INTERESTING, NEWSY LETTER
FROM A FORMER NOMEITE
(Continued.)
~ I met James M'Partland (better
■known cround here as Jimmy the
Ham) on Pike St, yesterday even
ing. He told me that he oca been
locgshoreing at Smith’s Cove, he
said he has been working in the
«ame gang at the Cove, almost
steady during the past five
months and has been averaging
from $35.00 to $50.00 a week, jtfn
expected this winter will be a hum
mer as far as longshoreing is con
cerned. He says that within the
next few days the first of a fleet
of boats will commence to arrive,
and at least one boat is expected
every four days from now untill the
middle of next march. Billy (Dan
ske) Larson. Olavus (Oosak- Ol
son, Ed (Skookum) Thompson and
Mans Carlson are also working at
Smith’s Cove, they are in the aame
rang as the “Ham”. Oosak has
bought a fishing boat and he calcu
lates going on a fishing expedition
after he has celebrated the Yule
tide season.
f-kookum has developed to he
quite a Lady’s man, it is rumored
rround here that he’ll be one of the
principal actors who will partici
pate in a wedding which (those
who are on, say) will be pulled oil
in the near future. William Hunt
alias “Dutch Billy” is here and the
Dentist s are rapidly perculabing his
bank account.
A little over a week ago I met
Dan Cassidy, Charlie Berg, filly
Danske and Oosak, they were drift
ing down Third Avenue together,
“and so help me-” every one
of them was as sober as a Federal
Judge, and still some folks persist
in saying that the "Spirit City” is
not “Dry” would you require evid
ence of a more convincing nature
than that? Gus Sodorholm is
around but he is not enjoying the
best of health at present. Charlie
Anderson, the shipcaulker is fol
lowing his vocation at Bellingham.
Capt. (black whiskered) Thompson
is residing out on 18th Ave. I met
him two nights ago while sailing
along 2nd Ave. and Pike. He was
complaining that ship-owners don’t
want old experienced barnacles, or
deep water navigators to man their
ships anymore, he says they prefer
the your.g fellows who have recent
iy been cast adrift from the moor
ings of a training school. While
mushing home from work last
Thursday Gus Erickson crossed my
trial. He's doing nothing at pre
sent, except taking in the sights. I
saw Barney Bernard on Pike St. a
few evenings ago. Very recently I
observed Tommy Watson and Bill
Dougherty standing outside of the
Seattle Construction Company’s
shipyard. I also observed Tom Hull
down that way a few days ago, and
yesterday I saw Greenberg of the
famous Bessie Bench meandering
along the waterfront. Axel Wid
lund recently hove anchor and took
his departure for San Francisco.
His pal Anders Anderson formerly
of Nome and Dime creek is still
here. While Jack Winters and I
were entering one of the moving
picture shows a week ago last Sun
day, it reminded me of the Dream
Theater I used to drop in, when I
was in Nome a few years ago. As
we were going in Ally Vender
worker, Joe Lucci and the oldest of
the Buckmaster boys were just
coming out, they seemed to be
having the time of their lives.
Thanksgiving evening we met
George'Lomcn aud his wife on 2nd
Ave, they were rubbernecking in
the window of a jewe'ry store, both
appeared to be very happy and in
good health, they seeried tc be very
much' interested in some of the ar
ticles on display, we didn’t intrude
so as tc -interupt by speaking to
them. We thought, perhaps that
SCrs. Lomen was workng on George
(as I’ve often been told the Ladie’s
usually do with their husbands) to
get him in the right humor to buy
her a nice Christmas present. I*i
intend to drop in and see George
some Sunday afternoon. Davison,
the little Guy that I spoke of in my
last letter, has quit the job he had
in the steel mill. He hiked for the
wcods, where he is at present earn
ing $4.00 per day. We met young
Charlie Brown, Clyde Miller and
Harry Phillips on Pike St. about
ten days ago. Since then Phillips
has left for Vancouver to be pre
sent at the wedding of his friend
Harry Bloomfield. It is reported
around here that Bloomfield is
scheduled to marry a young Lady
who formerly resided in Nome.
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THIS LETTER MADE US BUY
Mr. A. Polet, Nome, Alaska.
Dear Sir:—Wc have studied the Commercial business of Alas
ka as thoroughtly as possible from this distance, to sea what
products it would be avisable to pack of which wo have an
abundance, and yet hard to get to you in its natural state.
Wo are about the largest handlers of Poultry, Eggs a:.d Bat
ters west of the Rockies, and there is no roason in our mind,
why wo should not got in touch with you direct.
Mooting with a great deal of difficulty in securing refrlgatcr
space- for dressed poultry, we hit on the novel idea cf Canning
the fresh killed chickens. „
Wc gather the live chickens at our Poultry and Egg buying
stations at Petaluma, and after being milk fed they aro kil
led and dressed.
The chickens is then cut in four parts and put in cans, and
cooked under a process which rotains its fine fresh flavor. We
pack a complete half chicken in the 1 1-2 lbs. cans, and a ocm
pletc whole chicken in the 3 lbs. cans, bor.e and all.
We are also putting out a superior Chicken Soup with Rice,
which in our estimation, is above reproach.
Our prices are as follows:
CHICKEN. No. 1 1-2 lbs. cans, per dozen $8.25, per can 75c.
CHICKEN SOUP WITH RICE. Per doz. $1.50, per can 15c.
A. Polet
Jenny the slim biscuit shooter who
used to convey the doughnuts to
roughnecks in one of your local
factory's, is at present slinging-ash
in one of Seattle’6 swell restaurants.
Charlie La Clair, J. A. Parry,
Dick Richards .Paul Nelson, E. T.
MacIntyre, Bert Brown and one of
the Nylandcr boy’s are t. i
working at Skinner and Eddy’s
shipyard, and so am I. I met Carl
Ment at the corner of Pike and
Third Ave., last Saturday evening.
He's just as big as ever. Ment,
Chris Iverson and (big) Con Car
roll are working at the
Ames shipyard. Donahue is
still here, he figures on re
maining until after the holidays.
Mike Sullivan, Sr., formerly of
Nome and Anchorage is now in Se
attle. Mike attends to the furnace
in the Europe Hotel.
Nomie Ginivan is staying with
(ho Sullivan's Larry Goldspring is
bound for New York, he shipped
some time ago, when Larry was
leaving I asked him if he intended
to come v/©3t again, he said sure,
nit. "Shorty Mahoney” the Red
Light District messenger is buzzing
around here yet. Jimmy Byrnes is
taking in the sights, he camps in
the Baden Hotel. I saw Evan Jack
on Fourth Ave, a few days ago.
Akkerson, the notorious scab who
circulated a petition for the dredge
men at Nome several years ago is
seen parading the streets almost
daily. Ole Raffles is also to be seen
quite often, on a still hunt for a
live one. Jack Nash is working for
the Seattle Consturction Co. He’s
rooming at the Europe. Walter
Henningseu and Dave Carrier are
j here. I saw both of them within
the past week.
I went to work at the Skinner
and Eddy’s s.hipyard about five
weeks ago. This is the only large
yard which conceeded to the
Union’s demands on August 1st.
They immediately paid the union
scale when asked, to all except the
common laborer. This is the only
yard with the exception 3f a few
smr 11 one’s that was not closed
down by the shipbuilders strike
which occurred during the past
summer. Construction work has
been carried on in this yard con
tinuously and it is turning out
ships as fast as any ether yard of
its size in Ihe world. It is generally
conceeded by ship-builders ihat the
Skinner and Eddy yard holds the
record for the fastest time ever re
corded in building a 8.800 tons ves
sel. Five days after I went to work,
a ship of eight thousand eight hund
red tons register was launched, just
sixty four days after hei . seel was
laid.
This yard has also launcl^d the
first ship for the government, that
was ordered by the government di
rect. Tho government has taken
over many ships which were being
built for private concerns, and are
giving them new names ar\d putt
ing into commission as fast as they
are launched. The “War Flame” is
the name of the one which tvas
built and launched in sixty four
days. She was being built for a pri
vate concern. The first boat to the
order of the government is called
tho "Seattle” and was launched in
just seventy-eight days from the
time the order was received. Nearly ■
all the steel boats now being built
for the goverfcment are 8,800 tons
register, and are comracted for to
make a speed of 11 1-2 knots an
hour. The Skinner and E<*dy yard
BOWLING ALLEY REOPENS.
—
The Bowling /Uley next door to
the Eagle saloon Is now open for
business. Everybody cordially in
vited to come and enjoy themselves.
Anything In tite live of Job work
•t the Industrial Worker Office.
Satisfaction assured.
WE CAN DO IT.
Peoples Laundry wash everything
except the Baby.
W. J. WILLIAMSON, Prop.
LADIES « GENTS TAILOR.
Your Clotbes Gleaned, Pressed and
Repaired.
SUITS MADE TO ORDER from
select fabrics and trimmings.
ALL WORK GUARANTEED.
Cor. Lane’s W’ay and Front Street.
M. PASCOFF.
Prepare for the winter b,v patron
izing the advertisers of your paper,
Mr. Miner!
You'll see it first In the Worker.
was started about two years ago
and it has launched its eleventh
ship. About 4,600 men arc em
ployed and the force is being stead
ily increased. This is the only
large yard which la paying the un
ion 'scale. All of the other yards
are paying the scale that the gov
ernment Wage-Adjustment Board
set, which is lower than the scale
asked by the union. The scale the
Board set was lower in the case of
over 6,000 men, than the scale that
they were getting before the union
asked for a raise. Howeve-, the
Board decided that any compati}
that was already paying a higher
wage than it set would not be per
mitted to cut wages. Aij IT,(<00
men were employed in tb* different
shipyards when the Board was
here. The members of tae Board
discovered that the cost of living
had increased thirty-six per cent
since the U. S. declared war on
Germany, and then they allowed an
increase of what they considered is
fromt ten to thirty-one per cent in
crease in the wages of ship-build
ers, but the labor officials here say
they cannot make anymore than
twelve and o ie half per cent out of
it. Anyone ought to corner :.>end
that a Board of that kind would
eventually give the Workers the
hooks. The men are very much
dissatisfied with the Board s deci
sion, but I believe they will accept
it for the time being without furth
er trouble.
Skinner and Eddy have been
paying for common labor $3.20 per
day until two weeks ago when they
commenced paying 5.5.00. Nearly
all of the helpers in this yard are
receiving $3.oil per day. The de
mand of the common laborer was
not fully granted on August 1st,
hence the recent raise. If the com
pany finally has to conceed to the
common laborer’s demands, they
will be paying $4.00 per day on
and after January 1st.
Practically ell the other yards
were paying common labor and
helpers $3.00 per day. Now they!
are paying $3.25 in conformity
with the decision of the Govern
ment Wage Adjustment Board
I am working on the day shift.
The wrok is not hard and the bos
ses' are decent, they don’t bother a
fellow at all. There is very little
opportunity to advance owing to
the fact that the craft unions in
control cf the different trades have
iron clad rules that makes it al
most impossible. If I remain in
Seattle all winter I will be very apt
to stay right where I am at present.
I don’t know of any other place
where I could do better, except go
back to Arizona, and I kind of hate
to do that just now. I’m glad to
say that most of the strikes are
being settled throughout Arizona,
and I ought to go back, but I don’t
like to break away from here now
since I am becoming better ac
quainted and I’m having a pretty
good time.
The strikes at Globe, Miami. Mo
rency, Clifton and some of the
other camps have been settled, and
it’3 reported most of the others will
soon arrive at a settlement. My in
tention at the present time is to
stay hero until after the holidays
I may stay hero until spring then
go back, but—as the politician’s
say, I’ll attempt to cross that
bridge when I reach it.
Now to return to the Nomeites,
German Gus.
(To be concluded to-morrow.)
Monopoly comes from mono,
meaning or.o; Socialism comes form
social meaning all. It is the few
or tlie many the only political anc’
industrial issue.
Raviolis, Italian style every
Evening at Modini’s 11. O. T. Cafe.
Reasonable prices, and first class
workmanship at the Nome Tailoring
Company.
GET THE NEWS RIGHT. READ
THE WORKER.
TURKEY DINNER Daily at Mo
dini's B. O. T. Cafe only 75c.
Clothing cleaned, pressed, altered
and repaired at the Nome Tailoring
Co., . next door to Segerstrom and
Hagen’s.
Special New England Rolled Din
ner Weduesdi^r and Sunday at 31o
dini's B. O. T. Cafe. I
Det as estimate on /our Job Work
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WHO HOLDS TICKET NUMBER
ISSUED BY US IN DECEMBER
If this ticket is not presented
prior to March 1 the special prize
Will be awarded to Mrs. Janies
Ross holder of the second choice
Remember ail tickets ending
with the unit six are redeemable
for face value in merchandise
Lomen Bros.
Three Stores
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14 H. P. BOILER
6 H. P. HOIST
11-2 INCH PUMP
For sale very cheap
Thorulf Lehmann
! Miners and Merchants Bank
Nome, Alaska
Capital $100,000.00
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Workingmen’s Accounts Solicited.
THE NOME INDUSTRIAL
is prepared to handle
all kinds of
JOB PRINTING
Let us figure on your
work. Call up Black
134 or call at
IKE INDUSTIL IMIER OFFICE