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OF SEWARD. ALASKA — Established August 1U. 1904
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A CALL TO ARMS
Seward should be just about as much interested in
that proposed highway to Kenai on Cook Inlet as Ke
nai herself and should join that petition recently foh
waraed to Juneau.
Furthermore and besides the other small communi
ties in the vicinity of Kenai, the fur ranchers along
the Kenai and residents of Kenai Lake should be heard
in behalf of this highway as it would mean much to all
of us and the voice of 2,000 persons is more impressive
than 500.
Aside from the important considerations or health
and public safety—a flour shortage at the present
time—better medical attention, mail service, and touch
with the world during the long months of winter iso
lation, there is still the more important possibility of
opening up one of the most attractive portions of the
entire Territory to the agriculturist, the fur farmer,
the hunter and fisherman, the tourist, the miner and
the vacationist.
With a road into the moose country of Kenai pen
insula, Seward would quickly become an important out
fitting point for hunting parties. With a road over the
route proposed would be opened one of the finest pros
pective fur ranch centers in Alaska. At a cost estimated
around $200,000 would be made available a big stretch
of farming and stockraising country. This highway
might make it possible to get machinery into that re
gion along the Kenai River where much opportunity
exists for the prospector and where many insist good
dredging ground has been found.
But primarily this road should be built to protect
those hardy pioneers down there; protection from ill
ness, winter and summer. In all that vast area in which
there are 1,000 souls, not a doctor is within reach and
the only way they can reach one is over the winter snow
trail, traveling days and nights, to the railroad, then by
train to Seward Or Anchorage. During the summer the
only means of egress is by the monthly boat. A road
will change all this.
Seward can well afford to drop every other matter
and get behind this to a man.
AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS
Perhaps in no other industry is there such a var
iety of conditions as in the newspaper business. Totall* j
ed indiscriminately, there are something like over 14,
000 newspapers ill the United States.
For the smallest, probably not more than 25 pounds
of paper is required each week, while the Chicago edi
tion of the Sunday Chicago uses all the paper produced
from timber grown on 240 acres of land. The Gateway
uses a half-ton per month; possibly a fraction an acre.
The New York Times employes 3,100 persons, with
a payroll of $25,000,000 a year. The Gateway’s annual
payroll is approximately $12,000. Hearst’s newspapers
and magazines use more than $50,000,000 worth of paper
a year.
It is a well recognized fact that now, as always, the j
home town newspaper is the best and cleanest exponent ;
of constructive journalism.
Losing his pants through politeness was the fate
of an Anchorage grocerman last week when he bowed
low to lady he was serving at the curb. A passing auto
mobile fender attached itself to the seat of his trous
ers, removing them without injury to him. And it was
14 below zero, too.
Ail extremely old people, it seems, either used lots
of whiskey and tobacco, or none.
Our greatest fear concerning the matter is that
too much argument about peace may lead to war.
j SHIRK, BOTLE,
OEM’CnS, FLE FDR
TERRITORI1L SES1TE
JUNEAU, Feb., 4, (/P)-~A lien
Shattuck filed for the senate and
Frank A. Boyle for the house, both
on the democratic ticket.
First Division filings for the Al- j
aska legislature ticket closes Tues- j
day at 4:30; for Territorial offices
at 5 o’clock. It is expected both j
parties will complete tickets which
will be filed today.
STORK BROT GIRL
A baby girl was born to Mrs.
Francis Groth, local resident, at
Anchorage Saturday evening, it i
was reported yesterday, and both
were said to be resting as well
as could be expected. Mr. Groth,
professor at the Territorial school,
Jesse Lee Home, has not been
interviewed but it can be taken
for granted he must be wearing i
one of his famous smiles and, >
perhaps, is passing around cigars-1
TANANA TONNAGE
The S. S. Tanana of the A. S. S.'
Co., is due in Seward from the
south tomorrow according to dis
patches received by the local office,
the big freighter is carrying two
more passenger coaches for the Al
aska Railroad besides two carloads!
of blasting powder and several cars
of lumber.
There will be a business meeting
of the Seward Women’s club Thurs
day aftmoon, February 6, at 2 p. m.
at the home of Mrs. Meyers.
MORE ON MEETING
(Continued hvm Pw> o»»>
every member possible, regard
less of what branch of the gov
ernment they may be in, to be
affiliated with the Local in order
that a comparison may be tabu
lated as to the needs of each in
dividual branch regardless of
where they may be located
The seniority list has finally'
i been extended and issued to the
maintenance of way trackmen I
| and B & B crews which is now
being prepared' at Anchorage for
mailing to the various sections
for careful checking. They will I
then be sent back to headquarters I
and be prepared for adoption.
Again it is emphasized thatj
this organization is not a poli- j
tical group but anything in the
nature of legislature will be duly
forwarded direct to Washington,
consideration. The preamble oi j
the organization is to promote I
efficiency of government depart- j
ments and betterment of gov
ernment employees in the various j
branches.
In ending President Priddy
again lauded the efforts of Colonel
Otto F. Ohlson, general manager
'of the Alaska Railroad, for his
hearty personal cooperation in
the organization’s behalf.
This day in history: 1899—
Philippine-American war begun.
TF VOU HAVEN'T TRIED FRYE
BRITHN’S BABY BEEF, you are
certainly missing something.
ATHLETIC PROGRAM
School athletics—3:40 to 5 p. ra.
Monday .Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday.
Men’s handball—5 to 7 p. m.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Men’s indoor baseball—7:30 to 10
p. m., Mondays.
Ladies indoor baseball—7:30 to
10 p. m. Thursdays.
Boys basketball—7 to 8.30 p. m. i
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Fridays.
Men’s basketball—8:30 to 10 p. m.
Wednesday and Saturday
Women’s basketball—8.30 to 10!
p. m. Tuesday and Fridays.
SEWARD ATHLETIC CLUB
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