The Chitina leader., 1912-05-25
(From Cordova Daily Alaskan


A. J. Elliott, of Chica o, one OF the
Officers in the company that controls
the Hubbard-Elliott property. in the
Kuskulana district, arrived on the
Mariposa last night and is a guest at
the Rainier-Grand.
Grant Reed and wife arrived on
the Mariposa last night. Mr.. Reed
this morning assumed his former du-
| ties as agent at the depot of the Cop
per River & Northwestern railway.
The position was temporarily filed
by H. J. Brandt, formerly of Califor-
mia. He has been assigned to duty
at Chitina, relieving the experienced
agent VIM. Lawson, and took the
train this morning to assume his new
duties.
c. H. Busehman, manager of the
Northwestern Fisheries Company,
was an arrival on the Mariposa. He
will go to Orca and inspect the can
merry these, which is operated by his
company. He will then continue to
the westward.
Elmer E. Richie, attorney and
mayor of Valdez, is in attendance at
court, having four or FIVE cases on the
calendar.
The U. S. survey boat .Taku, which
has been laid up during the winter
in Eyak slough, has been placed in
commission for the summers work
Capt. Rude, who is in command, wild
spend most of the summer making
a survey of the Port Wells district.
Tom Cloninger, one of the propri-
etors of the Chitina hotel, is in town
purchasing material for an enlargt
ed building. He is adding two stot
ries to the Log Cabin building,
which will give him fourteen addi7
tional rooms, with bath. The new
building will be used in connection
with the present hotel, and will be
known as the Hotel Chitina Annex.
Mr.. Cloninger states that increasing
business makes necessary the new
improvement.
Manager c. w. Joint of the Ta7
mana Valley Railway, at Fairbanks,
has received word from President
Falcon Joslin to the effect that the
electric car ordered by the president
for the local run has been started.
across the continent from the New,
Jersey factory. For three years Mr.
Joslin has been watching the devel-
opment of the storage battery and
has had his order in for a car as
soon as they proved thoroughly salts
factory. Last season the order could
not be filled before navigation closed.
The new carr will have carrying
| capacity of rs persons and is to make
three round trips daily between Fair
| banks and Gilmore. The batteries
can be recharged from the current
supplied by the N. C.. Co. 1t is ex-
pected that the auto will arrive at
Fairbanks about July 1, and will be
| in operation ten days later.
F. c. Gorom, master mechanic for
the Copper River & Northwestern
| Railway, who recently resigned his
position and who leaves for the out
side tonight, was given pleasant
surprise last night. Every man who
worked under him at the shops rec
ognized his great ability, fairness
employees. So they decided to give
him some expression of the real af-
lection and high regard with which
he was held. A banquet was ar
ranged at he Lakeview hotel last
night and at the hour of nine Mr..
Gorom was summoned. When he
entered the big room and found it
full of the men who worked with him
lie was greatly surprised. z.s..s
After all enjoyed an appetizing re-
past, the POSTMASTER, A. N. Hayes,
commanded the guest of the evening
to arise, and then announced that in
his departure he was carrying with
him the high regard and esteem of
all those who worked under him.
Also that they wished to chain their
affection with bars of gold so that it
might never escape. Upon behalf OF
those assembled he then presented
Mr. Gorom with beautiful gold mug
get watch chain. Attached to it was
nugget of native copper contain
ing a gold plate, with suitable in
scription. In addition he was pre-