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(Issued Annually in October.)
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PHONE MAIN 46.
Entered as second-class matter Feb.
20. 1907, at the portoffice at Nome
Alaska, under the Act or Congress of
March S 1878.
Copy for regular advertisements
rr ust he In by 10 o’clock on the day of
publication.
NOME, ALASKA, FEB. 23. 1916
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Recurrent reports of continued hard
times on the outside, despite the enor
mous trade balances and other ficti
tious evidences of prosperity so loudly
proclaimed by the daily press, give
further evidence that we of this seo
:ion of Alaska, are pretty well off even
though conditions are not as good as
they used to be. Most of us do a lot
of kicking about the slowness of busl
enss, etc., and many try to convince
(hemselves that they are not as well
off here as they would be somewhere
else. Few of us are satisfied at best
and the majority have a notion that
everything would be lovely if they
could only get somewhere else All this
Is most convincing evidence that we
either do not stop to think or are ut
terly unaware of or are regardless
of the actual conditions obtaining In
those far away places of our heart’s
desire to which we look with such
longing eyes, and fond anticipations. j
Not many of us are given to compari
sons evidently or we would soon come
to realize that we are probably fai
better off here than almost anywhere
else with the same capacltes or the
same stock In trade. Pick up a few
of the outside papers and pass over
the flaunting headlines which tell of
the big things going on. Let your
'
gnze wonder over the things thftt art
spoken of In deprecating tones. Look
for the small and inconspicuous head
lines telling of poverty and misery, ol
strikes and famine, industrial strife
and discontent; of breadlines and
, starving men and women and little
I children. Read the pitiful gtpries tok
; in exceeding small type In such pa
pers as the New York American and
! other great journals, which, under ax
| Inconspicuous caption tell of the suf
fering and want that has overtaken
• Case No. 987" or No. 642." Read the
pitiful tales that are there told of
human distress; of homeless men and
women, of hungry Innocent children
for whom an appeal la made. Under
each cold and heartless number is a
story that burns the mind and tears
the heart of any who can feel.. Glance
over the record of suicides and see the
mighty army that still their longing
for food and the comforts of existence
by dying back to that oblivion from
whence they came. Turn to the pages
telling of Industrial strife, of strikes,
of riots, grim and bloody, and read
between the lines of human entitles
forced to Industrial war. that they may
have enough to live In decency and
comfort. In many cases that they may
secure enough to eat and wear.
Read of the business failures going
on on every side and think of the
hundreds and thousand of other such
failures that are never told of outside
of the records of Dun's and Brad
street's. Hear the tales of breadlines,
told In brief sentences, and of the
work of tbe charities—of the hun
dreds that are fed and lodged by alms
societies In every large city. Pay no
attention to the million dollar deals
to the financial records telling. In op
tomlstic terms, of mighty trafflclng
In war commodities; of tremendous
exports and overwhelming trade bal
ances. Read of these If you will, but
don't forget to contrast them with
what you read on the other side of
the page. And when you have done,
stop and think It all over and we be
lieve that you will come to agree that
we are living In a pretty good old
place and are doing very nicely. For
I on® thing we have no breadlines and
the rsoJ hungry parson is the exception
If one is discovered, how very soon Is
the helping hand held out, not in a
spirit of charity, but with a heartfelt
desire to relieve the wants of the
afflicted and with a sense of glad
privilege that one Is able to help.
We have no industrial wars where
human beings, ground down to the
last extremities of diatress, strike
for the Justice they can obtain In no
other way. We have no record of any
one having cast their life away be
cause they had no food or shelter. We
don’t hear of purity and Innocence go
ing wrong because no other way to
live In comfort lay open. We seldom
have a business failure for the reason
that all are doing well and the most
far better than they would almost
anywhere else In the world with the
same capital invested. In fact Alas
kans up In this neck of the woods
are almost entirely free from the ma
jority of hardships which are met with
In the states. The business man Is
doing ns well, and usually better than
ho would elsewhere; the laborer does
better than anywhere In the world
and can save more actual cash in one
year's employment than in three in
the states and every one is getting
along fine—If only they could come
to realise It.
If congress appreciates the import
ance or Alaska’s present needs ther<
will be no haggling over the estimates
of the Interior department nor skimp
ing of the necessary appropriations
The great territory is at the threshold
of Its greatest opportunity. The first
year of government railway construc
tion has stimulated the Interest of the
whole country and started a host of
argonauts Alaskaward. Prospectors
have penetrated the wilds and discov
ered new mining wealth for develop
ment. Agricultural lands have been
| taken up, the navy as well ns the com
mercial interests are waiting for Alaska
coal supplies. Every community and
materal Interest of the territory is
awaiting the new life, and the whole
machinery of development waits only
on the action of congress Secretary
Lane,, of the Interior department, and
the Alaska commission, estimate the
ccnstructlon and maintenance needs ol
the government railway f6r the coming
season at $8,247,000. This will complete
connection with the Matanuska. coal
field, will extend the present Alaska
Northern railway forty five miles on
the Seward line and will add ninety
one and one half miles to the main line
construction to the north, as far as the
classing of the Talkeetna river. There
Is also provision for grading the right
of way out of Fairbanks to the south
and estimates for necessary dredging
and headquarters expense. Emergent
needs are also indicated for the coast
and geodetic survey, aids to navigation
and roads and bridges. Oeneral con
currence of official opinion In the esti
mates gives assurrance that'they are to
low was the needs of the situation will
nermit. There should be little or no
objection on the part of congress to
the continuance of the program of de
velopment so auspiciously begun this j
season.—Seattle P. I.
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We will make them lock^tk* new.
We do dry or gasoline cleaning.
We do steam cleaning
We make alterations.
We do cleaning, pressing and re
pairing for Ladles and Qentlemen.
We make a specialty of making and
repairing furs.
First-class workmanship.
All work guaranteed. Our prtees are I
reasonable. Once a customer always
Come and see us, we win give yoa
our prlcee before we do your Work.
We apnreclate your patronage.
NOME TAILORING CO,
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Zekner's Jewelry Stereo
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DEALERS: If not already stocked on “HIPRESS” write at once for sample* and prices.
This i* the beat telling, best wearing Boot ever put into Alaska.
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i Branches and Dealers Everywhere
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F*fth episode.
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F#*turlnO Mi»s Florence L*
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Ten Gigglee to Every Laugh*
THUS TWO KIDS.
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FRANCIS FORD
Joker Comedy.
MIKE AND JAKE AMONG
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Featurlng
M*x Asher and Harry McCoy*
8UNDAY NIGHT
J. Warren Kerrigan Handsome
Jack in
TnE MAN FROM NOWHERE
OLUE BOURRET, Pianist
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ARGTig* springs WATER l
£ The Purest Water in all Alaska 4
4 Is now at the usual winter rate J
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WHICH INSURES MORE AND BETTER BREAD POR OUR
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