The Nome nugget., 1932-04-23
REINDEER CONVENTION AT
 TELLER A GREAT SUCCESS

On April 1ith and l2.h very successful reindeer convention was
 held at Teller, Alaska It was attended by representatives from the reindeer herds Of Teller, Cape
 Prince of Wales. Shishmaref. the Igloo herds, Douglas and Cape Es- penberg, all herds that are con
 tained in the Teller Unit of which
 Mir. Paul Stafford was recently ap-
 pointed Unit Manage by the
 Reindeer Council
 This convention had been plan
 ned by MT Stafford. and he was
 in charge of hAe meetings. Earl fer in the season he sent out very
 neat and artistic invitations ask ing all associations within his unit
 0 attend. The main purpose of 1 the conference was tD formu late and perfect plans for general roundup next summer of all rein deer herds in the Teller Unit. At the first meeting Manager Staf- ford outlined his plans in detail. A
 committee. consisting of one re- preseutatiye from each herd, was instructed to meet with MT. Star- ford to consider ana perfect his ! plans. and to submit them 10 a
 later meeting of the body as a
 whole. This vas done, and at the
 next general session the programs
 as submitted by the representa- 1 tiyes were unanimously adopted, and all agreed to give whole hearted support to Manager Staf- ford who will next summer be in
 charge of the Handling of all the herds in his Unit.
 Meetings were also held for
 general discussion of other bust
 ness pertinent to the reindeer Ia- l dustry. .rd all represaatatlyes , were given a chance to present iheir ideas for its growth and ad- vancament. The speeches were l marked by a pronounced spirit of harmony; all delegates expressed
 a desire to cooperate fully in the round-ups and markings. and voiced their confidence in a brtgh- ter future.
 The citizens nf Teller were
 united to make their visitors feel sincerely welcome. and to furnish them with the hiGhest type of en- tertainment. That city is to be congratulated On the splendid pro gram which had been arranged in ! honor of the out-of-town guests. The Teller Boosters Club. with Mrs. Stafford and Sparks" as the . cheer leaders did credit to their little city; Nome would do well to take leaf out of Teller's book when it comes to putting on a real live entertainment
 Dog races were run over an 8
 mile course. by the women as well as the men. and prizes were awarded: many splendid teams were entered. The ladies' race
 was exceptionally interesting. and
 was witnessed by large and en- thusiasttc crowd.
 The little town of Teller fed,
 entertained. and made welcome
 over two hundred fifty visitors.
 During the convention there were 1.151 dogs in Teiler-Some dogs!
 and no sausage factory.
 Teller is historic as the birth place of the reindeer industry. as
 the first deer imported from Si- lberia were landed at Port Clar- ence. From the small nucleus of 1,28O animals imported by our
 federal government. we now have hundreds of thousands of deer
 roaming over the tundras of AL aska. Herds now extend from Cape Prince of Wales to the AL
 aska Railroad, and from Point
 Barrow to the Alaska Peninsula.
 The late Franklin K. Lane spoke
 correctly when he stated that the
 most constructive move our gov ernment has made nor the people of Alaska was the importing of reindeer from Siberia.
 Without doubt these reindeer
 conventions win become an an nual affair, and mudh good will be directly derived from them.
 Manager stafford is to be con- ] Igratuiated upon his enterprise in