The Nome daily nugget., 1916-06-29
CHAMBER 0F COMMERCE SMOKER
 INTERESTING EVENT

abilities for the establishment of the fishing industry Tor which he prophc- sled Il remarkable lutrc. MT. lngrahm was listened to with marked attention as his remarks were both timely and instructive.
 Former Alderman Conrad Breeding was called upon by the chairman and made d few remarks relative to his views concerning the future of Nome several years sojourn on the outside he was glad to get back to Nome again and was here to stay.
 Mayor Blake gave an interesting and instructive discourse on the work of the Chamber of Commerce roads com mittee, of which lie is chairman, and after describing some of the road re- quirements ot this section, outlined the work ol the road committee and the contemplations Tor the future
 Judge Lomen gave u highly illumin- atins tok on the subject Of new u- dustries and pointed out that there are numerous uncXploited aveneus for en- terprise and development outside of the basic one of mineral exploitation. The speaker handled his subject in compre- hensive manner and doubtless opened the eyes of many one who believed that there was nothing in the country but d gold and Eskimo.
 A. II. Kellogg delivered q short talk on transportation and also advocated the cooperation of the various elements Of the community toward the common good He suggested that the people of this section cease their constant quarreling, knocking and pickering and devote the same amount of energy To working for the development and prosperity of the carried d pointed moral for the com munity.
 Howard Amcs delivered d short talk on the country and stated that he was much surprised to find the activity and enterprise visible in Nome after hear ing on the outside that Nome was de- cadent and practically dead.
 Mr Eeerke president of the Golden Eagle Dredging and Power Company. stated that he was d new conner in the country but was much impressed with both the present aspects and the future outlook. He stated that he was a- ready interested in mining enterprises and had seen enough to convince him that the territory possessed d great fu- ture. He intended to become a perma- nent investor and might possibly be- come a resident.
 Geo. D. Scnoheld, delivered the most exhaustive address of the evening on the mining outlook and predicted a great development in the near future. Among other things, MT. Schofed said that parties Were due to arrive on the next boats who We're coming for the purpose Of installing two mammoth drcdges cap able of handling very deep ground which would be employed in dredging the tun- dra from the beach to the foothills He also told of d new type of coneentra- tor which will be brought in which pos sesses a remarkable gold saving capi- city which would tend to greatly in crease the output of the gold mining industry. Scheelte, antmony, graphite and other forms of mineral develop ment were touched upon in comprehen- sive manner and disclosed that Mr. Schofield has thoroughly famliarizcu himself with all known mineral possi- bilities of this section In conclusion he predicted q remarkable future for Seward peninsula and declared there was no equal section of the known