The Alaska citizen., 1912-03-18

A, the meeting of the Fairbanks Commercial club held last Monday night at the Auditorium there was good attendance and much iu- terest was taken in the proceedings The principal topics up for discus. sion were the automobile road. the Big Cinema h.t springs and the sug. gestiou that a children's playground should be established in the city limits
 In regard to the automobile road a full statement was made of the work done hc the club in this be half. and of the more recent steps that had been taken.
 It was explained how Delegate Wickersham. afrer speaking dispar- agingly of he club and the road project ar his own meeting al the Auditorium. had attended a meet ing Of the executive board of the club and solemnly promised 10 do all he could 10 gel the appropriation and to be governed at Washington by directions received from the club. How he had agreed 10 fir get his differences with Major Rich ardson and do all possible 10 get the road grant
 A copy of a letter sent 10 the delegate early in December was read. This letter assured Mir Wickersham that he was expected to initiate the proceedings at Washington and to introduce the bill. if he thought this the best course 10 pursue With the letter was sent copies of the letters received from the congress men and the delegate was also in formed that Autographed cards were being sent to him to aid him in the campaign.
 A letter dated January 9, received from Mr Wickersham was read in which he stated that no official action had been taken" and where he also stated that in his belief there was no intention on the part cf congress To make the appropri- aton
 Copies of Major Richardson's re port 10 the war department, dated January 5, which strongly indorsed the automobile road. were then read and t was explained that a telegram had. on receipt of the re- port. been sent to the delegate call ing his attention 10 this The tel egram asked MT Wickersham if, in view of the favorable report re- ceived by the war department, h. would introduce a bill calling for an appropriation of $160o,00o for roads for all Alaska for this year. He was asked to reply by wire.
 No answer was received by the club until after, two weeks later. it had again wired the delegate asking if ii was to be favored with a reply. Then Mr Wickcrsham wired: There has been no change in the situation since l wrote ycu fully"
 As the delegates letter of January g had stated that there had been no official action taken. in spite of the report made by Richardson on January ,, and as he had distinctly evaded the question put to him re garding the introduction of the nee, essary bill, the executive board nat urally arrived al the conclusion that if the bill Vas to be introduced it must necessarily be by some one other than the de'egate. as he was apparently averse to doing SO Con, sequently a telegram was sent tC former Senator Wilson of the Alas ka bureau, asking him to get the bill introduced No reply had been received from MT, Wilson up tc Monday night.
 A committee, consisting of John A Clark, Wallace Cathcart and R. s Mcdonald was appointed by the chair to look into the mater of SC curing a suitable site for a public playground and in regard to the Big Cinema hot springs, the follow ing resolution was adopted:
 To the Honorable Walter Fisher
 Secretary of the Interior, Wash
 ington. D. C.:
 Sir-The undersigned, the Com mercial club of Fairbanks, Alaska