INSPECTION TRIP BE
ALASKA AIRSHIP COMPANY CIR
CULAR* STATES ORGANIZA
TION MAKING HEADWAY
AIRSHIP COMING IN THE FALL
Larger Ship Recommended for Initjal
Alaska Service; Difficulties Sur
mounted
Addressed to the trustees and stock
holders of the Alaska Airship Com
pany, the following circular, mailed to
The Gateway, reveals a little infor
mation of the progress, hopes and fu
ture plans of the company.
In part the letter reads:
After considerable negotiations with
the factory, a type of ship has been
recommended by the Aeronautic de
partment for the initial Alaskan ser
vice, that costs but little more, yet is
superior in every way to the small
ship the company first planned upon.
This ship is standard, a number of
them have been made, and there is
capacity for 12 passengers and some
additional cargo.
The company has surmounted most
of the difficulties, and have yet to
arrange mooring No. 1. As in the old
days, 25 years ago when the farmers
would not come into a town to trade
unless the merchants .provided hitch
ing posts for them to tie their teams
to, so in this day and age we are ob
liged to provide mooring mast before
the ship can come in. One mast alone
in central Alaska will answer for a
time, as the ship can make all parts of
Alaska from one central point, be it
Seward, Anchorage, or Valdez.
An inspection trip is to be made
immediately for the purpose of locat
ing a half-way mast site, for mast and
fuel station, for Alaska to states ser
vice. This mast will probably be lo
cated at Sitka or Ketchikan or near
one of those places. Every indication
is that we will not be delayed any in
IGLOO NO. NINE, PIONEER8 OF
ALA8KA
Meets every Second and Fourth Fri
day nights in Odd Fellows Hall; F. B.
Moore, President; C. M. Brosius, Sec
retary.
SEWARD CHAPTER NO. 10, ORDER
OF EASTERN STAR
Meeets the second and
fourth Mondays of each
month in Odd Fellows’
Hall at 8 p. m. Visiting
members always wel
come; Dorothy Urbach,
W. M.; E. L. Sweek, Secretary.
SEWARD REBEKAH LOGE NO. 6-A,
I. O. O. F.
Meets the first and
third Mondays ol
each month in Odd
Fellows Hall at 8:0(
p. m. Visiting mem
bers are always wel
come. Mrs. Gust Peter
son, N. G., Sigrid E. Merritt, sec’y.
FU ORDER
SEWARD LODGE NO. 1425, L.O.O.M
Meets every firs
and third Tues
day each montl
at 8 -p. m., a
Odd Fellows
Hall. All visit
i n g member:
welcome.
PETER N. A.NDERSON, Dictatoi
M. A. HORNER. Secretary
SEWARD LODGE NO 219, F. & A. M
A Stated communications firs
■^«M^and third Wednesdays of eacl
/\r\month; visiting brethren we:
come, H. V. Hoben, W. M.; Elwy:
Swetmann, Secretary.
RESURRECTION LODGE NO. Ad
I. O. O. F.
gr—Ui Meets every Thursday a
C^=“O8:00 p. m. in Odd Fellowi
Hall, next to the postoffice. Visitin
brothers welcome. Ludvig Larssoi
N. G., Charles Lechner, secretary.
our original plans even though we
are obliged to raise some additional
pledges. Inasmuch as it is conceded
best that towns and municipalities
own and control their landing field,
masts and hangars, we contemplate
taking up, with the Alaskan munici
palities the matter of mooring as soon
as specifications are furnished. Hang
ars are not necessary for a time,
though when rigid winter comes a
hangar should be in readiness. Ships,
however, actually deterioate inside of
hangars as was the case with the Los
Angeles.
Alaska is in the limelight in air
endeavor and we trust to have the
first Alaska airship visit every town
in Alaska late this fall.
ALASKA AIRSHIP CO.
James C. Langley, Pres.
PROPOSAL FOR BIDS
Sealed bids for the construction of
a roadway thirty feet in width, ap
proximately 270 feet in length, to be
cleared, graded and surfaced with a
top coating of gravel, will be receiv
ed at the office of the City Clerk of
th City of Seward, Alaska, up to five
o’clock p. m. on May 1st, 1926.
This roadwray is to connect with
the Jesse Lee road and right angles
to it with the new tract of land to be
used for cemetery purposes by the
town of Seward. Details at Clerk’s
office.
Read the ads every day.
DEGLIHES GOOD WRITING
HUES lOW MENTALITY
PITSBURGH.—Persons who have
been termed “scribblers” and "scraw
lers” will find solace in the words of
Dr. William T. Root of the Univer
sity of Pittsburgh School of Educa
tion, who expresses the opinion that
“as a rule those of low mentality are
good handwriters.”
“Intelligent people,” said Dr. Root
in an address, “think twenty times
faster than they can write, and there
fore musoular movement is so far be
hind the activity of the brain that the
result is a poor scrawl. A person
low in mentality has nothing else to
think about but the shaping of his let
ters.
“But,” continued Dr. Root, “it does
not necessarily follow that if you are
a poor penman you are intelligent, or
vice versa.”
CUTTER UNALAGA ARRIVING
The U. S. Coast Guard cutter Un
alga, Capt. R. C. Weightman, is due
to arrive in port early tomorrow morn
ing, according to the local wireless
station. At noon yesterday the cut
ter was off Middleton island. From
Seward the Unalga will proceed to
Unalaska to resume its annual patrol
of the seal herd.
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STANDARD OIL COMPANY
(California)
NEW NURSE FOR HOSPITAL
Miss Anna Volkenard, professional
nurse from the Firlands Sanitarium,
near Seattle, is among the passengers
on the S. S. Alaska en route to An
chorage. Miss Volkenard will join the
nursing staff of the government hos
pital.
Don’t overlook the Liberty The
ater for tonight.
The Alaska Railroad
TRAINS LEAVE SEWARD
7:30 A. M.
MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS
TRAINS ARRIVE SEWARD
7:30 P. M.
WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS
MAY DAY DANCE
The Fourth Annual Dance to be Given
Under the Auspices of the
American Legion Auxiliary
SATURDAY MAY, 1
ODD FELLOWS HALL
Magnificent floral decorations—Splendid music
Entertaining Program — Favors for dancers
C.M.B
Builders’ Supplies
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Approximately four billion feet of
timber was used last year to
replace wood destroyed by decay.
USE SUPERIOR CEMENT AND
HAVE NO DECAY
Capt. 0. A. Johansen.
NEXT SAILING STR. STARR OUT OF SEWARD
FOR BRISTOL BAY, MAY 10TH
G. C. Henderson' Agent
PHONE MADISON 139 SEWARD, ALASKA
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
Vessel
Alaska
Northwestern
Yukon
Alaska
Northwestern
Yukon
Scheduled
Lv. Seattle
April 24
May 1
MMay 8
May 15
May 22
May 29
Scheduled
So. fm. Seward
May 1
May 8
May 15
May 22
May 29
June 6
A. H. MCDONALD, Agent.
SERVING ALASKA
f^esfulardy and ^Dependably
Sails from Seattle Arrives Seward South Seward
S.S. ADMIRAL EVANS
April 27 May 5 *May 12, 9 p.m.
S.S. ADMIRAL WATSON
May 11 May 18 *May 26, 9 pm:
* Connecting with train.
WAYNE BLUE, Agent
Telephone Main 81 Residence Madison 40
Pacific Coastwise Jervice ___
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IH.F.ALEXANDER. PRESIDENT!