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, 18 19.
Hub of Alaska —_Where Rails and Rivers Meet
Published Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday by the Nenana Printing
Company, at First and B Streets. Nenana. Alaska.
R. G. South worth . .. Editor and Manager
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BLOWING STRAWS
The increasing tendency on the
part of the Government to exploit
the portion of the Territory pene
trated by and contiguous to the rail
road from Seward to the interior is
nothing more than should be done
says Editor White, in a recent issue
of the Stroller's Weekly, in view
of the vast expenditure of money
on the railroad, for the sooner
that country is populated and per
manently improved, Uho sooner will
the railroad be nearer a self-sustain
ing basis. It is good business for
the Government to do everything
possible for the advancement of that
section of the Territory.
. But, warns Editor White behind
the disposition of the Government
to exploit the railroad belt and
lurking far back in the brush there
exists a danger to Southeastern
Alaska—to Juneau and the entire
First Division—and that is a glar
ing possibility that, along with other
favors bestowed, the railroad section
is desirous of obtaining the Terri
torial capita! and the benefits and
thereunto pertaining, and there are
good reasons for believing that
there is already an undercurrent
coursing in that direction and that
it will be apparent on tihe surface
in the very near future—certainly
by the time the legislature convenes.
Now, while this paper is vitally
interested in the welfare and devel
opment of the Territory as a whole
it is honst in its belief that the re
moval of the Territora! capital from
the First Division, comprising as it
does more than half the population
and the bulk of the vested interests
of the entire Territory to any point
outside the division would be a step*
from the disastrous effects of which)
Alaska would not recover within the:
next ten—possibility—twenty years
and a step which would defeat the
ends it would be expected by its o
ver zealous advocates to accomplish.
The railroad belt lies far beyond
the Gulf of Alaska that dark and;
stormy water, and during half >f|
the year cannot be expected to be!
visited by steamers more often than;
twice a month or even less frequent-1
ly. Also, Alaska is yet and will, for
many years to come, be dependent
• largely on Seattle and the remainder
of the outside world and to prac
tically double the distence between
her capital and those bases of supply
would be to administer to her a blow
that would disorganize her entire
economic condition.
The time is coming and is not
far distant when Alaska Should be
divided into two territories or one
state and one territor/—if the lat
ter can not qualify for statehood.
But until that time comes and so
long as the vast expanse comprising
the Territody is under a unified gov
ernment, the capital should be where
the population is and where it will
enjoy the greatest facilities for con
tact with the outside world.
We daeire to see Alaska grow and
believe an era of growtfh is dawning
for her but to isolate her capital
would be to jeopardise her chances
and stunt any growth bulbs that
may be already budding.
In the meantime we believe the
diversified and widely separated in
terests of Alaska could best be serv
ed by a division of the Territory.
The News is in recept of a let
ter from the Alaska Yukon Club,
of Southern California, extending
a cordial invitation to Interior Alas
kahs to call at thd- chib headquarters
in Los Angeles vrihen in that part
of the state. The club holds a social
the third Monday in each month
and a register of all Alaskans is
kept. The officers of the club are:
Capt. H. L. Suydam, president; P.
R. Ritchie, first vice president;
Jos. Chilberg, second vice president;
Prof. W. B. VonValen, third vice
‘president; T. C. Van Epps, treasurer
R. B. Zehner, secretary.
The Alaska Railroad is distribut
ing; an attractive folder containing
time tables, maps, naif tones of
scenes- along the railroad and gener
al information regarding; the coun
try traversed by the Government
' enterprise. One of * the pictures
shows the N'enana waterfront, with
its docking and river transportation
facilities but, unfortunately, the fol
der was prepared at a time when it
was no known definitely that steam
ers could be aperated on the Tanana
. and Yukon river as part of the
! railroad project, providing tourists
i and the public generally with re
gular water service between Tanana
and the upper Yukon. In other res
pects the folder is very complete
and proper distribution throughout
the States undoubtedly will result
in attracting many Outsiders to A
laska.
GOTWALS SAYS CANAL USE
CUTTING COSTS IN NORTH
The striking feature of the North
west today is Che manner in which
the shippers of that region are a
wakening to the opportunity of les
sening transportation costs by the
utilization of the Panama Canal,
according to Co!. J. C. Gotwals.
Engineer Officer of the Alaska
Road Commission who returned to
Juneau recently from a month’s
visit to Seattle, Portland and other
cities of the Northwest. The Canal
route he told a representative of the
Empire has brought Philadelphia and
Eastern steel and manufacturing
centers as close to the Pacific
Northwest and Alaska as Kansas
City formerly was. as far as freight
. rates are concerned.
The net result is. he said, that
1 many economies have been effected
| in construction and< other activities.
This is benefiting all of the North
; west and to a certain degree, Al
aska, in that it is making it possible
to do more work for the same mon
j ey that was formerly expended.
In- Portland conditions are good
- and the future of the city is of the
brightest, said Colonel Gotwals, who
said tha: it is probably destined to
be the lumbering center of the
, world.
| beanie is better than for the past
I two years and the business depres
| sion there has lifted perceptibly.
Colonel Gotwals was one of the
speakers at a luncheon of the Se
attle Chamber of Commerce and in
, his talk assailed the system of mis
taken “conservation” which had
been foisted on the Territory. He
also attended the Alaska Fish Din
ner given by the Arctic Club.
Materials for putting in the five
big piers of the Nizina River bridge
and other supplies were purchased
by Colonel Gotwals during his ab
sence. These are freighted out to
the bridge site this winter.
Assistant Superintdent Huddleston
will go inside to take charge of the
work and it is hoped that all the
piers can be completed before next
spring’s high water stops the work.
If this is not possible, work will be
suspended during the summer and
renewed again after the freeze-up
next fall. The piers will he complet
ed daring the calendar year of 1923
he said. It is planned to complete
the structure next winter and early
in the spring in 1924.
TACOMA HAS FIRE
TACOMA, Jan. 18—Two second
rate hotels in the business district
of this city w'ere destroyed by fire
this week, intailing a loss estimated
at $100,000, and perhaps several
lives. The hotel registers were lost
in the fire and it is impossible to
learn if all the guests escaped. The
ruins are being searched for possible
victims.
HEARINGS WILL BE HELD
TO STOP WASTE OF FISH
Hearings in Seattle for the pur
pose of discussing ways and means
of eliminating waste in the herring
packing industry in Alaska has been
authorized by the Bureau of Fisher
ies, according to advices received
recently by Gov. Scott C. Bone. No
date has been set for it, but it is
understood it will take place .with
in the near future.
Harry J. Ghristoffers, agent of the
Bureau, with headquarters at Seat
tle, under instruction? from Com
missioner O'Malley, will conduct the
hearing. He was requested to give
proper notice of the meeting and its
purposes. The attention of the Bu
reau of Fisheries was directed to'
wasteful practices in the herring
packing industry by the Territorial
Fish Commission, which in its Fall
sessions at Juneau last month, adop
ted a resolution urging the Federal
fisheries authorities to adopt regula
tions for better protection of the
supply and the industry.
Complaints on the same matter
have been received by the Bureau
from other sources says the Juneau
Empire. Three main complaints have
been made. One that large quanti
ties of herring suitable for human
food are utilized for the production
of fertilizer fish meat and oil; two.
that in certain regions a large pan
of the fish caught are too small
for curing and are thrown away;
three, that in certain regions a con
siderable part of the fish contain
red feed and are dumped as un
suitable for curing.
Commission U Malley said that
the Bureau has not been unaware >f
these practices, but. owing to the
precarious future of the industry in
cidental to conditions peculiar to de
velopment of the herring packing in
dustry in the Territory, it had not
taken corrective steps, believing
they would hamper and might be
fatal to its establishment. The Bu
reau he added, had been reluctant
to impose any obstacles in develop
ment in the early stages of its es
tablishment. It has, he added, pret
ty definite plans in mind for cor
recting the evils of which complaints
are being- made. It is expected that
these will be embodied into regu
lations following the Beattie hear
ing now announced.
Declaring that they fear an ex
cessive catch of salmon in South
eastern Alaska waters in 1923 if
plans for increased o~erations now
being made are permitted to ma
terialize, representatives of 21 can
ning concerns at a meeting in Se
attle last week renewed the request
on Secretary Hoover for a new fish
eries reserve covering all of the Ter
ritory now included in former re
serve orders. The following wire
was sent:
“At a meeting of the undersigned
canners representing a majority of
the interests engaged in salmon
packing in Southeastern Alaska, it
was unanimously resolved that im
mediate action should be taken for
the conservation of salmon and the
regulation of fisheries by any means
which in your judgment may be
necessary at this time, covering the
section of Alaska lying .east of 15
degrees west longitude, to perpet
uate the supply of fish. It was un
animously agreed by all the under
signed packers present at the meet
ing that each would be willing to
accept an equitable adjustment of
their 1923 pack pending the estab
lishment of a reservation and an
adequate allotment which will per
mit of a proper escapement of sal
mon to the spawning grounds. Un
less definite action is taken and pro
per notification published immed
iately the run of fish will be se
riously depleted in 1923 as prepara
tions are now being made for a ma
terially increased pack and in a con
sequent excessive catch ©f fish.”
PICTURE BRIDES SLUMP
HAWAIIAN BORN ATTRACT
HONOLULU, T. H. Jan. 16.—
Japanese “picture brides’’ arriving
here in 1921 totaled 555, compared
with 1,288 in 1912, according to an
announcement made here by R. L.
Halsey, inspector In charge of the
United States immigration service.
The reason for the decrease he
said, is that many of the modern
Japanese young men are seeking
their wives among the native born
Japanese and .that the “girl from
home” has not the charm of former
years. The literacy test, he said
has not deterred “picture brides."
Nearly everyone from Japan can
read and write, and the test is so
simple that even a child can pass
it." he said.
The next first class mail from the
States should reach Nenana on the
Tuesday train. The steamer Ala
meda is scheduled to reach Seward
on Saturday.
HERMAN ANDERSON'S
BEAUTIFUL RESIDENCE
FOR SALE
Having sold out my business,
both in Fairbanks and Nenana, I am
retiring from business, and my res
idence is now for sale and open
for inspection.
This home is built on the most
modern bungalow plan. The main
house is 26X46 feet and has the
following rooms: fine entrance hall
or vestibule; three beautiful bed
rooms. with large clothes closet in
each, and sliding windows; bath
room, all white enamel walls and
ceiling, complete with bathtub, wash
basin, lavatory, etc; the large kitch
en, 10X16, is a dream to any house
wife. All white enamel walls and
ceiling, kitchen cabinet, etc., with
large breakfast nook seat six
persons. highly French polished
table top two large sliding win
dows; under the kitchen is an ex
cellent well in which there is made
a seven foot sand and charcoaf
filter, insuring clear, fine water all
the year round. The water is pump
ed directly into the kitchen sink;
the main living room is very large,
being 16X26 feet and has waxed
finished floors for dancing—six
teen couples have danced here at
one time. This room is very beau
tiful, the ceiling being frescoed in
hand-painted flowers. On the walls
above the plate rails, all around the
room, is painted the coast of Al
aska evergreen scenery, all done in
light olive green tints, which make
you forget there is a winter here
at all. All the interior wood work
is made of Outside lumber; the
basement is the full size of the
house, with walls two feet thick,
with Malthoid paper on both sides
of the lumber and the center filled
in with dry sand. All laundry work
and drying clothes is done in the
basement; the walls on upper floor
are all heavy lumber with five
thicknesses of building paper, and
on top of that is beaver board,
painted on b*th sides, making it
practically air tight, and the warm
est house in the Interior.
The hot air furnace in the base
ment is piped to every room in the
house. It is so warm that only 16
inch stove wood is used in the fur
nace.
Also have the largest size Edison
Medal diamond point phonograph;
Koltler & Campbell piano in first
class condition used only in our
home.
The rest of the house is furnished
with high grade quartered oak furn
iture.
There is also a dust-proof ware
house. 45X45, which can be sold
with or without the residence.
I will sell all this property for a
third or less of its cost if taken
now, as I want to take my wife,
who has been crippled, to the Out
side.
For particulars call at my res
idence, or phone, any time.
HERMAN ANDERSON
Conductor Tom Hogan and En
gineer Sam Ivey, of the Suntrana
Short Line, brought their engine
to the Nenana shops for repairs
yesterday and will be in town pro
bably for a day or two. They re
port that the steadily increasing
output of the Suntrana mine keeps
them busy hauling coal to the main
line, north of Healv, from which
■ point it is distributed north and
south along the entire length of the
Alaska Railroad, from Seward to
Fairbanks.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Cameron are
recent arrivals at the Cooney hotel
: from the Opter district
Alaska Steamship Co.
SAFETY SPEED SERVICE
VESSEL
NORTHWESTERN
ALAMEDA
NORT H W ESTERS'
ALAMEDA
NORTH W ESTERS’
ALAMEDA
Lv. Seattle
Jan. 4
Jan. IX
-Jan. 24
Feb. 3
. Feb 14
Feb. 24
Lv. Seward
Jan. 10
Jan. 20
Jan. 31
Feb. 10
Feb. 21
Max. 3
NOTE—Train* arriving in Seward on above date* are scheduled
to connect with ship* sailing South. Unless there is an unusual de
lay in Train Service, the ships will always wait for the train if
necessary.
FOR RATES AND RESERVATIONS APPLY TO
J. H. FLICKINGER, A. H. McDONALD.
Agent, Seward. Alaska Agent. Anchorage
A. A. SHONBECK
ANCHORAGE
LIME, PLASTER, CEMENT, FIRE BRICK, FIRE CLAY
Explosives and Blasting Supplies
COAL OIL GASOLINE LUBRICATING OILS GREASES
MAY and GRAIN
NAVY CONSIDERS ALASKA
WASHINGTON, D. C Jan. is—!
The report of the board head by j
Rear Adm;ral Rodman, assigned to :
recommend a shore establishment I
for the navy, was transmitted to!
Congress this week by Secretary
, the Navy Denby. The report
urges the establishment of six sec
; ondary base-, with priority in the
i development of one at San Diego,1
i after which ranks a site for an j
Alaskan submarine ar.d. destroyer!
I operating and supply base. It re- j
commends that action on the Alaska j
proposal “be limited at this time
to the selection and acquisition of
i a site." The development of an ad-1
i equate fleet base at Oahu, Haw
j aiian Islands, is placed at the head
I of the major projects, with main
j fleets bases in San Francisco Bay,
j Puget Sound, New York. Narragan
j sett bay and Chesapeake bay follow- j
i ing in the order given. The repor* '
; says also that an air station ulti
| mately should be provided for* Alas
ka.
ORDER YOUR
COAL
BY PHONE
Healy River
Coal
Corporation
PHONE YOLIR ORDERS
TO THE
RAILROAD CIGAR STORE
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NENANA’S BEST APPOINTED HOTEL
Cooney Hotel and Annex
HOT AND COLD WATER AND BATHS
ROOMS SINGLE OR EN SUITE
COMFORT AND SERVICE UNEXCELLED
DOG BARNS
T rappers Traders
SHIP TO
BEORGE R. GOSHAW, INC.
Dealer in Raw Furs
SEATTLE
Alaska Building
NEW YORK
127 W. 27 tk Straat
MEXICANS KILL NEGRO
CALEXICO. Jan. 18—Roy Grb
; son. colored, an American citizen
is reported to have been shot to
death in the outskirts of Mexico,
just across the border. The author
ities believe the murder was com
mitted by a gang of narcotic smug
I triers. The state department has been
j informed of tne murder. The slayer*
forced Gibson to dig his own grave.
CAVEIN KILLS THREE
DETROIT, Jan. 18—Three were
| killed and seven injured here today
w‘hen a sewer, under construction,
caved in. burying the victims be
neath several feet of earth.
j "***
William A. Hesse
MINING ENGINEER
L'. S. MINERAL SURVEYOR
BOX 1035, FAIRBANKS
Andy’s Express
-AT
Seward
Wili Give Your
BAGGAGE AND FREIGHT
Careful Attention
MEETS ALL TRAINS
AND BOATS
LOCAL TRAIN SCHEDULE
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
Trains leave and arrive Nenana as
follows:
8:90 p. m.. Tuesday and Friday for
I Seward and intermediate points
Returning arrives N’enana 6:4* a
m., same days.
!1:30 p. m., Tuesday and Friday for
■ Dunbar. Fairbanks and Chatar.ika.
Arrives Nenana 12:30 p. m.. Tuer
; day and Friday.
; Pullman sleeper charges: Lower
i hvrth. $4.50; upper berth, $3.»<i
Tickets entitle holders to privi
leges Observation car.
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D. H. WILLIAMS
Undertaking Parlors
Licenced Embalmer
Funeral Director
Anchorage — Nenana — Seward
CHAS. E. BERGMAN
Nenana Manager
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Pioneers of Alaska
Nenana Igloo No. 17
MEETS AT UNION HALL
FIRST AND THIRD MONDAY
AT 8:00 P. M.
Visiting Members Always
Welcome.
—
Alfred J. Joe O’Connor
Sncmtary. Preeidant.