THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for emry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
“WHERE RAIL AND RIVER MEET”
Published every afternoon except Sunday, by the Nenana Printing
Company, at First and B Streets, Nenana, Alaska. __
R. G. Southworth.Editor and Manager
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OUR SCENIC ASSETS
Alaska has a wealth of beautiful
scenery, varied in character and un
equalled in grandeur, which some day
will prove to be one of the terri
tory’s chief attractions. That these
scenic wonders are not now a great
er source of benefit is due to the
fact that they, like our mineral and
other numerous resources, have not
been sufficiently “developed.”
During thr seasons before the war
a few tourists braved the dangers
of Alaska’s uncharted waters to
get a glimpse of our remarkable
glaciers, smoking volcanoes, tower
ing and jagged coast line and a
thousand and one other equally in
teresting sights to be seen along
the Western edge of Alaska. Some
even have invaded the Interior coun
try, in search of additional attrac
) tions, and those who have come
have been well repaid, for there is
no country in the world just like our
Alaska. That we have not had more
of these scenic-searching visitors is
the result of failure on our part
to make the attractiveness of the
Northland sufficiently well known;
and the failure of our transporta
tion companies to provide inviting
traveling accommodations.
The completion of the govern
ment railroad will very largely solve
the tourist transportation problem
for the Interior country, and will,
in addition, open up a new wonder
land in the way of scenic attrac
tions, chief among which is Mt.
McKinley. With such an attraction,
in addition to the many others which
are numbered among the territory’s
scenic assets, it will not require a
great deal of persuasion to induce
sight-seers in steadily increasing
numbers, to come our way. With
the war over, Americans are ready
to begin traveling again, and we of
the North should be prepared to in
terest them in our country. Tour
ists, it is true, are not as needful
as investors and homeseekers, but
their coming will contribute very
materially to the upbuilding of the
country.
“Make a commercial value of your
scenery,” advised Chairman O.
McCormick, of the federal commis
sion, in an address delivered recently
at Seward. “Your lakes „*e prettier
than those of Italy; your mountains
surpass those of the Alps, and there
is more ice in one glacier on Kenai
Peninsula than there is in Switzer
land.
■ “Attract the tourist, for they like
something new, they spend their
money and they are good adver
tisers.
“Be original, don’t copy. The
Alaskan Engineering commission
makes a mistake if they build rail
road stations like in the States.
Build them with Alaska character
istics.
“You are surrounded with splen
did resources, attract others here
so they can realize the worth of
these resources.
“When the war is over, many
will come to your land and many
will remain, for the Alaskan at the
front or in the camps is go\ng to
tell his bunky what Alaska is like.
Be ready for them, as you have
great possibilities here.”
Fox farmers in the Prince William
Sound district report a prosperous
season, owing to the extreme dry
summer, and expect to reap a har
vest this coming winter. A large
number of pups were born and are
doing well, the losses being reported
excepionally small as compared to
those of previous years. The fur
farming industry is becoming one
of the large businesses in this sec
tion, and is rapidly increasing n
volume from year to year. Wagner
& Liljgren are the pioneers in the
business in this district, having a
large ranch on Nakel Islands. Ross
& Hoyt, J. D. Jefferson and dozens
of others also have extensive ranches.
J. P. Mantell, who had the con
tract for putting in the cement side
walks at Seward in 1914, and who
was later interested in a lumber
yard at Anchorage, was killed in
i action in France, according to ad
; vices received by friends. Mr. Man
tell early in the war joined the Royal
British Fusiliers, one of the crack
English fighting units, which is un
i der the command of General Byng.
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NENANA SMELTER
FEASIBLE PROJECT
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In his address delivered at the
Commercial club smoker Saturday
night, Frederick D Brown, engineer
in charge of the Fairbanks division
of the A. E. C., made mention of the
possibilities in the Nenana district
for the establishing of a large
smelter to serve the needs of a very
large section of Interior Alaska.
Fuel in abundance, as well as the
other necessary material for the suc
cessful operation of a smelter is
readily obtainable in the Nenana and
adjacent mining districts, and he
thought that steps should be taken
immediately to bring the matter
to the attention of the proper au
thorities at Washington and early
action urged. Nenana, Mr. Browne
thought, was the proper place for
the establishment of the smelter.
The advantages to be gained for
Nenana and the whole of the In
terior mining districts by securing
the smelter are incalculable, he said,
and would be a sure and certain
means of the rapid development of
the mineral resources of Interior
Alaska on a scale hitherto undreamed
of. Coincident with the building of
the smelter here, the building of
branch railroad lines to the ore pro
ducing districts will be a necessity,
giving employment to a great many
men, who will later become per
manent residents and help in the
development of Alaska. Mr. Browne
has kept in close touch with the
mining situation and said that full
advantage Should be taken of the
fact that Nenana is the divisional
headquarters for the government
railroad and is also situated in the
heart of a highly mineralized belt,
embracing the Kantishna, Totat
lanika, Hot Springs, Tanana, Kus
kokwim and other districts, and that
; full advantage should be taken of
! this also to boost for the smelter
With the establishment of the
; smelter, other important industries
. of a permanent character are bound
to spring up, insuring Nenana’s
i future greatness. Concerted action
was the keynote of Mr. Browne’s
1 remarks, and action, he said, should
! not be delayed a moment. Nenana’s
opportunity is at hand. “If you can
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not be a booster, don’t be a knocker”
said Mr. Browne, whose whole-heart
ed support in any project with the
development of the country’s re
sources as the object in view, can
always be counted on.
It is the intention of the govern
ment, Mr. Browne said, to control
public utilities for the public wel
fare, and the way they have ad
ministered the affairs of such public
utilities in the States, as the rail
roads, telegraph, cable and radio
service, etc., has demonstrated the
fact that the public who are af
fected by these utilities are much
better served and derive more bene
fit from them. A government
owned or government controlled
smelter would be the proper thing
i for the Interior, he said, and a
square deal in the matter of rates
can then be calculated on. The
i present administration is very
j friendly to Alaska and the country
has no greater friend that Secretaiy
of the Interior Lane, who is ever
ready to listen to any reasonable
proposition that would benefit the
Northland.
Coal, lime, silica, iron and the
other materials that are needed for
the successful operation of a smelter
can be obtained in abundance in
this district and in the nearby min
ing districts, and it is up to the
progressive spirits here to dig up
the evidence of this and lay them
before the proper authorities at
Washington, with a request for a
smelter, and good is bound to result.
Powerful opposition from the big
interests will be encountered, he
said, and the effort put forth by
Nenanaites must, be steady and per
! sistent. Temporary set-backs, fail
j ures and disappointments should not
j be allowed to interfere with the
! efforts put forth. These things may
i be disheartening, but they are not
I insurmountable and, he thought that
j the Commercial club with an united
j Nenana to back its efforts, should
j be able eventually to secure a gov
; ernment smelter, the establishing of
J which will herald the dawn of big
] things for Interior Alaska in gen
eral, and Nenana in particular.
Invitations were issued recently at
' Anchorage for a dance and musicale
in the mess hall of Company B.
Thirtieth Battalion United State*
| Guards. The patronesses of the af
. fair issued the invitations in the
form of Special Orders, as follows:
Special Orders No. 1
j “Det. C. B., 30th. Bn., U. S. G.
j Anchorage Alaska.
Extract
I “1. Yourself and ladies are here
i by ordered to appear at the Detach
i ment Mess Hall, Thursday, October
j Twenty-fourth, 1918, for the pur
| pose of participating in an evening's
| entertainment.
i “2. Assembly will be sounded at
9 o’clock and retreat at 12 midnight.
“3. For further instructions re
port on arrival to officers assigned
to special duty.
| “4. Military promptness desired.
; Any person guilty of being late at,
! assembly will be subject to courts
< martial.
| “5. The following-named officers
| of the reserve corps are assigned to
i special duty with the 30th Bn. and
j will report in person at the Mess
[Hall:
“Mrs Harry Locke
“Mrs. F. I. Reed “Mrs. L. Daivd
“Mrs. Wm. Edes “Mrs. C. P. Knights
By Order of Committee.”
Subscriptions for Liberty Bonds to
the amount of $12,250 were, ob
tained by the Women’s Liberty Loan
organization of Anchorage, of which
Mrs. Harry G. Locke, 1 wife of the
superintendent of the Marine Ways,
was designated the head by Secre
tary of thfe TYeasury William G. Mc
Adoo. These subscriptions wore
made through the Bank of Anchor
age and the Bank of Alaska.
I The gas launch Eloise, a Portland,
boat, has secured the contract for
carrying the mail from Kodiak to
Unalaska, taking the run of the
Dora. The termination of the mail
route will now be Kodiak, instead of
Seward.
The steamship Alaska sailing south
recently struck a rock in Hikish
Narrows, off the British Columbia
coast. She was hauled off and pro
ceeded to Swanson Bay, where a
survey was made. The stern of thi
Alaska was badly smashed, but she
was able to proceed to Seattle under
j her own steam. She carried 325 pass
j enters at the time the accident oc
curred.
Seward subscribed $37,250 for the
j Fourth Liberty Loan.
I Sheldon-Gibson Stage Line
Carrying U. S. Mail*
j For CHITINA and WAY POINTS
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Every Tuesday Morning
Special Auto for parties of four
or more gny time.
C. Harry Woodward, agent
Fairbanks
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Don’t Leave
ALASKA
Men wanting employment can
obtain work at good wages at
Juneau, Kennecott and Latouche.
If you go out you will only
come back “Butsed” in the spring
TAKE EMPLOYMENT FOR THE
WINTER.
Two hundred men wanted at
Juneau and vicinity; one hundred
and fifty at Latouche and
Kennecotte
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Finder please return to News
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FOR SALE Panoramic views of
the town of Nenana in 1916 ami
1917; taken by Johnson, of Fair-'
banks, from hill overlooking the
town. Apply at News office.
DOG FISH 8e a pound. Johnson's
Store. 13
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Soft Drinks — Pool
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Furnished Rooms For Rent I
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