The Nome nugget., 1903-06-17
ALASKANS j FOREVER Tender President ROOse.
 yeIt Reception
MAY 23 IN SEATTLE
Roosevelt Eyinced Considerable Knowledge of this Great,
 Territory of Alaska. T

The Alaskans who were in Seattle during the visit of President Roosevelt to that city were ''there with bells They arranged for a reception and ad- dress by the president in the Grand Opera house of that city and it was an immense success, fully 2000 persons being present. The committee in charge did their whole duty, like all true Alaskans always do. There was nothing 'small" about. The president was presented with a gold pan, studded with nuggets, worth at least $450, and he expressed himself as being heartily in sympathy with the people of this great commonwealth in their endeavors to better its conditions
 The reception at the opera house was in charge of J. c. Price of Skag- way, Hoey Bean, C. 5. Blackett, Col. w. T. Perkins, w. H. Ferguson, Geo. Murphy, R. s. Ryan of Nome and Dr. Alex. De Soto. Col. J. w. Ivey was also on the committee, but he was un- una voidably absent. A. J. Daily, the we'll know attorney of Nome in a neat speech presented the gold pan, while Col w. T. Perkins of the Northwestern Commercial Co. ably discharged the duties of chairman of the Alaska pres idential committee. The Seattle Times of May 2 has the following:
 At the Grand Opera house last night President Roosevelt met the Alaskans and the members of the. Arctic Broth erhood, and this morning they, are his.
 He talked to them about the present and the future of the great territoriali possession of this country in the north, and after it was all over the man in the crowd told the man next to him that the president undestOod the condition of things in the north; that he seemed disposed to go in and do what he could to help out and that when he began to gather headway he looked like hard man to stop.
 The Alaskans left the hall pleased with what the president had said to them, and the president said he was pleased with what the Alaskans had done for him, and he looked as though he meant it.
 It was 9:55 o'clock before the presi- dent reached the Grand on his return from Everett. As soon as the pro- longed cheering that followed his en- trance had been stilled, William T. Perkins, chairman of the executive committee introduced to the president A. J. Daily, who in behalf of the Arctic Brotherhood, presented to him in few words the gold pan, made of Alaskan gold, emblematic of the order and handsomely bound copy ofYan address that accompanied it. The ad- dress was printed on silk and bound in white leather, with the corners cased in scroll work of solid gold, Mr. Per kins then offered to the president in the the names of the Alaska transportation companies passes over the several lines. These passes were fastened between gold covers in the form of 3 tablet.
 The passes inclosed were, those of the Pacific Coast Company, Alaska COm- mercial Company, N. A. T.' & T. Co.,, Alaska Steamship Co.,, Pacific Clipper Line, White Pass X Ynkon route, N. w. Com. Co.,. N. C. Co:, P. P. & N. Co. and the North Star Line. These passes were given to the president in the hope that even though he may, not visit Alaska in the immediate future the souvenir will impress upon him the number of companies already engaged in the transportation business in the north.
 As soon as the presentation had been made Mir. Perkins stepped out to the front of the stage and said:
 "Men and women of Alaska: have the honor of presenting to you the president of the United States" . When the cheering had quieted down again the president began to talk, and he told the Alaskans the things that they wanted to hear. He told them that within the last year or two the people of the other coast were beginning to understand something of the great country in the north and that congress was beginning to appreciate it's responsibility to Alas l