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The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-05-31
PLEASING OUTLOOK.

Commissioner Riggs, of the Alas
kan Engineering commission, brought
with him an air of optimism and
encourag cement that is being felt
by all the people of Fairbanks. Mr..
Riggs own confidence in Alaska $
future and his assurance that all
will go we'll with the railroad, is
having a pleasing effect upon all
with whom he comes in contact.
: According to Mr. Riggs estimate
II Will take about three years after
this one to complete the railroad
and have trains operating between
here and the coast That will mean
three years of large expenditure
Of money in this vicinity and good
times for almost everybody. Then
expenses which will make possible
the mining of much low grade
ground here.
Everyone should feel pleased with
the outlook, for Mr., Riggs is in
position to know what is before us,
and he. more than anyone else. can
give us the assurance of good times
Jhat may be expected.
After the railroad work is actual
ly under way, ii is probable that
more or less work will be carried
on throughout the year There will
be certain parts of the work that
can be done in the winter time.
For instance, the cutting and haul
ing of ties for the road can best
be accomplished in the winter when
the snow on the ground makes
transportation possible.
Some people are of the opinion
that the railroad work cannot be
carried on in cold weather, but it
seems that much of the important
work of the Copper River railroad
was done in the winter This is
explained in the following article
appearing in the Railway and Ma
rine News:
"A recent announcement in press
dispatches from Washington stated
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-05-31

first on ono pretext and then on
another the latter deserve Ia
be left on of the commerce CT
The new camp. but it is unfortunate
that the more progressive element is
to be injured by their slowness
Mir Zul. superintendent OF the
Road coam.ss ON in this district.
wil! leave for the Tolovana over
he Happy creek route tomorrow
o. the next day The trip will prob
ably take him ten days. Then it
viii require some time for him to
zst tae members Of the commission
% aerye to mis- plans, and thus the
most CT June will be gone before
any1hing definite can be learned
from the Road commission After
that it VIII take a long time to
canvass the town and get the funds
hat the city must provide for its
hare of the work
Why not start the work of getting
lunds at once? And why not start
work as soon as the local funds
re raised? There never was a
time when the people of town
we're in need of such prompt action
IN any public enterprise as Fair
banks is now. We need the right
Kind of progressive citizens who Will
get u work and keep things going.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-05-31

that c-t.t.t;t3 ID work on the gov
eminent railroads in Alaska woul1
begin in June. the inference being
that weather conditions prevented
construction in the winter. How
ever. as a matter of historical rec
ord and benefit to the builders of
the future line in Alaska. the late
NJ. J. Heney completed some of his
most important work during the
winter months on the Copper River
Northwestern, and the railroad
company likewise performed some
difficult tasks during the cold wealth
or. In the winter Of 1901. track
laying was completed to the Kenne-
colt terminus and during the same
winter the famous steel bridge across
the Kuskulana was constructed The
famous Glacier bridge was built
largely during the cold period The
reason why considerable construc-
ton work on the grade was accom-
plished in winter was on account
of the summer trouble of DOGGY
and M tundra With complete
record of construction of this rail
road in Alaska in view of which
work YVES prosecuted in winter. the
government forces will undoubtedly
continue their operations during the
coming and succeeding winters"
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-05-31
an ATURAtiIED" ERR CANS.

1t was generally supposed that
when a man swore allegiance to
he United States, that he at that
ime ceased to be a subject of the
country of Lis birth. But this great
var in Europe has proved that many
4 man has taken out citizenship
papers and has sworn that this
would be his country, when in real
ty he did not mean what he was
wearing
Naturally q man Will entertain
sentiments for his former country
at least, it may be supposed that
le will. But that does not justify
1im for forgetting that he is an
American citizen. and that if il is
proper for an American to be neu-
raj in his talk and attitude in this
var for the best interests of Ameri-
a, he should have that in his mind
first
With few exceptions the newspa-
lers of the United States are neutral
n their editorial expressions con
eerning the war, But it is notice
lble that a few of the papers, which
are owned by men with a hyphen in
heir nationality, are vicious in their
gttacks upon one OF the other side
n the conflict These newspapers
ave been losing caste with the gen
aral American public. which real
yes that such sentiments can only
end TO get Us in trouble.
There is a story being told in some
If the American newspapers about
l naturalzed American who Went
back to Germany on visit. While
Il Berlin, he tried to get a permit
0 see the kaiser In sending in his
equest for an audience. the visitor
explained that he was "a good Ger
II what was meant by "a good Ger
nan-American, and he was told
that the visitor was German by
birth, but that he had been natural
.Zed as an American.
But this did not appeal to the
kaiser, who said that he did not
know such a thing as "a good Ger
nan-American.
Il know good Germans, he said
and | know good Americans, bur
10 man can be a good German
American. 4 good man knows only
one citizenship. If he We're good
he man would be either a German
II an American
The interview was denied upon
The grounds that the man tried to
claim the double citizenship. Wheth
ar true or fictitious, the story is one
we'll worthy of thought by our natur
aiized citizens.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-05-31
To Meet Daughter
He Has Never Seen

MENOMINEE, Mich.-Peter Moore,
aged II years, has become reconcii-
ed to his daughter. Mrs Anna Moore
Jackson of Stratford, Ontario, whom
he has never seen Three days after
her birth he buried the mother, who
lied in bringing her into the world
forty-eight years ago Moore has
since his wiie's death lived as a
hermit alone in the world and left
the babe to his wife's sister.
Recently he decided to try to
find his daughter. if she still lived
and ask her forgiveness for his half
century of neglect He telegraphed
to Detroit to the old address of his
Wife's relatives, and found his daugh-
ter still lived in Ontario.
He asked for her forgiveness and
she sent him word to spend the
rest of his life with her He has
gone to see the daughter he has
never seen.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-05-31
Rush THE ROAD PROJECT.

Collecting of funds for the building
Of road TO the Tolovana is being
delayed in Fairbanks for the pur-
pose of letting the Alaska Road
commission decide the route it will
build In the meantime, there is
reported to be a movement on foot
on the part OF the people of the
Tolovana to construct a road to the
Yukon, which Will mean. if it is
accomplished that Fairbanks Will be
left out of it,
''Procrastination is the thief of
time" says an old proverb, bat in
the case of the Fairbanks merchants
it is more than that, it is threaten
ing to be the thief of all that is
worth while in a commercial way
with d rich new placer camp,
After all, there seems to be but
little reason for waiting on the Road
commission. Men of experience have
proved that the proposed creek
routes will make transportation too
expensive for the camp, and viii
only tend to invite the building of
new road from the Yukon. Sey-
eral passengers on the steamer Re
lance left the steamer at Rampant
or its way 10 this place, and went
directly to the new camp from the
Yukon. They probably heard ahead
of time that there was no practic-
able route from this city to the camp.
Then. suppose the Road commits
sion decides to build its road from
the creeks and it proves too eX-
pensive for the miners at Tolovana
Then Fairbanks will have to pay the
penalty. There seems to be no
longer any doubt about the good
qualities of the Happy creek route
compared with the other proposed
routes, then why should not the
people here start work on that route
and push it through to finish with
as little delay as possible? I'm
dOubtedly they will raise enough
funds to get the road in passable
condition. even though the Road
commission does not contribute any
thing.
One class of businessmen in Fair
banks has been urging prompt ac-
ton in the matter of building the
road but another class has been
doing everything to delay action,
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-05-31

TINE is money when it comes to
getting the Tolovana road started
/ COMMISSIONER RIGGS believes
in letting Alaskans get the benefit
of the railroad building, and he's
| right in that regard.
! THE hit made by the oldtime
songs sung at the concert Friday
night proves how much people turn
with pleasure to that which reminds
them of days long passed.
IT will take years to rebuild the
vessels being destroyed in this war
out if their enormous destruction
Of human life continues long, there
will not be enough men in Europe
20 rebuild and operate them.
If these little submarines continue
! to do the effective work in the war
that they are doing now, it might
be expected that lot of second
hand battleships will be offered for
sale soon by almost all the countries
IN three more weeks will be the
longest day of the summer and that
! is reminder that it is about time
1 some definite action is taken in
regard to the annual Midnight Sun
celebration.
ITALY has got the war she has
been wanting, but with all her earth
quakes and other troubles, it is
bound to prove an awful burden
upon the people of that country.
regardless of who wins the fight
PRESIDENT WILSON is reported
/ to have lost his patience with the
revolutionary forces in Mexico. 1t
| is quite certain, however, that he
will not send good Americans down
there to be killed by them unless
it is absolutely necessary.
LOW water is playing havoc with
river navigation. but there seems
to be a popular idea that up in the
mountains it has been too cold up to
the present time for the SHOWS to
melt. and that the water will soon
rise in the rivers.
Ell LIZ w llO ltcl ulSCOuIdS6u DIS
result of the present lull in bust
ness. should remember that within
the next four years the govern
ment will spend about $28,000,O0O
in railroad work in Alaska, and
that large part of that will be
spent here. What more could
young town want?
THE government is evidently eX-
pecting to get applications soon for
leases of coal lands in the Nenana
fields, as the surveys of the land
are to be hurried. It certainly seems
as though mining of the coal would
start in year or more. in order
to have supply on hand when
the railroad is built that far from
Fairbanks.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-05-31
Alaska Boosted at
Seattle Banquet

SEATTLE. - Alaska's wonderful
possibilities along mining. industrial
and agricultural lines, and the neces-
sity of Kidding the Northland of its
present bureaucratic government
were discussed by several prominent
NorthernerS at luncheon given in
their honor by the Alaska bureau OF
the New Chamber of Commerce. The
function, under the. auspices of the
executive committee of the bureau,
was held at the Arctic club.
The guests, all of whom addressed
the executive committee, were Judge
J. l.. Reed, of Valdez Barney Simons,
well known Fairbanks merchant;
Samuel Gaylord, Nome mining opera
tor, and Capt. John Johnson. master
Of the steamship Alameda.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-05-31
+ AuLI RESIGNS
TO CO OUTSIDE

\ J. PAUL., city clerk and magis-
trate. resigned his position with the
city eaTiy ia e Week and later
left for tie Out=iG e. NAeIe he says
ne viii take medical treatment.
The auditor employed by the city
TO expert the citys books found a
shortage in the amount deposited
by Mir. PAUL in the First National
bank to the cerdit of the city, bur
as soon as it was announced. Mr.
PAUL promptly deposited the money.
and the city was out nothing. Mr.
PAUL. explained that he had been
too sick for some time to do his
work properly and was not certain
how the city's bank account stood
There was no improper entry found
in his books, but he passed in his
resignation as soon as the bank
matter was settled
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-05-31

IT is said that American finan-
ciors are impatiently awaiting the
conclusion of the war in Europe.
a C. ey feel that it will be followed
b. an era of prosperity in the United
States. And it might also be SAID
that newspaper men are just as
anNieusiy waiting for the end of the
trouble, so that they will have no
more 10 write about Russian cities
VITA unpronounceable names.
DIPLOMACY is good thing in
its place, bat sometimes it can be
carried to an extreme. Ii has been
suggested that the reason some OF
the merchants here are so slow
about getting busy with the Happy
creek trail is because they do not
want to offend the creek people
who want the trail. II will not
help the creek people to delay ac-
ton, any moro than it will help a
toothache to delay treatment.
THERE can no longer be any doubt
that the Spasm. as the News-Miner
is called. is coloring its editorial
opinions to suit promised revenues,
for the proof to this effect, present
ed in The Citizen a week ago, was
not denied in any particular The
Spasm tried only to answer the
charge by making personal insinua-
tons foreign to the subject, just as
people almost always do when corn
cred in that manner. This was
done by using the words. Il and
Heilig, to try to prove that a re
Gently published letter was improp-
erly written. The editor of the
Spasm certainly is not aware of the fact
that in matters of criticism it is
proper to use the first person first
and the second or third person last
Anyhow he showed his trickery by
using only three words out of a
sentence. instead of giving the sen
tence as it was fully constructed.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-05-31
SAYS Wife Put Hot
Iron on His Feet

SAN FRANCISCO-W. L. Heine,
wealthy Santa Clara county ranch
er has countered with the charge
of cruelty TO the suit recently filed
by his wife Hester for divorce on
the grounds of failure to provide.
Heine says in his answer that he
was married at Fresno, January,
1907, his wife at that time being
his housekeeper. In the following
June he declares that while sick in
bed Mrs. Heine put a red hot iron
to his foot.
Later he was taken to st. Luke's
hospital. According to his story,
his wife told all of the nurses to
rub him with hard brushes to dis
cover if he had any feeling.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-05-31
DAVIOsoNs EXTRA SALARY.

Charles Z. Davidson. the man Who
Us secretary Of the Territory. talked
.n4 house Of representatives Of the
Alaska legislature into trying TO gel
Judge Bunnel to discharge Com
missioner Dillon. of Fairbanks. just
because he entertained luminosity
toward the latter. has also induced
the legislature to provide him With
salary. in addition to that which
le receives from the federal gov
eminent.
DAVIDSON seems to have had a
sort OF hypnotic power over the
legislators Who did his every bid
Iiua. If they had taken the trouble
hey mi-ht have found certain
provision in the law which forbid,
federal officer from being paid
any additional salary by the Terri
Org. But it was enough that David
on wanted it, The law on the mat
er was secondary consideration
.ben Davidson smoke 4 crock of
81. rfnea,. evidently made the ser
yaa lawmakers skin around like
ra5ned horses in a circus.
II is avnlafred nv the returning
,.a,.hars of tho legislature that pa
..i5sor ,-as awarded an income of
.4t,,,an 81 ooo and q 400 p year
# is understood that Darfdsop,s
.4Is,, from the federal govarnmen,
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-05-31
FAIR B AN X S.

The dredge that was sunk on this
creek recently was raised few
days ago and will be operated as
soon as f. G. Aarons, who will
manage it arrives from the Outside.
The dredge was sunk as result of
heavy wind that forced a part Of
it on land and tipped the other
conner down so that it took water.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-05-31
Phone 2O& Phone
TaE LIGHT PROBLEM.

III. favorable to putting lu a meter
for the ualaa=, Of buying electricity
fer street Lshts I'll meter rates. The
G.. company has aafeed TO let
Zinc CITY aaaaf -Hc meter plan this
war .r# If seems from what some
Of I'm. coancimea say that this plan
is favored by them
f-rdgubted4 fhr public Will feel
better pleased ii The city pays for
it.. electricity in accordance with
thu amount actually used. than under
The flat rate plan. The plan of the
,og1rHa,sn is TO substitute tungsten
FIGHTS for the present carbon lamps
ara thereby economic fn the amount
of electricity used provided the
meter system is adopted.
Now thor the cnmnauy has approy.
I'd the meter vIau. and is willing
fs provide leht i'm that way. Ger
t.f-ry r. vould he wise TO try it
o,r and if The cost proves to be too
,anoe change can be made.
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The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-05-31
ADVERTISED LETT ERS.

Anderson, Mr.. Otto.
Anderson. Mr.. Dave
Anderson. MI Philip.
Deeler, MI G. H.
Bisoffe, Harry.
Brown, Jesse.
Buege. Frank.
Cacy, Mir. F. e.
Demers, Mr. Baptiste
Deluca. Mike
Ericsson, Mr. Vic
Frasca, Signor All John (2).
Hedberg, NJ August,
Harstad Mr. Andrew
Holm Mr. Arnold.
Jones, Mr. Richard.
Johanson. Mr. Helmer.
Heating, W. j.
Kolkman Heinreich
Kostnik. Michael.
Kristianson. Ole.
Lamb MI John
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-05-31
F NANOOTHERWlSt

Riggs tfacetiously) This is pic
ture OF my wife's first husband.
Diess- silly looking guy, But
married before she met you.
RigEs She wasn't This is pic.
ture Of myself when | was twenty
Iive=EN
Pat-Yis. sorr. wur-rk is scarce
but OF got job last Sunday that
brought me foiye dollars.
MIR. Goodman What. you broke
the Sabbath
Pat (apologetieally) Wen. sorr.
twas wan av us had t. be broke.
EN-
She Her husband puts the babies
to sleep.
He-That's easy; he was a prize
fighter before he married hel
Mrs. Beat-Tell the gentleman I'm
not receiving today. Nora.
New Maid But he amt deliverin'
mum; he's collectin',-Ex
Now, boys" said the schoolmas
ter, I want you to bear in mind
that the word stan at the end OF
a WORD means the place of Thus
we have Afshanistan-th place OF
the Afghans; also Hindu tan the
place OF the Hindus. Can any one
give another example,
Nobody appeared very anxious &C.
do so, until little johnny Snaega.
ba of
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-05-31

President Wilson is not the first
executive to issue a Presidential pro
clamation for national day of
prayer President Adams fixed We'd
nesday, May 9, 1898, as day of
prayer, and repeated his call for ma
tional intercession a year later, when
Thursday, April 25th was fixed
James Madison summoned the coun-
try to its knees three times-Thurs
day August 20, 1912, and Thursday.
Sept. 8, 1913, and Thursday Jan -.
1915.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-05-31
CLEARY.

CLEARY.
Exceptionally good pay has been
struck on L. below by Pete Malone
who has been taking out dump
there.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-05-31
ON THE JOB.

been knocked down and is a little
daHeil-Whefe am /? Where am 1?
Enterprising Hawker-'Ere y'are,
sir-map O. London one penny.-EX
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-05-31
GREEK NOTES.

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The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-05-31

TINE is money when it comes to
getting the Tolovana road started
The Carlisle independent., 1915-12-09
J. V. Crutcher
 For Treasurer

In this issue will be found the announcement of J. Y. Crutcher Of Lonoke. as candidate for County Treasurer.
 MT. Crutcher is seeking the re elect on for the second term. He has discharged the duties of this office for one term very faithfully and capably. He is al ways ready and glad to wait on anyone in connection with the duties of his office. He is a pleasant. straightforward, busi, ness gentleman, and it is useless to say he will make a good treas. urer.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-12-09

have not already done so. Got.
 ton seed will he scarce and hl4 h priced in the spring. II Aon
 have not saved your cotton seed do so without further delay. Good seed corn is always scarce in Arkansas. If you have a
 good variety of seed ccrn stick
 10 ii and pick out your hest ears LOW and hang them up in good dry place where they will be protected from the fires zlng
 weather A good way is to
 swing them from the rafterS in
 the house over the living room.
 Never keep more than two va
 retie S of corn on the farm, one
 white and the other yellow. Se
 lect your seed carefully every
 year and build up these two Va
 rietieS. Do not be experiment. ing with every new variety you
 happen to hear about. Remem- Der that all good varieties of corn are produced as a result of breeding and careful seed col lection year after year without allowing any mixture. It will do but little good to get the very best variety unless you keep from mixing with other varie- ties, and are also careful in se- lecting seed every year. With out care in seed select on the best seed will run ont. Observe equal care with cotton seed, and have as few varieties as possible. One good variety is enough. On my farm we had three or four kinds this year. Next year we will have but one, as we produc- ed enough of one variety for the whole crop next year. The seeds we will plant averaged 36 per cent lint. From 1900 lbs. we got bale weighing 576 lbs. From 1900 pounds of the other kind we got a bale weighing 496 pounds. Taking the average e yield per acre on the farm I cal culoted the difference, and found that the one we are going to keep produ ced at the rate of SC. 40 per acre more than the other kinds. However, it yielded better than the other kinds, and the real diff
 ference amounts to aDout S9.00 per acre. A cotton that will pull