THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for enzry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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CUTTING DOWN LIVING COST.
W. P. G. Harding, governor of
the federal reserve board, recently
put his finger on the most important
fact in connection with increased
living costs when he called upon
the Bankers' Association, meeting at
St. Louis, to assist in increasing pro
duction everywhere throughout the
United States.
“Shoner hours and increased
wages." he declared, "will not in
crease production. Work, more
work, is what the country needs.
If the world would declare an in
dustrial truce for six months, it
would do more to bring down high
prices than ever could be accom
plished by strikes and agitation."
America, points out the Seattle
Times, is coming around to this view
so rapidly that men everywhere are
accepting unquestioningly a truth
which they would have derided even
a month ago. |
When the profiteering investiga
tion was opened by. Congress, com- j
petent observers were bitterly at
tacked because they declared that
were all speculation in foodstuffs
eliminated, prices would still remain i
high. |
Today, with only a little more;
light thrown on the subject, there is,
tacit agreement in the justice of |
that contention. No one attempts |
to defend or justify profiteering;;
but nearly everybody realizes that 1
profiteering is not the sole cause of
high prices.
There is no dodging the fact,
which has been evident since 1935,
that production everywhere, save in
the single item of food, is two or
three years behind demand. Under
production of food would be a bitter
fact today were it not for the effi
cient efforts of Herbert Hoover and
the 'splendid response of America’s
farmers to his appeals.
The world’s shelves are swept
bare of manufactured commodities.
Demand is several time in excess of
supply. In America the consumer'
has to bid against the whole world,
which is seeking American supplies
and will continue seeking them un
til European production has been
revived.
The idea that Europe is poverty
stricken is false in every detail.
Europe is richer now than in 1914-—
richer in war bonds, in currency—
in the things commonly exchanged
for commodities.
It is poorer only in production.
There, as here, it is necessary only
to work and produce in order to
make stable the vast amount of
wealth represented by the securities
sold to the people of all belligerent
states during the struggle.
Given production, there is naught
that labor need fear. Prices will
come down, but wages will not. for
a long time. The demand is so vast
n«w that years will be required to
fill the existing void; and in the
process of filling that void, other!
wants will be created by the steady :
purchasing of well-paid working''
communities.
The German worker, who has j
voted to incj ease his day to ten
hours in an effort to help his coun
try pay off its indemnities, is build
ing better, probably, than even he
knows.
If he sticks to that program, he
will got ten-hours’ pay fot his ten
hour day and he will be paid at
tile expense of workers in other
countries who are trying to foist
the absurd six-hour day on industry
Furthermore, he will have a job iu
an aggressive, prosperous industry
when the six-honr-day man will be
experiencing difFculty in getting
work at all.
NATURAL gas
More than 2,100 cities and towns
in the United States are supplied
with natural gas. which is furnished
to domestic consumers at rates that
si ould arouse the envy of those con
sumers of artificial gas who have to 1
pay about a dollar a thousand cubic i
feet. The average price per thou- i
sand cubic feet charged to domestic I
consumers of natural gas in the!
United States in 1917 was about 30 !
cents. The average price charged
to manufacturers was less than 12
cents.
Most of the towns and cities sup
plied with natural gas are in New
York. Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Vir
ginia, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Cali- j
fomia. In Ohio, 872,000 domestic j
consumers were supplied in 1917;!
in Pennsylvania, 480,000; in Cali-j
fomia, 239,000; in Kansas, 188,000.;
in New York. 164,000; in West Vir-j
ginia, 129,000, and in Oklahoma.’
95,000. The industrial consumers, :
by whom the gas is used for manu- !
factures or for generating power, j
use twice as much gas as the do- j
mestic consumers.
During the present century the
value of the natural gas used in the *
United States has risen annually :
without break from $27,000,000 to I
$142,000,000 and is still rising.
A report on “Natural Gas and 1
Natural Gas Gasoline in 1917.” by!
John D. Northrop, just published by
the United States Geological Survey, j
Department of the nterior, gives ;
statistics of the production and con- I
sumption of natural gas and sketches ‘
the condition of the industry in 25 i
states. It gives also statistics con- !
cerning gasoline made from natural ;
gas in that year.
The recovery of gasoline from
natural gas has now become a large i
industry, which contributes materi- j
ally to the supply of motor fuels, j
Experiments in the conversion of!
natural gas to gasoline were made j
as early ?.s 1903, but expel ime.it did j
not give way to commercial produc ]
lion until about 1910 The growth!
of the industry since that vear has!
been remarkable. In 191! there |
were in operation 176 plants, which j
produced about 7,400,000 gallons of '
raw gasoline ffom natural gas In i
1917, only six years later, there*
were 886 plants, which produced i
nearly 218.000,000 gallons. Prior!
to 1916, most of the gasoline re-j
covered from natural gas was de
rived from casing-head gas obtained
from oil wells, by methods involv
ing compression and condensation,
but from year to year an increas
ingly large proportion of the an
nual output of natural-gas gasoline
has been recovered by the absorp
tion process, which has now been
applied not only to “wet” gas from
oil wells, but also to so-called “dry"
gas. which occurs independent of
oil and constitutes the. main supply
of natural gas. Dry gas cannot be
profitably converted into gasoline by
compression.
“THE DUPE” TONIGHT
IS FEATURE DRAMA
—
The five-reel Lasky feature. "The
Dupe,” with Blanche Sweet in the
title role, will be the attraction at
the Coliseum tonight. The talented
star is said to appear at her best in
this production, her part being that
of a country girl who goes to New
York in search of work.
She is fortunate in securing a po
sition as secretary to a wealthy so
ciety woman, and falls in love with
a young millionaire, with whom her
employer also is in love.
Blanche complicates things by
stealing money from her employer
to buy a new dress in which to
make her debut at an entertain
ment. and also to further her
chances with the young millionaire.
The theft is discovered and Blanche
is forced to permit herself to be
caught dining privately with her
employer’s husband, to furnish
grounds for a divoree so that the
wife may be free to press her suit
for the millionaire.
Of course, Blanche wins out, but
there are many complications and a
very exciting climax. The story is a
good one, full of interest and well
acted.
The price of admission will be 25
cents.
Fruk Groceries, Fancy and Sta
ple. Fowier 4 Morris.
BASKET-BALL TEAM
TO PWYTONIGHT
There will be a rally of basket
ball enthusiasts at Union hall to
night for the first practice of the
season, and those responsible for
the arrangements express the hope
that all those interested in the in
door sport will be on hand to take
part in the play, which will start
promptly at seven o’clock.
The plan is to form a basket-ball
team, or several teams, if possible,
both for local entertainment and to]
play a series of games with Fair
banks sometime during the winter
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WANT ADS:
FOUND—Gold button. No. 32. Own
er can recover by calling on Jim
Drukoff. at The Terminal.
FOR SALE—Large tank heater and
i pipe drum. Inquire Simson’s store.
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1 ROADHOUSE FOR SALE—Inquire
News Office. 11-29
GOOD TEAM, harness and No. 5
sleigh for sale. Inquire Knut
Koland, Third and C streets.
FOR SALE!—Furnished house of five
rooms, attic, large basement and .
winter cellar for vegetables. Heat
ed by furnace. Winter supply of
vegetables. Full comer lot. One
of the most desirable parts of
town. Inquire at News office.
FOR SALE OlT^RENT^HTgh grade
player piano. Inquire Simson's
Store. |
FOR SALE^—Piano and complete
household furniture; also set of 1
mink furs. Inquire of Mrs.
Duke. 10-28 i
FOR SALE;—Small Lang range, with
kitchen outfit complete; couch j
springs, mattress and bedding. In- j
quire Skof House.
BUNCH "OF KKYS~f^urid" 0^7r ;
can recover by calling at News
office and paying for *i« adver- •
tisement. >
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Charged with having liquor in his i
possession, John Wellestead, of the
International poolroom, at Juneau, j
was arraigned recently in commis-1
sioner’s court. Helen Craft, of Ju- j
neal, pleaded guilty to having liquor j
in her possession and was fined $2-5 !
and costs. She had two bottles of j
liquor in her home, but had made ;
no attempt to sell any, hence the:
light fine.
r.s. McDonald]
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REAL ESTATE
RENTALS LOANS
LIFE INSURANCE
FIRE INSURANCE
Only Hi* mast reliable comp as in
Safety Deposit Boxes
For Rent.
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YOU ;
CAN
BUY
SAVINGS
STAMPS
NOW
FRESH STOCK
Groceries, Clothing and Footwear j
SAVE TIME AND MONEY
All Necessities for Trail and Camp
GO TO
FOWLER & MORRIS
A Thoroughly Modern Hotel
The Southern
Tom Smith, Prop.
NENANA HOUSE
Just Come in and Sit Down and Look Out.
MRS. A. B. EASTERLY. Prepnetrm.
Chop Suey, Noodles
AND
Homo-Made Bakery
Northern Cafe
GEORGE TANAKA. Fra*.
DR. R. R. MYERS
DENTIST
ARCTIC HOTEL
NENANA LODGE No. 1193
L. 0. 0. M.
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 »f tlx leterwur
Alaskan EBrueeriitf Ccaafatii
NOTICE
Passengers are required to pur
t/hase 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 Genera! Office Building,
Alaskan Engineering Commission, or
at Camp 4X5 (N’orth Nenana!
Tickets will be on sale at any
: 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 Wadnessdays
and Saturdays at 8 a. m., and from
Camp 415 (North Nenana). Tues
days and Fridays-, 'at 8 a. m
No tickets will be sold crossing
;the river. Those intending to u-av
tel to Fairbanks must make their
own arrangements for reaching
North Nenana. The Commission will
continue its ferry service, with skiff,
as long as the river is passable, and
every endeavor will be made to hel>
passengers across. The ferryma ri
will be on duty from 7 a. m oa
the Nenana side, and will help pass
engers from the north upon their
arrival in the evening: but this
; service may have to be discon
tinued any day.
Passengers taking trains for Fair
banks on any other days than Tues
days and Fridays are liable to be J
held up en route- No through can -
nections are assured except on these
days. This schedule is subject to
change on short notice (or without
notice) upon completion of steel lay
ing between North Nenana and Fair
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 finisher, and want -a good year-around job, com
municate with us.
CHAS. GOLDSTEIN & CO.
JUNEAU, AkASKA 4
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