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considerable business to both. It
would bring the southbound tour
ists over this scenic section after
they had a good night’s rest at An
chorage, putting them in a better
frame of mind on leaving this part
|of Alaska. Complaint that lack of
j hotel accommodations would work
| a hardship if this were done, IS
NOT TRUE. So far as I have been
able to learn, the hotels in Seward
have been full but twice in the last
three years.
The one valid argument of inter
ior people against this proposed
schedule is that the delay of a day
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Remedies; Puretest Products; Firstaid Hospital Supplies;
Shari, Cara Nome, Duska, Jonteel and Georgia Rose Toi
let Goods; Artstyle Chocolates; Symphony and Lord Bal
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These and many other products of the same high qual
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there are 10,000 Rexall Stores in the United States, each
and every one of which is independently or individually
owned. These Rexall Stores, linked together by the com
mon bond of exclusive Rexall Products, are called “The
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i The l?&xa£z Store
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Watch this advertisement and take home one of these
extra specials for the next day’s dinner.
Special
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Special Merchants Lunch Every Day 45c
Hot Sandwiches 40c
Fresh Box Lunches
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Agent for FORD Cars and Trucks
CHAS. LECHNER
jin Seward keeps them waiting for
mail, and is detrimental to perish
able shipments, (fresh fruits and
vegetables). The complaint of an
extra day in mail transit is far
fetched, for in the old days wl a
it took three weeks to deliver mail
to FairUnnks th6y were very happy
and contented when it was cut
down to two. The other objection
can be met by equiping the ice
IUUIU Oiuidgc Vytxxo WAV** c*j^
aratus, to make tttem equal in this
respect to the boats. But, if that
proved unsatisfactory, then one of
[the large gas car combinations
jcould be used for mail and perisha
ble haulage, leaving here as quickly
jas possible after the boat arrived,
!and making a NON-STOP RUN
THROUGH TO FAIRBANKS dur
ing the open season.
It is to be expected that Fair
banks will vigorously protest
| against any curtailment of trans
portation service, but there is NO
■ VALID REASON why the Govern
ment should spend AN ENORMOUS
SUM OF MONEY just to provi j
them with fresh fruit and vegeta
bles, and a quicker mail service, by
keeping trains running in the win
ter. Before they had this service,
the town was larger and more
prosperous, and no real hurt would
come to the community if it was
discontinued during the winter
months. The only commercial
change it might occasion would be
the "closing of the little ca and
j carry stores- but as these are not
an asset to the community their
| loss would not be felt.
1 If frequent train service, and
I close connections at Seward, wras as
i necessary to Fairbanks as they
claim, WHY IS THE TOWN, AT
;THE PRESENT TIME, AT IT’S
JLOWEST EBB, both population and
! commercially, after having the fast
ischedule for a long time?
AIRPLANE SERVICE
If the railroad were not operat
ing during the winter, or is chang
to a highway which might be
blocked with snow, there would be
regular travel by dog-team, and
stage-line- But I believe all mail
(and express, and some passengers,
| would be handled by airplane from
the end of the open road to Fair
banks, by the present interior air
plane service companies.
LUXURIES
Fancy and luxurious rolling
stock, ali steel trains, etc., are not
I needed, and it is a waste of money ;
to provide them. Tens of thous
ands of dollars have been expended j
the last year on unnecessary equip- j
ment. The luxurious new observa
tion car eliciets much surprise and
praise, but was drain UNJUSTI
FIED. The great, powerful snow
plow, purchased lately, will break
thru the snow drifts and slides
quicker than the ones we had, and j
so will, no doubt, save a few days
delay, for a dozen or so travelers,
who have had to spend a few more j
dollars in Alaska while waiting for
our old, ordinary plows to do the j
I work in the past. It will take more j
d i engines to pusn inis plow, ana so t
| will add a few names to Anchor- ;
jage’s payroll. BUT JUST WHAT;
BENEFIT will it bring to Alaska. !
j MILAGE AND FREIGHT RATES j
j There should be an immediate j
! raise of THE PASSENGER RATE j
FROM SIX CENTS TO TEN CENTS l
PER MILE. The resulting loss of j
traffic would not be more than 25 j
percent of the gain in revenue. |
Such advance would bring a pro- ;
; test, but would be beneficial in
general, both to the railroad and j
| the people. In the old Alaska
’Northern days a charge of 20 cents
rper mile for open gas car travel was
cheerfully paid, and half that
amount, now, would also be cheer
! fully paid if the alternative were j!
given of shutting the railroad M
| down. The raise in rate would also j
have an influence in keeping inter
ior people from running outside to .
! spend their money.
1 FREIGHT RATES ON ALL IM
PORTED PRODUCE SHOULD BE
RAISED, so as to stimulate home i
consumption of honiQ grown food.
This applies to lumber, coal and
meat also.
TOURISTS
! The train schedule, the changes
land additions to rolling stock, the
‘proposed new river steamer, gives
evidence that the desire to increase :
, tourist travel is the controlling fac
^or of present policies- This is, no
doubt, an effort to increase the
revenue. BUT ANY EXPENDITURE
WHATEVER, SOLELY FOR THIS
PURPOSE, IS A WASTE AT THIS
TIME, and WITHOUT GOOD RE
SULTS TO THE DEVELOPMENT
OF ALASKA Strict tourist travel
does not now, and never has, stim
ulated or helpel the development
of a country’s internal resources.
, Small European States are very
greatly helped financially by tour
ist travel, but the inhabitants are
j changed from industrial workers
to the status of personal servants.
Alaskans are not at all a type of
hardy frontiersman whose instinct
■and pleasure is to hew a home and
living from a new country. This is
the last frontier, yes. but most of
the inhabitants are cosmopoli
jtan city folks, with the one idea of
making money with the least ef
*fo~t. If, therefore, this country
iscould gain enough tourist travel
J to provide Alaskans with more of
•an income than they could get, at
; first, from the development of the
(resources, IT WILL RETARD
GROWTH, and turn the population
into a bunch of servers.
The great majority of tourists
j visiting this country are people of
small means, using years of savings
|on the trip. From observation I
! would say the average age of adults
| is 50 years, and of children 16
| years. These two elements combine
to create far greater expectations
of pier res and beauties to be
| seen, tiu*n Alaska can fulfill. They
are not seasoned travelers, and the
length of the trip, combined with
ithe unfulfilled expectations, make
THE MAJORITY OF THEM DIS
CREDIT THE COUNTRY AND
EVERYTHING IN IT.
I believe this knocking to be one
of the main reasons for the great
slump in tourist travel this season.
Especially is this true of those
making the trip down the Yukon
River, and out this way to the
states. That trip is both tiresome
and uninteresting nine-tenths of I
the distance. For the good of Al
aska it should be discouraged. The,
only one that should be encourag
ed at present is the round trip,
from Seattle to Anchorage; or at
furtherest to Mt. McKinley Nation
al Park
i This railroad should not cater to
the “Threadbare” tourist. The
$50,000 or so, expended last year on
tourists baiting would have been
much better spent on some devel
opment work along the railway.
The seasoned traveler, the high
class tourist, the big game hunter,
etc., will come no matter what
j schedule, or service, the railroad
gives, and one of these is worth a
dozen of the “threadbare”, kicking
kind.
INDUCING AGRICULTURE*
PURSUITS
fhe greatest benefit to any new
country is permanent settlement of
the agricultural land by bona-fide
! farmers, and the greatest efforts
jof all Governments is directed to
that end. For over 30 years the
farming possibilities of the central
Alaskan valleys have been spoken
of, and written about, exhaustively.
Each succeeding management of
;tne railroad nas taken a whack at
jthe settlement problem, and failed.
The usual method by the different
managers, has been enticing far
mers in states, by illustrated lec
tures, etc., to transfer their activi
ties to Alaska, painting in glowing
terms the luxuriant growths, the
jease of acquiring land, etc. Year
after year a few farmers have re
sponded, and visited this region. I
believe their annual number could
be counted on two hands. These
few have come and seen, and eith
er abandoned farming as an occu
pation, or returned to the states.
WHY? It is NOT because the soil
is poor, or land unavailable, or too
hard to clear, or schools not handy,
or that winters are more severe
than in northern states. NO—IT
IS BECAUSE THERE IS NO AS
SURED AND STEADY MARKET
FOR FARM PRODUCTS. That is
the real answer.
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work carefully and thoroughly. Cleanliness is insured by
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?:»;ne Main US
Overland
Hotel
On the Main Street
Seward, .Alaska
MEL A. HORNER
Mgr.