BANQUET TO NOME HARBOR BUILDERS DISCLOSES DEEP
ENTHUSIASM REGARDING FUTURE OF DISTRICT.
(Continued from Pago One)
“We need the harbor.” he said, but we need roads too.
"We want roruls that are roads.” he continued, and what I mean by
mads are those that heavy loads can he hauled over at all times.
Mr. Orton stated that with good roads much of the trnasportatlon of
ti;c district could be done by trucks and stated that they would he in general
use in the near future if good roads were provided. The road needs are so
g-eat and the returns for their installation so apparent that the government
should be Induced to appropriate more hi one v for construction.
Mr. Orton also believes that a harborshould be constructed large
enough to accomodate the ocean fleet. His remarks throughout disclosed
a firm belief in the future progress of the district.
R. W. J. Reed Disclose* Large Commerce Activities.
Tlie following speaker was Mr. It. W. .1. lteed, Customs Collector of
Nome, and Ills remarks relative to the commercial business of the city during
the present and earlier periods proved among the most interesting of the
Quoting from the records of his office, Air. Heed showed that the local
imports between 1901 and 19is, inclusive, amounted to a total of $3,146,501,
practically till of which was brought ir\to Nome in small vessels and does
not include the imports from points beyond Siberia and Herschcl island.
The imports from Siberia during this period total $1,910,602; from whaling
voyages in the Arctic Ocean, $855,220; from llerschel Island and other points
on the Arctic coast of America and Canada $380,67».
Mr. Heed stated that the exports to Kilreria and llerschel Island during
the same period have amounted to approximately $600,000.
The most remarkable feature of the statistical quotations was con
tained in the statement that the imports for the period from July 1. of the
present year, to da te, have been greater than ever before in the ^history of
Nome. Mr. Heed stated that the records show a volume of imports amount
ing to $115.6.75 dining the first twenty three days of the present month.
The exports during the same period amounted to $112.$37. in ad
dition. he said, there is now awaiting shipment to Siberia and Herschcl Island
general-cargo valued at approximately $50,000 more.
As showing that Nome is very- much alive in a commercial way and
that the local Imports and exports assuredly justify the harbor expenditure.
-Mr. Heed's statement was one of the most convincing of the evening, and
proved decidedly astonishing to many of the guests.
E. E. Powell Says Restoration of Gold Values Vital.
K. K. Powell, of the Alaska Mines Company, discussed the dredging
cutlook from the standpoint of the man engaged in the business and stated
the opinion that the best improvement the government can give the district
would he to restore in some mnnm-r the depreciated purchasing value of gold.
Mr. Powell praised the harbor construction and ventured the view that it
would prove a grept benefit in faeiiating the handling of freight. In addi
tion it might result in a reduction of freight rates through lowering the costs
of handling cargo. . He averred, however, that an increase in the price or
our principal product, gold; was the vital need of the territory. ,
Mr. K. K. K»,lwards, chief engineer of the Yuba Construction Company
activities was the next speaker introduced. Mr. Kdwards compared the
dredging conditions of California with those of this section in an interesting
manner but stated that he was hardly qualified to discuss local dredging
owing to his short residence. President Howe replied to Mr. FM wards,
stating that he was assured of all possible assistance by the residents of
Nome, who are aware that the new management is going at tilings in a get
ahead and business-like manner. *
Harrison Say- Nome Learning Value of Tram Work.
Attorney Fred Harrison’s address was short and cove red a wide Held
■ •f discussion but was one of the most pointed and interesting given. He
said lie was a new comer and hardly qualified to give detailed ^information
iegarding the needs of the district. He was glad to give expression to his
feelings regarding the visiting engineers and the department they represented.
Mr. Harrison referred to the work of the American engineers ia tin* struggle
far human liberty*nnd paid eloquent )»raiso to their valorous services.
Mr. Harrison also offered well merited tribute to another army onieinl,
!>:■. Burson, and declared that the people of Nome owe him an everlasting
debt of gratitude for Ms services durihg the influenza epidemic.
In conclusion, the speaker asserted that the war has taught the
nation the value of co-operation and ventured the opinion that Nome has also
profit tod by the example of what team work will accomplish and will work in
a spirit of unity for the acquisition of such future benefits as the federal
government can be induced to supply. Mr. Harrison cl os. d Ids remarks with
a selection from Kipling's Barrack Ballads which effectively illustiated the
value of putting the shoulder to the wheel.
Harbor Builder Sugge-ts Transportation Improvement.
Howard Ames, miner, dredge operator and member of the II. m m
•luinan & Ames, who hold the contract for revetment work on the harboi
construction, discussed the various phases ..f transportation, declaring that the
.-abject was not only the most important one i n relation :<> the district but
also one that was one capable <.f providing many widely Varying arguments.
Regarding transportation with the out side world, he said he had no sugges
tions to offer, as he is not a transportation man. He believed, however, that
the harbor Improvement would probably have a tendency to reduce present
traffic charges to some extent by facilitating the handling of freight. The
proposal to establish new means of transportation by placing locally controlled
\ r-ssels on the Pacific const run he believed to be a t rifle utopian and doubted
that a venture of this eh aracter would be successful unless managed by men
thoroughly conversant with the transportation business.
Mr. Ames was more optismistic regarding the land transportation
question but suggested that the trunk line roads to Candle and elsewhere
should be constructed of something more substantial than dirt, first, owing
I" t he immense cost of construction and, secondly, the constant need for
mostly repairs. He suggested as a substitute light track roads suitable for
stnaU—tonnage cars, with dirt roads for feeders, the whole to be free for
AUTO FOR HIRE
B. W. NE'LLY, Phone Red 12 .
Trips mad* to following places by
appointment. Little Creek, Anvil,
Third Beach, Glacier, Dexter, Submar
ine, Fort Davis, Cunningham.
Rates Reasonable.
ATTENTION L. O. O. M.
Regular semi-monthly meeting of
the Loyal Order of Moose will be held
Sunday afternoon at 2 p. m. sharp. All
members are cordially invited to at
tend.
ROBERT JAMES, PicUtor.
WAKE UP WAKE UP
Snaps At
HOLT CASH STORE
1 motor cycle. $75.00
1 Vletrola with 100 Records
.. .. 60.00
200 feet 8 inch Hydraulic Hose
. $ 75.00
leo Cream Frooaorc good. . 2.00
Singer Bowing Machine*. 15.00
Player Piano.200.00
Washing Machines with motor 30.00
HOLT BELLS EVERYTHING
RED CROSS MEETING
Annual Election of Officers, at City
Hall, 8:30 p. m. Tuesday, July 29th.
Full attendance desired.
MARY F. POLET, Pres.
PIONEERS IGLOO HOTEL.
Housekeeping apartments and tran>
sient rooms liy day, week or month.
Also use of club rooms by hotel guests.
1 MRS. MONAHAN,
Proprietor.
SCHOOL TAXES NOW DUE
The undersigned has established
headquarters in the City Clerks Office.
Hours 9 a. m. to 5 p. m.
C. A. RIGGS
School Tax Collector.
I Fred Harrison
1 ATTORNEY AT LAW.
I NOTARY PUBLIC.
| MAIN 113.
'£ Rooms 9-10 ^
Wild Goose Building j
public use and tinder the control of the Koad Commission. Mr. Ames ex
pressed tho view tlmt the radiating lines and their upkeep would alone prob-j
ftbly cost all that the Federal and territorial governments could l*e Induced!
to give!
One Million Reiitdoer in Ten Years..
Mr. Carl .1. Is>men, of tMfc Ijomen Company and one of the foremost
fljen engaged in the reindeer industry', followed Mr, Ames and disclosed j
development possibilities in reindeer cultivation so vast as to bewilder many
of his listeners.
Mr. Lomen traced the early history of rejndeer raising from the time
of their first introduction by the federal government on July 4, 1882, as an
aid to the native population und assorted that the original 1280 brought from
Liberia have grown to more than one hundred and sixty thousand. Mr. Lomen
then astonished many of his listeners by stating that at the average rate of,
increase there will l*o over one million in tho territory within the next tenj
years. Mr. Lomon said the harbor would be of considerable benefit to the
industry by obviating some of the present difficulties and high costs of ship
ping deer meat from the outlying section to Nome. The Increase is so^apid
that tho herds practically double their numbers every third year, the speaker
wild. In a period of twenty years the herds will have run into the tens of
millions and will become one of the nation’s greatest sources of meat supply.
My that time. Mr. Lomen averred, the territory will have all the deer it can
graze, and their value will run into the hundreds of millions. Regarding the
pasturage. Mr. Lomen said most of the moss bearing lands used for reindeer
grazing are practically worthless for other purposes, aside from possible
mineral content,' and were it not f<>r the doer hundreds of thousands of acres
would lie practically valueless. With a million deer to draw from the terri
tory could ship annually about one hundred thousand deer carcasses by
butchering only ten per cent of the herds. As the rate of increase is ap
proximately thirty percent per annum, even with this extensive decimation,
the herds would continue to grow in size. Mr. Lomen also discussed the
transportation difficulties and stated that in a short time the shipments will
be so extensive as to require special refrigerator steamers to handle the load
• »f meat sent to the markets of the outside world. The capacities of the
present transportation lines will not b© aide to handle the shipments in
another year. ,
Mr. C. W. Fetch, commercial man followed and spoke in entertaining
manner on the harbor and discussed the transportation question from the
tandpoint of his own observations in v arious parts of the territory.
Mr. Felch said he believed that Alaska had suffered more from th^
ffects of the war than any other section o f the country and had also been
deprived of the benefits of the increased industry resulting from American
partieipaney. The experience was not without benefit he said, as he believed
that it has taught Alaskans to turn their attention more to local development
fm a revival of prosperity.
Sees No Reason to lie Discouraged by Outlook.
Mr. It. I*. Tarr. mining engineer and interested in mining projects
mi Sheretto Creek, said he sees no reason for anyone to feel discouraged with
the future outlook of the d istrict. Mr. Tarr said he has been interested
in the territory for years but Is at present making ids first visit. He ex
pressed the view that the country is young and its mineral resources have
hardly been scratched, in the older formations and cvet\ the placer fields are
still a must important consideration.
Mr. Tarr expressed tho view that the dfttrlct will ultimately become
a great quartz center, as has been the case with practically all important
filacer camps of the jftist.
Judge Wm. A. Holzheimer, asserted that the judiciary provided no
pertinent theme for discussion at the time and devoted his remarks to liaising
t :e harbor and the enthusiasm shown by preceding speakers toward the
future development of the district.
Co-operation, he said, was the principal need of the community and
gatherings like the present tended to bring the ci tizens into-closer communion
and established a fraternity of Ideas and purposes that could hardly fall to lie
beneficial.
Referring to the harbor c onstruction, Judge Holzheimer said it was
a greatly needed improvement and declared that he was glad the government
engineers were here during the recent • period «*f storm and could secure
\isilde evidence of its future utility.
Thos. McCann, discussed quartz at considerable length when railed
by the toastmaster and stated that there is no question that quartz mining
will ultimately become the leading factor in mining industry. This Is the
greatest mineral area in America if not tho world, the speaker said. He
l>i Moved that the government would soon take steps to reduce high prices, |
thereby restoring gold to something of its earlier purchasing value.
In conclusion Mr. McCann prophesied great general development in
tin territory in the future and declared that the. vast mineral resources, as!
well as the reindeer and fisheries insure tho future prosperity of this part of
the terrirory.
Col. Sturdevant, Has Faith in Harbor.
Col. ('. I,. Sturdevant, the guest of honor, cesponded to the invitation
of the toastmaster in a brief address in which he expressed his interest in
tl-e remarks of the various speakers and the general interest and enthusiasm
n Raiding the district and the harbor construction. He said he was glad to
! now that the idtizenH of Nome have faith in the success of the work the
War Department is doing here. There is still considerable skepticism in
NOME RESTAURANT
OPPOSITE ALASKA BANK *
NOW
OPEN
NORTH POLE BAKERY*
ANVIL BAKERY
Bread 15c loaf, two loaves for 25c.
CHAS. CAVBY. Prep.
INDEPENDENT
MEAT MARKET
, ALL KINDS OF FRESH MEATS
f UPON ARRIVAL OF FIRST BOATS
BEEF, MUTTON, PORK, VEAL
AND POULTRY, HAM, BACON, BUTTER,
ALL BILLS MUST BE PAID ON .OR BEFORE THE
10th. OF EACH MONTH
WM. WEBB..Pnp.
Washington regarding the harbor, principally owing lo the Ice hound char
refer of the Nome coast, he' said. Speaking from .he personal point of view
he stated that he Is sotisded that It will In- a success. Col. Sturdevant snkl he
arrived In Seattle last January Just at the time the- project was being sub
jected to close department scrutiny and with no great amount of favor, and
Is therefore, aware of some of the trials encountered In bringing the construc
tion to its present stage of progress. Col. Sturdevant dec lined to take any
credit for the work and said thcct whatever credit Is due should go lo Junior
Engineer E. U Carpenter, who he said heed surveyed anil designed the hhrlenr
and Is now engaged In its construction. The government Is doing the'work In
the Interest of future commercial development, he continued, and will watch
closely the results. If it will result In u reduction of truffle charges or. other
commercial costs It will be considered a success by the government. The
Increase of commerce for which the government looks Is not expected to
develop Immediate^'. Icul It expects to seen a substantial Increase result In
course of time.
Col. Sturdevant said that he personally thinks that the harbor is
justified from another standpoint than that of the government because h<>
has been seasick once nnd realizes what trials steamer passengers are oc
casionally forced to endure in passage through the surf from shore to steamers
during stormy periods.
In conclusion. Col. Sturdevant expressed his thanks for the reception
nnd expressed his pleasure at being able to»he of servlc^to the people of the
district through his office.
In addition to the army of speakers already noted, Mr. Joe Mehern.
Mr. Dunlap, Mr. Anderson nnd Marshal Jordan also spoke briefly on various
pertinent topics. Efforts were also made to induce Engineer Carpenter t«*
display his forensic talents hut the official declined all allurements and hid
behind h is benign smile until the long continued applause had subsided.
General Morrison, of the Western Army Department, who is marooned
aboard the Victoria, was unable to attend. An invitation was radioed to
him by the Chamber of Commerce but the h igh surf precluded his attendance.
At the conclusion of the speeehmaking the banquet closed with the
singing of the national anthem and general felicitations.
PLACE CARDS WERE ARRANGED FOR THE FOLLOWING:
W. J. ROWE. Transfer and Contractor, I’res. Chamber Commerce
A. POLET, Grocer, Secretary Chamber of Commerce 1
W. H. WEBB, Proprietor Independent Meat Market
GEO. S. MAYNARD. Publisher Nome Nugget.
RALPH LOMEN; Manager Lomen Bros. Drug Store
F. M. KIESELE. Wall Paper, Paint and Oil Dealer
E. W. CARLETON. Carleton Hardware Company.
SAMUEL KEAN, Mining.
,D. E. CROWLEY, Crowley Grocery Company.
H. NIELSEN, Nome Coast Guard Station No. 3ft.r«
ANDY ANDERSON, Center Creek Dredgeman
D. MacDONALD, Candle Creek Alining Man
D. B. CAMP, Mfiling f
THOS. McGANN, Clerk U. S. District Court
J. I*. DALY, Mining. (Representative Alaska Legislature)
O. A. WEAVER, Manager Alaska Industrial Mining & Power Co. • «
A. J. MUELLER. Jeweler
CURTIS WELCH, Physician, Bureau of Education
GRANT R. JACKSON. Manager Wild Goose Mining & Trading Co.
J. J. WALSH, Postmaster
CHAS. THORNTON. Secretary Pioneers of Alaska
FRED PETERSON. Boot and Shoe Merchant
J. J. • MEHERIN, Representative Lilly & Co., Seattle
H. DUNLOP, Representative Schwahaeher Bros., Seattle
WM. PEARSON, General Blacksmithlng
JOSEPH BELLEVIEW, Dredging Mining
E. E. POWELL, Dredging Mining
CHAS. CAVEY, North Pole Bakery
A. WITTENBERG. Trader
D. E. DUNBAR, Representative National Grocery Company. Seattle
F. A. REED A J. H. REED, Mining
E. L. HOLT. Mayor City of Nome. (Hardware Merchant)
ED. TARNITZER, Board of Trade Barber Shop
CHAS. AIILOT, Manager Rowe Transfer
G. J. LOMEN, U. S. Proseruting Attorney
IRA D. ORTON, Attorney
HUGH O'NEILL, U. S. Commissioner
CARL 'J. LOMEN, Lomen v& Company
JOSEPH V. SHELDON, Ranker
J. A. BACHELDER, with Miners A Merchants Rank
J. J. COLE, Vice President Miners A Merchants Bank
EDGAR GRIMM. City Clerk
T. LEHMANN, Grocery and Dry Goods Merchant 1
R. W. J. REED, U. S. Collector of Customs 1
EARL MODINI, Clerk
JAMES FRAWLEY, Senator Alaska legislature, (attorney) •
FRED HARRISON, attorney
PAUL KJEGSTAD, Mining
H. T. KltULL, Agent Pacific Steamship Company
It. A. CARROLL, Agent Alaska Steamship Company
DANIEL JONES, Divisional Road Superintendent
L. STEVENSON, Superintendent Pioneer Mining Company
HARRY GABRIELSON, with Alaska Lighterage A Commercial Co.
H. B. AMES, Harbor Contractor and Glacier Creek Dredge Miner
E. R. JORDAN, United States Marshal
H. JACOBSEN, Manager Alaska Lighterage A Commercial Co.
O. VAN SICKLE, Merchant
T. M. REED, Attorney
JAFET LINDEBERG, President Pioneer Mining Co.
CHAS. W. FELCH. Representative Fisher Flouring Mills, Seattle
W. B. HEDRICK, Representative U. S. Rubber Company
A. D. ANDREWS, Sunset Creek Dredging operator
O. D. COCHRAN, Attorney
GEO. D. SCHOFIELD, Attorney #
COL C. I,. 8TURDEVANT, Chief* of Engineers ’ *
MR. E. L. CARPENTER, tT S. Engineer
MR. GREELY. U. S. Engineer
MR. SMITH, U. S. Engineer ^
LIEUT. McPHAIL, Commadlng Officer Ft. Davis
CAPT. BURSON, Physician, Ft. Davis
LIEUT. BONDUIRANT, Ft. Davis
DR. STEIDMAN, with Lost River Tin Min. Company •
H. R. EDWARDS, Engineer for Yuba Construction Company
J. W. GARDNER, Inspector, Department of Justice '
ROD. SARGENT, Superintendent Yuba Construction Company
MR. SODERBERG, Quarts Mining
MR. ANDERSON. Quarts Mining *
MR. HERSHEY, Engineer Alaska Treadwell Company '
CHAS. F. SANDPORD, Editor Nome Nugget.
J. W. GW1NN, Representative Alaska Treadwell Company
J. B. ROSS, Dime Creek Merchant
S. P. LINN, Dredge Mli^ng Sunset Creek
WM. A. HOLZHEIMER, Judge United States District Court
CAPT. ROCKWELL, Representative Yuba Construction Company
LIEUT. ADAMS. Ft Davis
SENATOR J.R. HECKMAN; Ketchikan Merchant and Fish Packer.
R. P. TARR, Engineer In 'Charge Shsrette Creek mines
SENATOR JOHN SUNDBACK, Mining
Extra Capita raady far malllap all Mila taawa tap ha had at Nugpat Olflaa.
MIDSUMMER DANCE UNDER AUSPICE* OF FRATERNAL ORDER
OF EAGLES AT EAGLE HALL, SATURDAY NIGHT, JULY MUi. SiSO p. m.
EVERYBODY WELCOME
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