f M I INIVI.RSAL I'AH
MATANUSKA STORE
We have today opened our branch store at
the new town of Matanuska, formerly known as
Matanuska Junction.
This store is stocked with a complete line
of groceries, provisions, feed, hardware and
building materials.
We are also agents at Matanuska for Mc
Nally & Maitland’s lumber, and operate in con
nection with the store a completely stocked
LUMBER YARD
A. A. SHONBECK
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
FORD AGENCY
Fourth at C Street
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RAY C. LARSON
Dealer in
SASH, DOORS, GLASS
Window Glass
Plate
Wire
Moss
Ribb
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Building Paper
Roofing “
Sashweights
Sash Rail
Copper cm Bars
STORE FRONTS MADE TO ORDER
Fifth Ave. and K St.
Susitim and Talkeetna,
Fast Power Boat
MARATHON
Sails Monday, July 31st. Special Reduced Rates.
Office Fourth and C.
FRANK MORTIMER, Agent
Let There Be Light
We Can Furnish It
PRICE & BENNETT
' PLUMBING OUR SPECIALTY
Sheet Metal Works and nc. i , o wt
Gasoline Lighting_tlfth St., bet. G & H
HOTEL OVERLAND
E. L. WHITTEMORE, PROP.
Headquarters for Mining Men
SEWARD
ALASKA
WHEN YOU REACH SEATTLE
CALL AT THE
Northern Bank & Trust Co.
Corner Pike and Westlake Ave.
Where you are certain to greet lots of your old
Alaska friends. n
W. L COLLIER
PRESIDENT
Settler Tells of
Possibilities in
the Matanuska
HAS MUCH FAITH IN THE FU
TURE OF THAT FERTILE VAL
LEY, WHICH IS FAST
DEVELOPING.
The thrift of a farmer and the sta
; bility of a farming community is
known by the class of buildings that
the different farms afford. People
from the east always look for the big
red barn and implement sheds and
granaries. The pioneer farmer of
Alaska has been blessed with plenty
of timber for his log cabin and caches
and did not have to resort to the sod
houses of prairie country of the early
(Jays of Kansas and Nebraska.
The class of farm buildings erected
by the Matanuska farmer have been
built with the view of furnishing both
warmth and comfort and it is only a
question of a year or two unt’l he t»
will have ample granaries and the big
red barn.
While education is always an asset,
a diploma from an agricultural school
is not absolutely essential dnd it has
been proven conclusively that any
man with ordinary brains combined
with energy and thrift can make the
farm lands of the Matanuska valley
produce prolif.c crops that bring in an
income justifying the investment of
time, labor ind mnning expense:?.
fhe cry of "hack to the farm’' has
reached the city man, the man of ed
ucation and refinement and the farm
life in romantic Alaska has been espe
cially inviting to this class of Ameri
can citizens, many of whom have tak
en advantage of their prerogative
rights and settled on homesteads in
the Matanuska and Susitna valleys.
A splendid example of this type of
citizens who have cast their lot in this
country is that of E. L. Saindo.i who
has been in Anchorage for several
days on business connected with liis
Matanuska valley farm.
In speaking of farming conditions
in the valley Mr. Saindon said he was:
so well pleased with the future pros
pects of what his 320 act > homestead
could produae that he had given up all
idea of ever returning to the stales
except for a visit to the home folk?
and that he was certainty glad that
he made the move from the crowded
conventional life of the city to the
j free and untrammeled life of this
part of Alaska.
“My farm is located two and a half
miles from Matanuska Junction on
the Chicaloon branch of the railroad,
! and it would be a revelation to the
! eastern farmer to see my oat crop
; which would more than compare fav
orably with theirs; while I only have
in three and a half acres of oats they
| are waist high and fully headed out.
In addition to this I have in two and
a half acres of potatoes in full bloom
and my 3,000 cabbage plants are be
yond the stage of. uncertainty and I
am assured of a bumper crop. This,
too, is in addition to several acres of
smaller grains and vegetables and as
I said before I feel assured of the ul
timate outcome of the farming indus
try of this valley and also feel justi
fied in just closing a $2,000 deal with
the North Side Lumber company for
concrete and lumber sufficient to
build a new concrete residence 26 by
26 on my farm.”
It is a pleasure for this office to re
ceive calls from such men as Mr.
Saindon, especially when they sub
scribe for the paper. The Daily Times
is doing all within its power for the
farmer of the Matanuska an'd Susitna
valleys and is ever ready and willing
to take up any matter pertaining to
their welfare and at this time de
sires to impress upon their minds that
they are always more than welcome
and moreover the Daily Times ex
pects them to visit this office when in
Anchorage.
If satisfactory arrangements can
be made with the Alaska Steamship
company in regard to time the Alas
kan Engineering Commission will run
an excursion from Anchorage to
Farmington Siding for the benefit of
the large party of tourists aboard the
steamship Mariposa due here Thurs
day morning.
The round trip fare will be $3.40
and no doubt many of the people of
the city will take advantage of the
opportunity to see the government
railroad, and the farming country of
the valley.
Chamber of
Commerce Has
Good Meeting
The executive committee of the An
chorage Chamber of Commerce heid
a meeting last night, at which several
matters of importance were disposed
of. The chamber decided to affiliate
with the United States Chamber of
Commerce and has sent in its appli
cation for membership. It was de
cided to discontinue the expenditure
of money for automobile hire for the
tourists but Secretary Koch will meet
the steamers as usual and do all in
his power for the entertainment and
instruction of the tourists.
The secretary was instructed to
send telegrams to Postoffice Inspec
tor Neil and Chief Clerk Alvah
Eames asking them to use their influ
ence to change the ruling of the win
ter mail service so that Anchorage
would receive 800 pounds of mail
twice a week in place of 1,600 pounds
once a week as previously decided
upon.
Axel Olson, representing the Mata
nuska Farmers’ association, appeared j
before the meeting and expressed the
grateful feeling the association has
towards the Anchorage Chamber of
Commerce and thanked the business
men of Anchorage for their efforts in
behalf of the Matanuska farmer and
made it known that this association
■ desires to co-operate with the Anchor
i age Chamber of Commerce on all oc
| casions for their mutual benefit.
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Newsy Items
About Town
Mr. and Mrs. Max Kollm left yes
terday for a few days’ trip to make
sketches of the country in the vicinity
of Knik.
Mrs. Ida B. Chase, the 4th avenue
milliner, will leave for Knik Friday to
spend the week-end with her friend,
Mrs. Don Ray.
Among the contributions sent in for
the aid of the Indians at Point Pos
session were the material ones of
Mrs. Ike Bayless and Mrs. M. L. Ger
ber.
Miss Christine Standiford has been 1
enjoying the hospitality of Miss
I Thelma Wilkinson on government hdl
! for the past week, returning to her
i homo at Mile 112 last evening.
Jeremiah Murphy and Fred Martin
who represented the Anchorage
branch of the democratic party at the I
Seward convention, will return tomor
row morning on the steamer Mari
posa.
Commissioner F. Mears, Superin
tendent Jas. O’Reilly and District En
gineer C. R. Breck are expected back
from their inspection trip tomorrow
morning, coming by the way of Susit
na station on the river steamer Omi
neca. t
Z. J. Loussac will leave for a three
weeks’ trip to Juneau on the steamer
Mariposa. Mr. Loussac is exception
ally well pleased with his business in
i Anchorage and will purchase addi
tional stock for his modem drug store
while on this trip.
The steamer Mariposa is due in An
chorage tomorrow morning at C
o’clock, carrying 50 touiists 225 tons
of freight and a number of An horage
passengers. A. Christensen .'ailed up
Mayor Watts this afternoon fiom
Seward and advised that 25 or 30 of
the tourists were anxious to make the
excursion trip to Farmington Siding
and this excursion will be run, pro
vided arrangements can be made with
the steamship company to postpone
the sailing uate of the Maiiposa.
Shonbeck Opens
a Branch Store
The branch store of A. A. Shonbeck
was opened yesterday at Matanuska
Junction with'a complete stock of
general merchandise. This progres
sive firm shipped two car loads of
goods to the Junction and is sending
more daily. The disposition of the
firm is to keep a select stock of goods
on hands meeting the requirements of
the Matanuska farmer and also co-op
erate with them in the disposition of
their farm products.
In addition to handling a high-class
quality of general merchandise Mr.
Shonbeck has made connections with
the lumber firm of McNally and Mait
land and will act as agent for this
Arm in the disposition of lumber and
building material at the Junction.
WEATHER REPORT
7 a. m. August 2, 1916.
Station Temp. Day Wind
Ship Creek. 56 Cloudy Calm
Girdwood.54 Cloudy South
Mile 52 . 63 Cloudy Calm
Seward .... .... 54 Cloudy Light
Mat. Junct.60 Clear East
Moose Creek'_60 Clear Calm
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JohnB.StetsonHats,
JAFFE & BAYLES
Tlie home of Hart Schaffner <R Marx clothes.
CORNER 4TH AND D STREET.
...THE FAIRBANKS...
Headquarters for Surveyors, **
Engineers and Mining Men
Full Line of Clothing, Hats and Shoes
THE FAIRBANKS CORNER
CORNER FOURTH AND D.
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