The Nenana daily news., 1918-11-25
COMMERCIAL CLUB
 HOLD BIG SMOKER
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 statements regarding the need for
 cooperation and action He ad-
 vocated a campaign of publicity, along lines that would advertise
 Nenana and attract settlers, and
 thought that all that could be done
 for the betterment of conditions
 and the development of the re-
 sources in this district should be undertaken through the Nenana Commercial club. He strongly de-
 cried the selfish and unpatriotic attitude of some who were not big
 enough to cooperate in endeavors for the welfare of the community at large, who belittled local efforts, did not support local institutions for the public welfare and whose sole aim and object was to make a stake and leave the country Men such as. these were of no earthly
 use to a progressive community such
 as Nenana, and it was up to the Commercial club to educate such as these to right way of thinking
 and to enlist their support in en- deavours for making ~Nenana a
 permanent and prosperous town. Joe Welch was next heard in the
 latest Yiddisher sketch, entitled "How Is Everything By You" This item was rendered by Ed Lund, and accompanied on the piano by Miss ! Lucille Diven.
 w. A. Ryan next addressed the
 gathering and emphasized the re- marks of the previous speakers re- garding the need of cooperation He strongly advocated whole-hearted support by the entire community of the Commercial club in their efforts to make Nenana city worthy of its surroundings. He referred to Alaska in glowing terms, and gave the toast of Alaska, which was enthusiastically drunk.
 George w. Pennington was the next speaker and he also urged all
 those who had the welfare of Ne
 mana at heart to support the efforts of the Commercial club, who were ever striving in wholehearted and
 unselfish way to make Nenana a bigger and better town, and the
 commercial center for the Interior i He then related the legend of Alaska, much to the pleasure of all
 present.
 ! Mir. Pennington paid high trib-
 ute to the climate of Alaska, de- claring that he had resided con- , tinuously in the Northland for d score of years and not once during
 that time had he experienced an
 ache or a pain. He said that he had reached an age in Alaska which
 would be considered old in any other
 part of the world, but that he felt not a whit more advanced in years than when he stampeded to the ! North with the gold seekers of '98. He attributed his perennial good
 health to the unsurpassable climate
 of the Northland.
 | R. G. Southworth was the next 1 speaker, and he also pointed out 1 the need for cooperation in secur- ! ing the establishment of permanent ; industries in and around Nenana and creating conditions which would
 attract settlers and capital. In the establishment of repair shops, ma chine shops and roundhouses in Ne mana to serve the needs of the h. terior end of the government rail-
 road. which insures a fairly sub stantial payroll, we have the founda- tions of city, he said, and it was up to everybody to get together and work together to build up in
 dustries around this foundation to
 insure the future prosperity of Ne
 mana. As an aid to industries springing up as result of con- -x.a ]. l Ll