A CARLOAD
OR A SACK
L_C-O-A-L
HEALY LUMP, NUT OR MINE RUN,
BAXTER NUT OR MINE RUN
EVAN JONES LUMP OR MINE RUN
NANAIMO RANGE COAL
IN SACK OR BULK
THE ALASKA TRANSFER
WOOD, ICE, HAY AND GRAIN,
TRANSFERRING AND TEAMING
TEL MAIN 17
H. V- HOBEN
ARCADE BLDG.
A F. DAVIS
CHRIS’ PLACE
Cigars and Tobaccos
Soft Drinks and Candies
CARD TABLES
Phone -:* Madison 54
CHRIST LARSEN, Prop.
Next Door to Liberty Theatre
THE PALACE
John Mattich, Prop.
POOL, SOFT DRINKS AND
CIGARS
Furnished Rooms
Phone Main 55
CHOP SUEY, NOODLES,
OYSTERS AND SHELL
FISH—
Open Day and Night
Private Dining Rooms
SEWARD GRILL
ANDY’S EXPRESS
MEETS ALL BOATS AND
TRAINS
Prompt and Reliable Service
Phone Madison 143
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The Alaska Shop
When you have any work In
Plumbing or Steam
Fitting
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NEW OR REPAIRS, AND
SHEET METAL WORK
R. F. TILLMAN.
Back of Brown & Hawkins
PHONE ADAMS 80
ARON ERICSON
Painter and Decorator
SIGNS WALL PAPER
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Ice Cream
MADE DAILY
HIGH GRADE
Candies
FRAMED PICTURES, CURIOS
AND PHOTOGRAPHS
SYLVIA’S
Phone Adams 128
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THE SURROUNDINGS
Service and Food are the best at
FISHERS’ CAFE
PRIVATE BOOTHS
DANCE ROOM
CHARLES FISHER, Frop.
Meat Buying
Made a Pleasure
OUR MEAT remains at its us
ual high standards. The only
thing cut about it is the price
—and that’s so interestingly
done that you’ll surely come
here.
CARSTENS PACKING COMPANY
E. KURTZ, Mgr.
DIRIGIBLE AND
AIRPLANE MEN
GUEST CHAMBER
JAMES C. LANGLEY, OFFICIAL OF
ALASKA AIRSHIP COMPANY
PRESENT AT LUNCHEON
BELIEVES_PRACTICAL
Harriman Bank Official Predicted
Years Ago Airships Would
Serve the Territory.
At yesterday’s regular weekly bus
iness meeting and luncheon of the
Seward Chamber of Commerce, held
at the Seward Grill, James -C. Lang- j
ley, one of the officials of the Alas
ka Airship Company, and R. H. Mer
rill, airplane pilot were guests. Mr.
Langley was asked to address the
members of the chamber, to which
he responded by explaining the fi
nancial details of the company, and
that the books of the company were
open to scrutiny by the public, at
any time.
Take
THE FUR FARMER
MAGAZINE
and know the fur business. It
deals with every phase of fur
fanning. Learn how others made
a success of farming fur bearing
animals.
Address
21 COLMAN DOCK
Seattle, Wash.
Get This
Point, It’s
Important
—the point of a Parker Duofold
is made of genuine jS native
Tasmanian Iridium nj which costs
over three times as / / much as the
iridium used in / / ordinary
fountain pen/ / points. That’s
why the Parker 1/ Duofold is
called the 25- ff year point.
That’s whyit ffj is the cheapest
pen on earth at $7 — because its
usefulness is everlasting.
Lady Dooiold or Onefold Jr., $5
Gold Ring or Gold Pocket-clip
Included free.
Pack along a DnofoUl
on yosir vacation
Ask To See It At
ORLANDER, the Jeweler
1 “If the company had come to Al
aska for the sole purpose of securing
the amount necessary to purchase
the dirigible, such as the company
has in mind, the success of the pro
posed venture would have been in
doubt,” Mr. Langley stated during
his remarks. “There is ample fi
nances in the States for any practi
cal venture which might be propos
ed,” he continued, “but the sincere
pledges of Alaskans with respect to
the company, and to its practicabil
ity, is necessary. The airship com
pany will be entirely under the con
trol of an Alaskan Board of Direc
tors, most of whom have been sel
ected at this time.”
Believes Is Practical.
C. R. Morford, U. S. Commission
er, expressed himself as being satis
fied that in time, aerial transporta
tion to and in the Territory, would
prove to be practical. The general
trend of air transportation is per
haps better reflected in the marked
advance made in European countries,
he said, where, it is now a common
thing. The interest manifested by
the United States government in
dirigibles was stated as being a step
SALESMAN
WANTED
WANT Sales Assistant, experi
enced in business and familiar
with business’ customs. No
capital required but must be
in good standing in commun
ity. Immediate cash income
to right party; for conference,
address with some details, age,
etc., Alaska Airship Co., Care
Gateway Publishing Co., Sew
ard.
SEWARD CLUB
Under New
MANAGEMENT
OLD AND NEW
FRIENDS INVITED
ED ERICKSON
I
OGLES GARAGE & FILLING STATION
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Phone Madison 66
GASOLINE OILS GREASES VULCANIZING
Agent for Overland and Willys-Knights
Machine Shop in Connection
DAY AND NIGHT TAXI SERVICE
HUDSON AND STUDEBAKER CARS
Mattschei & Bolanv Machinists
Hardware --Stoves--Ranges
POWDER—CAPS—FUSE—MINERS’ SUPPLIES
SHIP CHANDLERY AND SHIP LINOLEUM
ANCHORS, ROPE AND TWINE
HALIBUT LINES AND HOOKS
Sheet Metal — Plumbing Shop — Gun Repair
J. L. CRAEF
PAINTS AND BRUSHES
BECK & WHITE
High Grade Line of
CIGARS, TOBACCOS, &
CANDIES
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FINEST BILLIARD HALL IN ALASKA
forward in the march of air transpor
tation progress.
Harriman Makes Prediction
Joe Harriman, head of the Harri
man National Bank, was quoted by
Leon Urbach, as having made the
prediction six and one-half years ago,
that wdthin a few years time, air
ships would be operating between
Seattle and Alaska.
Plans vs. Dirigibles.
R. H. Merrill, airplane pilot agreed
that aerial transportation, whether
by plane or* dirigible, is practical.
His knowledge concerning dirigibles
is not as extensive, naturally, as that,
of airplanes, he stated, but he was
assured the dirigible has one dis
tinct advantage over a plane—that
of capacity load carried.
He said he had in mind, irrespec
tive of cost, the type of plane suit
able for Alaska commercial service.
This type of plane would be capable
of carrying ten passengers besides
the pilot, would be equipped with
good accommodations, two motors,
each of sufficient power to propel
the plane, with a cruising radius of
600 miles. A plane of this descrip
tion, according to figures he has com
piled, would cost in the neighbor
hood of $70,000.
Mr. Merrill stated he had decided
to remain in Seward for the winter,
during which time he planned to
study of the mail and air passenger
service in thiis district.
Spur One Railroad
Be Completed Soon
Howard-Jesson Mine
It will probably be about the mid
dle of next month before thes spur
line railroad will be completed to the
Howard-Jesson coal mine on Moose
creek, according to Mr. Howard, who
was a brief visitor in Seward the fore
part of the week. Progress on the
new road has been going ahead rapid
ly as could be expected and consider
ing the numerous difficulties met with
and overcome, among which was the
high water from the creek.
The mine itself will be ready for op
eration shortly following the comple
tion of the road, and it is expected
shipping of coal will start before the
end of November. It is estimated
about eight men will be on the com
pany’s payroll to start with.
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Placer Mining Expert
of Geological Survey
Completes His Work
Norman L. Wimmler, field man with
the U. S. Geological Surrvey, follow
ing an examination of numerous pla
cer fields in this and Interior districts
passed through Seward the first of the
week en route to his California office.
His investigations during the past
season included that of the Valdez
creek region, Tolovana district, Hot
Springs, Tofty, Eureka, Fairbanks and
me r airview aistncts. me Valdez
creek district was the most recent of
. trips having returned to the Anchor
- age office about a week ago from
, there.
JAPAN MAPS OUT EXTENSIVE
PROGRAM OF ROAD BUILDING
TOKIO, Sept. 21. (fP)—Good roads
in Japan are as hard to find as the
proverbial haystack needle, but if a
bill which is being planned by the
Home Department is enacted by the
next Diet, automobiles in this coun
try will come in for their own. The
proposed plan is either to build new
highways or improve the present
ones at a cost of some 300,000,000
yen, one-third of which will be fur
nished by the government.
Under the proposed bill the gov
ernment grants -would come in ten
yeraly installments, the first begin
ning next year. It is planned to
widen and pave the important high
ways in rural districts, which at
present are unfit for automotive trans
portation, and to improve such pub
lic roads over which railway con
struction is projected.
Jan von Emple, distinguished ar
tist, who has been making Seward
his headquarters for many months
past, returned to Seward yesterday
from the Westward where he has
been making sketches and painting
a number of beautiful scenes found
nowhere but in that region.