AT CONG. FREE
- RAILROAD CONSTRUCTED NOT
ONLY FOR 5,000 ALASKAN BUT
FOR PEOPLE OF THE U. S. A.
Under title “Sourdough hits back
at Cong. Free on Alaska Railroad pro
blem,” the San Francisco Chronicle of
recent date, published the following
interview with Jack McCord of Sew
ard :
Alaska's Government railway is
necessary to the development of the
Northern Territory and is paid for
many times by giving access to the
rich mineral resources of that coun
try, in the opinion of Jack McCord,
who has been a promoter of all things
Alaskan for twenty years and who
takes exception to the recent state
ment of Congressman Free of San
Jose that the railroad should be torn
up and a wagon road substituted.
“No more reason exists for tearing
up the Alaska Railroad than existed
when the transcontinental railroads!
were built to link San Francisco to
New York and develop this great Wes- j
tern country,” Jack McCord said at |
the Palace Hotel.
‘In those early days it was said the |
transcontinental railroads never would
pay, but men with vision knew the j
iron roads were essential to bring i
about development of this country.
“Yet the railroads were not built for
the Western country alone, but for the j
people of the East, who wanted to
share in the wealth of this country.
“The idea applies to Alaska. The
railroad was not built for the 5,000
people in Alaska, but for the 110.000,
000 people in the United States. Alas
ka is a country of great mineral
wealth. The United States cannot af
ford to neglect her rich territory.
“Millions of dollars have been ex
pended in Alaska as direct result of
building of the railroad. Those mil
lions were spent by the greatest com
panies in this country.
“In gold mining alone one com
pany has spent $15,000,000 to build
a ditch for placer mining. Surely that
company would not have spent that
much money if it did not expect high
returns. Gold alone will pay for the
railroad many times.
“Alaska’s development has been
hampered by circumstances, of which
the war was the most hampering. We
are beginning to pull out of it now
with reasonable lack of opposition by
the uninformed should make good
progress.
Gus Bystad, resident of Seward for )
the past summer, who left for Anchor-1
age two weeks ago is expected to ar
rive in town this evening en route to
Everett, Wash. Mr. Bystad will spend
two months in the shingle town on
business matters then return to Sew
ard.
December 21, 1620, the Pilgrims
landed on Plymouth Rock. They
would hardly recognize the old place
now.
Large assortment or line box sta- J
tionary—Alaska Shop. tf i
MRS. SHELTON IS
DEAD AT PALMER
Information comong from Palmer,
in the Matanuska district, announc
es the death there recently of Mrs.
■S. Shelton and instructions given to
the Anchorage Funeral Parlors to
bring the body to Anchorage, where
it will be held pending the receipt of
further instructions regarding final
disposition. These instructions are
ot come from T. M. Hunt, of the
Fairbanks land office, thought to be
related to the deceased.
Details regarding the death have
not yet been ascertained.
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CHRIS’ PLACE
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John Rice To Spend
Winter At Noka Bay
John Rice, one of the stockholders
in the Nuka Bay mining company and
the Alaska Hills Mines Corporation,
departs for the bay on the next sailing
of the power boat Rolfe I, which boat
is due to leave port within the next
few days. Mr. Rice will remain on
the A. H. M. property throughout the
winter.
Two tons of hay and other supplies
are being taken to Nuka Bay for the
company’s lone horse. And speaking
of horses, there are but two in the en
tire district, the other belonging to
the Downey brothers at Surprise bay.
Mr. Rice reports that Captain Fos
ter is also remaining on the A. H. M.
C. ground for the winter.
BRANCHING OUT, IS ALL
The Young mercantile establish
ment, which was reported as hav
ing moved to Seldovia from Kenai
recently, has not abandoned the Ke
nai field altogether, according to
J. J. _ Chisholm, local broker who
made the rounds of the inlet dis
trict recently. The store at Kenai
■will continue to supply the trade of
that district, the new store at Sel
dovia being in the nature of an ex
pansion. The proprietor of the bus
iness is H. S. Young, who has the
reputation of being one of the most
| successful merchants on the Inlet.
McDOUGAL RESIGNS AS
FOREMAN OF FERN MINE
T. S. McDougal arrived in the city
from the Fern mine, says the Anch
orage Times, from the Fern mine in i
Willow Creek and is registered at the
Hotel Parsons. He states the mine
expects to run all winter and every
thing is going along in fine shape.
Mr. McDougal has severed his con
nections with the mine with which
hehad held the position for the last
three years. He plans to make a
business trip to Wasilla next Thurs-'
day. It is reported in Seward that1
M m. Childs, well-known Juneau min
ing engineer has taken over the du
ties as foreman as well as that of
superintendent of the mine, consol
idation of the two offices being an
economic move.
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CLAM TO GET REST FROM
DIGGERS LIKE THE SALMON
FROM THE FISHERMEN
The clam ruling means that clam 1
canneries will he closed down in the j
middle of the season in somewhat the j
same fashion as the salmon canner-!
ies operate. The regulation will pro- j
bably receive a mixed reception, as j
it was desired by some and opposed
by others. However, it means pro-!
longation of the industry, according
to the Cordova Times.
The herring regulation will prob
ably be welcomed in general, except ]
by those concerns having large by
products plants. It was notable on
Prince William Sound last summer
that too large quantities of small
herring, useless except for fertilizer,
were being taken and grave concern
was felt for the suplly of these fish.
As for salmon rulings, the only .
change -which will affect this dis
trict, adds the Cordova paper, is in
the difference in gear. All other
provisions were in force last season.
APPOINTMENT MADE PUBLIC
The appointment of Miss Gladys
Belz, fo the University of Washing
ton, as a member of the Juneau !
High School teaching staff was
made public today by Sr.pt. W, K.
Keller. She was a passenger north
on the last .Alameda for the capital
city.
Hand tinted pictures wrapped se
curely for mailing—Alaska Shop. tf.
Smokers’ sets and flne mersckaum
pipes with genuine amber stems—
$8 and up1—Alaska Shop. tf.
OGLE’S GARAGE
GASOLINE AND
WARM STORAGE
EXPERT MECHANICS
Phone Mad. 66.
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FRANK PRICE PRESIDENT
ALASKA NATIVE BROTHERH’D
Frank Price of Sitka, was elected \
president of the Alaska Native Broth
erhood for the next year at the con
vention in Hydaburg which closed
November 22, after being in session
since November 16, one week. Price
defeated Eli Katnook, of Angoon by
a vote of 28 to 18.
Katnook was supported by both
W. L. Paul and Louis Paul, each ad
dressing the convention on behalf
of the candidates they favored. Price a
■made his own talk for himself!
JUNEAU C. OF C. ELECTS
Seven members were elected by ,4
the Juneau Chamber of Commerce re
cently to serve as a board of di
rectors for the ensuing year. Those
elected were: Dr. H. C. DeVlghne,
president of the Chamber for ithe
past year, H. I. Lucas, W. S. Pullen,
H. G. Walmsley, Allen S hat tuck, Wal
lis S. George and M. L. Merritt.
Fresh Haas and Johnson’s fine
boxed chocolates—Alaska Shop. „...tf.
professionaTcards
Or. J. A. Baughman
Physioian and Surgeon
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Phone Madison 90. Seward, Alaska
W. D. CoppernoD
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT
LAW
Will Practice in All Courts of the
Territory
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Dr. A, R. Roberts
DENTIST
Dental and General
X-RAY WORK
New Tecklenberg Bldg. 4
Phone Mad. 108 - - - Seward, Alaska
Aaron E. Rucker
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Office in Benson Building
PHONE MADISON 114
Hugh Dougherty
REAL ESTATE AND FIRE
INSURANCE
AGENT FOR
Equitable Life Assurance
Society
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KENAI
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Ice Cream
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framed pictures, curios
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