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tions. While the remodeling is going on, we are so ||
very busy that we have not had the time to tell you ^
about the new goods that are due on the next two ||
boats, and the strenuous strain put on us of re-ar
ranging our large stock of goods is only part of the ^
work of enlarging an establishment.
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mention that we are just opening up a shipment of ^
1 Winter Caps, and new arrival of Mackinaw Coats p
p and FALL CLOTHING, which in quality and style fgj
are way beyond our own expectations.
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HEADQUARTERS FOR STETSON HATS AND
PACKARD SHOES.
MRS. OLLIE GRAY
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MRS. E. J. HICKEY
THERE’S A PLEASURE
IN EATING HERE
that will make your first dinner
linger long in your memory.
The foods are so excellent, the
service so deft, the atmosphere
so genial that we confidently
make the prediction that your
dinner here will be but the be
ginning of a long acquaintance.
PHONE 28-R.
Fourth, Bet. C and D
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Anchorage Supply Co
FIRST AND C ST.
ANCHORAGE
Doors Shingles
Windows Roofing Paper
Building Paper Lath
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AN EMBARRASSMENT
OF RICHES
awaits those who come here to select
new wall coverings for their homes.
For the papers are all so pretty and
unconventional that to choose one
from so much beauty is difficult. But
when your walls are covered with your
selection you’l be satisfied that you
did indeed choose the best and pret
tiest.
EVANS & FRANTZEN
LUMBER
$30 PER THOUSAND
MONEY SPENT WITH US WILL STAY IN THE
COUNTRY
WE PAY WAGES TO TWENTY MEN •
Chickaloon Lumber Co.
HARRY CRIBS, Inc., Agents
5TH AND G STREETS.
ALASKA SOON 10
TAKE HER PLACE
IN SOIL WORLD
(Juneau Empire)
! That Alaska is destined to take her
; place in the great crop world, and be
come an American agricultural factor,
is the firm belief of H. H. Bennett, of
the bureau of soils of the United
States, who is in Juneau.
Mr. Bennett in 1914 was selected to
investigate the agricultural possibili
ties along the various proposed rail
road routes from the coast to the inte
rior of Alaska. He made an extensive
report on the agricultural possibilities
of the Gook inlet-Susitna region, the
Yukon-Tanana region and the Copper
river region, and a comparison of the
country reported upon Finland and
| parts of Siberia. This report was is
sued as a bulletin of the department
of agriculture in 1915.
This year, in association with A.
C. Ringland, of the bureau of fores
try, Mr. Bennett investigated the Ke
nai peninsula country, and its adapta
bility for agricultural purposes. He
found that there is far more lands
suitable for agricultural purposes on
the peninsula than had been previous
ly supposed.
Speaking of his work in Alaska and
the conclusions he has reached, Mr.
Bennett said :
“This summer I-;was through sev
eral parts of Kenai peninsula and oth
er parts of the Cook inlet region. The
agricultural development in Matanus
i ka valley is very encouraging. When
I was there two years ago this valley
was largely a wilderness; now it is
possible to see from one farm to an
other for long distances, and the area
of cultivated land is being enlarged as
rapidly as the homesteaders can clear
it.
“ It is said that the arable farming
land in this section has already been
taken up. The soil here is deep, mel
low loam, that is proving very pro
ductive. The yields of potatoes are
exceptionally heavy, over 300 bushels
per acre being secured, and this with
out any fertilization. A large num
ber of vegetables are being grown, and
also some fields of oats and barley.
The advance of agriculture here has
been faster than I had expected.
“ The ranchers call this deep loam
soil ‘ Matanuska soil.’ In our report
on the agricultural possibilities of the
several regions that were being con
sidered for the location of the govern
ment railway, which was made in 1914
we classified this land as the deep
place of the Knik loam, using the
local name Knik to designate the well
drained soils of the Cook inlet region,
which are underlain at variable depths ,
by sandy and gravelly beds. Thus [
Knik soils were found extensively de- 1
veloped in every region visited this !
year, and other areas have been found \
this year. In general the depth of the 1
soil does not average so deep as in !
the Matanuska valley, yet exactly the ’
same soil, with the same depth, has
been found in a number of places on
the Susitna, Yentna and Talkeetna
rivers and on Kenai peninsula, while
large areas not so deep, but which,
nevertheless, consist of good farming
land, have been found throughout the ,
region. All of this large area of .
‘ bunch land,’ can be used for crop |
production, with probably some varia
tion in yield and maturity as a result
of climatic variation due to local to
pography.
“ The shallowest soil, such as that
where small spruce and moss are
abundant, will need some kind of ma
nurial treatment, the addition of barn
yard manure or fish scrap. It is not
unlikely that the kelp, which is so
plentiful in the lower Cook inlet and
elsewhere along the coast can be used
to good advantage on these thin soils,
and perhaps, also, on all the deeper
soils.
“The ‘bunch lands,’ (Knik soils),
are characteristically acid or ‘ sour.’
It is probable that treatment with
lime would prove decidedly beneficial
to them. Samples of limestone have
been collected along the government
railroad and Cook inlet that will be <
analyzed to determine their value for J
agricultural use. (
“ In 1914 no one had attempted to (
raise stock in this section, except on *
Kenai peninsula. Some of the home- <
steaders in the Matanuska valley now f
have cattle, and local dairy herds are <
supplying milk to Anchorage. For C
many years cattle have been raised at C
Kenai and Ninilchik, chiefly to supply |
milk and butter for the villages. This j
year, homesteaders near Anchor point <
have sold beef raised on their ranches *
to the canneries, at a profit, they
claim. This stock has been maintained '
on locally produced feed, mainly red
top, postinage and hay. This summer
about 30 tons of hay were put up by
one of the homesteaders near Anchor
point, for winter feed. The results of
the experiments with cattle by the ex- i
TIDE TABLE
Tuesday, October 17.
Low Water . 4:32 a. m. 1.8 ft.
High Water
Low Water
High Water
... 10:23 a. m. 27.3 ft.
... 4:02 p. m. 5.0 ft.
... 9:25 p. m. 29.2 ft.
Wednesday, October 18.
Low Water . 5:29 a. m. 2.5 ft.11
High Water _.11:40 a. m. 27.0 ftj|
Low Water .4:59 p. m. 5.4 ft. j I
High Water.10:24 p. m. 28.5 ft. |
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Courtesy and service, Robarts. 10-14 |
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perimental station formerly at Kenai |
were summarized as follows:
“' * * * it was proved that cattle I
can be raised in that locality, and that 1
butter and cheese of good quality can I
be made from the milk of cattle kept ji
there. A small herd was maintained I
exclusively on native pasture and on £
the feed produced at the station for |
several years. The cattle had to be ; |
fed several months in the year, but if j 1
hay is provided this long feeding peri- j 5
od is no obstacle to successful dairy- \
ing. * * * it was proved that hay j '
can be made not only from the native |
grasses * * * but that grain, hay
can be made in abundance with cer
tainty and success every year.’ ”
Tex Jones R. C. Jeffery
The Panhandle
CIGARS
CANDIES
TOBACCOS
FRUIT
NUTS
4th AVE. NEAR C STREET
CITY AUTO SERVICE.
Phone 89-R.
FOR AUTOMOBILE
Any hour of the Day or
Night.
OFFICE 4th and H Sts.
HOTEL
ALLEN
Just Opened
First-Class Modern i
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Dining Room In Con- ;;
nection.
ALLEN & SMITH, Props. ;;
, Matanuska.
Sanitary Market
HiO only told storage plant in eon
lertion with market in Anchorage.
Home-made Sausages. Fruits. Veg
etables, Butter and Eggs, at whole
lale. Kcstaurants and roadhouses,
ipociu) attention.
Ith Ave.. Itet H and I Sts.
E. E. KURTZ & CO.
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Falkenburg & Laucks
Ore Testing and Milling
Gold and Silver $1.00
Copper . - - $1.50
Lead - - - $1.00
Seattle, Wash.
95 Yesler Way.
“Analyze Anything.”
S. S. CAPELLA
Sails 3 times weekly for ail
points on Turnagain Arm.
Connecting with Government R.
R. at Kern Creek for Seward
and all way points. -
Tickets at City Auto Service.
Freight and Passengers.
Phone 89-R for sailing dates.
LEE J. RICE, Capt.
Wood Undertaking Co..
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
LICENSED EMBALMERS -
mchorage Matanuska
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Bank of Seward 1
Established 1905.
Depository for Territorial
Funds
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Phone 26-R
Elberta Peaches for Canning
Tea Garden Preserves
and Jellies
HEINZ’S 57 VARIETIES—
Pickles, Preserves, Jellies,
Etc. Etc.
FREE AUTO DELIVERY
Larson & Wendler
DISTRIBUTORS
Corner 4th and I PHONE 26-R
Green Express, Taxi and Storage
OFFICE AND GARAGE 7th AND F
WE STORE ANYTHING—
Trunks Stored, 50c Per Month
SEE US WHEN YOU ARE READY TO MOVE
DAY PHONE 28-R NIGHT PHONE 40-Y
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We Can Furnish Ii
PRICE & BENNETT
PLUMBING OUR SPECIALTY
Sheet Metal Works and p.,,, ~ 0 ff
Gasoline Lighting tilth dt., bet. G & H
THE PLACE
Where restful hours can be spent with all your friends.
CIGARS—FRU IT—CANDY
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SOFT DRINKS OF ALL KINDS.
The Arcade