Hot Springs post., 1909-03-06
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 that their interests identical Had they but real ized the proposition years ago. and instead of fighting among themselves had presented solid front for the ban shmen from Alaska of two of the most notorious monopo lies that cursed country where civilized took his resdencethe Northern Commercial Company and the North American Transportation & Trading Company-|' many wrongs might have been by this time righted.
 Had oneenth the money fooishly extended during the past year for importing worthless and inexperienced labor into the Tanana been used in wisng up the proper officials at Washington to the rghtful state of affairs caused by the excessive transportation tariffs exacted by these niquous twins it is safe that the freight rate would be reduced at least 35 per cent
 Opposition is a thing these cannot stand. Whenever vessel of carrying capacity whatever shows itself the Yukon it is hounded" by the two big companies until the of the boat is compelled to sell quit the river. Anything in the way of competition them to show their fangs and if they cannot and control it. they will 'dog itas did the N c. Co., at Nome and when their work becomes altogether too in community their small branches ostensbly aken over and conducted by private parties-in most instances by popular employees of the
 But whenever the N. c. Co., get famous three quarterpeterson hold community, such it has on the town of Fairbanks it's guonous nature reveals itself and it is the happy monarch of all it what everybody else surveys In Fairbanks the N. c. Co., rols the electric lighting the steam heating the water works the fire protection power wharves theatre and every person in the town pays dear tribute to Alaskas blight There public utility in that city that for few years remained untainted by gasping tenaclehe telephone systembu large block of that concerns stock controled by tool" of the big octopus whose careful training has taught him to 'gobble" "good thing when he sees it.
 These large concerns are in most cases, very unsats factory bodies to with all their business in the Norhland is transacted by agents whose instructions concisey drawn and nstled into them that they admit of deviaon the only discretion they clothed with to charge all the traffic will possibly stand young employees promotions mostly due to his ability cessful e1toronst if he afabe young chap good mixer willing to spend goody portion of his meager salary in socially 'boostng" the company and would o protect the octopus take customers right eye with the charming sang froid with which he takes shot, his future with the company is assured.
 This struggle for living conditions-for existence in which there is for personalities it is much too large subject for that and should be allowed to creep into the controversy The Post not moments animosy toward any individual connected with the transportation monopoly but is against the deadly effects of the system by which the people of interior Alaska 'peoned.'
 Following copy of telegram sent last week to the attorney general of the United States at Washington is step in the right direction and every honorable effort should be made by all Alaskans break the McQ Questin 8 cheechaco:
 Miners and prospectors of the Panama valley
 ask your department to send agent to investi- ! +