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REAL MEN ON THE JOB
A feeling of confidence prevails among those who
have been enjoying early spring hikes across the Mile 12
summit, for it is apparent even to a novice that the new
w ork in connection with the rebuilding of the old Alaska
Northern is on a line intended for heavy traffic.
The efficient engineer directing the work on this divi
sion and his chief, the chairman of the commission, are
proving their ability as “railroaders” in all that the term
implies.
The chairman came north a stranger to Alaskans
three years back, and with a lew exceptions the men who
came with him were strangers. They came among peo
ple used to the hurry and bustle of gold camps, used to
seeing towns built over night and "railroads,” that is two
lines of rails laid through a slashing, projected a wondrous.
distance in no time. Most of us were ready to go with
a whoop and a hurrah. There was whooping and some
hurrahs, but not from the real railroaders.
Each Alaskan and each new comer l>ent on profiting
hv the work had his own idea about how things should
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be done, and when some of these ideals failed to mater
ialize suspicions were aroused. There was room for sus
picion here and there, and still is for that matter, for
among a large crowd of constructors it is natural that
some should be off color.
But three years work has given plenty of opportunity •
to look over the bunch. There are still some whoopers and 1
hurrahers on the staff, some whose doings might not stand
an “investigation," but the real back bone of the U. S. rail
road force is made up of well trained constructors, build
ing for the future and Seward is fortunate that the im
portant work between here and the coal fields is being
done by men who know how.
“THE MAN WITH THE HOE”
The man who can farm and who does not put into
action all of the energy and intelligence that can be mus
tered this year will l>e a most unwise person, indeed.
He will be unwise for two important reasons. The
first is that his services will bring him more certain re
ward of a substantial character than at any time since the
scientific tilling of the soil was undertaken.
His prices are certain. Indeed the prices of foodstuffs
and forage will be greater this year, in all probability,
than at anv other time. The man who does not farm and;
farm every acre to which he can give his attention or di
rect the attention of others, will be standing in his own
iight.
Another reason why there should be unprecedented'
farm activity is the fact that not only does this nation lean j
heavily upon the agricultural producer, but almost the en
tire world is depending more or less upon the fields and
farms of the United States. Without an unusually heavy!
crop is harvested in this country this year there will be
absolute famine in many parts of the world and unneces
sarily severe hardships here at home.
The poor, downtrodden farmer, who has been robbed
of his products all his life by the speculator, middleman
and consumer, and who has but just managed to eke out
an existence on his broad acres, has come into his own, j
and is being petted, groomed and curried to support the!
rest of the world.
The man with the hoe is the man of the hour.—(Val
dez Prospector.)
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It’s the spring fly which makes the summer pest ?
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Recent arrivals from Cordova say that the latter place
has been staging regular old boomtime stuff recently as!
the result of too much prosperity. Big copper shipments
and canneries all around the bay with even the clam dig
gers making ten dollars per, was more than the Cordo
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THE FIRST SHOT.
— Kirby in New York World.
vians could stand, and all night celebrations up and down
the street kept the town in an uproar, until .those desiring
i little rest during the twenty-four hours protested to
Judge Brown. The closing order resulted.
The most pugnacious individuals are those who are
never called up for army service. They are the little
“cocky"bantam chaps,who are always looking for trouble;
the kids of sixteen, who are reading tales of daring-do,
and the old fire eaters "who shoulder their crutch to show
how fields were won.”—Juneau Dispatch.
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Daily hint for everybody: “How can I do my patriotic
bit?”
AUGUSTINE & KYER CANDIES
A fresh supply arrived on last boat, also a big shipment of
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Clear Havana. Special attention ffivon mail and phone orders.
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Alaska.May 15 !
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Mariposa .May 21
Northwestern .May 27
Alameda .June 2
All ships go through to Anchorage. _
Sailing of May 10th from Seattle, connects with Dora to Westward.
Beginning with the Northwestern sailing of May 4th, all passenger
ships will touch at Skagway northbound. The Alameda and Mariposa
will be the only ships to call at Skagway southbound.
For further particulars of service, rates.apply to Agent.
A. H. McDONALD, Agent.
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