Let us put the prospector back on the map. The
Government has a railroad, and maintains boats on
the rivers, all for transportation purposes. Why not
try to make arrangements with the Federal Govern
ment to give transportation to bona fide prospectors?
We give passes to soldiers, officials, and other Govern
ment employees; why not help the prospector a little?
He is working to develop Alaska; and we should
encourage him in his work, and also, try to get more
prospectors in the field.
I believe that the Legislature should have charge
of the fisheries, game and fur of Alaska. Some day
Alaska must take charge of these resources, why not
now?
I believe that every legislator should have the
ability to stand on his own feet, do his own reading,
thinking, and voting, and work for the people.
Keep our primary election law. The jockeys and
lobbyists made a bold attempt last session, to repeal
the primary election law. No doubt, they will try
again next session. The person who wants the primary
election law repealed and nominations made by the
bosses, is an enemy of the peoples’ government.
Let us have more roads in the Koyukuk; roads
in the Kuskokwim, and Poorman to Ophir. Alaska
needs roads. Let us do our might to help the Alaska
Road Commission to build more roads in Alaska.
The Alaska Legislature has enacted some 440
laws, many of them long, intricate and ambiguous;
about one third have been repealed or amended, many
more should be repealed. There are over two thousand
sections in the Federal Alaska Code, many have been
repealed or amended. Who knows what these laws
are. Why not bury the dead ones? Then put all the
rest, say, into two neat volumes, call it the Alaska
Code, so that every body, even the lawyers may know
what the Alaska laws are.
If elected, I shall work for the enactment of
laws in accordance with the above stated principles.
Yours truly,
John W. Dunn.
STANDARD TIME SM
It has been announced by the
Bureau of Fisheries that their
work will be conducted by the
Standard time system based in
the 135th Meridian. Weekly clos
ed periods for fishing by any traps,
trolley or seiner will begin at fi
o'clock standard time, Saturday
evening and open again the fol
lowing Monday morning at (3
o’clock or one hour later by Ket
ehikan time. Fishermen will do
well not to become confused by
this change.
The annual closed season will
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begin in this district at (5 P. M.,
August IS and end 6 A. M.,
September 14.
THE “EARMARKS”
The learned editor of the Alaska
Weekly has qualified as a “higher
critic.’’ He sees in a certain mimeo
graphed newspaper from Juneau
‘‘all the earmarks of the fine hand
of William Paul.” This has set
us wondering what kind of a hand
Mr. Paul has. At any rate we
accept the doubtful compliment and
hope that nobody else will notice
the ‘iearmarks” of the said “fine
hand.”
Wrangell Steam
Laundry
M. O. JOHNSON, Prop.
First Class Work
Telephone 28 '
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Skagway, Alaska
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Petersburg, - - Alaska
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Ketchikan, Alaska
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Redman Building, Phone 71
Night Phone—Green 233
Ketchikan, Alaska