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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SERVICE EXPANSION.
A brief sketch of the work ac
complished by the postoffice depart
ment in extending the international
parcel post service is contained in ^
a pamphlet just issued by the Na- j
tional Foreign Trade Council. At'
the end of 1918, England had par-1
cel post conventions with 195 over-1
seas countries, while the United j
States had arrangements with only j
86 such nations. In other words,
the American foreign trader was atj
a competitive disadvantage in 109,
countries.
Since January 1, 1919, due to;
the activity of this department un-;
der Second Assistant Postmaster j
General Praeger, who is directly in j
charge of that work, our parcel j
post has been resumed with thirteen j
regions in which its operation was i
prevented by the war; and has been |
extended for the first time to Siam, j
Palestine, Mesopotamia, Union of !
South Africa, Luxemburg, Paraguay, j
Algeria, Corsica, Tunis, Egypt, In- J
dia and Rumania. I
At the invitation of Mr. Praeger, j
a meeting was held at Washington j
some time ago to consider the gen- j
era! subject of parcel post service j
and its extension. One result of j
this conference was the formation 1
of an organization of business men i
to advise the postoffice department ■
on desired changes in the parcel;
post system and to co-operate with j
the department in promoting the
extension of the sendee. This or-!
ganization is the “Advisory Com- j
mittee on International Parcel Post.” .
PEOPLE ARE DISAPPOINTED.
The fact that the million dollar
naval coal fund upon which the
people of Anchorage have been do- j
pending for the development of the j
coal fields has failed to materialize:
will prove a great disappointment j
to the entire territory, and in all j
probability it means that another
costly delay will result, says the
Anchorage Times.
That nobody, either here or in
Washington, was aware of the fact
that this money was not available,
points to a case of official neglect
which almost is inexcusable. It is
difficult to understand how persons,
whose sole duty it is to guard the
interests of Alaska, can be so re
miss in their duty as to allow a
matter of such importance to escape
their attention.
In Alaska, points out the coast
paper, the people are dependent en
tirely upon the press dispatches and
their governmental representatives
to keep them informed as to the
progress of events at the national
capital. The newspapers of the ter
ritory expend large sums in their
efforts to get all the news of af
fairs affecting the territory, and
usually are ahead of all official
communications. But when even
the Government officials are under
the impression that a fund of one
million dollars is set aside for a
specific purpose and are not aware
that it is no longer available until
they attempt to procure its expendi
ture, it is a fair indication that
affairs in Washington, particularly
in so far as Alaskan affairs are
I
concerned, are not as they should
I be.
j Our only consolation in the coal
fund lies in the knowledge that.Sec
retary of the Interior Franklin K.
\ Lane, Assistant Secretary of the
; Navv Franklin Roosevelt, Senator
!
Miles Poindexter, and other firm
j friends of the North are putting
forth their best efforts to see if this
money cannot again be placed at
'the disposal of the navy. Until ;
that time the development of the
Matanuska coal fields. cannot be,
hastened, and the people here must
be content with the gradual exten
sion of the work on the same scale
as now.
FOR ENDOF WEEK!
Another one of those popular
three-’nour dances has been an- ^
nounced for Saturday night by the 1
management of Union hal- and the i
promise is made that 'here will be ;
nothing lacking to insure the sue- j
cess of the affair.
Prof. Ernst Berggren will furnish 1
the music and the price of admis-'
sion for men will be one dollar. j
Battleship O-Cedar Mops, $1.50.
Fowler & Morris.
DITCH IS PLANNED
FOR EAGLE SECTION
—
Advices received from Eagle state ]
that Jim Naylor is preparing to I
let a contract for the construction ]
of a ditch two and one-half miles
in length, to supply water for a ,
hydraulic proposition. The plan is ‘
to have the ditch completed before ,
the freezeup, so that it may be
used during the early spring.
New Wisconsin Cream Cheese at
Fowler A. Morris.
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The Douse launch Victory left
Fairbanks for Nenana at 11 o’clock
this morning.
Billy Butler, of Fairbanks, who is
interested in a grading contract on
the Tanana Valley railroad, is ,a pa
tient in the Fairbanks hospital, re
jceiving treatment for an injured
ihand. He expects to be out within
a few days.
j Mrs. U. G. Meyers, of Eagle,
I whose husband was one of the So
■phia victims, recently returned to
i Eagle from the States to close up
jher husband’s estate. She expects
i to remain at Eagle until the end
;of the season.
At a late hour this afternoon, the
: condition of Jack Hanson was still
very critical.
NOTICE.
Anyone wanting to record ground
or desiring information about the
Kantisha, C. Herbert Wilson, Kan
tishna Commissioner, at Dr. J. R.
Bowen’s office. k-10
LOT PAYMENTS
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The time extension on lot pay
ments, authorized last year, has been
! extended so as to include those pur
chasers who did not get the benefit
I of last year’s ruling, according to
I official advices received from the
(Fairbanks land office by Townsite
■Manager Carl Schmidt.
It will be recalled that a number
of lot owners made their payments
last year before word had been re
ceived relative to the modification
of the regulations, and, under the
original ruling, it was not possible
.for them to receive the benefit of
■the extension. The latest modifica
I i
Ition is for the benefit of only those :
who made payments last year.
The letter states that “An exten
sion of one year is allowed on each
partial payment. The partial pay- j
ments due September 15, 1918, must j
be paid on or before September 15,!
1919. The lot claimant whose par
tial payment falls due September 15,
1919, has until September 15, 1920. J
within which to make such pay- j
ment.”
I The original executive order, !
modifying the railroad regulations,
reads as follows:
“Executive Order.—Alaska. — Modi
fication of Railroad Regulations.
“It having been made to appear
to me that, as a result of condi
tions produced by the war in which
this country is now engaged, it will
be for the best interests of the Ter-1
ritory of Alaska, of certain towns j
in said territory hereinafter named, 1
and of the railroad now under con- ;
struction by this Government in that
territory, that the time or times
fixed and prescribed by administra
tive regulations for the payment of
certain portions of the purchase
money due or to become due on j
lots in said named towns, which !
have been heretofore sold in accord
ance with said regulations, shall be
enlarged and extended:
“Now, therefore, in and by virtue
of the authority vested in me by
the Act of Congress of March 12, j
1914 (38 Stat., 305), entitled ‘An
Act to authorize the President of
the United States to locate, con
struct and operate railroads in the |
Territory of Alaska, and for other i
purposes,’ I do hereby order and
direct that all lot payments falling
■due in August, 1918, and all lot
payments falling due subsequent to
August, 1918, in the towns of An- j
chorage, Matanuska, Nenana, and
jwasilla, and in any additions there- |
ito, be and the same are hereby
[extended for the period of one year
j from the date when the same be
Icame or become due. Lot payments
in said towns falling due prior to
August first 1918, are not hereby
extended. Executive order No.
2214, issued June 19, 1915, and
all other orders conflicting herewith
are hereby modified to conform with
this order.
“WOODROW WILSON.
“The White House,
“25 October, 1918.
“(No. 2982)”
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A CHILLY REMINDER
is that blighting first-frost. Look
o«Rr your last year’s underwear;
give attention to partly worn mack
inaws, jackets and fur coats, caps
and robes. Have them mended and
cleaned at moderate prices, before
winter sets in, by
MRS. D’ORSAY
Tailor Shop, Thb-d and A Street.
WANT ADS
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FOR SALE—Lady’s pony fur coat
! and muff. Apply Mrs. R. S. Mc
I Donald.
I FOR SALE—Furnished house, four
rooms, with summer kitchen, a>
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,
j Inquire at News office.
BUNCH OF KEYS found. Owner
can recover by calling at News
! office and paying for this adver
I tisement.
FOR SALE — Showcase, 5% feet!
long. Practically new. Cheap, j
Inquire Mrs. Herman Rosburg.
LAUNCH PEERLESS TAKES
CAPACITY LOAD UPRIVER
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The Johnson launch Peerless left
for Fairbanks at an early hour this j
moiming, carrying the mail and a
full load of passengers. Among
those taking passage were: M. B. !
Summers, R. H. Brown. Archie
Meyer, Dr. lake and several others, j
The launch came down from Fair-'
banks yesterday with Ben Simson, j
Tony Hagen, and J. H. Russell, Jr. j
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MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
FOURTH AND B STREETS
On Second and Fourth Tuesdays
At S P. M.
M. V. TYLER,
Dictator.
ALEX FOWLER
Secretary
Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE *
Passengers leaving on the train
for any point on the line south of
town are required to purchase
tickets before entering the train.
Tickets can be purchased from f
the station agent, whose office is
in the employment office, on the
ground floor of the general office
building, 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
j days at 8 a. m.
On and after july loth the freight
j on the North side of the river at
| Camp 415 dock will be shipped out
| Tuesday and Friday of each week,
j leaving at 8 a. m.. until further
j notice.
Dr. J, R. BOWEN
DENTIST
Prices Most Reasonable
THE BOWEN BUILDING
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