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Alaska, under the Act of OoOgrea# of
March ’ 1*78.
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must be In by Wl o’clock on the day of
pubUaation.
The sen^ationa* .!h»u«‘ s made by De’ -
gate Wickersham relative to the control
ot Alaska shipping by the American
Smelting and Refining Company, other
wise known as tin* Guggenheim's, may
not have an appreciable affect in secui
ing relief from the transportation condi
tions of which Alaskans with much jus
tice complain hut they will at least
disclose tlte truth concerning the reason
for the excessive rates charged by the
transportation companies The question
in so for as \iaskans are concerned, is
not whether tin* Guggs, as is claimed by !
tite delegate, .a some other corporation
control Alaska shipping. Ail corpora (
tions arc pretty much tite same, any- I
way. especially when it comes to skin- '
nlng the public The mam point is that ;
control of A lit ska shipping means con- j
trol of Alaskan development, resources, j
and about everything in the territory. |
Amt if this power of control happens
to nc \ . sted m one corporation and *»«
ecially a corporttton whose principal
business is mining it does not look j
especially good for future development.
it would naturally i>e the desire of such
a corporation to retard and hinder de
velopment for its >wn interest And on#
of the easiest ways to accomplish this
object would he by making development
prohibitive to the ordinary individual by
working through Ms transportation inter
ests to increase transportation charges
to the degree that the individual will be
bound and fettered by excessive cos ts
This is the point in which Alaskans arc
most interested, and one concerning
Which they would Welcome a little en
lightenment They would like to know
the actual reason for the stiff prices
they are compelled to pay To the ma
jority of Alaskans the recent boost in
transportation charges tppears verily like
an application of the old maxim All
the traffic will bear. so effectively em
ployed by public service corporations
before the days of interstate commerce
commission’s and government regulation
of prices
Generally speaking, they asstime the
view that an increase of such propor
tions as recently effected is unreasonable
And unjustified. In the absence of ac
curate knowledge of the conditions un
der which the transportation companies
are operating the raise appears noth
ing more than an effort to profit by
the unusual conditions created by tin
war by squeezing the public for every
cent it can be made to disgorge. Not
one Alaskan in a bund re accepts the
excuse of the shipping companies that
increased costs of operation justifies the
Additional charges as a reasonable ex
planation in view of the immense in
crease in the tonnage carried to and
from Alaskan ports. To them it appears
logical that an increase of traffic should
naturally result in a lowering of trans
portation charges instead of an increase j
According to all accounts the volume
of Alaskan commercial traffic shows %
most decided growth in the past five
years. in some quarters it is stated
that this increase amounts to upward of
fifty per cent. While this may be an
exaggeration, the increase In the num
ber of commerce carriers plying between
Alaska and Seattle during that perlo!
it sufllcitmt *n luatlfy the h+tirr that
traffic ins mmned to a very appre
able tiHtit It tm .1 certainty that the
mi m her of ••hip* -m ployed ip the Al
aska t rn«t«- »* not going double within
i brief period nn less there is a propor
tionate increase m the volume of traffic.
Steamships cannot iterate with emptv
nolds so It is r**atMmab)e to assume that
tiit* increase in commerce carriers is a
• '•■tty :uir index of the increase In traffic
It the assumption is correct, the con -
• ntfort *»f Alaskans that rates should
lavitate downwards Instead of up. seems
ully Justified With an increased as well
is a steadhy increasing tonnage to ami
i on Alaska it would seem that there
would, at least l»e no reason to swell the
harges over what they were when the
oiume of shipping was twenty rtve to
fifty per cent less than it is at present.
It doesnt‘ matter much to Alaskans
whether the Guggs or someone else are
•■sponsible for this The great big fea
ture to them is that they are being
strangled in every effort and slowly
forced out of the country* by excessive t
osts and next to securing relief, they
could like to know the true reason why !
The investigation ordered by tin* inter
■tate commerce commission on the
strength «»? Mr Wiekersham's .-barges
aiav not result in a reduction of the ^
firesent exhorhitant rates hut it will at
••ust enlighten the public as to the why
nd wherefore of these things What
in* people of Alaska want primarily is.
! course, a loosening of the strain on
heir pocket hooks but. it nothing else]
results from the investigation they will
it least have the satisfaction of knowing
•tether they are the victims of uufor
luiate conditions or circumstances or .
! • merely being plundered
DR PRINTING AT NI'GGET OFFIFR '
WE PAN DO IT
For first class work and prompt dellv
ry phone Main 151 and the People’s i
i.aundry will send and get your laundry
W .1 WILLIAMSON Prop
OVERSTOCKED
o the public:—
We have just finished stock taking.
• nd find that we are heavily overstocked
■o are making enormous reductions In
Inrdware— as much as .*0 per cent in i
• rt.un lines Notwithstanding immense
• lvalues outside, especially in Hard
. re and Metal Goods, We art* still sell
ng on the basis of goods purchased the
• si two or three years.
We will si'll for cash only at these
t ecs and for a limit© . time, until w©
•ring out* stock down to the require
rnnls of the camp
if you have an order to lie filled, let
•s figure on it, we can save you money
»Ve have proved it to others we can
«r*»ve it to you.
1 > A R1A NO AND D E \ N l < >MPAN V
Professional Cards
Dr. A. F. Heimlich
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Offics and Rs»idsno».
OVER HILL'S PHARMACY.
Office hours: 2 5 and 7-8 p. m.
Phone Main 7.
DREAM THEATRE
TONIGHT.
THE
MIRACLE
MISS W.ICE COONEY. Pianist.
ADM 25 CtS
EAGLE HALL
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MISS P.N.RTHA JOHNSON. Violinist
til.I.IE BGURRET, Plano
ADM. 25 CtS.
MEN'S AND BOY’S CLOTHING
At prices that all can afford
a new suit.
New line of mens shoes and
furnishings.
Call and look over our large
stock.
Everything at right prices.
A. Wittenberg
General Merchandise
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I YOUR $ $ 1
Will buy more at Cheap John’s Store 8
than any other place. Get our prices. 8
(CHEAP JOHN’S
' ONE PRICE STORE
^ L. Seidenverg, proprietor $
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Hi Dress Prices
Pacs $5.50 Boots $10.00
With the boats come the outside prices and our advice ro our patrons
is to buy at present all there needs for the season as all new goods coming Kf
in will he higher than ever before. (This applies to any article made of clorh. 8
rubber or leather) B
| P. A. Peterson Shoe Ce. |
INDIES AND GENTLEMEN;
The l«**t guaranie* you ••nti have tm
a, successful issu* of your lot lie* s to
uaironiae an old eatablisljetl house: a |
muae iltat wants you 10 come l«o k aim
lie ihelr permanent patron.
Such a house is the Nome Tailoring ' '’
,v* make alterations.
We Jo cleaning, pressing anJ repair j
ng. We make suits to order We ap- |
ireclate your patronage.
NOME TAILORING i’O .
Ween Segerstrom A Hagen and Zeh
ner's Jewelry Stores
NOW IS THE TIME to
iave your spring jolt printing
lone—before the boats arrive,
prompt service and reasonable
!>rices at Nugget office.
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To date we have had
98
. Sittings Tor the group picture I
or the
I PIONEERS OF ALASKA I
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? Help us to make this number •
grow ’
Lomen Bros
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i| MILO S CAFE ij
i; Reopens Saturday |:
Juna 10th,
1 ; OPEN DAT AND NIGHT
I > Next door to PACIFIC COLD 4 >
'I STORAGE MARKET 'I
I RESTAURANT
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“Cosey” j
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Opposite Hotel Sheldon
t Now Open for the Seasot ;
• Home Cooking a specialty I
? N«*vt in AinaU.i St- aiM3iiip «'<». •
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II Usual Summer Rates. ' H
II 12 buckets for $i on. ;;
II 6o cents per barrel. II
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II f-or prompt service II
II Phone W hite 90 11
ii Wm. Pangmanil
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: MOONLIGHT WATER j
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t Usual Summer Rates. j
12 buckets for $1.00.
i 60 cents per barret. j
j A. D. POTEET |
WATER DELIVERY. \
Phone Red 126 |
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: BOARD of TRADE ::
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and
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: LUNCH COUNTER | i
; riodini & Hilo, Prop. «;
MEETING NOTICE.
THE NOME BARTENDER’S UNION
Local HI, B. I. L. of A. (AflUlatad
vrith tho A. F. of L.) meats every first
Sunday In each month »t 11 a. m
AL NICHOLSON pres
: W. J. ROWE j
1 TRAHSFER AND FREIGHTING \
i Dealer in all kinds of Lumber |j
Hay and Grain
X _ <1
1 Horses For Sale:
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t REMEMBER THE }
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! Hoard of 1 rade !
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+ will’be pleased to supply your home *
f with family liquors. .lust call Main *
A ,t4, we will do the rest A
f Bim ^^J
Established June 1000
Alaska Banking aim
Safe Deposit Company
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL ....*125,000
PAID UP CAPITAL. 50.000
A Ganaral Banking B^ainaaa Tran*
aaetad.
Miners k Merchants
Bank of Alaska
NOME, ALASKA
Capital - - $100,000
Hold Dust Purchased
and Assayed
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I BOSTON 3
STEAM LAINDRV 3
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Phan* Mam 53. *
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^ Hav* your laundry dona up at M
JJ tha up-to-dat* laundry. Rougrt W
M dry work our apacialty Give lie
■e a trial and bn convinced.
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I Open for Business!:
MINERS !
RESTAURANT;!
Next to Emporium Store Fronl *t. <*
FIRST CLAS;S MEALS J>
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S. H. SI.1EON :j
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;j CABLETON & CCJSPAfeY £
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! MINING SL'PPLiUS j
310 Front St. Phone .‘lain 11 $
NORTH POLE BAKERY
ANVIL BAKERY
BEGINNING MONDAY, JUNE 7TH, THE PRICE OF BREAD
WILL BE 10 CENTS PER LOAF OR THREE LOAVES FOR 2S
CENTS. THE SKE OF LOAVES HAVE BEEN INCREASED
WHICH INSURES MORE AND BETTER BREAD FOR OUR
PATRONS
CHAS. CAVBY, Prop.
WELLS FARGO & CO.
Travelers Checks
Current Exchange Everywhere
For Sale At
Alaska Lighterage & Commercial Co.
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