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”
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Company, at First and B Streets, Nenana, Alaska.
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ADVERRTISING.
In a sense the present- high tide
of advertising is evidence that the
world has achieved a larger measure
of democracy, says a writer in Col
lier’s. Where monarchy is absolute,
advertising languishes. There is
then no need to argue with the
populace from billboards, streetcar
cards, and printed pages. Tell them
what to do, and they do it. An
nounce that the emperor eats such j
and such cornmeal or prunes, and
the announcement is enough. But
must be sold; and the more they
rule, the more the methods of sales
manship increase and flourish.
Those who find themselves irked by
the process of being forever ap
pealed to may discover some crumb
of comfort in the assurance that:
there will be no advertising in
heaven. For advertising, which is,
after all, only a department of edu- j
cation, will have done its perfect'
work. “And they shall teach no j
more every man his neighbor,” says j
the prophecy. On every subject ev- j
eryone will think and know alike. j
Until that perfect day arrives, how- |
ever, the probabilities are that we j
shall see more and more advertising j
rather than less.
where the
the people
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ALASKA’S DEMANDS AND
CONGRESS.
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Occasionally, we are reminded by ,
the Juneau Empire. Congress be- j
comes tired of Alaska's constant and !
insistent demands for appropriations, j
Congress seems to forest, says the J
coast paper, that the people of this ;
Territory arc simply asking the
greatest Alaskan landlord to bear
in part his share of the cost of
Territorial development. If the Gov
ernment would turn the natural re
sources it owns in Alaska over to
the Territory, it would not be trou
bled any more concerning appropri
ations. If it would make these nat
ural resources free for development
purposes as were the natural re
sources of the other Western states
and territories, it would hear less
about money for the North.
Alaska’s greatest period of prog
ress was that between 1897 and
1906, a period during which the
Federal Government did a very little
for the North beyond inviting people
to come and develop through the op
eration of laws under which the
great West was changed from a
vast wilderness to the wondrous Em
pire it is today. That is the period
in which the Territory gained most
of its population. It got it popula
tion and was developed because of
the freedom of action that was al
lowed—a freedom that Westerners
were accustomed to. All the people
asked then was freedom in govern
ment. They were not bothering
about appropriations.
Then came the application of Pin
chotism. Wherever private enter
prise sought to turn, restrictive bars
were set up. The flood of inpouring
people and capital was shut off. Ail
valves opened only outward. There
was free egree from the Territory,
but no chance to get in.
The present administration helped
things to a certain extent. It star:
ed railroad building, and was more
liberal with money for wagon road?.
It showed a disposition to permit
the development of the natural re
sources of the Territory; but the
heavy restrictive hand of federal
! regulation and interference was not
wholly lifted. It probably would
have made far more progress in al
leviating the devastation that distant
federal meddling had wrought if it
had not been that the prosecution
! of the war diverted attention from
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domestic matters, including Alaskan
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conditions.
The Federal Government cannot
in a generation repair the damage
it has done to Alaskan progress. The
only thing it can do now is to do
; the work it prevented private enter
prise from doing. That means ap
propriations.
If Congress finds that tiresome,
let it give the federal holdings in
Alaska to the Territory', and then
wash its hands of the whole busi-!
ness. If it will do that, Alaska will;
charge off her losses through per
nicious federal meddling, and start
I anew. She will no doubt agree to
ask Congress for nothing else—ex
cept the authority to govern herself
j in her own way. If Alaska had full
control of the resources within her
borders, and her government, the
Territory would grow in population
and prosperity, and she would give
| the nation trade and commerce that
|would make it sit up and take no
tice.
QUESTIONS FOR CONGRESS.
The joint national executive com-1
mittee of the American Legion has I
1 instructed its legislative committee j
to proceed with the utmost vigor in
pressing upon Congress legislation ;
| supporting the resolutions adopted
by the St. Louis caucus, through
which the organization first ex-,
' pressed itself on certain matters of,
national concern. What is Congress I
■ going to do about ridding the coun-j
trv of alien slackers, many of whom 1
t / ,
hold lucrative positions? asks the
official organ of the legion. What
about lands for those formerly in
sendee who want to become farm-1
ers? What about the investigation
of alleged cruelties to enlisted men
abroad? What about an equal basis
among all classes of soldiers for re
:
tirement pay for disability incurred
during the war? What about a re
vision of war risk insurance pro
viding a method of payment in
keeping with the wishes of those af
fected by war risk insurance? These
and other demands of the legion’s
members were made, with the best
interests of the country first in
mind. They are reasonable. It is
appropriate that something be done
about them. It is expected that
they shall have been passed prior to
the legion’s Minneapolis convention
’ in November, so that the course
mav be clear for anv additional
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suggestions the united men-who
were-in-service may have to present.
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Restaurant Tabs and Tablets at
' the News Office.
The outlook for favorable Alaska j
legislation in the house of repre- j
sentatives could not be better if the
friendliness of a very capable com
mittee on territories counts for any
thing, according to George B. Grigs- j
bv, Alaska's representative in Con
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gress. who is now in Alaska in con-;
nection with his contest case. Mr.
Grigsby recently informed a repre
sentative of the Juneau Empire that
the committee on territories in the
house is a very able body of men.
land its disposition is to aid Alaska
i in every way possible. Representa
tive Charles F. Curry of Sacramen
ito, California, is chairman of the
; committee, and Mr. Grigsby says he
iis the right man in the right place
Iso far as Alaska is concerned. All
ithe members of the committee were
'very greatly disappointed because
i things developed at Washington
which made it impossible for them
to visit Alaska difring the past sum
• mer.
| “Chairman Curry," said Mr. Grigs
jby, “is a thorough Westerner, broad
! minded, understanding the needs of
!a developing country, and very
J friendly to Alaska. He wants the
; Territory opened up for develop
'ment and the accommodation of ad
i ditional population. He is very
■much in earnest in his desire to aid
iAlaska, and he may be counted upon
jto help in every way that it is pos
jsible for him to be of service.”
Mr. Grigsby also gives J. L. Mc
Pherson, manager of the Alaska
Bureau of the Seattle Chamber of
[Commerce, great credit for the
; passage of the Alaska railroad ap
propriation bill. “There was no
answer to the statement made by
Mr. McPherson reviewing the work
that has been done or. the Alaska
railroad and the work that needs to
| be done there," said Mr. Grigsby, i
|“He had the situation so well in
hand and presented it so clearly
i that all charges and criticism evapo
r.s. McDonald
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WANT ADS
GOOD TEAM, harness and No. 5
sleigh for sale. Inquire Knut
Koland, Third and C streets. j
FOR SALE—Furnished house of five
rooms, attic, large basement and
winter cellar for vegetables. Heat
ed by furnace. Winter supply of
vegetables. Full corner lot. One
of the most desirable parts of
town. Inquire at News office.
FOR SALE OR RENT—High-grade
player piano. Inquire Simson’s
Store.
FOR SALE—Piano and complete
household furniture; also set of
mink furs. Inquire of Mrs.
Duke. I0-2S
FOR SALE—Small Lang range, with
kitchen outfit complete; couch
springs, mattress and bedding. In-;
quire Skof House.
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BUNCH OF KEYS found. Owner
can recover by calling at News
office and paying for this adver
tisement.
FOR SALE—Lady’s pony fur coat
and muff. Apply Mrs. R. S. Mc
Donald.
rated before it. The whole case i
was presented so completely that op
position to authorizing the appropri- j
ation of the $17,000,000 was com
pletely silenced.”
Mr. Grigsby is very hopeful of:
the situation at Washington, and be- j
lieves the house committee on ter-!
ritories will be able to get a good |
deal of very helpful legislation j
through Congress for this Territory. |
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Steady Seivant.
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"You say you are a servant of
the people?"
"Yes,” answered Senator Sorg- j
hum; “and, what’s more, I’m one of ;
the few servants who are not ready j
to jump out at a moment’s notice!
and look for another job.”—Wash
ington Star.
Dr, J. R. BOWEN
DENTIST
Price* Most Reasonable
THE BOWEN BUILDING
tfenana. ere Kalla and Klvera Mee-.
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SAVINGS
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FRESH STOCK
Groceries, Clothing and Footwear
SAVE TIME AND MONEY
All Necessities for Trail and Camp
GO TO
FOWLER & MORRIS
A Thoroughly Modern Hotel
The Southern
Tom Smith, Prop.
Ice Cream W.c. GAGNON
You’ll Say It’s Good
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Chop Suey, Noodles
AND
Home-Made Bakery
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Northern Cafe
GEORGE TANAKA, Prop.
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DR. R. R. MYERS
DENTIST
ARCTIC HOTEL
NENANA LODGE No. 1193
L. 0. 0. M.
MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
Fourth and B Streets
Second and Fourth Tuesdays
At 8:00 P. M.
ALEX FOWLER M. V. TYLER,
Secretary Dictator.
Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE
Passengers are required to pur
chase tickets before entering trains.
Tickets can be purchased from J
the statioa agent, whose office is in
the employment office, on the gTound
floor of the General Office Building,
Alaskan Engineering Commission, or
at Camp 415 (North Xenanal.
Tickets will be on sale at any
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 of A street on Wednessdays
and Saturdays at 8 a. m., and from
Camp 415 (North N'enanat. Tues
days and Fridays, at 8 a. m.
No tickets will be sold crossing
; the river. Those intending to trav
1 el to Fairbanks must make their
jown arrangements for reaching
[North Nenana. The Commission will
: continue its ferry service, with skiff,
[ as long as the river is passable, and
every endeavor will be made to hefp
passengers across. The ferryman.
] will be on duty from 7 a. m. on
j the Nenana side, and will help pass
' engers from the north upon their
arrival in the evening: but this
[service may have to be discon
tinued any day.
I Pailenger* taking trains for Fair
banks on any other days than Tues
days and Fridays are liable to be
held up en route. No through con
nections are assured except on these
days. This schedule is subject to
'change on short notice (or without
.notice) upon completion of steel lay
ling between North Nenana and Fair
j banks.
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 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 U3.
CHAS. GOLDSTEIN & CO.
JUNEAU, ALASKA