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MANAGER
EDITOR
McCarthy, \Cska,
Saturday, February J id,1018
STRhLVv VS.vb > Ji< H^L”
A teU , •‘•a w • i’c:* ived r.
McCarthy this a . addressed
to trie Cii under of Commerce
asking that Strelna be aided in
seen ring the oldNizina Bridge j
i.e. toe few spaas whicn are
left in the canyon.
The position is this;
The Kuskalina river is a menace
to the travelling'public, aud im
peratively needs abridge —know
ing that we expected a new
bridge and never did and never
will use the old one where it is,
the residents of Strelna thought
they might negotiate for it and
re erect it at Knskalina.
The trausfer from its present
site to McCarthy depot was to
be arranged for and Mr Dwyer
generously offered to pay the
freight from McCarthy to Strel
na’ which amounts to $250.
The other camps near Strel
na are anxious to do their part
and called on the McCarthy Com
mercial Club to aid them.
Owing to tftefact boat the
Chairman of tne Chamber e
Commerce is m Setu&le ind u,i
representative is in Juneau; Li»_
wire cannot be answered, no-on
being left who can make a repl.>
This is a gooi a me t> dr tw
the attention of readers to tn-.
fact that we have allowed ou>.
l;hamber of Commerce to be
come a back number.
Granted, the Chairman is in
Seattle, the membership roll in
cludes many citizens of more
than average intelligence.
Why the lack of interest?
To return to the question,
it ha9 been widely discussed
in the past few days - somt
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BANK of ALASKA
CAPITAL and SURPLUS $105,500.00
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ANCHORAGE
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Commence this month and
bank with this institution; a
bank that does not measure its
■ucces in collars alone.
Andrew Stevenson, President
W. R. Hillery Vice President
(Managing)
B. R. Colkett Asst. Oashier
chink the matter is not in our
jurisdiction; others that we
should not le» the oridge le tvt
this section on- ..ave it taken
upstream sever il miles ana re
erected over Uieirwatci* stream
near Dan Creek. O^ers leel
^re should take it in nand our
selves and either put it over Me
' irihy Creek or il to the
ligiiest bidder ,uu use toe
proceeds for trails
Now, while we don^ know
what wiil be decided upon, it i
seems to us, that u we cannot
possibly use it ourselves, the
old bridge should be passed a
long to where it will do some
good Let us not be dogs in the |
manger, that old wreck was
always a bitter disappointment
if it wer* removed our luck
might change.
AMERICA LEADS WOR^D
IN MERCHANT SHIP
l'ONNACE
Ameriei’s merchant • up
prod iCtio 11 191 / i8 pin it
901.22;'* gross tons in reports
made to tne snipping bourn.
This was ne trly double that
of 191b and almost naif of tile
world’s output of 1.699.943 tons
that year.
Figures showing construct
ion in other countries in 1917
have not been received In this j
country’ but Shipping Board of-1
ficials believe America led the;
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world in tonnage out. England
and Japan, tliSy said, probably
were the only countries that in
creased their production over
that of 191b.
Sinking by submarines in 1917
are generally reckoned at 2, 000
000 tons, probably about twice
as much tonnage as was built.
England now is building ships
at a fast rate and Japan also has
increased greatly its construct
ion, but jnst now operations are
anpered by licKoi steel.
F her countries are o .ddmg lev
snips.
rniie Shipping Board to-day .tie
cided to remove from tiie Great
Luces an additional thirty ships
for ocean service. The vessels
will be cut in half this winter
and will be removed through the
Welland Canal and reassembled
when navigation is reopened in
the Spring. Already forty- wo
ships have been brought out.
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