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SERIOUS OUTLOOK
The Alaska St fa ms hip Co announcement that the Victoria will mike
i ii toU'i' sailing this year »*ec ise of the prospective retirement of the
,'ighte: a;c > imipany an<l its resultant refusal to handle freight during tut
1 st month -.f the open season, brings before th*- people of this section an out
iook i'f decidedl'. serious character.
Further curtailment of our already limited transportation servict at
. ny period could hardly fail to be sera-usly detrimental to the community, but
coming, as in th«- present case, at the tail end of the short period of summer
. tivities. it entails a probable reduction of industry which will 1»e aln.ost
i;:sastroiis to Inanv enterprises.
Cutting practically one month off the short period of summer com
munication with the states is also re: tain to work a serious hardship on the
i onmtercial^interests.
Many hwal business houses will doubtless find it a most difficult ms ter
to get in enough goods to supply the wants of the community during the 1 »ng
w inter period and will also be co^:»ell •<! to secure them in the most avail; hie
markets, regardless of the prices charg'd.
Seattle prices, for instance are said to be higher than at any other
place on the coast a^td if compiled to forego purchasing in the rust of at
• ther coast points because of lack of time, the local inechants will be foiced
to advance present prices on many commodities, with resultant li(igher Costs
to the consumer.
Thus practically every one th- miner, the merchant and the gen nil
public, is IfOiind to suffer as . re.* dt of the unfortunate development.
Wliat is to lw done a.t»out i; Is a subject for conjecture. The Cham
ber of Commerce ims offered t>* gj;i^antee lighleiage of freight from a I tte
vessel but the proffer has apparer. ly rrcoiverl little or no consideration f orn
the steamship company. Pressure has also l»een brought to bear to inti ice
the lighterage company to remain in operation until the close of the seas >n.
This too has filled, apparently Is ui<- of a desire on the part of the owners
to force a sale of the plant to th- ^t .-unship company, the city, or to s< me
other local interest.
It is i-l*tir. however, that s» rnething must be done ynd done <|iiickl- if
th» precarious situation confronting us is to lie avoided.
ENGLAND’S RAILWAY POLICY
ng trouble-* like- our* In winding ui* Government op. r
proposing to s.tlve them in ways somewli.it like o i
nes. There : e in Kngl.irxl, us here, those w'10 f;i
0 those who fa . or democratic control with or wit!; •
problem wa ; to find a middle course and retain prlvi
•merit T ie in'-thod proposed is to set lip region
■iI comp'll: -s. but not •! siding individual compan
he-e system in F'ngland, and Wales and Ireland ar«
V- r~ < h si’oup milwiy, or regional system, is t<>
1 wliic'i »'ie ha eholders «re to have .» majority.
•eprirentati-.es of both the manual workers and o;b
• through a dej/ai:
illation of our l)e.|Kirtinents of (*oa
oposed for the regulation of rat ■
air s and fares "shall
nanageinopt will ensi
pre-war IkihJ :
standard, it i
lermnent is to
ays were regulated in a manner far less
nr nt in the iioard of Tirade, a sort of com
merce and I^ahor. Now new machfner.. is
and fares, and for safeguarding the in
orhers. shippers and the general ^public.
'•:> level as with efficient and economical
in.-s to earn a net revenue substanti lly
to be settled in the act, to the comhi.ier]
absorbed in the group.” I*re-war anil
J. and there is no suggestion of our de
valuation. If there shall be an excess
to l*r- used in betterment o^ plants ind
withdraw its guarantee, but is to assume
neu poweis tc*t t ie protection of the public and national interests and to as
Miic the economical working of th • systems. I'nde^ this heading it is pro
posed to take power to require adcq iate service, extension of construction,
standardization of equipment, uniform accounts, oversight of security issues.
I similar dr-ta
* ea ute or war operation is to be retained—-the method of regn- i
'*"*** ,,n" wwkl“* «>"•"•“»>«. There are now twn hoard., eetabllshe.l
by agreement, amt the permament nrmngetncnt. are to bo<in similar Unett
1 h. Central Huge. Board lx eoniporetl of etjual nniolterit of managertt an.I
men, with an appeal to the National Wage. Board. That I. a tripartite
hoard, inelmllnB four members repree nting manager., men and inter, of the
t.ilway, with an impartial Chairman. Thl. installment of demoeratic man
agement would »eetn .ulBelent to begin with, but the Rriti.h union, want
"" !|H ,,le w,ly once- l-n“' <he miner., the railway men have let It lie
'mown that they will decline to co-operate with the new arrangement tinier*
the principle of nationalization I. accepted. ’
|Pu" °hinion on thi. new departure are not yet ai
hand hut .m l, a. are available are none too cordial. The propel 1. termed
a difficult and uncomfortable compromise" between nationalisation and
Slate control. Competition between Individual companies la to be ended end
tile regional system. are fa bo "fettertd" by the proposal .regulallona. Stale
control I. not abandoned when .tteh a measure of regulation la retained, and
ihcrc I. Ilkenc to nationalization without the expense of expropriation.
The Intere.t. of .he users of th. railway, are no, though! sufficiently protect
cd. and It I. .aid that the corn„„„|e. will part „|th ,helr autonomy cheaply If
they accept Instead rate, assuring prnflu. The prospect seem, to he. In the
opinion of The Mam he.teV Ouardtan. that the compromise will fail between
the two stools of nationalisation bnd freedom of private operation. # ‘
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“Oh Ood. save us from’petty poli
tics” should l*e the prayer of every
loyal citizen "from now on.*’
The Alaskan Engineering commis
sion has passed the bwk and Is pre
senting us with a city of the second
class has put the question fairly and
squarelys up to’the people.
The Commission has no alternative:
is was so ordered by the department
with jurisdiction over such matt -rs.
initial steps h;^-e been taken in c >m
piiance with the law. A petition,
signed by sixty bona fide resident ■ of
.\nvhorage. will be presented to the
district judge for action. According
to law Judge Brown will hear loth
sides of the case, and act accor ling
to law relative to calling an election
and other legal matters pertaining to
the mecisu^f.
But there can )>e no objection: the
case is plain and it is imparative that
we govern ourselves. It is also our
opportunity. l^t’s make the most of
this opportunity and. regardless of
politics, religion or creed, elect . ity
fathers who are able to continue the
precedent established by the Alaskan
Engineering Commission officials.
Again. "Oh fJod .save us front petty
politics.”—Anchorage Times.
TOWN BOOSTING
Organized town boosting is lad ing
in Ketchikan. The observant resident
realizes that and every friendly visitor
tells it to the people here. They all
agree that it is the one thing 'about
Vetchikan which kee|« it from att in-,
ing a greater degree of renown.
A state senator from the Middle
West, a member of the Shrine party
which was in Ketchikan recently is-int
ed out to a number of business men.
the lack of organization in Ketchikan.
He asserted that Ketchikan, with its
present activity. If it had a commer lal
club with : paid secretary who de mot
ing Ws time to nothing else but the up
building of the town, could bring in
big initHsw on the investment that its*
id vantages and opportunities would be
As a A illustration he/pointed out.
and uuite properly, that if the business
men of Ketchikan were organized they
would have secured a list of pas. en
gers in advance; would have Teamed
the business of each ami would have
had a special committee to wait on the
many representatives of the different
lines of industry. There would have
been transportation committees to
wait on the transportation men:
merchants to wait on the visit ins
merchants, and the like for the whole
The criticism is well made and but,
enphasizes the fact that Ketchikan
ought to have an organization of b.isi- I
ness men that would get together at I
least once every week. It seems that]
the same policy could be pursued here |
that is followed in other towns ai mg |
the Pacific coast such as Astoria, Port
land. Seattle and other places. In those
cities there isa business men's luncheon
every week at which some visitor or
one of their ».wn members makes s >me ■
talk on co-operation.
Pall the organization what you may, |
tV>mhn*rclal Club." "Rotary Club,” j
"Chamber of Commerce” or what not.
but the business men should get to
gether and regularly, for their own
benefit.
One illustration of that is shown in
The government is spending some
fifty odd mililon dollars in the North
to build a railway to Interior Alaska.
Many have claimed credit for putting
this measure thru but there is one
organisation of business men that is
responsible and that is the Fairbanks
Commercial Club. That organisation
thru constant hammering, boosting
and continued boosting, brought about
the action of Congress which authoris
ed the construction and made *li4*ap
propriation for the work.
Similar results could he obtained
in Ketchikan along other Jino< if the
proper cffcrta are put forth Now is
the time to begin.—KetchiCan Times.
GREAT TIMES
Oh. these are grand and glorious
times, and every fellow has the dimes'
I work four hours and draw more pay
than father pulled down for a day. and i
heavas doing things at dawn, and busy '
till the light was gone. But father,
like a lot of dads, somehow arranged |
to save some scads. He always paid i
up what he owed and had a package j
safely stowed where he could reach it j
on the day'that bleak misfortune came :
his way. I often wonder how our:
dads, those provident, hard working
lads, could from the meagre wage I
they drew save dimes the way they
used to do. Oh. many rubles I liave.l
earned, and many rubles I have burn- :
ed: I blow in more to buy a tire than |
was my daddy's monthly hire: I wear j
silk shirts and calfskin shoes, and 1
dodge the tailor with his dues and j
wlthn I see the grocer’s face I feel that i
I am in disgrace. And if the panic
seers forsee should come along anil
land on me I wonder what will happen I
then since I have never saved a Ven. i
Such doubts as these swing through
my head, sometimes when I am snug ]
,in bed: then chills go up and down my j
spine and sad. and sleepless hours ar * j
mine. WALT MASON. .
FEDERATED CHURCH SERVICES
Sunday School . 11 A. M
Preaching Service. I P. M
You are cordially invited to attend
theso Services.
The Church with a Welcome.
RICHARD DECKER. Paster.
FOR SALE
‘About twenty five thousand foet of
hydraulic douhlo rivltod pipe, diameter
twelve to thirty inches, situatsd on the
beach at Deoring.
Apply to IRA D ORTON,
Wild Goose Building.
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CUTKHJRA HEALED
CHILD’SECZEMA
On Arm In Little Pimples. Kept
Spreading. Itched and Burned.
"'Out little girl had ecsema on her
arm, which commenced like little pim
pies, ana sept spreaauif
until h was all over the
under part of her arm,
half way to her dhow.
The ecsema waa the dry
kind and itched and
burned terribly. We
used one cake of Cutknra
meat for tw„ --— —
healed.” (Signed) Mr.C. R. Hatfield.
Tecony, Colorado, Doc. 29,1919.
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us Inf Cnticiira Soap and Ointment
far every-day toilet purpoesa and
Cuticnra Talcum to powder and per
fume. Nothing better.
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WITHOUT REGARDS TO ANY POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS.
VOTE FOR
Hon. Dan Sutherland
FOR DELEGATE FROM ALASKA
.ELECTION TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 2nd, 1920.
VOTE FOR
' Hon. John Rustgard
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1920.
VOTE F*0 R
O. D. Cochran
CANDIDATE FOR REPRESENTATIVE ALASKA LEGISLATURE
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1920.
VOTE FOR
O. H. Flowers
CANDIDATE FOR REPRESENTATIVE ALASKA LEGISLATURE
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1920.
VOTEFOR
Andy Anderson
CANDIDATE FOR REPRESENTATIVE ALASKA LEGISLATURE
ELECTION TUESDA-/TNOVEMBER 2nd, 1920.
V b T E FOR
Victor A. Julien
CANDIDATE FOR REPRESENTATIVE ALASKA LEGISLATURE
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1920.
VOTE FOR
Jas. P. Daly
CANDIDATE FOR REPRESENTATIVE ALASKA LEGISLATURE
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1920
V O T E F O R
Ed. W. Burroughs
CANDIDATE FOR REPRESENTATIVE ALASKA LEGISLATURE
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1920
James B. Ivory
Independent Candidate
FOR SENAT0R
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1920
VOTE FOR
E. L. HOLT .
CANDIDATE FOR REPRESENTATIVE ALASKA LEGISLATURE
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd? 1920.
VOTE FOR
* R. B. Julian
For SENATOR
Alaska Legislature
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1920.
Chas. W. Brown
2S YEARS OP AOE AND 19 YEARS RESIDENT OF NOME
, INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE
FOR TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE AT JUNEAU
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVBMSER 2nd!*1«20.
- r" 1 -. ■»
6 B. (Duffy) O’Cotlnor
(tlrtWFENOENT) >1.,
CANDIDATE FOR REPRESENTATIVE ALASKA LEOISLATURS
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER »■*
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