ALASKA FOREST
RECEIPTS GROW
FOR PAST YEAR
TERRITORY WILL RECEIVE $44,
074 AS ITS SHARE DUR
ING THE FISCAL YEAR
As its share of the receipts from
National Forests in Alaska for the
fiscal year ending June 30, last, Alas
ka will receive $44,074 for roads and
schools, according to an announce
ment made recently by M. Merritt,
•assistant district forester at Juneau.
This is materially larger than the
amount received during the preced
ing fiscal year and almost twice as
large as that for 1923, indicating a
corresponding increase in timber sales
in the two national forests.
The total receipts from National
Forest resources for the past fiscal
year, were $5,000,137, according to
the final tabulation of figures made
by the Department of Agriculture.
This is $251,766 less than the pre
vious fiscal year but is $409,204 larg
er than the average annual receipts
of the preceding five years.
Under authority of the acts of
Congress governing receipts from
National Forest resources the sum
of $1,271,276 will be paid to the
‘States and Territories containing Na
tional Forest land for the use of the
school and road funds of thd* counties
in which such land is situated. For
purposes of allotment, Alaska is con
sidered a single county. In addition,
the sum of $497,1S2 derived from
Forest receipts will be expended by
the Forest Service in building roads
and trails within Forest areas thru
out the country. This is in addition
to the special Forest Hoad Fund,
provided by Congressional appropria
tion. With the exception of these
sums, amounting in all to $1,768,457,
the balance of the receipts will be
paid into the general fund of the
United States Treasury.
A special meeting has been called
for this evening at the fire hall to
which all members of the organization
arb asked to make special efforts to
attend. The principal business of the
evening will be completing plans for
the annual New Year’s Eve.
Jack St. Ledger, who returned to
Seward last evening from a business
trip to Anchorage, in connection with
the Bureau of Mines department, will
leave tomorrow on the Admiral Wat
son for Homer, Kachemak Bay dis
trict. Mr. St. Ledger is in the coal
mining business at McNeil’s Canyon,
Kachamak Bay.
Wm. Patterson, proprietor of the
City Express, left on this morning’s
train for Anchorage where he will
enter the hospital for an X-ray exam
ination.
POSTAL AUTHORITIES
URGE EARLY MAILING
Urging the citizens to mail their
packages, letters and postal cards at
once, instead of the eleventh hour,
Charles Sheldon, Seward postmaster,
has prepared the following rules in
preparing Christmas mail for mail
ing:
Prepay postage fully on all mail
matter.
Address all matter plainly and
completely in ink, giving street ad
dress or box number wiienever pos
sible Place sender’s return card in
upper left hand corner of address
side.
Pack articles carefully in strong,
durable containers.
Wrap parcels securely, but do not
seal them except wrhen bearing a
printed label or indorsement read
ing: “Contents: Merchandise. Post
master: This parcel may be opened
for inspection if necessary,” togeth
er with name and address of sender,
as sealed parcels not so labeled or
indorsed in printing are subject to
CHRIS’ PLACE
Cigars and Tobaccos
Soft Drinks and Candies
CARD TABLES
Phone Madison 54
CHRIST LARSEN, Prop.
Next Door to Liberty Theatre
THE PALACE
John Mattich, Prop.
POOL, SOFT DRINKS AND
CIGARS
Furnished Rooms
Phone Main 55
CHOP SUEY, NOODLES.
OYSTERS AND SHELL
FISH—
Open Day and Night
Private Dining Rooms
SEWARD GRILL
Alaska Airship Co.
SEWARD OFFICE
Box 1486 • - Seward, Alaska
N ow
it’s flower-time in suns wept
California
Now plan the annual pil- and to Los Angeles—a com*
grimage to the warm, inviting fortable, ever-fascinating
playgrounds of California.
Every day, comfortable
sleepers leave Seattle for the
southward journey over the
Shasta route.
Straight to San Francisco
Low cost—this way. Reduced roundtrip fares with
stopover privileges.
Learn more about this finest vacation trip. For
booklets, fares, reservations, schedules, etc., write
now to
journey.
From the observation car,
endless vistas of scenir loveli
ness. In Southern Pacific din
ing cars, wholesome food of
tempting variety.
Southern PacificLines
B. C. TAYLOR, Gen. Agt.
314 Union Street, Seattle, Washington
postage at letter rate.
Parcels may be marked: “Do not
open until Christmas,” this being
permitted in order to encourage
early mailing.
Insure valuable .parcels.
Do not inclose letters in parcels,
as doing so would subject entire
parcel to letter postage.
Written greetings, such as “Merry
Christmas,” “Happy New Year,”
“With Best Wishes,” and names, num
bers, or symbols for the purpose of
description, may be inclosed with
third or fourth-class (parcel post)
mail. Books may bear simple dedi
catory inscriptions not of a personal
nature. Other written additions sub
ject parcels to letter postage. Com
munications prepaid at the first
class rate may be sent with parcels
prepaid at the third or fourth class
rate by securely attaching the en
velop containing the letters or the
other written matter to outside of
parcels.
Christmas seals or stickers should
not be placed on the address side of
mail.
The use of small or odd-sized
greeting cards and envelops is a
practice costly to the postal service.
Elimination of cards smaller than
2% by 4 inches is suggested to busi
ness firms and the general public.
Compliance with these conditions
will not only be helpful to the pos
tal service in facilitating the prompt
handling, dispatch and delivery of
their mail, but will result in more
satisfactory service to the advantage
of all parties concerned, said Mr.
Sheldon.
Mr. and Mrs. James S. Bogart and
Lome Welty, who have been busily
engaged for some months past pre
paring a fur farm a short distance out
of town, were in yesterday for a few
hours purchasing supplies.
GEO. ANDERSON
Piano Expert
Will be in Seward in the near
future. Pianos, Grands and Up
rights; Pianos For Kent and
For sale. Fine Violins and
Strings, Musical Merchandise.
ANDERSON MUSIC SHOPPE,
Juneau, Alaska.
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For Electrical Work
CALL TOM OSBO
Residence—Madison 123
0. K. BARBER SHOP
Clean, Sanitary Baths, Expert
Barbers and Reasonable Prices
Keep Us Busy.
LANDERS & SWANSON
PIONEER CLUB
John Nash, propr.
SOFT DRINKS, CANDY
CIGARS AND FRUITS
CITY EXPRESS
Billy Patterson
Meets All Boats and Trains
When you have any work in
Plumbing or Steam
Fitting
NEW OR REPAIRS, AND
SHEET METAL WORK
R. F. TILLMAN.
Back of Brown & Hawkins
PHONE ADAMS 80
Frank Joaquin To Operate
Gaines Creek Dredge Next
Season, Say Arrivals Here
Frank Joaquin, well known Interior
mining man who, until the past year
has been residing in this district with
his family, is reported by recent Sew
ard arrivals, to operate a dredge on
Gaines creek next season. He has a
new dredge under lease, it was stated
and will dig on his property, of which I
he owns considerable. Every indica-'
tion points to the fact he has a fine
opportunity to make a cleanup.
Mrs. Joaquin and children were in
Seward for some weeks last summer,
while awaiting the arrivaT at this port
of the steamer Santa Ana, en route
to Bethel on the Kuskokwim, where it
is reported she is nursing in a hospi
tal.
This fall Mr. Joaquin secured a good
sized contract to get out approximately
1500 cords of wood for one of the
dredge companies. This work is well
under way with the aid of horses and
tractors.
Mrs. E. A. Williams Injured
In Fall On Icy Sidewalk
Mrs. E. A. Williams, former Seward
resident, slipped on an icy sidewalk
at Anchorage this morning, breaking
small bones in an ankle, according to
a telephone message received by the
Gateway. Mrs. Williams, wife of the
Alaska Railroad conductor, moved to
Anchorage a few weeks ago.
Xmas cards, Alaska Shop. tf
Boys’ Winter Caps, Urbach’s. 323
MOORE & BEAULIEU
Gore Bldg. Adams 145
WALL PAPER PAPER-HANG
ING, and PAINTING
TINTING
•4
C.M.B.
CAL M. BROSIUS
Builders’ Supplies
When things Look
BLACK Phone the
Seward Steam Laundry
Telephone Main 148
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HOTEL ANCHORACE
F, I. REED, Proprietor
Rooms with Bath. Sample Rooms in Connection
Strictly Modern Prices Reasonable
Steam Heat « Good Senr.ce
HOT AND COLD WATER IN EVERY ROOM
Bus meets all trains and boats
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
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Piping and Fittings for
Power Plant Construction
5000 feet 2 1-2 double extra strong steel pipe, in random
lengths, 12 to 30 feet each; each length fitted with
square machined, four-bolt flanges. One end of run
grooved, opposite end and outlet tongued with steel
machined bolts, hexigon heads and nuts.
3000 feet 1 1-2 double extra strong steel pipe in lengths
12-to 30 feet each; each length fitted with square ma
chined four bolt flanges. One end of run groved, op
posite end and outlet tongued, with steel machined
bolts, hexagon heads and nuts.
500 assorted 1 1-2 and 2 1-2 steel four bolt flanges, elbows,
tees, crosses, return bends, divided return bends, re
ducing companion flanges, flange unions, globe and
angle valves, etc.
The piping and fittings are in first class condition, ready
for immediate delivery F. O. B. mail steamer Starr,
at Portlock, Port Chatham, Alaska.
Our price will be based up Walworth Manufacturing Com
pany’s factory catalog price F. O. B. Boston, Mass.,
thereby allowing the purchaser the cost of the freight
from the Aatlantic Coast to Alaska.
Will sell all or part of above piping and fittings and fur
nish list of quantity of different sizes on hand, upon
request.
Alaska Consolidated Fisheries, Inc.
PORTLOCK, ALASKA
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