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OF SEWARD. ALASKA — Established August 1#. 1904
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JOIN THE EXCURSION FRIDAY
An opportunity is afforded the people of Seward on
Friday to join the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
Excursion to Anchorage at a low-fare rate; a one-way
rate for the round-trip. But 30 Sewardites must be in the
local party in order to enjoy this special rate. About 15
have already signified their intention of going and these,
together with others, are requested to make reserva
tions immediately with the local railroad agent. Ordin
arily a one and one-third fare rate is charged but Colonel
Ohlson has made a special concession for this occasion.
Phone the depot right now!
ALASKA RAILROAD POLYTECHNIC SCHOOL
The Alaska Railroad’s car shops are rapidly becom
ing something more than an adjunct to the operation of
the railroad; they are in fact becoming a demonstration
institution wherein is being proven that a field lies open
to the successful manufacture of many essentials to mod
ern civilization right here in Alaska.
Among the most recent performances of the corps
of skilled iron, steel and woodworkers is the taking of a
Aeel dining car and remodeling it into an observation
car that one might expect to encounter fresh from the
I Tillman shops.
Remodeling the car is but a part of the demonstra
tion that the railroad boasts some of the skilled mechanics
in the railroad industry, and young Alaskans are rapid
ly being given technical educations that fit them to later
branch out into manufacturing business for themselves.
Even the commodious, upholstered armchairs that will
serve the de luxe travelers are being manufactured in
the woodworking section of the shops. These chairs are
made from native Alaska birch, seasoned and prepared
under the roof of the big bee hive of industry.
The interior of the palatial coach is being finished
in native birch and cottonwood, stained and polished to
imitate mahogany and in the imitation loses nothing of
beauty and perfection of workmanship.
To transform the coach to meet the requirements of
an observation car it was necessary to cut the ordinary
square windows and replace them with arched apertures
which admit of a greater upward range of vision. The
rear end is also cut out and arched between the door fac
ing and the outer wall, giving passengers on the interior
of the car an unobstructed view to the rear.
One of the greatest advantages of this home indus
try is the training of young men and fitting them to
branch out and build up manufacturing business that
will in time keep pace with the development of the coun
try. This training embraces technical instruction in pat
tern making, modeling and finishing, applicability of cer
tain native woods to immediate needs, staining and pol
ishing.
Practically all furniture, such as desks, chairs, cab
inets, etc., now used by the railroad have been turned out
of the shops.
Without such an institution as The Alaska Railroad,
this field of training would not be available to the young
men leaving high school and who are unable to take a
collegiate course unless they went abroad and became
indentured as apprentices.
Thus, in addition to being an indispensable transpor
tation system. The Alaska Railroad combines the func
tions of a polytechnical institute where young men and
women may be prepared to enter their life’s work forti
fied with knowledge and training equal to the best of the
older centers.
Figures are not available with respect to the furni
ture imported into Alaska annually, but it is reasonable
to assume that its volume justifies the eventual establish
ment of furniture factories which will have the advan
tage of raw materials at the elbow and a steadily growing
market as development creates a demand for more mod
ern interior decorations and furnishings.
TON SUPERINTENDENT
ON THE JOB IT GHIGNIK
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Captain Halvorsen is superin
tendent of the Columbia Riveri
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Packers Association cannery at
Chignik and the veteran skipper
and canner is looking as spry and '
as healthy as he did 20 years ago. j
He has the sailing schooner Star of !
;A1 iska at anchor at Chignik and
the cannery tug Alitak on the job; j
he towed the vessel north with the
Alitak. a powerful diesel craft.
The plant at Chignik is operated ,
i by hydro -electric and is said to be
one of the finest of its type in the
north. It looks it.
The S. S. Redondo of the Alas- i
ka Steamship Company, Captain !
Anderson, arrived in port from j
! a trip to the Westward.
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• By Special Corrsepondent i
The Skinner & Eddie Co., have
been driving a trap near Unga,
which is supposed to block the Pa
cific American’s trap at about the
same place, and both companies
are now patiently waiting for the !
silver horde to arrive.
| Th price of salmon has risen one
icent per and the boys are enthus
iastic
| Captain Emil Mobeck is down j
here with his yacht to get her over- |
hauled and painted as everything j
is so wet on Sanak that the paint j
I will not even dry.
The Shumagin Island mail boat j
El Hurd made her usual run and
found everything lovely; the young I
fox are peeping out, and the old j
ones are barking on every island, j
The owners are kicking about the j
low prices for their fur.
Semenonof has killed 42 eagles |
this last winter. Most of them were j
golden eagles, the largest and
strongest of his kind. On every j
bluff along the route there are a
pair of eagles sitting but they are j
safe, as we have not the time to ^
!spare to go after them for $1 per. j
Mr. Browm is now back at his t
mining property, having brought j
j an expert along who will report on i
the property. He seems to think
well of the Popoff mine, and has
had a gang of men working there
I the whole winter.
Please send along a little green j
grass of any kind to cover these
I barren hills for this is the latest
spring w7e have ever experienced.
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REBUILDING CANNERY
J The big Ekuk cannery, at Point
’Ekuk, Nushagak river, Bristol Bay,
iwhich suffered great loss in the
;high water and wind storms of last
|November, is being rebuilt. The
I nearby village, however, is not;
what was once a fair-size village is
ir,owr a total ruin with the exception
of the old Russian church, high up
ion the banks.
j Classified Advertising
RATES—Fifteen cents per line
Count six average words to a
line. .Minimum charge 50 cents,
first insertion, 7'/2 cents per
line for subsequent insertion.
! FOR SALE—One burglar-proof
safe; one National cash register,
modern; one Burrows adding
machine and stand; all kinds of
new scales-all sizes-including
four large Fairchilds weighing
up to 2,000 pounds; redwood
store shelving, mahognay coun- !
ters; Royal typewriter, large!
carriage. Write Sjoberg & Ment- |
zer, LTnga, Alaska.
I LUCILLE will shop for you prompt
ly and economically. Be sure to '
describe article desired complet- j
ly and accurately as to sizes,
color, material and amount you
wish to pay. Lucille, 853 East
20th., Eugene, Oregon.
FOR RENT-Three-room furnished
house with bath, Adams 24.
■i WANTED to bur:- Clean cotton rags
will pay five cents per pound, (lateway —
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TOMORROWS
FEATURE
SUIT WEATHER
This is Ideal Suit Weather
Suits, Blouses and Accessories
—at the
STEAMSHIP STARR
CAPTAIN C. E. ANDERSON
Next Sailing of Steamer Starr out of Seward
JUNE 14, at 6, P. M.
Chas. A. Jansen, Agent
SAN JUAN FISHING & PACKING
COMPANY
Phone Madison 139 Seward, Alaska
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There is no need for a shabby looking dress
or suit when our dry-cleaning department can j
make them look like new7. Bring that dress or |
suit in today for a trial and you will be am- 1
azed at the result. Modern machinery and up
| to-date methods. |
Clothes, laundered—Suits and Dresses, eleean
ed and pressed—Hats, cleaned and blocked.
j SEWARD STEAM LAUNDRY j
Harry Kawabe— —Phone: Main 148
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