THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffiee at Nenana, Alaska,
for pntry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3. 1879.
Hub of Alaska —_Where Rails and Rivers Meet
Published Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday by the Nenana Printing
Company, at First and B Streets, Nenana, Alaska
R. G. Southworth — — — — Editor and Manager
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FEDERAL HELPFULNESS
In a letter written recently, in
•which reference is made to the de
velopment of the coa! industry in
Alaska, Governor Bone is quoted
as saying that “a disposition will be
shown of helpfulness towards pri
vate enterprises.”
Helpfulness toward private enter
prises, in the opinion of The News,
is what is needed in Alaska more
than the sweeping aside of all re
strictions under Which Alaska is
now in process of development.
The News is a believer in conserva
tion to the extent of preventing
ruthless exploitation of the resourc
es of the Territory. The News be
lieves that the Government should
continue to exercise control over
the coal and oil lands and the na
tional forests, for the lasting bene
fit of Alaska and the nation general
ly. But there should be encourage
ment given to those who are under
taking development work under the
somewhat exacting conditions im
posed and Alaskans will be glad to
hear from Governor Bone that it is
the intention of the administration
to show a disposition of helpfulness.
Of particular interest to Nenana
and the Interior country generally,
is this statement of the governor's,
for it may mean that the Govern
ment will be willing to lend a help
ing hand to the development of the
Nenana coal field, which is being
conducted at present under condi
tions that are not very satisfactory.
And under which the rapid develop
ment of tonnage for the Alaska
Railroad is not possible.
Close to the railroad are some of
the greatest coal deposits in the
country—so great that the possibil
ities of development are beyond
conception. And yet that develop
ment is being retarded, very mater
ially retarded bicause of the diffi
culty of getting the coal from th^
mines to the railroad. Nature solves
the problem, to some extent, during
.the winter, by providing snow and
ice for roadways, but mud and wa
ter combine to render summer trans
portation to the railroad all but
prohibitive.
In view of the fact that the Ne
nana mines, handicapped as they
have been by lack of adequate
transportation facilities, have been
able to develop, considerable ton-1
nage for the railroad, and a market:
for the coal hundred.- of miles dis
tant from the mines, in open com
petition with mines which have the
advantage of short hauls and the
best of transportation facilities, it
is only reasonable to hope that re
lief will soon be forthcoming in the
way of better transportation.
In other words. The News believes
there is ample coal in sight in the
Xenar.a field to warrant the Gov
ernment in extending its tracks so
that coal may be loaded on to the
cars at the mine. A spur is needed
two miles or more ir length to tap
the fields now being developed
by the Healy River Coal Corpora
tion—where there is enough coal
in plain view, in enormous seams,
to supply heavy tonnage for the
Alaska Railroad for the next hun
dred years. There is ns question
about the quantity of coal, or the
quality; and with a railroad to
take the coal away from the mine,
there would be no question about
the ability of the operators to mine
coal so cheaply that it could be
marketed successfully in cities as
far south as Seattle.
The News is particularly interest
1 ed in the development of the near
by field on a large scale for the
reason that it would then be poss
ible to supply adjacent mining dis
tricts with fuel so low in cost as to
insure the opening up of the large
areas of low grade gravel which
cannot be mined under existing
conditions. The introduction of coal
already has stimulated the mining
industry in Interior Alaska; the
further lowering of the the cost of
fuel would result almost immediate
ly in widespread activity.
Slater’* Dairy sells pure fresh milk
at 25c a quart. GET THE BEST.
Fresh milk from Slater’s Dairy »»
25 cents a quart.
CLEANUP NOTICE
All owners and occupants of
property in Nenana are directed
to take immediate steps for the re
moval of rubbish and other germ
laden accumulations in yards and
alleys. Property owners also are
urged to remove brush from unoc
cupied lots owned by them.
By Order of the
COMMON COUNCIL
MOST COMPLETE AND MODERN RESTAURANT IN ALASKA
TAVERN
CAFE
AND
! BAKERY
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s WILLIAM
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Veals 75c. and up. — — Cold Storage Plant in Connection
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T rappers Traders
SHIP TO
GEORGE R. GOSHAW, INC.
Dealer in Raw Furs
SEATTLE
Alaska Building
NEW YORK
127 W. 27th Street
COUPLE MAKE LONG JOURNEY
TO SEEK HEALTH AND GOLD
Among the arrivals in Nenana on
I the Sunday train from the coast
! were Mr. and Mrs. Albert Linder,
chechacoes from the sunny clime of
San Juan Island who have come to
Interior Alaska mainly for a change
i of climate for the benefit of Mrs.
Linder’s health. And while Mr>.
Linder is engaged in taking on
weight artti building up generally,
her husbang will take a whirl at
prospecting. They will make their
home for the suir.m°r in the Hot
Springs district, on Patterson Creek,
from which several fortunes have
been extracted and where much
virgin ground still remains unde
veloped. Mr. Linder expects t:> lo
cate on Discovery, where he will
. put down a number of holes in his
search Tor the elusive pavstreak.
Mr. Linder is engaged in business
a: Friday Harbor and their trip to
Alaska is much in the nature of a
vacation, but should they like the
Northland and have the good for
turr.e to “hit the pavstreak''. they
will make Alaska their home. And
they are beginning to like the coun-1
try already.
They had heard something of
Alaska before they started North
but were not certain of their ulti
mate destination until they happen
ed to run across “Shorty’’ P.obin-.
son at Anchorage. He was on his |
way back to the Hot Springs dis- j
trict and talked so enthusiastically1
of the possibilities that the Linder^:
gladly accepted his invitation to ac- i
company him to the Interior. The
three are now here, awaiting the j
opening of river navigation in order
that they may complete their jour
ney by boat. They will leave for the
Hot Springs district as soon as pos
sible after the breakup.
RANCH EGGS—SI per dozen. A.
G JOHNSON'.
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LOCAL TRAiN' SCHEDULE
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
Trains leave and arrive Nenana as:
follows:
2:00 p. m., Sunday and Wednesday'
for Healy. McKinley Park. Tab j
keetna. Was ilia, Anchorage and l
Seward. Arrives N’enana 11:50 a
m., Sunday and Thursday.
2:00 p. in.. Sunday, Wednesday and,
Saturday for Healv, McKinley j
Park. Arrives Nenana 11:50 a m
Sunday. Monday and Thursday.
2:00 p. nu, Sunday and Thursday
for Dunbar, Fairbanks, Chatanika
Arrives Nenana 12:10 p. m , Sun !
day and Wednesday.
Retail Prices
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New Goods
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EGGS, p*r dozen $ .50
BUTTER, per pound .50
PURITAN BACON, lb .55
PURITAN HAM, lb .45
HAPPY HOME BRAND
Cmned Fruit, 3 for 1.25
Berries, 3 for.1.25
CARNATION MILK—
Three cant for . .50
Johnson’s Store
D. H. WILLIAMS
Undertaking Parlors
Licenced Erobalmer
Funeral Director
Anchorage — Nenana — Seward
CHAS. E. BERGMAN
Nenana Manager
U. S. Army Lumberman
Rubber Shoes
WILL OUTLAST
THREE ORDINARY
PAIRS
These Shoes are more
flexible and comfort
able, too—no amount
of twisting or bunding
will crack the pure
Para rubber used.
Just a Made-to-Order
Shoe for Farmers.
Miners and Lumber
men.
They stay waterproof,
for the straight
grain leather upper
Is joined to the
rubber bot
t o m wit
four rows
stitching.
These Shoes
are 12 inches in height. $3.95 Per Pair and
25 Cents for Postage. They are selling
wholesale at higher prices. Send money
order or check to IRVING DRUCKER.
Director cf Sales, Dept. AL. 238 E. 59th
SL. New York, N, *Y.
We carry a full flne of Army and Navy
merchandise. Send for our catalog.
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Donald L. McGinnis
Clothier and Haberdasher
Personal Attention Given Mail Orders
Anchorage
WANT ADS
LOST—Volumes 2 and 5, Works of
Braun. The Iconoclast. Parties
having same, please leave with
Billy Thomas. Railroad Cigar Store
FOR SALE—English breakfast ta
ble, 2 plain tables, arm chair and
Eclipse vacuum cleaner. Inqiure
at News Office.
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FOR SALE—Six good dogs. Apply
1 St. Mark’s Mission. Rev. Tatum.
FOR SALE—Three room furnished
cabin. Complete. Inquire News.
HOUSE FOR SALE—House and all
of Block 43—Good soil and above
high water of 1918. Price o». ap
plication. 2. It SCOTT
; FOR SALE—Six cases of 72 gaso
line. Alfred J. Ghezzi.
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Gentlemen—Suit* and Coat* cleaned
and preased—the *un i* getting
higher every day-»o bring ’em in
—D'’Or*ay'» Shop.
CABIN FOR SALE—Two roomT,
furnished; large cache. See Frank
Reenstrom. 3t'
You can get the be*t Waahing
Powder in the U. S. A., or known
to Science, at Out*ide price*; *lio
Singer machine needle*, etc. Fred
Hoerler, at the Skof House.
Typewriter Paper at The New*
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Real Estate
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FOR SALE OR RENT
LOANS
ACCOUNTING
BOOKKEEPING
TYPEWRITING
Chas. D. LecKie
*U. S. COMMISSIONER
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Nenana Gardens
Frank Tuefel. prop.
Fresh Vegetables
Rose Bushes
and other
Flowering Plants
Phone
STORAGE
WARM and COLD
Wm. C. Heinz
Andy D. Swingen
Successors to
Casey’s Warehouse
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A. A. SHONBECK
ANCHORAGE
D. C. Timothy Hay $55 per Ton - - - D. S. Oats $65 per ton
Red Crown Gasoline $5 case
LUBRICATING OILS AND GREASES
LIME, PLASTER AND CEMENT
FLOUR — COFFEE — MILK — SUGAR
PRICES F. O. B. ANCHORAGE
BEEF, PORK, VEAL and MUTTON
WILD ROSE LARD, 10 tb». $2.75 BUTTER. 50 e. lb.
SALT YUKON KING SALMON, 20c lb.
DELICIOUS HAM, 40c. Ib.
By the Cate, 36c. !b.
ALL KINDS OF FOWL
DELICIOUS BACON. 55c Ib
By the Case, 46c. Ib.
— REDUCED PRICES
Waechter Bros. Co.
B. W. Miller
THE E. H. MACK Co.
Successors to St. George Realty Co., and St. George 4 Cstbcart
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA
Real Estate, Fire and Life Insurance, Public Accountant
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES
List Your Property with Us, For Sale or Rent
Notary Public. Collections, Bonding Company, Rents Collected
Nenana Steam Laundry
Ol"R EQUIPMENT COMPLETE ni -70
WORK EQUAL TO THE BEST lilOne 16
GEORGE RICH, Proprietor
Central Cafe
FOR A HOT GRIDDLE CAKE OR A SCONE.
JAVA COFFEE, OR TEA FROM CELO.N,
JUICY MEATS, FRESH AND RARE—
FROM BEEF DOWN TO BEAR—
YOU’LL GET IT IN STYLE—
RUSH-ON JOHN
A,
Sheet Metal Work
Plumbing, Heating Plants
Stoves and Ranges
Nenana Sheet Metal Works
PAUL PALFY, Prop. — — New Location on A Street