The Alaska citizen., 1912-01-08
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ltlAt Altlu last Dtp- t.uaer the sum of s1.245 was col i..#. and after paying all of the eN.au-es of the two days. besides 9 portion of those incurred in send. tn- he exhibits 10 the New York fair rhere remains in the bank the sdm ot $lo4N6 10 the credit of the Fair association There also re- ruius ru hand some material that will be used at the fair this fall.
 The club f-3h tip the matter early Hs- all ot seeming an amend r,Hf 'o the game law. extending me season for duck shooting in the iail and permitting the killing of -- many caribou under certain r riguons. as could be marketed. Governor CIa,k was communicated win, but beyond the acknowledg. laut from his secretary of the re- ooiat of the letter no word has 'r.n. received from him on the aa.tes.
 Ia August he club was addressed hy H <. Taylor, of the Chicago Mining World. and an organizer for the American Mining Congress. and ou of his visit resulted the for nation of The Fairbanks section h Mining Congress.
 A legare Wickersham addressed inc elab in September and his aid vas solicited in the matter of se- curing larger appropriation for roa from congress. to the end t.a- lo road from Fairbanks to CliiEa could he made traversib'e tE automobiles. The delegat promised to do all in his power to sacue 'ae appropriation and later, nt meeting of the club directors, ia assured them he would take -lfa course as they should direct. Ho h1- been informed that the rIu. looks to him 10 direct the in "iarfru of such steps as are nee e-s1ry 10 bring the matter before s.agaeS-.
 1a5- matter of better roads has taea considered by the club as it's IrEeaal endeavor at this time,
 much of the work has been
 .r.eaffated on the effort to ac-
 dish he desired end. Every
 l#ar and every representative in t.o United States has been con- nauteaed with, some of them. '..-e whose province it is to act tom rhe matter ill committee, re- ,ciF.ag several communications Most of the automobile manufac-
 urer- ot the country have also '. asked to Use their interest '.l.a la.ir congressman and many of Ho large firms doing business in Alaska nave been similarly sol .i,j..t- Many of these people ha.. written. in answer to the re
 u za. to the effect that they will d what lay~ in their power to heju, and similar letters are be iu" received in every mail. Al ready 1G United States senators and 34 members of the lower house of con sress have written. every sin gle one of them promising, at the least, earnest consideration of the ma fer and many of them unquali- fife ly pledsing their support
 Chambers If Commerce have been asked to help. us and their responses have been most satis- factory. The New Seattle Cham ber of Commerce, under whose auspices the Alaska Bureau was re ontly formed, adopted the fol- loving resolutions;
 "iu compliance with the request fr-m the Fairbanks Commercial Clu1. your committee on Alaskan affairs heartily recommends that he chamber give every possible assistance in the effort to secure congressional appropriation to make the trail from Chitina, the termin, 1 us of the Copper River and North wcstern railIoad, a road over which an automobile can be driven. This inGorsement should be communi- cated 10 each member of the Wash. ington delegation in congress-" Secretary f War Henry l.. Stim. son, in acknowledging letter from l the club, stated that he was well | aware of the difficulties encounter | d in Alaska in respect to transpor, tation and communication, and add ed that he hoped congress will give heed to these needs and that the club may be successful in it's eff forts. His letter concludes: q have noted the facts mentioned ir your letter and will try to beal them in mind in case occasion aris es in which can be of assistance
 towards improving these routes o communication
 | Colonel Richardson, the head o
 the road commission in Alaska. af
 ter asserting that he fully appre
 ciated the benefits that would ac