The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1911-11-06

lie sentiment in the states will
bring MS relief. Certainly. if the
people Of the country get to know
thsse facts they will afford us the
relief We want. They will give us
s,lf-goyernment and remove from
our shoulders the burden f col.
onial form OF government admins.
tered by aliens sent in from other
states
Just so long as We are governed
by these aliens We will suffer in.
or in political influence in Washing
ION than We are 1t c~ntrols ap.
pointments Our officials therefore
are creatures of the syndicate's in
iluenoe 1t is condition in the
extreme"
CORDONA. Alaska. Sept Sex
cepting for that portion owned by
Jack Dalton. the waterfront OF Ger
dova is absolutely in the hands
of the Neutrality-suspicious. syndicate.
And Dalton has held his ground
only by fighting in the courts for
three years / fighting with that ten,
ICity which has made Jack Dalton
famous FIR - years in Alaska. from
juneau TO Point Barrow. from Mac
kenzie to the tip points OF the
Aleutian archipelago
| The assurance which recently weS
given by the administration repre-
sentativ,s that monopoly of barber
facilities is impossible in Alaska,
sounds all right in print. but it does
not work out well in practical appli-
cation. This assurance was based
upon the citation of the fedora,
statute which provides that between
locations or other takings of water
front claims there must intervene
SO rod sections As YOU pass along
CO:dovas waterfront leaving Jack
Daltons you search uselessly for
one OF those 80 rod portions that is
free from syndicate control
More Than One Way.
The cool truth is that. as one old
timer here expressed il, there are
more ways OF killing dog than to
choks him on butter: there are more
| ways OF getting what the law pro
hibits than common folks know of"
The law is just as plain as A c.
1t seems 10 assure that always there
will remain at least one-third OF a
waterfront free from possible mo-
nopoly contrsl Yet here it is-ab-
solutely controlled, excepting that
portion which nervy Jack Dalton
owns and which he has held against
all of the syndicate's corners.
The story of how all Of this nap
pened is interesting, but before
that be told let ii be related how
Dalton stopped proceedings at one
point OF the fight, just b. the
| steady nerve of the man, backed by
a reputation for always keeping mis-
wCrd, and for fearing no man who
| walks the earth.
Cordova has good harbor, one
OF the best along Alaskas coast. /;
! will float deep water ships, and al
ways is open winter and Summer
But il is accessible only about .
mile north and ID few p5intc vest
from the town. Opposite the town
are mud flats.
Would Cross Land.
The syndicates rail. DAD and boat
lines We're building dock and
| roadway out to the deep water front
age. DALI Il has a copper mine along
the waterfront just Immediately be-
yond and adjoining the point to
which the company was to build its
docks. gang OF workmen, one
day. so Dalton observed was en-.
gagged in building 50 that they would
cross over onto his property. Then
took place this CONVEX sation:
Are you the foreman of this
gang"
| Yes. sir, | am"
| Where are you going with these
men; cross that piece of land?"
Those are my orders. yes. sir"
We'll, won't have any quarrel
with you; you are only obeying
orders. There's no use killing you
Who gave You orders to cross thai
| land?"
The foreman named his superior
the officer who was in charge OF
the company's interests here Dal-
ton walked up town, through it,,
and straight to the company's gen
eral offices.
Want to see the manage Is
he in?"
Yes. Mr.. Dalton, he's in; but
dent think he wants to see you
Men Called OF.
Dalton stlode past the clerk. and
into the inner office.
Did you give that gang of work
men orders to cross my proper.
ty?" -...
Il gave them orders to cross the
ccmpany's property" said the man
ager not recognizing Dalton's title