TFE FATioIlUSFA VALLEY PIONEER
published weekly at
. ‘Palmer, Alaska
Jack Allman, Editor and 'Publisher
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HEVT ROAD "’STITTOrED
C. L. Cadwallader, Vasilla busi
nessman, brought a petition here
for signing that should carry the
name of every valley resident.
The naner petitions the Alaska
Road Commission to extend the now
existing road from IGiik to Goose
Bay, a distance of about 7 miles.
This road would run down Nnik
Arm through country free of swanros,
bogs and large trees, and v/ould af
ford the valley area an anchorage
of sufficient death to accomodate
boats one-rating directly from . cat
tle, There v/as once a cannery on
Goose Bay where good sized vessels
could tie un at the dock.
,Tith a steamshir) line terminus
at his noint it would be possible
to land freight right here in ^ai
mer for considerably less than
nresent rates based on water haul
to Seward and Alaska Rail Road the
rest of the way.
Freight costs, both incoming and
outgoing, are bound to exert a tre
mendous influence uoon the earnings
of not only the farmers, but every
one in the valley.
The insignificant cost to the
Territory of building 7 miles of■
road will bring these rates down;
therefor, it is the duty of every
man in the valley to get his name
on that petition.
BIG DANCE AUGUST 8th
The ’^ennant Dance,’ to be held
the evening before the last game
between Anchorage and ^almer, is
our last chance to suooort the locc
ball team. Be sure and come.
FIRCT FIo-FRFAF BACF
C_yde 'ring, who has been fishing
at Ugashik, returned to °almer to
day. x'e reports a fair season with
some of the boys knocking out as
high as *3200 during the 30 days *
of fishing. Clyde and Farry Vail,
of T7asilla had a boat together,
but ran into a little tough luck
with storms. At one time they
were blown un on the beach and lost
two days there, and a couole of
more recalking the boat. And in
another storm their mast was blown
out of the boat, necessitating a
return to the cannery. In suite
of these mishaps, Clyde reports
that he was well oleased with his
earnings for the mad and sleeoless
month that is the salmon season of
the Bristol Eay region. Average
earnings, he said, would probably
be in the neighborhood of *1200
-oer man.
C A'^ "OF: FAIR VISITORS
’Skin’ Couden has purchased a
lot on the Anchorage-Palmer high
way north of the Community Center
and nlnns to erect a number of
tents for the accomodation of vis
itors during the fair.
Skin V'.ill have accomodations
for about 45 nersons, but suggests
that neonle driving un from Anch
orage bring bedding. They won’t
need much as he will have an air
tight heater in each tent.
PALI FSR PRO GRES SES
Landscaning, gravelled walks
and more naint have combined to
give Talmer more of the annearance
of a rural town in the States than
any other community in Alaska.
The cannery and warehouse units
near comnletion, a numn house has
snrung un almost over night, and
a nlay field has been built beyond
-.the school. The two large noultry
"L houses are nearing comnletion.