The Chitina leader., 1915-12-07
COMMENTS OF ALASKAN NEWSPAPERS

COMMENTS OF ALASKAN NEWSPAPERS
With respect to the building of the Maanuska branch
ne Commissioner Mear expressed the view that this work
could best be done in the winter me and said if funds
available construct the roadbed this winter would be
much cheaper to defer it until next winter-Anchorage
Pioneer
The editorial in the Cordova Times about our mail SER
vice. reprinted in this ISSUE is good And the statement
that the editor of that paper makes commenting the fact
that the way to build up large community to patronize
home industry is The mail order houses will never
help Alaska People look to the merchants subscribe
Everything that will help the people, and is about time the
people cut out the mail order houses and bought better goods
in Fairbanks with Fairbanks money, at mail order prices
Fairbanks News-Miner
Cordova destined to become the metropolis Alaska
las the big merger completed today will place her
of of the territory heaviest producers The immense
coal fields be opened in the Boring River district
mountains of in the Kennecott and other mnes will
doubtedy bring her citizens riches beyond the dreams of
avarce We heartily glad neighbor get
share of the good things slated for Alaska during the
coming year. and trust that she will help Valdez when her
time The coming promises to be great for
Prince William Sound and Valdez Bay and those who have
waited long and faithfully destined reap their
reward-Vadez Prospector.
The members of the Commission have indeed, very natu
rally shown easily understood resentment when Anchor
has failed to receive anything but the most favorable
notice in the papers OF other places but it would be absurd
for Anchorage the Commission expect other from
telling what the TRUTH if they stick to the truth Goodness
knows Seward has had her share of knocking and let it
not displayed angelic disposition towards humility
abnegaton in attempting to show her infinite superb
GRITTY to Seward terminal for the railroad
Seward has perfect right to boost its legitimate
N and very often hard do without contrasting those
wares with the opposition stock.-Seward Gateway
The complete and sudden ending of navigation in Cook
Inlet for the to be regretted TO he sake of Anchorage
The closing of the water road to Anchorage at this time
of the year going to prove to the government and to the
world that for nearly half the year anyhow Seward be
regarded the only possible terminal of the rail
road The fact that much freight is unable to get into
Anchorage shows that shippers the Engineering Com
mission included deceived by the mild weather of last
year, and looked for longer of navigation No
be blamed for this It looks though the weather gods
had something against Seward the Democratic admnstra
ton something and made last winter mild purpose From
this time forward it will be at least mildly interesting
Seward people to observe the effects which the closing of the
Inlet cation will have this ctySeward Gateway
Just this there the same old trouble going
the government railroad One clique to have
smeled horrible conspiracy against the present
route of the railroad although the route has been definitely
decided upon and millions of dollars have already been spent
its construction along that route Whenever attack of
this kind is being delivered it is quite the fashion the
Guggenheims at the bottom of it ALL Were there Guggen
helms of eminent Alaskan friends might lose their
chief for existence Of course there is always
ground for suspicion when syndicate gets rich and
awful lot Of territory but after ALL the Guggenhems paid
for all they got and made mighty poor bargains at that
But the great trouble is that when wishes to hurt
another politically financially he feels necessary only
say that he is on the Guggenhem payroll just though
all of would not honoraby be if could
eminent friends aforesaid Seward Review
Postal Inspector Neil should be dismissed from his pres
position far his visits to Alaska concerned If
the present msft government feels that must retain such
ncompetents then they might allow him to draw salary
but give him nndente leave of absence Through the fool
recommendations of this individual the postal service of
Alaska has been completely demorazed and thus far three
posasers along the coast have rendered their designations
than attempt conduct their offices with insufficient
and poorly paid help Simply because like Nei lis not
worth $50 month"; for the service he renders criterion
that Uncle Sans employees in this northand who labor from
twelve to fourteen hours day. should be paid the star
walton wages.
MODERN WAR COMES HIGH