Valdez daily prospector., 1914-01-21
BIG. MEETING
 AT \. 3. HALL
Arctic Chief Quinn Presides-Discuss the Action of the Grand Camp
 at Seattle.

The Valdez lodge of the Arctic Brotherhood held g. largely attended meeting at Arctic Hall last night. Arctic Chief Tom Gu m presided E.. E. Ritchie read to the members of the lodge the proceedings of the Grand Camp of the order, which was held November II, 12, 13, at Seattle. and the members discussed the ac- tion taken at the Grand Camp rela tive. to the limits of the order. Judge Walker also spoke upon the trouble in the order and believed that the matter would soon be righted, and that in the end the order would be stronger for having had the diff ferences regarding the establishment of lodges below 54.
 The action of the Grand Camp at Seattle in recommending to Presi- dent Wilson aid for Alaska was very heartily endorsed and the resolution passed in Seattle approved It was as follows:
 Whereas, The Arctic Brotherhood is an organization of Northerners which has endured since the golden days of the Klondike and which serv- ed the interests of the sturdy pros pector, miner and empire-builder from the time when this order was the only organized body of men north of 54 degrees and 20 minutes up to the present day, when it holds together in social union the repre- sentative men of Alaska, Yukon and British Columbia, and
 Whereas, The aims and purposes of the Brotherhood are to promote and encourage everything tending to- wards the development of the vast country which the prospector and trapper has explored and opened up to the present stage, therefore be i,
 Resolved, By the officers, mem- bers and delegates of the Grand Camp: of the Arctic Brotherhood. in convention assembled. that the exc cutive and, legislative branches of the Tnied States government should take prompt and intelligent action with regard to legislation, having as it's object, the development of the Territory of Alaska Be 1t further
 Resolved. That. first of all, this action should be toward providing d government owned and operated railway from tidewater on the south e1n coast to the Yukon valley, to be followed by immediate action as to the coal question. an action which would make available, for local con sumption at least, 1he vast fields of coal in the territory. The president and legislators are urged to recog nize and heed the call for develop nen which is coming from the northland, in continually increasing volume and strength, call which the Grand Camp of Arctic Brotherhood repeats and reiterates, in the hope that it be heard and answered Be it further
 Resolved, Tha, this resolution be made part of the Grand Camp. and that copies he printed and transmit ted to the President of the. United States. the delegate from Alaska. senators and representatives of the states of Oregon, Washington and California and the members of the Committee on Territories of both the
 Senate and House of Representa- tives."
 The local camp also made further
 arrangements for the Easter ball of
 the lodge, which is to be- one of the
 largest and most enjoyable affairs ev-
 CT given by the order, which has a
 record for entertaining second to
 none in Valdez.
 Neil O'Connor is coming home on
 the Northwestern.