Delegate Sutherland
Favors Liberal Laws
for Relief of Alaska
Seattle.—The Washington corre
spondent of the Seattle Times says that
Delegate Dan Sutherland looks with
disfavor on the “development row be
tween the department of the interior
and the department of agriculture,
with Alaska as the bone of contention,
lie does not hate either department,
and sees possibilities for good for the
Territory in each, but sees many possi
bilities for evil if the row continues.”
To the Times correspondent Delegate
Sutherland made a statement as fol
lows:
“1 am interested in the controversy
so far as Alaska is involved, but no fur
ther. If it means that by reason of de
ficiencies between government depart
ments Alaska- is to remain bound in
red tape and'toe development of its
resources hampered, as in the past, we
of Alaska must suffer thereby, while
bureau chiefs continue to tight for ad
ministrative power, and thus further
complicate and entangle federal activi
ties in ihe Territory.
“There has been absolutely no ex
aggeration of the natural resources of
Alaska that are awaiting development,
and the Secretary of the Interior has a
more comprehensive knowledge of
those resources than any man living
who has never visited the Territory.
He would have these resources devel
oped-th-ough liberal laws that would
permit capital to engage in that devel
opmeut, or, on the other hand, would
have them developed by gevernmont
agencies. Dither method of develop
ment will be welcomed by the resi
■ dents of the Territory- anything to
• halt the decline in population and
stimulate industry.
“There is no option other than lib—
■ era! laws or governmental operation
’ for'the relief of Alaska.”
White Pass Agent
Criticizes Freight
Rates to Interior
Seattle.- The new freight rate over
the steamer lines and Government rail
road from Seattle to Fairbanks has
caused considerable discussion. Many
maintain that the rate is not as invit
ing as it should be
.J. L. Burnside, general agent of the
White Pass & Yukon route, today at
tacked the statements attributed to
William Gerig, assistant engineer of
the Government railroad in Alaska,
and denied that the new freight rates
to Interior Alaska will make the re
duction as claimed.
“1 note that Gerig ’said, .‘As an ex
ample of what the new tatHff means to
Alaska, consider the rate on gro
Notice of Forfeiture.
To .Jerry Ford, your heirs, executors
and assigns:
You, and each of you, are hereby
notified that I, the undersigned, your
co owner, have expended for labor and
improvements the sum of not less than
one hundred dollars ($100) yearly for
the years 1020 and 1921 unon your in
terests in the Pack Mule Association
placer mining claim, situated on Otter
creek, a tributary of Iditarod river, in
the Otter mining and recording pre
einct, T erritory of Alaska, in order to
hold said claim utjder the provisions of
Section 2324 of the revised statutes of
the United States and the amendments
thereto concerning annual labor upon
mining claims, being the amount re
quired to hold said mining claim for
the period ending July 1, 1921,
And if within the period of ninety
days after the publication of this no
tice you fail or refuse to contribute
your proportion of said expenditures,
as well as the costs of recording the
same and the expenses of this adver
tisement, your interest in said claim
will become the property of the under
signed, your co-owner, who has made
the required expenditures under the
tern s of said Section 2324 of the re
vised statutes of the United States.
Dan S. McPonei.l,
Co owuer.
Date of first, publication, April 8, 1922
Date of last publication, July, 8,; 1921.
ceries,’ ” said Burnside. “ ‘At present,
if you ship a earload of groceries from
Seattle or Tacoma to Nenana or Fair- i
banks, by the mouth of the Yukon or
by Skagway, the gateway of water and
; rail, the rates total $70 per ton. This
| cargo is on a weight or measurement
basis option, which means the steam
ship companies charge by whichever
I basis is more profitable.’
‘T have at no time during the last!
! 20 years known a cargo to move from j
San Francisco, Tacoma or Seattle on 5
any other basis than strictly weight.;
The rates at no time were assessed on a j
measurement basis.
“Mr. Gerig should prove my state
ment to be false or acknowledge the
error. Gerig says further ‘that the
i new tariff is on weight exclusively and
I t he cost to the shipper is 50 per cent
! under the old tariff.’
“Gerig is making a1 great talk about
j reduction of freight rate3, but does not
| know how this is done He has not ex
! plained that Congress appropriates
i $1,622,000 to take care of the operating
i deficit, and had Congress given the
| White Pass & Yukon route $62,000 we
i could have carried all Fairbanks and
Nenana freight now moving at less
than the American Government rail
l
I
I
roa<i purposes to charge and the Gov
ernment would still have $1,600,000 to
use for some useful purpose.
“What about the poor taxpayers
who are digging up millions to save a
few shippers?”
Notice of Forfeiture.
- ji
i To John Neimi, E. Oksanen, John
Heino, Matt Besola, Matt Kivineu,
John Turtenain, Henry Kleimola,
August Bel kola, vour heirs, ex
ecuiot-s, administrators,. kand as
signs'
You, and . each of you, are hereby j
notified that we, the undersigned, have ;
done and caused to be performed labor
to the value of one hundred dollars
($100.00) vearlv, for each of the years j
1915, 19i<>, lull, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, :
upon placer mining claim known a;
and called Neimi Association, situated
on Spruce creek, a tributary of Innoko
river, Innoko mining and recording
precinct, Territory of Alaska, in order
to hold the said claim under the pro i
visions of Section 2324, and amend
ments thereto, of the revised statutes I
of the United States of America, con
cerning annual labor upon mining
claims. j
And if within ninety (90) days' after
the publication of this notice you fail or
refuse to contribute your proportion of
said expenditures, as well as the costs
of recording the same and the costs of
this advertisement, yoop interest in
said claim will become the property of
the undersigned, your co-owners, who
j have made the required expenditures
I under the terms of said Section 2324,
j and amendments thereto, of the re
vised statutes of the United States of
America.
H. J. VlNAU
W. A. VlNAfc.
Date of first publication, Feb. 4, 1922.
Date of last publication. May 6, 1922. !
DIRECT SERVICE
Seattle to Kuskokwim River
Via Inside Passage
M. S. “ANVIL’
M. V. “RUBY”
1st Trip, leaving Seattle
2nd Trip, leaving Seattle
ird Trip, leaving Seattle
1st Trip, leaving Seattle
2nd Trip, leaving Seattle
Srd Trip, leaving Seattle
5 th i.r
25th dune
20th August
1st ay
17th .1 une
10th August
Provided sufficient inducement is offered we will make the above schedule,
and hope to have the full support of all the people on the river.
For Rates and Accommodations apply to
Kuskckwim Fishing & Transportation Co.
7 Col man Dock. Seattle, Wash.
BLACKBURN & ELDRIDGE
Provisions Notions Furnishings
Indian Milts, Moccasins and Snow shoes
Furs Bought and Sold White Fish and Dog Feed
Dog Harness Collars Sled Lashings Tank Heaters
Tacotna
Pioneer Trader of the
Knskokwim Valley
Napamute - Alaska
DAN SUTHERLAND
(PRESENT INCUMBENT)
Candidate for Nomination as Delegate
From Alaska at Republican Primaries
Mr. Sutherland stands for Alaska’s development by
Alaskans. His record for the past two years demon
strates that he is the right man in the right place.
No camp is too small for Dan Sutherland to give his
best efforts to its needs. He wa^ most instrumental
in securing better mail service for the Kuskokwim.
A Whole-Hearted Alaskan
Send Him Back
Paid Advt.