ROAD PROJECT
KENAI PENINSULA
PETITION RECD.
CITIZENS OF KENAI SEND IN PE
TITION TO CHAMBER, 30
NAMES ATTACHED.
TONS OF EGGS ARE IN DEMAND
Roy E. Clark of Kodiak, Guest At
Luncheon Yesterday at the
Seward Grill.
With thirty signatures of Kenai res
idents attached, a petition was receiv
ed. during the past week, from citi
zens of the Kenai district, in which
it was requested that a wagon road
survey be made from Kenai to Sew
ard. This was in accord with the lo
cal Chamber of Commerce movement
started two weeks ago for a proposed
highway up Resurrection creek and
over to Kenai and in general, the
Westward region.
At yesterday’s regular* business
meeting and luncheon of the cham
ber. held at the Grill, to which a full
attendance was noted, the arrival of
the Kenai petition marked the first
step on this most important contem
plated road project, which will link
the Westward area of the Kenai pen
insula to Seward. The construction
of this road will, it is stated, be of the
utmost benefit to this district, and
especially beneficial to the residents
of the entire Kenai peninsula district,
in the winter time, in thd matter of
mail and transportation.
From the Mutual Trades Corpora
tion. importers and exporters of Jap
an, a query was received regarding the
purchasing of salmon eggs in ton lots.
The secretary was instructed to take
the matter up with cannery men of
this district.
With regards to the invitation of
the Seattle Chamber of Commerce for
the Seward chamber to send a rep
sentative to the convention of charn
brs of the Western Division, which
will be found in another news column
of this issue, it was decided to hold
the matter in abeyance until the next
meeting.
A letter from the College Cardinal
Mercier, at Braine-L’Alleud, Belgium,
enquiring whether the local chamber
or citizens of Seward would like to
associate themselves with the college.
This likewise is published in another
column today in order that local cit
izens m$y familiarize themselves with
the movement and the purpose there
of.
Roy E. Clark, a member of the Ko
diak experimental farm staff, who ar
rived in Seward last week from the
Matanuska station, and who is en
route to Kodiak, was a guest at the
luncheon. Speaking of general farm
ing conditions in this district and of
the activities the government stations
are continually carrying forward, Mr.
Clark said:
“Though I have been away from
the Kodiak station for a period of six
weeks. I expect conditions are running
along as good as usual. I recently
passed through Sew’arel en route to
Matanuska with a number of head
of Galloway stock. I anticipate from
the splendid and successful wrork
which has been promoted for the past
number of years by Dr. Georgeson,
head of the Alaska Experimental sta
tion in Alaska that the best breeding
stock in Alaska be produced. In fact,
all of the breeders will be from ani
mals crossed by Dr. Georgeson. From
a Galloway cow which produces but
few pounds of milk and a Holstein
which produced about 70 pounds, a
crossbreed has been developed which
produces on the average of 40 pounds
of milk.
“I was vastly surprised at condi
tions in the Matanuska valley. This
wras my first trip there and it is evi
dent that the farmers of the region
can grow' anything in the vegetable
line. I believe that within the next
few years the farmers w'ill raise a
sufficient amount of corn to put away
in silos. While at the station in Octo
ber I had fine roasting ears at the sta
tion. Next year the farmers will have
a creamery in operation which will be
of great assistance to them in finding
a market for their dairy products,
That is all the farmers need there, as
far as I could judge. M. D. Snodgrass
superintendent of the Matanuska sta
tion deserves much credit for the
splendid co-operative strides of the
valley citizens.”
SEWARD CHAMBER
ASKED ATTENR
BIG CONVENTION
LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE TO SE
ATTLE CONVENTION WILL
UNDOUBTEDLY BE SENT
The Seward Chamber of Commerce
has been extended an invitation, by
the Seattle Chamber, to attend a cham
ber convention of 11 Western states
to be held at the Olympic hotel, De
cember 7, 8. 9. At yesterday’s meet
ing of the local organization it was
pointed out by several members of
the importance of having a represen
tative at the convention. The matter
is being considered and at the next
meeting of the local chamber, next
Tuesday, a decision,will be reached.
The Seattle invitation follows:
October 23, 1925.
Chamber of Commerce.
Seward, Alaska.
Gentlemen:
You are cordially invited to send a
representative from your organization
to the Convention to be held in this
city, of the Western Division of the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States, upon December 7, S and 9, 1925.
Sessions will be held in the Olympic
Hotel.
The Western Division of the Nation
al chamber was formed for the pur
pose, of localizing all of that body sec
tionally, so as to confine its func
! tions to state groups which have in
terests in common. This division com
prises eleven Pacific States lying west
of the Rockies, to which has lately
been added the Territory of Alaska.
The opportunity for putting Alaska
before the group in a big way and in
cidentally bringing it to the attention
of the National Body, will be seen at
a glance.
The Convention being held here ear
ly in December affords an opportunity
for our northern business men to at
tend without great inconvenience or
extra expense, as many of them will
be visiting the States about that time
for business and other reasons. It is
especially desired that the Secretaries
of the Alaska Chambers be present, as
the entire session of December 9th
will be devoted to addresses relating
to and discussions affecting the dut
ies of their office. This will be a
chance for its officers to obtain much
valuable information as to how others
are carrying on the work, and many
valuable hints will be obtained by
them. There will be about 500 busi
ness men including secretaries, attend
ing the Convention.
The Governor of Alaska has been
invited to deliver the principal Alas
ka address, and it is hoped that he
will be able to meet this assignment.
We do not believe that you can af
ford to overlook this opportunity to
further Alaska’s interests in an impor
tant way.
Very sincerely yours,
C. D. GARFIELD.
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