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The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-03-31
LANE WILL CONE TO ALASKA

WASHINGTON, March 25-Secreary of the Interior
Lane has only definitely decided to visit Alaska this
but he is anxious to go early possible In
interview this morning he said 81 want to to Alaska
early possible this but trip will be dependent
entirely upon the action of Congress- If adjournment is
taken early then [ shall sail from Seattle early in the
summer The secretary has told askans who have recently
conferred with him that he wants to have time enough to go
from Cordova into the interior far Fairbanks so as to
be able to judge of the countrys and prospects,
The general feeling here is that the $35000O0O appro-
prated for the construction of railroads will
permit Of the extension Of the Copper River Northwestern
railroad from Ctna to Fairbanks with branch line to the
Boring coal fields and also line from Seward to the
Maanuksa coal fields and into the Susna country Delegate
Wckersham continues to talk against the extension from
Chitina but it is not believed that his influence will have
bearing the conclusion of the President the commission
that will be appointed to investigate routes
In his lengthy speech in the House Delegate Wickersam
frequently stated his objections in general to the
Chtna Fairbanks route. Finally Representative Sherey
wanting definite reasons, inquired ''Why does the
gentleman oppose the extension of what he calls the Syndicate
II oppose it for several The first that the
goes the Copper River which
1t is the region OF greatest snowfall In Alaska The
snowfall there is something like 80 feet per The
glaciers both sides of it down almost the railroad
It is gorge
One of the garng misstatements made by Delegate
his celebrated speech that the Guggenhems have charge
of transportation the road from Fairbanks
to Chtina distance miles, Asked by Representative
Madden, ''How did they get charge of ' the Delegate
replied By building all of the road houses along the line and
owning and controlling the stage line it, Aaskans from
the declare that the entire statement unqualified
fasehood and that is in line with many similar statements
made by Delegate Wckersham to create prejudice against
taking the Guggenhem railroad building extension
thererom 1t is known however, that Secretary Lane
converan with Mr. Understands tendency misreresent
when preudiced against Individuals and while
the Delegate seeks frequent conference with the the
latter is always on his guard.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-03-31
DEVELOPMENT BOARD

Secretary strongly upon Congress
in organization
providing
adjouns technical verbage the bill provides follows
Development Board.
by the President
Board shall be of the political
shall other business.
Appointment be
annual salary of $500 other
members $4,000 EACH
Territory o Alaska.
The Board shall appoint office and field clerks stenographe
and fix their compensation.
Board shall jurisdiction control the care
therein fish fisheries
reindeer Mines minerals mining Indians Eskimos and
subject national ownership disposition regulation
regulations and control of railroads. steamship lines and other
carriers subject jurisdiction
exercised the matters
herein described by of the existing departments commissions
having things subject
provisions
by said departments commissions, offices
connection with the subjects herewith transferred the Alaskan
to
The Board shall be supervision of the the
Appeals will lie decisions
The
shall deposited United
set aside special fund, he Alaskan fund,
be used for the the salaries the board subordinate
such appropriation thereof
Nothing this Act shall be construed
authority jurisdiction
the political internal affairs of
This
July, 1914
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-03-31

WASHINGTON, March 3O-Secretary of Navy Daniels
has submitted report Congress with reference
Boring river coal He states that the coal of the Boring fields
is unsuitable for the of the navy This opinion based
tests made by the geological survey officials the Annapolis
Naval Academy and aboard the cruiser Maryland He said
that they all unfavorab excepting that Alaskan
made less than the ordinary of smoke He stated that
the tests made showed that the Bering incapable
generating sufficient steam could produce only so
cent efficiency of power A. Holiness director bureau
OF quoted the secetay report stating that the
Boring coal could be mined only great cost was full
faults and chiefly valuable if turned into coke shipped
While this report of very dscouraging yet the
friends of Alaska who familiar with circumstances
the mining of the coal for testing purposes and who of
the inferior surface quality of the coal taken out have
dence that the true character and worth of the
known They contend that after opened up and
and broken coal is produced that tests would
that it much valuable than the
Indicate
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-03-31
ALASKA ROAD COMMISSION RECORD.

Miles of
Winter
of
Miles
of Road
Amou
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-03-31

CHICAGO, March 3OThe plan for the construction Of
ara route from Chicago Alaska taking shape This
would of protection to the railroads be built
by the and outlet to the states of
the north Pacific waters From the general headquarters
of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway two have
been made relating this project One assertion that is
considered possible before the completion of the union
station in Chicago that both passengers and freight will be
transported such railroad route AS the extension
of the Grand Trunk Pacific which is building into Prince
Rupert it is stated that line north contemplated in
ton with the transconnena project which launched
in bill recently introduced in the British Columbia legislature
1t significant that the bill provides for the northern extension
of the Pacific Great Eastern which is part of the Grand
Trunk SYSTEM into the Peace River country connects
Vancouver with Prince George Railroad the
possibilities from traffic to from the development of the
Alaskan country and the northern section that British
territory 1t is confidently believed that before many years
there will be through railroad from Chicago interior
Alaska
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-03-31

IOCaI amount Suppl1cQ by Alaska.
Now that the uestion of govern
ment construction of railroads in
Alaska has been disposed of, there
is general interest in all sections of
the territory over the necessity for
wagon roads and trails. These are
as necessary as railroads in order
to open up the vast mineral and
agricultural resources of the terri
tory. With proper roads in the
various mining districts, in order to
economically and conveniently take
in supplies and machinery, it would
not be many years before scores of
mining properties could be so de-
veloped as to prove good shippers
and give ample tonnage to the rail-
roads, in order to make their opera
ton profitable.
The above record shows what has
been accomplished by the Alaska
Road Commission during the past
few years of it's existence. According
to the present ideas of Colonel Rich
ardson, president of the commission,
the work previously done is but a
slight beginning of what he hopes
to see accomplished in the near
future. And he has submitted n
plan to Congress that if endorsed
would provide the funds necessary
to open up great country and
provide ample feeders for the $685.
100000 railroads that the govern
ment will be operating within the
next few years. On the subject the
commission says:
1.-THE roads already constructed
by the board can be considered as
only the skeleton of the system that
the present development of Alaska
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-03-31

warrants and demands. A careful
study of the needs of the country,
undertaken from general informa-
ton in regard to the activities of the
different sections of Alaska collected
from time to time, and the specific
Information from reconnaissance
and examinations of projects by this
office. indicate the following distri
button of funds to complete a road
system for Alaska which would be
capable of meeting the reasonable
demands of the traffic existing at
the end of a 10-year period:
Maintenance of present
roads 81 ,25O 900
Completion of projects on
which work has been
already initiated and
their maintenance after
completion .......... 100000
Projects approved but on
which no construction
has been undertaken. 2,780,000
Projects not yet of i'm
portance but which will
assume Importance as
other roads are con-
structed ............ 100000
Total 1880, 1000
"This fund could be expended to
the great advantage of the industries
of this territory, and the cost of the
work could well be borne by these
industries if an equitable system of
payment by each of the benefciaries
could be devised. The maximum
sum to be expended in any one
year would be less than the total
saving for 1912 on freight costs due
to roads already constructed.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-03-31

WASHINGTON, March 31-Yesterday afternoon (
President Wilson considering the projected routes
for the Alaska railroads. He expects to name the
engineers who will build the roads, within few days
He has partly made his selections but will give
indication of the personnel until the full commission
has been named and their acceptance received It is
ntimated that this commission will first visit Alaska
and examine the projected routes Their report will
be submitted to the President soon as possible and
when approved this commission will be expected
to build the road The President told callers yesterday
that he was anxious to get construction started as
early as possible. t 4
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-03-31

SAN FRANCISCO, 26.-Ampifying his address
made before the Chamber
Commerce RedfeId
previous remarks Addressing
wealth Club
"This department going build in Alaska
but before
and for the most in
for Alaska going
to travel in that country
Secretary Redfeld in
to have supervising inspector
appointed Washington stationed at Seattle
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-03-31

WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator James Hamilton
Lewis created something of sensation in the Senate
evening In urging his resolution giving the President the
power to suspend Panama tolls he drew picture of dire
possibilities Senator Lewis asserted that the conditions
such that if this government interviewed in the Mexico
trouble that Japan would seize the Philippine and Hawaiian
islands Russia greved the sympathy expressed by the
United States with Japan during the Russian japanese
would seize Alaska and the Panama canal would be
finished The senator dwelt upon the with which Russia
could capture the Alaskan coast and use the coa
SEATTLE March 30-Secreary of Commerce Redfeld,
who is in this city announced this afternoon that he
expected to have half million dollars expend for aid
navigation in Alaska This would include three
vessels to be built and stationed the north as
improve the navigation of Alaskan waters He further said
We have obtained appropriation of 1926 0 with which
build the largest lighthouse tender in the service
and propose to station this in Alaskan waters.''
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-03-31

James j. Godfrey, president of the Mother Lode Copper
Mines Co., who recently returned from New York and went
the Mines in another shipment Of for the
smefter 1t arrived yesterday afternoon in five
eating about $50 TONS the Copper River Northwestern
Railway from Mccarthy 1t is being taken aboard the
Alameda and will be transported to the smeter at
Tacoma This mined and sacked last winter and
hauled Is miles by wagon from the end of the tram to the
railroad It. of high grade quality and will likely in the
neighborhood of 60 per cent copper.
shipment of 1913 tons made last month to the
smeter and the returns show 1888 per "copper" netting
$441 per on after smeer charges had been deducted
total of from which 81 S6098 freight charges
deducted netting the company $246343 These shipments
significant and important because they indicate that
another high grade copper mine similar to the famous
Bonanza has been opened in the rich copper section of
Alaska 1t will become shipper necesstatng
the building of branch line of the Copper River North
western Railway up Mccarthy creek to the Mother Lode
Congress propose to restrictions quickly that the
development of the Alaska coal might be under by the
time the railroad is in operation The bill which
perfected in the Senate is virtually combination of the
administration presented by Senator Walsh with the
bills introduced by Snator Smoot Representative Ferris and
Others 1t adopted by the committee of public lands after
conference by the committee with Secretary Lane and the
authors of the various coal bills The clause taking Of
the coal claimants who had paid their money the
generally considered just 1t Is not believed that the
bill will find much opposition either in the Senate House.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-11-20
IN. P. Mo,tgaged
For 5Oo,0O0,000
Mortgage Granted in Favor of
Guaranty Trust Co., N. Y. 80.

St. Paul, Mimi, Nov. l8-A
mortgage for $5OO,0O0,O00, ex-
ecuted by the Northern Pacific
railway company, in favor of the
Guaranty Trust Company of
New York wa. filed in the Office
of the register of deeds of Ram
sey county yesterday.
The instrument is called a re-
funding and improvement mort
gage and is dated July |, 1914.
1t will mature July !, 2047. The
mortgage conveys to the Guaran-
ty Trust company and William S.
Tod, trustee, all the railroads Of
the Northern Pacific system, all
lease hold, properties and fran
chises owned by the corporation.
together with the assignment of
stocks, bonds and other proper
ties. The mortgage will be held
by the Guaranty Trust Company
and Ted. as trustee. as security
for S500,O00,0OO in four percent
gold bonds. to be issued by the
Northern Pacific.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-11-20
Prominent
Citizen Dies
Gloom Cast Over Community by
Unexpected Death of D. X.
Mead.

.Glendive. Nov. l4-Deep
gloom was cast over the entire
community this morning, when it
became known that D. K. Mead.
one of the most prominent and
highly respected citizens of east
ern Montana, had died suddenly
and unexpectedly from heart
failure. His death occurred last
night shortly before midnight.
When he was stricken by the
attack, Doctors Hammered and
Beach were called to his assist
ance, but it was apparant that he
was beyond all human aid. He
was lifted from he floor where
he had fallen and placed upon a
bed, and examination showed
that life was extinct. Naturally
the sad and sudden ending of
this useful life is a terrible shock
to everyone.
Throughout all of last evening
MIR. Mead was seemingly in the
best of health. He conversed in
his accustomed genial manner
with his friends and appeared tc
be in the best of spirits. 1t j:
understood, however that he had
an attack of heart trouble some
years ago, but as far as is known
he had not been bothered in tha
respect recently.
MIR. Mead was about 81 year.
of age, was member of the firm
of Douglas, Mead < Company
and, as is generally known, hae
resided in Glendive for NOR.
than 30 years.
He was prominent in all thu
affairs pertaining to the welfar.
i of the community and enjoyed
the esteem and respect of all whe
know him.
! kilograms, giving the news o
his death have been sent to hi
sister and other relatives in diff
/ fcrent cities of the middle west.
Funeral services will be con
I Quoted from the family residence
on Sunday morning and the bod.
will be sent to the old home a
! Winona, Mimi. for interment.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-11-20
Infant Thrown
o. N. P. Train
New Born Baby Found in Suit
Case Between cars.

Bismarck, NOV. H. Some
where in North Dakota. along the
line of the Northern Pacific rail-
road. a newborn baby was plac-
ed in a suit case and thrown ON
the coupling pins between the
baggage car and first passenger
coach of train No. 2 on the Nor.
thern Pacific leaving Bismarck at
7:47 Thursday night.
The gruesome discovery was
not made until | o'clock yester-
day morning when the North
Coast Limited pulled into Eau
Claire. Wis, and brakeman
opened the suit case that he had
found lying on the coupling pins.
Wrapped in Tribune
The infant had been smother
ed to death enroute. 1t was
wrapped in a copy of the Bis
marck Tribune of Thursday
morning, November II.
Police authorities of many coun-
ties are already busy on the case.
Officials communicated with the
Tribune last night to secure infor-
nation as to the hour the first CO.
les of Thursday mornings paper
were on the streets of Bismarck.
and other cities were notified be-
tween Bismarck and Eau Claire,
The suit case il which the b.
by was found was stamped with
the name of the Cosmopolitan
| Hotel"
Big Field to Cover.
To find the person guilty of
placing the bundle on the train,
the police have big field to COW
er. The baby could have been
put on the train at a station many
miles west of Bismarck and at
any station there and hundreds of
miles east Of this city.
Thursday morning the first CO.
py of the Tribune went out on the
streets at 5:l0 o'clock. The pa
pers for all cities east Of here left
Bismarck on train No 4 departing
at 1920 a. m. and the paper for
western points left on the Mott
train at 7:l5 a. M. ard The North
ern Pacific Express at | 81 a. m.
The date line of the Tribune
and the suit case with the name
of the hotel stamped on it are the
only clues to be followed.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-11-20
Drunken Men on
Election Board
Drunken Men on election board
Basis for Contest in Grant Coun-
ty Gaze; Dunn Also Has Le-
gal Tangle.

Mandan, N. D.. Nov. 10
Charging that election officials in
the Wenger precinct were intox-
icated and made false returns on
county division. Grant county
men prepared complaint in
a contest case on the county di-
vision vote.
Grant county division from
Morton was defeated by ! | votes
and Wenger precinct turned in a
vote of 49 to 0 against division.
At Dunn Center, action has
been started to carry to the su-
preme court the question OF
whether a two-thirds vote is nee
essary to change the location OF
the Dunn county seat. Dunn
Center received a majority of the
votes over Manning. but lacked
46 of having two-thirds.
.s-s-s-s-s.: !: :.e-s-s-s-e.
Mrs. E. E. Dickinson and two
sons returned Sunday night from
several weeks visit at her home
in Verndale. MINI. She wa
accompanied by Mrs. Loui
/ Harth. who was also visiting il
| Minnesota.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-11-20

and dsinfecng supplied
of rubber gloves boc hats
which be thoroughly dnfecd often necessary. Others
who lack equipment merely help in spreading the disease
the country when they visit inspect sick annaDepaent of
Agriculture, Washington, D c.
The Press., 1914-04-22
UNION.

O. T. Newell and J. Turner visited friends in Warren the first of tht
 week.
 Herbert Newell of Springfield was
 a guest of relatives in town the first
 of the week.
 Mrs. George Towne and little daughter, Florence, recently visited friends in Talcottville. s-.
 MT. and Mrs. w. G. Howard of West Woodstock visited their friends, MT. and Mrs. W. Richards, Thursday.
 While climbing in the barn recent ly, little Florence Towne fell and cut her face. The wound was dressed by Dr. Hanley and is doing nicely. Mrs. H. M. Lawson is at the bunga- low attending to the duties of fire look -out. '' Her tel. call is 31-4. Following are the names of the deputy fire wardens: Myron Heck, northwest dist; H. R. Howard, north; George Thayer, east; George Towne, south east; R. c. Barrows, south and cen- ter; William Horsman, south west i; Charles Webster, west.
 In The Press of April 1, is an ac- count of the death of Miss Achhsah Beardsley, 98, the oldest person in the town of Somers. To few it is re- mem bered that this lady spent several years of her girlhood in Union, her father, Rev. Nehemiah B. Beardsley, being the fifth pastor of the Congre- gational church, here. Elder Amasa Morse, now of Stafford Springs, we'll remembers the little Achsah, for he attended her fathers church in those early days. The pastors salary con- sisted of $50 i'll money and $2O0 in such articles as are necessary for family use, said articles to be at fair market price. ''
 The 25th anniversary of Masha- paug Lake grange was held at the Town hall Wednesday evening. It was planned to entertain the five liv- ing charter members, but owing to illness only four were able to attend. The guests of the evening were John M. Larned of Stafford grange, Francis L. Upham of Stafford and Chas T. Davis, of the Conn. State grange of Middletown. The officers chairs were filled as follows: M., L. M. Reed; O., H. F. Corbin; O., Mary L. Horton; S., W. G. Howard; Asst. S., F. l.. Upham; L., Nancy How ard; o., Georgina Reed; F., Ella O. Barrows; F., Lizzie Richards; OK, W. Richards; l.. Asst, Elsie Horton Secy., John Sellers. F. l.. Upham gave a compiled history of the 25 years of grange work in Union. Vocal and instrumental music was pleas ing feature of the program. John Sellers read the minutes of the first meeting of Mashapaug Lake grange. Larned and State Overseer Chas. T. Davis of Middletown gave addresses of eloquence and humor, and were given an invitation to visit Mashapaug grange often in the future. Among those who made brief remarks were l.. M. Reed, F. l.. Upham, H. F. Corbin, Rev. T. A. Williams, R. q. Barrows, k. G. Towne, John Sellers and H. R. Howard. The ladies of the grange served an elaborate repast consisting of oysters, salads, cake, pie, fruit and coffee.
The Press., 1914-04-22
Actors and Long Hair.

A theory concerning the reason why cal profession used to favor the prac- tice of wearing flowing locks is ad- vanced by MT. Henry AinIey. In the course of speech at the Actors Be formed that in the dark ages if actors committed any grievous offense they were pierced through the lobe of the ear. From that time, he thought, they began to wear their hair long.-London Standard.
The Press., 1914-04-22
TOLLAND.

Miss Mary Leonard is spending week in New York.
 Walter Pearson has been confined to the house by illness.
 Mrs. Philip Doyle died this morn- ing at 1 o'clock, of pneumonia.
 The Wide Awake club met Satur- day morning with Bessie Ludlow.
 The Union Mission study will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Oscar A. Leonard.
 Edward Wright was taken i'll while chopping in the woods last week, but is improving.
 Mrs. Mary Ryder has had a very serious attack of gall stones, but is convalescing now.
 Mir. and Mrs. Raymond Steele of Hartford were the guests Sunday of MT and Mrs. l.. Ernest Hall.
 0. Hubbard West has been suffering with a serious attack of kidney collie, but is somewhat improved now.
 Miss Pauline L. Newcomb, who teaches in Manchester, spent Sunday with her parents, MT. and Mrs. Frank T. Newcomb.
 Rev. J. N. Geisler has purchased a new Ford automobile. He has learned to run his machine, so he went to his church at Crystal Lake in it Sunday. [ MT. and Mrs. Robert Hawkins and MT. and Mrs. Chas Hosmer of Boston were the guests over Sunday of Mrs. Clara Baker and daughter, Miss Helen | Baker.
 District Superintendent Rev. G. G. Scrivener will hold the first quarter ly conference in the Lee Methodist church Saturday evening, and will preach Sunday morning, May 10th.
 The following attended the East Central Pomona grange at Somers, Wednesday, from the Holland grange MT. and Mrs. J. E. Clough, Mrs. John s. Usher, Miss Lucille Agard, Mrs. John H.. Steele, David A. Brown, Miss Ruby B. Brown, Mrs. True.
 The following have been recent guests at the Steel house: T. R. Babey, Hamilton Stone, Storrs; Wm. Brace, West Hartford; MT. and Mrs. Leland Sloan, Broad Brook; MT. and Mrs. M. Raymond Steele and Everett Richardson of Hartford; MT. and Mrs. 0. T. Babbitt of Passaic, New Jer 1sey; H. l.. Morris, Diecanta, Penn. Rev. R. H. Rowse of Hartford.