The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-17

i speakers nor can credit be gwen 10. some of the bes: suggestions as the names of tie speakers could not be learned.
 IL was voted to request our legis lature to try to get the territorial legislature to memorIalIze congress Il. favor of d trunk lne highway from Carleton, WhIte and Senator McC&nn discussed this matter.
 The need of harbor was discussed by MesSrs. Carleton, Dean and others and suitable resolution adopted The proposition to make assessment work on mining claims optional by glVIng three alternatives, either 70 do roads, or to pay s100 to the territorial road fund, brought out diversity ct opinions. Moller said he couldn't ace why a claim owner should not M :o do tine work anu prove the groun
 ...y or the other. White said that the present system makes hlrs and cheats oi some men. The law IS complied with when a trench is scrap uI on the surface and that assess lAent work should be defined as du. elop.ng the claim. Brown said thu, real prospectors and miners don. scrape trenches, they sink holes The trenches are made by capitalists and 5peculators. Holt declared that the country never will be developed by phe man in an auto armed with a bot .le of whisky, box of cigars. sho- gun ..nd fishing rod, though he is to have u machine himself next spring. Good roads and harbor are needed but the main thing is to help the prospector qnd miner find and develop the pay streak. He favored a company back 9d by every man and woman in Nome by a feV dollars each which would send expuji GIillers to the hills to ties. There is plenty of open ground and ground that can be got reasona- tly. The country must be develoond '., the workers and they need our support. A man in a parka ably 5rp- ported !l '''f views. Both were ap- plaudcd. ling spoke of assessment work as practically farce and fav- ared the enactment of The Poden .aw. RIovn stid that lots of ground :s now c; en Tor location.
 Martin Mol, il showed that the Ro- den i:.w vor;, the rich who at once patoft tht,r claims and that il w.nld he napos ble tc get the Roden low
 T. th.. at''to1 again anyway. IIe setd the couutI is far enought advanced for a harbor and trunk line road and they are the chief needs and should not be weakened by asking for lesser ] t.ings. Britizus said that paten'ed claims should be taxed and this sug- ges:ion was approved by a vote. IL was dee dcd net to urge a change in the assessment law.
 l IL was voted on the motion of Mol lel to ask the city council to devote a portion of city hall for use as dis play room for minerals and resources of the peninsula.
 The bankruptcy law was left for the press to elucidate and discuss with view to future action.
 A change in the garnishee law was urged on the ground that it now COS it's S5l to commence suit to collect debts. A law was favored whereby credi- l Tor small sum. It was resolved that law be favored putting all schools under territorial control and support. The children from all over now flocil 70 the cities which have to stand the ] expense.
 Meat inspection was discussed by Williams, Carl Lomen and others and was referred to committee. Taxation of mine output, and fur exports were thrashed out and referred as was also the treatment of Alaska insane in Alaska.
 A petition signed by women was presented by Dr. Wesley asking for admission of women to the Aleska nome for the aged on the same terms as men. The meeting voted to indorse the spirit of the petition and to take the initiative in urging a law to this effect.
 Messers Bolander, Wells and Me- Gam made speeches which were ao- plauded. The Senator made good