THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for ena-v ns second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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STATE RIGHTS AND ALASKA.
The discussion of Governor Low
den’s speech on the need for great
er exercise of power by state and
the various forms of municipal gov
ernment in the United States nat
urally causes one’s mind to turn to
the situation in Alaska. The diffi
culty of applying his suggestions,
points out an exchange, lies in the
circumstance that the people of
this Territory have not the power
to develop their government and to
settle local problems. They will
have to get that before they can
assume the duties that are theirs of
right. We need full territorial
form of government so that the
people can take up and settle ques
tions that have remained unsettled
for years. The difference between
Alaska and the country in general
is that the people of this Territory'
want the power to do the things
they cannot do, while in the States
they refuse to exercise the power
they have. In both cases the result
has been to develop a tendency on
the part of the people to. go to
Washington or some other outside
authority for help when they ought
to shoulder the responsibility them
selves. The dangers arc many:
First, things are not nearly so likely
to be settled right as they were in
the old days when the people acted
for themselveslfi and, second, the
people are becoming less resolute
and self-reliant. Fifty years ago
an American people, situated as
Alaska is, would have but one first
request to make of the National
Government, and that would be for
self-government, and the request
would have been made again and
again until it was granted.
THE NIGGER’S RAT-TRAP.
Recently a young man read in a
Seattle newspaper about the won
derful “Richardson Highway,” that
has cost the Government something
over two million dollars. The arti
cle in the Seattle paper went on
to describe the grandeur of the
scenery through the Keystone can
yon and how it far surpassed that
of almost any other place in the
United States. It occurred to this
young man, writes Editor John
Frame, in The Pathfinder, official
publication of the Pioneers of Alas
ka, that this would be a wonderfu
tourist route, so he sent to Detroit
for a Ford. It landed at Seattli
in due time and he wras handed thi
freight bill, $77.53. He paid it
and getting aboard a northboum
ship, dreamed of the pleasant day
he would spend in touring peopli
over this scenic highway. Befor
arriving at Cordova, he was inform
ed that the two-million-dollar “Rich
ardson highway” was washed ou
in two or three places in Keyston
canyon and the Government had no
yet found time to repair it, not
withstanding the fact that this i
the only highway on the entir
coast (2,000 miles in length) o
Alaska leading to the great gol
fields of the Interior.
He was about to return with hi
machine, but someone informed hir
that there was a railroad from Coi
dova to Chitina, a distance of 132
miles, over which he could ship his
auto to a branch of the famous
Valdez-Fairbanks highway. He de
cided to do this, so he landed his
car at Cordova and paid the freight
from Seattle, $81). 10. The young
man was beginning to pet pretty
low financially, so he asked if there
was not some way by which he
could drive his car to the Govern
ment’s $2,000,000 highway, but was
informed that there was but one
way, and that would be to attach a
propeller and fly in.
This being impossible, he went to
ascertain the amount it would re
quire to ship his machine the 132
miles to the Government highway
at Chitina, and when told it would
cost him $144.12, he also fell dead.
That was almost as much as the
freight on the machine from De
troit to Cordova!
The poor young fellow was later
resuscitated and decided to bring
his machine on to Valdez and drive
it out to the destroyed portion of
the road in the Keystone canyon
and then disassemble it and portage
| it around over a mountain cutoff.
jThis he did, and finally landed his
; machine on the other side of the
| break, about two miles distant, at
jan expense of $50, and then drove
.to Chitina. Here he met the agents
iof the railway company with a
| smile, thinking how he had worked
jhis way over the mountains around
|this railroad; but “he who laughs
last laughs best,” for when the
I young man asked for a case of gaso
line preparatory for his journey to
jthe Interior, he fell dead once more
jwhen they asked him about double
jwhat he could buy it for in Valdez.
I His machine was in first-class order
land the road was fine outside of
ithe break in the canyon, but with
jout gasoline he was in the same fix
!as a mariner at sea with a fine ship
jand plenty of water, but no fuel,
j A Ford auto weighs 1,500 pounds,
so this is a charge of nine cents
!per pound over the railroad. For
ja man weighing 166 pounds, ex
actly the same price per pound is
j charged, $15 fare. Valdez :s not
■complaining about the charges made
for freight over the railroad, but
she does complain about the delay
in opening the Government highw'ay
so that any auto man can run hb
own machine over the road withoul
any expense whatever other thar
the gasoline, and that he can pur
chase for about half the price it
Valdez that must be paid for it ii
J Chitina.
The sole purpose of the Pioneer
of Alaska is to work for the better
ment of Alaska as a whole, and thi
Pathfinder is strongly of the opinioi
that Alaska cannot be developei
under such conditions as are her
described.
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RELIEF FUND STARTED
BY COAST DEPARTMEN'
A Firemen’s Relief fund has bee:
started by the Petersburg fire de
partment for the purpose of carin:
for those injured while fighting fir
and providing clothes for the fire
men to replace any that may b
spoiled while engaged in active du
ties. The money for the fund will
be derived from donations, social
activities, or from any other source
to which the firemen may have ac
cess. The fund will be dispensed
by a committee of five members who
were elected to hold office for a
term of one year.
1HE Alim Ml FUND!
Previously reported
Louis Hammel .
C. L. Morris .
W. L. Morris
W. B. Raeburn.
Collected at Camp 358
ly’s) by W. W. Croll
Henry Pennoyer
L. Goyne .
Mike Minton .
W. W. Croll .
I. S. Thomason .
Roy Calcart .
John Contardi .
Joe Sala . . .
Fred Santel
D. Funaro
Paddy Breen .
B. Burke
Pete Jepson
Benny Williams
Charlie Nelson
Sam Stepovieh
Ingve Johnson
Ernest Anderson
John Nordling .
Chris Nickivich.
J. E. Lund
Robert Smith
A. D. Eaton
$264.75
1.00
LOO
LOO
5.00
(Kest
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00 ,
3.00 '
1.50
1.00
2.00
1.00
3.001
5.00 j
5.00 j
5.00 j
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
2.00
2.50
2.50
2.00
|Henry Huber
j Herman Nelson
jM. A. Johnson
iEmil Anderson
jAndro Stone
jjustus Johnson
!Ed Lindburg
1.00 I
2.50
1.00
2.50
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2.00 j
2.00!
! Carle Streed
1.00
2.00;
1.00 |
2.00 |
5.00 I
5.00;
Hjalmar Erickson
Albert Engstrom .
John Blixt .
(Thomas E. Jones
(Friend .-.
[Colby Hamden . 2.00
|j. J. Kestly . 2.00
! Manus Sweeny . 1-00
! Ed Peterson .-. 2.00
J Oscar Samson . 5.00
'Joe Milo . 2.00
Herman Magnuson . 1-00
Herman Bloom . 1-®®
Emil Johnson . 1-0®
Gus Benson . 1-®®
Eric Salin . 1-®®
John Swedal . 1-0®
Mrs. J. Swedal . 1-0®
Herman Cosman . 1-00
John Lakso . 1-0®
Matt Hill . 10®
Charles Erickson . 1-0®
John Kasola . 1-0®
Matt Klemola . 1.00
A1 Goodwin . 2.00
Fred Strand . 2.00
Tom Carey . 2.00
Charles Lytle . 2.00
John Cunningham . 2.00
Total ..$398.25
Viuu, Mm Hlmr to KoXialor
WANT ADS
URN FOR RENT—Second and E.
Three double stalls. Pump in
barn. Inquire at News.
VANTED—Middle-aged man to do
outside work at roadhouse on
Broad Pass trail. Inquire at News
office.
5UXCH OF SEVEN KEYS found.
Owner can recover by calling at
News office and paying for adv.
!TIE DWYER HOME FOR SALE.
Terms reasonable. tf
'OITND—Bunch of keys. Inquire
at Central Cafe.
l’OR RENT—Suite of three rooms,
suitable for light housekeeping,
with heat and light and hot and
cold water in connection. Also
office rooms, at The Arctic.
•"OR SALE—Two-room house, part
ly furnished, with lot. Desirable
locality. Inquire News office. tl
?OR RENT—Cascade laundry. Fully
equipped and with established in
come. No cash required. Inquire
at Arctic.
Passengers enroute to Fairbanks
on the Sheldon stage include Charle
Leonard, Alex Hamilton. Chief Dep
lty Marshal Joe Miller, Margaret
Hanot, Captain. Dupup, Abe Stein
Sd Thompson. Herbert Stone and
ivife.
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NENANA HOUSE
Large Barn-In Connection-Dog Kennels
MRS. A. B. EASTERLY, Proprietress.
| Dr. J. R. BOWEN
DENTIST
Prices Most Reasonable
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MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
Fourth and B Streets
Second and Fourth Mondays
At 8:00 P. M.
ALEX FOWLER M. V. TYLER
Secretary Dictator
Department of tike Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE
j Passengers are required to pur
j chase tickets before entering trains
i Tickets can be purchased from
| the station agent, whose office is in
i the employment office, on the ground
; floor of the General Office Building,
j Alaskan Engineering Commission, or
I at Camp 415 (North Nenana).
Tickets will be on sale at nny
jtime during office hours, and can be
| purchased in sufficient time before
j the departure of the trains.
| Kegular trains for the south leave
! the foot of A street on Wednesdays
'and Saturdays at 8 a. m., and from
'Camp 415 (North Nenana), for
j Fairbanks, Tuesdays and Fridays, at
' 1 p. m.
j The following is the schedule be
tween North Nenana and Fairbanks,
subject to change without notice:
Leave Fairbanks at 7:00 a. ra ;
(arrive North Nenana, 11:30 a. m
Leave North Nenana 1:09 p. m ;
arrive Fairbanks, 5:30 p. m.
No tickets will be sold crossing
the river. Those intending to trav
el to Fairbanks must make their
own arrangements for reaching
North Nenana.
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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 finis Wr, and want a good year-around job, com
municate with us.
CHAS. GOLDSTEIN & CO.
JUNEAU, ALASKA
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