The Nome nugget., 1920-09-11

Popular resentment against the ac- tion of the Alaska Steamship Com pany in arbitrarily cancelling the usual las, sailing of the Victoria cuminated the Nome Chamber of Commerce to place the matter before the Territorial Shipping Board in the hope that fu- ture contingency of this character may be avoided through the agency of that organization.
 Following the receipt of advices from the company Sept. 3, stating that it's earlier refusal to permit the Victor ia to make the usual last trip was final. but agreeing to q slight delay in the time of departure from Nome on her next southbound trip. the Chamber of Commerce wired Governor Riggs. Sept ,. as follows:
 Alaska Steamship Company has cancelled usual late October trip Vic toria to this port and cables our or g. nization to urge full load of passen- gers to sail on present voyage, said steamer sailing from Nome Sept. 7. , This cuitaiIment of our mining season 1 by the action of the steamship com pany will decrease our gold output about one third All other commercial ! in, rt ior Larger companies operating here are already losing men who fear there will be no opportunity to secure passage on next and last sailing, leaving carly in October.
 Our petition to the Alaska steam ship Company for relief and request ing them not to force our people out in midsummer by announcing that October trop would be discontinued has been flatIy refused. They wire us: Gall your particular attention to necessity for all passengers in excess to come out on present trip of Vic toria."
 Past few years. Victoria has carried more than the statutory allowance of passengers under special dispensation We doubt even though this is allowed again this year that all passengers seeking transportation can be accomo- dated. We have at all times consider ed that such dspensation is an inn position on the travelling public from this port of Alaska.
 Can Territorial Shipping Board serve us? tWe) ask that you bring this matter immediately to attention of Secretary Payne. also shipping Board. Advise us of your efforts and results.
 Signed Northwestern Alaska C1am- her of Commerce.
 Governor Riggs apparently lost no time in taking the matter up, as he wired Sept. ' to the following effect.
 Have taken matter mp with Payne ana AlaSkI NIeafnSnlD tl1Iftnt HIlu Pacific steamship Company Will ad- wise results.
 How many passengers to go out on next sailing (andD how many will be left? Will this trip Victoria deliver all freight ordered? Answer official business. Signed Riggs, Governor
 To make the situation still plainer to the Governor, the Chamber of Com merce further advised him to the fol- lowing effect Thursday.
 "Re tel 7th. One sailing of Victoria can probably handle vital necessary supplies. The hardship especially com plained of with only October 10th | sailing is the closing down of opera tions three weeks before close of sea- son. If immediate assurance is given | that Victoria will leave Nome October 1 18th. same would be advertised and the difficulty partly overcome. First | class and intermediate for last trip al- ready all booked. leaving many repre- men for steerage only. St and Nome will furnish over 500 passengers for next sailing. How l