Nenana Steam Laundry
OUR EQUIPMENT COMPLETE pi 70
WORK EQUAL TO THE BEST iDOne IO
J. F. BENNETT.
GEORGE RICH
BLANKFIELD EXPRESS
CONNECTING WITH FAIRBANKS TRAIN.
PASSENGERS BAGGAGE MAIL
Clean Dry Wood for Sale Hauling of All Kindt
OFFICE AT THE TERMINAL.
Nenana Sheet Metal Works
HEATING AND PLUMBING
STOVES OF ALL KINDS MADE TO ORDER
SHEET METAL WORK A SPECIALTY.
PAUL PALFY, Proprietor. MARKET STREET
Prospectors
F armers
Trappers
Tourists
The Nenana district offers oppor
tunities for prospecting, fanning, and
trapping that are unequaled in any
other section of Alaska.
Gold placers of known value, close
to Nenana, are producing annually sub
stantial amounts, and there are scores
of streams within the district on which
little or no prospecting has been done.
These streams, until a short time ago
almost inaccessible, are now easily
reached by means of the new Govern
ment Railroad, and undoubtedly soon
will be the scene of much mining ac
tivity.
Farming in the Nenana district has
the advantage of a growing season fully
ten days longer than that of any other
section of Interior Alaska. There is
much desirable land in the district open
to homesteaders, and marketing possi
bilities are being expanded steadily.
Fur-bearing animals of the Nenana
and adjacent districts are noted for the
fine quality of their fur, and trappers
annually bring large numbers of pelts
to Nenana and receive for them higher
prices than are obtained for the average
furs of other districts.
Game of all kinds abounds in the
Nenana district, there are scores of
trout streams easy of access, and the
scenic wonders of the district are un
surpassed. The district is the natural
gateway to ML McKinley National
Park, and close to Nenana may be
viewed the largest coal ledges in the
world.
Detailed Information regarding the
resources and possibilities of the Ne
nana district may 6e obtained from the
Nenana
Commercial
Club
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public ownership," said Governor
Riggs recently, in discussing the
plans of the Territorial Shipping
board, of which he is chairman, “it
is impossible at this time to secure
any authorty from Congress for the
establishment of a territorial steam
ship line. This is evident by the
vote on the railroad bill and (the
fact that even labor unions which
favor government ownership of rail
roads oppose government ownership
of steamships.
“Our traffic study shows there is
enough Alaska business to give the
Territory a splendid service at low
er rates, if that business can be
properly co-ordinated so as to be
economically handled.
; “I believe very few of us re
alize that more than 75 percent
of the Alaska ship tonnage is in
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private service. This is one of the
astounding items which have been
definitely established by the figures
we have compiled. Those private
carriers are less expensive to oper
ate and usually take full cargoes,
j “They serve only large concerns,
owned by non-residents, who are
: thus enabled to handle the great
bulk of their traffic at lower cost
than the independent lines, which
must meet all the requirements of
our navigation laws and which give
the Territory its year-around serv
ice, besides taking care of the un
profitable traffic at out-of-the-way
places.
j “The largest interests in the Ter
ritory'should not be denied the right
,to carry their traffic by the cheap
est method, but they should con
i tribute something to the common
• service of which they receive the
benefit in many ways.
i “The entire Territory is depend
ent on the carriers for local year
! around service, for mail and ex
I press matter, for law enforcement,
: transportation of witnesses and
|jurors, provision for medical relief
and all those necessities of life
i which benefit the larger interests
as well as the smaller operators.
| “The present annual license tax
on ships is one dollar per net regis
tered ton, but it applies only to
ithe common carrier, engaged in
local business for hire. Our bill
increases this to three dollars and
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applies it to every ship of more j
than twenty tons. j
“This revenue is to be placed in
a maritime fund, and used only for
the improvement of Alaska trans
portation conditions. The plan for
its distribution is the same which
the Canadians have successfully
used for twenty years in our Alas-;
kan waters, and that is by giving
contracts to common carriers to
maintain a service on definite
schedule at fixed rates on specified
routes. In .this way contracts can
be given by the Territorial Ship
ping board for a regular service
on routes which are otherwise un
profitable, and can adjust the serv- |
f
ice on a more economical basis.
“Many of these small places can
best be served by encouraging local
boats from the larger towns in
Alaska, and this in turn will keep
the best passenger liners on the
regular routes, where they can
maintain a definite schedule. In
this way we can secure the same
service to all the principal towns
in Alaska that the Canadian lines
have been giving to the four prin
cipal towns in Southeast Alaska.
“We can build up a local service
out of the large towns to smaller
places, but, of course, certain other
routes which are now unprofitable
must be provided with a direct serv
ice from the Outside.
“This fund in the hands of the
Territorial Shipping board would
provide the most effectual control
of the situation. It would reduce
costs, such as demurrage and ma
rine insurance, because the best
ships will be kept out of the most
dangerous waters, where most of
the marine losses occur. Insurance
rates now average 15 percent, and
one American line now pays nearly
one million dollars in premiums each
year.
| “I am confident that by this
means we shall stabilize conditions,
so that common carriers and the
postoffice department will get to
gether and give Alaska adequate
mail service, instead of treating the
United States mail as freight, with
no obligation on the part of the
carrier to maintain routes or regu
lar service.
“I think it is only fair that the
people of the Territory, who alone
pay the bills, should be permitted
to handle their own problems. This
bill will enable them to do so. It
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is not a novelty.”
Green Onions and Lettuce at the
Nenana Gardens.
Observant Youngster: Oh, look at
that funny man, mother! He’s sit
ting on the pavement talkin’ to a
banana skin!—Tit-Bits.
GRACE (Presbyterian) CHURCH
REV. ROBT.
JOSEPH DIVEN
D. D.
MINISTER
'j 11:45—The children’s hour.
The evening subject will be:
“The God We Forget.”
Music begins at 7:15 Lecture 7:30
Everybody Welcome
I^HRiSTSNlciENa
' 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, “Reality.”
r.s. McDonald
Public Stenography Typewriting
Bookkeeping Conveyancing
REAL ESTATE
RENTALS LOANS
LIFE INSURANCE
FIRE INSURANCE
Only the most reliable companies
Safety Deposit Boxes
For Rent.
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ON SALE BY THE NEWS
A shipment of typewriter paper,
i>f the standard American brand,
has just been unpacked at The News
nflice, where it is on sale by the
box or in any other quantity desired.
The sizes include both legal and
letter and the weights range from
the lightest to heavy.
The paper was bought right and
is being sold at a close margin of
profit. i
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velopes for sale by the box and by |
the package—all sizes, from baroni- j
al to legal, white and colored, and j
bond and wove.
Suits mended, pressed and cleaned
Underwear renovated Old furs re
modeled, bought and sold. Goode
called for and delivered. Telephone
32 Green.
D’ORSAY TAILOR SHOP
Third and A Streets.
WATCHES
JEWELRY
Watch Repairing
DESIGNING AND NATIVE
JEWELRY A SPECIALTY
WM. TAYLOR
ARCTIC BATH HOUSE
stands alone in par-excellence of
service and sanita*^r convenience.
Turkish, Steam, Shower
or Plain Baths, at
MODERATE RATES.
Rooms for Dressing and Resting
in Connection. Also Rooms for
Rent, Transient or Permanent.
Mr. and Mrs. Heimburger
Proprietors.
If Comfort, Economy and the tt
Environments of Home ♦*
Appeal to You,
STOP AT THE
MONTANA
SPECIAL RATES BY WEEK
OR MONTH.
MRS. BERT JOHNSON
Proprietress.
Henan*, the Gateway to McKinley
national Park.
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| Miners and Prospectors! |
| NOTICE OF CHANGE OF RECORDING PRECINCTS |
| According to a recently issued Court Order by |
| Judge Chas. E. Bunnell, the Nenana Mining and Re- f
| cording District has been enlarged to take in the Bon- |
| nifield and Totatlanika Districts. i
1 Miners and Prospectors of these districts will be |
| enabled by this change to do their recording and |
| transact other business at Nenana, which is within |
| easy reach of their mining activities. 1
1 NENANA COMMERCIAL CLUB. |
| J. R. Bowen, President. R. J. Diven, Secretary. |
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