THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for en;ry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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OUR NATIONAL PARK
Of great importance to Interior
Alaska is the arrival of Harry P.
Karstens, newly-appointed superin
tendent of Mt. McKinley National
Park, who has come to assume his
official duties; and Woodbury Abbey,
who was sent from Washington to
direct the activities of a survey
party which will make the bounda
ries of the park. Their coming
marks the beginning of a new epoch
in the history of Interior Alaska,
for they are here to blaze the trails
for the thousands of tourist who
even now are awaiting an invita
tion to visit America’s largest na
tional park and one of the world's
greatest scenic wonders.
The arrival of these represent
atives of the federal government
means that it is the intention of the
administration and Congress to put
Alaska’s park on the map by pre
paring it for the reception of visit
ors. And within a comparatively
brief time Interior Alaska undoubt
ly will have the opportunity to wel
come many sight-seers, attracted to
the Northland by announcement ot
the formal opening of our big play
ground.
Not much can be done tms yeai
in the way of opening the park to
tourists, and none will be encour
aged to come with the expectation
of finding traveling conditions on a
par with those obtaining in other’s
of the nations National Parks. But
following closely on the heeis of the
boundary survey, will come the
building of a highway, to connect
with the Government railroad,, and
the building of hotels for the ac
commodation of visitors, who must
be provided with some of the con
veniences of travel if the park is to
enjoy a full measure of popularity.
These things will come, as a mat
ter of course. Of more importance
to Alaskans at this time is the fact
that a start has been made—that
the existence of the park has been
officially recognized by the appoint
ment of a superintendent and by
the authorization of a boundary
survey. It reasonably may be ex
pected that much more will have
been accomplished by the time the
Government railroad is ready to
take care of the tourist traffic.
In the meantime, Alaskans can
help the work along by co-operat
ing in every way possible with the
park management—by observance
of the park regulations, assistance
in the preservation of game within
the boundaries of the park, and in
such other ways as will help to
speed the development of the park
so that it may become an important
and enduring asset to the terri
tory.
While it may be true, as has been
suggested by R. H. Semmes, that
Alaskans are unfair in assuming
that they are more entitled to the
benefits of foreign water transpor
tation than ane other American
communities, the fact remains that
something must be done to bring
about a lowering of freight rates
between Pacific coast supply ports
and Alaska.
Alaskans should not be condemned
because of an attempt to escape
the tyranny of the American steam
ship monopoly. We believe in sup
porting American industries to the
limit—but not beyond. And the
limit of endurance in the matter of
transportation was reached long ago.
The interstate commerce commission
would not come to the relief of
Alaskans, and the Shipping board
thus far has not concerned itself
with our affairs. The only thing
left for us to do is to permit com
petitive lines to serve the territory,
a service that we cannot enjoy un
der the provisions of the merchant
marine act.
The American boats have not en
couraged the support of Alaskans.
They have boosted rates at every
opportunity, with the result that
development in the territory has
been brought to a standstill. And
there was no assurance of relief in
the form of a lowering of rates,
after the passage of the marine
bill, or even more recently, after
the American companies had an
nounced their intention of cutting
the wages of the marine workers in
their employ.
So now, if the attempt of the
Alaska legislature to invalidate part
of the marine act proves successful,
the transportation trust can put it
down to their own greed. All that
Alaskans ask is fair treatment.
AIR SERVICE IS EXPANDING
IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
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LONDON. June 9—Almost daily j
extension of passenger and mail
service by air is rapidly making
Europe a network of aerial trans
portation lines.
Negotiations are now nearing
completion for an airway from Ber- ■
lin via Riga to Moscow, and when'
this service is completed it will be
possible to travel by air from Lon-1
don to Moscow, a distance of nearly 1
2,000 miles.
Berlin already is connected with
London by the Dutch service thru!
Amsterdam. This Dutch branch also!
has inaugurated service between:
Paris and Amsterdam.
The existing London-Paris service!
connects at Paris with the airway
to Warsaw which goes by way of
Strasbourg and Prague.
The Franco-Rumanian Air Service
company, which is responsible for!
this airway, has obtained conces- j
sions from the Austrian and Ru- i
manian governments and hopes soon :
to open an airway that will connect
London through Paris with Con-!
stantinople.
AMERICA IS ACCUMULATING
GOLD OF ENTIRE WORLD
NEW YORK, June 9—A veritable
flood of gold is sweeping upon the'
shores of the United States. Already!
the precious metal in the country
has attained the unprecedented
amount of more than three billions
of dollars, and yet the tide is ris
ing.
Financiers attribute this to the
fact that the United States is the
world’s one “creditor nation” and j
for the equally important reason
that the other nations of the world
find it well nigh impossible to trans
act business with this coumry, by
reason of their own depreciated
currency.
The precious metal is coming from
all quarters of the globe, but the
European countries, more particular
ly Great Britain and France, as
well as the Scandinavian nations,
are paying heaviest toll.
Much of the gold received from
England represents shipments from
South Africa to London, while the
French and other consignments hark
back to the days of the war and In
some instances to much longer peri
ods.
For example, Sweden is sending
gold received from Germany for
war supplies; also bar gold or bul
lion which many believe to be of
Russian origin. By way of the Pa
cific have come occasional ship
ments of gold from Siberia where
they formed part of General Kol
chak’s war chest.
South America and Central Amer
ica also are making involuntary
shipments to this country’s vast
holdings of the yellow metal, mainly
because unsettled economic condi
tions in Latin-America virtually pre
clude any other form of payment
to this country.
The New York assay office, a new
structure, whose modern equipment
includes huge vaults five floors be
low the street level, now holds up
wards of one billion dollars, fully
one-third of which has come from
foreign countries.
The machinery of the assay office
is working at high pressure in an
effort to reduce and refine the for
eign bullion and coin. Reports that
large quantities of the gold are be
ing shipped to the Philadelphia mint
lack official confirmation.
Commenting on this inflow, which
some bankers have viewed with, ap
prehension, George E. Roberts, a
vice-president of the National City
Bank and for years director of the
United States mint, is quoted as
saying:
“It is natural that the people of
Europe should be sending us their
gold. Everybody, everywhere owes
us money. The easiest way for them
to pay, if they can, is in gold ’’
Pointing to the reduced interna
tional value of the British bank note,
French and Belgian francs, the
Italian lira and the shrinkage al
most to the vanishing point of Ger
man marks and Austrian kronen,
Mr. Roberts adds:
“So long as the premium on the
gold dollar exists and is general,
gold will probably continue to flow
here in great quantities. It seems
incredible, however, that it can
long continue at the present rate.’'
Paul H. Warburg, a recognized
banking authority, now chairman of
the newly organized International
Acceptance Bank, Inc., says of the
gold movement:
“With gold flowing our way, hav
ing resulted in an unprecedented
accumulation of gold in our country
and with the increasing strength
of the federal reserve system, it
would be plainly up to the United
States not to hoard its vast bank
ing strength, but to make it avail
able for other countries for the
purpose of. once more starting the
wheels of commerce going.
“America having become the gold
pivot of the world, countries with
strongly fluctuating exchanges, in
order to do a world trade, would
have to lean heavily on American
short-term credits. American banks,
in granting credits, could well take
upon their shoulders a burden
amounting to a billion dollars or
more and, to that extent, relieve
Europe.
“This would be one of the many
measures that the United States
would have to take in order to
bridge the gap now existing between
the dollar and other currencies, but
on a very comprehensive scale it
could safely be undertaken only
when political and economic peace
would have been re-established in
Europe.”
Tabs of all kinds at The Nows offieo
AUTO STAGES REGULATED l
TO PROTECT PASSENGERS|
I
OLYMPIA, June 9—Stringent re-i
gulations governing the operation ol I
automobile stages have been pro-!
I mulgated by the State Department j
of Public Works. The new rules
will go into effect tomorrow and
provide among other things, drivers
shall not smoke, or use tobacco in
any form, drink intoxicating liquor,
or show evidences of bad moral
character while driving a stage or
bus.
It has also been ordered that each :
vehicle shall carry liability insur- j
ance of $5,000 for each passenger
carried, and no stage shall operate:
unless it carries a sign, “Insured
Carrier.”
Each stage shall also be equipped j
with a light in the inside top, one
extra tire, non-skid chains, speed- j
ometer, fire extinguisher, and a
sign on the front giving the route j
covered.
Stages cannot be operate! with
out receiving a permit from the
department of public works, end no
operator can discontinue service
without permission. Tariffs charged
and routes covered must be filed
with the department and all acci
dents involving injuries to persons
or $50 or more loss to property
must be promptly reported.
Overcrowding of stages is pro-1
hibited, it being made illegal to
place more passengers in any stage
than the number mentioned in the
application.
In addition, the regulations pro
vide that no person shall s;t on the
right hand of stage drivers, and !
that baggage shall not extend more
than eight inches beyond the side
of the car.
Before a stage can Le operated,
the owner must obtain from the de
partment a certificate of necessity
or convenience. This costs $19 for
a stage carrying up to eight passen
gers, and fifty cents for each pas
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NENANA’S BEST APPOINTED HOTEL
Cooney Hotel and Annex
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ROOMS SINGLE OR EN SUITE
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DOG BARNS
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senger capacity beyond that num
ber.
In the Probate Court for the Terri
tory of Alaska, Fourth Division,
Nenana Precinct.
In the Matter of the Estate of T. F.
Murphy, Deceased.
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF
FINAL ACCOUNT
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has filed her final ac- j
count as administratrix of the above '
estate, and the above entitled Court
has fixed 2:00 o’clock P. M., July
18, 1921, at the office of the above
Court, in Nenana, Alaska, as the
time and place for hearing said
petition. All persons having objec-!
tions to said account should file
same with said Court on or before
said date.
MRS. M. J. SWEENEY,
Administratrix
I m in no hurry—I can get in
surance any time”, said the wise
man. He discovered his error later,
when the doctor told him he was
uninsurable.—Avoid this mistake bv
taking out in time a New York Life +
Insurance policy with R. S. McDon
ald.
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AT 8:00 P. M.
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Frank Rourke Geo. S. Smith
Secretary, President.
Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
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