The Nome daily nugget., 1911-09-06

ne IoiloNlnB artlCIe taken from the Daily Rogue River Courier" should prove of interest to Alaskans and give them an idea of how wide a scope Is the interest in the development ot Alaska. It is not confined to the Ter ritory and Congress alone. but the fu- ture development of our country goes hand and glove with the building up of the Pacific Coast throughout it's entire length.
 California, oregon and Washington stood shoulder to shoulder for a square deal for Alaska at the closing session of the Southern oregon and Northern California Mining Congress As mem toned briefly in the mining edition of The Courier. Joseph smith. manag- ing editor of Power, Mine and Fac tory addressing the assembly as a delegate from the Seattle section oi the American Mining Congress. de- livered a message of greeting from inc Washington and Alaska members of the northern organization, closing his speech with an appeal for united op- position to Interference with develop ment or Alaska's resources. MT. Smith said in part:
 Mir Chairman and Gentlemen-The Seattle section of our congress whose membership is made of men from Cali fornia, oregon. Washington and Alaska have sent me to express their appre- citation of the united work that you are doing for the promotion and the pro- lection of legitimate mining in the west. They have asked me to say that We are with you and that your cause is our cause.
 We have met here to make plans for our common interest and it is mv duty to sound a note of warning that may mar your spirit of optimistic prosperity.
 Tn the real estate business in Grants Pass. there is man who is interested in Alaska coal. He has worked for years in the north for his holdings there. The arbitrary with drawal of Alaskan coal lands has robbed many American citizens of their hard earned rights. One of these men k one of you and he has small chance of recovering his holdings. This is only one instance. There are others in Oregon who are 80 injured without process of law or action warranted by the constitution.
 "only the other day in Seattle. a reputable Alaskan coal mine owner he has not yet been dispOssessed. al- though the department has decided to pass his claims to patent, pending an investigation'-this mine owner told me that if the patent is not granted for his ground. he will be forced into voluntary bankruptcy to protect his family. This man located coal lands in the Behring Lake district of Alaska. He was allowed to own these lands and to improve them under existing laws He paid all fees that the government demanded and was given official re- ceipts. He improved and developed and equipped his property for mining and shipping coal. The Copper River and Northwestern Railway at Cordova, contracted to pay him sl15O per ton for sacked steam coal. f O. b. wharf at cordova. The railway contracted at price that would have paid this Alaska mine a net profit of s25 900 fin three months time. We'll. what hap pened them.
 Arbitrary Order of Withdrawal
 "An arbitrary order was issued pro- hibiting coal mining in Alaska. For why? Perhaps. it was because some- body had just formed coal corpora tion in Oshkosh. Wisconsin. or Red Bank. New Jersey. which was thought To be fin restaint of trade