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MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP SALVATION OF THIS SECTION.
A referendum on the Municipal wharf and lighterage ha- been
Hubmitted to the people of Nome and their verdict is that it be accom
plished .
ft now remains for the people to co-operate and construct the
necessary equipment and carry the project to completion.
Every person remaining in this community realizes that the pres
ent high cost of transportation will not be materially reduced as long as
the business of lightering the various ship cargoes remain in the hands
of a corporation or partnership whose sole object is to make a big profit
to repay the amount originally paid for the equipment, as quickly as
possible and cannot be blamed for exercising their privilege.
Municipal ownership and operation :s the solution of the problem
and should result from the present objectionable conditions At the
present line the city har acquirer enough material to make substantial
Inadway wi ! tht* ■ contcntiplated municipal wharf but more motley i
necessary to complete the work. As the oity can no: assmrv? the 'Inancia'
obligation it remains fo.r the citizens to cooperate with their funds and ,
thereby accomplish the worthy project. This can be done by organiza
tion. of a Holding Company in which the members tajte stock, the same
to be repaid from the revenues arising from the business. Many persons
in Nome can afford to lend the city the funds necessary to finance this
proposition. When the Holding Company has been properly financed
the wharf will be completed and lightering conducted at a rate'far below
the present scale and still large enough to repay the amount paid into
the fund. After the bond holders have been paid their amounts invested,
at a reasonable rate of interest, the property and business will revert to :
the municipality and the funds then arising will flow into the City treas- i
ury, creating a revenue fund that will soon enable the Municipality to
rise to a condition of prosperity, and at the same time solve the vexatious !
municipal tax question of future years.
Municipal ownership and operation is not a theory; it is an estab
lished fact. Thruout the Uunite States and other countries the proposi
tion has been tried and found not only feasible but successfully operative.
It is needless to enumerate specific examples, they are too patent for
discussion. Nome has had experience in acquiring public utilities,
namely, the Fire House and Pumping Plant and later its Steam Heating
Plant. When these projects were first proposed it met with discourage
ment, some pessimists declared that it could not be done, but it was done
and today Nome owns its own Fire Station ajid Pumping Plant and its
Steam plant, thereby saving the taxpayers several thousand dollars each
year. If we can save several thousand dollars each year in this instance,
bow much more can be saved to the people if the city operates its own
>Vharf and Lighterage Plant and Coal Yard. Instead of paying exorbitant
rates for lightering our supplier we can obtain them at a greatly reduced
rate and the profits then remainin will become^ a revenue for conducting
the various affairs of the City of Nome. Co-operation in ^his matter is
a civic duty and we who make this community our home should assist
In remedying the present conditions of high cost of transportation.
A committee has been appointed by the Mayor to formulate the
necessary plans and with the assistance of our citizens one phase, the
most important, the high cost of living and the development of the resour
ces of this community, can be eliminated.
NEWSPAPER IDEALS
(From The 8ka*way Daily Alaskan.)
Every newspaper publisher and editor wants his newspaper to he
the best it is possible to issue. The difficulty is in the difference of
opinion as to what, constitutes the best newspaper. According to Arthur!
H. Folwell, writing in Leslie’s an editor asked his readers how he could i
make his paper ideal, with this result:
“Cut out the crimes, the murders, the sensational divorce cas«> ,
reports,” said the nice people.
“Cut out the accidents, the railway and steamship disasters.” said
the people who "could’nt bear” to read such things.
“Cut out the politics,” wait) the old-fashioned woman, “I don’t un
derstand it and haven’t time foj It.” '
“Cut out the League of Nations and all that heavy stuff,” yawned
the flapgers of both sexes. “What’s it all about, anyway?”
“Qut out Uia so-called funny pictures.” said the careful mother, j
“Such pictures aren't funny; and thby’re bad, very bad, for children.” |
“Cut out the ponderous editorials,*’ snapped the man who merely
•easts the b$adUne*- “Ifobody reads ’em nowadays.” j
••£ut out the woman* page,” said the female with the strong mind.
•‘If* mushy, trashy, trival; an insult to our ses.”
“Cat out sports and theatres,” said the intellectual. “Both aro
bad infhiencM. and both have received altogether too much notice.”
^ "Cut out-—" began another and still another, but the publisher
ts!» |
"Slog, oil of you." he cried. "On second thought I have decided |
to cat out myaelf. II In no one trying to publish an Ideal newspaper until
I cone across tbe ideal reader."
HOkflor niiixMfOPtfv iftfif
It pc iiyed iu a gayd.en of flowers and spent our tliuc tryirn to
thy roan JttiS^on flrow pothkh* pot thorns, cncoimifllng the bugs nod
Hflfff IP ejt up it cry Ikin’ in sight ’till tbe place was like a weed bed
every |}pdy’t think we ware Insnna, wouldn't they? nut we don’t do that.
We try to forget ’.be thorns. Wo spray an' turn up Ike ground, and we
Jtjriil’iie the sjkh .*ipg little .weak tilfoyn ’pat look stejftp. ’till we have
run'etbirg flpe and strong and .pgreft.tp loop at ted enjoy How is it
we don't do this in tbe garden ot Hie? Why don’, we lors<. all about
tbe '.boros in the .tanks an’ "good lor h ith.a'a” and cultivate the glory ol
God that's in everyone of thebi. What a line work) J«’d have If we
oply treated humans like we treat potatoes.
BILLIONS OF WEALTH GO BEGGING
Two outstanding tacts come to Us in the first report of the new
governor ot Alaska, the Hon. Scott C. Bone. He tells us in one para
graph that in our northern territory there is one hundred and fifty
billions of dollars of-wealth, which is. conservatively, just about the
wealth of the whole United States today.
In another paragraph Mr. Bone cites the discouraging fact that
the total population (civilized) of Alaska decreased 10,000 from 40,000
during the decade just ended. In other words, this vast country of six
hundred thousand square mi lest—or nearly four hundred million acres
is occupied by only 30.000 people, or on> to every 13,000 acres.
How can 30.000 people, no matter how energetic develop a hun
dred and fifty millions of wealth.
Alaska needs people, good, stout, smart Americans, who know what
wealth is when they see it. and how then to get it out
Why don't some of the folks who insist on hunting new lands
to conquer go where untold wealth is awaiting for some oue to take
possession of it? The answer is that, we all have settled notions about j
Alaska being fiercely cold. Yet Stefansson, the Iowa explorer, who has j
spent fourteen years wandering around the Arctic just north of Alaska,
tells us that the 40-year old Uunited States weather bureau at Point
Barrow, at the northern tip of Alaska, has never registered a temperature
in all those years that went lower than about 50 degrees below zero. At
the same time, millions of people live in American states and Canadian
provinces, where the minimum thermometer leadings have been 50 to 6 5.
and even 75 degrees below zero.—Exchange.
This machine will do the family washing
for 25 cents. Why use old, hard
labor methods when you can
do it better and at less expense
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TRAPPERS TRADERS
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; Dealer in Raw Furs
5 NEW YPRK—127 W. 27th St.
SEATTLE—ALASKA BUILDING
t Ship direct to Ney Y’ork for highest prices paid for Raw Furs.
5 Your khipments are handled by expert graders and New York Market
c J'rices are paid on correct grading the day received. JX desired, your
> shipments will be kept separate in order that our prices may be ap
? proved by you. Providing that our valuation does not prove satis -
5 factory, the Furs will be returned to you, transportation charges pre
J paid. Ship by Insured Parcel Post or Express. Ship in n dry con
j> dition. Always enclose an itemizetTfst of contents with name and
^ address. Also place duplicate list on the outside of package or bale.
3 All payments are made by check on the Seattle National Rank, or in
5 any other manner desired. Special instructions. If any, to accompany
3 shipment. - !
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FOn TUB PRECINOT OF CAPS
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pgytuwuce o/ an OTtyv duly mage by
t£p *bov? entitled Court on the 28*h
day pf April, 3 922, the undersigned
adwMUf&tor qi t*e above estafo,
will »ell at public auction to the
highest bidder fpr cash, subject to
the confirmation of said court, on
Saturday the 3rd day of June, 1922.
at the bear qt12 o'clock noon of
said day, ait the office of the United
States Commissioner for said pre
dict and territory, in Nome, Alaska,
all the right, title and interest of the
said' Daniel Linehan at the time of
his death, in those certain placer
mining claims located on the Kou
garok River, in said territory and
precinct, known and described as^
follows:
That certain placer minin'* claim
known and described as No.21 above
Allen’s Discovery "on the Kougarok
An undivided one-half (^1 inter !
Terms and conditions of sale: |
20# payable in cash to the under
signed on day of sale, and the bal- i
ance upon the confirmation of sale
by the above entitled court and de-j
livery of deed of* conveyance. I
Dated at Nome. Alaska, April 28. |
BARNEY GIBNEY. j
Administrator of the Estate of
Daniel Linehan. deceased.
Publish April 29, May 0, 13, 20. 27. i
NOTICE OF PIX.IT, HEARING |
IN THE PROBATE COURT IN ANd'
FOR THE PRECINCT OF ST
MICHAEL. SECOND DIVISION.
TERRITORY OF ALASKA. j
CIIAKI.ES W. CARLSON, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned Administrator of the
above Estate having filed his final
account theiein according to law.
further Notice is given that the Final
Hearing of said account and objec
tions thereto will be had at the
Office of F. P. Williams. U. S.
Commissioner and Judge of Probate
in St. Michael. Alaska, on Saturday.
June 17th. 1922. at 2 o’clock p. m.
Dated at St. Michael. Alaska, this
17th day of April. 1922.
ARCH MUIR.
Administrator of ‘he Estate of
Charles W. Carlson, deceased. |
Publish April 29,May G. 13, 20. 1922 1
MIMKRAJL APPLICATION
V. S. LAND OFFICE.
XOMB, ALASKA.
March 27th. 1922.
NOTiCfi IS HERKB V GXVBX,
that Alexander Z. Watson, whose
pest oflftce add rein ia 29 W. Adams
Street Chicago, HI., has. through
James M Streaten, his authorized
agent. whose address is Nome, Al
aska, made application before the
United States Land Oflce at Nome.
Alaska, for a United States Patent
for the Mhj Association placer mtu
iqk claim, flituare en and along the
L. L. of Asva Creek and north of
Snake River la the Cape Nome Min
ip# of# Jfeitffrfiqi Wtrict. Terri
\wj ff Aitdfci». and dp4ha»tad by
if? United Stgtes flnrvegror General
of ^JAekn on Mineral flww
12$5: the pfUrlpr bovadarJea of
which claim, according to the plat
and 8£>d roles of said «nirejr. now
on Su said Iff A e*ce (pith a
variation of fi^p J7 deg- min.
E. to deg. ^2 njin. E.) being
an follows:
Beginning at Cor. Xo. 1. whence
U. 9. t: M. JJo. 13 bears S. 63
def. 47 mil. |^., 7.1 ft., thence
X. 30 deg. 30 min. W., 1907.1 ft.
to Cpr. Xo. 2; thence X. 89 deg.
44 min. E., 424.9 ft. to Cor. No.
3; thence X. 17 deg. 4 4 win. E.,
517.1 ft. to Cor. No. 4; thence S.
81 deg. 11 min. E.. 900.4 ft. to
Cor. So. 5, identical with Cor. No.
3. Sue. Xo. 741. No. 15 Below on
rail tie Creek; thence S. 21 deg. 19
min. E.. 653.7 ft. to Cor. No. 0;
(hence S. SC -leg. 24 min. E.. 747.
ft. to Cor. Xo. 7: thence S. 81 deg.
2 min. E., 1388.9 ft. to Cor. No.
8; thence N. 69 deg. 4 min. E.,
1299.5 ft. to Cor. No. 9; thence
S'. 07 deg. 4 min. E., 870 ft. to
"or. No. 10; thence S. 54 deg. 41
min. \\\. 10 47.7 ft. to Cor. Xo.
11; thence S. 2 deg. 37 min. E.
3 4 7.5 ft. to Cor. Xo. 12; thence
3. 20 deg. 32 min. W., 014 ft. to
for. No. 13; thence S. 07 dog. 12
min. W.. S43.8 ft. to Cor. No. 14;
thence N. S6 deg. 10 min. W.,
2459.6 ft to Cor. Xo. 1. place of
beginning, containing an area of
152.078 acres.
The adjoining claims are; on the
ST.. Nos 12. 13 and 14 Below on
Little Creek. Survey No. 74 2. and
\'o. 15 Below on Little Creek. Sur
rey No. 741. and Snyder Group No.
2 Tundra. Sulvey No. 740; on the
S.. the Dover Association. Survey
\*o. 12S4; on the east and west
daitns unknown and unsurveyed.
U. S. L. M. No. 13 is a fir post
n earth mound, situate on the divide
between Little Creek and Snake
River, about l-% miles northwest of
the Town of Nome. Latitude 64
•leg. 32 min. N. Longitude 165
JOHN SUNDBACK,
Publish April 1. 8. 15, 22. 29. May
G. 13. 20, 27, 1922.
••WANTED—Position l»y exper
ienced bookkeeper and stenogra
pher. Address Haael Oxender.
Box 173, Havre, Montana, C. S. A.”
4 ct* :i day will bring the Weekly
Nugget to yonr home.
A U TO G E T H E li X O W
Spit on your hands, get a good hold on the Seward Peninsula
bonds of affiliation, and pull 'em up closer. A chain may be
only as strong as its weakest link. HI T WITHOUT A CHAIN.
THERE IS NO STRENGTH AT ALL.. .Even a ptarmigan and
a timber wolf know there is power in E Pluribus Utiuut.
For a long time the different localities of this District have
been backsliding into little hermit villages; there has* been a
frightful lack of co-ordination. We have pulled at Congres
sional influence from every point on the compass, with the re
sult that we haven’t gotten anywhere. We have been like
some dog teams we all know of: “Geeing” and “Hawing”
when the command was Straight Ahead.
The NUGGET wants a weekly news letter from every settle
ment in the District. It wants to print your activities, social
and otherwise, and it wants the feelings and expressions of
your community on the big issues confronting us all. It
wants your support by subscription. A larger paper means a
better paper. Buy it; read it, and send us your suggestions
as to how to better it. We would like to be a perfect mirror
of the Peninsula’s thoughts and desires. This will require
teamwork.
Just laying back there in your cabin, grumbling and growl
ing to yourself wont help any. Clear, constructive criticism,
though, when given the light of day may accomplish wonders.
Get together. Appoint someone in your community as cor
respondent and let the World know you haven’t hibernated for
the winter. We might suggest that your local school teach
ers be interested in writing up your activities, and we will
make substantial remuneration for their literary labors.
Let's show them we are interested in ourselves.