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NEWS NOTES
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Pete Bloomberg returned to the
scene of his summer labors in the
Kougarok yesterday.
George ojnes and Ralph
Rhodes pulled out for the Inma
chuk yesterday and expect to re
1 main in that section during the
1 summer.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HOLDS
BIG BOOSTERS MEETIHG
With the Nome brass band out
in all its glory to act as a spur
to enthusiasm by waking the som
nalent echoes in front of Eagle
hall, the Nome Chamber of Com
merce pulled off its "Boster day’
meeting yesterday afternoon and
attracted a large, if not over en
thusiastic crowd. Enthusiasm in
Nome over anything but a dog
fight or a dance is, of course, rare
so the ardor of the chamber boos
ters was not in the least dampen
ed by the absence of demonstra
tion over the optomilstic views
presented by the various speakers.
The attendance was good, how
ever, but the bald heads were con
spicuous by their absence. They
danced so long and so often Satur
day evening that, oh dear, it was
too trying to get up and assist in
the development of Nome indus
tries or anything else. Besides,
it is so much easier to leave that
to the miners or somebody as long
s we are doing all right anyhow.
While the crowd was not to be
jarred from its apathy by even
the most alluring possibility of
prosperity through development
of the latent resources, it was,
withal, a very decorus and very
attentive crowd and seemd duly
impressed with the importance of
the work of the chamber—all of
which lends hope that some day
—but, what’s the use?
They listened, applauded the
speakers as they appeared, and—
prefunctorily—as they retired af
ter concluding their effort. It
was a start, however, and, con
sidering that there were no danc
ing to attract the meeting was a
decided success. Mr. Fred Dan
iels acted as temporary chairman
and after calling the meeting to
order presented A. Polet as nres
ident of the Chamber of Com
merce. Mr. Polet said that the
reason for the meeting was to try
and enlist the services of the peo
ple of Nome and awaken the gen
eral interest that had lain dormant
for years
After outlining the work of the
chamber he then asked the sup
port of the people, stating that as
the work of the chamber was for
the welfare and betterment of the
community no one should revolt
against the views presented even
if they did not agree therewith.
Mutual aid and mutual better
ment was the great need and one
and all should enlist for that pur
pose. Mr. Polet then introduced
Mr. Frank Dean, whose subject
was “Mails.” Mr. Dean said that
that he did not represent the mail
committee of the chamber but
would tell what had been accom
plished by that committee in the
line of securing a betterment of
the mail service. He then gave
an able explantion of the mail sys
tem and of the routes followed be
tween the coast and Nome show
ing that the consignments were
carried over half of the total dis
tance by railroad and stage and
drew the inference that in view of
this fact there was little excuse
for the small limit which prevent
ed Nome from reciving all of the
mail forwarded from the states
without delay. By a comparison
of the quantities received in 1914
by land and water he showed that
during rite winter season there
was a steady accumulation of 600
I pounds of surplus mail matter
per week. He said that the an
swer of the government to all
complaints was that the costs
were so excessive that no increase
in the limit could be allowed and
offered the statement that exces
sive costs should not be urged
against a section that had produc
ed more than any other equal area
pf the national domain within at]
equal period. He also urged that
constant effort be maintained to
secure an increase of the weight
limit.
President Polet then introduc
ed Mayor-elect Blake who voiced
the needs for good roads. Mr.
Blake said that the roads commit
tee had done considerable work
and had also memorialized con
gress and petitioned the Alaska
road commission for an .increase
of the allotment of funds for the
work of road and trail construc
tion in this section. A large por
tion of his address was taken up
by reading the petition addressed
to the road commission setting
forth the needs of roads and trails
and advocating the construction
of new roads to several localities
and also the construction of a
trunk line road to Candle. He
-aid that roads were vitally neces
sary to the proper development of
the territory and asserted that
the opening of the coal beds of
the district was as vital a matter
as any and was as much depend
ant on the opening up of roads a9
was the gold areas; that, indeed,
the opening of the one was neces
sary to the development of the
other. After showing some of the
results of the present lack of road
communication as represented in
the costs of commodities in sev
eral of the more remote sections
the speaker concluded a very able
statement by remarking that it is
the intention of the roads com
mittee to ask congress for a prop
er proportion of the road funds for
this district.
After stating that no new coun
try ever showed its values at the
--tart and that the greatest devel
opment comes with the creation
of new industries, President Polet
introduced Mr. R Lomen as the
spokesman of "‘New Industries.”
Mr. Loinen handled his subject .in
a very able and lucid manner,
stating that there were numerous
possibilities for the development
of new industries. Among them
were coal mining, fisheries and
the reindeer industry. These were
enough, he said to insure the pros
perity of this district. He then
gave a short resume of the rein
deer industry, stating that there
were over fifty seven thousand of
the animals in the country at the
time of the last census, 1914. Un
til recently the entire product^ had
been consumed by the local "mar
ket, but now the time has arrived
that there is a surplus for expor
tation owing to the natural in
crease in the herds. This indus
try should be encouraged as-pre
senting one of the greatest possi
bilities for the future. Mr Lo
nen then took up the coal devel
opment question and said that the
solution thereof was probably at
our door- He called attention to
the geological survey bulletin com
piled by Mr. Collier showing that
the coal fields of the northwestern
section of Alaska are far largei
than suspected and contain both
high ^nd low grade eoal. He said
that about 100 tons of the Cap<
Lisburne coal had been placed or
♦he Nome market in the earl)
days but was not exactly satisfac
tory owing to being from the sur
face and far from representing the
true quality. Analysis by , the
Mass College of Technology dis
closed that the product was less
than ten per cent inferior to the
best coal in caloric qualifies. In
taking up the fishing industry Mr
1 omen said that the value of th<
fisheries products of the territor)
were almost one half of the vahu
of the gold production. The wa
ters adjacent to Seward peninsu
la arc alive with fish at certair
seasons of the year and the pr^s
pects for the development of an
exceedingly profitable industry
are large. The white whale and
the various classes of food fishes
all combined to make the pros
pects for the establishment of
fisheries particularly alluring. In
this connection he called atten
tion to the neds for a suitable
harbor ior safe and proper hand
ling of fish products and said tlfat
the construction of the Nome har
bor might result in the develop
ment of a great fleet of fishing
smacks with Nome as their home
port. Nome appeared decadent,
he admitted but thought that this
condition was primarily due to
ourselves and not to any lack of
resources and urged united action
in the interest of better condi
tions.
After paying a glowing tribute
to womankind and stating that
their co-operation was necessary
in all things, the president intro
duced Mrs. Darling as the repre
sentative of the entertainment
committee of the Chamber of
Commerce Mrs. Darling delivered
an interesting address on the
need for extending proper hospi
tality to the stranger within our
gates and said that the tourists
should be given every facility for
eeing such interesting sights as
we had to .show. There are no
scenic features such as other sec
tions have to show; there are few
natural beauties to tempt the
stranger but we have much that
is quaint and picturesque Not
the least of these are the Eskimo,
she said, and they could be made
something of an attraction- An
exhibit of the native wares and<
manufactures would be of great
interest; the reindeer also and the
dogs. The speaker declared that
the dogs had put Nome on the
map and the reindeer would keep
us there. The primary points of
the discourse were vividly illus
trated by anecdotes and was ex
ceedingly interesting. Mrs. Darl
ing concluded with an appeal that
we show the strangers that we
are “smart, if not pretty” by en
deavoring to show them that we
appreciate their coming and af
fording them all possible oppor
tunity to see what we have to
show.
Senator McGann was the next
speaker and gave perhaps the
most exhaustive discussion of the
meeting His subject was the min
ing industry. The mining indus
try supports everything, he aver
red and its discussion was a para
mount consideration. The present
gloom over the decadence of the
mining industry was a natural as
being the reaction following a
boom. He was very optomistic
over the outlook for all branches
of the mining industry and declar
ed that even the quart difficulties
could be overcome. Vigorous ac
tion should be taken to secure one
of the mining experimental sta
tions similar to those of the first
and fourth divisions. This was
vitally necessary to the early de
velopment of the quart industry.
The wealth of mining resources
are beyond doubt; vast stores oi
copper, coal and minerals are
yet untouched. An empire of
wealth is at our doors but little
effort has been made to possess
what lies within. The first ef
forts at development must come
.from ourselves- Nome, he declar
ed, will be one of the greatest
known mining camps; we have
already started and must succeed.
Succes’s, however, was really de
pendant of the sourdough miner,
If prosperity was to come and the
efforts in that direction succeed
it would be due to him. In the
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The funeral of the late Daniel
Linehan is announced to take
place Wednesday me: ning at ten
o'clock with services at the Cath
alic church.
The Board of Trade announces
l‘a (Sweepstakes score card
will be given, with the compli
ments of that popular resort, to all
who apply.. ,
The Moose are preparing to
hold a social and dance following
the installation of the newly elect
ed officers this evening. The in
stallation ceremonies will be wit
nessed by the families and lady
friends of the members. The oc
casion will be a big one in Moose
dom and extensive preparations
have been made.
The Eagle hall was tilled to its
full seating capacity last night as
the first pjicture of the big six reel
show was thrown on the screen
The same show will be repeated
tonight. First show starting at
7:15 sharp. The ofilms are all
class A subjects, instructive and
of unusual interest, the two rat
tling comedies being laugh pro
ducers from start to finish. On
next Friday night another big
classy show will be on the bill.
Watch for future announcements.
Five entries have been-receiv
ed for the annual sweepstaxes
race to Candle and return. The
Dig event ot the clog racing season
will start tomomnv morning at 9
a. m. '1 he entry list this year is
one of the classiest that have ever
developed and the race should
prove one of the fastest ever run
over the long course. The draw
ings held at noon today disclosed
the following entries, each placed
in the order in which they will
start:
1. Ayer, 14 dogs.
2 Seppala, 17 dogs.
3. Brown, 14 dogs.
4. Delezene, 12 dogs.
5. Kjegsted, 15 dogs.
The teams will start at Bar
racks square tomorrow morning,
the first leaving at 9 sharp with
the others following at one min
ute intervals. Although the teams
will leave one mintues apart it
has been decided that the time of
each team wil be reckoned as of
9 o'clock.
The following have been ap
pointed to act as officials. Judges
Capt. Martin, Elmer Reed, L.
Stevenson. Time keepers: W. H.
Webb, Geo- E. Lomen W. C. Mc
Guire. Clark of course, D. E.
Crowley. Marker, George E. Kil
toy. Starter, Queen Mary .
The Kennel Club Cabaret ior
the Denent of the big clog race
oaturuay mgnt was one ot tne
most interesting an entertaining
events ot tne winter and was well
attended. Ihe various numbers
on tne program were the best in
the vauuevme line that have been
seen in Nome lor a long time and
were greatly enjoyed iroin hist to
last Particularly effective num
bers were rendered by a squad of
tne soldier laas from the fort; by
Dr. Sharpe and his bevy of danc
ing ana singing oeauties ana tne
couieay sffit 01 Mesdames Pole!
ana 1 nompson. 'I he latter was
ail that tne program uescrioeu; a
scream from start to finish and
the work ot both was of the pro
fessional order. Dr. bharpe and
chorus were excellent and tlu
soiuiers made a great hit with
their audience in a realistic rep
tesentation of soldering on tin
border. Songs and dancing wer<
interspersed with bright dialogue
and concluded with a wall climb
ing stunt that brought down the
house. The buresque turn of the
"King of Mirth and Jollity" was
also a good one and the partici
pants, Messrs. Sharpe, Perrint
and Kerr made a decided impres
sion as comedy stars. Miss Cyn
thia Reed was clever in a medley
of bright songs and Mrs- Runyon
fully sustained her program title
of “Nome’s Sweetest Singer” in
rendering two delightful solos
Miss Johnson and James Bogan
as the Ching Chings were verj
effective and immensely pleasing
to the audience. Harry Pigeon in
his * exhibition of bag punching
was good but owing to the defec
tive apparatus did not have an
opportunity to show his remarka
ble abilities to good advantage
The remainder of the program
was also good. The queen contest
formed not the least interesting
feature of the evening and the
rapid rise of the votes was watch
ed with intense interest. Mr*
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Thompson withdrew from the
contest early in the evening leav
ing Mr9. Kjelsberg, Mrs Ray of
Solomon and Mrs. Bittner of
Council as the contenders for su
premacy. As the evening wore on
its was first one and then tht
other in the lead, but later it re
solved itself into a giant contest
between Mrs. Kjelsberg and Mrs.
Ray with the latter ever disputing
first place with her local rival.
Mrs. Kjelsberg finally won out by
a scant margin with a total of 55,
870 against the 54,490 of hei op
ponent, and was thereupon given
her title of "Queen Mary ”
Dancing was popular through
out the evening and liquid refresh
ments were served at the tables
The affair was in every wav a sue
cess and over $1,900 was received.
The committee in charge are to be
congratulated on the general ex
cellence of the cabaret and also
Doc Kemp who with George F.
Kilroy and Di. Sharpe was re
sponsible for the vaudeville pro
gram.
LOST;—Odd Fellows watch fob
between Nome and Dexter hill.
Liberal reward. Geo. A. Diamond
ATTENTION PIONEERS.
All Pioneers are requested to
meet at the undertaking parlors,
Steadman avenue, at 9:45 Wed
nesday morning to attend the fu
neral of the late Dai.Li L. Line
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