The Nome nugget., 1903-06-20
A Successful Affair on
 Wednesday Night.
GOOD SPEECHES
By Col. Grigsby, Mayor Rustgard F.P. Meyer, N. B. SOlner
 and Others.

and Others.
 The banquet rendered Col. Grigsby, l district attorney, on Wednesday even- ing by the citizens of Nome at the Board of Trade restaurant was a suc cess in every way. The menu was ex- cellent, refecting the greatest credit upon the caterers. The speeches were good and the affair passed off most pleasantly.
 N. B. Solner discharged the duties of the dinner had been concluded Mir. SOlner in neat speech proposed the health of the guest of the evening, and asked City Clerk Chestnut to read set of resolutions adopted by the city coun- cil thanking Col. Grigsby for his ef- forts last winter in Washington in be- half of Alaska. The pen work of the address was artistically executed by A. w. Hall, the work being beautiful in design and accomplishment. and it makes an excellent souvenir of the occasion.
 Mayor Rustgard preceded Col. Grigs- by in an able address, while most in- teresting speech was made by Fred P. Meyer, detailing the visit of President l Io1coro1t %n Cnott1o nd ho int he manifested in Alaska. J. F. A. Strong also made brief speech, par ticularly referring to the interst Pres ident Roosevelt is evincing in this ter ritory. At the close of the speeches Dr. Ed E. Hill proposed silent toast to the memory of the late president. Following is the full text of Col. Grigs- by's address:
 Col. Grigsby's Speech
 Mir. Chairman and Fellow Citizens of Alaska
 most heartily agree with the chair man and the Mayor who have just spoken, that all Alaskans and especi- ally those of this city have cause for gratitude because of the generous treat ment received at the hands of our last congress. But when you undertake to make me claim the credit for all that was done to secure legislation for Alas ka, or even major portion of 1t, as the remarks of these gentlemen seem to in- dicate, you make me feel as though I had been caught trying to steal stack of blue sleeper chips. don't want to L IL. .,,ss b Io& 1rs, z As Admiral Schley said after he had sunk the Spanish ships, "there is glory enough for us all. ,"
 Fellow citizens, your leading repre- sentative before the last congress, the man without whose assistance none of the numerous laws passed for Alaska would have gone through: the man who said "AlaSka has no delegate or repre- sentative before this congress, and 1 will represent her." was the President of the United States, Theodore Roose- welt. He said to Alaskans, My latch string is out, whenever 1 can do any thing to aid you in securing necessary legislation for Alaska, you can call on me, and you will always be admitted" He kept that promise and without the assistance he rendered it is my firm belief that no laws would have been en acted at that short term of congress for Alaska. It is surprising that, even with the assistance of so powerful and active an ally as Theodore Roosevelt, SO much could have been accomplished. The homestead laws were extended to Alaska. {75, ,O00.OO was appropriated to begin the surveys $365, 100 was ap- prOpriated to start an all American cable and telegraph line into Alaska. Other laws were passed with reference to the fisheries, the light houses, and the life saving stations for Alaska. All these, besides the law amending the powers granted under city charters and the "Act" relating to interpretations, which was the occasion of particular rejoicing in this city. In fact there was not so far as know a single mea- sure introduced, with the approval of the President, that did not become a law, except only the law to provide for a delegate in Congress. This too would have become a law had it not been for the difficulty and enormous expense of providing for 8 general election throughout the entire territory for the sole purpose of electing delegate. It was thought best to postpone such ac- tion until congress was ready to give us complete territorial form of govern ment, including Q delegate.
 want to say to you further, that next to the President you are indebted to the Honorable J. w. Ivey, former collector of customs for Alaska, more than to any one man for all that has been done in your behalf. He spent the entire winter at Washington, and gave his time, exclusively to the work of securing Legislation for Alaska. He it was that kept daily tab on all the l man snres. Sa M ihat they waNA hr0nUht