THE NOME NUGGET
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GEO. S. MAYNARD,.. Sole Owner and Publisher.
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A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY TO ADVERTISE
In the invitation of the International Mining <Congress to display an ••t
hibit of Al.-Lska minerals at Chicago in October, the jwople of this section arc of
fered an incomparable opportunity to advertise the distnict’s resources. Tiu;
congress will he attended by miming mien and investors from all parts *f the
United States, not to mention thousands of others in no way connected with
the mining industry, who will visit the great imineral exhibition as spec tators-.
In addition to an exhibit of mineral resources, Alaska has also been ex
tended the signal privilege of having an agricultural display. Krom this it
will be seen that Alaska is to he given special consideration of the most val
uable character. Seward I’eninsula can show but little in the agricultural
line hut we can and should prepare to take the fullest possible advantage of *h«*
offer by displaying a sample of every form of mineral found in tine district.
Never before have we been granted such a signal opi»ortiinit> to make known
what we have to attract the settler and investor.
Our district is unquestionably one of the most highly mineralized sec
tions of the earth. It contains within dts boundaries a far greater variety of
precious and semi-precious mineral forms than are known to exist, in any
ether equal area on the globe. MV are therefore in a position to make an ex
hibit which should attract an immense amount of attention among those who
t-re intersted in mining development and possibly bring to us the "capital”
which we have in the past talked so much-about but did so very little to obtain
Are w- going to let this unprecedented op|K>rtunit.v slip by? Are we
goring to wait as in the past for some one to do things for us or are we going
to get on the job and try to help ourselves? The most, splendid opportunity
we'have ever hail to make known the resources and development possibilities
of the district is presented to us in the Mining Congress offer. If we do not
take advantage of it some body should call in the fool killer for a wholesale
Job. Kvery miner, prospector and claim owner should take a personal in
terest. in the proposal and lend their best, endeavors to the task of semiring
proper specimens to make the display fully illustrative of the district’s min.- a I
we;Uth. No known variety of mineral should be omitted, regardless of ii.
character or vaiue'and where special effort is required to obtain specimens, the
person who knows where they may lie had can give no better attestation of
“get-up-and-get" progress!venoss and desire to help the district develop than
by personally seeing that they are secured. To follow our ancient custom of
waiting for some one else to do the work will bring no rx-k from the hills.
The collection ->f a worth while exhibit will require the eoojK-ration of every
mining man in the district. Kach claim owner or miner who possess s
samples of local ores or minerals, no matter what their character may be.
should send them to the committeeman in his precinct or to A.'l'olet, chafrmau
of the divisional committee. Samples, unless of special moment, should not
be above four or five pounds in weight and should be aecomi*amied by a <b
scriptive canal giving the character of the ore. location where found and tic
name of the sender or owner, together with such other data as may be of
particular interest. It may also lie added that it takes time to prepare such
a collection for exhibition and those who desire to aid in getting it toge'her
will do well to forward their sapiples without undue delay.
JONES BILL UNDER FIRE
Acting under authority granted by the last legislature, the Te
of Alaska, in conjunction with the Juneau Commercial Association, has »
to the courts that section of the Merchant Marine Act, or Jones hill, a
more commonly known, which excludes Alaska from such benefits n
obtained through shipment of merchandise on foreign carriers. The
In a test case to determine the constitutionality of the objectionable
which provides:
'That no .merchandise shall he'transported by land, or
penalty of forfeiture thereof, between
tates including districts, territories and
>raced within the coastwise laws, either
by land and water,
points in the United
possessions thereof e
directly or via a foi
portation, in any other vessel than a vesst
menlel under the laws of the United Stn'
sons who are citizens of the United States
the privilege of engaging in the coastwise
sections 18 or 22 of ‘his Act: Provided, Tl
•not'apply to the merchandise transported h
r vessels to which
ale is extended by
I this section shall
veen points within
the continental United States, excluding Alaska over through
routes heretofore «r hereafter recognized by the Interstate
Cwmlmierce Commission for which (routes tariffs have been or shall
hereafter be filed with said Commission when such routes are in
pairt over Canadian rail lines and their own or other connect
ing water facilities.
The section also curries a second proviso which permits transportation
of merchandise via the Yukon River carrid-s until after the completion of the
Alaska Railroad, or until such time as the Shipping Hoard finds that adequate
shipping facilities have been provided by American citizens.
The territory contends that the proviso quoted above Js unconstitu
tional in that it violates subsection 6 of Section 9 of article 1 of the Consti
tition, which designates, that:
No preference shall be given by any regulation of com
merce or revenue to the ports of one suite over those of another,
, nor shall vessels bound to or from one state be obliged to enter
clear or pay duties to anothdr.
The purpose of Section 27 is, of course, to prevent foreign, com
petition with American transportation between points in the United States.
This were all very good were is not that the proviso has the effect of nulli
fying all of the prohibitory provisions except in the case of Alaska. As
pointed out by news Journals of Southeastern A1ask%, where the inhibitory
effects of the bill are most keenly felt, merchants of Seattle and other l»acifi<
Coast towns can ship goods frvyn eastern markets over Canadian railway
lines and by Canadian (touts, but Alaska is entirely (lei sir red from doing so by
the objectionable, proviso. Foreign transportation on the Great 1-o.kes, rep
resenting an immense traffic, also does not come under the hill's provisions
As the situation stands at present the application of the section is limited to
Alaska and Is a most potent agency in preventing competition by the
regular Canadian lines and in perpetualin& the present Alaska shipping mo
nopoly and its extortionate tariffs.
Alaska is plainly entitled to equal privileges with any other part of
the Unified States and there appears no just reason why the territory should
be exempted from part iking of such (>enefUs ns may be derived from foreign
transportation as long a* other sections or the nation are permitted to do so.
No part of the country is so ill provided with transportation facilities as Al
aska and no where do the people suffer in equal measure from the infliction
EDITORIAL VIEWS OF ALASKA NEWSPAPERS
ALASKA’S NEW GOVERNOR
the entire Northland that rosiden** . f
others ■who r»ir<* to the position or
North. He ,s , level-headed. hard
ALL MUST ASSIST IN DEFLATION
pie >f the country are crying for. There Is an insistant demand from .i'l
:~inks for lower living costs, which can ho realized only when all productions
sell for low prices. In the lowering must api*>ar lelmr. which represents, a
j of t his n.it hj ■ Tin* nuuiy I'iills ft m i
WHAT SEATTLE CAN DO
INCONSISTENCY OF
THE ANGLERS
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