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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1919
PAPER MANUFACTURE
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There seems to be an undercurrent
of news in regard to the, business of
paper manafacture in Alaska that
does not come to the surface.
There are whisperings here and
there about experts high up in the
engineering world having visited
power sites in Southeastern Alaska
and passed on them.
The government is willing to elimi
nate any restrictions that might in
terfere with the investing of capital
in pulp mills in the territory. We
personally believe that the stage is
all set for the springing of a big news
story concerning the development of
the paper making industry in South
eastern Alaska, and nothing along
those lines will surprise us very
much.
The following remarks pertaining
to the development of Alaska are
taken from the correspondence of
J. J. Underwood at Washington, D.
C., to the Seattle Times:
“There has been a general awaken
ing regard to the resources of the
western and northwestern states
since the war, and the objections of
the eastern electorates to legislation
tending toward the development of
the west is being rapidly overcome.
In fact, many Easterners, seeing the
end of the raw material resources in
sight, are now- the most earnest ad
vocates for the opening up of the
west.
“This was very clearly demon
strated a few weeks ago when the
mineral land leasing bill vras before
the senate. A Wisconsin senator,
well known for his obstructive prac
tices, talked against this bill for
thirty-nine hours. The bill passed
without a record vote. Only one
voice wras raised against it. It was
the voice of the Wisconsin senator.
“This change of heart on the part
of the East is destined to have a bene
ficial effect not only on legislation
but in financing the many projects
that the legislation will make possi
ble, and among the first of these will
be the establishment of pulp mills
in the northAvestern states and or
the shores of Southeastern Alaska.”—
Douglas News.
AS THEY SOUND TO US
A subscriber writes in to inquire i
we (or anybody else on earth) hav<
ever seen a report from one of th'
fifty-seven varieties of “Investigatinj
Boards” ever and anon sent on th'
scent of profiteers, food hogs am
price fixers, all of which appear t
blossom like a new bay tree unde
our great “Kept-us-out-of-war” an
“Low-cost-of-living” Woodrow. Yes
beloved, we have a few of such rc
ports. They read about like this:
“Your humble and well-fed commii
tee begs to report that it has invest
gated every place where the scener
was congenial and the golf links ir
viting, and the food palatable. (Ou
expense account to the taxpayers, w
inclose herewith.) Up to the tim
we now live, we have at great invesi
ment of perspiration unearthed th
following startling facts: Fall price
are falling, owing to the cool weathei
but when the temperature rises price
will again go up. Business continue
good where the markets are open t
the rice-nibbling aliens. Harness an
saddlery are galloping along. Aut
supplies never tire. Trunk mani
facturers are on the go. Whateve
reduction in business they have ej
perienced is mainly due to reducei
size of costumes on account of thes
trical travelers and dog days. Price
on dressed lumber being shavei
down. Building material going up ii
certain sections. Demands for die
tionaries unprecedented, due to Pres
ident Wilson’s swing around circl
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! Sofa cushions and pillows are down.
Jobbers in pig iron report business
: on the hog. Shoe trade lasting well
but many on its uppers. Vests good
investment. Coats not quoted, but
pants on last legs, though standing up
■ well. Limburger cheese has ad
vanced a few scents., Onions stronger.
[ Lettuce trade heads local markets.
| Market for chickens high, but com
mittee trying to pullet down. Eggs
growing stronger daily, but no market
for typhoid variety owing to theatri
cal walkout. No grounds for com
plaint about coffee. Mutton sheepish,
but steak trade bully. Tea weak.
Poultry on the fence, with ducks wob
bly and old roosters nothing to crow |
over.
“We believe the above investiga
tions will be of immeasurable benefit
to the ultimate consumer, and we
respectfully recommend that .our
party make it a part of their cam
paign pledge for re-election.”
That’s about the sum and substance
of the results of all “investigations”
of which we have had any informa
tion from our free-trade administra
tion at Washington.
THE PRIDE OF ACHIEVEMENT
As Halley felt his natural powers
waning he bode his country remem
ber that the return of the comet had
been predicted by an Englishman.
That sense of nationality has counted
for a great deal in English life, it has
done good work on the land and on
the sea.
Over here nationality has been
great, even when it was grotesque.
The early settlers of the republic
showed their British, French or Dutch
blood, but quite as marked was the
desire to improve on all the Old
World models. Our shipwrights
sought to launch vessels that could
outsail any craft from English ship
yards. South Carolina planters wished
to surpass even Holland in drainage.
Manufacturers as soon as they began
to exist strove to excel. The sol
dier, the seaman, the inventor, the
scholar, all shared this feeling. It
helped to arrange the guns in the
broadside of the constitution, and it
won students for electricity because
Franklin had flown his kite. Many
a joker has laughed at the American
spread-eagleism, but what was ridi
culed by critics who passed through
a frontier settlement showed in an
other form every time they opened
the classics. Rome had a strong
sense of her national importance.
Greece looked on herself as the
world’s guide to learning. Neither
country was .disposed to hide her
light under a bushel.
Americanism sent books down the
western rivers, it dug the gigantic
Erie canal, and it built railways at a
speed at which all the world won
dered. The endless list of patents
spoke of the general belief that an
American could do anything that any
body else had done and could do
most things better and in less time.
We have also had prophets of fail
ure. We have seen American enter
prise baffled, delayed or even crip
pled by unfriendly tariff legislation.
But when we were dragged into the
great European war we had an object
lesson on American achievement. Had
our young industries from 1860 to
1913 been strangled where would our
army and navy have been?
PRISONERS ARE WARNED
TO KEEP OUT OF JAIL
r CALEXICO, Cal., Oct. 3 (by Ass?
3 dated Press).—Calexico’s city jail
3 has a sign over its front door which
; reads:
3 “Keep Out.”
1 Chief of Police Boucher, however,
) says he has a hard time keeping any
r one in, since the last prisoner left
1 after cutting a hole in the wall and.
s, crossing the Mexican line into Mex
- icali.
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Chitina, Alaska
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I CITY BAKERY LUNCH ROOM
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Special Carefully-Prepared Lunch served from 11:30 a. m. Our Fine
French Rolls with every meal
Big Variety of Pastries and Cakes, Always Fresh
Sanitary Machinery of Latest Model. Patent Brick Oven. Best Ma
terials used by Expert Workmen, producing our Famous Cream Loaf
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Best Coffee in Town
French Bread Rye Bread
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