBarge, f ot of LaBarge, head of La Barge, White Horse, Caribou"
 F.B. freeman, who left Dawson Nov emhsr 2, and has reached Sklgway. said at the Golden North:
 "Most of the roadhoJSes along the Dlw' son-Sksgway trail vii furnish luncheon including cold meats and bread md potter for from $ cents to JOllir, but the Can adian Development company refuses to give more than bread and butter and cold meat, and would not give hot drink Un- less one bought d full meal, p.N ing there for sI.so the customary chag- of that company.
 "TLere are enough bunkhousrS md road houses between Dawson and Bennett to furnish accommodations to al the lr-velers and to so accommodate them that n sup plies need be carried in making the trip either way. Between Dawson and Sel- kirk the accommodations in the respective houses are fair and the prevailing prices ST. so a meal, and ST for | bunk with blankets furnished by the house. l would especially mention the Savoy at Selkirk as being a good house. lt Is British" American Corporation house. It's meals are above Inc average.
 "The accommodations this side of Sel- kirk are not as good as those beyond. The Canadian Development house charge ST 50 for hunks without blankets and s2 for a bunk with blnkets." 1"
 H. Wheeler and Thomas Milton, who arrived during the week, en route to the east, MT. Milton to St Paul, where he IS in business, speaking jointly, said at the Alondamin:
 "lt seems to have become ropullr Tor travellers to complain of the aeeommoda- lions of the Canadian Development Com panv. We Believe they complain just be- cause otrers have started the ball rolling. and it has come to appear the proper thing. In all the Canadian Development com pany's houses We had cold tongue, meat pies, two kinds of fruits, pie, bre d and
 butter. cheese. and on the whole hrst'tlass meals. As for the eompdny's sleeping ae- commodatlons they are good The blank cts re new and clean, and there are plenty of them. However, they could probably afford to let the beds at a dollar night. "lt is to the credit of the Development company that their houses are not back
 numbers. but are light and airy, and have | high roofs and are clean.
 If there Is a general fault at the com . panv's houses it lies in the lack of genial tv on the part of the men in charge
 They are not, it seems, of that gooi bon , hommle spirit that humors the wear' traveller. They are not boniiaees. ou their accommodations are not lacking. "The camps of the Pacific Contrae Company. established along the grade o the White Pass road, feed all trayeler who want to dine with them at dollar meal, and give good meals. These camp { are also going to put In hunks for tran \ slents."
 Bakers holiday emporium opposite Art I tic Brotherhood building, BrOddwav. m