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Who was It said that in the clean-up campaign not only the citi
zens and t'-eir back lots shou'.d he included, hut even 'he city could
help. Planking and rubbish destined tor firewood in not unsightly
when it is piled up in regular piles. We have all bees, delighted with
the progress made this year in (earing down unsightly building, fences
and other obstructions.
Did you ever notice that when the applause which follows the
knocker's speech dies, everyone wants lo k">p as far away from the
knocker as is possible? His triumph is short lived, and people try to
forget him as soon as possible, while a real booster cannot be forgot
ten. because he has been a builder.
Leagues and association* ninnnce
ti> o*t aloni: together nil rl.ht In
t\iM?tull. Why not in natlous?
Thr ilrop of a cent u loaf in the prlre
of bresrt ntrae Just In time. The old
pr1r« nns ee'lne to he H bit stale.
I
I I'titil the n»»xt war scientists and * n
j itfiietTs will devote themselves tu peace. I
I There's unselfishness for you.
If poison pis Is barred from olv'l
ize«! warfare something should !>•
done to Itjir noisoii propaganda.
A. E. C. Report Is Questioned!
We ire printing below a carefully
prepared article on 11:.- government
railroad from Seward lt» i*airbanks.
The article is from the Railway anil
Marine News, published iti Seattle,
and is based on the statements ..ide
by the Alaskan Engineer ng commis
sion relative to probable receipts for
the road for the coming years This
article shows the falacv of creating
tonnage for a railroad out of the
imagination when figures are obtain
able to show practically to within
a few tons what the actual tonnage
will he. The art cle is worthy of
careful perusal by every Alaskan:
The last rail on the government
railroad in Alaska was laid early
in February and tiie last spike was
driven, thereby connecting up F*a r
hanks and the Tanana valley with
the ocean terminus at Seward This
does uot mean that the road is ac
tually comple'ed. for as soon as the
spring thaws commence much track
elevation will have to be accomplish
ed and such work with many fea
tures of permanent construc
tiun and final surfacing aad ballast
ing will be necessary before tl.e line
is in shape. Those bell nd the pro
ject were grievously disappointed
over the fact that no movement
worth recording of either freight or
Passengers followed the completion
of the road and for the pas; six
weeks there has been no appreciable
chance In the situation with the re- ]
stilt that those iti Washington ore at
last commencing to realize the m.ig-i
nit tide of the blunder.
The through tariffs on the rail
road were not effective until March
2":>i. Mr M-nrs himself notified the
Fairbanks people to ship early to J
avoid delay from any possible ab-i
cdent due to thaws. But in th!e
case the delay was in Washington.'
I-.111 banks c.tizens and others io
the interior were somewhat exercis
ed o»er the delay in arranging for
through freight and are now hurry
ing to get t'.eir sullies In early.
I'nder date of March 16 the Seat-1
tie Times published a telegram from i
its Washington correspondent. Ash
iiiuit Brown, as follows: |
According to the officials of the j
Maska Kngitieering commission, it |
is expected that the government rail-1
road in the territiry will earn lie-1
tween $6:10.000 an4 660.000 during I
the seal year beginning July 1 next.l
and that the cost „f operation will |
he $2..'{22.010. For this reason thel
appropriation bill just passed grants1
$1,662,010 to mak«j up the differ-l
ence. But in the >iars following, it|
is estimated that 'he earnings will
jump from $S50.00^ to 9S9.000, still
leaving a deficit w.lich will not be
balanced for seven., years: |
hstiiiiuted Operating Cost
Here are the commission's esti-i
mates of cost of operation as pre-,
sented to congress:
Maintenance of lint, Seward to Mile 264. including
Matanuska branch $ 722,240
Maintenance of lire, mile 264 to Fairbanks, in
cluding Chatan ka branch 171,740
Cost of operating Hue:
Salaries, wages rud miscellaneous expenses—
lieneral offices $ 22.900
Accounting division 42.200
Disbursing offi-e 12.000
llridge engineer 3,600
Supply division 91,000
Transportation department 200,615
Mechanical department 23S.655
Medical department 70.300
Seattle office 16,700
Washington office 14.300
1'urchase and transportation of material and
supplies (.including $216,000 for coal ... 716.000
Total
Less revenues—
Klectric energ: $ 20,000
Freight and passengers 600,uOO
Mail and express 10,000
Wharfage 30,000
Total appropriation required for mainten
ance and operation
$ 1,662,010
In discussing possible earnings t!;e
commission, after presenting studies
and statistics of t*e traffic hereto
fore carried by the White Pass A:
Yukon and other transportation sys
tems, said to congress:
Statement of Commission
"With these facts before us it is
fair to assume that within a very
few years, after the railroad is ac
tually completed, business in the in
terior of Alaska will revive to an ex
tent approaching more nearly nor
mal conditions as they were before
the uur. In this «veut the normal
average tonnage over the White
Pass oi Yukon, and through St. Mi-,
chael via the Yukon river will be
largely diverted to the Alaska rail
road. This tonnage would be in ad
dition to the present local tonnage.
Ou this basis the probable tonnage
would be as follows:
(Lontinuea on pa&t* i.)
•BOY
SCOUTS
I Conducted by National Council of tbo Boy
Scouts of Aroorlc*.)
SCOUTS WIN PRAISE j
At the Kansas City convention of i
the American Legion a thousand or j
more boy scouts from the two Kansas
cities and from Independence, Mo., |
acted as police for the big parade,
which attracted the biggest crowds in ,
the history of the city, and so splendid
ly did they do the Job that the papers j
wrote them up almost as enthusias
tically as they did the Legion Itself, |
and the Legion voted them a resolu
tion of thanks as well as passing a
general resolution Indorsing the move- j
meut and urging Legionnaires to be- ;
come scout leaders.
Fifty picked scouts from different
troops served as an escort to distin
guished visitors, a staff of aides to j
the chief of police and as ushers to
the reviewing stand. Nine of the fifty
were Eagles. Every day of the con- j
ventlon 70 scouts acted as aides, I
ushers, and runners; 70 boys every I
day acted as traltic aides and hud
charge, under their lenders, of parking
thousands of automobiles; SO boys
were on duty every day In the various
Information booths scattered through
out the city, and carried on a regular
communication service between the
booths.
Another Interesting good turn was
the drawing by Eagle Scout James N. j
Pickering of the map of the city, a
hundred thousand of which were
printed and distributed among the vis
itors and delegates.
"All In all." says Scout Executive
Wright, In speaking of the event, "the
boy scouts rendered s good piece of
service." According to others the
service wus more thau good. It was
great.
WHY BE A SCOUTT
"Stew Judkln-i." Hrst-class scout of
Topeka. Kali.. knows *vhy be Is h scout,
ant) makes no bones of telling the
world, either. The following state
ment appeared tn a local paper under
Ids signature:
"I am a bo? scout because I like to
lie one. The longer I am a scout the
better I like It. A scout learns thlifgs
and lias a pile of fun leurnlug theiu.
You know how a regular guy Ukes a
<ood swim, a good hike, fussing
around the woods, honest-to-goodness
l>oy games, snagging a lew fish und
then eats them until he bu«ts. That's
what you get at a boy scout camp, and
you ain't going to blame me for liking
to be a boy scout. To be a regular
guy In this game, you got to play and
live according to the rules. You sure
tind out what kind of a guy a ktl Is.
and If he Isn't what he should be, lie
cither gets mighty lonesome In a gang
of scouts or comes across. I'll tell
the world I'm glad to tie a scout, and
[ know a few hundred other guys In
Topeka who will shoot you the suine
dope."
i BADGES FOR SCOUTING
The Albany (X. T.) council reports
that public health ami flreman«hip
are two of the most popular Merit
badges among scouts. Nearly fifty
boys .hare qualified iu public health
since October 1, 1P1!0, and forty have
qualified in fireman ship. The author- '
Itles report that the Intelligent Inter- ,
est taken by the boys In these iui- 1
portant branches of public service has
had a marked effect upon the life of
the city. Boys living In the more '
congested regions have helped mate
rially In making their homes and
neighborhood cleaner and more sani- j
tary and have brought the matter of
sanitation to the attention of their
parents. In the course of their public ,
health work the scouts have Inspected ;
the city sewage disposal and filtration i
plants and visited the state labora
tory. examining the methods of water >
testing and other sanitation processes.
SPECIALIZE IN KNOT-TYING
For two years past the champion i
speed knot tier among the Paterson
(N. J.) scouts has been Scout Edward
Giles of Troop No. 8. The laurels i
have, however, recently pussed over |
to Scout Sam Feldman of Troop 14
who starts with nine ropes and ties
the nine knots required for teuderfoot
rank In exactly 19 seconds. "Knot
racing" has become a popular sport '
In the Paterson scout world, quite a i
number of boys being able to tie the
nine knots a: a speed ranging any- |
where from thirty seconds to one mln- I
ote. Troop 4 Is »ne banner troop as ■
a whole In the difficult art of knot I
tying.
Pessimists have their Innings at j
about the time of the winter solstice, j
Wealth Is declared to be a disease, j
Work Is a pretty good thing to do'
for It
The newly divorced admit that for
a time they miss the rattle of their
chains.
Austria's deficit Is 150.000,000,001
crowns.. The odd one was Hapsburg
Charlie's.
The road to peace Is paved with
good preventions.
II seems that France Is always
ready to raise Old Hun-dread.
rntally. If It Is 14 lines long It Isnt
Interesting. speaking of paragraphs.
Money may contain norms, hut e»
everybody Is willing to risk infection.
flualeinnla wins to he hack to nor
malcy. It reports another revolution.
It Is an unusual war that does not
have a brood of moratoriums In Its
train.
Those 'flapping galoshes on the
streets are a sure sign of a trying
winter.
Your footprints on the Minds of time
are the Impressions yon make on your
associates.
France wants a German receivership
and II will not complain If no assets
can be found.
The communist Ideal calls for a
deal of the winning cards from the
bottom of the pack.
China Is like an American. She is
doing a lot of automobile buying and
can't pay her bills.
An entirely too subtle thought of
Jup statesmen is thai the way to disarm
is to keep on building.
The male who rides the bumpers
these days should lirst make sure he
has not picked on the mall car.
It's almost enough to mike one mix
a metaphor: The proud battleship
bangs Its bead In mortification.
Every regular cynic works to make
his eroakings come true. That Is why
he ought to be reformed if possible.
A large quantity «if Germany's cur
rency is ahuilt as valuable In financial
affairs as turtle serum was in sick
ness.
What the occasion demand" I* a
unhersal entente that shall be proof
against sudden shock and subtle prop
aganda.
It Is certainly flattering to see how
anxious eu'ii «>f the other nations I*
to get Into some kind of an alliance
with L'ncle Sam.
Warfare Is of two kinds, offensive
and defensive, but the world Is get
ting Into a state of mind where ail
war is offensive.
A successful diplomat sometimes
finds it neivssary to hold his own in
Conversation without Interference with
his Hue of thought. *
There Is an opinion that there Is
little to Ih> gained b> sending the war
ships d>wn unless the matter of air
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Practice In all courts
In Territory of Alaska
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MaRe This Your 1922 Slogan
"Try The Home Market First"
As a Northerner, a Pioneer, an Cpbullder of Alaska yon art
peeved ever>- time you hear of the appointment of • "carpetbagger"
to fill one of the political offices of the territory. berauee yo« know
that there are capable and efficient men living to tbe territory who
could fill the offices with perfect satisfaction, who are helping to
build up the territory and make it a worth while place Id which to
lire.
Is is a parallel case when Northerners eend their money out
side for supplies that may be bought right here at home end
better satisfaction than the "carpetbagger" atuff imported from the
State*. j
Is It not a fact that we are ell working to build up the North
to make it a worth-while place In which to lire. and by "trying yo*r
home market first" you are strengthening the fonndatlon for that
building?
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Here's A Suggestion For A Starter
TRY THE ALASKAN'S JOB PRINTING DEPARTMENT FIRST. IT 18 EQUIPPED
WITH MODERN MACHINERY AND MATERIAL, AND EFFICIENT
ARTISANS ARE IN CHARGE OF THE WORK