The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-19
DAWSON BOARD OF
 TRADE HOLDS MEETING

The annual meeting Of the Dawson Board of Trade, for the election of officers and transaction of general business was held at the Mems club last evening.
 President J. T. RosmaD and Secre- tary-Treasurer George F. Johnson, by unanimous vote, were reelected J. E. Lilly was elected to the chair of yicc-preSidant.
 The secr,tary read communications from persons from all over the Unit cd States and Canada, asking for iu- formation about Yukon Territory. Le- Icrs also were read from professional 1 lecturers in California and New York, asking to be furnished Wiyh pho.o- graphic slides illustrating conditions, past and present so that they could give lectures on the Klondikr region.
 X letter from Dr. Alfred Thompson. . N. P.. regarding tho appointment oN medical officer at the summiD, or boundary line. was read. The sccro- Jary reported having taken the maj ter up with Commissioucr Black and that the commissioner at once saw the wisdom of the suggestion and immediately appointed mcli,al health officer at Whitehorsc To rX- amino all persons entering the Yu- kou via WhitehorSe. The matter Of locating the officer on tho summit, the secretary reported, will rcsci,o consideration, and nothing wil be overlooked that would tend to pre- vent repetition of last years ,i>j,a- uonS of disease.
 \ very animated letter was read uom (. B. Poshart of Skagway, who was desirous of getting support to his movement to open up the road rom Skagway to the summit Of the
 White Pass. He thought that ir would be of material benefit 10 the residents ot the interior of Alaska gIyu the Iu>oU il such a road were opened and connected With the o,cr- .oud uail 70 Dawson. Ky SD uuu-. ue ,,amed, it would materially m- crease the business Of Ska-way.
 The Lawson board thought taa ] |aay endorsement from a board oIt- side of Alaska would have Itua
 weight with the United States g.y. crumru;, considering the fact that u1wsou has no connecting roaa uyl.- CT ,4an WaILrhorse. The board Mas ia ru4 sympathy with the moycu.ca. Inn so lar as it tended to provide portion of ,ar overland road from . ,a- coast wh.cu the board has l..u advocating
 The Canadian Highway as.oia.i.u aaS sent d request that a.y IH-h- way" enthusiasts of Dawson who age De>irous of belonging ,o ;ua as-o.a- ton can do so for the fee os $. per- a0Num. The secretary of the board will be pleased to @ceeNr a2a'f.a.. t.1as
 The committee ou the Gamrwru fire alarm system reported that at. tho next meeting it will have all. data ready, so that recommendation can be made to the Yukon council. asking that an appropriation be malc. for the purpose of fustaUHu. su.h a system in Dawson.
 X schedule of freight ra.cS on traffic from Seattle to Skagwav was rog".'HI from the Humboldt steam. ship company with the modification .fat as far as is known there will b. uo change from last >ca-on,s ral"~ Shippers win save r~nfeht ft was poi0tel out if thoy win r.utc their goods from tho coast {, Skag- way care of the White Pass X Yu-. kon Route. This will cutitlc them 10 the same treatment as the Ska-vay merchants receive.
 The secretary was instructed to write the proper authority. asking that the bylaws pertaining to tho removal of ice and snow from the sidewalks 0c enforced. Some DOT tions of the city were a discraoc as well as being dangcrous.-Dawson News.
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