A Thoroughly Modern Hotel
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Tom Smith, Prop
Work is progressing steadily on
the new structure which is to re
place Bridge 16, south of Nenana.
It is expected that the new bridge
will be finished during the coming i
week, wiien it will be possible to
send trains through to Healy again.
Tarzin of the Ape*—Sunday 50c.
Fine Stock Staple and Fancy Gro
leries. Fowler & Morri*.
SLUTER’S DAIRY
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SWEET MILK
Fresh Sweet Buttermilk
Fresh Churned Butter
Phone 139 W
FAIRBANKS, ALASkA
U.S. GRILL
First Class
Restaurant
Second Avenue
Fairbanks
HOTEL
NORTHERN
FAIRBANKS
Only Hot Water Heating System
in Fairbanks
Pool and Card Rooms, Cigars
Ice Cream and Soft Drinks
CARL BERGE, Prop.
ARTISTIC
CLOTHES
7HA T is what you want
fine hand-tailoring plus
new and snappy patterns
always on display at
BERG, The TaiIor
Fairbanks, Alaska
A hand-customed tailored
suit looks better and lasts
longer because of reliable
quality in 100 per cent.
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DAVIS—Up Birches last night.
JACOBS—Down Xulato this noon.
RELIANCE—At Gibbon.
ALASKA—Up Tanana for Xe
nar.a at eight o’clock this morning
TANANA—Down Nulato July 26
KELLY—Up Gibbon this morning
BENCHLEY—East of Koyukuk.
SIBILLA—Up For Yukon this
morning.
SEATTLE No. 3—At St. Michael
HERMAN— Up Kotlik. Probably
at cannery.
YUKON—Up Circle yesterday.
Dawson, Casca and Whitehorse at
Whitehorse.
CHILDREN MEET TONIGHT
Miss Dorothy B. de la Pole re
quests that all the children of Ne
nana meet at the Coliseum this
evening at 7:30 to practice for ex
ercises which are being arranged in
honor of Governor Bone and the
members of his party, who will be
here probably tomorrow.
Trunks, Genuine Leather Suit
cases and Handbags, just received
at Johnson’s Store. ka2S
WALLACE B. CALDERHEAD
Engraving
Watchmaking
Jeweler
HEALY, - ALASKA
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ANCHORAGE MAKES HOLLER
AGAINST ACTION Of A. E. C.
In a recent issue of the Anchorage
Times the Alaskan Engineering Com
mission is taken to task for trying to
dispose of the power and telephone
plants on short notice. Diccussing the
action editorially, the Times says:
"What's the big idea, anyway, about
selling or leasing the telephone and
electric plants? Does the Alaskan
Engineering Commission need the
money, or has an offer been made
by out-of-town capitalists?
“Yesterday the commission adver
tised the telephone and electric
light plants 'for sale or lease’. And
this too, after managing them for
six years without the breath of sus
picion that they were to be disposed
of. The citizens of Anchorage have
been given the impression that the
commission would continue in charge
of affairs until the completion of
the Government railroad.
Naturally the commission has a
perfect right to sell or lease proper
ty of this nature; but being purely
municipal affairs it would have been
only reasonable to have brought the
matter to the attention of the An
chorage city council, the same as tt e
water works.
“Why all this rush to dispose of
the telephone and light systems?
Ten days is the time limit and ordi
narily the commission insists on tak
ing at least ten days in which to
sell a horse.
“But here is an investment en
tailing several thousand dollars and
should require several weeks of
thorough investigation in wh;ch the
minute details of cost and produc
tion should be carefully figured: all
to be disposed of within the redicj
lously short time of ten days.
“Was the city council advised of
this sale? We'll say not. But we’ll
«ay the taxpayers of Anchorage may
rest assured that these same city
fathers will have the last word when
it comes to granting a franchise.
“Note—It is understood that Mr.
Graff, owner of the Steward tele
phone and light plants, and Mr.
Hoben, Seward capitalist, left for
home this afternoon, after a brief
visit in Anchorage.”
The above editorial brought the
following reply from Mr. Gerig. as
sistant to the chief engineer:
“Referring to the editorial in The
Times of yesterday entitled ‘What’s
the Answer’, will say the answer is
that the Alaskan Engineering Com
mission desires to divorce itself from
the operation of the utilities in the
towns and communities along the
road, and wishes to adhere strictly
to the construction and operation
of the railroad. This is made more
imperative when the difficulty is
realized of inducing Congress to
make an appropriation for the oper
ation of a telephone plant in the
town of Anchorage or any other.
“The question of disposing of
these utilities has been discussed
w-ith various citizens of Anchorage
as well as with some of the individ
ual members of the present city
council on several occasions during
the last eight months; but as no
interest in the matter was shown,
the commission was led to believe
that no one cared to take over same,
particularly the telephone and power
distribution plants For that reason
the commission invited Mr. Graff,
of Seward, to come to Anchorage
and look over the plant with a view
to making a bid on it. There was
no secrecy about it and Mr. Graff
is not the first person who came
here for that purpose. Last spring
Mr. McCouncil, of Cordova, was
here. Both these gentlemen are in
terested in similar public utilities in
their respective home towns and are
familiar with the cost of operation.
Mr. Graff called at the commission
office Saturday morning. June 18.
looked over the plant and our re
cords and gave us to understand on
Tuesday that he would like to make
a proposition. It was then decided
to ask for bids so that all who de
sired could bid on the plants. As
the commission was anxious to make
the change soon, and particularly
as early as possible in the new fisc ll
year beginning July 1, and as both
these gentlemen mentioned satisfied
themselves as to the cost of the
plants and their operation in less
than three or four days, it was
thought that ten days’ time was
ample for advertising the same for
sale or lease. If the city desires to
' consider the matter, it will be given
the preference, and the commission
; will gladly postpone the opening of
the bids, if necessary, to allow them
sufficient time to go into the matter
| fully.
‘‘The statement that the commis
sion has been operating the tele
phone and light plants for six years
is true. It is also true that they op
erated the water plants and the city
government during the same period,
and it is just as desirable to get
rid of the telephone and light plants
as it was to get rid of these other
matters."
When in Anchorage make your headquarters at the
Imperial cigar Store
ANDY HOEY
NENANA
A. M. BARBATTINI
FAIRBANKS
Trappers Traders
SHIP TO
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Dealer in Raw Furs
SEATTLE
Alaska Building
NEW YORK
127 W. 27th Street
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SOLDIERS AND CHILDREN, 25c
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8 Reels 8
ADMISSION, 50c. - . . RESERVED. 75c
SOLDIERS AND CHILDREN 25c.
SHOW STARTS AT EIGHT THIRTY
Nenana Steam Laundry
OUR EQUIPMENT COMPLETE DL -70
WORK EQUAL TO THE BEST I ilOIie / 0
_ GEORGE RICH, Proprietor
FRUIT FRESH CANDIES SMOKES
BILLY GAGNON S - UNION BUILDING
CARDS
SOFT DRINKS
POOL
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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
FRESH SMOKES
bandies- -Stationery
Summer DrinKs
Slater’s Buttermilk
The Portland
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NENANA STAMPS—25c per 100; $2 per 1,000
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