THE BANK OF SEWARD FOR SERVICE
LUNCHEON GIVEN
YESTERDAY WAS
BEST EVER HELD
The luncheon held yesterday at the
Grill by the Seward Chamber of Com
merce was one of the best from point
of attendance yet given, visitors from
the four divisions of Alaska being in
attendance. Chef Fred Schroeder out
did himself in preparing the elaborate
menus, and from soup to cigars it
was thoroughly enjoyed by all.
President C. C. Hinde presided at
the opening of the meeting, but later
put Vice-President McMullen in the
chair. Among the visitors present
were Senators Bartley Howard, of
Anchorage; H. E. Pratt, of Fairbanks;
Representatives Ben Grier, Wm. Sher
man. of Anchorage; J. J. Elliott, of
Nome;II. H. Ross, and George C.
Moody of Fairbanks; Gus Gelles, well
known commercial traveller; W. H.
Reynolds, manager of the Drier Bay
cannery; Alex McDonald, agent for
the Alaska Steamship Company at
Anchorage; H. Horn, assistant general
manager of the Alaska Railroad: Sam
Asp. canneryman. \V. W. Stolle, mem
ber of the Gorman Fisheries; Harry
Staser, deputy marshal at Anchorage;
G. B. Stevens. U. S. marshal at Fair
banks; Walter Scott, auditor for the
N. C. company; S. Knaflith. manager
of a saltery at Kotzebue Sound: and
several others.
Senator H. E. Pratt was the first
speaker called upon by Chairman Mc
Mullen. Mr. Pratt said he was not
surprised at the good appearing body
of men in Seward, and asserted the
surrounding scenery for responsible
for it. Mr. Pratt declared that if
Alaskans would only stay by the
country, they would do better than by
h
going outside, and said all old timers
in Texas had come into their own by
sticking to their country until oil had
| been discovered.
W. A. Stolle, fish broker and mem
ber of the Gorman Fish Company of
Seattle, said he would be a frequent
visitor here, and that the supplies for
his company’s operations would be
purchased as far as practicable, in
Seward.
U. S. Marshal Gilbert B. Stevens, of
Fairbanks, spoke of the immense
tracts of placer ground undeveloped
in and around Fairbanks, which will
some day be worked at a profit, this
ground running 50 and 75 cents to the
cubic yard, and told of operators in
I California making a profit at 8 and 10
I cents per yard.
! H. H. Ross, Territorial representa
; tive from the Fourth division, spoke
j about the numerous bills which would
i be before the House this session and
! that additional taxation of fisheries
j products. He said the Territory’s re
I serve fund was down to §100,000, and
while he was opposed to any further
I taxation, some means must be devised
j to raise funds for the territory. He
was opposed to taxing mining and
| mining development.
Wm. Sherman, Territorial repre
| sentative from Anchorage, said he
i was willing to take up any cause, and
declared that Seward has been dis
criminated against in prevailing fish
ing regulations.
Senator Bartley Howard, of Anchor
age, thanked the people of Seward
for their support in the recent elec
! tion, and said he had every faith in
j, Delegate Sutherland and Fish Com
! missioner O’Malley, regarding the bu
reau’s policy in Alaska. He spoke at
length on his trip to Washington, D.
C., and the coal situation, and said
wliilei money for any legitimate enter
prise was easy to get, one had to show
capital. He was of the opinion that
the average prospector and holder of
mining claims, or any piece of ground,
valued his property too highly, unless
he knew what the ground really con
tained. He believed capital should be
encouraged by a reasonable survey of
properties.
J. J. Elliott, representative from the
Nome division, spoke about the rank
ing industry of the Nome country,—
reindeer. Mr. Elliott came out via
dog team with Will Lomen, of Lomen
Brothers Reindeer Co. They have
three cold storage plants now in the
Territory and are trying to get cold
storage plants on board ships. Rein
deer herds, numbering 400,000 are
owned by this farm, and all hotels
and restaurants in the States are serv
ing this delicious meat. Reindeer
meat is sold in Nome at 8 and 10
cents per pound.
Tanbark is also plentiful in the
Nome district, and several parties are
interesting themselves in having hides
brought from South America and the
States for treatment in Alaska. Oil
is interesting many in Nome, while
good roads and trails are the divi
sion’s greatest needs.
H. I. Staser, deputy marshal at An
chorage, said while he was a member
of the last legislature, he spent the
first thirty days wondering why he
was there, and the last thirty days
wondering why the other legislators
were there. He expressed confidence
in all the representatives from this
division, in acting for the best inter
ests of the division.
H. V. Hoben, local capitalist, said
he was very glad to be present and
declared the greatest interst right
now was the appointment of honest
and conscientious officials in the Bu
reau of Fisheries and Surveys; that
heads of the departments should ap
point men qualified to give an accu
rate report on fishing conditions and
the bureau should carry out the report
as recommended.
Capt. O. A. Johansen, master of the
steamship Starr, said that coal was
the crying need to the westward and
that 80 per cent of the ships crossing
the Pacific came within 75 miles of
Sewardj He urged the need of coal
ing stations at this port.
Several other visitors addressed the
Chamber on matters touching the de
velopment of Alaska.
Chairman McMullen appointed a
committee to meet General Manager
Noel W. Smith, and B. H. Barndollar,
of the Alaska railroad, an honorary
membership in the local Chamber be
ing tendered them.
Joseph Magill of beluga whaling
fame and a prominent canneryman of
Cook Inlet, arrived on the Alameda,
leaving on today’s train for Anchor
age. Mr. Magill will operate his plant
on the inlet this summer. He states
the fish market is firm, and believes
that Alaska will have a big year in
the development of all resources. Mrs.
Magill is in Seattle, coming on a later
boat.
HERE NOW
-1925
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GROVER C. FRAME, SON OF
JOHN W., PASSES AWAY
Grover C. Frame, oldest of four sons
of John W. Frame, well known Alaska
publisher, died at Sedro Woolley, last
Sunday morning. Grover has been in
poor health for some time. He first
went into the Klondike in 1898, and
has been a resident at one time of
practically every camp in the North.
He wras 41 years of age at the time
of his death and is survived by his
father and mother and three brothers,
Ira of Port Angeles, William, of Hyder,
and Park, of Hollywood. His mother
and brother Ira were at his bedside
when he passed way. Interment was
made in Everett, Wash.
EARTHQUAKE SHAKES UP
BIG PASSENGER STEAMER
Passengers on the steamship Ala
meda report that the earthquake which
hit Seward Monday afternoon, struck
the vessel off Hinchinbrook. So se
vere was the shock that the ship’s
engines were stopped, the pilot in
charge believing that a reef or float
ing wreckage had been hit. At the
time of the shock the vessel’s bow
dipped down as though on the crest
of a big wave. No damage wras done
other than alarming a few' of the pas
sengers.
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CARD OF THANKS
I wish to thank my friends for their
kind assistant during the last illness
and death of my husband. Especially
do I thank those dear friends who
so loyally remained writh me during
his long sick spell, and the Pioneers
who had charge of the services.
MRS. KATHRINE COLWELL.
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Hick’s Almanac Predicts
Heavy Quakes in March
Hick’s Almanac for 1925 predicted
the earthquake of Monday afternoon,
with remarkable accuracy. It also
predicts that the first week in March
will be the worst for earthquakes ever
known, the southern hemisphere suf
fering especially, with the quakes ex
tending over large sections of the
northern hemisphere.
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