THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
GEO S. MAYNARD. Editor
RUSSELL G MAYNARD, Manager.
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CAPITALIZING MAN POWER
How much is the average person worth to the com
munity?
Not in what he contributes in point of community
effort, but in cold dollars and cents—what he contrib
utes to business, to taxes and toward the transforma
tion of raw materials into something desired and nec
essary to the standards of humanity.
All economic laws teach us that an idle people is
not only an unproductive people, but a drain upon those
who have been more fortunate.
Hence, to get down to rock bottom we must have
everyone employed in some productive pursuit if we
are to have progress.
Just suppose business—which is the greatest ben
eficiary of industry—cast about and made a survey of
its surrounding community; ascertain who was and
who was not gainfully employed, or at least earning
his keep. Then proceed to find the reason, and, like
any other business problem, take the step to see that
everyone was self-supporting. Once this survey is com
pleted, it is then up to business to capitalize this en
ergy for its fullest value.
To make money, it is necessary to gather where
money is. Otherwise, as in a pioneer country, it is
necessary to assemble the manpower and put it to
creating that which a more concentrated and popu
lous center needs.
Alaska faces one of two alternatives: either busi
ness must take leadership and assume the responsibil
ity of keeping manpower earning, or business must
languish for want of spending power. Mere national
adjuncts like aviation bases and army posts will not
bring more than a tithe to the business man. It is
the steady, consistent production of dollars by every
one which creates a permanent prosperity.
Just suppose business men took time out to make a
survey of opportunities for creation of small industries
such as opening lode and placer mines, of which there
are many only needing a grubstake and a little capi
ta! for materials later?
If Bill Blank is idle, yet is known to be a worker
when opportunity offers, why should he not be taken
in hand and set to some useful activity? If he is a dili
gent prospector put a grubstake behind him. If he
is a good tie-maker, set him to cutting timber.
It required hundreds of millions of dollars to pion
eer the automobile and aviation industry. It did not
come from one man or a small group. It was accumu
lated from everybody by far-sighted leaders.
Many a man is forced to mark time and unable to
get into his stride for the want of a little assistance at
the start. He is a good investment for business because
it is from the steady contribution of his dollars for the
satisfactions the business man has to sell that business
thrives.—Seward Gateway.
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Xmas Greetings
Salmon Industry
Arrived Nome
“Merry Christmas” advertise
ment of the Canned Salmon In-1
dustry appears in today’s issue
of the Nome Daily Nugget. f
Due to the maritime strike on
the Pacific Coast, which has so
seriously affected Alaska, and
which has caused the mail ser
vice to be almost entirely disrupt
ed, some mail taking a month and
a half to reach Nome, the ad cut
was not received in Nome until
late Saturday, Jan. 2nd.
It is being inserted however,
at this time, because it is devot
ed to wishing Alaskans every
where the Merriest of Xmases,
and congratulations for the part
they took in putting over Alas
ka’s Number 1 Industry during
the past year.
The Canned Salmon industry
itself, is now feeling the serious
effects of the strike, and Alask
ans are apprehensive of the de
trimental effect which this com
mercial stoppage may cause on
next year’s pack. However, at
this time the Canned Salmon
Industry wishes all of its friends
a Merry Xmas, in this part of
Alaska, even if it is a couple of
weeks late.
FOR SALE—Modern heating
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coal—slightly used, inquire at the
Nugget Office for information.
NOTICE
Pursuant to an order of court
entered on this 4th day of Jan
uary, 1937, notice is hereby giv i
en that a general term of the
District Court, Second Division,
Territory of Alaska, will be held
in the court house at Nome, in
said division and territory, com
mencing at the hour of eleven j
o'clock A. M. on Wednesday, Feb
ruary 3rd, 1937, and to continue
thereafter according to further
orders of the court.
Given under my hand and with
the court’s seal affixed this 4th
day of January, 1937.
ALMER RYDEEN,
Clerk of the District Court for
the Second Division, Territory of
Alaska.
Publish—Jan. 4, 11, 18, 25, 1937.
Christmas
Greetings
from your number one industry
☆
... and thanks to Alaska men and
women who have shared in making this a
big pack year for Canned Salmon
YOU ALASKA men and women
have helped this year to pack
one of the record salmon runs. \bu
have played a vital part in uphold
ing the high standard of quality in
these millions of cases of salmon.
The good job which Canned
Salmon advertising has done this
year would not have been possible
without your cooperation. The qual
ity of the pack had to be as good
as the advertising told American
housewives it was.
The Industry thanks you. It
looks forward to increasing pros
perity in the Territory. Because
U.S. housewives are buying more
salmon.
And the greater sales of Canned
Salmon in the States will be re
flected by better times here . . .
larger incomes . . . more money
for Alaska families to spend. That
should mean merrier Christmases
for everybody in the Territory in
the future.
There’s every reason to believe
that future seasons will be prosper
ous, when you and your Number
One Industry are working together.
What Canned Salmon
advertising will
accomplish for Alaska
Canned Salmon advertising to U. S. women
is paid for entirely by the Canned Salmon In
dustry. Its purposes include the following:
| It will seek to safeguard this Alaska Indus
try against the competition from other
food products in America.
2. It will seek to stabilize America's demand
for this Alaska product at fair prices-so
that good wages may be paid to Alaska
workers.
3. It will, if successful, help make it possible
for the Industry to continue its support of
the Territorial government through tax
payments. The Canned Salmon Industry
in 1933 (last year for which records are
complete) paid 11% of all taxes collected
by the Territorial government.
4. It will create interest in Alaska and its re
sources and help to bring more people to
the Territory.
5. It will guard the future of the Industry —
protect the future of the thousands of
Alaska people who derive income directly
and indirectly from the canning of Alaska
salmon.
6. Alaskans can help by serving Canned
Salmon regularly in their own homes.
Canned Salmon
Industry
SHIP YOUR
MINKS
EARLY
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