THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for entry 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.
Owned and Edited by
R. G. SOUTHWORTHARTHUR G. BELL
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ALASKA.
Alaska, the land of opportunity
and promise, of Government mis
management and graft, magnificent
distances, purpling mountains, grassy
valleys, snow-covered plains, and
contented people; held back for ages
by incompetence and ignorance, to
day is thy natal day. Over half a
century ago purchased for a song
from impoverished Russia, it pro
duced enough stock certificates in a
decade to pay off the mortgage.
Today, wrote the editor of the Val
dez Miner, in his Alaska Day issue,
Alaska is the wealthiest empire on
earth. It could pay off ten war
dehts like that incurred during the
late unpleasantness and still have
wealth enough in her hills and rivers
to spend the winter in Seattle. De
spite the efforts of a paternal gov
ernment to cripple her resources,
Alaska has forged ahead until in 60
years its population almost equals
that of North Yakima. Alaska is
bounded on the south by applica
tions for government jobs; on the
north by Stefansson; on the east
by perdition, and on the west by
infinity.
Alaska is noted as the summer
residence of the Alaskan Engineer
ing commission and cannery opera
tives. Its resources are mining pro
moters and stock certificates. Its
principal drawbacks are James
Wickersbam and the political party
in power. Alaska raises the best
crop of politicians of any country
outside of Mexico. It is famous for
its Government commissions and the
unreliability of their reports. The
chief diversion of its population is
cussing the road commission and
paying fuel bills. Many people in
the States still consider Alaska as
part of the Dominion of Canada, to
judge from the letters received.
The climate is the finest in the
world, having but two seasons—
winter and July.
Alaska; we love her for her in
conveniences and idiosyncraeies. Her
foibles and her follies. Her alluring
visions of wealth and her lack of
social caste. Her broad-minded peo
ple and her thousand jeweled hills.
Her unlimited opportunities and her
numberless chances to live and die;
free, unfettered by social standards.
Her residents are nal.\;re’s noble
men, and of the purple.
Alaska, we congratulate you on
being fifty-two years young.
THE PUBLIC.
The public is really not such a
bad fellow, after all, says the Phila
delphia Public Ledger. He is ac
cused of all manner of unimagina
ble—or at any rate unforgivable— -
crimes. He is a dread devouring
monster, who promptly does for all
fair youth and innocence that comes
to a great city. He starves the as
pirant poets and novelists. Ht
grips the hearts of painters with
despair at his cold neglect. He
sends musicians to the almshouse.
He bruises delicate flowerets of
fancy to the pavement and robs the
nest of the twittering flledglings
that might one day be singing and
upsoaring in delight.
He is, in one aspect, a leering.
ugly, brutal and brutalizing creature
—destitute of fine instinct and high
i
i rapture—of tremulous, sensitive in
tuition-—of keen discernment—of
nice and fastidious perception. You
, would not ask him to your house,
for he would track in mud and
wipe his feet -(if he wiped them at
all» on your most delicate belong
ings. He would let fly an uncouth !
jest about that which you held j
sacred. He would be unsparing and l
'unseemly and irreverent. You could j
I not speak or understand his lan
Iguage and you would not care to
Ido so.
j But look again and think again,
j Behold and see if there is not some
'virtue in this hideous apparition. j
; Wash his face and find what is be- I
hind the grime his hard labor may j
have put there. See if there are j
not beautiful dreams in his eyes 1
that your passing glance considered}
wild and terrible. Be patient and I
(listen—and out of the heart you
^did not think he had perhaps there
'comes some confession that stirs
| you like music. Bestow at least
ithe benefit of the doubt where you
mistrusted. Bring out the best in
stead of the worst of this strange j
'entity, the public, and see if, after
Jail, there are not admirable traits
that you had slighted or ignored.
The public cannot be all bad—
jfor you and I have seen him in
'action when he was strangely noble
and true to the supreme qualities
iof human nature—the qualities that
'teach us immortality and point us
J to the stars. We have seen the
public manifesting a sublime hero
‘ ism on the field of battle, and ii
the walks and the works of peace
'revealing an endurance and a fideli
•ty not less touching and inspiring.
We have seen the public self-deny
;ing and frugal, showing tenderness
;to the weak and the unfortunate,
affectionately faithful in every fam
ily relation, supporting just causes
with out-poured earnings, patriotic
and honestly religious and insistent
on decency and order. We have
seen the public doing the work of
the world and carrying a burden
uncomplainingly. Xo—we cannot be
lieve that the public is so bad.
Wenana. Where itaU* and Riven Meet
AS OTHERS SEE US.
! That Nenana Commercial club i • i
the busiest piece of unfinished work
the North has to exhibit, says the
'eccentric editor of the hair ban Vs
I News-Miner. They are funny, he
;says, because they are so serious,
and the unconscious jests they per-1
, petra te are the funniest because
they are meant in such seriousness.
This time it is the Alaska Road
:commssion, the time of which is be
long occupied by the work of prick
ing the Nenana bubble of conceit.
Nenana imagines that it is the very
hub of the universe, and that all
trails and roads should lead out of
and into it, irrespective of natural
conditions, and the Commercial club
| is on the job along these lines all
:the time. They are after the Alas
ka Road commission to start in now i
and build a “trail” or macadamized I
road over the water-and-mud-infest
ed “flats” to the Tolovana camp,
that all travel to and from the 1
Tolovana diggings may go the Ne
nana way, which isn’t, never was,
and never could be. To make ths
play strong, Nenana’s Commercial
club offers to “render any assist
ance.” How COULD THEY assist?’
asks the head of the road commis
sion; but he has to drop all othei
work and labor patiently with the
Nenana Commercial club in such a
fool matter.
Probably the next we hear from
the Nenana Commercial club will be
that they have notified the powers
that be that there shall be no aerial
derby around the world unless il
starts and ends in Nenana.
WEEKLY REPORT
SHOWS ADDITION
OF 10N ROLLS
The addition of one employe is
shown by the regular weekly force
report of the Alaskan Engineering
commission for this division for the
period ended October 25. The total
for the week was 649.
The number of stationmen dur
ing the period under review was
127, a decrease of 13, and the num
ber of statmen employes was 25,
js against 50 for the previous week,
rhe number of horses in use also
showed a materia! decrease, the
lumber for the period under re
new being 54, as against 71 for
:he previous week.
The distribution of labor was as
follows:
Engineer's camp 358. 13
iVagon road crew . 24
Engineer’s camp 363. 9
Section 7 . 31
Surfacing 1 . 94
Sections 1 to 6 south. 50
Total Nenana South.221
Nenana—
General ...— 59
Electric . 11
Sorral . 4
fonstruction .. . 42
Store . 28
iospital . 13
rownsite . 2
Nenana Total .162
Dock and yard, 415. 10
Sections 1 to 3 north. 30
[Yack camp No. 2, 432 . 59
forra! camp, 436. 13
Engineer's camp, 440 . 14
[Yacklaying camp, 449.. 49
[Yacklaying camp. 454. 53
Total Nenana North ..228
•"airbanks office . 5
ranana Valley R. R. 33
Fairbanks total . 38
Division total .649
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j FOUND—Gold button, No.- 32. Own
er can recover by calling on Jim
Dzukoff, at The Terminal.
FOR SALE—Large tank heater and
1 pipe drum. Inquire Simson’s store.
ROADHOUSE FOR SALE—Inquire
j News Office. 11-29
GOOD TEAM, harness and No. 5
, sleigh for sale. Inquire Knut
j Roland, Third and C streets.
FOR SALE—Furnished house of five
rooms, attic, large basement and
winter cellar for vegetables. Heat
ed by furnace. .Winter supply of
vegetables. Full corner lot. One
• of the most desirable parts of
town. Inquire at News office.
FOR SALE OR RENT—High-grade
player piano. Inquire Simson's
Store.
FOR SALE—Piano and complete
household furniture; also set of
mink furs. Inquire of Mrs.
Duke. 10-28
FOR SALE—Small Lang range, with
kitchen outfit complete: couch
springs, mattress and bedding. In
quire Skof House.
BUNCH OF KEYS found. Owner
can recover by calling at News
office and paying for this adver
tisement.
Let Anderson B*-os. & Nerland
frame your pictures. New Moldings
just received.
Safety First.
“You ought to be ashamed of
yourself, Effie. I’ve a good mind to
spank you.”
“If you won’t spank me, mother,
I’ll promise to be awful ashamed. ’
r.s. McDonald
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NENANA LODGE No. 1193
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MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
Fourth and B Streets
Second and Fourth Tuesdays
At 8:00 P. M.
ALEX FOWLER M. V. TYLER,
Secretary ^ Dictator.
Department of the Interior
Alatltan Engineering Com miss ion
NOTICE
Passengers are required to pur
chase tickets before entering- trains.
Tickets can be purchased from
the station agent, whose office is in
the employment office, on the ground
floor of the General Office Building,
Alaskan Engineering Commission, or
at Camp 415 (North Nenanai.
Tickets W'ill be on sale at any
time during office hours, and can be
purchased in sufficient time before
the departure of the trains.
Regular trains for the south leave
the foot of A street on VVednessdays
and Saturdays at 8 a. m., and from
Camp 415 (North Nenana), Tues
days and Fridays, at 8 a. m.
No tickets will be sold crossing
the river. Those intending to trav
el to Fairbanks must make their
own arrangements for reaching
North Nenana. The Commission will
continue its ferry service, with skiff,
as long as the river is passable, and
every endeavor will be made to help
passengers across. The ferryman
will be on duty from 7 a. m. on
the Nenana side, and will help pass
engers from the north upon their
arrival in the evening; but this
service may have to be discon
tinued any day.
Passengers taking trains for Fair
banks on any other days than Tues
days and Fridays are liable to be
held up en route. No through con
nections are assured except on these
days. This schedule is subject to
change on short notice (or without
notice) upon completion of steel lay
ing between North Nenana and Fair
banks.
Trappers and Traders of Alaska
SELL YOUR FUR5 TO A HOME INDUSTRY. WE GUARANTEE
YOU HIGHER PRICES THAN OUTSIDE
CONCERNS WILL PAY.
Daring the last season we conducted an advertising campaign
throughout the North and are prepared to send you the names of
people in all sections of Alaska and the Yukon who will verify our
statements.
Our excellent Eastern connections, and the tremendous amount
of mail order business we are receiving from all parts of the
States for furs made to order enables us to turn our stock quickly
at a reasonable profit, but we must have fur, for which we guar
antee top prices.
Make us a trial shipment. If our price does not suit you, the
goods will be returned charges prepaid.
WE MAKE FURS TO ORDER
at more reasonable rates than can be obtained Outside. At present
we are working three operators, and need others. If you are an
operator and finisher, and want a good year-around job, com
municate with us.
CHAS. GOLDSTEIN & CO.
JUNEAU, ALASKA