& A. M.
White Fuss Lodge
K \M b\ & A.M. No. U3
meets -a and 4th
/ N^/ \ tfrl. Ev'gs. ol each
mouth. Visiting brothers are w«l
ivme. Phil Abrahams, Secretary
W. R. Ilillery, W. M
v Krat»'P>tal Order
. v-- . .'^£sss3? Skagway Aerie
-stS* No. 23. Prater
-S5?^W ua] Order of
Ragres mw» the Iir&l and third
\Ver -\sday r'ght ot each mouth at
iheir h;Ul oi> Fifth avenue. Visiting
brothers ordlally iuvited to attend.
Johu Grashel, \V. P.; J. M. Keller,
Secretary.
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagway Lodg
No. 431, B. P. O.
K. meet? ever
Chursday night a
. viiurauay "•
1.' V-j^' S o'clock. Elk
, Ta-;SV club and readiu
.-eoru catty froci 1 p. m. to
■2 r. . V"-itiiig brothers cor
•iiaily e. o"ir?.—W. C. Blanchard
Ex. it u»» Ma.veo, Secretary.
\
Arctic Brotherhood..
Camp Skagway No. 1
A. B. meets every Tues
& day evening at S: 00 p
Visiting brothers cordial
—D. J. Rich. Arctic Chle
W. K Hitler/, Arctic Recorder.
;U)th infantry Lodjie, Xo. I:i90.
in' M. OKDKK OF MOOSE.
Fort V i. i*. Seward, Haines, Atask
Reg la;- Meetings every Thursday
igj.: T 1 i> m. All \isiting bro
thers i . i: ..illy welcomed.
Any oae desiring information
•- '.od^e will confer a favor
by addressing
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EDITORIAL PAGE
AN ARTERIAL RAILWAY.
We printed yesterday an inter
view with Sir Richard McBride in
which he deals with tlie construc
tion of a north and south arterial
railway to connect the continental
systems with the railway* built or
to be built in Alaska, in speaking
editorially upon this subject the Vic
toria Colonist says it is one of very
great importance, and calls for more
general consideration than has yet
been given to it. This lack of con
sideration is due in a very large
measure to the fact that very few
people are able to grasp geograph
ical conditions. The Canadian is
likely to ask of what possible advau
tage a railway to Alaska can be to
him, seeing it is foreign territory,
with connection with the United
States by water. To the majority of
people in the Uuited States, Alaska
is a remote place supposed to be of
great potential value, but with the
development of which cnly a very
small part of the Uniou is direotly
concerned. Perhaps it may be use
ful if we point out some things to
be taken into account in conuectiou
with Sir Richard's remarks.
We will endeavor to make the sit
uation a little clearer geographic
ally than it is to most people. We
form our ideas of distance from the
routi-s traveled in goirg from ons
point to another. A Montreal man
wishing to go to Dawson will come
across the continent, then up the
Coast to Skagway an .1 then over
the White Pass & Yukon and down
the Yukon river to hi9 destination,
and yet the Pelly, one of the great
tributaries of the Yukon, is as near
Montreal as Vancouver is. Any point
in Alaska, lying west of the 141st
Meridian, which is the eastern boun
dary of the main part of that terri
tory, is only 350 miles further from
New York than San Francisco is.
From Winnipeg to Vancouver the
distance is 1.4S3 miles by existing
lin«>s; from Winnipeg to Edmonton
the distance by existing lines is S45
miles The difference Is 638 miles.
If a Hue of railway 63? miles were
bul'.t from Edmonton northward a
long the rout© of tae proposed ar
terial railway it would reach well
wlthia the Yukon Territory. If St.
l'aul be taken as a starting point
a Binri'ar savlrg of distance will ap
pear These facts sU.w that thw
eastern part of the United Stati-s
is vastly interested in the opening
of the proposed railway.
An impression teems to have
gone abroad that Sir Richard pro
poses that this arterial line shall
either he built or aided by British
Columbia. This is not his idai at
all. He seeks to have the conuect
ing link between the Alaska and con
tlnental railway systems establish
ed by international co-operation. Th
cost to the two countries would bo
hiiiall comiared with the reaultaut
benefits. Probably not more than
a guarantee of $1,000,000 each from
the Washington and Ottawa Govern
ments would be necessary to fin
ance the project. Details a.s to
route, methods of construction, man
agement and so on remain to b«
dealt with after the general principle
has been agreed upon The pro
posal that the United States shall
guarantee a part of the cost of a
railway through Canada has a prec
edent in th» fact that Canada con
tributed to the cost of a railway
across the State of Maine, and ex
actly for a similar purpose as it is
proposed the United Stat.* shall
bear a part of the expense of the
proposed railway, namely, to provide
a short route between territories
under the same flag.
The Skagway people's get togeth
er movement to secure the trade of
the Chisana camp for that route is
having results. They are advertis
ing their town as the gateway to the
new camp.—Seward Gateway.
NOTICE TO PATItOXS.
I The changing of advertisements
! has as delayed the issue of the Daily
Alaskan of late that we find it ne
' cessary to again remind our patrons
that ill order to have them chang
ed they must hand tho copy In
at 12 o'clock M. of thp day on which
such change is desired, otherwise
they will have to go over until the
next day.
"-Notice to "~
PROSPECTORS
Parties intending to go pros
pecting or hunting in the in
terior, will fiud it to their in
terest to write
CAM SMITH
Whiiehorse, Y. T.
t^or Information.
Mr. Smith has all kinds of
power boats from four horso
power to fifteen which he
will sell or rent at reasonable
rates.
Automobile Stage daily from
Whiiehorse to the Atlas mil)
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Hotel
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Rooms. Klecantly
Furnished
Sample Koorns.
Cumtnercia & Fam
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II ATEf
Sinsrle I'ooms £1 up
Roouiswitli bat li SI 50
Two persons up
C. 8. ST FFOBD
Manager.
Tako East LaKo car from Union
j Depot to Four'.h. FOURTH AVE
cetwecu Union «fe Pike.
i 3-t.i ? rii €o.
U. S. MAIL STEAMER
Juneau-Sitka Route
Leaves Juueau for Hoonah, Gyp- |
sum, Tenakee, Killlsuoo and Sit
a -Nov. 30, Dec. G, 12, IS, 24, 30
tan. 5, 11, 17, 23, £9. Feb. 4,
lo, 1G, 22, 2S. Mar. G, 12, 18,
4, 30.
Juneau-Skagway Route
Leaves Juueau for Pearl Harbor,
Eagle River, Yaukee Cove, Comet, |
Sentiue» Light Station, Eldred
Rock Li£ht Statiou, Haines and
'Kajrway Nov. 2S. Dei". 4, 1ft, 1G,
2, 2S. Jan. 3, 9, 15, 21, 27. Feb.
Is, 14, 20 26. March 4, 10, 16,
•2, 2S.
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