THE NOME NUGGET
AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER.
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GEO. S. MAYNARD.. Sole Owner and Publisher.
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WAKING UP
The marked spirit of independence displayed by the citizens of Nome
in connection with tho liffht.er.tgc situation |s .1 development which, in the humble
a cvv of this journal, possesses far greater imi*>rtance than is involved in the
• •'Inal effort to take upon themselves the solution of the lighterage pmblom.
mainly because it shows that the |K»ple are commencing to mufc/.i- the fact
that relief from present detrimental conditions can b;- had only through their
nvn efforts. In other words, t discloses that they are commencing to realize
that if they wish to relieve themselves of the burdens, trajT.syK.rti.Uon and
otherwise, which have retarded developin'.Mid rrippb*! industry so long, they
must ffet in and do it themselves, instead of waiting :n patient resignation for
•• meone to do it for them.
Governor Higgs has done well in extending to the citizens liis congrat
ulations on their willingness to assume their local problems. Twenty years
of apathetic waiting should disclose to even the dullest Vision that we must
pet in and help ourselves. What we want done we must try to do ourselves.
Animated by the same spirit of willingness to shoulder our own burdens dis
played in connection with the lighterage i»robI«m, we can overcome a large
portion of the obstacles that have held us back WV» can escape from al
most every subversive condition if we simply get together ;uid work and plan
fur the common welfare. With the peopLe of the city and. district solidly
behind the effort it is possible to escape, or at least control the corporate in
fluences* which have lv-en the chief instruments in bringing the district to its
present state of industrial depression. If we want cheaper fuel we can have
it by getting iti and working for it.. If we stand solidly together means can
be found to overromo even the transportation vampire which i>ersistent1y sucks
tiie IsiHt possible drop of the community's financial blood.
It Ss simply a. matter of getting together and working together for the
community interest.
COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP
PRACTICAL
IiOCd.l Opposition to the community lighterage phuit proposal based on
t)io \-kw that community ownership and o|K-ration is impnurtiireible and therv
fore almost certain to fell, is not warranted by the facts as displayed in mtin
orous projects, .ranging ;U1 the way from. publicly ovrrud fartork-s to trnn«
purtfttion lines. Moth in the United States and foreign countries community
•nvn»n'ship and operation of utilities has proven a, success far oftennr tihiui it
hiuj failed. Furthermore the fact is clear that wherever such projects have
attained kuccmk they have lx-en of nuu1»e(i benefit to the public.
Survey of mamorous examples discloses that in almost e.vei / ease
v. June ' ommonity owned projects have iK-en established on a sfciWc business
••imiUtinn. in a legitimate field, and were guided by competent and sincere
xianajpement. tlvy have smecertlcd far oftener than they have failed. la
»i amermis instances such success has I w en. atta-ineit -in the face of di scouraging
r-rapetitive conditions. The statu owned railways and numerous municipally |
c ontrotted industries of Germany may bo cited, os examples of nuccesuful com- ^
>munity n-wneJ-sldp in Kurope. The* .success «»f tlio intinuupally owned Glasgow j
slrewt railways, cJoctric and gas plants is so well known that It is hardly
necessary to recall them to well inform<-d mituiis. In Australia and New Zea
land there are literally dozens of successful public owned -industries and util
ities. In our own United Suites the community mviiod and controlled utili
ties, such as street railways, light and power plants, water works, docks and
Why then cannot a hSimple project such as the proposed community
lighterage plant be conducted here, where every condition is favorable, where
there .are no competitive restrictions anil where there is every latitude for fix
ing rates to suit conditions? In the view of this journal there is no ques
tion of success if the project is properly directed. Kvory condition is
eminently favorable and failure can only come through the grossest misman
gement or conditions beyond human control.
An illuminating example of what may he done in this line is provid
tinaneed originally by public moneys, represents a value of $50,000,000. every
cent of which has been paid l>y the commerce <>f the port. The project has
not < ost the taxpayers a single cent and the imnnense value represented is clear
; ain to the people. The plant js operated by a commission of three business
men appointed by the governor and includes in addition to the wharves and
piers, fifty four miles of railway line, .serving all piers and connecting with
the railway terminals located near the seawall. In. 1910-11, when the present
water front construction was inaugurated, them were but thirty piers ex
iending into Sari Francisco bay from the strip of state owned property front
ing the bay. Most of these were of wood construction and in size inade
quate to accomodate the growing commMrce of the port. Only four of these
piers had railway connections. Tinkiy there are forty nine, forty of which
are complete up-to-date piers.
To provide funds for the reconstruction and development of this mag
nificent. water from plant, the people of the state voted a bond issue of $9,000.
‘ 00 in 1909 hy a majority of 3 to 1. To carry the project to completion a'
second bond issue of $10,000,000 was authorised by the voters. The bonds
carried 4 per cent interest, notwithstanding the tact that the harbor itself
was responsible for the bonds ami must -redeem them from revenue produced
bv the port. Most of the 50 million dWbirs worth of property wns acquired
■from savings from the charges imposed against the commerce of the port and
without costing a citlretn of San Francisco or the state of Ualifornia a five
cent piece—this notwithstanding the noteworthy fact that the charges against
commerce passing through the port are the lowest made by any port in the
In view of the success of such imam pies of community ownership, there
is no reason to fear that community ownership and oi>eration wfll fail here if
. undueted under proper business rules by competent men, of whom there is an
ample supply. The up building of the great San Francisco water front
plant has been accomplished by a board of three business men. Cannot a
similar board of Nome business men safeJly conduct a dinky enterprise such
ws the proposed lighterage plant? Oppoaers of the community ownership
l>roi>osal appear by their orguments to assume that tills is not possible, proba
bly because of some egoistic view ttmt all the business talent of the com
munity is confined to their own persons. This is fortunately not the case.
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uut if it were. the. deficiency could l»e easily overcome by the simple expedient
<>t hiring ;i ix mi pe tent manager from the outside to xupplj the lms.iie.ss uiparit)
needed to make the plant a success. In any event them is no logical ground
for assuming that a • ■ immunity operation along the proposed lines must fail.
It is all a uuesUon or proper management and tins can tn- obtained by securins
I'omjietent men to manage the enterprise
Voice of the Alaska Press
(ARTICLES UNDER THIS CAPTION REPRESENT THE EXPRESSION
OF VIEW OF THE ALASKA PRESS ON CURRENT TOPICS)
WHAT WE HAVE WE HOLD
(From Fairbanks News Miner)
The people of t^he Kuskokwim vnl
, ley will undoubtedly feel just as we
|d«*—that, they owe Judge Bunnell a
debt of everlasting gratitude. fo- rh.>
work he. has done In setting1 the Inmnd
arira of the Second. Tiiird and Fourth
revisions so changed that the. entire
Kuskokwim basin is in the Fourth Di
vision. For the people of Ophir. Nis
on's FVirk, Tai-ertnu, MiHrath and
Ckiim-s Cnsfk sections to be compelled
to go to N’<iuu> to do business in the
District Court would be altogether out
of all mtson, in fact would be almost
impossible, to «vy nothing about the
enormous expense ami hardship to
which they would be put.
We are reminded that only a few
wcoles ago our friends in the First
Division wanted a bill introduced in
Congress whereby the now Second Di
<iivid«d and the southerly part called
the Fourth Division and the First Di
vision would be divided and the south
erly i*art called the Second revision.
.Judge Bunnell informs Us that while
in Washington. Department officials
discussed with him the advisibility of
combining the Second tind Fourth Di
visions urging su» a reason for such a
change that Lhe record showed that be
sides attending to his work in the
Fourth Division, he hid during ISIS
arul 1919 disposed of more cases in the
Third Division for Judge Drown than
had been disposed in the Second re
vision. Judge Bunnell contended that
it was not so much a matter of trying
«u*«4 as it was in traveling hundreds
of miles by available means of trans
portation in the open season to soma
place. wliere court be held ;uid so that
litigants freon a. practical standpoint
would not be det*rived entirely of the
.services of the court.. He vigomusly
oppowed combining the Second ;und
VV> have no fault to find if tlie
business of the present First Division
warrants the divi«±ing of that Division
and making a Fifth Division. We
want the people of the First revision
to have every ndv-.untngv tlie.y ought
to have and if they have so much bus
iness another ae.t of Cedent] officials is
required to truidle it that sounds just
right to us for lots of businest* is wluit
we all need, but we don't want one of
our divisions elfmlnatcd for the. coo
vwi fence of the First Division.
A bill was introduced by Delegate
Grigsby during the last sewnon rnakisur
providem for a. Fifth Division, with
headquti rte.nf at Ketch Hum. We hope
the Court bus!tut® in the First Divi
sion warrttnts such action- and. if no.
that the proposed bill become* a. taw.
HOW TO TREAT YOUR TOWN
D-raise it.
Improve it.
Talk about it.
Trade at Home.
Take a home pride .in' it.
Tell of its business men.
Me public-spirited.
ftf.me.mber It is your home.
Trade and induce others to trade
When strangers come to town use
Don't cull your best citizens frauds
Look ahead of self when all the town
s to be considered.
Help the public officers do the most
for the people.
Don’t advertise in your local paper
“to help the editor.” hut advertise to
help yourself and your town.
THE NEW SECRETARY
OF THE INTERIOR
(From Juneau Kmpirv)
j There was much Jubilation recently
among a flirnlw of thp political
friends or Judge Wk-kershiun. Attar
reading in the. ITtuly Capita! that
amoiW hn* cabinet appointments Presi
dent-elect Harding had selected U. S.
Senator Albert M Kill as Secretary
of tin* Interior, it was a case of "eaufT'
said, with imost of them. They had
known that h.*» was the one roan of aJ!
j mentioned for this important office
I " ho Judge Wb-kershnm drvrtred to see
in the cnihinet.
[ They allege that after March fourth
j the two closest friend? of the A las-su
representative will have in Washington*
[ will Ik* S^'n-itoc Frank P. Willis and
['Secretary Fall. And as both tlieoe
men will lie pretty close to the presf
tlreir : vor should not be sufficient to
secure him the appointment of Oov
einor of Alaska. He also !um other
Various other Juneauites who* are
seeking federal office believe that with
Judge WLukeirshai nt’fc candid; icy
strengthened 1hey will themselves
ment . If the prwsent combination that
seeks to cotnro! tiie patronage of Alas
ka falls down in the greatest of their
Jutpiratlons then the oppusiti -n »>e
lieves that they will not. be, so pot •at
in the landing of the lease*- offices.
The office of <lav«rtu»r in the. Tver -
lory of Alaska is directly under th.*
supervision of the Secretary of the
Interior. He is usually consumed l>y
the l*rnsidcnt before making a sclec
hls endorsement would usu.dly be
necessary. In the case of (lovernor
Strong, .it was not with Ptvldcnt Wil
the issue was fought out, after the Sec
retary had ajinounced that the Oovorn
,or w.i? to be reappoint'd.
MAIL ORDER HOUSE
(From Juneau Umpire)
The most alluring leffn p tat Ion U> the
overage housewife la the mail order
catalogue, with its beautiful IIIusIrl
tions and wxtfl-timed deaerdptive mat
ter, calculated to inspire the thrifty
with a ilo&ino to secure ruraethfmg eac
ceptianal and beat the high cost of
Hut did you ever rsne to realize’
that therein lies one of the safest
methods at Iced?
Jo the first place the poiehasor baa
no guarantee saint the /nwgnan&nitv of
the concern which he or ttbe Is dealing.
Suppose the article kicks same fittle
essential aa to quality or description ?
Of course you may write tetter? and
threaten to expose the house of it
•lows not make good, but the. waste of
stamps Is about all’ that will happen.
Therefore is the local merchant hap
pens not to have just whiat you define
it is always safest to have him order
it. You have the reputation of a local
business concern behind the purchase
and if there is error this house will
make it good, or has the avenue thru
w hich to compel proper fulfillment.
There is hardly an article on the
market that may not be secured by
purchase direct or on order through
Juneau business houses, ranging all
the way from an ore reduction works
to some especial piece of dress goods
If there are articles one is accus
tomed to find, but which are not car
ried in stock, the merchant appreciates
having? hi»s attention called t<* it. and if
it is staple or salable he will add it
to hi* regular stock; if a special order
he will place Lt where the cost will not
exceed ;uvd many times is below the
figure of the mail onlflr house, because
he has the organization through which
to operate ami has the usual advantage
of discount* If you are a regular cus
tomer he had rather not make a cent
in order to accommodate you. because
he ixx*ogTU2Bs the advantage of pleas
ing customers.
Imagine purchasing sceius article,
finding; it not what you wanted and
Shipping: it back! How Ions do you
suppose it would take to set the ex
change or your money back? Ask
same of thcese who have tried it.
Everyone appreciates the argument
in favur of buying at home, but this
'•*» not the point. It is good sound
bustliras thrift to entrust your business
to those whom you know, rather than
to a stranger. It Is on the principal
of square dealing that business ts
budded, and the local merchant Ls the
projinr avenue through which to not
only gut what you want, but to get
what you pay for.
The itinerant agent stops ofP over
night in a city jiavi his expenditures
are simply hi* hotel bills and cartage
charges. He is gone tomorrow and
your money goes with him naver to re
turn. He neither builds sidewalks,
water works, electric light plants or
provides the many necessities of mod
ern lif*,.. The local business man is
the one who b*o.rs the burden of this
improvemeuit. and while one may think .
they Hire entitled to clip a penny off
here and then' us a. matter of thrift
they at the same time escape their
portion of indirect taxation, something
no one would wish to be charged
against them.
OlUes are bul ld'xl by public co-op
cratiocn. and by standing by local bus
iness, one contributes his yhare towa1-!
1 the whole. There need be no senti
ment in the matter. It's brainess.
NEWSPAPER EDITOR RETIRES
I wish to thank the p»siplc of Sew- |
ti.nd .ami vicinity who have given me ,
their whol<$ hearted support while T .
have bean aJHliabd with their news
paper. the. Srfftvurri Gateway. I partic
ularly w.-uit to t hunk the merchants '
and 4>mdn.Mi»s men of Seward who haw
advertised consdstently in the columns ,
off the Sefwnrd Gateway during the post
thrw months. I am retiring as editor
ajul manager of th*» Sew.ij-d (kitt'way 1
t*» make wray for older and more ex- j
perEeneeti newspiper men. who will be 1
Maablitii to give you u better newspep
er finxn every standpoint than 1 have. 1
given you. The new owners of the ;
Seward Gateway lure thoroughly a live -
to the wonderful possibilities of the 4
futirre of Seward and will with their 1
KUpcriar knowledge un* improved fa- 1
ioUIttliea. do aJT m then power to give ]
| you a newspaper which will be a credit ’
I to the town of Seward. The sulveTxe \
|tunii trying conditions which have ex- <
liatMl during the ttftxu* 1 have edited
'anil PDwneigad your jxijxt will be etim
fbbited. The neccssi.ry , help whicii in 1
fttwdad to publish a four page daily
newspaper wlH not tw kicking as* it 1
hffta been since T assumed charge of
th« Gateway. Two mm Will not tie ob
liged to work sixteen hours a day.
Throe or possibly four people will do
the* same work ns the t*wo and natural
ly they wfll .be able to do it more sys
tematically and perfectly than has
j here.-to-fare been passible. I sincerely
| hapo that each and every one of you.
[even those few who have for their own
particular, selfish Interests, entertain
jiin antugnostic feeling toward me and
‘the piper. will support the mnv own
ers of the Gateway in a whole hearted
anrl sincere manner Some have not
subscribed for the paper and some of
the merchants have not advertised.
The reason they have not has been
purely jiersonal. It was as they have
stated) because the Seward Gateway
was not a good newspaper. Nothing
printed in -it was worth reading and
not worth advertising in because the
sheet was a joke. These few people,
and they number only a few, will now
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have the opportunity to subscribe and
advertise in a real I y worth while news -
paper, owned, edlt<*d and numi^wl by
■fineei** newspaper men who thorough
|y understand their business. They
have promised to do so and it is to
he hoped that they will keep theJr
word and Join tlie ranks of the major
ity who -have consistently supported
the Gateway. A capable man. witJi
rears of practical experience will han
dle all the jog work. An intelligent ed
itor will write the editorials and newt*
items. Flvwy detail of the business
will be handled correctly and system
I sincerely appreciate the kindness
>f all who made it possible for me to
(mow the people of Seward and feel
confident that the majority of you,
who have driven, me your loyal support,
feel toward rae a* I feel toward you,
with a spirit of sincere friendship.
Yout newspaper is one of the best
assets. (tfve it the support it Is en
titled to. Stick by it and it will stick
t»y you and. the two of Seward.
Seward will always be my home in
Alaska.. I may mush to far places, with
in the confines of the Territory, but
dways will I remember the many peo
ple of Seward wlio reecdvod me—a
’hw haeo—from the outside, and treat
’d me as one of theirselves. I re
Ire tbanfully. well pleased with whnt.
’ have learned and the many friends
have made My enemies in Seward
ire not worth -mentioning’. I have been
criticized, bawled out. called down,
■ensured, cussed at and damned and
ilso praised. I am remembering only
:he praiSe. In bidding you all good
iye ! itsut only say Good-bye. Goort
uck and God. Bless you card bring you
hat prosperity for which you have
ong wsiited.
Sincerely Youra,
•’rom Sewurd Gateway of 14.
New and uptodate legal forme for
•roof of Annual Asaesemestt Work
Iso Oil Location blanks. Deed blanks
or general use. Special and General
•oww of Attorney forma. Placer and
luartz Locatiou forms now an sale
t Nugget Office Price 15 cents each
r $1.00 per dozen.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
i.until and V. A . fn
tin* tindursiftned ha
ended in labor an I improvements dur
nir each of the years 1915. 1916 and
9-0 the Sum of am* hundred dollar*
nd in recording -Declaration of In
m'twin during «uh of the years 1917,
MX. and 1919 the sum of one dollar
nd fifty tents upon each of the fol
dest-ribed placer mining claims.
of Alaska, tolwit:
The Alliance claim, notice of locut
ion. of which is recorded In vx>l. 1« at
"««** 24* and I lie Nw Year dluim. up
Ice «f locit&on of which Is recorded in
«l. !•* at poiin tfltl etf tho Record** of
aid KwnnUnj? Precinct. SaiM labor
nd viipruvcaneitxts *vs boon done
nd «*ld affidavits ttrcided ft><- the
impose nl holdin* the -aid c-fc»Lma u»
Inr tire pvovfedoire ot Section !324 Fta
’istsd Statute^ of the (lotted States,
mi HUpplomentai Imp-skUlon.
And you Albert l.andt are hereby
■wjulred to nootrihute your prop ox ion
if said expense. H„ co-owner. on the
laid “AIliaBc* Claim” and you A.
ntpabara am Herehy required to con
ribute voar proportion of said ex pen
lituT®. c«s Co-owner, on the said “New
f«cr fMStita" to the und«rsisnr«l with
n ninety days nfter the final publitui
:km erf thi- notion or your interests In
ctid claim will he forfeited and be
•°TTie the property of the undersigned.
Dated at 'No
, Alaska. April 16. 1921.
VIRGINIA V. DICKENSON
By James M. Streeten,
Her Attorney In Pact,
•ublish—April. 16. 23. 30. May. 7. 14,
1. 28. June 4. 11. 18. 25. July 2. 9. 1921.
i th<* Ttistnict Court for the Territory
of Alaska. Second Division
AMKS V. BURtilK,
MACE 1HJRSIK.
Defendant.
RESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA
ro ALICE BIFRSIK, defendjint al>ove
naJmed.
GREETING
You are hereby summoned and re.
luired to appear and answer the com
plaint of the plaintiff on file in tih*
•fflce of the Clerk of said Court in
he City of Nome, Second Division,
rerritory of Alcwflca. wtttliin thirty (30)
lays from the date of the last publi
mtion of this mltnmons. that is to
from the 28th day of
judgment for want
Kay. 1821,
■ *»•*. wi juuffiuvui, ior want
hereof -will be taken against you: and
rou are hereby notified that if you
tail to answer said complaint the
alatntlff will apply to the court for the
’elief dcneaded therein, to-wit: —
This action is brought by the afore
raid plaintiff against you to dieolve the
Mmda of maftrlmooy heretofore and
mot existing between and de
fendant. on the ground of cruel and
nhuman treatment.
The date of the order for the publi
cation of this summons Is the ISth
lay of April, 1*21: the date of the
irst publication hereof Is the 16th day
>f April. 1121, and the date of the
Ml publication is May. 28th, 1621.
WITNESS the HON. WM. A.
tfOLZHEIMHR, Judge of the District
'Xnirt for the Territory of Alaska.
Second Division, and the seal of said
***** hereunto affixed at Nome. Mas
ts* this 16 day of April, MSI.
THOB. McGANN
Clark of the District Court for
foe Territory of Alaska, Second
Division
W. C. MoOUlRB
Deputy Clerk.