The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-19
GOVERNOR RIGGS IS IN NENANA ON
 WAY ID JUNEAU
Governor and Mrs. Riggs Revisit Scene of Past Labors on the
 Way to Capital.

The launch Nlta arrived yester- day evening from Fairbanks, bring ing Governor and Mrs. Riggs on a visit to this city. According to a telegram received from the Cover nor earlier in the day, they were expected to arrive here at 6 D. m., but owing to delay at Fairbanks, the boat did not get here until much later. Several citizens who had gathered at the boat landing, to welcome the gubernatorial party had to disperse and take shelter from the shower of rain which threatened to become regular downpour
 Shortly after they landed, several Nenanaites met the Governor and Mrs. Riggs and extended them a welcome to Nenana. They expect to leave for Junesu via St. Michael on the steamer Yukon, which is ex- pected to sail from Nenana on or about the 21st, connecting with the steamer Sarah for St. Michael at Panama.
 The Governor and Mrs. Riggs were looking we'll, and they both were glad to be in Nenana again among friends.
 Regarding the labor situation in the States, the Governor said that labor of all kinds is very shy at the present time and that about 10 per cent of the efficiency of this labor is lost to the industries employing them owing to the tendency among the laboring classes to be constantly moving about from place to place. This, he thinks, will continue as long as the war lasts. The great difficulty experienced in finding work for the men in Alaska during the winter months is problem that still awaits satisfactory solu- tion and until such time as a solu- tion is found, will have a tendency to deplete the population to some extent, especially during the winter months. The average Alaskan, how ever, does not seem to be able to reconcile himself to the work in the shops and factories in the States, where his horizon is neces- sarily limited and, as a general rule yearns for his Northern home.
 While at Washington, D. C., on business, he made special efforts with view to the establishment of a source of employment and revenue for Alaskans during the winter months, there being no industry in the country at present that affords employment during this season. The Governor took the matter up with the committee on appropria- tions and tried very hard to get an appropriation to enable rock work on the Government railroad in the Nenana Canyon to be undertaken during the winter seasons, but failed in the attempt. Had his request which was made a year ago, been allowed, it would have given em- ployment to large number of men.
 Regarding the work on the Gov ernment railroad, the Governor said that the President of the United States was at the back of it and that it will be continued for the duration of the war and until com pIeCed. The greatest menace to the railroad comes from the Alaskans themselves, the Governor said, ow- ing to the fact that one locality is constantly fighting another, and the people don't all pull together as they should. In addition to the antagonistic spirit among the vari- ous Alaskan communities, baseless charges brought against everything and everybody by people with mali cious intent is going to seriously hamper and hurt construction work. While visiting in the East, he found that people who had interests