THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made Apnl 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for entry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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. Southworth — — — — Editor and Manager
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The closing of tie Yukon River
to commercial fishing is a step in
tiie right direction. The News is not
prepared to state that any great
lost of fish to natives and whites
in Interior Alaska has resulted thus
far from the operation of canner
ies at the mouth of the river, but
continued unrestricted fishing on
such a large scale undoubtedly
would have robbed the rivers of
their salmon eventually, and for
that reason Alaskans should he and
are grateful to Secretary Hoover
for the action taken by him.
Why should not the fish of Alaska
be given the same protection ac
corded other resources within the
territory? Already the coast fishing
banks have been exploited almost
to the point of exhaustion, while
protection and conservation have
been carried to the extreme with re
gard to other resources.
In view of these farts, it is grati
fying now to find a cabinet officer
who is ready to take the word of
Alaskans that conditions need rem
edying.
The News is inclined to share the
belief of Ketchikan and other towns
in Southeastern Alaska that our big
Territory should be divided. The
great size of Alaska and conditions
of travel are such that there never
can be complete unity of thought
and action within the Territory.
The majority of Alaskans, resident
north and west of the Panhandle,
quite naturally resent the assump
tion of dictatorship by the small
group of politicians in Southeastern
Alaska and will accept a division
of the Territory without serious op
position. One has only to scan the
proceedings of the several sessions
of the Territorial Legislature to be
convinced of the need of some
kind of a change in boundaries, and
The News is glad Southeastern
Alaska has taken the initiative.
One of the principal arguments
advanced in favor of the establish
ment of a low freight tariff on
supplies shipped to Alaska by way
of the Government railroad is that
the great inland section of the Ter
ritory requires substantial encour
agement to insure development. For
that reason, and for none other, was
the railroad enterprise launched in
the first place. And it is a fact that
agitation for a Government owned
and Government operated railroad
commenced at a time when con
ditions for development, as regards
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VOTE FOR
JAMES L. GALEN
FOR
Delegate to Congress
IN
REPUBLICAN PRIMARY
APRIL 25th, 1922
The “New Bill" now pending before Congress, was drawn by
Secretary Fall wbo is attempting to force its passage, and is re
ceiving the support of Governor Bone and Delegate Sutherland.
In the third section of the “New Bill” is a provision that, upon
its completion, the Secretary of the Interior may lease the Gov
ernment railway, with Government steamers connecting therewith,
to private interests. Secretary Fall has declared that if given this
power he will exercise it. This provision menaces every industry of
Interior Alaska. It gives absolute control of the coal and quartz
mines tributary to the Railway to the “private interests” who may
operate it. The vast coal fields of the Interior are valuable only if
the coal can be landed cheaply at the market. Those who control
the transportatiow completely control the mines. The owners of the
mines are entirely at their mercy. The same is true of all smelt
ing ores, both gold and copper. Such a provision affords an op
portunity to defeat every purpose for which Congress spent the
$56,000,000.00 the railway has already cost. .
.You have the option to return to Congress the present delegate,
who is giving this measure his active support, or Mr. Galen, who
is openly opposing it.
“WATCH THIS SPACE FOR FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
OF WHAT MR. GALEN’S CANDIDACY MEANS TO ALASKA”
general costs, were more favorable
then than they are at present, with
the Government railroad in opera
tion.
The Government has expended up
wards of fifty millions in the con
struction of a trunk line from the
coast to navigable water on the
Tanana river, and another several
millions are about to be expended
in order that the people of a near
by district may have the benefit of
uninterrupted transportation and the
privilege of landing their supplies
from Seattle at a fraction of a
cent a pound less than they were
required to pay river carriers at the
time the Government was first re
quested to come to the relief of In
terior Alaska shippers.
The Government has not been
asked to establish a permanet tariff
far under the cost of operation.
But the Interior country does want
and need an initial rate sufficiently
low to boost development. With de
velopment will come steadily in
creasing tonnage and a prosperity
that will permit the exaction of
normal tolls.
CANDIDATES ARE NAMED FOR
COUNCIL AT PUBLIC MEETING
Sixteen candidates for the City
Council and three for the School
Board were placed in nomination
at a public meeting held at the
Coliseum theater after the show on
Tuesday night. The meeting was
called by the present council and j
was directed by J. H. Scott, acting
as chairman, with W. A. Coghill
assisting as secretary.
After the chairman had briefly
stated the purpose of the meeting,
the follwing names were placed in
nomination for councilmanic honors:
James Cody, Tom Smith, W. A.
Coghill, M. J. Cooney. Harry Davis.
William J. Taylor, R. G. Southworth
J. H. Flower, Alex Fowler, Henry
Rappolt, Charles E. Bergman, Wm.
A. Thomas, W. H. Gilcher, A. D.
Thompson.
Frank Teufel, Fred Major and
Burdett Tunison were nominated for
the School Board.
Mr. Cody informed The Xews to-1
day that he could not accept nomina
tion as a candidate for the council
but it is understood that pressure
is to be brought to bear upon him
to accept nomination for the school
board, as a compromise.
It is also understood that several!
additional names will be entered in
the race for the council, largely
with a view to insuring a contest
between two full tickets. All candi
dates must file their names with the
city clerk at least five days before
election in order that their names
may appear on the official ballot.
Miss Lamont left for Anchorage
yesterday to consult with Dr. Beeson
and it is possible that it will be
necessary to make a trip to the Out
side to consult with a throat spe
cialist.
U.S.ArmyGoods
by Mail
at sacrifice prices
Because of low prices at which we
bought surplus Army-Navy goods
from the U. S. Government, you
save money. The items mentiored
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anything else in this kind of goods,
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OLDTIMER BACK FROM EAST
WHERE WINTER IS SEVERE
S. T. Hinckley, oldlime employe
of the Alaskan Engineering Com
mission, who returned to town last
week from a visit of several months
in the States, says tehe had not
been any marked improvement in
conditions up to the time he left
the East on his return to Alaska.
He came across country from Maine
by way of the Canadian National
and he was surprised to see mile
after mile of unthreshed grain rot
ting on the ground, where it had
been left after being cut. He was
told the farmers had been unable
to employ labor at sufficiently low
wages to enable them to thresh the
grain, with the result that it is a
total loss to them.
Mr. Hinckley also saw thousands
of idle freight cars both in Canada
and in the United States, most of
them with a deep covering of snow,
mute evidence that they had been
idle during most of the winter and
an indication that the railroads have
not been overtaxed.
Pulp making has taken on big
proportions in Maine, according to
the oldtimer. He found mills to be
quite numerous in the locality where
he lived many years ago, and the
owners of land are getting fancy
prices for timber which had no
value before the introduction of the
pulp making industry. The prices
now, however, are not nearly so
high as they were a few years ago,
and the wages of mill workers have
been cut to the bone.
Mr. Hinckley was surprised to find
a carload of Sitka spruce at Old
town. where it is being used in con
nection with the manufacture of
canoes.
Mr. Hinckley came North on the
steamer Northwestern and ran into
a real storm on the way. The ship,
he says nearly capsized at one time,
careening fully 32 degrees A little
more and there would have been
written the story of another terrible
Alaska wreck. But it would not
have been the fault of uncharted
waters. Numerous doors were broken
in by the waves and staterooms giv
en a thorough wetting.
Speaking of weather, Mr. Hinckley
says he felt the cold worse in Maine
than he ever did in Alaska. The
temperature dropped to 32 degrees
below zero one night where he was
visiting, and it was even colder in
other sections of the state, with a
damp, piercing wind blowing in off
the Atlantic. And the wind can blow
there worse than at Healy. he de
clares.
According to recent arrivals from
the Alaska coast, the political “sore
heads” of Juneau, Valdez and Cor
dova are out in support of James
Galen against Delegate Sutherland.
It is also reported that if Sutherland
wins in the primaries, Emery Valen
tine. of Juneau, will offer himself
as a candidate in the November
election, opposing Sutherland. Valen
tine is a Wickersham Republican.
WANT ADS
FOR SALE—Six cases of 72 gaso
line. Alfred J. Ghezzi.
FOR SALE—Monarch cook range,
9x12 rug, Westinghouse electric
iron, large heater. Inquire Pete
Wrenstedt.
WANTED—Man with dog team to
haul about a ton of freight to
Kantishna. Inquire for C. H.
Rawlins, Xenana House.
FOR SALE—Laundry on Market
St. Good proposition for right
party. Inquire Jones’ Bunk
house. John Leppik. tf
FOR SALE—Fur Parke, large; also
one pair reindeer boots, long. In
quire at News Office.
FOR SALE—Several spring dresses
just received. Good styles. Mrs.
Langstrom
PROSPEROUS plumbing, heating
and sheet metal business for sale.
$6000.00 cash. Sanitary Plumb
ing Co., Juneau, Alaska.
SALMON SALMON SALMON
481b. Ca. Kings $9. XO Labels...
Salt Bellies, 801b. bbls., 20c lb.
Salt Red Salmon, 701b bbls., 14c lb
501b. bx. Kippered Salmon, 35c. lb.
| Dog Salmon, 501b bales, 121*c. lb
F. O. B. AXCHORAGE
H. J. EMARD
NOTICE PROPERTY OWNERS
I HAVE GREAT DEMAND
FOR CABINS
Furnished and Unfurnished
List Your Property with Me
Make Your Investment Pay
DO IT NOW
CHARLES D. LECKIE
U. S. Commissioner
A. A. SHONBECK
ANCHORAGE
Feed of all Kinds
Explosives and Blasting Supplies
Agent - - Giant Powder Co.
Trappers Traders
SHIP TO
GEORGE R. GOSHAW, INC.
Dealer in Raw Furs
SEATTLE
Alaska Building
NEW YORK
127 W. 27 th Stre.t
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED
Non-in Smith, Jr., is four years
old today and to properly celebrate
this important event he pave a party
to all of his friends at the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. E.
Smith, on the Railroad reserve. The
gtiests of the youthful host were
Robert, Frank and Francis Major,
Ethel and Catherine Ghezzi, Jack
Cody, Donald and Frank dark,
Donald Fowler, Jerry Kestly, Pros
per Lamont. Alice Neilsen, Burdetta
Turn'son, Helen Sarantis, Ethel Ros
burp. Mary Margaret Abercrombie.
Eldon Ekeland, Margaret Bums,
Maisie Teeland, Mona Xicodet and
Dorothy Smith.
The little folk gathered shortly
after the close of school and spent
a delightful several hours with re
freshments and games.
TICKETS ARE DISTRIBUTED
FOR NENANA ICE POOL
Tickets for the big annual Nenana
ice pool are being distributed this
week by Committeemen E. J. Cron
in and A. St. J. McAaley, who have
been induced to take charge of the
necessary arrangements for the pool.
Fifteen hundred of the tickets
have been sent to Anchorage and a
like number to Fairbanks, and the
remainder of the 5,000 printed are
for general distribution. There was
large demand for the tickets at Fair
banks last year and it is believed
interest will be greater than ever
this year, owing to the fact that the
event was very largely advertised
throughout the territory a year ago.
The pool, as usual, will close on
April 15.
LOCAL TRAIN SCHEDULE
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Alulun Engineering Commiuion
Trains leave and arrive Nenana as
follows:
2:00 p. m., Sunday and Wednesday
for Healy. McKinley Park, Tal
keetna. Wasilla, Anchorage and
Seward. Arrives Nenana 11:50 a
m., Sunday and Thursday.
2:00 p. m., Sunday. Wednesday and
Saturday for Healy, McKinley
Park. Arrives Nenana 11:50 a. m
Sunday, Monday and Thursday.
2:00 p. m., Sunday and Thursday
for Dunbar, Fairbanks, Chatanika
Arrives Nenana 12:10 p. m.. Sun
day and Wednesday.
Alfred J. Ghezzi
MEN’S
WINTER
CLOTHING
Leather Shoes
— and —
Rubber Pacs
CIGARS
El Sidelo—Juan De Fuca
Optimo — Custa Rey
NOTARY PUBLIC
Smokers’ Supplies, Soft Drinks, Candies
Stationery and Fresh Fruits
POOL AND CARD TABLES |
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The Terminal I
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JOE O’CONNOR HARRY A. DAVIS 1
Central Cafe
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JAVA COFFEE. OR TEA FROM CELON,
JUICY MEATS, FRESH AND RARE—
FROM BEEF DOWN TO BEAR—
YOU’LL GET IT IN STYLE—
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Sheet Metal Work
Plumbing, Heating Plants
Stoves and Ranges
Nenana Sheet Metal Works
PAUL PALFY, Prop. — — New Location on A Street
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