THE KUSKO TIMES
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Entered as second-class matter August
-Sih, 1923, at the Post Office at
Tokotna, Alaska, under the
Act of March ", 1879.
TOKOTNA, ALASKA. JAN. 22. 1924 i
Coast Towns Planning
to Develop Resources;
Territorial Division ?
Fairbanks News-Miner.
Seward and t airbanks are stepping
>ont with a view to developing local in j
•dust ries, such as a vegetable and berrv
tannery, mill ieed works, a crt amer\,
and the manufacture of lum! cr for use
in the ruilroad belt.” says C. .1. Lincke,
■who is a visitor to Fairbanks and who
is associated with Roy Southwortb in
the Anchorage Weekly Alaskan, soon ;
to blossom forth as a daily newspaper.
‘‘Senator M. D. Sooegrass. that great
friend of the agriculturist, ha> just
made a survey of the Anchorage dis
trict and finds that it consumed pro
ducts valued at nearly a half million |
dollars which can and should be pro
duced at home. Seward is making a
survey of its fisheries and timber re
sources, preparing, to establish added
cold storage facilities and erect saw
mills of sufficient capacity to produce
all the lumber necessary in construc
tion work along the railroad between
1' airbanks anti the coast. As >oon as
all these matters are codified they will
be presented to Lee II. Landis, man
ager of the railroad, with a view to se
curing rate conditions making it possi
ble to establish closer inter-trade tela
tions. thereby keeping within the le
gion embraced in the railroad belt
every dollar possible.
"By working along u.i .• lines it is
believed that the vear 1024 will prove
the beginning of the . prnsj mus
epoch in the history i f it, T rritory.
iu that it wiil crea'e a b ■ *. i.iine.ss re
vival as well as build upon a solid and
permanent foundation , v the
effects of the move are being felt in
Reward and Anchorage, where mam
improvements have been put in. ,ucli
as refurbishing homes and i. i-iness
houses, tho erection of concrete struc
tures to accommodate present, and fu
unn business anil a generul progressive
n • oiii« lit in every line.
“Ji is t he desire of the sout hern cities
that i a,i banks immediately bestir it
self along these lines with a view to
bringing the towns along the railroad
into closer bat mony and thus co-oper
ate w th Mr. Landis in carrying out his
policies v. tii inspect to the railroad
and the^levelopmeut of each and every
region. •
^Whatever may be the impression in
some quarters, there is a warm bond of
friendship in t tie sout hern section of
the railroad belt for the Interior, anti
there is no desire on the part of An
chorage to usurp public institutions to
the detriment of other towns. An
elioragt is bending her energies to
ward building a commercial city and
would join with other communities in
carrying out progressive movements
unattended hv sectional jealousies.
‘'The neces-ity for this course is
made manifest, iu the movement in
Southeastern Alaska to divide the Ter
ritory. At a rets nt meeting of the An
chor age ( hamtier of Commerce it was
decided to allow the Panhandle to pro
cced until it e< infs to lines of demarca
tion between the east and west. Any
ellort to include t ordova and the Cop
per I liver A: Nort b western railroad in
the area of secession will be fought.
the capital it will not be shrouded in
sectional greed, but Anchorage and
Seward will be found supporting any
reasonable claim for a site farther
west. It is my opinion that Seward is
Lhe logical point, and I believe 1 voice
the sentiments of a majoiity of the
progressive element of Anchorage.
" 1 he chief argument for dividing
tlie Territory is that #tlie Second and
Fourth divisions are burdens on the
Southeast, or First division. The Sec
ond, Third and Fourth divisions ex
ported a iota! of approximately $37,
000,000, and had an import account of
some 812,000.000 as against the $14,
000.0OO export^ and $9,000,000 imports
of the First, showing* w here the trend
of development is leading. Jt would be
as logical for the federal government
to say it would Advance no appropria
tions for sections of Alaska not produc
ing large volumes of revenue as for the
First division to argue that the reve
nues of the Territory should not be
r.tilized for the benefit of all.
“'There is no time for sectional bick
erings and jealousies. Much region
has its manifold attractions and re
sources, anil as soon as everyone begins
l iih’ug together we will see the great
est progress the’ Territory has ever
known/’
Breadmaking Gives
Place to Brewing
Olyntpia. — A large part of the high
cost of living is due to tbs demand oi
the average person for bread and pas
try baked at*av from home.
Breadmakiog in the home Is becom
ing a lost art. F. L. French, director of
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DR. W. A. RYSTROM
Dentist
Will Remain in Tokotna
Until January 20
the department of agriculture, declared
today, while battle brewing is almost
bsck to the important position it en
joyed in the middle ages.
A bushel of wheat on the farm is
worth 85 cents. As bread delivered by
the grocer, it costs the consumer $6.50
a bushel. Bread made from Washing
ton wheat can be had in London, after
being transperted nearly half the cir
conference of the globe, at but little
over half the price itcotnmands in the
citv wber etho flour was milled from
wheat grown within a radius of two
hundred miles-.
The difference between the price of
wheat and the price of bread is made
up of service. In other words a woman
pays the high price of $6.50 a bushel
for the wheat which goes into the
bread used in home consumption.
A New York lawyer, gazing idly out
of his window, saw the pretty ste
nographer across the street sitting in
her employer’s lap. The lawyer no
ticed the lett fed name on the window,
and then searched in the telephone
hook. Still keeping his eye upon the
scene across the street, he called the
gentleman tip. In a moment he saw I
him start violently and take down the
receiver.
“Yes,” said the gentleman at the
phone, “i should think vou would
start.”
The victim wished his arm from its
former position and began to stammer
something:
“Yes,” continued the lawyer, severe
ly, “I think you’d better take that, arm
away. And while you’re about its as
long as there seems to be plenty of
chairs in the room—”
The victim brushed the lady from his
lap, rather roughly.
“Who—who the devil is this, any
way':”' lie managed to splutter.
“I.’’ answered the lawyer, in deep,
impressive tones,” am vour con
science!’’ and then ho hung up.—.
Judge.
Notice of Marshal’s Sale.
United Slates of America, 1
Fourth .Judicial Division, ss.
District of Alaska. )
Public notice is hereby given that,
by virtue of a writ of fieri facias (or
execution), dated October 25th, A. D
1923, issued out of the District Court
for tiie Territory of Alaska, Fourth di
vision, on a judgment rendered in said
court on the 17th day of October, A. D.
1923, in favor of Miners .C Merchants
Hank of fditarod, Alaska, a. corpora
tion, and against George Phillips and
.John Mandley, J have, on this 13tb day
of December, A D. 1923. levied upon
tiie following described real estate,
situated in the 'liter Precinct, -Fourth
Division of Alaska, to wit:
All of the right, title and interest of
the defendants George Phillips and
John llartdlev in and to the following
described placer mining claims, to wit:
Th% "Hone” Association; One above
Itav Fraction; Two above Kay Frac
tion, and One below Ray Fraction; all
of .aid claims being situate on Happv
creek, in ihe Otter recording precinct,
-Fourth judicial division. Territory of
Alaska, together with all improve
ments, ditches, mining tools and equip
ment, on, in and'about any of the above
described mining claims and used in
the operation and working thereof at
the time of the giving of the mortgage
foreclosed io this action: also all the
go] i md gold dust, gold-bearing earth,
rock and gravel therein contained; and
that I will, accordingly, oiler said real
estate for sale, at public vendue, to the
highest and best bidder, for ca*sh, on
the. 28ih day of .January, A.1 D. 1924, at,
2 o’clock p. m. of said day, at the front
door of t he office of the United States
Marshal at, Flat, Alaska.
Dated Flat, Alaska, December 13, A.
D. 1922
G. K. Stevens.
U. S. Marshal, Fourth Divi
sion, District of Alaska.
Albrecht ani> Taylor,
Plaintiff’s Attorneys.
PROFESSIONAL
Albrecht and Taylor
^fditarod, Alaska,J
LAWYERS
practice in all Courts.
«(■ Ha McLEAN
TOKOTNA
Yes, We Ye Handling
McMillan Clothing
In Both Suits and Pants
Tokotna Pool Hall
Best of Everything in
Fruits ’ Candies Cigars Tobaccos
All Fresh Goods
Jack Mutchler
Proprietor
Mrs. Frank Larson
Larson Roadhouse
(Formerly The McLean, Tacotna.)
Best of Home Cooked Meals. Prompt Attention 1 {
New Dog Houses
Proprietor
IMi
Geo. W. Hoffman
Pioneer Trader of the Kuskokwim Valley
Napamute, Alaska
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Good Prices for Your Fur
ALASKA RIVERS NAVIGATION
COMPANY
Operating Light Draught Steamers
On the Kuskokwim.
Capt. Wallace Langley, Manager.
Arrange to Spend the Night at the
Big River Roadhouse
Best possible meals. Private'rooms
New dog kennels, and the best of lower river fish
for dog feed.
Diamond Dick - - - - Proprietor