SUPER STEAMSHIP FOR SPEEDY SERVICE
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■This Is an artist s conception of one of a proposed pair of the Alaska Steamship company's trainships up
■on which a call for bids was issued last week. The ships are to provide service between the States and
■Alaska and bring the Territory from one to three weeks closer to stateside sources of supply.
laska Steam
alls For Bids
In Sea Trains
The Alaska Steamship company
s issued a call for bids for two
unships which are designed to
fhe largest commercial vessels
gularly operating out of Seattle,
(sign length is 585 feet, beam 86
6 in., and loaded draft 20 feet
The vessels are to be of the roll
, roll-off type, with all cargo be
? handled in railcars and trailer
ns rolled on and off the ships,
gineers are presently engaged in
mpleting terminal designs to meet
? unusual requirements of the
ge vessels.
specifications for the ships call i
• geared steam turbo turbine pro- j
lsion machinery driving twin I
■ews, and a sustained sea speed
18 knots under Alaskan operating
iditions. A full load of 110 rail
■s, forty foot trailers and 13,000
rrels of cargo oil in addition to
; ship’s fuel can be accommodat
fhe proposed trainships will pro
le the fastest surf; ce transporta
n service between the States and
l Territory, bringing the two |
ms from one to three weeks clos- j
and making a sizable contribu- j
n to further development of Al-1
ta.
Former City
Engineer Gets
LLD Degree
Former Fairbanksans Mr. and Mrs.
James Wilcox have moved to Bos- j
ton from Washington, D. C. , ac
cording to word received by friends
here.
Wilcox, former Fairbanks city en
gineer, received his LLD degree
from George Washington Univer
sity this spring. He will be the head
of the civil engineering depart
ment of a large engineering firm
in Boston. He plans to take the bar
exam in Massachusetts soon.
Mrs. Wilcox, former music teach
er in the Fairbanks schools, is cur
rently engaged in writing a sym
phony.
The Wilcox's daughter Doris, now
Mrs. George Shaffer, is the proud
mother of a son, Stevie. The Shaf
fers make their home in Seattle.
Doris’ brother Guy is stationed
at Bureaux AFB in France. He has
traveled extensively through Eur
ope with the Air Force.
SOPHIE, LEO ROACH
SETTLE IN NEVADA
Mrs. Sophie Roach writes from
Reno that she and her husband
have made a home in Nevada.
Leo Roach was a popular officer
with the city police department and j
later a member of the Territorial !
police staff. The couple recently dis- j
posed of a residence here.
BOB LINDES TO SPEND
VACATION STATESIDE
Mr. and Mi's, Bob Linde, daughter,
Jeanne, and son, Bob, left recently
via the highway for a stateside va
cation.
The Lindes accompanied by her
mother, Mrs. Mary Carlson, will vis
it with relatives in the Minneapolis
area until the first of August. They
also plan to visit in Everett, Wash- j
ington en route home.
Linde is a mechanic with Econ
omy Service here. His son is with
the Alaska Railroad.
Jessen’s Weekly, the paper yon
keep all week to read.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
LAND OFFICE
FAIRBANKS. ALASKA
DATE. December 6, 1955
SERI At. NO: 08865
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Notice is hereby givei\ that James B.
Hansen, Big Delta* Alaska has made ap- |
plication for a Headquarters Site under |
the act df March 3, 1927 <44 Stat. 1364, I
48 U S.C. See. 461 Fairbanks Serial No.
08865 for a tract of land described as [
U.S. Survey No. 3216. Alaska, Situated )
on the north bank of the Clearwater {
Creek about 1 mile ups?team from its ;
confluence with the Tar.aili River. Lati- i
tude 64 05’3(T N-. Longtitude 1459 32’ 40“ j
W containing 2.50 acres, and it is now in |
the files of the Land Office, Fairbanks, ;
Alaska,
Any and all persons claiming adverse
ly any of the above mentioned land
should file their adverse claim in the
Land Office within the period of pub
lication or thirty days thereafter, or
they will be barred by the provisions
of the statutes.
Malcolm O. Allen
Manager
Date First Pub: June 14
Date Last Pub: August 9
SOURDOUGH FREIGHT LINES
FAIRBANKS — VALDEZ
Dependable Since *29
Gene Rogge, Owner Box 276
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FAIRBANKS LUMBER SUPPLY
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"We Deliver the Goods"
(One Piece or a Carload) )
Box 629
Garden Island
Dial 2183
SHIP YOUR RAW FURS
TO
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* 1600 SO. CUSHMAN
Box 2094 Fairbanks
WE PAY MARKET PRICES
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k Famous for flavor . .. bright,
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fit's the Water'
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Another Investment in Service to Alaska...
TWO MORE SHIPS JOIN COMPANY-OWNED FLEET
)
MV TANANA, former "Square Knot"
MV TATAUNA, former "Sqwore Sinnet
The growth of Alaska has always been a measuring stick for
: , the Alaska Steamship Company. Purchase of the MV'sTANANA
and TATALINA adds two more company-owned vessels to
Alaska’s largest fleet and marks an additional large investment in
greater cargo capacity and better service. The Alaska Steamship
Company devotes its services exclusively to Alaska ... and its con
stant aim is to keep pace with Alaska’s needs.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP COMPANY
Main Line to All Alaska