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EDITORIAL
FAST CHANGING
INDUSTRIAL PICTURE
From every Outside source
comes advices of a rapid change
in the industrial and trade sit
uation in the States with direct
tearing on the trade relations of
America with Europe and the
Western Hemisphere.
Due chiefly to the European
war this new condition is sure
to be felt in every quarter, not
excepting Alaska.
If the war becomes a long one
of which there is now every in
dication the far reaching effect
may be expected to witness num
erous major changes that will
persist for years, establishing en
tirely new permanent conditions
affecting trade and American in
dustry.
Traveling men recently from
the States, and more authentic
industrial and trade magazine re
views indicate the trend and the
new conditions.
American factories and trans
portation lines are experiencing
unusual activity. Placing of huge
orders for airplanes and other
equipment for war purposes at
home and abroad, the foreign de
mand for munitions—however
the neutrality issue goes—and de
mand for raw products of every
kind all figure in the situation.
American factories and mills,
long operating short handed are
putting on men long idle. Many
plants already are working to
rapacity. Railroad lines are feel
ing the stimulus, as car-loadings
and movements of freight in
crease. Trunk lines are figuring
on how to avert the traffic con
gestion of the first World War
that resulted in freight of all
kinds being tied up at ocean ter
minals, if ten forcing tile use of
large percentage of cars for stor
age purposed, due to Lack of
warehousing facilities.
The cutting off of exports from
European countries to the West
ern Hemisphere, is seeing huge
orders corning into the States
fr m South America and other!
countries. Hundreds of millions!
«'f dollars worth of orders have
ben diverted in the last few
w ks from Europe to the United
States. The recent conference of
the 21 American nations has been
quickly followed by a deluge of
new business for American man
ufacturers.
Heavy losses of merchant ships
of the belligerent powers, and
the demand for ships to handle
the new traffic between the Am
ericas is calling for new ocean
tonnage—something that will in
1 crease rapidly. Ship building
may be expected to experience
! its greatest activity in years.
Skilled workers of every class
wil be in demand. More raw ma
terials of every kind will be re
quired to go into ships, muni
tions, war materials and supplies.
Women as well as men will be
called to the service. The de
mand in all likelihod will elim
inate many a sjuabble over labor
conditions that has obtained
while millions have been idle.
The tremendous costs of war
in lives and money, and the des
truction notwithstanding, the
world is in for many a far-reach
ing change in the tides of world
markets and supply.
By the time the next open sea
son for Alaskan fishing and min
ing rolls round, the picture as
effecting the Northland may be
greatly altered.
The back-fire on the industrial
situation that will follow the
war, the huge indebtedness of
belligerents, the possible disap
pearance of some of the contend
ing nations and fall of certain
glorified leaders of today —will
be another story. In the mean
time industrial booms—be they
only temporary—will figure larg
ely in the economic picture.
Alaskans will de well to be on
their toes, keen to their situation
and alert to anticipate he prob
able siuation affecting the coun
try another year.
NO AMERICAN
ADVICE NEEDfTD
There is plenty of good advice
to the effect that we should not
get involved in a European war.
One might go further and re-j
mark that we ought not to be
come involved in too elaborate a j
consideration of it. Up to the i
time that the first German sol
dier stepped over into Poland,
the papers gave us to understand
that solving our own problems
was a taxing job. Surely, the war
over there cannot have wiped
out all our difficulties at home.
For a nation which professed
to be strictly neutral, unofficial
United States has considerable to
say about the goings-on over
there, although as Mr. Roosevelt
has pointed out, even neutrals
are entitled to entertain an opin
ion. Mr Hitler is said to be of
unsound mind, and Mr. Chamber ;
lain has been depicted as a weak,
kneed old gentleman doddering
about with an umbrella. Hitler
appears to be crazy like a fox, i
and when the hour arrived, Brit
PRODUCTION NEARS 1937 PEAK
almost to the level attained in the 1937 recovery spurt. The above
chart with 100 ns the 1923-25 base, shows the Sept, level at 110.
ain was on hand. Europe is do
ing fairly well at her miserable
task. American advice is noti
needed.
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Ten years ago. at this time of
the year, President Hoover pro
claimed the Kellog-Briand Anti i
War Treaty, subscribed by 62
nations, and denouncing war as j
an instrument of national policy.;
In the autumn of 1919, the Unit'
ed States had a nation-wide steel j
strike on its hands and the Eng-1
lish railroads were tied up by a
similar difficulty. As summer
waned in 1909, the world was
Startled to learn that ajn air
plane had been flown ocross the
English Channel. Dropping back
to the nineties, now referred to:
as "gay” the Philippine Islands,'
in 1899, were being shaken down,
to accepting American control.
Who remembers 1889? The John
stown, Pa., flood, terminating j
more than 2000 lives, was its cLis
mal news feature. Taking a jumpi
of a century, the United States1
iu 1839 was looking forward to!
the early issue of the first post-1
age stamp. Regarding 1949, there i
is Mr. Hitler’s assurance that
he can fight for ten years.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that
Mary Maynard, has been appoint
ed by the Probate Court for the
Cape Nome Precinct Territory j
of Alaska, Administratrix of the |
estate of George S. Maynard, de- i
ceased and all persons having,
claims against the said estate are j
required to present the same:
with proper vouchers, within six
months from the date of this no
tice, to the undersigned admin- j
itratrix in the city of Nome,
Territory of Alaska.
Dated this 23rd day of Oct
ober, 1939.
Mary Maynard
Administratrix of the Estate
of George S. Maynard, Deceased
Publish Oct, 23 30 Nov 6 13.
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November 3rd and tenth, 1939
Election of Officers
November 17, 1939
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Oracle Allen, saw the monkey’s hat and ordered it copied for a
fall chapeau, or vice versa, isn’t certain but here are the pair,
„ modeling what appear to be identical bonnets.
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