The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-12
The Wernecke Way.
(Dawson News.)

It went do any harm for people of Yukon and Alaska take leaf of the book of Livingston Wernecke It would mean fast work on progressive lines for all if they could learn 10 do things the Wernecke way
 It is only due to Mr Wernecke that credit be given him for the energetic and busness-like way which he has handled affairs for those he represents since he into the Yukon and for the public spiredness he has shown the several invaluable innovations and demonstrations he has made. His clear cut methods and his prompt decisive style of dealing with every matter which has before him, from buying claims to building roads, opening mining properties and introducing new methods of Il ansportation, has made his synonymous with action.
 The introduction of the caterpillar into the Yukon by Mr. Wernecke is enough to identify him perman- ently as one of the chief makers of the new era in the North. His demonstration with the caterpillar through the winter just passed that the machine can haul ore all winter in any dgefee of Arctic tempera- lure and at one-quarter to one-ffth the cost of hauling with teams, revolution in land traf- he in the North, and the consequent bringing of vastly increased mineral into proftably working range This means tremendous impetus to the chief industry of the Yukon. So conclusive was his demon stration that he has brought in second caterpillar and announces he will have third by another win ter and will double treble his ore shipments next winter This is vastly signifcanct to the Yukon simultaneous with this news from MT. Wernecke comes the announcement by the pioneering freghting company or the Mayo camp that it will sell horses and seighs This likely portends the introduction o the caterpillar by the Yukon Gold Company in that camp, which will mean another great stride The
 
 panies can afford to handle the greater develop ment Of the country the whole
 MT Wernecke says the caterpars will haul ore cnly In the winter and that he wishes cooperate m providing better road facilities. This being the case, perhaps arrangements could be made by the goyernmena to have his caerpillars and others that may be taken into the camp put the road work in summer. With such efficient machines a far greater mileage of first class grading and surfacing and road work generally could be done the season and by using the companies machines the govern ment would not be out the investment the eouip ment The benefits would be reciprocal and of tre- mendous advantage to the country
 Mr. Wernecke has demonstrated how to 20 ahead Wllh new enterprises in Yukon. Some may say he Is cheechako who has in with new ideas. But he IS not MT. Wernecke, and will be news to some IS hlondike sourdough, of the great stampede brew. He came to Dawson and was on the gold creeks in the great rush of '9S. was a young man, ana, after a time here went outside and re- semed ms geological studies and works, kept on the march Of progress all the time. Wernecke doesn't stand still nor count tme He keeps thinking and moving and doing things. What Yukon needs is more Nerneckes or men who will learn to do 1t the Wernecke way.