The Nome daily nugget., 1915-11-10
City Official Paper
NOME, ALASKA. NOV. 10, 1915.

Now that some one has advanced the
 idea of constructing road from Nome
 to Candle and some little interest has
 been taken by few citizens, why not
 keep the movement going through the
 winter months? Every one who has even lightly considered the possibilities of such project cannot fail to real ize that it means not only a vast benefit to the sections traversed but also to Nome which is so situated that the greater measure of whatever good results may be attained will ulti- mately rebound to herself True it is that a project of the nature suggested is big one and will require a con- siderable expenditure of energy and money but that fact should not be allowed to stand in the way of making an effort especially in view of the citizens would be the ones who will derive the greatest profit by the open ing up of a central highway through the territory. The construction of a road through the heart of the peninsu- la will open up a vast extent of terri tory containing an immense store of mineral riches from the exploitation of which Nome is bound to derive profit which will amply compensate for any effort that may be made, even if the citizens should have to dig down into their pockets in order to help the work along. At the present time a large portion of this territory is lying abso- lutely idle for the one and only reason hat transportation difficulties render profitable exploitation impossible Thou
 an1s of acres of low grade ground are lying almost valueless for no other reason than that present transporta- tion costs eat up all the surplus values to be derived from operation. The opening of a highway along the lines suggested would have the effect of
 bringing about a reduction of costs
 which would result In large portion
 of this valuable land becoming pro-
 ductive with the additional result that more supplies and commodities will ha | demanded, more labor will be required and an increased flow of wealth would | follow In all of this Nome will have | q share and derive a benefit. Owing
 to her peculiar situation as the only distributing point for the whole terri | tory Nome Is bound to draw A ner- centage from every dollar extracted in | every section tributary to such a high way. Not only that but the stimula- 1 ton given to the sections immediately adjacent to the road would result in an increase of activities in other DOT tions of the peninsula and so furnish n additional field for commercial in tereourse, all of which would be to The | further profit of Nome.
 Judged from every point of view the plan Is worthy of the full support | of every business man and miner In | the district. Not only does it mean | an enlarged field of activity for the miner but the trade of the business man is bound to increase in direct pro- portion to the valume of activity created | by the opening up of a large section l If territory. There Is, therefore. due reward for each in the shape of sub stantial benefits and profits. This prospect should be a sufficient incen- tive for the business man and miner | to further the plan by every possible | means. even to the extent of raising