30 May 1908
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Newspaper
Seward Weekly Gateway
Location
Seward, Alaska, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1908
Page
1
President Roosevelt signed a bill passed by both houses to promote coal mining in Alaska. The act limits corporate acreage to prevent monopoly and ensures a steady coal supply for the U S Navy.
Opponents of the Alaska coal development bill secured a roll call through Representative J S Williams of Mississippi, blocking further action this session as Congress likely nears adjournment.
Washington D. C. May 26 The coal bill designed to aid development of Alaska coal fields has been pushed by advocates and resisted by opponents and now passed the House.
Washington May 27 Alaska Central and Guggenheim interests express dissatisfaction with congressional action on the coal land measure saying 2560 acres is too small for profitability. Reynolds creditors reject Mr Teter's offer. Donohoe and Home Railway delay settlement. A court contest could cost many parties, with fees rising for litigation.
In Seattle on May 26 the Alaskans discuss Thomas Cale’s shift from opposition to renomination for reelection. He announces he is now in the field willing to run again and seeks another term in Congress.
Cable reports Thomas Cale cites friends telegrams and Mormon miners urging his Republican nomination and re election as Alaska delegate. Also notes Pillar Bay Packing fears a light Southeast Alaska salmon season totaling about 750000 cases with Alaska reds near 200000. Professors Stevens Carter stranded at Yalie bay after a storm. Hansen sails back to Seward. Will Sauers seeks help with supplies and a rescue boat.
In British Columbia near Vancouver crews on Ingenica Creek report rich pay dirt of about 320 per day per shovel. Seventy men work the site with many claims staked as prospectors seek the Klondike comparison east of the American border.
Dispatches from British Columbia report unease over large arrivals of poorer French peasants. Eastern Canada notes the government seeks measures to curb the current immigration flow.
Washington May 28 as the closing session of congress nears the end lawmakers press to enact urged laws. The emergency currency bill is assured and both houses plan to act together today.
Congress may adjourn this afternoon or tonight as the House completes its business for the session. The Daily Gateway notes the session is near its end.
A letter from H J Vaughan in Cordova describes a freight run where a man on the dock was struck by a train but suspected foul play led to a body found to be the Seward purser. The purser was last seen with the Seward’s first mate, who was arrested amid suspicions.
The committee overseeing the glacier stream asks all labor subscribers to fulfill payments by Monday June 1 at 8:00 am or provide cash. The funds will hire laborers to finish guarding against high water.
Washington May 27 under the omnibus bill three additional judges are authorized one for Alaska one for Oklahoma and one for New Mexico. The measure passed the House late yesterday afternoon.
The Northwest mining convention completes its organization with Alaska delegates on all committees. Resolutions urge investigation of monopolies in the north and support government aid for railroads in Alaska. A Seattle branch of the American Mining Congress will be organized today.
Seattle reports the Alaska Yukon Exposition management receiving hundreds of telegrams praising passage of the appropriation bill guaranteeing U S government participation and contributing to the expo's success. Paris correspondents Maurice Drieghe and Max Hopman plan a Valdez to East Cape auto trial next winter, then return to Paris. A Sundry Civil bill amendment would ban beer halls at eight National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers branches, with a rise in offenses linked to alcohol. Wreck salvaging updates include the Saratoga and Northwestern cases. Mining Congress adjourns in Seattle as delegates praise support but criticize Guggenheims, urging backing for northern miners.
Spain ranks as the world’s second largest olive producer with 3,500,000 acres under olive trees. In a good year about 1,400,000 tons of olives are harvested and around 60,000,000 gallons of oil are produced.
Major Richardson arrives in Seattle for a conference with Pillsbury and Orchard to outline the road commission work for the season and to determine where the bulk of Alaska road building will take place this summer.
The House adopted resolutions directing Secretary Garfield to provide information on all railroads under construction and planned in Alaska. The move aims to reveal Guggenheim dominance in the territory and influence Governor Hoggatt's stance on territorial government.
Washington reports a House resolution by Representative Hamilton seeks War Department access to Alaska railroad data for Congress. If approved, a corps of officers may be assigned to study the situation during the coming summer as the Interior Department already holds data on forty five proposed lines.
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