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GASOLINE FROM
LIGNITE COAL
The lignite and coal fields of
Alaska, said to be the largest in
the world, are certain in time to
furnish the principal supply of
gasoline and other by-products
4o the consumers of the United
States. The German chemical
process by which lignite is re
duced to toal tar, and the coal
tar then distilled indentically as
natural oil is distilled, producing
the same results, is more and
more the sensation of the oil and
coal world.
Fifteen thousand men are em
loyed in Germany building
plants to treat German lignite:
America and England are following
suit.
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wells of the United States will
go dry, as they have done in
many sections. That time is not
so far off.
But long before that time, the
cheapened process of distilling
lignite coal tar will bring the
Alaska lignite fields into com
mercial use on a large scale.
It is not stretching the imag
ination to visualize the port of
Seward as one of the biggest
shipping centers in the world for
gasoline, distillate, fuel and other
by-products, obtained from the
50,000,000,000 tons of lignite tri
butary to the Alaska Railroad.
That enormous lignite field can
supply the United States in gas
oline and fuel oil at the present
rate of consumption for 500 years.
DAN QUIXOTE
Cervantes lampooning the Age of
Chivalry, dresses his hero in arm
or of tin and sends him forth to
do battle. The poor old sport, a
little addled in the brain, sees a
windmill whirling around in the
breeze and spurring up his em
aciated nag makes a ferocious at
tack up the enemy of his imagin
ation with dire results to the de
crepit knight.
“Our Dan’’ whom we sent to
Washington to represent us; to
try and obtain relief for Alaska
from the burdens which oppress
our people, must have taken Dan
Quixote as a model. Instead of
using a little diplomacy, he has
consistantly fought windmills un
til he has “busted his pick”, bent
his spear and rendered himself
about as useful as a tallow dog in
Hades.
When will the people of Alaska
cease to vote for a man whose
only aim seems to be to line his
pockets with the generous salary
and expense account the Govern
ment pays him while he spends
his time vilifying the people to
whom we must look for aid?
LISTEN TO THIS ONE
A recent news excerpt read as
follows: “Existence of the Alaska
bear, the largest living carnivore,
was unknown until 1896.”
Strange as it may seem, Alas
ka abounds with several species
of bear, largest of which is the
brown bear. The time is probit
ious for our officially styled del
egate to tell the world, among
other things, that they were
known, hunted, trapped and kill
ed, long before 1896.
Italy has almost no coal.
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■e at Seward, Alaska as
a mail matter
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litor and Manager
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any advertisement it so desires.
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Bv the 15th of this month the
Pioneer Coal Co., located at Moose
Creek Spur, will be supplying the
Alaska market with Black Diamond
coal, according to Evan Jones, coal
mining man who has been associat
ed with the development of the
Territory’s coal fields for years
past and who is a brief visitor in
Seward today.
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make arrangements for local dis
tribution. A number of Seward
people are financially interested in
this new coal mining concern.
Regarding the progress of work,
Mr. Jones reports a trestle 44 feet
in height and 150 feet in length has
been built; bunkers 45 by 30 feet
with a capacity of 150 tons; a side
track, installation of a washer,
tipples and boilers besides the hun
dred other items necessary for
successful and economic operation.
NO TRAIN TONIGHT
The Alaska Railroad is having
trouble with high water and mud
slides near Curry, the local office
reported yesterday, and there will
be nO train arriving in Seward
today or out tomorrow (Sunday).
However there will be a train in
tomorrow afternoon and will
leave for the north Monday at
7:30 a. m.
The S. S. Starr, Captain An
derson, San Juan Fishing &
Packing Co., is scheduled to sail
Monday for Westward and Bris
tol bay ports.
ALAAMEDA TONNAGE
The fast liner Alameda of the
A. S. S. Co. which arrived in
Seward yesterday brought 750
tons of general freight including
400 tons for points on the Alaska
Railroad; 140 tons for Seward.
160 tons for the Starr and 50 tons
for the freighter Redondo.
Regular weekly business meet
ing and luncheon Tuesday, at
noon, of the Seward Chamber of
Commerce. The Seward Grill is
the place.
TRAIN 7 P. M. SUNDAY
Tomorrow’s train (Sunday) will
arrive from the Interior at 7 p.
m., it is said. The train north
bound Monday will depart at
the usual time, 7:30 a. m. The in
coming train, under the new
schedule, wlil arrive Tuesday at
7 p. m.
Mrs. Gust Peterson and daughter
Alva, left on today’s train for An
chorage.
Miss Ruby Wilson, member of the
Seward school faculty for the term
of 1928-29, was among the arrivals
on the Alameda yesterday and de
parted for the Interior on today’s
train.
The Navy radio vessel Swallow,
former mine layer, arrived in port
yesterday .
Tne Anchorage Times proposes
to publish a special edition her
alding the city’s power connect
ion with the Eklutna plant.
UK FIELD, SOON
] Actual work in clearing the
Seward airplane landing field will
begin the forepart of next week,
Istated Sam Romak yesterday, who
has been awarded the contract
I by the Alaska Road Commission.
1 Mr. Romak, who is not unknown ,
j in these parts as a contractor as j
he has previously successfully;
completed various road projects,!
says tha.t his contract calls for I
i clearing the overgrowth, trees, !
and shrubbery, and also stripp- j
ing the moss, but does not call I
j for leveling the field. This will
I probably be done next spring.
The job aggregates an area of
12 acres and Contractor Romak |
i anticipates no difficulty in turn-j
ing the completed job over to I
j the A. R. c.. in the specified
time, 60 days. He is making ar
rangements today to use a tract
or on the work for the purpose
of pulling stumps.
The sum of $6,000 has been ap
propriateed for this work by the I
City of Seward and Territory but,
it is said, when the field is ful
ly completed, the investment will
be closer to $20,000. A large tract
of land—aside from this 12 acres- j
was donated to thee City of Sew- i
ard by H. V. Hoben, prominent I
I loca l citizen and one of the most ;
influential of Alaska business j
men.
!
The shipment of 29 sacks of!
wool which arrived from Cher- !
! okoff on the S. S. Starr, is but j
| first shipment of others to
follow, it is reported. Each sack
weighs 350 pounds.
PUPILS, MATURE HUE
III SCHOOLS, INCREASE;
!
WASHINGTON, Sept., 6, {£>)— j
The number of people of mature i
age going to school in 1927-28 in-I
.creased 30 percent over the num- !
ber registered for class work the
| year before, it was stated by the
Bureau of Education, Department
! of the Interior. In 1926-27, 200.000
, adults were enrolled, and that
! number increased in 1927-28 to
260.000.
Youth has no advantage in
learning over maturity, the Bureau j
further states. It is inclined to be- I
believe, in fact, that when a man of
45 and a youth of 20 are set to I
;wrastle with any problem that con
^’tutes an element in education,
'the older man, because of his ex- :
perience and judgment, will more!
| thoroughly master it.
Willard Shellhorn, local young
man, returned home last. night
from Latouche where he has
been employed for some moths I
past.
Mr. and Mrs. Me Cullough and !
Mrs. Jack Me Cord plan to leave i
on the S. S. Admiral Watson for !
the Westward.
A school to teach the principles
of breeding silver foxes has open
ed in Munich.
Motorship
Discoverer
For Hire or Charter
Next scheduled trip to the
Cook Inlet ports of Portlock
^eldovia, and to Iliamna
Bay will be early in Sept.
Captain Heinle Berger
Seward, Alaska
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THE REDOUBTABLE
TIM Me C 0 Y
assisted by a special cast will be seen in a new type of play
THE ADVENTURER”
A thrilling tale of South American revolution in which McCoy
takes a leading part to save his mining interests and the girl
he loves. It is a fast action play of dare-devil exploits and in
trique. Staged with romantic Spanish backgrounds and beaut
iful scenery. We will show you a fine Our Gang Comedy
“CRAZY HOUSE”
in which the kids delve into mysteries.
Also there will be a Mermaid two-reel comedy starring George
, Davis in “BATTER UP”
A PROGRAM OF THRILLS AND FUN
SUNDAY ONLY
THE FANTASTIC FOREIGN DRAMA
“METROPOLIS'
a wonderful talc somewhat like those of Jules Verne in that
it shows a city and its people in the year 2029. Looking ahead
1000 years. Something new and strange, Here is a moving
picture of the popular stories everyone reads in the magazines
of amazing life in other worlds or ages ahead c/n this earth.
THRILLING — TRAGICAL — MYSTERIOUS
Wonderful acting by a special cast. With this 8-reel feature
we will show a fine Pathe Review.
Coal
By the sack or carload
—PREMIER—
and mine run coal—Try it
—MEALY LUMP—'
Nut or mine run
—EVAN JONES
Lump or mine run i j
—NANIMO—
Range coal in sack or bulk
WOOD-ICE-HAY-GRAIN
Alaska-Transfer
—Telephone MAin 81, Arcade Building—
H. 1. Hoben A. F. Davis—
Overland
Hotel
On the Main Street
Seward, Alaska
MEL A. HORNER, Mgr.
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Have you tried our dairy
Lunches?
Bread, Pies, Cakes and
other pastries
WE PUT UP LUNCHES
FOR THE TRAIN
SEWARD BAKERY
JOHN e.
WHITE and CO.
High Grade Line of
CIGARS
TOBACCOS
CANDIES
FINEST BILLIARD HALL IN ALASKA
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