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Entered aa second-class matter Feb,
26, 1907, at the poatotflce at Nome,
Alaska, under the Act of Congress of
March ’ 1878.
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MONDAY, APRIL 24, 2916.
It develops tnat tne people of
Nome aiiu ouier towns m . i.aji-m
a.e not me omy ones wno nave
a uecmeu kick coming over tne
ue.iCienCies oi tne man service,
tnat we aie not tne omy ones
does not iieip tne snauuon any,
to oe sine, nor can it g*ve us tne
least saiisiaction to Know tnat
twine aie omens and tnat itiey are
by no means lew. rtccoiunig to
renauie lmormation—wtucn, by
way, nas not ueen outained trom
tile mail committee ol the cham
ber of conuneice and should not,
therefore, result, as was recently
the case' in the casting of aspers
ions on that inottensive body or
the component units thereof—
there has been a general com
plaint throughout the country,
especially on the part of business,
owing to the lack of celerity dis
played by the postomce depart
ment in the delivery of mails.
Further, this complaint has, ap
parently, been steadily increasing
during the past two years, indi
cating a growing inefficiency that
is in on wise alleviated byr the
frequent assertion of the postal
authorities that the present ser
vice is the best in the history ol
the country. That there is in
deed a growing inefficiency, is
painfully clear to the people of
Nome as the service to this neck
of the woods has displayed am
ple evidences of deterioration
during the same period. Now, it
happens that there is nothing
more annoying to the business
man than delays in mail delivery
A large portion of the commer
cial activities of the country arc
condticted through the medium ol
the mails. In consequence, if the
mans aie siovv uuamess sauers.
tiiat is so piam tnat even a man
wituout urania suomu lie ame 10
leauze it. So, tne result ot grow
ing uissatisiaction over lue si ow
ness ot tne mans lias ueen tnat
business lias complained loudly.
This may be ttie reason wtiy tne
department officials have taken
occasion to semi out assurances
that tne service was tne uest ever
it is prouauly a fair surmise that,
witn uusiness bauiv uisgi untied,
the department was uo-nu-ai^ea
w ith Kicks a plenty. In such cir
cumstances assurances that every
ilung was as good as could be,
would be in perfect order.
Did not we of Nome receive
assurances that our own service
was all right ana tnat tueic was
no congestion of mail known to
the beattie office? i ins is digres
sing, however. According to
our information, the complaints
mentioned were finally carried to
the ears of a number of congress
men and were the subject ot
comment during the considera
tion of legislative matters con
nected witn the postotrice de
partment. And, that the com
plaints were not mere idle talk
but were founded on a good sub
stantial basis of fact was attested
by several of the congressmen
themselves out of their own
knowledge of the conditions. Con
gressman Humphrey was one of
those who cited their own experi
ences by way of confirming the
general complaint that the ser
vice was Exceedingly poor- Af
ter telling of several complaints
brought to his attention he gave
a most impressive illustration of
just how poor the mail service is
by telling his fellow congressmen
of a brother of his who lives in
one of the suburbs of New York
city where a leter from Washing
ton is not delivered until two or
three clays after it is mailed at
the capital. “I can get on a train
and be in his house in five hours
and a half” said Mr. Humphrey.
“But, if I get a letter from him
or if he gets one of my letters
and it reaches lutn in than
forty eight hours we think it is
doing well.”
"Why does not the gentlemen
take the letter with him when he
goes over?” facetiously inquired
Congressman Moore of Pennsyl
vania. "The reason that I do not
take the letter with me is that 1
mail it and get there first,” re
plied Mr. Humphrey.
The Washington congressman
then called attention to a com
munication from the Merchants
Association of New York, show
ing that a bulletin mailed by th.
association before noon on Satu
day did not reach the Borough of
Richmond, on Staten island, until
Wednesday at 9:15, “taking” as
Mr. Humphrey remarked, "for a
6 1-2 mile journey, the leisurely
time of 93 hours." Of course, Mr.
Humphrey is politically opposed
to the present adminstration. htr,
he must at least be credited with
presenting an approximation of
the facts Even allowing for some
exaggeration, it must be conced
ed that his statements are a
damning indictment of the dila
tory methods of the postoffice de
partment. With such evidence as
this spread before us, we need
wonder no longer why it is that
we receive mail two and three
months old. If it takes 93 hours
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There's one rubber boot
that l.r:: “made good”
in Alaska, and that’s the
Goodrich
“HIPRESS”
White Boot
‘With the Red-Line ’round the Top”
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You know that when a boot comes in and |
simply sweeps the whole country like i
“HIPRESS” has done, it’s GOT to be 8
SOMETHING UNITSUAL
White Goodrich “FfPRESS” Boots actually wear i
longer thin iron or steel 1 You don’t have to halt
sole them with leather—they fir outwear hob
nailed leather Boles. The reason for this unusual service is Ui.i
“HIPRESS” are constructed by an entirely new proves —fifty years
ahead of the old.
Made of the surue tough rubbatr that goes into Goodrich Auto Tires—welded
together under enormous pressure INTO ONE SOLID PIECE!
Nothing to cotno apart—they can’t leak, peel, crack or split! They’re comfort
able, too—shaped to the foot while it's working. promise that once you start
wearing White “HIPRESS” you’ll never be satisfied v/itt) anything else. And
reniombor—it has a'Rod-Liue 'round the Top,
DEALERS-Wrtto at <mre for satnpkj «u4 pikes.
The B. F. Goodrich Company
Factorial.. Akmo.OWo .Ob Tho B. Fp'G^^kh'imbbf^Ccmpavy
Branch** and Detlarft Everywhere 'Qjp 113-15 Kin# Street
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for a letter to travel six and a half
miles in a locality where the mail
system is presumed to be most
eiiecuvc it is indeed wondertul *
tliai we receive our mail in less .
man six months. Probably; as I
the post office othcials intonh us,
we are enjoying a very “reasona
ble service” after all If the fact?
that are daily coming to light con
cerning the grossly inefficient
methods of the department are
given consideration, it is remark
able that we, away off from no
where, get any mad at all. How
ever. our luck in this respect
should not cause us to lessen in
the smallest degree our efforts to
secure a more “reasonable" ser
vice—one in which three month
delays are obviated.
.
The freighter Seward has been
chartered for three months ser
vice between Seattle and Japan.
It is expected she will return to
the Alaska run in the spring.
Preparations are being made for
the starting of a new salmon can
nery. It wil he located at Chil
kat, in the buildings owned by
the English CoaJ Company. A
Mr. Simons, of Port Townsend,
is at the head of the enterprise
Though everal parties are out
on the search for i'eter Overase,
■ e missing watchman from the
Canoe Pass cannery', no trace of
him can be found. There is a I
report here that a special party j
from the marshal's o.uce lias oeen jj
detailed on the case and is in- j
vestigating. Mr. Overase has j
many friends here and it is hoped !j
that he can be found alive.—
ranged Sentinel. jj
Two caribou were shot on the
Moosehide trail on the hill back
of Dawson and practically in
sight of Dawson January 13 by
David and Esau, Moosehide In
dians. The caribou evidently
had come from the east and prob
ablv intended to cross the river.
Their carr--ses were offered for ■
fea’;* ion Dawson streets before
iihey were frozen.—News.
Delegate Wickersham has in
troduced a bill in congress which,
when passed, would provide a
general and compr/.iensive law
for the bonding of all the towns
in Alaska. Upon the passage of
such a law the difficulty will he
avoided of enacting special leg
islation, and on one act will sup
ply the eficiency uniformly in all
the cities and towns alike, giving
each town in Alaska the right to ,
bond itself for any purposes.—
Chintina Leader.
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In a letter received recently
from Rapids, it is stated that
Fred Miller, proprietor of Yost's
road house, awakened on the
morning of January 20 to find his
nose frost bitten.
Fred had not adjusted his fires
properly the night before, and
during' the wee sma’ hours they
burned out He now has a home
made patent furnace, which he
claims will make it impossible for
it to get cold in the roadhouse
again.—Fairbanks News Miner.
Capt. S- P. .Schafer left Seldo
via with the launch Onward
about thirty days ago, with a car
go and four passengers for An
chorage, according to the Cliit
ain Leader of March 7. A few
days out they got caught in an 1
ice fioe and storm, and as the boat (
sprung a leak, the entire cargo
was lost. After drifting about in
the ice for a couple of weeks the
passengers got ashore and were
compelled to walk a hundred and
fifty miles over an unknown trail
•md in forty below zero weather
before they reached Anchorage.
On the wav they found one of the
government scows which was lost
last fall, and reported the fact
to the commission, who started a
crew of men out to secure the
scow, but refuced to furnish any
assistance for Capt. Schafer.
Ca'I or ring Main 46 when you hav#
job printing to be done. The Nugget
haa the moat complete atock for all
oacasionx
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Jr. A. F. Heimlich
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
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THRIFTY HOUSEWIVES !!!
Why pay the Baking Powder
Co. 400 per cent profit? 35c sav
ed on every lb. of Baking Powder,
means a saving of $7 to $14 in
one year; is this worth while’:
We sell the recipe for making
Baking Powder for 10c a lb. at
home, equal to the best on the
market that costs 45c or more a
lb- Receipts for making easily
and quickly, $i
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