The Nome daily nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1906-1918, 1916-04-10

With the Nome brass band out
in all its glory to act as spur
to enthusiasm by waking the SOM
nalent echoes in front OF Eagle
hall. the Nome Chamber OF Com
merce pulled off its Booster day
meeting yesterday afternoon and
attracted a large, if not over en-
thusiastic crowd. Enthusiasm IN
Nome over anything but a dog
fight or a dance is, OF course, rare
SO the ardor of the chamber boos-
tiers was not in the least dampen-
ed by the absence of demonstra-
tion over the optomiStic views
presented by the various speakers.
The attendance was good, how
ever, but the bald heads were con-
spicuous by their absence. They
danced SO long and SO often Satur-
day evening that, oh dear, it was
TOO trying to get up and assist IN
the development OF Nome indus
tries or anything else. Besides,
it is so much easier to leave that
to the miners or somebody as long
we are doing all right anyhow.
While the crowd was not to be
Jared from its apathy by even
the most alluring possibility OF
prosperity through development
of the latent resources, it was,
withal, a very decorus and very
attentive crowd and seemd duly
impressed with the importance OF
the work of the chamber--all OF
which lends hope that some day
but, what's the use?
They listened, applauded the
speakers as they appeared, and
prefunctorily-as they retired at
ter concluding their effort. 1t
was a start, however, and, con-
sidering that there were no dane
ing to attract the meeting was a
decided success. Mr.. Fred Dan
iels acted as temporary chairman
and after calling the meeting to
order presented A. Polet as pres
ident of the Chamber of Com
merce. Mr.. Polet said that the
reason for the meeting was to try
and enlist the services OF the peo-
pie of Nome and awaken the gen.
eral interest that had lain dormant
for years
After outlining the work of the
chamber he then asked the sup
port of the people, stating that as
the work of the chamber was for
the welfare and betterment OF the
community no one should revolt
against the views presented even
if they did not agree Herewith.
Mutual aid and mutual better
ment was the great need and one
and all should enlist for that pur-
pose. Mr.. Polet then introduced
Mr.. Frank Dean, whose subject
was Mails" Mr.. Dean said that
that he did not represent the mail
committee of the chamber but
would tell what had been accom-
plished by that committee in the
line of securing betterment OF
the mail service. He then gave
an able explanation OF the mail sys-
TEN and of the routes followed be-
tween the coast and Nome show
ing that the consignments were
carried over half of the total dis
lance by railroad and stage and
drew the inference that in view OF
this fact there was little excuse
for the small limit which prevent
ed Nome from receiving all of the
mail forwarded from the states
without delay. By a comparison
of the quantities received in 1914
by land and water he showed that
during the winter season there
was a steady accumulation OF Goo
,pounds of surplus mail matter
per week. He said that the an
swer of the government to all
complaints was that the costs
were so excessive that no increase
in the limit could be allowed and
offered the statement that exces-
sive costs should not be urged
against a section that had produc'
ed more than any other equal area
of the national domain within ar