The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-03-24

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SAN FRANCISCO March 21-Considerabe gossip was
the city today when whispered that big
deal involving 100000 and concerning Alaska Leon
sloss president of the Northern Navigation Company
admitted this afternoon negotiations for the
purchase and all the holdings of his company
in Alaska stated that the deal practically closed
and that purchasers the Guggenhem brothers and
the White Pass Yukon Railroad and that they would pay
100000 for the companys holdings The Northern Nav
CATION Company subsidiary company of the Northern
Commercial Company and has been operating steamers for
years Yukon and Tanana rivers One line has been
running from White Horse Dawson and another line has
been operated from Dawson Fairbanks and also to St.
Michael where connection is made during navigation with
steamers at Nome sailing for Seattle
The Northern Commercial Company is engaged IN
conducting stores at Dawson Fairbanks St. Michael and
of the smaller river towns This company also owns the
Orr Stage Line which has the winter contract for carrying the
mail between Chtina Fairbanks 1t is thought that
deal contempates the purchase of the interests of the
Commercial Company During the past summer the White
Pass Yukon people tried to operate river steamers in
opposition the Northern Navigation Company between
the old company held the mail contract 1t thought that
the Guggenhem interested in owning connecting line
from St. Michael the river points connection with the
Alaska Steamship Company steamers.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. March 21-The many Aaskans
and residents of Seattle who have been trying to interest
President Wilson in the idea of making trip the great
northern country summer had been hopeful until today
that he could be prevailed upon CO. He considered the
matter very carefully and went his probable plans and
engagements for the and early fall hoping that he
hight be able work out the necessary time make trip
Alaska But he how possible and
announced definitely that he would have orego visit this
year great wonderland of the north Efforts will
be made the of Secretary Lane to make
trip which he is really very anxious do and may
to do
WASHINGTON D. G., March 21-A mining experiment
station established in Alaska This fact practically
made certainty today when the House committee mines
made favorable report the Taylor bill It provides for
creating mining experiment stations throughout
station is to be allowed S25 900 annually This money
be expended for salaries and equipment. The present
Importance of Alaska in the mining of precious minerals and
ts coming Importance coal mining section, made it
necessary to include that territory in the disposition of the
stations And instance of how easy things coming
it is stated that there objection whatever
to giving Alaska station.
SEATTLE, March 23.-This city held such hurrah time
last night such exceeded the greatest hiarity of any
poatch occasion 1t is estimated that 100000 people
hronged the streets for hours The big spectacular parade
started Second avenue headed by locomotive drawing
train OF freghted with Alaskan products The
manned by Governor Lister engineer Ed Chlberg
fireman. and Mayor Hi Gill conductor Then followed
long line of cosumed representing interests the north
1t included platoon OF parka Alaska Sourdougs Yukon
Pioneers Arctic Brotherhood souough students of the
University OF Washington dog teams drawing floats
containing rockers washing gold ETC. At the conclusion
OF the street pageant immense bon fire umined the
heavens This followed by banquets the leading clubs
h letters and kilograms read from of national
prominence