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THE NEW PCBLISHEHF OF THE
SLSKO TIMES GREETHrOU—
Well, foilts, here wa are, and here is the little old
Kusko Times once morerto greet you as it did in the
day* rone by under the ramble guidance of Mr. A. X.:
Crant. ,
We are more firmly convinced than ever now that
' we have spent almost * month down here.that there is
a definite need for aavtrite.-prising, hustling newspaper
In this vast country. 111 is our humble belief that this
country is at last corning into its own—not alone be
cause of the intensive- mining development now under
way throughout this ricn belt, but also because of a
progressive prograafcjieing launched by a great Presi
dent, in which the entire Territory is included. Speci
fically, we refer to tne military and naval defense
plans; the elaborate-plans for improving our ai.- trans
portation facilities by the construction of a network of
sew Class A landmgfknelds and the improving of most
• of the smaller ones; an expansion program in the con
struction of roads and trails throughout the north; the
interest the government has already shown to en
• courage people to -Settle in Alaska, and many leaser
projects which are-mow under way.
We believe iSiat- in the near future, most of the
handicaps of a sidiy inadequate transportation system
will have been removed as the result tit'the huge de
velopment progri--t which is now definitely assured,
with improved transportation facilities, 4'hio westward
eountry is certain- to go ahead by leaps aha bounds.
With excessive charges eliminated, and quick, sure
transportation, this country is bound to attract capital
and prospectors. There is little question to our minds
• at what the next five years will prove to be the best
ones enjoyed since the early boom days.
By this time the rea-ier may gather tiaa the new
publishers are “sold”, on" this country. You-are exactly
right; we are hereoto stay and “grow up with the
eountry." We shhlluendeavor to do our ibit in aiding
in bringing about the.improved conditions which are
: auie to come.
The Kusko Times is strictly independent politic
ally speaking, bat entirely DEPENDENT upon the
people of the Kuskekwim area as to Ybe success or
failure of the paper. Yoar support "at this time is
amestly solicited as it has naturally Kit our pocket
books hard in purchasing the plant and the loss of
time iu getting started. We are goinghu, try to pub
lish a newsy six-page, paper for a few weeks and then
awing into a permanent eight page paper if we can
get enough supporbitw justify the increase
We shall try .te •mover all the news p possible per
taining to the KcsJcokwim country by me* ms of corres
pondents mail connrtmiiies large or small from Bethel
to the Alaska Railroad, and from the Ynkon River to
the Bristol:Bay.. A~»rge order, perhaps,-but it can be
done in the ooHrsetof tame with your cooperation. Let
*s say right now that the size and frequency that the
paper appears -wilhabe-entirely gauged bjf'the support
the paper receives
Although we have a good small printing plant.,
there is certain other "’equipment we should have in
order to- prodace a larger and better paper.
BANKER YEAR INDICATED FOR TAKCffNA
AND NEIGHBORING MINING DISTRICTS—
With; several newuaragiines reported to be coming
In to the <fistrita 'this1 summer, a new airplane com
pany starting up with-one plane making its .base here,
a powerful fndknrtonwrpet to be established^ here and
the likelihood of three‘steel bridges being constructed
on the Takotna-Ophir. highway by the Alaska Road
• Commission, this sumrpcrr sounds a bit as though some
• one has laid all tke eggs tn one basket. With the out
I-look so promising, it istsafe to predict that'Yakotna,
• Ophir and McGrath cm look forward to one X.f ihe
1 hast, seasons in years.
SIXTEEN YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
(TAKEN FROM THE FILES OF THE KESKO TIMIS)
John Keick of Ophir, •who has
been seriously ill for a number of
days and whose life was des-paired
of for some time, is now believed out
of danger.
James Burke and Dan McGrnty ar
rived in McGrath enroute to Iditarod
hospital with James McGee, who was
stricken with paralysis while alor.e iv
his cabin near the Nixon mine.
James Fullerton of Flat, arrived
in McGrath Monday. Mr. Fullertoa
will leave tomorrow morning for An
chorage, in company with J$ck Stev
ens, their combined teams .of sixteen
dogs being used for the trip.
A. H. Twitchel! arrived at Flat
Saturday bringing -with him a herd
of 200 reindeer, .driven from Bethel
On Monday a number of these rein
deer will be slaughtered for local
consumption.
Col. J.jCt’Gotwals president of the
A.R.C., states that among the pro
jects to-start this year is th e com
mencement of work upon a summer
ante or wagon road from some pedal
art'-tite Government Railroad line, to
rejnnect with the highway now under
construction from Takotua to Ruby.
uvertaken ny a Dlinaing snowstorm
and lost near .Ketchikan, while out on
a bear bunting: expedition, Herbert
Scott and Leslie WBharrre met their
death. Sertt 'was fr xen ta death,
while Williams fftUs over; a diST and
Ifwas killed. Charles .<3Lap*isn • r»n
ither member of the party, made h»
way to Mary’s Island Lighthouse.
Mr. Baker of the Miner* and Mer
chants Bank, s in a critical condition.
Dr. W. H. Beeson, head of the gov
ernment hospital at Anchor age. is
being rushed to Idit&rod with i all
possible haste. Frank Dawson-,- who
le:t here today with a big string «f
'fast dogs, will act as relayman freon
Cripple to Ophir.
A farewell party, was rerulered to
Ms. and Mrs. IV. A. Vine! at Ophir
last evening The function was held
at the town hall and was one of the
most elaborate of its kind ever given
here. Mr. B. B. Smith was presiding
as n.aster of ceremonies at the ban
quet table. Mre. W«ir sang
some of her choicest Scotch songs.
.Mr. Benson, the Ophir poet rendered
a soag and recited one ef his favor
ites, and Frank -Spieljack gave the
farewell address.
WE THANK YOU, MR. BOLGEN—
We wrote to Mr. Christian Bolgen of Ophir.last
week asking him if he would act as our correspondent
and representative in this busy little mining commu
nity. His response was the large collection of fine arti
cles andshort items appearing on the front page .of
this issue. He also informed os be had lined up sev
eral subscribers for the paper. If we could get about
20 or more persons in other communities, to lend us a
helping hand in the same manner, we could establish
one of the largest and most prosperous newspapers in
the Territory. Me believe there are at least that many
who will play bell with us. Anyone interested in be
coming a correspondent for the Xusko Times, just send
in a good batch of news articles along with your letter.
M ell be more than glad to hear from you.
SEND IN YOUR LETTERS TO THE EDITOR—
We will welcome communications from our
readers on any subject of general interest. If 'here i.
anything needed by your community such as a road or
other improvements^ well be more tea:) glad to give
the subject tha necessary publicity. \ttides. <_n poli
tics and public affairs are also good subjects to write
tjpon. 1 These letters to the editor department is the
reader's own editorial column and should make an in
teaosling feature of the paper.
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OATES FREIGHTING
SERVICE
We iHaul Anything
Heavy or Lignt
Where You Want It
JOE OATES, FREIGHTER
' TAKOTNA, ALASKA
Passenger Service
TIMELY EDITORIALS
Called From Our Exchanges
WHY NOT ALLniiLASKA
NETWORK OF HIGHWAYS?—
I FurrbanVs Daly Ncww-Miner>
\ waou a network of substantial enduring, .and be*u
tifui highways Conner tirgr by trunk lines ever}. divisiw
of.Alaska stud every outstanding Alaska* ciA, Th.*r
vnaggxv naroemus -sidelines from these trunk lines
sewing- .as leadens from every small ecanroanite
Such a system of highways will spread all m er
Alaskar^ocme day. -“-One? «*»lired,,-n> w#l.be -penBauern.
| It »iiLlace up every, community, «wy-trading. l*ase.
every mining camp, farac «rm, every, Locblify ,in Vtiatfc
i from center to circumference with rapid and dqpeari
aide Service by motor car a»d truck.
WJiy not ait down -and man out such a systgm reus
—and then work consistently. to.Bcmmplish its era lias
I tioo -as. mpi<fiy as possible. For a definite objective—
»adopi a policy and bend all effort* hr hav e each a »y*
j tem. something -which j.s more important to the ecoi -
! omic success and progress .of the Territory khan g.05
! one highway project, knagiaable.
If such a system of highways webbed Alaska to
) <iay..-*he problem of supplies Jo*..various camps und*i
the present strike conditions would.. he negligible. Jr
first class trunk highway from Haines,, pr .Lynn Canal,
near Ukagway to the Interior would make it possible
1 to now be bringing in supplies to Fairbanks and i»
1 terror Alaska from ocean ship* which are .marrying
i traffic in and out »f that part. A winter highway of
j the kind is m service feetweea VViitehoCTe, ..Msd o. and
, Daws'in and has been for many years, and modern,
j fast snowmobiles handle Jjeavv winter traffic and a“C
nd class mails o-ver.-the reyjr
An Alaskan winter highway network woo Id . work
no detriment to the major ocean and railway systems
serving Alaska. Interior highways are indispenspbb
1 as feeders and auxiliaries to railroads and ocear ^ujr
water lines of rail kinls at all James in every counts .
.£very section of new- highwsrv ncrvr constructed jr
A J a s-dt 1 rskoyld che rso ..laid ucut ... and directed
and will form a logical part in the- evetJkpaJ aJi-Aleskt
highway network.
Wholesale appropriations may mot come ‘ ier _ ajay
vast roadwork in Alaska at once, but doubtless therr
will be responses to appeal- "for tm links of highkgy
I most urgently needed to develop new and progress!*
j mining.areas and other sections which produce tanpagi
land create traffic and serve the people intensively t*
j gaged in adding wealth to. the. territorial and rip tain*
i. wealth.
Once the Alaska nemora ef highways is function
| ing in full, and the Jjitemational Highway hooks ap
■ from the States and-oeople come rolling into the North
j from the far florath, they wiii have some y*- - ■ *<, g<.
j once they xsttt.. Alaska. They caa ppnetrate eveig
; nook and corner and contact eve.Trifr.-.- Alaskan center
Ther.haiue of such highway* ^-ux military auxiliaries
■isebbvicMis.
highways which comes .pprth on ocean lines. over
railways will make >mrv. orld of traffic in j&gglf The.
labor required wity .put vhole armies of jpeg,, to work
The whole mowr>-!it will set up a beehive,*)' activity
and put inta motion the perpetual indspary and whirl
lag .wheel i- ai progress in an Enyijr-:—and apell rrA
, less? -traffic and activity tv ,<*ver»-,?<^< .ion.
Let the Northland jrtrjvfofor the All-Aldsira high
way network. And «»ay every new mile and sect it*
of highway laid dowr, be aimed to form a link in the *
future perfected syst* r- that will be the pride and. bul -
wark of the Gqkk«K<North.
35,MO REAEOtffS—
< Philadelphia'Record)
Al Smith, by what we see. In the, pipers, .has
reached the conclusion that it-will be just as wej for
j the Liberty League to disband. Its usefulness, he thinks
is over.
Jouett Shouse, executive secretary of the League.
| disagrees with Al. And Shouse presents 35,000 reasons
i why the League should continue.
The League pays Mr. SH'»a f3S,00Cba yri"