THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April X, 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"
Published every afternoon except Sunday, by the Nenana Printing
Company, at First and B Streets, Nenana, Alaska.
R. G. Southworth... Editor and Manager
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WELCOME, VISITORS.
Fairbanksans who are in Nenana
today to help their ball team. cap
ture the Interior Alaska champion
ship. are welcome visitors, and the
people of Nenana will do their ut
most to make the visit a pleasant
one. We like visitors, and especial
ly visitors from a town whose fu
ture is so closely linked with that!
of our own. You of Fairbanks and
we of Nenana stand on common
gTound. We are alike concerned,
with the development of our inland'
country, and we of Nenana believe
that two towns, working together,
can accomplish a great deal. For
that reason—and because you Fair
banksans are of the likeable sort—
we welcome this opportunity to ex
tend the glad hand to you. We in
vite you to make the most of your
stay here. Go as far as you like
and we'll be with you at the Snish,
trying to give you as good a time
as you gave us on the occasion of
our visit to Fairbanks.
We are glad you are here and we
want you to go home feeling glad j
you came, no matter what may be
the outcome of tomorrow’s games.
TIME TO ACT.
—
The News is glad the Commercial
Club has decided to register a kick
against the wholesale slaughter of
salmon by the Carlisle cannery, op
erating at the mouth of the Yukon j
river. It is time every commercial
club and civic body in Central Alas
ka protested against the depletion
of one of the chief sources of food
supply upon which the interior coun
try is dependent. It is time every
Alaskan, in every' section of the
territory, raised his voice against
the cannery outrage, for the coast
districts are feeling the effect of
excessive fishing, as well as Central
Alaska.
Washington regulations place a
severe limit upon the amount of
game that -fnav be consumed by
Alaskans, and so regulate the kill
ing of birds that it is impossible,
under the law, to hunt during the
brief time that the birds remain in
Alaska. Yet Outsiders, who have no
interest in Alaska beyond exploiting
the country, are permitted to estab
lish canneries wheresoever they
choose, and operate nets and traps
and fish-wheels in such number as
to cause actual suffering among Al
askans and threaten the permanent
exhaustion of the salmon supply.
Nenanaites need not go beyond
their own doors to see what the Yu
kon river cannery is doing to In
terior Alaska. Where are the fi^fi
to supply Nenana tables during the
coming winter? Where are the fish
to keep dog teams moving? The
answer is found at the mouth of
the Yukon river, where more than
thirty thousand cases of salmon had
been put up by the Carlisle cannery
before the end of July. The can
nery actually received more fish
than were wanted, and, if reports
coming from the cannery are to be
believed, great quantities were
thrown overboard after they had
been delivered at the Carlisle plant.
It is of small concern to Alas
kans what becomes of the salmon
after they are delivered at the can-1
nery, however. We know that the ■
fish are not permitted to come up
stream in sufficient numbers to sup-!
ply local demands, which is proof
enough that the cannery is hurting
the country; and if there are ar.y j
in Xenana who doubt this, let them
go down the Tanana river, or any
river tributary to the Yukon, and
they will find such a scarcity of ]
safcnon as never existed before. :
Less than eighty bales of salmon j
along the river between Xenana I
and Mint©, where there should be j
hundreds—not enough, by several ;
tons, to supply the requirements ofj
one Xenana store. And conditions j
along the Yukon are fully as bad. j
It is certainly time to act, and j
we hope that Xenana’s cry will be j
taken up bv everv town and settle-'
ment throughout the Interior coun- i
try.
CLUB SEEKS HELP i
TO STOP CANNERY; j
SITUATION GRAVE1
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I
has sufficient information to prove
conclusively that the Yukon can-;
nery is a menace, but additional j
data will be gathered for use in
case Government officials evidence i
a reluctance to act promptly in the
matter.
The committee is desirous of ob- .
taining all the data possible on the
subject, comparative figures show
ing the catch this season in differ
ent localities along Interior rivers,
and the catch of previous years.
Every fisherman and every dealer
, in fish can help in this matter, and
statements from relative to present
and past conditions will be wel
coined.
The following- telegram was sent
to Governor Riggs this morning, as
the first step in the campaign
against the cannery:
“Experiment with Carlisle Pack
ing Company at mouth of Yukon
is now quite demonstrated. Result
as was predicted—satisfactory to
corporation, and disastrous to those
dependent upon Yukon and Tanana
fish, total extinction of which is
threatened. Immediate suspension
of operations is only means bv which
hardship to natives and whites alike
may be obviated. We urge you take
immediate steps to check this crime
against interests of Interior Alas
ka.”
_
Two facetious cockneys were pass
ing a Dublin butcher’s shop when,
seeing the owner standing at the
door, they decided on a laugh at
his expense.
“Well, old boy,” said one of them
to him, “according to your notice
on the window you have cuts io
suit all purses.”'
“An’ sure, so I have,” replied the
butcher.
“Well, then, what sort of a cut
can you give me for an empty
purse?”
“A cowld shoulder, of course.”—
Chicago News. ' .
GREAT WORK IS
PERFORMED BY
FOREST RANGERS
DENVER, Colo. — Hundreds of
forest rangers in the 17 national
forests of Colorado, looking for
smoke, have saved the Government
millions of dollars, prevented the
loss of hundreds of lives, and con
served wiltf game and birds in count
less thousands by their ceaseless
vigilance.
“Look for smoke.” is the order
which has gone forth to the super
visors of the forests and transmit
ted from them to the lookouts at
the top of the highest peaks and
the rangers who police the forests
during the summer months to
quench incipient blazes and to warn
the 800,000 annual tourists and oth
ers against carelessness in building
campfires.
It is a ceaseless task, guarding
the millions of dollars in timber |
of Uncle Sam’s national playgrounds. j
Upon the forests the farmer de- j
pends for his water supply, the j
city depends for its drinking water,
and the hunter depends for his wild
game. The forests mean rain and
snow which nourish crops in the
plains many miles away, and the
national forest rangers are guarding
this water supply with a watchful
ness that never ceases.
Night and day the forest lookout !
sits in his cage at the top of the
high mountain peak, ceaselesslyj
scanning timber lands below for
any sign of smoke. It is a monoto- j
nous existence, nerve racking in its ]
depressing loneliness, but the look- j
out knows that millions of dollars !
in timber, crops, and unnumbered |
lives depend upon his ceaseless vig- J
ilance.
When the lookout detects signs i
of smoke, he ascertains the exact 1
location of the blaze through an i
instrument known as the “fire find- !
er.” He then telephones to the j
forest supervisor and forest rangers,
and within a few minutes the guar
dians of the forest are on the scene.
Throughout the forests is a net- :
work of telephone wires and tele
phones which campers may use in
notifying the forest service of fires,
and a large sum has been expended i
in an effort to educate the summer
tourist to assist the Government in ■
preserving the national summer j
playground of the motorist and !
I
camper.
Occasionally a fire starts from
an engine spark, lightning, or from :
Togging camps, but special precau
tions are taken to prevent conflagra- :
jtions from these sources, and the
| next greatest danger, that from
careless campers and tourists, is be
' ing eliminated as rapidly as possi
i ble by education.
Already the efforts of the forest
service in preventing fires have
shown results in decreasing dam
age, although in dry years the num
ber of fires often is alarming. Bet
ter means of communication and
transportation have enabled the
service to cope with the situation
by getting a larg force of fire
fighters on the scene soon after the
rblaze starts, and though the fires
may be numerous, the loss is great
jly reduced, for seldom does a fire
1 get beyond control.
j Next year the forest service ex
! pects to have an airplane patrol of
[the forests on the eastern slope of
; Colorado, which should mean a
[greater degree of safety for the
timber lands.
WAR BOOKS ARRIVE.
A shipment of books, History of
jthe World War, has been received
| by Joe Fischer, at the Fairbanks
^Clothing Company store, where they
are awaiting delivery to those who
gave their orders to Tom Markuson,
several weeks ago. Mr. Fischer will
appreciate the early acceptance of
the books by those who ordered
them.
WANT ADS
HOUSEHOLD GOODS and furniture
for sale, at the home of E. I.
Foster.
EIGHTY CHICKEN'S FOR SALE,
also hog weighing 400 pounds,
and two shoats. Inquire Mrs. Carl
Bernhardt. k-27
BUNCH OF KEYS found. Owner
can recover by calling at News
office and paying for this adver
tisement.
WANTED—Pair of 8-power field
glasses. Inquire Pete Jensen, at
Johnson’s Store.
LOST —CHILD'S NUGGET NECK
CHAIN. Reward for return to
George Sarantis at The Terminal.
FOR SALE — Showcase. 51* fee'1
long. Practically new. Cheap. \
Inquire Mrs. Herman Rosburg.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Sunday school will be held in
the old commissioner’s office build
ing, opposite the postoffice. Sunday
at 1 p. m.
The regular service will be held (
at the same place at two o'clock.
Subject, “Mind.”
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tampering with it in any way will
be prosecuted to the full extent of
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ALEX FOWLER
Secretary
P. M.
M. V. TYLER,
Dictator.
Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE
Passengers leaving on the train
for any point on the line south of
town are required to purchase
tickets before entering the train.
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 com
mission.
Tickets will be on sale at any
time during office hours, and can
be purchased in sufficient time be
fore the departure of the trains.
Regular trains leave the foot of
i A street on Wednesdays and Satur
days at 8 p. m.
On and after july loth the freight
on the North side of the river at
Camp 415 dock will be shipped out
Tuesday and Friday of each week,
leaving at 7 a. m., until further
notice.
Dr. J. R. 80WEN
DENTIST
Prices Most Reasonable
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ALASKAN DEALER IN
RAW FURS
SEATTLE NEW YORK
Building 1ST W. 37th Jtr..l
We do business direct with you and solicit your RAW FURS.
Your shipments are handled by expert graders and New York
Market Prices are paid on correct grading the day received If
desired, your shipments will be kept separate in order that our
prices may be approved by you. Providing that our valuation
does not prove satisfactory, the Furs will be returned to you,
transportation charges prepaid. Ship by Insured Parcel Post or
Express. Ship in dry condition. Always enclose an itemized
list of contents with name and address. >Also place duplicate
list on the outside of package or bale. All payments are made
by check on the Seattle National Bank, or in any other manner
desired. Special instructions, if any, must accompany shipment.
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