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Entered as secono-ciass matter Au
gust 29th, 1923. at the postofliee at
Tokotna, Alaska, under the Act of
March 3, 1879.
Takotna, Alaska, November 14, 1931
ALASKA INTERESTS AT
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
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tof the people of Alaska; it is our
.earnest purpose to be of assistance
whenever possible. It is hoped that,
.so far as the fisheries are concerned,
this will set at rest any apprehen
sions which you may have in respect
to the welfare of residents of the Yu
Ikon region.”
Mrs. R. W. Ferguson, of Fairbanks,
accompanied by her young daughter,
spent a few dauys in Washington
last week with her friend, Miss Hen
rietta A. Myrick, who taught school
in Fairbanks ten years ago. Mrs.
Ferguson is enjoying her first trip
.out. from the North in the past thirty
;years, and went to California with
jher daughter, who was seriously ill,
hut who has almost fully recovered
.and will return with her mother to
Fairbanks in the spring.
The Postoffice Department has sug
gested to the Delegate that he submit
.the name of a suitable person to
.serve as postmaster at Wrangell, the
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Pacific
International
Airways
Fly in comfort t_ all points in
AI ~ka in oar four-passenger
cabin plane. Large baggage
compartment separate from the
cabin. Equipment for water
landings.
Sig’ -seeing trip i any tun *,
$5.00 pe. paiscr.^.ir.
For r.ates to AIc~ka Points
WIRE
Robdrt H. Romig
AGENT
Anchorage, Alaska
advanced age of he present incum
bent making him ineligible for the
service. The name of B. Y. Grant, a
young and capable man who was
his highly recommended by the pat
rons of the office, has been submitted
and it i sexpected he will shortly re
ceive the appointment. The postmis
tress at Kodiak, Mrs. Lillian H.
White, has resigned her position and
is anxious to retire from the office.
It is e.xpectd that Mrs. Lydia Noble
will be appointed as her successor.
Applications have been received for
the reestablishment of postoffices at
Ugashik, Aniak and Woodchopper.
The Department is looking into the
Department is looking into these lo
cations.
In aswer to a request made by the
Delegate, he has been advised by the
Postmaster General that an investi
gation has been made as to the de
sirability of having the mail service
to Dillingha mcarried from Anchor
age instead of from Kanatak. The
change of base is practicable, and the
contractor, the Alaskan Airways,
Ltd., has been granted permission to
provide the service from Anchorage,
effective November 1.
Major Malcolm Elliott, president of
the Alaska Road Commission, ar
rived in Washington this week and
expects to remain two months or
longer. He will assist in the effort to
have the Bureau of the Budget ac
cept for the fiscal year of 1932 the'
same appropriation of §800,000 that
that was accorded the Commission
for the present year. Roads and
trails .are very essential to the fur
ther development of the Territory,
and the War Department will have
the cordial assistance of Delegate
W loL'necVwi
the Bureau of the Budget and Con
gress the appropriation that is neces
sary for the Commission to carry out
its program foi^ the coming year.
Major Elliott, as a member of the
joint U. S. and Canada International
Highway Commission, attended a
meeting of the Commission at Vic
toria on October 10, and was greatly
encouraged because of the generally
expressed opinon that the route from
Hazelton, British Columbia, to Fair
banks was feasible and economically
advantageous. It is expected that
another meeting of the oinjt commis
sion will be held in Washington early
in January next.
Some people interested in efficient
work in the Territorial Legislature
have written the Delegate saying
that it is doubtful whether competent
assistance can be secured in the next
session unless the per diem compen
sation of the secretary of the Senate,
the chief clerk of the House, and
their chief assistants, is increased. At
present the compensatio nis but |8
and $5 per day.
Word comes from Alaska that
Judge G. J. Lomen is a passenger on
the last steamer trip from Nome and
that he will not return to his north
ern judicial duties, as he is not a can
didate for reappointment. He had
been reappointed last winter, but his
nomination was not acted upon by the
U. S. Senate.
Cai’l Lottsfeldt, superintendent for
the Alaska Road Commission with
FIRE INSURANCE
You should carry a liberal amount of fire insurance,
for the sake of your credit and your peace of mind.
Needless to say this insurance should be of the very
highest quality.
That’s the Kind Written By
Alaska Insurance Agency
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA
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headquarters at Takotna, has beer
suspended from service and his res
ignation asked for. He denies that
there is sufficient cause for this ac
tion and asks for an opportunity to
refute the charges, which has beer
granted by the Commission.
Delegate Kickersham “sat in” or
October 28 at the hearing before the
Tariff Commission, which is investi
gating the copper mining industry t«
determine such facts as may be rele
vant to the desirability of placing a
tari ffon copper.
The Delegate has received a copy
of a letter written by Col. O. P. Ohl
son, general manager of the Alaska
Railroad, in reply to criticism of fur
ranchers, particularly with reference
to shipments of live foxes by express
rather than by freight, over the rail
road. Among other things Col. Ohl
son states:
“The Railroad came to the conclu
sion that it was inadvisable to accept
the responsibility of handling live
foxes, mink and other valuable fur
bearing animals as .freight, owing to
the careful handling they require and
the high valuations placed upon them
by the shippers. As such live animals
when shipped are usually intended
for breeding purposes, the owners
value them at prices considerably
higher than could be obtained for
them otherwise.
“As to the express rates, alleged to
be same 750 per cetn higher than
freight, it may be stated that the ex
press rate on shipments of this char
acter is lower or but little more than
the freight rate would be, as the fol
lowing statement will illustrate.
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» “V. ntiv^,uviuu kuau LUC 1 LX Uu4ll W#
accept live foxes for freight ship
ment has caused many ranchers to
pelt their animals, close their
ranches and start in new places
where no such drastic rules are in
force, is believed to be without
merit.” i
In reply to an inquiry as to wheth
er or not a chance should be made
from the present practice of ship
ment, the general manager states
that it would be inadvisable to make
a change from express to freight
shipmetn of fur-bearing animals.
The grand jury at Anchorage re
cently submitted a report showing
th eimperative need for a new Fed
eral building in that towu. The
Chamber of Commerce last week
wired Delegate Wickersham, asking
for his help in the matter and in
quiring whether the building is to be
included in the proposed budget to
be submitted to Congress at the ap-;
proaching session. After a visit to
the Treasury Department the Dele
gate wired that $400,000 had been
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Fresh Fruits
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Tobaccos
Pipes
Cigarettes
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Proprietor
agreed upon and allocated as - neces
sary for the Anchorage building un
der the public buildings program au
thorized by Congress, and that the
Anchorage building is part of the
one hundred and fifty^four million
dollars allocated projects, that Con
gress is expected to make .appropria
tion for at. the coming session. It
might also be stated that among the
allocated projects is one fop.Ketchi
kan, to cost $400,000. The money for
the $450,000 Fairbanks Federal build
ing has been appropriated and . . is
j available, and the advertising for
' construction bids will be made in
January. All three buildings are in
dorsed by the Department of Justice.
Hy pothetical.
Two city children were visiting on
their uncle’s farm. Seeing a newly
laid egg in one of the nests, one child
said:
j "I wonder how the old hen gets the
shell on?”
"I guess she lays the egg first and
then plasters it,” returned the other
child.
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“How’s the passenger flight busi
ness, Buddy?”
“I haven’t banked anything but
turns for three monts.”—Pathfinder.
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