Doing Our Part
The growth, prosperity and advance
ment of any community, village or city, de
pends largely upon the enterprise and co
operation of its citizens.
This bank realizes its duty in this re
spect and its resources and experience are
available at all times for the promotion and
welfare of legitimate enterprises.
Resources $400,000.00
Bank of Seward
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IS AN ALASKA PRODUCT
NOW ON THE LOCAL MARKET
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Moose Creek, Alaska
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General Merchandise
Meat market with modern cold
storage in connection
KODIAK, ALASKA
PERIQUE TOBACCO GROWING A
PECULIARLY LOUISIANA CROP
BATON ROUGE, Jan. 19. (IP)— In
theparish of St. James, a short way
from New Orleans, is a historic and
picturesque industry, infinitesimal
in comparison with many,of the oth
er bountiful aricultural crops of the
state, but which is peculiarly Louis
ianian. This is the Perique tobacco
industry, alone In fhe world.
First grown many years ago by an
Acadian whose name the tobacco now
bears, its cultivation has been kept
up continuously ever since by direct
lineal descendants of the original M.
Perique.
Cultivation is confined to a very
small area on the banks of the Miss
issippi, where a favorable combina
‘tion of soil and climate is particularly
adapted to its growth. This tobac
co, which finds its chief use as a
seasoner for mixtures, is exceedingly
strong, with a distinct flavor and aro
ma. Not many more than 500 acres
are given over to its growth.
Perique is raised in much the same
manner as any other sun tobacco,
the land being properly plowed over
and the rows set about five feet
!
DOCK FLOAT MAY
BE REPAIRED BY
GUS MANTHEY1
Under the head of communications
a letter received by Mayor L. V.
Ray, from the Juneau headquarters
of the Alaska Road Commission, re
ferring to the local proposed shelter
harbor, was read at last night’s reg
1 ular meeting of the town council. The
i communication will be also read at
today’s meeting of the Chamber of
'Commerce and its contents publish
ed in tomorrow’s issue of the Gate
way.
The finance and claims committee
was presented, in -which were incor
porated the report of the health of
ficer, the city attorney’s report and
an affidavit from the Fire Chief,
relative to the Gillespie case. It i
was recommended that no action be
taken as the city was not liable.
Motion was regularly made, seconded
and carried that the report be accept
ed and filed, but that the matter of
■compensation he left open until the
next regular meeting of th council.
The report of the health officer
regarding the condition of the public
schools, was read and filed. Wm.
Coppernoll, attorney, was present and ■
requested the cancellation of certain ‘
certificates of redemption taken up
for him during his recent absence
and issuance of certificates of sale,
instead. Upon regular motion, sec
onded and carried, this authority
was granted.
Motion regularly made and second
ed that the claim of Henry Thody for
repairing the sidewalk in front of the
I Daggett property, be paid by the city,
and the property owner billed for
same.
Mayor Ray stated that the ninety
days allowed Councilman H. E. Ells
worth—a special leave of absence—
would expire by the next regular
meeting of the council, and that he
had received from Councilman Ells
worth, his formal resignation. Regu
j larly moved and seconded the res
ignation was accepted.
A di-cussion then followed regard
ing filling the vacancy created. It
was decided the council should agree
by the next meeting, on some per
son in order that he might be elect
ed and take the oath of office.
Under the head of unfinished bus
iness the status of the fire chief case
came up for discussion but owing to
the absence of one of the council
members the matter was laid on the
table until the next meeting.
Gus Manthey appeared before the
meeting and reported on the condi
tion of the floating dock, present
ing the council with specifications
insisted upon by the Alaska Rail
road for placing same in first class
order. Mr. Manthey offered to en
ter into a contract with the town to
straighten and strengthen the pil
ing, replace present drums with logs
and in general, putting the dock in
good shape, for an amount not to
exceed $300. It -was regularly mov
ed, seconded and carried the mat
ter be turned over to the city attor
ney who was instructed to draw up
a contract and the necessary author
ization for expenditures.
The street committee reported the
excessive high tide had loosened the
log boom in the slough and that the
logs had destroyed the retaining wall
of the garbage dump, allowing the
garbage to o adrift on high tides,
permitting the depositing of same on
the roads. It was reported the same
could be replaced for a sum not to
exceed $100. Upon regular motion
seconded and carried, this sum was
allowed.
The school committee returned the
report of the school board with the
recommendation the report be accept
ed and filed. It was so ordered in
regular fashion.
apart. The seed is sown early in
January and replanted in March or
April. The harvesting is done in
July. The tobacco then is hung in
t'he sheds to dry, stripped and placed
in presses until the following March
or April when it is ready for the
market. Frequently, however, it is
not sold until three or four years old,
as Perique, like wine, improves with
age.
The yield' is about 500 pounds to
the acre and its price fluctuates with
the demands of the market.
figure it this way—
You know and WE know'that when you
get right down to facts—it's the most for the
money which forms the bases of trade.
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product in Men's Footwear that can be produc
ed—Better Shoes cannot be made. They will
Out-live, Out-wear and Out-service any three
three pair of questionable shoes selling at half
their price.
FLORSHEIM SHOES — $11 to $11.50
Brown & Hawkins Corn.
“QUALITY FIRST”
ONE
GOOD TEST
—of the purity and stability of a
motor oil is the amount of carbon
it forms.
Zerolene forms, on an average,
2,0% less carbon than other oils.
The carbon is soft and fluffy and
most of it blows out with the ex>
haust. For this reason the Zero'
lene'lubricated automobile or mo'
tonboat may be driven from 15%
to 50% farther without having
the valves ground or the cylinders
rebored.
Zerolene forms less carbon than
any other motor oil \nown to us.
Insist on Zerolene—a better oil.
Ask for it by name—Zerolene.
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(California)