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USE ALASKA’S WOOD PULP.
The United States need not fear
a wood pulp shortage if Alaska’s
vast supplies of raw material are
made available, says the Seattle
Times.
The bureau of forestry, up to
this time, has not framed a proposi
tion that will attract capital.
It has not proposed a plan that
an ordinary conservative investor
can consider.
Meantime, there is talk of a wood
pulp shortage and dire threats of
worse conditions ten years hence.
Why can the United States not
take a leaf from the book of British
Columbia’s experience?
Practically all the development
in the wood pulp industry in that
province has occurred since 1912.
Yet, by 1918, this industry had
attained second place in the roster
of British Columbia enterprises.
It was turning out ail annual
product valued at $10,000,000.
Alaska possesses the forests, but
they are bound up in official red
tape.
Potential resources are valueless.
They do not contribute to the pros
perity of countries or the upbuild
ing of industries until utilized.
Give the paper pulp men a chance
to enrich the Territory and supply
the American press with newsprint.
Open up Alaska by permitting
capital to utilize its raw resources.
THE ALASKA QUARRELS.
The suggestion in these columns
that Alaskans would be more likely
to promote the interests of the
Northland if they would compose
their differences at home instead of
calling each other names in the'
committee rooms of Congress has
elicited a protest from a valued
reader of the Post-Intelligencer,
says a recent issue of that news
paper. It was the idea of this paper
that if rival Alaskans would sign a
covenant for a league of factions,
with or without reservations, in ad
vance of the hearings at Washing
ton, Congress would have the benefit
of an orderly presentation of facts
instead of having the dubious enter
tainment of listening to two or
more gentlemen claw each other
rhetorically. It appears from a let
ter written by Maurice D. Leehy,
counsel for the Alaska Shipping
board, that this gentle rule of con
duct is not tQ be, and that anyway
the newspapers and the press asso
ciations exaggerated the incident in
Senator Jones' committee, when
each side called the other a flat
footed, tooting liar. Mr. Leehy
says.
“The incident about which the
newspapers created such a furore
was about as exciting as can be
witnessed in any of Seattle’s four
teen courtrooms almost any day
court is in session. • The senate com
mittee on commerce heard testimony
for five days on a subject of vital
importance to Seattle as well as
Alaska, but the newspapers paid
^scant attention until the incident
occurred which could be emphasized
exaggerated, exploited, and madt
sensational. It occupied by a few
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moments of the many hours con-1
sumed in the hearing, but it gave '
the hearing a certificate of moral
character entitling it to sit on the i
front page.”
Taken by itself, the hearing be-!
! fore the commerce committee of I
the senate, when the accusation that \
one side was employed by Canadian*
shipping interests brought forth the |
retort that the other was in the |
employ of Falcon Joslin and the]
Bering River Coal company, and by
implication in the pay of the Gug
genheim interests, might pass with
out comment. However, it will be
recalled that during the last few
years practically every Alaska hear
ing, at which factions were repre
sented, has been characterized by
rancorous debate and the exchange
>f epithets. Concerning the imprac
-icability of an Alaskan peace con
ference, Mr. Leehy says:
“It is too bad that Alaskans do
lot agree among themselves any
letter than the people of Seattle,
Chicago, Kentucky, or New York.
It is still worse that they have not
the essential legislative power to
compose their differences at home’
is you suggest. But since they
must go to Washington for permis
sion to regulate their own business
•it their own expense, it is perhaps
well that they are able to take a
few moments off the serious recital
Dt' dull facts and figures to stage
something worthy of newspaper em
bellishment.”
As a means of entertaining tired
congressmen, who have already been
fed up on facts and figures, or the
newspaper correspondents, these ani
mated hearings * doubtless possess
merit. However, congressmen, it
must be remembered, have battles
of their own, and a row that sounds
like the new republic of Latvia re
versing the telephone charges on
Poland may or may not appeal to
them. Whenever they do take a
hand in the debate it has the effect
of clogging progress in legislation.
The present way may be the only
way, but the idea will not down
that molasses catches more flies than
vinegar. '
NOTICE.
No passengers from any boat will
be allowed ‘to land at Tanana or
Port Gibbon for an indefinite period.
DR. MOORE.
Wenana. Alaska’s Interior Fuel Depot
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the Probate Court, Territory of
Alaska, Fourth Judicial Division,
Nenana Precinct.
In the Matter of’the Estate of Her
man Nelson, Deceased.
| Notice is hereby given by the un
dersigned, Administrator of the Es
tate of Herman Nelson, deceased, tc
the creditors of, and all persons
having claims against, the said de
ceased ,to exhibit them, with th<
necessary vouchers, within si:
months after the first publication o'
this notice, to the said Administra
tor or to R. S. McDonald at hi:
office, for said Administrator, at Ne
nana, Alaska.
Dated this 25th day of May, 1920
JOHN E. LUND,
Administrator.
First publication May 25, 1920.
I Last publication June 22, 1920
Day of publication, Tuesday.
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BOSTON.—Massachusetts has not !
(’et been able to make up for its' ■
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diortage of homes and keep rents i
From sky-rocketing. A state com ;
mission on the necessaries of life is j
struggling with the problem, but i
meanwhile tenants in this city and
slsewhere have obtained little relief.
Several tenant groups recently re
fused to pay advances in rent de
manded of them and by joint action
avoided eviction which would have
been legal upon 30 days’ notice.
Two hundred tenants at Revere
have formed a corporation known
as the Tenants’ League to combat '
rent increases and have announced ,
that they will tolerate no more ad- |
vances in rent and requested aid i
from the city's legal department.
The issue there is still in doubt.
An attempt to solve the problem
by arbitration has been made in
Brockton, a shoe-manufacturing cen
ter. A board composed of two ten
ants, two landlords and a fifth mem
ber to be selected by the others is!
to decide whether rents have been
unduly advanced when disputes
arise between landlords and tenants.
The commission on the necessaries
of life has investigated the housing
and rent problems and has contrib
uted a number of suggestions for |
their solution, but as yet has made I
no formal report. It has urged the :
cities to form housing corporations I
and take over and improve tene- !
ments aDanaonea ay worKingmen ;
who had moved to better ones. The j
commission found there were 3,000 !
tenements which were unoccupied ;
because the landlords would not re-1
model them so as to make them fit,
for occupancy.
At the suggestion of the comm is- |
sion a bill has been introduced into |
the legislature that would limit the J
return from investments in dwelling j
houses to eight percent. The pur-1
pose of it is to prevent speculation j
in homes. The commissioners found !
that many builders had stopped con-1
struction because of the high cost |
of labor and materials and' had gone |
to speculating in real estate. The j
result was that frequent sales of j
property were followed by advances j
In rent. In many cases tenants j
were forced out of their homes so ,
that the landlords might demand ,
higher rates from new occupants. |
Massachusetts corporations have at
tempted to relieve the housing
shortage by erecting community
j houses. Whole villages of attractive
houses are being erected in New
Bedford, Lawrence, Lowell and oth
er mill cities, and will be rented or
sold to employes on easv terms.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the Probate Court, Territory of
Alaska, Fourth Judicial Division,
Nenana Precinct.
In the Matter of the Estate of
Robert Smith, Deceased.
" Notice is hereby given by the un
dersigned, Administrator of the es
tate of Robert Smith, deceased, to
the creditors of, and all persons
having claims against the said de
ceased, to exhibit them, with the
necessary vouchers, within six
months after the first publication of
this notice, to the said Adminis
trator or to R. S. McDonald, at his
j office, for said Administrator, at Ne
nana, Alaska.
Dated this 25th day of May, 1920.
JOHN E. LUND,
Administrator.
First publication May 25, 1920.
Last publication June 22, 1920.
Day of publication, Tuesday.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
: In Probate Court, Nenana Precinct,
Fourth Division, Alaska.
■ In the Matter of the Estate of Her
i man B. Rosburg, deceased, late
member of the firm of Rosburg
& Burns, composed of Herman B.
Rosburg and Joseph E. Burns, co
partners.
Notice is hereby given to all whom
it may concern that the undersigned
. has been duly appointed adminis
■ trator of the abo^e entitled co
ASHING TACKLE—Big assortment 1j
Trout Flies, Lines, etc. Harness j j
Goods. Heavy Shoemakers’ and i
Tent Sewing Machines, Building :
Paper, Awning Goods and Fix-' j
tures. Simson’s Department Store. !
•'RAME HOUSE and lot for sale. !
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Best location in town. Good wa-j:
ter. Inquire News office. s519 I
^£\TsiTkd'7:abin~for SALE. :
Two rooms, best water in town. '
Cheap. See J. H. Steele.
JoOd' ”cOOK WANTED for camp |
out of town. Good wages. For j
further particulars call at News I
office.
BARN FOR RENT—Cheap. Inquire ;
News office. J
BARN FOR RENT—Second and E. ;
Three double stalls. Pump in i
barn. Inquire at News.
BUNCH Of'”sEVEN KEYs'~"fountL.j
Owner can recover by calling at
News office and paying for adv. j
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rHE DWYER HOME FOR SALE. !'
Terms reasonable. tf
FOR RENT—Suite of three rooms, ]
suitable for light housekeeping, j
with heat and light and hot and ;
cold water in connection. Also'
office rooms, at The Arctic.
FOR SALE—-Two-room house, part-j
ly furnished, with lot. Desirable;
locality. Inquire News office. tf !
FOR RENT—Cascade laundry. Fully i
equipped and with established in -;
come. No cash required. Inquire j
at Arctic.
partnership estate by the Commis- j
doner and ex-officio Probate Judge j
)f the Nenana Precinct, Alaska, by '
an order duly made and entered on ;
the 24th day of May, 1920, and
that all persons having claims
against the said partnership estate
are required to present them, with
the proper vouchers, within six
months from the date of this pub
lication to the undersigned admin
istrator of said partnership estate,
at his place of business at the Col- j
iseum theater building, on A street, I
in the town of Nenana, Alaska,
which said place is hereby desig
nated as the place for the transac
tion of the business of said part
nership estate.
Dated this 24th day of May, 1920. !
JOSEPH E. BURNS, !
Administrator of ^aid Partnership.
CECIL H. CLEGG.
Attorney for Administrator.
First publication May 25, 1920.
Last publication June 22, 1920.
Day of publication, Tuesday.
Real Culture.
Young Hopeful: What does col
lege-bred mean, dad?
Dad (reading heir’s school ex
penses) : Merely a big loaf, Per
cival.—Panther.
Pioneers of Alaska
Nenana Igloo No. 17
MEETS AT UNION HALL
FIRST MONDAY OF MONTH
AT 8:00 P. M.
Visiting Members Always
Welcome.
Frank Rourke, Martin Nath,
Secretary. President.
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MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
Fourth and B Streets
Second and Fourth Mondays
At 8:00 P. M.
ALEX FOWLER, ALF EKELAND,
i Secretary Dictator.
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Department of tbe Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE
Passengers are required to pur
chase tickets before entering trains.
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 Commission, or
at North Nenana.
Tickets will be on sale at \ny
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 Wednesdays
and Saturdays at 8 a. m.
The following change of schedule
between Nortn Nenana and Fair
banks is effective June 1, subject to
change without notice:
Leave Fairbanks at 8:00 a. m.;
arrive North Nenana, 12:30 p. m.
Leave North Nenana, 2:00 p. m.;
arrive Fairbanks, 6:30 p. m.
A ferry will be run between Ne
jnana and North Nenana to connect
with Fairbanks trains. Passengers
jfor Fairbanks should purchase tick
jets in Nenana before crossing the
ferry.
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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 an'd 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 us.
CHAS. GOLDSTEIN & CO.
JUNEAU, ALASKA
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