The Kusko times., 1924-05-17
Chas. E. Taylor Finds Himself a Candidate
 for the Legislature

dll OdhhS3 Ahaf o' | HIS pldCSs HAD the rest of Alaska, is dreadfully quiet. although there are great possibilities in store should the prospecting now going on prove successful. The U. S.. Development Company is spending considerable money in development work and are taking options on consid- erable creek ground, which, if proven valuable enough, will necessitate the digging of a hundred.mile ditch, and this, in the estimation,o of quite num- Der of people, is an assured thing. Of course, we all hope conditions will prove most favorable and that all their expectations will be realized, but we cannot afford to sit Idly by and depend solely On the efforts of one or two con- cerns. There is need for prospecting all over the Fourth division. As you know. l have a hobby in that direction, and look forward to one or more inn portant strikes which must inevitably occur should the prospector be induced to again get out iu the hills and be furnished with every assistance-in- cluding driIls-in the work of develop ment Was at Anchorage the other day. and found myself in the center of a discussion with several business men, some from other coast towns. They were complaining because the Fourth division had equal representation in the Senate and House, whereas the population of the coast, divisions was so much greater; also that the coast paid vastly more into the treasury than the Interior. Needless to say, l called them, and told them if we had one good strike in the Fourth 1t would make the population of the rest of the divisions look like fifteen cents, and that if they had sense enough to assist the develop ment of the Fourth division. instead of being so narrow, they would materially increase the contribution of licenses, etc., from the Fourth and possibly tighten their own burdens.
 Consequently, when came back here, and primary election being on, we got to talking politics, with the re- suit that I find myself running for the Legislature as an Independent, not having had time to get in on the pri- mapy. As usual, the republican and democratic candidates are all from Fairbanks, and it is quite possible that the rest.o the division should be en- titled to representation. And that is why am in the field
 The principal thing accomplished at the meeting of the Grand Igloo of Pio- neers was the ordering of a referen- dunn, again seeking tg extend the time of eligibility of membership to Decem- bar 3l, 1905. This was unanimously opposed by the Fairbanks delegation, but was fiLally carried over their vote. Several other changes of minor import ance were made in the constitution. Resolutions of some importance were also passed-one protesting against the division or disintegration of Alaska; and another protesting against the im- portation of people into Alaska to take government jobs when VIC have Alas kans, everywhere, capable of holding them and who should be given prefer ence.
 Bert Green is here, and reports that his father, pr. W. F. Green, is much better and it is possible that he will en- tirely recover without the aid of an operation. He is still under observa- tion of his physicians.
 They say the primary election costs