The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-05-11
ED ToRIAL COM MENT

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The Interior Department seems to have hard time
formulating regulations for the leasing Of the Alaska coa
lands But possibly when the officials ready give lease
the regulations will be such will be workable and acceptable
to the capitalists who wish to engage coal mining
The government surveyors and experts will be busy this
in the Matanuska and Boring River coal fields They
will survey the different tracts select the best for
and later lease to individuals companies.
It seems that Secretary had expert advice
formulating regulations for coal leases that it will take him
whole year longer tresh the wheat from the cha
Cordova beginning the aspect of important
fishing center. If she keeps soon rival Kechikan
As to peace rumors it is not improbable that peace will
arrive Unexpectedly as did.
Now that the Territorial Legislature has closed active
session will be time to summarize their work and have
the public pass Judgment Whatever may be thought benc
fetal results few will question but that the legislators worked
diligence and honesty of purpose better the conditions
in Alaska.
Mr. Taft remark Harrisburg that his political
is ended suggests the amendment that while he
not be candidate his influence political questions
far from being ended.
An individual who acted the way Bethlehem Steel has
been behaving the New York Stock Exchange would
speedily be permitted to put in defense for drunk and
disorderly conduct.
San Francisco is feeling pretty we'll just at present
has exposition that is paying and the hopeful
Friscans think it is going to make profits.
If the present price of "copper" which lowering around
twenty cents pound remains at that figure for any length
of time it will prove incentive for the Of copper
mines in the Copper River country to eXpend large
development work to hasten the day for shipment of the
AS developed 1t would not be dfcut
have spurs of the railroad built into the different camps
Cuba having witnessed the collision between Willard and
johnson, has resolved to prohibit prize fighting It to
have shocked the humane and phnropc attendants of bull
fights. sre-
Teddy Roosevelt told the jury that he knew all about the
corrupt methods of running politics. practced by Boss
Barnes But maybe there few tricks like the Bung
carnivals that Cordova politicians could enlgten him It
has been demonstrated that this is method of vote
getting.
When the poll tax bill before the Senate last week
cd
main objection to paying poll taxes becauso rnemen
believed is to be "a sort of graft for the commissioners 1T
in order for the representative ctzens # Corova to
denounce this remark personal attack
Since the announcement at Fairbanks that Delegate
Wckersham considers himself Republican there
CONSERVATION among various Republican factions throughout
Alaska. They fear that he will not only off the only
elective office but capture the organization well and control
the federal plums of the territory.
Secretary Daniels asserts that the Atlantic fleet will go
through the Panama Canal July and go through in good
shape" Still think that conservative opinion will
recognize the Importance of sustained escence the part
of the strata of the Cuebra hills.
The old residents of Seward will be crying ''hep
this continues that town. There promises to be
enough idle there fill any requirement section
of Alaska -. - ILL.,. -. +.
home celebration for the Fourth of July is being talked
of by the live about town. .-.g
Colonel Roosevets testimony that he stuck to Barnes
long, because he determined to reform him, gives an
explanation of the close and friendly relations which have
existed between Cordova Representative citizens and their
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