The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-20
SOURDOUGH PARTY HELD LAST NIGHT
 WAS B|G SUCCESS
In Honor of Governor and Mrs. Riggs Is Very
 Largely Attended.

! Immediately after the picture show last night the entertainment got up by Nenanaites in honor of our gov ernor and Mrs. Riggs, took place in the Nenana Labor Union Hall and was an unqualified success in every way.
 The hall, which was very taste fully decorated for the occasion, was soon filled by large and rep resentative gathering for the occa- sion of the citizens of the town and the surrounding camps, the seating accommodations being taxed to the limit, many finding perches on the stage and many others finding stand ing room only.
 MT. George w. Pennington, in a few we'll chosen words, voiced the sentiments of Nenanaites towards the Governor and Mrs. Riggs, and bade them welcome to the city which they had put on the map of Alaska and helped to build up.
 The Governor acknowledged the courtesies extended and gracefully returned thanks on behalf of him. self and Mrs. Riggs. He dwelt at length on conditions as he found them to exist in this vast territory of ours, mainly as a result of the extraordinary conditions imposed by the war and deplored the lack of harmony and cooperation existing among the various Alaskan com munities. The little petty jealousies betwen towns and camps, he said, had a tendency to retard and ob- struct the measures that were be- ing taken as we'll as those in con- temptation for the betterment of conditions in the country at large. He eloquently and forcefully ap- pealed to the people to cooperate and assist him in his efforts to make living conditions better in Alaska for all Alaskans.
 The Governors speech, which was we'll received and listened to with rapt attention, held much promise for the future welfare and pros perity of the people of the terri tory, provided that all of the com munities agree to bury their differ ences and little petty and unworthy jealousies and in a whole-hearted and harmonious way assist him in making Alaska a better place to live in for all Alaskans.
 The Governor spoke of an inter- esting visit he paid to the farms in the neighborhood of Fairbanks and of having seen a variety of wheat that had been successfully grown in the Panama valley for the past four seasons. He was so flaw orably impressed with the outlook for the cultivation of this much needed product in this section of the country that he promised the people of Fairbanks that he would establish a flour mill there if they would grow enough of the grain to warrant such a mill. He urged the farmer in this section of the country to look into the matter carefully and make it possible for the establishment of flour mill in Nenana, which would mean a saving of about five dollars on a barrel of flour in freight and other incidental charges.
 At the conclusion of the Cover nor's speech, which was very heart fly applauded, Nenana's poet lau- reate read a very clever and in- teresting topical poem which he had specially composed for the occasion and which appears elsewhere in these columns. He was heartily applauded at the conclusion of the reading. MT. Morriss' reading of the poem was followed by a speech by MT. R. F. Roth, district attorney for the Fourth judicial division. He told of the steps being taken by the Government for the payment of a bonus to miners and mine oper-