What the Ghamber
Is Doing for YOU
The Seward Chamber of Commerce is a live-wire
organization, working at all times for the bet
terment of Seward and the district served by
the Alaska Railroad. The Chamber is ready at
all times to assist intending settlers to a more
definite understanding of the Territory and its
resources. The program of the Seward Chain
ber of Commerce at the present time includes
the following:
CABLE HEADQUARTERS
Preparing statistics showing Seward to be the
logical location for the cable terminal and cable
headquarters.
MINING—
Endeavoring to interest capital in the possibili
ties of the large returns available from opera
tion of the many quartz properties now sur
rounding Seward.
INDUSTRIES—
Through the City Council and Publicity Bureau
making advances to industries to locate at Sew
ard with tax five, deep water sites, and in close
proximity to the coal fields.
SAFETY H ARBOR—
Plans being formulated for the construction or
creation of a safety harbor for small boats, dur
ing severe storms.
MARINE WAYS—
Assisting in securing the immediate erection of
marine ways of sufficient size to handle vessels
o t one hundred tons or over.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS—
Committees appointed and final action pressed
for abolishing the flood menace of the Glacier
stream.
FISHING—
Data compiled and interest awakened to the
possibilities of Seward as a fishing center for
fishermen and halibut buying companies.
TOURISTS—
correspondence being answered and data gath
ered lor tourists. Literature showing nearness
of Seward to Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes,
Ml. McKinley National Park, and the big game
district ox Kenai Peninsula being prepared for
publication.
THE GKEaT WESTWARD—
ilte cnamber is in possession of reliable data
showing the value of the district to the west
ward to hunting parties, tourists, stock growers,
and fishermen. Statistics gathered for business
concerns desiring to locate there.
ROADS AND TRAILS—
We have furnished information and assisted ji
the construction of roads and trails for prospec
tors, farmers, hunters and tourists. Our pro
gram calls for an auto road connecting Kenai,
Cook’s Inet, and Anchorage with Seward.
MARKETS—
The advertising of Seward as a supply center
and distributing point for all of Western and
Interior Alaska. The building up of a market
for Alaska produce.
COAL BUNKERS—
The construction of adequate coal bunkers . at
Seward for the shipment of Alaska coal to out
side markets and to westward points.
PUBLICITY—
The Chamber with the expected assistance of
the City Council, have contracted for the serv
ices of a Secretary who will devote his entire
time to public welfare, community advertising
and informing correspondents of the desirabil
ity of Seward as a home town of great possibil
ities for the future.
SEWARD—
Seward is the salt water terminus of the Alaska
railroad; is located on beautiful Resurrection
Bay, called by the late President Harding, “A
beautiful jewel in a wonderful setting.” Seward
is a modern town with light and power, good
sewer system, fine, water system, telephone and
cables, bank deposits of over a quarter of a mil
lion, a low tax rate, equable climate and a fine
citizenry. Churches, schools and a fine library
make for ideal educational facilities.
PARTIES DESIROUS OF KNOWING MORE OF
THIS WONDERFUL GATEWAY TO THE
INTERIOR SHOULD WRITE TO THE SEC
RETARY,
Seward Chamber of
Commerce
This Adv donated by the Chamber of Commerce
YUKON RIVER BEING DAMMED
TO AID BOATS IN LOW WATER
Work on the White Pats dam across
the Lewes river at a point about sev
I en miles below the outlet of Marsh
lake is now in full swing, says the
! Daw'son Newfs. As the work has pro
] grossed the crew of men has been in
! creased from time to time and by tliej
I end of the week fifty men will be onj
■ the job. A log building 20x80 has iu. t
| been completed.
| The dam is 364 feet long between
| the face of the abutments. At low wa
! ter the deepest part of the river at
| the dam-site is about seven feet. It
| is proposed to hoid about nine feet in
j storage at the dam, which gives seven
and a half feet in storage in Marsh
i lake, six feet in Tagish lake and five
i and a half feet in Bennett lake. This
is about four feet below high water
mark and no lands will be flooded.
The storage shown about is nearly
! 39 billion cubic feet which is suffi
| cient to insure navigation in low wa
ter periods.
DEPUTY MARSHAL REED TO
MAKE LONG WINTER f«IP
Weston N. Reed, deputy marshal at
Dillingham, is in Seward on his way
to his far westward home. He has
been in Valdez on court business con
nected with the Edwards murder case
and will take the Starr Wednesday
for Kanatak. From Kanatak he will
travel between four and five hundred
miles by dog team to reach his head
quarters at Dillingham. Mr. Reed is
said to be one of the most efficient of
ficers in his district.
FRANK H. FOSTER BELIEVES
REPRESENTATION BE CHANGED
Attorney Frank H. Foster, who has
been in Seward the past few days en
geged in legal work, will leave tonight!
on the Watson for his home in thej
Copper City. Mr. Foster, who was a|
member of the last territorial legisla
ture and one of the Third division!
bloc, states that he will not be a can
didate for re-election owing to pres-;
sure of business matters. He believes
there will be no division of the Terri
tory, but that representation in the
legislature will be changed to conform
with population, on a basis of one rep
resentative for each 3500 population.
MAN WHO KILLED JUNEAU
WOMEN GETS LIFE TERM
JUNEAU, Alaska. Harry Johnson, a
pugilist, who last week pleaded guilty:
to second degree murder for killing!
Hilda Weiss and Luelia Boadway alias
Billie Mason, in a lower Front street
resort on the morning of September
24, was sentenced by Judge Reed to:
life imprisonment for each case, the!
sentences to tun concurrently.
Because of the revolting nature of
, the murd-r some indignation was felt
because Johnson was allowed to get|
off on second degree urder. The wo
men were riddled with bullets and
j loobed t-y J( The prisoner will
be ‘aken sell:- •• i ih. Northwestern
by Ma-thal 1 t auaiont
ANCHORAGE POSTMASTER
TENDERS RESIGNATION
_
Henry Simpson Sogn, assistant post
master, and prominent in the Pioneers
of Alaska, will succeed D. W. Stod
| dard as postmaster at Anchorage, a
; caoie message to this effect being le
I ceived from Delegate Sutherland.
Mr. Sogn came to Alaska in 1 s,L»8 a .
a stampeder. He went to the Copper
river country, and was identified with
Valdez for a time. For it years he
was in the railway mail service on the
C. M. & St. P.
Dry Cleaning aone at Jordan’s Val
et Service. tf
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RESUME LEGION PUBLICATION
Jack Henry Post of Anchorage is
making arrangements to resume publi
cation of 'its monthly bulletin. The
first number appeared some time ago.
Earle C. Jameson and T. J. Selby are
members of the publicity committee.
The Legion will also state its 1924
Revue the first of the month.
Complete stock of Pyralin Ivory
Toilet Requisites, Seward Drug Co. tf
NATIVE HAS HARD TIME
Alfred Parker, native, who started
out from Fort Chester last week to
; row 17 miles to Ketch'aan, to attend
i the Salvation Armj eongiess tan into
- a lively gale. The canoe rode the
! waves all right until it struck the ti
dal currents near ReviIlagLgedo chan
nel when it began tc fill. The r ,ast
guard cutter Smith happened along
and rescued him.
DUNDEE LOSES TO SHUBERT
NEW BEDFORD, Mass., Dec. 4.—
Johnny Dundee, featherweight cham
pion of the world, lost a ten round
bout here with A1 Shubert of this city
Thursday night.
Complete line Alaska Books at the
Seward Drug Co. tf
CAPT. NARO ON WAY TO
STATES FROM UNALASKA
Capt. H. Naro, a former resident of
Seward, arrived on the Starr from
Unalaska island, where he is in com
mand of the launch Daisy, a supply
boat for the new trading and stock
raising company, which recently plac
ed 2,000 head of sheep on the island.
Capt. Naro is on his wray to Seattle,
to spend the winter with his family,
being the father of a fine daughtei
born recently, which he has never yei
seen. At one time Capt. Nara was in
command of the Eloise and Pulitzer,
mail boats running to the westward.
He reports a fine summer at his loca
tion, and states his company will
place several thousand more sheep on
their property in the near future.
AGED MOTHER R. M. CRAWFORD
OF FAIRBANKS PASSES AWAY
SEATTLE, Dec. 4.—Elizabeth Jane
Crawford, 90, who came to the Oregon
country in 1847, died today. She was
the mother of R. M. Crawford, a Fair
banks pioneer.
MEW STATION OPEN TO PUBLiC
Fairbanns papers state that Agent
G. E. Jennings has moved into ilie
new railroad station at Fairbanks, and
is transacting business in the new,
building. The station is similar to
that of the local one, with the excep
tion ot a slightly larger waiting room.
ANCHOVY CANNERY STARTED
Arthur Silberman, better known in
Alaska as “The Count,” has started an
anchovy canning plant at Valdez.
E. VAN GUNDY OF DENVER
WILL SUCCEED CHAS. L. MASON
E. Van Gundy of the operating de
partment of the Denver & Rio Grande
Western railroad will succeed Charles
L. Mason as chief clerk of the Alaska
railroad. Mr. Van Gundy will arrive
from Denver about December 15. Mr.
Mason recently tendered his resigna-i
tion to embark in other business in
California. Mr. Van Gundy, who is
about 30 years of age. has been iden
tified with the railroad industry since
he was 18.
Try our 1923 stock of Dned Fruits
put up in boxes of 10 lbs. and up.
Brown & Haw’kins Corp. tf
NARROW GUAGE RAILROAD
FOR KUSKOKWIM DISTRICT
A group ot mining men in the uppe.
Kuskokwim district are considering
the advisability ot purchasing an en
gine and building a nairow gauge
railroad from the present landing on
the river to the settled mining cen
ters, a distance of 50 miles, fin
track will be 2x4’s with strap iron or
light steel rails will be put chased. An
effort will be made by the projector,
to reach an agreement with the Alaska
railroad to handle tonnage.
JUDGE RITCHIE ARRIVES
TO HOLD SHORT COURT TERM
Judge E. E. Ritchie arrived on the
steamship Victoria and will hold a
short court term here this week. He
was accompanied by Court Stenogra
pher Selma Scott, the only official
brought to Seward.
ANCHORAGE RESIDENT DIES
U. V. Westenbarger, 47, died in the
Anchorage hospital last week from
Bright’s disease. Mr. Westenbarger
went to Anchorage about three years
ago and has been part owner of the
Chickaloon hotel and taxi service. He
was an Odd Fellow.
JOHN S. HUME DEAD
John S. Hume, well known Alaskan
canneryman, dropped dead suddenly
at Tacoma. Mr. Hume wras for many
years manager of the Hume interests
in southeastern Alaska.
HYDER DAILY SUSPENDS
The Hyder Miner nas suspended
publication as a daily and will be run
the rest of the wintei as a weekly.
The editor says costs for telegraphic
service and expenses are in exct«s ot
the rt venues.
FRANK KELLY JOINS FIRM
OF J. B. GOTTSTEIN, GROCER
Frank M. Kelly, who lias been con
nected with the government railroad
for several years, has associated him
self w’ith the firm of J. B. Gottstein,
wholesale grocer at Anchorage.
WANTED—it you nave any KTnd o'
work to do, such as odd jobs and jani
tor work, I am at your service. Tele
Adams 126, Otho De Lindsay, k-308
NEWS FROM UNALASKA '
UNALASKA, Nov. 25.—Deputy Mai
shal Dan Ross returned heme today,
from a trip to the States with iusane
prisoners.
Oiaf Net vie arrived uoiu Seattle 10
take charge ot the whaling station at
Akutau. lie lias two men with him.
L. M. Eiwell and wile came up to
Lost Iiarbor on a recent boat and have
relieved Ai Peel as custodian of the
propelty 01 the Sulphur Company.
Dr. Wentz of the Bureau of Educa
tion wiil oe stationed here this wiu
ter, arriving from Seattle on the last
boa..
Bob Cranston will be with the A. C.
company beer this winter, coming
from the head office in ’Frisco.
Capt. Beck came up on the Starr
and will relieve Capt. Gunderson ot
the Bureau of Fisheries boat, Eider.
Capt. Gunaerson asked to be relieved.
SILVER GRAYS FOR WASILLA
Four pairs of live, dark silver foxes
raised on the Shafer farm at Seldovia
were shipped recently to E. E. Hart
man who has a fox ranch at Wasilla.
The foxes brought $600 per pair and
were especially fine ones. The ship
ment is the second to go forward to
Wasilla, Duke E. Stubbs purchasing
several pairs in October.
COURT BEING HELD ANCHORAGE
Judge E. E. Ritchie is hold a short
civil term of court at Anchorage this
wreek, but will return on tomorrow’s
train on his way to Cordova, where a
regular term of court has been called
for December 12.
COLD WEATHER AT DAWSON
A temperature of 65 below zero is
reported at Dawson today. Therefore
Seward will have a sharp spell of
weather for a day or two yet.
NOTICE
The party taking goods from my
home was seen and is known to me.
Unless same are returned within sev
en days from date of this notice, pros
ecution wrill be started. Be guided by
this notice and save trouble.
Seward, Alaska, Dec. 7, 1923.
ktu ED VOGL.
Remington Portable Typewriters $60
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Ij AMrKfCAN Ga&CUP'Y^
With Home Town Buying
You live here. You make use of the public benefits of this
city. Then help pay for them—and make it possible to increase
municipal improvements.
You can't do it by sending your dollars out of town. Every
cent you send away to mail order concerns represents so much dead
loss to the community—and no gain whatever to you on good purchased.
Your dealer sells standard goods of the highest quality—
and sells them at honest prices. Merchandise of greater merit can
not be had for any amount of money—and certainly not for less
money. You can inspect the goods before purchasing—a big advantage
over mail order buying. You can see what you are getting. You can
buy in small quantities if you wish, or you can purchase in large lots
and obtain price concessions granted bulk buyers. The goods you buy are
delivered within a few minutes after purchase is made—right into your home—
and free of delivery costs.
If you are not satisfied with purchases—or desire to
exchange goods for any reason whatever — you may do so quickly
and conveniently.
These are a few of the buying advantages to be had
right here at home that can not be offered by any mail order concern
in creation. You benefit yoursejf—then you benefit the dealer.
You enable him to continue in business. By giving him
bigger business you enable him to give you better bargains.
The profit he makes—a legitimate one—is spent right here
home. Some of it is turned over to other dealers. Some of it goes
for rent. Some of it for clerks’ salaries. Some of it for taxes. It assists in
building up the entire town. It helps advance property values. It contributes
to the betterment of schools—which your children or your neighbors’ children
attend. It helps put down better side-walks—and put up better public build
ings. It pays you actual dividends in development of the town— your town.
It makes the town in which you live a better town for you to live in.
It invites outsiders to settle here. It booms prosperity—and you share in
that prosperity.
It is your plain duty —to yourself — your family— your friends
—your town — to spend your dollars with local dealers. Do it.
The Calumet Baking Powder Company paid for the
preparation of this article.
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THIS ADVERTISING DONATED BY THE SEWARD CHAMBER' COMMERCE
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