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.
“WHERE RAIL AND RIVER MEET”
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Company, at First and B Sti'eets, Nenana, Alaska.
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SELF-DETERMINATION FOR
ALASKA.
We hear much about self-deter
mination for Egypt, Ireland, Ar
menia, Syria and other countries,
but why not self-determination for
Alaska? asks the Portland Ore
gonian. While the death battalion!
has been fulminating about the j
wrongs of those distant peoples, it j
has had nothing to say of the j
wrongs suffered t>y Americans in the |
Far North, though they, as the last [
of the pioneers, should have a su-1
perior claim.
When the gold discoveries of the i
Klondike, Fairbanks and Nome and
the copper discoveries of Copper ]
river drew tens of thousands of men j
to Alaska, it was hoped that mining [
would be the precursor of develop-'
ment of all the other wealth of the
Far North. The miner has ever j
been the forerunner of t)he farmer,
the cattleman, the fruit-grower, the
lumberman and the manufacturer,
bringing in their train tlhe full or- j
ganization of civil life. So it was
in California, Oregon. Idaho, Mon
tana and Colorado. So it would
have been in Alaska if the Govern
•ment had done for it whail was done >
for the states mentioned.
But soon after Nome Was discov-;
ered the conservationists appeared j
on the scene, and they got a grip on
Alaska which has not yet been brok-1
en. The Government sent no ofti-'
cials to that Territory with authori- i
ty to decide anything except that
settlers should not be permitted to
used the land. Anybody who want-'
ed to tie up anything found a ready '
ear at Washington. The big game'
hunters won protection for the great
brown bear of the Alaska peninsula
in order that they might have the
pleasure of chasing and killing him.
But if any body of men wanted to
develop a coal mine or an oil well
or to cut timber or to improve a
harbor by building a wharf, the cry .
of “corporation” or "landgrabber"
was raised, and they were hounded '
by investigators and inspectors. Au
thority over Alaskan affairs was so
finely divided among many bureaus
at Washington that nothing could
be done without referring to one of
them, and some other usually found
encroachment on its authority, while
the conservationists warned them all
to beware of the corporation buga
boo. So much time was thus spent
in discussion and referring things
to and fro that the man who wanted
to do something grew tired of wait
ing and left Alaska to its solitude.
'Thus the Northern Territory is be
ing strangled by a bureacracy more
cruel than that of the czars at their
worst.
Not only Alaska, but the whole
Pacific coast, in fact the whole i
West, is interested in this matter, j
If the coal and oil of that Territory
were developed, they would be added
to the fuel supply and would lower
the price, both for the cities and,
ships. Great herds of caribou and ;
reindeer could be raised to increase !
the meat supply. The coast needs
the help of Alaska as much as Alas
ka needs help. By the consideration
which they have secured for recla- j
mation. Western congressmen have'
proved that, when 'they unite, the;
have power. They should use tha
power on behalf of Alaska, that i
may be emancipated from bureau
cracy and be given real self-govern
ment with freedom to develop.
ELSEWHERE IN ALASKA
Valdez igloo, No. 7. Tioneers ol
Alaska, recently purchased the
George Love building and will use
the second floor as a lodge room
The gTound floor will be rented.
Ketchikan is agitating the organ
ization of a business men’s club.
Captain John Zug, formerly of the
Alaska Road commission, recently
received his discharge from the army
and is now visiting in the East. Hn
has not made his future plans
known.
Judg'e Fred M. Brown recently
announced that he would hold a
term of court at Anchorage, com
mencing, June 15.
The Ketchikan Times, which is
owned by a number of Ketchikan
people, has been leased to H. V.
Henriekson and E. A. Heath. The
former has been connected with tlhe
paper for some time.
ELSEWHERE
Thomas J. Flavin, one of the
first postal inspectors to work in
the Alaska mail service, died re
■ently in San Francisco. He was
formerly stationed at Spokane.
The Reward Moose installed the
following officers at a recent meet
ing: Charles Krefting, dictator; H.
L. Meyers, secretary'; William Los
ness, vice-dictator; M. A. Horner,
treasurer; FI. G. Victo, prelate.
If. Moses, a fur buyer of Juneau,
recently returned to that city with
one of the most valuable collections
of native curios ever seen in the
city. Many were heirlooms kept in
families for generations. Six hun
dred pairs of sealskin moccasins also
were purchased from the natives.
I- V. Ray, former attorney for
the city of Seward, who received 57
votes for the office at the recent
slection, has sent a communication
to the Seward council stating that
ie believes the city does not need
»n attorney and recommending that
die city dispense with the services
>f the attorney this year.
The halibut schooner Scandia,
which went ashore on a reef off
Montague island several weeks ago,
las been floated and beached at the
lead of the bay, according to re
ports , received in Seward. Just
what damage sine sustained and
whether she can be put into com
mission again is not known, but it
is believed she will soon be again
in the fishing industry.
F. J. Fumival has been engaged
jy the Alaska Directory company to
issist in gathering the names for
he new directory of Ketchikan to
oe off the press soon.
Kensna, Alaska’s Interior Fu«l Depot
FAIRBANKS WILL
SOW MORE WHEAT
The acreage planted to wheat this
season in the Fairbanks district will
ibe at least double that of last year,
according to J. G. Courtnay, prom
inent Fairbanks farmer, who ar
rived in Nenana yesterday. Mr.
Courtnay is a brother-in-law of the
late Ralph Waechter and came down
to see Mrs. Waechter.
Mr. Courtnay is an enthusiastic
believer in the future of Interior
Alaska as a producer of agricultural
products, and he declares the com
ing season will prove that the In
terior country can produce ample
flour for home needs and some to
spare. It has already been demon
strated, he says, that the rairbank«
grown wheat is of superior quality,
iand the end of the present season
| will see the wheat-growing industry
.on a solid basis.
The increase in wheat acreage,
Mr. Courtnay explains, is the result
of steps that have been taken to
provide a flour mill for the district.
The mill is already assured, with
ample funds available for its pur
chase and installation, and it should
be set up and ready for operation
by the time the wheat crop has been
harvested. The mill will be pur
chased by Superintendent Snodgrass
of the Government experiment sta
tion, who is now in the States with
authority to act for the farmers of
the district.
The mill that has been selected
is a compact affair of the latest
type, with a capacity of 25 barrels
of flour daily. Such a mill, it is
believed, will be able to handle the
wheat for several years, after which
time it will be an easy matter to
get a mill of greater capacity, if
one is needed.
Mr. Courtnay estimates that con
siderable more land will be under
cultivation this year than last—per
haps 25 percent more. Nearly all
the farmers, he says, plan to break
up new soil.
The trip of Mr. Courtnay to Ne
nana has convinced him that there
is a lot of good farming land along
the line of the Government railroad,
to the north of Nenana. It is his
opinion that there is much fertile
soil in the Goldstream valley that
will be under cultivation within the
near future. The land is especially
] desirable because of its proximity
|to the railroad and because it can
j be cleared more easily than most of
the land elsewhere.
Mr. Courtnay owns the old Dilley
place, on the Chena river above
Fairbanks.
KANTISHNA
Freight for Kantishna must be de
livered at dock in next few days.
The Reliance will go as soon as
river permits and will make only
the one trip at present.
k!9 J. H. SCOTT, Agent.
OLD PAPERS FOR SALE AT
THE NEWS OFFICE
; WATCHES
! JEWELRY
Watch Repairing
DESIGNING AND NATIVE
JEWELRY A SPECIALTY
WM. TAYLOR
I CARLSON’S
BROAD PASS
ROADHOUSE
42 Milei from End of SteeL
GOOD ACCOMMODATIONS
KENNELS IN CONNECTION
WANT ADS
ROOFING and Building Paper for
sale; also Chicken Feed. Simson’s
Department Store. s519
FRAME HOUSE^amPlot for^sahT
Best location in town. ~Good wa
ter. Inquire News office. s519
FURNliHED^ABIjTl^R^ALZ
Two rooms, best water in town.
Cheap. See J. H. Steele.
GOOD "ct^K^wXNTED^for^camp
out of town. Good wages. For
further particulars call at News
office.
BARN FOR RENT—Cheap.^Inqu ire
News office.
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BARN FOR RENT—Second and E.
Three double stalls. Pump in
barn. Inquire at News.
| BUNCH OF SEVEN KEYS found.
Owner can recover by calling at
News office and paying for adv.
THE^DWYER^HOME FOR^SALe!
Terms reasonable. tf
FOR 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. f
FOR SALE—Two-room house, part
ly furnished, with lot. Desirable!
locality. Inquire News office. tf !
FOR RENT—Cascade laundry. Ful'y
equipped and with established in
come. No cash required. Inquire'
at Arctic.
WOMAN TEACHER PUTS
TEAM IN GOOD SHAPE
EVERETT, Wash. — Miss Freda
Billings, teaciher at the Monroe
school, here, is coaching the school’s
baseball team. Miss Billings, while
teaching at Port Angeles, Wash., j
whipped a school team into good ;
shape, and the Monroe boys are !
hoping she will have equal success!
with them. Miss Billings was in j
playground work in the East several j
years ago.
Birth Announcement Card* at the
News Office,
r.s. McDonald
Public Stenography Typewriting
Bookkeeping Conveyancing
REAL ESTATE
RENTALS LOANS
LIFE INSURANCE
FIRE INSURANCE
Only the mott reliable companies
Safety Deposit Boxes
For Rent.
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 Nash,
Secretary. President.
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THE BOWEN Bl/ILOING
NENANA LODGE No. 1193
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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.
Secretary Dictator.
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Department of the 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
jat Camp 415 (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.. and from
[Camp 415 (North Nenana), for
Fairbanks, Tuesdays and Fridays, at
1 p. m.
The following is thj; schsniulg be
tween Kforth Nenana and Fairbanks,
subject to change without notice:
Leave Fairbanks at 7:00 a. m ;
arrive North Nenana, 11:30 a. m
Leave North Nenana 1:00 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 *he;r
own arrangements for reaching
North Nenana.
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Trappers and Traders of Alaska
SELL YOUR FJLIRS 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 Ufe
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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