THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for emry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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ALASKA’S FUTURE
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Only the very exceptional com-'
munity was satisfied with the 1920 ^
census showing, so it should not be
held against Alaska, points out the ^
Idaho Statesman, that its population
fell 54,899 during the decade since
1910. War and war activities must
necessarily deal heavy blows to ter
ritories like Alaska because the de-1
parture of men to the colors or to
war industries in the United States •
proper must mean also the departure
of women and children.
In two years alone Alaska lost
15,000 people. This was for 1917
and 1918. It would take few such
bienniums to mean a loss of 50,000.
It is possible that the pendulum
will swing presently to the ■ other
extreme. It is the history of all
periods of depression that men are
driven into the new countries as
homesteaders. Unemployment in the
United States may mean that the
current of emigration from Alaska!
will become a current of immigra- j
tion to the territory.
There are other factors to be
considered. Dearth of ships, scarcity
of construction materials and high
operating and freighting costs have
worked against Alaska in the last
few years. Now there are ships
again, steel has fallen in price,
building materials are dropping,
wages are drifting to a lower level,
freight rates are soon to be down.
This will bring Alaska into the mark- ^
ets of the world again as a producer
of gold, of canned fish, of wood
pulp.
The forestry bureau thinks Alaska
could export 1,500,000 tons of paper
a year. The biological survey is
equally certain exports of reindeer*
meat could bring $40,000,000 an
nually. Placer and lode mining, as
costs fall, will become more profit
able and Alaska has infinite possi
bilities in this line.
The census is not a barometer of
prosperity. Sometimes the over
crowded places are least prosperous j
and it is possible that Alaska, with 1
its trifling population and its great
empty spaces may yet be overcrowd
ed economically and more prosper
ous with 50,000 people gone than
with them there.
What we really need in s
Northern country is more pros
pectors and fewer politicians.
The Fairbanks members of the
territorial legislature have brought
home the bacon—$41,000 for the
Agricultural College and School of
Mines and a substantially increased
allowance for the Fairbanks public
school.
It is a lucky thing for young
Bergdoll that it is Uncle Sam and
not the kaiser who is after him.
Suppose the war had ended differ
ently, and that Bergdoll had desert
ed from the German army and
sought reftye in the United States.
What then?
The Government is having a lot
of trouble getting that slacker list
before the public. The newspapers
turned the list down because of the
refusal of the Government to guar
tntee its correctness, and now
:omes a Democratic senator with a
request to prevent the war depart
ment from making the list public
:hrough the columns of the Con
gressional record, through fear of
inclusion of the names of innocent
men. All of which appears unusual
in view of the fact that the war
lepartment had ample funds and
lelp at its disposal to compile the
lists in the first place, and plenty
sf time since then to investigate
the cases of those listed as slackers.
And plenty of time, too, to round
up the guilty ones. Publication at
this late day of the names of near
ly two hundred alleged slackers,
and an unwillingness to vouch for
the correctness of the list, savors
strongly of inefficiency somewhere,
both in preparation of the final list
and in failure to reduce to normal
proportions the number of offend
ers still remaining unpunished.
Speaking of lists, why not publish
the names of those men who sur
rendered their first papers in order
to escape serving the llag i der
which they are living m the en
joyment of all things American?
They are in the slacker class but
they are not punishable by law,
and many of them are holding good
jobs today while loyql ex-service
men are walking the streets in
poverty.
Alaskans at Washington are doing
now what should have been done
before the political migration to
the national capital began. They
are trying to get together in order
that they may go to the Presi
dent with a united request for the
appointment of some one Alaskan
as governor. They may be able to
harmonize their differences sufficient
ly to agree upon a single candi
date, but it will be a tardy agree
ment at best, arrived at too late
to save the territory from disrepute
at Washington. We can only hope
the choice of the conferees, should
there be a choice, will be satisfact
ory alike to the President and 1o
the people of Alaska.
In the Probate Court, Territory of
Alaska, Fourth Judicial Division,
Nenana Precinct.
In the Matter of the Estate of
Andrew Sidback, Deceased.
Notice of Settlement of Account
Notice is hereby given that Aug
ust Sandeen, the executor of the
estate of Andrew Sidback, deceased,
has rendered and presented for set
tlement, and filed in said court, his
final account of his administration
of said estate; and that SaturdaV,
the 28th. day of May, 1921, at two
o’clock, p. m., at the Courtroom of
said Court, at Nenana, Nenana Pre
cinct, Territory of Alaska, has been
duly appointed by the Probate Judge
of said Court, for the settlement of
said account, at which time and
place any person interested in said
estate may appear and file excep
tions in writing to the said account,
and contest the same.
Dated this 28th. day of Mar., 1921
AUGUST SANDEEN,
Executor of the estate of Andrew
Sidback, deceased.
Date of first publication March 29
Date of last publication, May 24
There will be a meeting of Ne
nana Lodge No. 1193, Loyal Order
of Moose on Monday night, at the
home of the organization at Fourth
and B streets. Members of the herd
are urged to be on hand.
READJUSTMENT MUST COME;
NOTHING CAN STOP WAVE
PINEHURST, N. C., May 21—
Neither money, transportation costs,
taxation nor labor can effectively
or permanently avoid the irresistible
forces that are working toward re
adjustment on a lower level, accord
ing to a statement made here re
cently by John S. Drum, of San
Francisco, president of the Ameri
can Bankers association, in a sur
vey of the economic conditions sub
mitted to the association’s executive
council.
The statement of Mr. Drum was
based on more than one thousand
replies to a questionnaire sent by
the association to bankers, heads of
transportation companies and other
business leaders making for author
itative opinions as to financial, com
mercial, industrial and agricultural
conditions in the nation.
All elements in the nation's eco- ;
nomic life must fall into line in the
process of readjustment, the report
said. “It would work to the disad
vantage of factors that would, if
they could, keep out of line with
the rest,” it added. “The weight of
opinion is that this tendency toward
stabilization will not be accomplished
in the year or the two years that
line just ahead of us.”
An abrupt transition from the
inflation resulting from the war to
normal conditions of peace-time is
impossible, the statement declares.
“The process of readjustment must
be gradual. First one element, then
another, feels the operation of the
inexorable forces that are working
to restore normal conditions.”
The banker declared pessimists
have told us that a world disrupted
by war is being speeded by irresist
ible forces on the road to economic
ruin, while extreme optimists say
that around the next corner lies
unbounded prosperity, waiting only
for our arrival at the turn. Neither
belief was substantiated by the pres
ident of the association, who said
that common sense, and a knowledge
of fact, with clear vision, must
guide the nation in its struggle to
solve the broad economic problems
that have grown out of the war
and the peace.
“Our survey has shown that the
great economic problems fall into
two classes which may be expressed
in terms of the problems of produc
tion and those of costs and markets.
Under the problem of costs we have
these factors: labor, materials, trans
portation and money and taxation.
And the problems of markets are:
Domestic—Decreased p u r c h a sing
power; the buyers’ strike; disinclina
tion of sellers to take losses and
cancellation of orders.
F o r e i gn—Decreased purchasing
power of Europe; inadequacy of ex
isting credit agencies; European
political and social disorganization;
cancellation of orders and exchange.
Father Monroe came down from
Fairbanks on yesterday’s train on
his monthly visit to Nenana.
Herman Anderson, of the firm of
Anderson Bros. & Nerland, returned
to Nenana yesterday, after a brief
absence in Fairbanks.
Local Agent Dave Fairburn, of
the A. E. C., was a returning pass
enger on yesterday’s train from
Fairbanks.
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The steamer Tanana is scheduled1
to leave Fairbanks tomorrow to
connect with the steamers Yukon
and Canadian at Tanana. The boat
should be here tomorrow night.
At Tanana, the steamer will ex
change cargoes and passengers and
start back up river. The Canadian
is coming down the Yukon with
over the lake shipments.
Bob Toussaint, who has been en
gaged in prospecting in the Fair
banks district during the past wintes
arrived in Nenana yesterday ta
meet Woodbury Abbey who is on
his way Inside from the coast by
way of the Broad Pass trail, to
organize a party to invade Mt. Mc
Kinley National Paik on a boundary
surveying expedition. Mr. Toussaint
will be a member of the party, hav
ing been engaged some time ago by
wire from Juneau.
W. II. McPhee arrived from Fair
banks this morning on the Carl
White launch and will leave for the
Kantishna this evening with the
Sutherland party, having prevailed
upon the genial doctor to take him
along as excess baggage. Bill is tak
ing a tent and supplies along and
intends to camp close to Mt. McKin
ley National Park until he receives
his appointment as boss of the
government reservation.
Frank Robertson has signed on
with the Sutherland party, and will
spend the summer on Moose creek,
in the Kantishna.
Lawrence McCarty came down
from Fairbanks yesterday to re
enter the employ of the Alaskan
Engineering commission. He has
been assigned to duty in the time
keeping department at the Hersh
berger camp, at 344.
A. E. Oliver went out the line
this morning to join the Alaska
Road commission party.
REDS FIGHT IN ITALY
ROME, May 21—Three are dead,
two are dying and many are injured
as the result of a pitched battle
which was fought today between
communists and extreme nationalists
MAY CONFISCATE STOCKS
TORONTO, May 21— A bill is to
be introducer! in the legislature to
authorize the government to con
fiscate all private stocks of liquor,
and to compensate the owners for
such quantities as may be taken n
that manner.
SIGN OF THE BOOTLEGGER
TACOMA, May 21— Shops in Ta
coma which sell liquor have adopted
a uniform sign for their windows,
a cresent moon, standing for “Moon
shine”, according to Fred Shoemak
er, commissioner of public safety
here.
The cresent moon, it is thought,
may become to the illicit liquor
business, what the striped pole is
to the barber business.
When other method* fail, try an
advertisement in The Nenana News
In the Probate Court, Territory of
Alaska, Fourth Judicial Division,
Nenana Precinct. .
In the matter of the Estate of Al
bert Engstrom, deceased.
Notice of Settlement of Account
Notice is hereby given that And
rew Anderson, the administrator of
the estate of Albert Engstrom, de
ceased, has rendered and presented
for settlement, and filed in said
Court, his Final Account of his ad
ministration of said estate; and that
Wednesday, the 8th. day of June,
1921, at 10 o’clock, A. M., at the
courtroom of said Court, at Ne
nana, Nenana precinct, Territory of
Alaska, has been duly appointed by
the Probate Judge of said Court,
for the settlement of said account,
at which time and place any person
interested in said Estate may ap
pear and file exceptions in writing
to t)he said account, and contest
the same.
Dated this 8th. day of April, 1921
ANDREW ANDERSON
Administrator of the Estate of
Albert Engstrom, deleased.
Date of first publication April 9
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Clothing, Hardware, Notions
FOWLER & MORRIS
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NENANA’S BEST APPOINTED HOTEL
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WANT ADS
FOR SALE—Four jackhammers and
fittings; 2.”0 feet of hose; six sets1
of steel. All in good condition, j
Inquire of Jack Singleton, Mealy. |
MOTORBOAT FOR SALE 1
Herman Anderson has decided to
sell his fast motorboat, the Ankle
Deep. This is the fastest boat in
Alaska and is in first class running
condition. 40 H. P. Roberts engine
with knuckle joint and shoe made of
pick steel. Will float over 15 inches
water. Will sell complete outfit,
with two propellers for $700. It’s
worth double the money. See Ander
son Bros. & Norland.
SAFETY BOXES ROBBED
LA MONT, Wash., May 21—The;
safety deposit boxes of the l.amont ;
State bank were rifled last night,
the robbers making their escape
with securities valued at $5,000.
WILL CONSIDER AWARD
CHICAGO, May 21—It is stated I
that approximately 000 general
chairmen of the four big railroad
brotherhoods and the Switchmens
union will attend the joint confer
ence to be held here on July 1. to
consider and pass upon the wage
award to be made by the railroad;
labor board, and to become effective
on that date.
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Alaskan Engineering Commission
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