The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-09-21
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 The Motorship Arctic will sail to.
 day at 2 D. m. for St. Michaels al.
 rect with freight and passengers
 Alaska Lighterage and Commercial Co.,, Agents.
 The fast and commodious steamer Arctic arrived from the North vest erday with many passengers. The | Arctic reports that when passing the Sea Wolf strong northeastern was running so they could not venture near the boat Captain Whitlam ventures the belief that the storm would drive the boat higher up the beach. The following were the passengers returning from the North: NJ. R. F. MLeeman, Jas
 Mathincall, R. c Sargent, E Crewd- son, J. J. Lehner, J. B. Gctchell, Geo Ross, Dan Dickson, Fisher Baldridge, A. T. M'Lean, J. Sloan, Peter Bloomquest, Al Lester, Wm. O'Brien, Mrs. H. S. Whittard.
 Carpets Vacuum Cleaned. See Beebe. Phone White 157.
 'The railroad', says Frank Man ton writing from Fairbanks, lis en- ploying every one who enjoys the privilege of working for the govern ment and cares not for filthy lucre at four dollars per and one for board, eight hours day and take it easy for six days a week. And very few men, at that, now working for the government will return to the back breaking under ground work of placer mining. The allure ment of five dollars and for man killing mining work no longer exists here. Perhaps it is due to the awakening of the toilers to the fu tility of their efforts to amass wealth or even fare better through the me- dium of hard, hard work. Some contracts for clearing the right of way have been let, only for short distances as the engineers in charge want to get line on what's what, so as to be able to euro the undue profits of contractors. No contractor can pay wages higher than the gov ernment scale so most of these con tracts are cooperative affairs and town or is going to be, according to the prophets or wiseheimers- and Fairbanks is as jealous as old hell already. The business men tried to control the Nenana pay roll by having the "stiffs' checks made payable in this avaricious burg, but the play did not materialize. 1 was at the Nanana town sale and the people literally stampeded in their efforts to out-bid their neighbors. So unreasonably high did the buyers bid that the government auctioneer, Christensen, admonished them. to go easy on the slow bell but to no pur- pose I have returned again from Nenana and it reminds one of old boom times. Lumber is at pre- mium. in fact is not procurable right now The old town of Cinema is being torn down and shipped to Nenana and green cabin logs are SIP a running foot. The rivers are low and freight has to be from Cinema to Fair banks. Sulzer the democratic fakir is here. Listened last evening to his spiel. Same old dope, pallia- tives, etc, etc. I asked him if he thought three dollars day was "Wilson prosperity in Alaska, but he adroitly evaded my question. Very little interest is taken here in the approaching election. Here peo- pie resignedly accept "Wickersham" as inevitable This is Sunday. The church bells are ringing, or clang- ing noisily. This sanctified city of | time checks supports four denomi- | nations and a myriad of parasites on the side. Goodnight. Regards | to Broadway
 Republicans should remember that the number of Delegates to go | In the next Territorial Convention is based upon the vote cast for Att