Satlg Notttf Httimairtal Worker.
Published Daily except Sunday
ra* Nome Mine Workers’ Union, No. *40. Western Federation of Miners.
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Entered as second class matter March 1, 1111, at the [ioat office at
home,• Alaska, under the Act of March I, 187h.
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‘‘To secure to ench laborer the whole product of hit labor, or as
nearly as possible, is a worthy object of any good government.”—
abranam Lincoln
Address all Communications to Dally Nome Industrial Work**,
Box 210 Nome, Alaska. Phone, Black 114.
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1 \1 TUITIONS.
]t's a puzzle to discover why nun
of i ivliglous profession are excused
under the draft act. Why preachers
should 1 e considered entitled to ex
emption under the law is not v.-ry
dear, dost of them are able bodied
and well able at any rate to obey
ord rs. dig trenches ami handle
muskets. They have, a good many
of them, been quite demonstrative
ly militarisitc, and it is not fair to
deny them the opportunity of serv
ing their country. It is not a reason
able discrimination at all. hut it is
a discrimination that has been
hallowed by precedent.
1-oolt CONTltOl..
I hose are days of food control,
food conservation and other talk
along tliis line. It is likely that
.sotm sort of food control legisla
tion will hi passed in the interim,
the public is instructed to avoid
waste. Tli public will. The lood
jugglers who control prices very
"effectively wT see to it that there
is little food wasted by the masses.
Tin r • seldom is. The price one has
to pay for the food on. needs, most
effectively takes care that there is
l:tt|. of it going .nto the garbage
call.
This food proposition is going to
lie serious in Alaska unless the gov
ernment does something.
Potatoes sell in the government
eomnrssary at $1.S7. Local firms
< liargi $S. Quite a difference, and
if the same playful influences arc
lo be at work inccmling other lines,
miners- will most certainly be up
agaim: a tough proposition
We ,lo not know who is directly
respon able for the increases in
prices in this town. Certainly it is
not wholly tic outsid. prices wliaii
prevail for relatively little lias linen
ship!) d in thin spring, mil wlr.n is
being done is to drive the consum
ing public into the firms of com
mission nun outside.
This is a fact and tin- sooner it is
realized the better it will tie for all
concerned. On a steamer leaving
on the first fleet one mail had local
orders, this paper i‘ ■•'-edit '; in
formed, for two ti..ai-'i cellars
wort li of goods. Another had orders
for throe thousand dollars worth. If
this proves satisfactory to those who
sent out, where will local stores get
off at? It is positively certain that
it will inserease instead of decrease,
should the outside purchases prove
upon arrival satisfactory.
The Industrial Worker is not
boosting this trade, but is rather
pointing out what possibly may
cause a serious loss to local merch
ants and all through a misapprehen
sion of the facts.
Nome merchants may establish
a co operatic n among themselves in
price setting. But they will have to
take the public into their confidence
if they are going to get by with it.
No matter how urgent may he the
need for increased prices, if the
public thinks that the price is un
warranted it will result in loss of'
business
We dont know if it lias dawned
upon local merchants that the war!
conditions have provided us with '
conditions which are absolutely ah- j
normal. They cannot do business
as they have been doing it, with
“one price to all and if you dont
want it j ou can leave it alone".
There will have to he more mutual
ity between consumer and store
keeper unloss the storekeeper is go
ing to lone out to some commis
sion or buying agent outside.
Even the national governmen has
seen the necessity of this, and be
cause already arbitary prices have
been discovered there is proposed a
general food control in the nation.
In this section of the territory
the public is practically at the
mercy of the local merchants lor
seven long months of the year. Dur
ing that ime they cannot ship in
supplies. During that time the
mi n hunts here t an juggle prices
which " ill be done in a manner hav
ing no relation whatever to the pri
ces which were paid for the goods.
It is an absolutely unfair criterion
to charge present time prices for
goods taken in last year, upon the
basis of prices as they are today
to be paid. It is upon the present
time piices which the merchants
pay wlolesale that they base the
prices when they will sell those
goods am1 not before.
We can roly upon it that the pri
ces which will follow shipment of
goods at an incrcas d price will
also show an increased retailing
price. Hut to raise present time
stocks to equalize the coming whole
sale prices is hardly just consider
ing the situation which this camp
faces.
The merchants of Nome run little
risk of a sudden collapse in prices.
Alter the close of navigation in
Nome mcr< hauls may watch outside
indifference for they know that the
ocean barrier of frozen sea saves
them from competition. It is en
tirely different with tne merchants
outside. They meet immediate com
petition and all their stocks are sub
ject to collapse with a market col
lapse, for the public has access to
the falling markets daily.
Whoever heard when prices col
lapsed outside, prices dropping to
meet that collapse during the win
ter in Alaska? Trices have fallen
during winter months in many stap
les, but they remained high during
the winter here or remained at the
same price at any rate during the
time that navigation was closed.
These high prices that now pre
vail may or may not be warranted.
But if they are, the public should
be told why. It will be the loss of
the merchant if the public is not ac
quainted with the facts, facts which
they can confirm from market re
ports outside.
While during peaceful times
charging all the traffic will bear
might have been warranted, condi
tions during war will not justify
that. Anil hence what is needed is
a mutual co-operation regardless of
the actual profits to be made, be
tween consumers and handlers of
merchandise in this town. The
goose that lays the golden eggs in
this camp is a mighty sick bird just
now and it will take very little to
have the feathered beauty keel over.
All of which is respectfully sub
mitted.
Anything tn the liee or Job wor»
at the Industrial Worker Office
Satisfaction assured.
C. L. Ross
Lumber
Milling
Contractor
PHOXK K 102.
aid anil It St.
Why worry
About wash day
THAT'S OIK r.lSIXKSS.
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
BOSTON
FEDERATED CHURCH,
At the Congregational Church
Sunday the following services wi' !
be held. Rev. John Parsons, pastor ]
11 A. M. Bible School an<i i
childrens service. R. B. Juliar, j
superintendent.
7 P. M. Christian Endeavor.
S p. ni. A Children’s Day pro-1
gram is to be given by the Sunday
school, consisting of songs, recita
tions, exercises. The Superintendent,
Mr. R. B. Julian, will have charge
of the program.
The public is more than welcom*
to all the services of the church.
RELIABLE TAILOR SHOP.
Front St. * doors west of Alaska
Bank.
We do tke beet
CLEANING
PRESSING
ALTERING A
REPAIRING
Ladles and Gentlemens Clothes.
4* 4* 'I* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* *1* *1* 4* 4"
j EGGS!! s
4* 4 doz. for 50. Every one
4* guarnteed
T Alt.MOl'US KVAI’OltATKU
4*
. 1 lbs. tins. I'se them in oook
•p
ing, just as satisfactory as
fresh eggs. Try a can.
4*
* D. E. Crow ley
INDEPENDENT
MEAT MARKET
\V. H. Webb prop. I’bone M.15
BOARD OF TRADE
Restaurant
and
LUNCH ROOM
George Modini,
Proprietor
Guarantee
lour grocer will refund
the fill! price you paid
for ‘MB' if if
does not please your
taste. no matter How
much you have used
out of the' can.
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ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
S. S. VICTORIA
LEAVE SEATTLE: LEAVE NOME:
Via Seward, Valdez and Cordova
JULY 1. JULY 13.
AUG. 1. AUG. 13.
SAILING SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
R. A. Carroll, Agent, Nome
From Nome
July 8th.
From Seattle
June 27th.
JULY 21
AUGUST IS.
* SEPTEMBER 13.
OCTOBER 13.
AUGUST 4.
AUGUST 31.
SEPTEMBER 2S.
OCTOBER 25.
RIGHT RESERVED TO CHANGE THIS SCHEDULE.
PWFTc^EAMSHifCOy
ALASKA L. & C. CO.
AGENTS
At Dock.
F. J. O'CONNOR,
Commercial Agent.
Front St. and Steadman Ave.
Kent Transfer Co.
Genera/ Transfer & Freighting
oal &
Phone Main 139.
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IT'S l'Ol! A GOOI> CU'SK.
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who is tiii: nickst <;ihi, ou woman in town?
WHO IS Tin: HUM MUST MAN IN TOWN?
<'ontkst closes ji nk 25,12 o'clock noon.
Proceeds goes •'> 11><’ lied < row Society of Nome.
nickst (iiiii, <;i:ts-i INI-: no\ ok candy. S
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„ The Rose Candy Store And i
Is ** S
| Arctic Bakery |
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CARGO INSllSANCK. We can Insure any and all freight in
and out of Nome to Kotzebue and way point.', St. Michaels and
way points, Dime Creek and Marshal, Seattle and San Francisco.
AUSKA LIGHTERAGE 8 Ml CO.
AGl'NTS: Standard Marine Insurance Co.
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THE NOME INDUSTRIAL WORKER
is prepared to handle
all kinds of
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