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C ME FELIX
Fall Has Arrived...
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Overcoats Gabardines
Cravenettes—All Colors
Balmaccans
All the above are in the very latest fashions.
Clothing and Gent’s Furnishings
CORNER FOURTH AND D.
“NONE BUT THE BEST.”
C ME FELIX
CORNER FOURTH & D. PHONE 47-Y
Northern Transfer Co.
C. P. PEDERSON, • - - - Manager
Phone your orders for Happy Valley coal to North
ern Transfer office. Prompt delivery to anv part of
town.
THE WILCOX GRILL
OPEN FROM <» A. M. TO 1 A. M.
Special Tuesday.
(ionium Pot Roast and Potato Pancake ..50c
Special Wednesday
Braised Breast of Lamb, Green Peas..50c
Fourth Ave., at C st.
Pi7If I V’Q rACr THE HOUSE
KLiLL I O tAr Hi OP QUALITY
Still in the Lead
Everything in Season and the Best the
Market Affords
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
W. PALMER
KNIK, ALASKA
Distribute General Merchandise, Hardware, Boots and
Shoes, Lumber, Shingles. Gasoline, Kerosene,
Paints and Oil, Pumps, Pipe and Fit
tings, Tents and Tarpaulins.
Sperr/’s Flour, Sold Under Absolute Guarantee
From the Company.
Recleaned Oats, $55.00 per ton.
llay, $35.00 per ton.
Red and Grey Rosin Building Paper, $1.00.
D. G. Berry Sugar, $8.25 per sack, 100s.
Carnation Milk, $4-25 case.
Red Clover Butter, $40.00 Bbl, 110 lbs.
The “Lucy” D^os It
KNIK, ALAS' A
City Drug *tore!
THE REXALL STORE Dr. K. A. Kyvig, Prop.
YYTe carry a large assortment of imported French and
domestic Perft.es, Soaps aid Toilet Yrticles. A fu)*
stock of the greet "•all line. Rubber goods and Static
ery the best in tin ,nld. All at snri . singly low pric
IT PAYS TO 7TADE HE1.E,
I
OF COMMERCE
Although the Anchorage Chamber
of Commerce was established Septem
ber 15, 1915, to properly judge the ac
jcomplishments of the chamber the
short time from May 19, to the pres
ent time should only be considered.
, When the chamber was first organized
' the annual dues, the only method of
deriving revenue, were insufficient to
finance the chamber’s operations and
the money raised only sufficient to
meet current obligations. The mem
bership also consisted of many who
had no interest in the organization
further than to take up the time of
the meetings in an effort to promote
their own individual plans and desires. !
This state of affairs led to a plan of
reorganization and on May 19, this
plan was adopted which included a
charge of $25 as an initiation fee and
annual dues amounting to $12, so that
an adequate fund could be secured to
take care of satisfactorily matters j
brought up before the chamber. While;
the revenue derived from the limited
membership of 47 public-spirited busi-1
ness firms and individuals has limited
the scope of the chamber’s work,
great gratification may be had from
the work that has been accomplished,
which is of marked value not only to
Anchorage but also to the surround
ing country.
Officers and Members of the
Executive Committee
At the last semiannual meeting
eight members of the executive com- j
mittee were re-elected and four new
members were elected. Re-elected: L.
David, James O’Reilly, Chas. E. Her
ron, F_ B. Wood, A. B. Shonbeck, Sid
ney Anderson, J. T. Westermann, E.
J. Warner. New members elected: J.
L. Waller, W. L. Balch, S. Maxwell,
N. W. Pilger.
The president and secretary-treas
urer, present incumbents were re
elected and Geo. M. Campbell was
elected vice-president.
Canvassing for membership was
vigorously carried on and the major
ity of substantial business men were
enrolled, and our membership is com
posed of the most representative citi
zens of Anchorage.
r inances.
Financial report is attached hereto.1
Organization Headquarters and
Service Bureau.
The equipment of our present head
quarters, in which we have been lo
cated since the first of June, is being
constantly augmented and we have
now one of the most commodious and
best-equipped offices in Alaska. The
position of a permanent secretary de
voting his full time to the affairs of
the chamber was made by a resolution
adopted May 19, 1916. Our service
bureau has fulfilled its promise of
usefulness to the business interests of j
Anchorage and the surrounding coun
try, fn proof of which note accom
plishments of committees. We have
provided hundreds of persons through
out the United States with reliable in
formation regarding the commercial
possibilities of Anchorage, the agri
cultural possibilities of Matanuska
! and other farming sectioffc, the min
ing possibilities of the Willow creek,
Broad Pass and other districts. It has j
, been a pleasure to note the number
of people who have come here by the
advice of the Chamber of Commerce
and have made their permanent homes
in Anchorage or have taken home
steads in the farming communities.
Regular Meetings.
Regular meetings of the chamber
and the executive committee have
been held on every Tuesday of each
month, and although, oftentimes,
there has not been a full attendance,
important business oi vital interest to
the community has been brought up
at most every meeting, and disposed
of successfully in a thorough manner.
Co-Operation.
The chamber has co-operated with
other similar organizations through
out Alaska and the United States and
particularly with the Alaski%l>ureau
of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce
to whom we are indebted to a great
extent for the successful conclusion of
many important matters. We have
on file letters from them in which they
express their appreciation of our co
operation. Our services to the Mata
nuska Farmers’ association and differ
ent mining companies has also been
appreciated as expressed orally, at
different meetings, by their represen
tatives. The hearty co-operation
maintained between the Chamber of
Commerce and the Alaskan Kngineer
ing Commission whereby good results
have been gained ,and the cordial re
lations between us, is most gratifying.
Our application for membership to the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States has been filed and it is expect
ed that we will be affiliated with that
national organization in the near na
ture.
win inilive n urK.
Juno 1 to Sopt. 1.
Celebration of the 4th of July.
The Fourth of July committee, in
j addition to raiisng finances, arranging
I entertainments, through good adver
tising, brought hundreds of visitors
from the surrounding country whose
two days’ sojourn in Anchorage was a
great financial benefit to man j of the j
merchants. In all respects it was a|
most successful celebration.
Trails and Roads.
The energetic and thorough man- j
ner in which the Good Roads commit- j
tee has undertaken its work has re-1
fleeted great credit on them. fv
20 they were advised by Co
sen that matter of roads i<
ion would not receive any
this year. The matt
nl to rest here, however,
campaign was inaugurate !
nee Col. Richardson of the no-1
iy of some action. Ten days lat-!
4 . Zug, representative of tin
Road commission, arrived. Ai
under the guidance of Mr. Shon-1
and Mr. O’Reilly has carefully '
tip ated condiitons, and he has j
recommendations to the j
—lassa Road commission, for the con- I
i struction and repair of a number of
roads in the Matanuska, Widow
rreek and Cache creek districts, work
i to commence early in the spring. Mr.
Zug has expressed his appreciation
"for the valued assistance and data giv
en him by the Chamber of Commeice.
Shipping Committee.
The shipping committee, working
in conjunction with the Matanuska
Farmers’ association, has arranged
wj4h the A. E. C. for lower freight
rates and better shipping facilities for
the farmers.
Telegrams.
The telegraph committee itas done
1 notably good work in recognizing r.ub
j jects that demand immediate action,
; and in preparing telegrams to be sent.
; A detailed account of the activities of
I this committee may be had by refer
| ring to the files.
Harbor.
The results of conferences between
the harbor committee and the A. E.
j C., while not wholly satisfactory to
| the chamber in that we did not secure
the promise of immediate action in
this matter, led to a better under
standing of the proposition and the
information that the construction of
a harbor was feasible. A very satis
factory conference between Mr. Cot
ton, personal representative of Secre
tary Lane, and the harbor committee,
resulted in a promise from Mr. Cot
ton that he would report the harbor
situation with the reasons for the ne
cessity of a harbor as pointed out by
! the Chamber of Commerce to the sec
j retary of the interior. It was the un
1 derstanding of the committee that we
might expect some favorable action.
Commissary.
Commissary committee appointed
by the request of Mr. Mears, had not
at this writing turned in their report.
Other Matters.
Other matters that have been
brought up before the chamber
through resolutions and requests from
members and other individuals, such
as winter trails, excursion trips on the
railroad, moving pictures of Anchor
age, tourist service, mail service dur
(ing winter months, exhibits for the
Northwest Land Products exposition,
and so forth, have been satisfactorily
taken care of. The inability to handle
all the subjects that have come before
it is to be regretted, but the scope
is limited, owing to lack of funds and
a limited membership.
Conclusion.
In concluding this report, the sec
retary extends his earnest thanks for
the invaluable support of all the mem
bers and the invaluable service per
formed by the committee members,
who at considerable inconvenience,
loss of time, and financial sacrifice
actively concluded in a most satisfac
tory manner all matters left in their
hands. Their work deserves the rec
ognition and gratitude of the mem
bership of the chamber of commerce.
Respectfully submitted.
A. S. KOCH, *
Sept. 12, 1916. Secretary.
JACKLING TO SELL
HIS PALATIAL YACHT
JUNEAU — Negotiations for the
sale of the private yacht Cyprus, built
in Seattle in September, 1913, at a
cost of approximately $500,000, are
on, and a deal transferring the vessel
from Col. D. J. Jackling, her owner,
to John N. Willys, the wealthy au
tomobile manufacturer, is expected to
be closed in a few days, according to
the Post-Inteligencer.
The Cyprus has been taken over by
Mr. Willys for a trial voyage up the
Hudson river. The sale will be made
in New York this week, according to
a report current in Seattle.
With Col. Jackling and a party of
guests aboard the yacht recently made
a cruise from San Francisco to New
York via the Strait of Magellan, with
stops at ports in South America.
A short time previous to her voyage
to the Atlantic the Cyprus made a
cruise to Alaskan waters. She was
launched at the plant of the Seattle
Construction & Dry Dock company on
September 24, 1913, and was declared
to be the finest vessel ever sent down
the ways at this port.
The Cyprus is a twin-screw, oil
burning vessel with a steaming radius
of 4,500 miles. The interior of the
craft is finished in Circassian walnut,
African mahogany and carved teak
wood. She has 12 staterooms. The
vessel can maintain a speed of 18
knots.
This is one of our machines
which just arrived. With the
installation of our new equip
ment we have the best equipped
cleaning and pressing establish
ment in Alaska. We invite your
inspection and respectfully so
licit your patronage.
Cleaning, Pressing, Repairing.
4th /enue Near Empress.
Blanton & Murray.
PHONE 38-Y
Pure Fruit
From California
can be had in your home everyday
in the year. So perfectly preserved
they reach you full ripe, natural
orchard flavor, fruit so deliciou* that
everyone who tastes is enthusiastic.
HUNT’S
Quality California
FRUITS
•■Hie Kiel (bet a NOT Lee-PedcJ"
are ready to serve and waiting
for you.
PILGER’S GENERAL
STORE
DISTRIBUTORS
IN ANCHORAGE
It is in line with our
policy to associate
our store with
such goods as
Hunt’s
The Cream of
California
Fruits
For a short
time only
3 Doz. Eggs $1.00
YOU CAN APPROACH
WITH CONFIDENCE
your most fashionable acquaintance if
you are dressed in a suit of our tailor
ing. No matter how keen a critic of
your clothes she may be, you can rest
secure in the knowledge that yours
are beyond criticism. Yet our tailor
ing is not expensive. A visit here will
decide that point at once.
BJORNSON & CANTON
Cor. 4th and G St. PHONE 2I-R
Launch Swan
Daily Trips to Knik
FOR SCHEDULE SEE BULLETIN BOARD
H. W. NAGLEY
THREE BIG STORES
Susitna TALKEETNA McDougall
Complete Stocks General Merchandise.
OUTFITTING A SPECIALTY.
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THE BANK
REED & DAHL, Props.
Pool and Billiards, Cigars, Cigarettes, Soft Drinks.
Up-to-Date in Every Particular.
ihe Now Building on Fourth Avenue Between C and 1) ;;
I I H nillli 1*1 I V1"|»> I
Fifth Ave. Cigar Store
CIGARS, TOBACCOS, CANDIES, FRUITS.
VICTOR STEWART,
Proprietor.
Fifth Avenue Between C and D