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.
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WORDS OF WISDOM.
Secretary Franklin K. Lane—
"former” Secretary Lane row—
rarely speaks without saying some
thing worth while. And in his long
public career he never said any
thing that needed saying more than
his characterization of political
Washington. He said: ‘‘Official
Washington is a combination of po
litical, drawing room and civil serv
ice bureaus, containing statesmen
who are politicians and politicians
who are not statesmen.” Then he*
added that “fewer men with larger
capacities” are needed to run the
Government.
That, in a few words, exactly de
scribes Washington as she has been
for many years, comments the Dem
ocratic Juneau Daily Empire. Xo
one who has had experience in the
business world can spend any length
of time in the national capital with
out being impressed with the condi
tions which inspired tine words of
the great secretary of the interior,
now retiring from public to enter
a business career when nearing
three-score years of life.
It was a recognition of that con
dition which inspired the iate Sen
ator Aldrich to say tha: he could
save the country $300,000,000 a
year if he were general manager of
the United States. (That was in the
clay when $300,000,000 was regard
ed as a lot of money).
It is a recognition of that con
dition which has caused the develop
ment of a demand throughout the
country that a Herbert Hoover be
made President of the United States.
Someone is wanted to organize offi
cial Washington—to cast out the
useless and put fewer men with
larger capacities on the job. The
public service, the procedure of the
executive and legislative branches
of the Government are so loaded
down and tied up with red tape and
wheels within wheels—such a con
fusion of official machinery and so
many conflicting precedents and tra
ditions—that it is almost impossible
for the Government to function, or
the will of the people to find ex
pression. There is so much horse
play of partisan politics, so much
demagoguery, such constant industry
on the part of those who are ir
Congress to be re-elected through
making a front, so much muddyinf
of the waters and pawing of dusl
and dirt to blind the people, that il
is a wonder that anything is evei
settled. And very little is settle*
except in times of stress when somt
dominant person gets the public con
fidence to such an extent that thrr
sheer fear the politicians do his bid
ding without questioning why.
The record of the Wilson admin
istration prior to the signing of th<
armistice, when his hold on publii
confidence was so complete tha
Congress passed his measures with
out question in one, two, three or
<!er, and then during the war am
the speed developed during its prog
ress, when red tajR? was cut am
just enough of the branches of thi
Government put on effective basi;
to demonstrate the meaning of offi
cial efficiency, showed the peopli
that it would be possible to manage
the United States as a great busi
ness ought to be managed. If the
direct methods, the speed of Con
press to comply with the needs of
the hour, which were exhibited dur
mp and just before the war were
applied to the needs of peace and
reconstruction, and directed by one
who knows what business organiza
tion is. the United States would soon
be on the road to a greater progress
than any people in the world have
ever attained, and it could be so
organized that the will of the people
could be carried into law and ex
ecutive action. i
PRICES AT THE TOP.
One day a gentleman in the shoe
business predicts that the present
extortionate prices of footwear will
look cheap six months hence, and
the next day a spokesman for the
clothing industry warns consumers
to expect a big mark-up next spring
and summer.
Ry such methods, says the New
York World, the unwise are encour
aged to buy beyond their needs and
the mass of purchasers are prepared
.for possible gouges to come. Profit
eering has become largely specu
lative and its prophets are well
[aware that the gamble cannot long
survive the purchasing furor, due
first to unexampled extravagance
and sustained now bv cleverly cre
i
ated fears of future scarcity,
j Hardly a week passes without con
ferences of manufacturers of and
dealers in clothing, shoes and house
hold supplies at which the keynote
is almost invariably, "Beware of the
!
coming slump.” There are many
disciples of Colonel Sellers who see
millions in it for unnumbered years,
‘and justify their predictions with
references to higher labor costs, no:
in every case authentic, and to ad
vanced prices for raw materials,
some of which are actually declin
ing; but conservatives advise cau
tion. "Don’t be caught with ex
cessive stocks,” they say, and even
the optimists are exceedingly cir
cumspect on that score.
The fact is. and many business
men recognize it, that prices of most
things are at the top. that they
cannot go higher, and tha\ there is
no reason short of robbery why the\
should.
(Cm»Mbk*4 fr»M Page One)
iare also familiar with the plar
.'suggested by Commissioner R. S
. .McDonald, the two plans differinf
• | considerably in several details. Botl
;! plans were explained last night, th<
.: one by Mr. Davis and the other bj
. |Mr. McDonald, and the details dis
11 cussed at some length, much to th(
.(enlightenment of those present
1 !Mr. McDonald several years ago an
ticipated just such a situation a:
has developed in the gold mining in
dsutry, and he probably has de
voted more study to the problen
than any other man in Alaska.
At the conclusion of the gold
bonus discussion. Engineer in Charge
Fred’k D. Browne was called upon
to address the meeting, and he said
the statements made by the other
speakers had convinced him that the
financial structure of the country
faced a serious menace in conse
quence of decreased gold production,
which is now less than the amount
used in the arts and trades. The
continued use of coinage for the
manufacture of jewelry, he thought,
would ultimately make serious in
roads on the gold reserve of the
country, and he said he had been
convinced that steps should be taken
immediately to stimulate production.
The bonus he now regards as the
proper remedy.
Thy way to obtain the much
needed bonus, in Mr. Browne’s opin
ion, is to keep hammering away at
Congress until the relief is pro
vided. He pointed out the fact that
silver and other metal miners have
already received a bonus in the
form of higher priecs for their
product, and he thought it about
time for Congress to come to the
relief of the gold miner.
August I*eterson, who is one of
Alaska's most extensive gold mire
operators, said that a bonus would
enable him and other operators to
resume operations on ground that
cannot be worked under present con
ditions, and would stimulate goid
hunting in new districts.
Mr. Davis explained that the con-!
vention of the American Minina I
congress had been called in a hurry :
for the purpose of considering the j
question of unrest, and was in the I
nature of an industrial conference,
and a very- successful one.
“It looks as if the question will
come to a head in a couple of years
more,” he said. “Everybody Out
side is dissatisfied with present con
ditions, and they are predicting any
thing from a revolution to a finan
cial panic." Things are booming
at present, he explained. The peo
ple are running wild with extrava
gance and the general explanation
is that they- are now spending the
money they saved during the war,
when people generally were prac
ticing rigid economy. But when
these savings ere exhausted, or
squandered, the people will have to
get down to work, and then pro
duction will increase and the eoun
;trv will get back to a normal basis.
| '
• The nation at present is short of a
| lot of necessities and production
| must catch up with demand before
j prices can drop materially.
Referring to Alaska, Mr. Davis
j said that Northerners had a year or
|two of hard sledding ahead of them.
I Prices will be higher here after the
j new stocks arrived than they are
j at present. At present prices are
(lower in Alaska than they are in
• the States, and the new goods ship
I ped in after the opening of naviga
tion will cost considerably- more.
The completion of the Govern
ment railroad will help Interior Al
aska very much, in the opinion of
Mr. Davis. It will put the country
on an all-year basis, instead of a
few months as at present. It will
jhelp the merchant by- reducing the
[cost of doing business, and will low
er prices to the consumer. It will
also stimulate development and start
the country on the road to perma
nent prosperity. This is the ebb
row, he said in conclusion; and bet
ter times are coming.
Question, after the meeting, rela
live to the central pow-er plant
movement, Mr. Davis said that noth
ing is being done at present, as it
is impossible to interest Congress ir
projects of that sort right now. The
lawmakers are too much engrosser
with politics to look kindly on re
quests for funds for new projects
but the matter will be pressed dur
1 j ing the next session, when the law
makers w-ill be in a more approach
'able mood.
' j Mr. Davis made the trip to In
terior Alaska by way o| the Broac
• Pass trail and was accompanied by
; Mrs. Davis. They are enroute tc
■ their home in Fairbanks, where Mr
Davis is head of the Govemmenl
, bureau of mine station, and left foi
the upper town on the train thi;
WANT ADS
BUNCH OK KEYS FOUND—Owner
can recover same by calling at
The News office.
LOST—Open-face silver watch. Re
ward for return to the News of
fice or to Eddie Miller.
THE DWYER HOME FOR SALE.
Terms reasonable. tf
FOUND—Bunch of keys. Inquire
at Central 'Cafe.
FOR RENT—Suite of three rooms,
suitable for light housekeeping,
with heat and light and hot and
cold water in connection. Also
office rooms, at The Arctic.
FOR SALE—Two-room house, part
ly furnished, with lot. Desirable
locality. Inquire News office. tf
FOR RENT—Cascade laundry. Fully
equipped and with established in
come. No cash required. Inquire
at Arctic.
Pioneers of Alaska
Nenana Igloo No. 17
MEETS AT UNION HALL
FIRST AND THIRD MONDAYS
OF MONTH. AT 8:00 P. M.
Visiting Members Always
Welcome.
Frank Rourke, Martin Nash,
Secretary. President.
afternoon. They made the trio
over the trail with Billy Butler, who
took his do.c team to the coast end
of steel to meet them.
FIRST POLISH VESSEL
LANDS CARGO SAFELY
DANZIG.—The first. Polish cargo
stea#ner has reached Danzig from
New York. She is the Cosiuszko,
of the Polish-American company.
OLD PAPERS FOR SALE AT
THE NEWS* OFFICE
Nenana, the Gateway to McKinley
Katlonal Park.
Board of School Directors
Nenana Public School
Xenana. March 8. 1920.
NOTICE OF SCHOOL ELECTION
Complying with the law' of Alas
ka, notice is hereby given that the
regular annual election will be hel*:
:
in the town of Xenana,
Tuesday, April 6, 1920.
'for the purpose of electing three
j school directors to serve two years
ito fill the vacancies caused by the
i expiration of the terms of Eober;
Lloseph Piven. .T. A. Slippern, and J
Jh. Scott.
J The names of candidates must be
!in the hands of the Clerk of the
School Board not later than 5 p. m.
March 22, 1920.
The polling place will be locatee
jin the fire hall, adjoining the town
I site office. Polls will be open fron
8 a. m. until 7 p. m. on the da:
land date of election. '
• ,T. H. SCOTT.
Clerk of School Board
; Approved:
j ROBERT JOSEPH DIVEX,
President.
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MEETS AT MOOSE HAL1
Fourth and B Streets
i
; Second and Fourth Monday
At 8:00 P. M.
I ALEX FOWLER M. V. TYLEF
Secretary Dicta to
Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE
Passengers arc 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 415 (North Xenana).
Tickets will be on sale at any
| time during office hours, and can be
purchased in suflicient time before
the departure of the trains.
Regular trains for the south leave
the foot of A street on Wednesdays
and Saturdays at 8 a. m . and from
Camp 415 (North Nenana), for
j Fairbanks, Tuesdays and Fridays, at
•1 p. m.
The following is the schedule be
tween North Nenana and Fairbanks,
.subject to change without notice:
; Leave Fairbanks at 7:00 a. m.:
arrive North Nenana, 11:30 a. m.
J Leave North Nenana 1:00 p. m ;
I arrive Fairbanks, 5:30 p. m.
, No tickets will be sold crossing
• the river. Those intending to *rav
jel to Fairbanks must make their
iovrn arrangements for reaching
>. I 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.
During 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 docs 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