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MAIL ORDER WORKERS.
The committee of the Nenanaj
Commercial club, who met with
Chairman Mears yesterday after
noon, were informed that the Alas-^
kan Engineering commission hasj
many thousands of applications on !
file from persons seeking employ-1
ment on the Government railroad— ,
applications sufficient to replace the 1
entire railroad force from top to
bottom within a very short space of i
time. And we have no doubt the
statement is true. It is something
to know that the work during the
coming season will not be held back
because of lack of labor. There
have been times in the past when 1
it was not possible for the commis
sion to secure workers when they!
were needed, and further delay a:
this time, on that account, or any
account, would prove a serious set-!
back to the big Government enter- 1
prise, which now has a time limit
set on its completion.
The men needed to do the work
necessary to complete the railroad
on schedule time are not now in
Alaska. That is certain. And es
i
pecially is it true of the Interior
division. Workers must come from
elsewhere, and it will be pleasing
to oldtime Alaskans to leam that
there is a plentiful supply of ap
plicants to draw upon. The early
completion of the railroad has be
come a matter of vital importance
to the Interior.
It is very questionable to The
News, however, if the applicants re
ferred to represent the son of
workers who will benefit Alaska. It
is one thins to set men to work
on a railroad, and quite another
thing to get men for that work who
will fit into the development scheme
which Congress has in mind for
Alaska at the present time. If the
railroad is to fulfill its mission as a
development project, it must be
built by men whose presence in the
country will contribute to the suc
cess of the enterprise and assist in
the upbuilding of the Territory.
It may be easy enough to get
workers, but it is not so easy to
find men suited to the kind of work
essential to territorial progress. It
is even possible that among the
thousands of applicants there are
some whose employment would be
a menace to the railroad, a menace
to the community in which they
might be temporarily stationed. We
do not say that the commission
would employ that class of labor,
but it must be admitted that certain
risks attach to the mail order meth
od of employment. And Alaskans
would not welcome in their midst
workers who are not law abiding
and otherwise good citizens. We
do not want the time to come it
Alaska when it will be necessary to
lock our doors, and especially woulc
we regret it if men imported tc
build the Government railroai
should so change conditions as t(
make our homes unsafe. Better nc
railroad at all than that.
Thus far the Interior end of tht
railroad has been free from seriou1
agitation; the work has been don<
as well on this end as elsewhere
and when there has been no worl
to do, many of the men have in
vested their earnings in supplies and
left for the hills in quest of future
tonnage for the railroad. More
would have gone had their meager
savings permitted, but all of the
oldtime workers, it can safely be
said, have, in one way or another,
contributed to the upbuilding of the
country. They have proved them
selves to be law-abiding, patriotic,
and very patient, and it is a matter
of general regret that there are not
now enough of them left to fill all
of the positions that will be open
during the coming summer. The
N'ews would much prefer to see the
railroad completed by the class of
men who started it, than to see the
places filled at this time by mail
order workers.
Perhaps the contemplated revi
sion of the wage scale in this divi
sion will make working conditions
sufficiently attractive to keep the
present force intact and attract
many of the oldtdmers back to the
Interior, in which event it will not
be necessary to draw heavily, if at
all, upon the list of applications
now on file. The oldtiraers will
come back of their own accord if
wages are advanced substantially
and there is promise of real devel
opment in connection with the rail
road building. And the country
will be better for their coming.
(Continued from Page One. >
I am in favor of this change, an!
have recently worked out a new
wage scale on the south end of the
work along similar lines, and be
lieve that I can give assurance tha1
a reasonable adjustment of this mat
ter will be made to take effect or
the first of May.
Commissary.
In view of the increased wort
which we hope will take place ir
and around the town of Nenana ir
connection with the construction o:
approaches and bridge piers to th<
.Tanana river bridge, as well as thi
prevalent high cost of living thru
out the country, it is not believer
wise, or proper, to deprive the em
ployes of the benefit of securinj
the ordinary commissary supplies a
! cost.
The operation of the commissar
at Nenana will be continued, there
fore, but the method of operatio
will be greatly changed. Instea
j of permitting small purchases o
individual articles to be made, err
ployes will be confined to the pur
'chase of unbroken packages of sts
pie articles of common food suf
■ plies.
| The sale of clothing and sna
articles will be discontinued. A lis
j of staple food supplies will be pr<
pared by the engineer in charge c
i the supply department, and the ger
jeral storekeeper will be instructe
; to conform to this list in makin
sales to individuals. I am confider
that this new system will meet many 1
of the objections presented by the
merchants of the town of Nenana,
and, at the same time, protect the
employes against higher living costs.
It has been followed successfully at 1
other parts of the construction work,
and there is no reason to believe
that it will not be entirely satis
factory here.
Kantuhna Wagon Road
Construction.
The importance of constructing
the wagon road into the new Kan-(
tishna mining district was very ably j
set forth by Mr. Scott, a member i
of the committee, and after dis-j
cussing this subject at length, it I
was agreed that Mr. Browne would
secure necessary maps and other
data to be forwarded to the chair
man of the Alaska Road Commis-1
sion at Juneau, through our head- j
quarters at Anchorage. The com
mittee was assured we would urge
the engineers in charge of the wag- j
on road construction to do some-1
:thing towards this work during the;
coming season.
New Official Pamphlet Showing Re
sources of Tributary Country.
Following a suggestion which was
initiated by the Seward Chamber of
Commerce, request was made upon
the committee of the Nenana Com
mercial club to secure reliable data
concerning the resources of the
country tributary to the town of
Nenana. and the railroad line thru
this section of Alaska. It is pur
posed to take this information and
compile it in suitable form, togeth
er with maps and illustrations, an !
place it in the hands of the Bureau
of Publicity of the Interior Depart
ment, with a request That they com
pile a separate official pamphlet
dealing entirely with the towns and
resources tributary to the Govern
ment railroad.
Trusting that the above statement
will give your readers some useful
information in regard to the rail
road project, I beg to remain.
Yours very truly,
FREDERICK MEARS,
Chairman and Chief Engineer.
The committee from the Commer
cial club, who called on Colonel
'Means to take up wages and other
I matters, report that it was their
wish to show fully why all wages
! should be materially increased, and
also fairly adjust the amount as
j between those boarding at the mess
j and those who do not. But Colonel
| Mears held the view that it was not
! within the province of the Commer
cial club to take up the matter of
’.wages, since it concerned only em
jployes. But he did permit us to
Igive many of the most vital points,
and he stated that they are now
working on a new scale that he was
sure would be just to all.
| It was not planned by the com
i mittee, in any manner, to take up
jthe commissary matter. Colonel
j Mears did volunteer, however, the
information that the system of
handling the commissary would be
changed to the same as is now in
effect at Anchorage; that is, not
I breaking packages, thereby saving
.considerable help at the store, yet
'enabling their employes to get their
.! supplies, the same as heretofore.
He also gave us the information
(that they are now working on plans
which, if they mature as they hope,
will give more work to this section
on bridges than we had reason to
expect. He also stated that any aid
he could give to get a wagon road
from Roosevelt to the Kantishna
mines, he would gladly do.
The committee would express ap
preciation of the courteous hearing
r.s. McDonald
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Pioneers of Alaska
Nenana Igloo No. 17
MEETS AT ONION HALL
FIRST AND THIRD MONDAYS
OF MONTH. AT 8:00 P. M.
Visiting Members Always
Welcome.
Frank Rourke, Martin Nash,
Secretary. President.
riven them by Colonel Wears, espe- j
?iallv after discovering the colonel’s •
.•ery positive judgment that such a
'ommittee was in no way entitled
to discuss the question of wages, :
ivith either the commission or their
employers in Washington.
ROBERT JOSEPH DIVEK.
J. H. SCOTT.
HERMAN ANDERSON.
r. s. McDonald.
WILLIAM COUTTS.
Leo Rodrigue, pioneer hotelman !
of the new settlement at the end ,
of steel, arrived in town last eve- J
ning to purchase supplies for his I
establishment. He will return to !
Healy tomorrow morning.
Coming to the Coliseum Sunday,
“NAZIMOVA,” in a photodramatic
version of Marion Craig Went- :
worth’s play, “WAR BRIDES,” in
Eight Powerful Parts.
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MEETS AT MOOSE HAIA
Fourth and B Streets
Second and Fourth Mondays
At 8:00 P. M.
ALEX FOWLER M. V. TYLER,
Secretary Dictator.
Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE
Fassengers 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 410 (North Nenana).
Tickets will be on sale at i-ny
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 cf A street on Wednesdays
and Saturdays at 8 a. m , and from
(lamp 415 (North Nenana), tot
Fairbanks, Tuesday? and Fridays, ai
1 p. no.
The following is the schedule be
tween North Nenana and Fairbanks,
subject to change without notice:
Leave Fairbanks at 7 K)0 a. at.:
arrive North Nenana, 11:30 a. m.
Leave North Nenana 1 :Q0 p. m
! arrive Fairbanks, 5:3# p. m.
i No tickets will be sold crossing
the river. Those intending to trav
el to Fairbanks must make their
own arrangements for reaching
North Nenana.
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Trappers and Traders of Alaska
SELL YOUR FURS 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
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