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.
R. G. Southworth__Editor and Manager
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BRITISH AUTO AMBITION.
A large British engineering com
pany has announced its entry into
the field of motorcar production!
■with a model which is openly re
garded as an attempt to meet Am
erican competition. The company
hopes to put 20,000 cars on the'
market the first year. The car is
of the 16-20 horsepower, live-pass
enger type, and is to sell at ap
proximately $1,500.
There is no guarantee that the,
makers of this car will be success- ]'
ful in putting it on the market in «
the quantity necessary to make the
price possible, nor that it will prove '
satisfactory in sendee. Only one I
car has been built for testing pur- i
poses. It has been run almost 30,- j
000 miles and is reported to have;
given a thoroughly satisfactory per- i
formance.
Information from leading Ameri-;1
can motorcar manufacturers leads '
the National Foreign Trade Council!'
to believe that the manufacture ofil
this car at the price indicated is 1
extremely doutbful. Increased costs :
of coal, steel, labor, etc., now ren
der it unlikely that such a car can 1
be produced in England for less
than $2,500, at -which price it will I
not compete seriously with low- i
priced American cars, even consid- 1
ering the British import duties of 1
33 1-3 percent. So far as countries <
oiher than England are concerned, 5
it is even more certain that this car
will be unable to meet American
competition, and that such markets
as South America and South Africa
will turn more and more to the
United States for moderate-priced
motorcars.
SHIPS THAT PASS. ’
In connection with the bill recent
ly introduced in the senate by Sen
ator Jones of Washington, chairman
of the committee on commerce, pro
viding for the sale of Government
owned merchant vessels to private
operators, it is interesting to con-'
aider the growth of American ship
ping enterprise since the outbreak
of the war. There are 71 firms
now owning or operating American
tonnage, who before 1914 operated
no vessels, or who have added steam
ships where formerly only sailers
were used, and vice versa. These
new shipping firms now own 353 1
ships of 1,729,081 deadweight ton
nage, formerly fully one-quarter of
the total American steel tonnage;
suitable for purposes of foreign ;
trade.
Senator Jones has given great i
study to the question of the devel-;
opment of the American merchant
marine, and from his position as j
chairman of the committee which
will handle all measures on this j
subject, his views naturally will be
effective in shaping whatever legis- i
lation is finally enacted. His bill i
seems likely to be the basis of con-;
gressional action. No doubt it will j
be amended in certain respects by j
the committee before it is reported
to the senate. In declaring for the‘
policy of private ownership and op
eration, the Jones bill follows the
repeated recommendations of the
National Foreign Trade Council and
the strong declaration on the sub
ject of the merchant marine adopt
ed by the sixth national foreign
trade convention, held in Chicago.
The fact that there has been so
large a development in shipping en
terprise in recent years, and that
so many new concerns are engaging
in the business as owners or opera
tore, is of peculiar interest just now
as indicative that the fears ex
pressed in certain quarters that pri
vate ownership would tend inevita
bly to monopoly are not well found
ed.
PIG LURES BEARS
10 HOSTELRY PEN
According to information receiv
ed from Long creek, in the Ruby
district, “Uncle” John Elliott, who
conducts the 14-Mile roadhouse, is
having considerable trouble keeping
the bears away from his place, the
attraction being the Elliott pigpen.
Two bears were killed within a few
days.
The first visitor made its ap
pearance about three o’clock one
morning, when all was quiet about
the establishment, and attempted to
carry off “Uncle” John’s prize pork
er. The squeals of the animal
aroused the proprietor, who rushed
to the rescue, armed only with an
ax, which he sank into the carcass
of Bruin so deeply that the weapon
was almost lost when the bear re
treated. Portions of bear meat
brought in later by dogs convinced
“Uncle” John that his blow had
proved fatal.
Several days later, another bear
raided the pen, but this time the
oldtimer had a gun handy and des
patched Bruin on the spot.
Elliott is 76 years of age.
WEATHER BUREAU HEAD
HERE ON YEARLY TOUR
Among the arrivals on yester
day’s steamer from the upper Yu
kon was M. B. Summers, meteorolo
gist in charge of the United States
weather bureau at Juneau, from
which point daily forecasts are re
ceived at the local offices of the
Alaskan Engineering commission.
Mr. Summers is on his annual
visit to Interior points and probably
will leave for Fairbanks tomorrow
morning.
DOG OWNERS, NOTICE!
Owing to the scarcity of fish and
the increased cost of other dog
feed, it will be necessary for me to
advance the monthly rate for feed
ing dogs from $4 to $7. Those hav
ing dogs at my place below Nenana
are hereby notified that I will not
continue to feed dogs at the old rate
after September 10. The dogs must
be either taken away by that date
or left where they are with the un
dersanding that the board there
after will be at the rate of $7 per
month per dog. NELS STOL.
OLD PAPERS FOR SALE AT
THE NEWS OFFICE
■cum. WVn Salla and Sivers Meet
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* LONG MINING NOTES. *!
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August 14. 1919.
Johnson & Anderson are working
an open cut on No. 8 above. Long.
i A1 Burke, on No. 3, Bear Pup,
is hoisting an open cut, using a
crew of 20 men.
Jensen & Miller Bros., on No. 4,
; Bear Pup, have a large open cut
j ground sluiced, which they are go
ing to begin hoisting soon.
Scanlon, Hughes & Buckley are
hoisting and sluicing on the Hughes
| fraction, Long creek.
Bowers & Gustaferson have a
'crew of 18 men working in their
(open cut works on upper Green
i stone creek.
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j Warren & O'Farrell have a small
(crew hoisting ar.d sluicing on Me
:Ketch-Um creek.
Livingstone & Co., on Fourth of
July creek, recently picked up a
$162 nugget from their drift.
Gidlund & Vik have taken a lay
on Bordeaux & Matson's ground on
lower Poorman creek, where they i
were drowned out last spring, when
they were in good pay. They are
moving machinery and a pump on
to the ground with which to handle
the water.
John Massey and Bob Fulkerson
have struck pay on Solomon creek,
a tributary of lower Poorman creek.
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Knute Intergaard is prospecting
:near the mouth of Solomon creek.
There will be a number of out
, fits prospecting on lower Poorman
• creek, near the mouth of Solomon ,
1 creek, during the coming fall and
I winter.
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Charpie & Laundry are hoisting
and sluicing on Birch creek.
Bittles & Ahrens have finished
i sluicing their winter dump on Me
Ketch-Um creek. They are going
to take out another winter dump
the coming season.
Allen McDonald & Morton are
hoisting and sluicing on Flat creek.
j Stockman & Dean, on Ophir
creek, hoisted and sluiced a small
: drift. The ground sluiced sufficient
ly to cause them to decide to do
• further work there the coming win
I
ter.
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Hans Tillisen is shoveling in an
:open cut on Swift creek.
Some Support.
‘‘Mr. Flubdub, I am a candidate
for your daughter's hand.”
“Well, I’m unpledged, my boy.
If a ballot is taken you can have
mv vote.”—Kansas City Journal.
Veuu—The Qateirey to XcKialay
Vattoaal Park.
Board of School Director*
Neman* Public School
Xenana, August 29, 1919.
NOTICE OF SCHOOL ELECTION
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Complying with the laws of Alas
ka. notice is hereby given that a
special election will be held in the
town of Xenana,
Monday, September 8, 1919,
for the purpose of electing one
school director to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Mr.
George W. Pennington.
The names of candidates must be
in the hands of the Clerk of the
School Board not later than Friday,
September 5.
The polling place will be located
in the Fire Hall, adjoining the
Townsite Office. Polls will be open
from 8 a. m. until 7 p. m. on the
day and date of election.
J. H. SCOTT,
Clerk of School Board.
Approved:
ROBERT JOSEPH DIVEN,
President.
WANT ADS
FOR SALE OR RENT — Montana
Rooming House. No reasonable
offer refused. Apply on premises.
FOR SALE—Furnished house, four
rooms, with summer kitchen, at
tic. large basement and winter
cellar for vegetables. Heated by
furnace. Winter supply of veg
etables. Full corner lot. One of
the most desirable parts of town.
Inquire at News office.
BUNCH OF KEYS found. Owner
can recover by calling at News
office and paying for this adver
tisement.
FOR SALE — Showcase. 5% feet
long. Practically new. Cheap.
Inquire Mrs. Herman Rosburg.
OUTSIDER IS SEEKING
ALASKAN INFORMATION
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A letter addressed to the secre
tary of the Nenana Commercial club
contains a request for information
relative to the stock raising possi
bilities of this section of Alaska,
with particular reference to he
adaptability of conditions to cattle:
and hogs, and the amount and quali
ty of grazing land available for such '
an undertaking.
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MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
FOURTH AND B STREETS
On Second a“d Fourth Tuesday*
At 8 P. M.
ALEX FOWLER M. V. TYLER,
Secretary Dictator.1
Department of tkxe Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE
Passengers leaving on the train
for any point on the line south of g
town are required to purchase
tickets before entering the train.
Tickets can be purchased from
the station agent, whose office is
in the employment office, on the
ground floor of the general office
Duilding, Alaskan Engineering com- ^
mission.
Tickets will be on sale at any
time during office hours, and can
be purchased in sufficient time be
fore the departure of the trains.
Regular trains leave the foot of
A street on Wednesdays and Satur
days at 8 a. m.
On and after july 15th the freight
on the North side of the river at
Camp 415 dock will be shipped out
Tuesday and Friday of each week,
leaving at 8 a. m., until further
notice.
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Dr. J. R. BOWEN
DENTIST
Prices Most Reasonable
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