THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for entry 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
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cation of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in
this paper and also all the local news published herein.
With the Alaska Railroad in con
tinous and successful operation
comes realization «f the fact, not
withstanding its great present use
fullness, little if any progress has
been made toward fulfillment of the
larger purposes iur which it was
contructed. points ou: the Alaska
Weekly, published at Seattle.
Superceding the pioneer process
of mushing and dog-teaming, the
Alaska railroad affords modern, com
fortable and expeditious means of
getting from one place to another
in Alaska. It does not reach all
the places to which Alaskans and
others wish tp go; hut for the full
stretch to which it has been com
pleted it provides adequtte trans
portation.
Failure as to the larger purposes
we have in mind, is no: due, in any
sense, to the builders of the rail
road or its operating management.
It was the late James J. Hill, Am
erica's greatest railroad man, who
firs: put into words the sound
theory that the success of a railroad
is measured by the population and
the prosperity of the country
through which rt passes, and on the
confluence of branch lines and
high ways tapping the territory at
farther di.-tances. Mr. Hill's policy
enlarged upon rs the years went by,
was to encourage settlement and ac
tivity in the development of all nat
ural resources at every possible
point in the country that his lines
traversed.
A government ever to be blessed
for building the Alaska railroad has
stopped short of the duty imposed
by the very fact of the railroad's
existence. Trains run on schedule
time, passengers and freight are
cared for in regular order; but of
definite plans to increase the bus
the measure of Alaska's prosperity,
nothing has been heard.
What is now most needed is an
emigration, colonization, promotion,
business-gettipg bureau, call it wha:
.you will. And no matter what Alas
kans may think of federal bureaus
in general, it will be agreed that
such a bureau as we have in mind
belongs with the federal govern
ment railroad organization. This
bureau does not belong in Wash
ington, D. C. but at the adminis
trative headquarters of the railroad
in Alaska, just as the great publicity
promotion and immigration bureaus
of the transcontinental lines are !o
1 cated at their general headquarters
The functions of such a bureau
| should be so obvious as to need no
recital. Its first business would be
to assemble accurate information
about Alaska—-all of Alaska, to be
1 sure, -but particularly about the
; country most accessible at any rea
sonable distance on both sides of
the railroad. With this information
in hand organized effort should fol
low to bring the opportunities and
possibilities within reach by the rail
i road to the attention of desirable
classes of prospective settlers wher
ever they may be.
There is nothing new about thir
plan. It has been proved out by
all the transcontinental lines of Am
erica. Without exception it has prov
ed successful, to the great and grow
ing advantage both of the country
and the railroads. Except for this
sort of work the Pacific Korthwe-:
and the western states generally
would still be far short of the pop
ulation and prosperity they have to
day.
But it would be a new thing foi
Alaska. Sad to say, the convictior
rests upon the majority of Alaskan"
that existing federal bureaus hav<
pursued a course wholly detrimen
tal to territorial development. Hen
is one bureau that could be im
mediately and lastingly helpful. It
the course of time it could mak<
the railroad actually profitable; bu
of vastly greater importance, i'
would bring to Alaska what Alaski
needs more than anything else—peo
pie. people of the right kind.
DO ALASKA HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATES FLUNK
The answer to the question, “P<
Alaska high school graduates flunl
when they enter Outside college
and with graduates of standar
high schools in the States?” is em
phatically “No!" declares the Alas
ka School Bulletin. Street corne
gossips sometimes convey the dole
ful information that the graduat
of an Alaskan high school is handi
j capped in life’s race and must nec
* essarily take a secondary place. Th
i one Alaska student enters colleg
'and is dropped out for deficienc
in his work at the end of the firs
college semester along with severs
hundred others who never saw Alas
ka or her high schools, is held u
1 as a horrible example while th
ninety and nine who made geo
are forgotten.
At the close of the school yea
1921-1922 the department sent le'
I ters of inquiry to universities, co
leges, normal schools, etc., in whic
members of the 1921 graduaiin
class of Alaska high schools wer
enrolled, requesting information o
j the standing made by Alaska stt
! dents. Replies were received on th
work of nineteen .students and ir
dicated records ranging all the wa
from satisfactory to superior fc
eighteen students, and a failur
in the case of one student who er
tered the United States Militar
Academy at West Point. New Yor
and who was honorably discharge
at the end of the first semester fc
deficiency in mathematics an
French.
Complete information on the r<
cards which are being made by th
thirty members of the 1922 gra<
uating class of Alaska high schoo
who are enrolled in colleges an
universities during the preser
school year are not available. Hov
ever, we are able to present th
records of the nine students wh
^ are enrolled in the Freshman cla;
of the University of Washingtoi
These nine students were graduate
from three Alaska high schools i
May. 1922, as follows: Anchorag
2; Fairbanks. 2; Juneau 5. Of th
group, not a single one failed t
pass the mid-year examinations. Th
records of the University show th;
approximately 3 per cent of th
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students enrolled in the Freshman
class were dropped in the middle
i of the year for failure in their
work, whereas but 97 per cent of
i the entire membership, representing
■ high schools throughout the North
. west, did satisfactory work, 100
: per cent of the Alaska high school
i graduates made good,
GOTWALS PRAISED AT JUNEAU
• FOR INTEREST IN TERRITORY
In introducing Col. J. C. Gotwals,
’ Engineer 'Officier of the Alaska
Road Commission who was one oi
’ the honor guests at a recent recep
Ytion in Juneau, chairman Henrj
’i Roden praised his work in the high
est terms, saying in part: “Without
reflecting upon any other officer, 1
think I can say he has done and is
r doing more for the Territory thar
any other man."
Digressing for a moment. Col
Gotwals thanked members of th<
Legislature and others present fot
their part in the presentation t<
‘ , him of the Distinguished Servict
Medal which he said he valued mori
I I on account of the honor h repre
sented to the 2,400 “buddies” wh<
' j under his command constituted thi
5 ! Searchlight Unit of the * E. F.
e I The work of the Alaska Roa<
j :
‘ i Commission, he said, lays mostly it
1 the wide areas of Interior Alaska
r He complimented the people of Jun
■ j eau for their support of the Comis
- sion and “rheir board view of thi
• roads situaton.” He dealt briefl;
’ with the Territory’s needs for tran
e portation and spoke of the utilit;
II of sled roads in Interior Alaska am
• the part they are playing in d?vel
e opment of mineralized districts, men
- tioning particularly the Kantishn:
V region.
r He touched in passing on reserva
e tions which he asserted was not tru
- conservation. He argued that in or
y der to bring about development of
^ pioneer country it is necessary t
^ , take a chance, to leave resource
r j available for acquisition. He point*.
‘ : to the history of the developmen
I of the Middle West and N'orthwes
■ for precendents.
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ISLAND RACE IS VANISHINi
PAPEETE, TAHITI. April 14
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The native race in French Oc
eania is doomed. Today it is rar
to find a pure blooded Polynesia
on Tahiti. The Marquessan native i
in the late twilight of his existenc
according to the French authoritie
there.
Chinese are crowding the native
off the islands, and besides constan
addition to the present Chines
population by new arrivals, th
birthrate among the Chinese on th
islands is steadily increasing. Whil
some of the Chinese in the island
marry native women, the majorit
are bringing in Chinese wives an
are raising a new generation o
pure Chinese.
The expedition of the New Yor
Museum of Natural History whic
has recently returned from the c
ther islands of Tahiti, where the
have been collecting specimens o
bird life, report a deplorable stat
of affairs as far as the Marquessan
are concerned. There are scarce!
any Marquessans le't and they ar
in a wreched condition from diseas
and underfeeding, the New Yorker
state.
j In the school election held a
Girdwocd, Joe Reno was chose
treasurer and C. N. Banks clerk o
the board. Girdwood is now in th
hands of ’the motion picture arm}
which descended upon the histori
camp recently to secure locatio
pictures for the forthcoming Ala
kan Moving Pictures Corporation.
Dr. Paul’s Form Fitting Shoe
for children at Abe Simson’s.
Pioneers of Alaska
Nenana Igloo No. 17
MEETS AT UNION HALL
FIRST AND THIRD MONDAY
AT 8:00 P. M
Visiting Members Always
Welcome.
Alfred J. Ghezzi R. C. Morru.
Secretary.
President.
Alaska Steamship Co.
SAFETY SPEED SERVICE
VESSEL
Lr. Seattle Lv. Seward
ALAMEDA . Mch. 17 Mch. 26
NORTHWESTERN .Mar. 28 Apr. 4
ALAMEDA . Apr. 7 Apr. 13
NORTHWESTERN .-Apr. 18 Apr. 25
VICTORIA . Apr. 28 May 5
ALAMEDA . -May 5 May 11
Lr. Anch.
Mch. 25
Apr. 14
May 12
FOR RATES AND RESERVATIONS APPLY TO
J H. FLICK1NGER. • A. H. McDONALD.
Agent. Seward. Alaska Agent. Anckurage
A. A. SI-IOINBECK
ANCHORAGE
LIME, PLASTER, CEMENT, FIRE BRICK, FIRE CLAY
Explosives and Blasting Supplies
COAL OIL GASOLINE LUBRICATING OILS GREASES
l~IAY and GRAIN
Aldemon Knight, one of the first
• stampeders to the Hope district in
' 1896 died in his cabin several days
- ago from a stroke of paralysis. Mr
' Knight was the owner of quartz and
I placer claims in the district.
HERMAN ANDERSON’S
i MODERN RESIDENCE
FOR SALE
Has the following rooms:
, l Entrance Vestibule.
1 Large Living room, 16X26.
3 Berroom? (each has clothes clo
1 set.)
5 1 Large Kitchen, wmte enamel
, j with breakfast nook, seating sis
j persons.
1 Bathroom, finished in white e
nsmel. with bath tub, wash basir
’ | and lavatory.
1 Good well, with clear water al
1 the year.
1 Edison Gold Medal Phonograph
A houseful of A 1 oak furniture
1 Du'tproof warehouse, 45X45.
The basement of the house can bi
j used for warm storage. Capacity ov
cr 50 tons.
For further information see Her
■ man Anderson.
WANT ADS
■ FOR SALE — 1 bed complete.
- 1 brass bed complete.
? 1 Three quarter bed spring.
• 1 Writing desk.
• 1 Dining table
1 4 dining chairs. leather seats .
f 1 Cupboard, glass doors.
1 Cole air tight heater.
; o 50 gallon hardwood barrels.
1 Screen doors, kitchen tables ant
- other furniture.
• 1 Road house 8 miles south o:
f Healy with equipment
- 1 Log cabin and lot.
3 Cheap to settle estate.
•' Inquire E. T. Sullivan. B st. be
- tween 1st. and 2nd.
5 WANTED TO RENT—Piano ir
good condition. Inquire News.
t FOR SALE—One 8-disc cultivatoi
l one improved post hole digger; oik
f V-bar barrow; price $75, f. o. b
; Healy. Inquire News.
FOR SALE—Old Town canoe ii
^ goo' condition. Inquire News Office
FOR SALE—Complete outfit o
safe deposit boxes. Mrs. E. A. Wil
" liams, postmaster, Nenana, Alaska.
T rappers T raders
SHIP TO
GEORGE R. GOSHAW, INC.
SEATTLE
Alaska Building
Dealer in Raw Furs
NEW YORK
127 W. 27th Street
cjfrjgacgggi:
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Vinal, well
known Alaska mining people and
sourdoughs, and residents of Anch
orage are leaving: for Ophir. where
they have large mining: interests.
They plan to remain away for the
summer.
Pretty Spring hats at Abe Simsons
NEW YORK BLOCK
(Also known as The Arctic)
i A two-story building on corner
of best business block in X'enana.
Building is 25X100 feet. Lower
floor has plate glass front; also a
two-window plate glass front on side
; street. Upper floor has fifteen
rooms, all nicely furnished. House
has hot air and steam heating sys
tems. Has electric washing machine
mangles washtubs, etc. Good oppor
tunity for enterprising party. For
further particulars see or write
Abe Simson, X’enana.
NOTICE
T. V>. Buchholz. of Nenana, has
been named authorized representa
tive of the Fairbanks Ciothing Co
jin X'enana and vicinity and is em
powered to receive money due the
company on old and new acoonts.
J R FOWLE
LOCAL TRAIN SCHEDULE
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
Trains leave and arrive X’enana as
( follows:
8:00 p. m , Tuesday anil Friday f r
Seward and intermediate points
Returning arrives X'enana 6:4 V a
m.. same days.
1:30 p. m., Tuesday and Friday for
Dunbar, Fairbanks an I Chatanika
Arrives X'enana 12:30 p. m., Tues
day and FViday.
Pullman sleeper charge;;: Lower
berth, $4.50; upper berth, $3.5*'
Tickets entitle holders to privi
leges Observation car.
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D. H. WILLIAMS
Undertaking Parlors
Licenced Embalmer
Funeral Director
Anchorage — Nenana — Seward
CHAS. E. BERGMAN
Nenana Manager
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