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TOKOTNA, ALASKA. SEPT. 20. 1923
Delegate Sutherland
Speaks of Operation
of Alaska Railroad
Speaking of the Alaska Railroad,
delegate Dan Sutherland, in a special
article in a recent edition of the Fair
banks News-Miner, writes as follows:
“When one considers that the fertile
and of the Tanaaa valley supplies all
the vegetable and grain reouired, that
the game animals travel and the fish
swim almost to the doors of the settlers,
it is easily understood why the resi
etiLs of the valley are permanent ;
Thousands of square miles of agricu)-i
tural land he unpreempted in the val
e\., of t. e iananr, and ukon awaiting
thc.-.ettr.er, bet, „s .n the case of all
- tontier countries, a miDiDg or fishing j
or lumbering population is required to ,
ttimuiate agriculture. Interior Alas tea
has .great mining possibilities, aDd with I
.ij„ advent of th^j*aHroad wa look for
vard to fievelofi »* mroenrh hnjd»
such as will necessitate the expansion
sf agricultural industry.
“The question that naturally arises
n the miods of the readers of this ar
ticle is, Will this experiment in Gov
ernment ownership ana operation be ;
successful. The ultimate answer is
yes, if those responsible for its success
or failure are in sympathy with the
proposition to the extent of giving it a j
fair trial. Primarily, its success de
oenfts upon the future attitude of Con- ;
gress. This experiment cannot succeed |
without the funds that are necessary
'or the development of industry along
the line of the railroad that will create <
tonnage. Wagon roads and spur tracks !
are indispensable to the movement of;
coal and metal ores upon which the!
railroad must depend for revenue. It f
will succeer: if the Government decides
to adopt the methods of successful em
p oti c t:, of the past who devoted
heir energy to securing future divi
dends by present development of indue*
ry and population
“The direct management of the road
nust keep in mind at all times that
rant a ins of private industry have no
ympatby with this project, and no en
•ouragement can be looked for from j
PROFESSIONAL
Albrecht and Taylor
LAWYERS
lditarod, Alaska.,
ami at
705 h- C. Smith Bldg:., Seattle, Wash
I’ractice in all Courts.
j Dr. W. f. Green
McGrath, Alaska
i ;
this source. The ; eoplo of A! i are
| well aware that ic this Government
! owned proje t at 1 its retetu' ■■ by the
1 Government lie ei! their 1. t. ■ that tho
j gi eat interior of the Territory may he
I l-tept free from the blighting mluenue
I of private monopoly that now controls
the coact section
“Tha transportation monopoly that
controls traffic from the State- to all
points on the Aht-xan coast ill ex
acting war rates >tn A: ... shippers
of freight, even though their ot atiog
expenses have been reduced over 40
oer cent since those war rates were es
tablished in the war peri I. The
freight rates from Puget So, i,J to the
tertninai port of the railroad are from
0 to 100 per c l higher then for any
water haul of equal dista>u • its the
wide world. Thus the ( nr.., n
railroad is absolutely the mercy <*i
the monopoly in us ocean connections.
Why not put soi of the idle Shipping
Board vessel- the rou'e. you ask.
The answer is that the Shipping II ard
claims to believe that these extortion-1
ate rates to Alaska are all right, and j
are so reported b.t the Seattle agent •
for the Shipping Hoard.
"Alaska - Cl •vernmeut-oweed r 1
road will succeed if the present monop
oly of ocean transportation U 'he rail
road terminal can be broken and reas
onable rates established either ' . pri
vate competition or Shipping B< ard
steamships.
“It will succeed if the management
will comprehend the fact that this is a
great public utility, intended for ser
vice to the people, and that the people
are entitled to the same consideration
and solicitous service that is usually
given where competition in business
enterprises exists. In a word, the
management of this railroad is expect
ed to deal with the people in a co-oper
ative spirit and should be met by the
people ifi'tf reT'^ ^*a) svurii <4 co eper
ation directed,tU^ards harmonious op
eration of this great project.
“Its success will also b" promoted by
the adoption of approved modem
methods of conference between man
agement and employes for adjustment
of wages and shop differences. ‘A sat
isfied employe renders much more val
uable service than a dissatisfied one. is
an oiu axiom that has always applied
with peculiar force in Alaska. Friend
ly cooperation between management
and operatives is not, only uesirable; it
is a :iei es-ity for the succt-sful open -
lion of Alaska'- pioneer Government
railroad.
Swims Across Lake
Erie, 33 Miles, in 21
Hours aim 15 Minutes
Lorain-, O.- Cuibis Walker, the first
man to swim acres Lake Erie, ate a
hearty breakfa>‘ and went to b< i after
dragging himself ashore at 5:40 a. in.
here today.
Walker had been in the water 21
hours and 15 minutes. Ho swam the
53 miles from Point PeJee, Ont.
"I might have gone farther had it
been necessary," Walker said
The Heroic swimmer worked off 20
j>ounds, weighing 170 when he plunged |
into the lake and 156 when he came
ashore here,
tie was accompanied by lour row
boats and the gasoline launch Argus.
The latter became lost in tir fog and ;
did not finish the trip until several!
hours later.
Lumps of sugar thrown over the
sides of the rowboats were. Walker’s
only nourishment. I/icat broth ar.:i
milk provisions on beard the boats
spoiled before the swim was half
finished.
Members of the party accompanying
Walker said the lake was smooth
throughout the long puli.
“I am goidg to sleep all day1," Wal
ker said when he arrived at the coast
guard sleeping quarters here. Bi t he
' was too tired N> rest well. After a few
in bid he awakened, his legs
temporarily paralyzed bv the strenuous
| swim.
"Never again,’’ VVaiker said. "Any
body can have my record now. I’ll not
attempt, such a thing again.”
Every two h urs throughout the day
and night hr was in the water Walker
turned over on his back and floated live
tn >.utes. Is v. .§ during these periods
that he took ft od.
Walker t: s afternoon complained
that his lees were giving him consider
atiie pain. It was impossible for him to '
walk. Phys' ians said the mnselesj
were pretty well worn and it would
probably be several days before they
were normal gain.
Toronto — 'I have my duty to do, but
1 hope the t rwill come when a man
will be ah:, • . get a bottle of liquor
without g ng to a doctor for a pre
serij 1 ion—i' would do away with boot
leggers. liars and perjurers.” Such
was Mag’ - r’.e Cohen’s comment in
police C(rort t- -lay when br ing Patrick
,J Murphy *100 and costs or two months
on each of four charges of illegally ots
raining and using medical prescrip
tions.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Michael Lucey. vour heirs, executors
and assigns:
You and each of you will please take
notice that il unde signed, a co owner
in placer miring' claims No. 2 and No.
.'5 A bor e Discovery on Moore creek,
has personally performed the annual
assessment work on the above described
claims for the years 1921 and 1922,
amounting to one hundred dollars for
each year, and for each of said years
has paid for said work, including the
proportion due from tho above named
co-owner.
And you are further notified that
unless you pay your proportion of the
assessment work done on said claims
for each of said years, within ninety
dav aftffr * *3 Ifcst publication of Ibis
notice, your ii crests in and to said
property will become forfeited to the
undersigned, as provided by Section
2324 of the revised statutes of the
United States and amendments thereto.
C’kcil Barlow,
Co-Owner.
irate of first publication, Aug. 11, 1923.
Date of last publication, Nov. 17, 1923.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Bennett James, John Holmgren,
Charles E. Taylor, George W. Al
brecht, Edv. 1 McArdle and Charles
Knell, and their and each of their
heirs, executors, administrators, suc
cessors in interest, and assigns,
j.l You, and each of you, will please take
notice that th. undersigned, a co-owner
in placer nsinGg claim Good Luck Frac
tion, situated between No. 1 and No. 2
Above Discovery on Moore creek, in
the Mt. McKinley mining and record
ing precinct, ’''enitory of Alaska, has
personally p<" formed the annual assess
ment work the above described claim
for the years 1920, 1921 and 1922,
amounting to one hundred dollars for
each year, arid for each of said years
has paid for said work, including the
proportion due from the above named
parties.
And you are further notified that,
unless you ar t! each of you pay vour
proportion of the assessment work done
oti said ground for each of said years,
within ninety days after the last pub
lication of tlii-, notice, your and each of
your interests in and to said property
will become forfeited to the under
signed, as provided by Section 2324 of
the revised statutes of the United
States and amendments thereto.
Cecil Barlow,
Co-Owner.
Date of first publication, Aug. II, 1923.
Late of last publication, Nov. 17, 1923.
For a Nice Lunch
or Fi rst- Class Meal
Call At
Durant’s Cafe
Flat City
Tokotna Pool Hall
Best of Everything in
Fruits Candies Cigars Tobaccos
All Fresh Goods
| Jack Mutchler - - Proprietor
Larson
(Formerly The McLean, Tacotna.)
Best of Home Cooked Meals. Prompt Attention
New Dog Houses
Mrs. Frank Larson - Proprietor
Geo. W. Hoffman
Pioneer Trader of the Kuskokwim Valley
Napamute, Alaska
* JHANDiSE
Good Prices for.Yftur Fur
.. Y
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
McGrath Roadhouse
Excellent Meals
Service Prompt and Efficient
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