The Chitina leader., 1913-06-17


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 RAILROADS FOR ALASKA
 Alaska many friends Congress through the pub city its affairs and through the fragrant wrongs suf feed by it's citizens that hope be entertained for the pas sage of the bill introduced by Senator Chamberlain and Del egate Wckeham for construction of railroads from the coast to the interior, or of some similar measure.
 Having before the report of the Alaska Railroad Commits sion describing the best routes and estimating the and the earnings of the roads, Congress now equipped to decide what be best done The subject does not justify prolonged debate, like the tariff and the currency which directly af feet every interest There will necessarily be many ulls in the proceedings of the Senate and House the two latter sub cts and this time could be protab consumed in passing the Alaska railroad bil
 The bill contains provision which would prevent the rail- road from becoming permanent burden nation This is that half of the proceeds of the sale af public land Alas ka shall be applied the redemption of the bonds issued to secure funds for construction If the railroad bill should be followed at the next session by legislation opening Alaskan public land to development the from this source would quickly suffice to exnguish the debt and the traffic on the roads would with good management prove them pay ing investment
 Passage railroad bill would be an earnest of the gov ernment interest Alaska and would encourage those who have cast their fortunes the north hope Pending legislation for the opening of farm land settlement and coal land to development those long suffering pioneers could be given employment in building the railroads Western men in Congress we'll unite their forces support of this measure.-Portland Oregonian.
 According 10 the United States Bureau of Education Ohio Massachusetts and Kansas the only states which provide ad equaey against fire horrors in the public schools Still as Ohio furnished the last example of wholesale burning of that sort the reformation in that state must be set down recent Everything carries it's compensations If the ngoes should succeed in getting into with Japan Uncle Sam would at last be able to lose his Philippine Islands
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 The statement that Col Roosevelt is going to Arizona to look for lost tribe of Indians indicates unnecessary trouble Why should he go far to hunt lost tribe of Indians when te need further than the states to hunt Ter lost tribe of Progressive ,efor1neTsa
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 poll of 20O0 New York showed 39 per cent indifferent on the vote 2h per cent opposed to suffrage and 2S per cent for And the bulk of the for the East side and But 28 per cent is large suagt proportion in New York than many people would think likely. item informs the public that paying teller with salary of $24O0 wife three children and oble is $1SGO0 short in his We should deem the report quite possible. Secretary Daniels denies that the Oregon will be used target This the fifteenth anniversary of the famous around the Icm will public sentiment Chicago is reported to have lived dot;c life for SIP week have been case of six of one and half dozen of the ether.
 More than 13OOO0 office seekers jobs put the free list says the New York Press Oh mol They want them the preferential list with themselves preferred
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 Cold storage Philadelphia orator explains has kept butter and reasonable prices the past winter What does he consider reasonable anyhow?
 The preponderance of women is larger in Mas sacusetts than other state And this does count the old women, among the male ojuaton of the Hub
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 It reported that the Mexican government has granted concession to syndicate to open Mexican Monte Carlo IS not surprising that government which kills presidents for the crime of being constuona elected should authorize the erection of a national gambling shop.