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and also the local news published herein.
Alaska towns are feeling the first effects of the
war. The arrivals on the steamers from the south are not
as in former years. Many of those who formerly “came
I ack” are in the war service. Others have found better
positions in the states. The majority of those who in
former years “came back" will he found in the service of
ihe United States and that is why the Alaska towns are
feeling the first meaning of what this war is doing to us in
the north. Those who wander around the country search
ing fur employment are not those missed now, it is the
other cl ass. As conditions adjust themselves in the states,
possible within the next few weeks, laboring men will be
coining north. Hundreds are still hanging out for some
thing "l>ig” but it is the skilled man. not the common la
borer who is in big demand down below. Wages are good
in Alaska, in some instances higher than ever before. No
man coming to Alaska now need look very many hours for
employment. And they will come and there will be
work for all.
Seward just nyw is having a slight epidemic of the
grippe. I>ut then the few victims are getting a needed
rest perhaos and will take better care of themselves in the
future.
A little rain, a bit of mild weather and the snow goes.
The combination is only about a month late, but better
late than not at all. With the combination also vanishes
the frost and activities in many lines will be resumed.
I
Chas A. Sulzer
Candidate For Re-election as
DELEGATE TO CONGRESS
From Alaska
“In deciding to enter the primaries as a candidate for Delegate to
Congress from Alaska, 1 feel impelled to make a brief statement to
the people of the territory. It is now nearly a year since 1 was seated
in the House as Alaska's representative to congress. During the nr oat
of this fime the United States has been engaged in a world war, and
every resource of the nation, including money and man power is Do
ing devoted to the single purpose of winning this great war . Every
member of congress in considering legislation for the nation, has
placed the country’s war needs above all needs arid requirements and
has subordinated his desires to the military estaolishment of he
United States.
“Alaska has responded nobly to the nation’s call. She has given
her share willingly and unstintingly. When the democratic party
went before the people of Alaska in November, nineteen sixteen, it
stood for a certain constructive program which embodied as its prin
cipal elements a wider measure of borne rule for the territory, and a
sane and rational policy in the development of natural resources and
every posible aid to the pionoers of the country.
“1 have introduced among others the following bills in congress
which 1 am pressing for passage- as opportunity affords:
“Granting Alaska full territorial foim of government with homo
rule the dominating principle.
“Regulating the fisheries of Alaska along lines that will be xair
to all and the protection of the iHmon supply from depletion.
“Making changes in the homestead laws by abolishing the eignty
rod reservation.
“Authorizing fiec surveys of homesteads in isolated sections.
“Changing the game laws so as to give the people a better oppor
tunity to use the parr.e of the country without its being slaughtered.
“Extending the federal farm loan act to Alaska.
“Providing for the care of Alaska's insane within the Territory.
“At all times 1 have endeavored to keep constantly in mind the
needs of the territory and the people of the territory. In spite oi ti e
war some measure of progress has been achieved. 1 have assisted »u
pa-sing a law which helped th-» prospector by suspend! ig assessment
v.ork on claims du* lig the year* nineteen seventeen and nineteen
eighteen. The extension of the wireless and cable system in Alaska has
been accomplished with bright prospects lor a further extension.
“Recognition has been forced for Alaska in the matter of appoint
ments to the second series of training camps for olficers. Contracts
which prevented the fanners of the interior from supplying army
posts with .heir vegetables are cancelled.
“Suggestions and requests that I again go before the people of
\la^ka have come to me from A’nckans all over the territory. Reit
eiating my desire to serve the b^st interests of Alaska, I am submit
ting my name as a candidate for the democratic nomination for
Delegate to Congress.”
PAID ADVERTISEMENT
THREE THOl SAND DOLL \U
POOL (IIN EN TO SOLDIERS.
PORT BLISS, Tex., April 24.—On
n bronze plate which has been im
bedded in the concrete of the new
soldiers' swimming pool now being
completed here, is the legend.“Pre
>ented to the soldiers of the El Paso
patrol district by the city of El Paso
tnrougb the War Camp Community
Service ward.” This swimming pool
was built at cost of $.*1,000 and will
he dedicated soon with a series of
water tournainnts for soldiers and
civilians.
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STOCK RAISERS
ARE HARD HIT
BY DRY SPELL
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DALLAS, Tex., April 24.—Cattle
raisers in Texas have been hard hit
by the lack of moisture in the past
two years and West Texas herds
; which were not depleted by the
! drought have been reduced by sales
and by shipment to better ranges.
I. N. McCrary, interested in a
ranch of 175,000 acres near Post City,
said recently that there had not been
a good rain in his section since Feb
ruary 14, 1916. “If we don’t get a
good rain within thirty or forty days
it is hard to predict just what will be
come of the cattlemen and their
herds,” he said. “For four years our
range cleared better than $100,000 a
season. Last year we didn’t make a
cent and it will be the same this
year.”
Hundreds of thousands of cattle
perished of thirst last summer. Those
that were able to stand the trip wehe
sent to better ranges in New Mexico,
1 Oklahoma, Kansas and Colorado.
Cuttle left on the Texas range
during the winter suffered consider
; ably in the January' and February
blizzards, because of their poor phy
sical condition and cattlemen say that
1 hundreds of thousands of calves will
) be lost this spring because of the con
dition of the cows. Many ranchmen
are shipping their calves to market
and for the next two or three years
there probably will be a marked short
age of young Texas cattle.
West Texas banks have come to
I the .aid of the cattlemen in loaning
them money with which to buy teed i
and also make shipments.
A Birmingham (AU.) business!
I man, owner of a big ranch about 150
miles west of Fort Worth, came to |
Texas a few weeks ago to sell the |
; property. He said he had reduced
' the cattle on his ranch from herds (
valued at $7,000,000 to about $500,000, ■
but he expected that with good rains
and seasons the herds would be built i
up again.
The wives of ranchmen generally
are refraining from the purchase of
new spring and summer dresses, in
keeping with the spirit of ecnomy and
automobile salesmen from West Tex
as say that there is no demand for
new automobiles.
It’s a Wet Job at Best
V a.
but you can stand the moisture whether
it pours on your shoulders or surges
around your hips, IF—your feet are
dry. Miners have found ONE boot that
will NOT leak—“Hi-Press”—the White
ONE PIECE footwear. And as for
wear—it navigates rocky surfaces and
jagged trails that would spell death for
ordinary footwear in a half or third
*j /of the time—and comes back for
3k more. Nothing made like it—looks
jli:M / like it—or wears like it. Try it.
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