SPECIAL TOURIST
AGENT OUTBOUND
FOR THE WINTER
SECOND EMMISARY OF ALASKA
RAILROAD GOES OUT AFTER
TOURIST BUSINESS
That promotion awaits the alert and
proficient workers of the Alaska Rail
road, in particular was noticed in one
outstanding case the past summer;
that of T. B. McGrath, who pas pro
moted from the ranks of shop workers
to the position of special tourist agt.,
a position which he fills like a “duck
takes to water.”
Everybody calls him Mac, which just
about tells the story. His duties dur
ing4 the past tourist season were those
of conducting parties over the rail
road. Each week-end he would re
turn to Seward, line up a party of
round-trip excursionists from the
steamers, take them out to the glacier
with a stop over at the famous loop
and at Lawing. The following morn
ing he would be seen again, down at
the local depot, rounding up the round
trip “Golden Spike” tourists, Seward
to Fairbanks and return. And on
these trips, it was reported many
times, Mac was the life of the party.
Though not an oldtimer of the coun
try, Mac has absorbed probably more
Alaskan lore relative to the railroad
belt especially, than the majority of
sourdoughs who have spent an entire
lifetime in Alaska. In other words,
Mac knows his “onions,”
Saturday he returned to Seward
from the Anchorage headquarters with
a through ticket to the States where
he has been assigned to carry on the
good work of telling the w'orld about
Alaska and the Alaska Railroad trip.t
He will also convey the message
up and down the coast, from Seattle
to Tia Juana, that Alaska is the win
ter playground of America, w'itli re
spect to hunting, no better region ex
isting.
A few weeks ago A. M. Oswald, for
mer agent for the railroad at Nenana,
uent south on a like mission. He will
visit tourists and passenger agents in i
Washington. Oregon and California, to
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assist in arranging itineraries. Both
young men are well qualified to act
as Alaska Railroad emmisaries and a
considerable increase in travel is ex
pected for next season, in connection
with their stimulating efforts.
LOST
Gold ring with amethist seal. Re
ward if returned to Oateway office, tf.
Dr. J. J. Jensen of Seldovia, depart
ed for Valdez on matters connected
with the coming court session.
Briscoe Riley,' cadastral engineer
who arrived in Seward the past week,
from the Westward, departed for Seat
tle Saturday.
When you think Oxfords, think Ur
bach. 229-tf.
Miltoa Rice, formerly engaged in
the pluiftbing^ business at Anchorage
and the Interior, arrived in Seward
Saturday evening on a brief business
trip.
SUITS PRESSED from 15- to 20 min
utes with Sanitary Hoffman Press
er—Phone Madson 103.
JORDANS VALET SERVICE.
Miss Berry, who for the past year
has been conducting a hair dressing
parlor at Anchorage, passed thru
Seward Saturday en route to the
States to receive medical treatment.
Dunhill pipes, $10.00 and up, Schal
lerer’s Alaska Shop. tf.
Guy Birch, oldtimer in the em
ploy of the Alaska Road Commission
recently as foreman, arrived in town
Saturday. Mr. Birch departed for
Seattle where he expects to spend
the winter.
All the latest sheet music, at The
Alaska Shop. tf.
L. M. Carrigan, Alaskan sales rep
resentative, returned to Seward Sat
urday from the Interior.
Bunch of keys on six-sided ring. If
found please return to Gateway.
Fine collection of personal Xmas
Cards, engraved, The Alaska Shop. tf.
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Ben Cleary, an employe of the Al
aska Road Commission, who recent
ly took out a number of horses from
McKinley Park to Chitina, via Fair
banks, arrived in Seward Friday from
Valdez. He departed for the Inte
rior this morning.
Cu^gi Young, one of the Alaska
Railroad employes, plans leaving for
Seattle next Saturday on the Yukon,
it is stated.
Paul Gibson, railroad employe, who
has been in the territory for the
last three years, passed thru Sew
ard Saturday on his way to his for
mer home at Watertown, N. Y. Mr.
Gibson has been doing quite a lot
of traveling since he left home a few
years ago and said, previous to his
departure Saturday, that Alaska is
a regular country and he plans re
turning.
Frank DuFresne, game warden in
the Nome district, was among the
local arrivals Saturday on his way
to the States.
Tom Oakes, engineer on the gas
boat Dr. Martin, during the past sea
son, passed thru Seward Saturday
on his way to Seattle. The Dr. Mar
tin is owned by the Alaska Railroad
and operated on the Yukon River be
tween Holy Cross and St. Michael.
Victor Brown, Fairbanks jeweler
of the firm of Brawn & Avakoff,
which firm has stores /both in An
chorage and Fairbanks, is visiting
Seward on a brief business trip. Mr.
Brown is registered at the Van Gil
der Hotel.
Mrs. Leo W. Rogge, who arrived in
town last week from the States, de
parted this morning for Fairbanks,
where she will join her husbands,
who has been operating on Gold
Stream.
Mrs. Anderson and daughter, resi
dents of Fairbanks, arrived Satur
day, departing for Seattle on the Al
aska.
Miss Esther Lindgren of Fair
banks, was a local arrival Saturday,
en route to the States to receive me
dical attention.
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30-Government and .270 caliber rifles
for sale by J. L. Graef. tf
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LAKE KENAI FOR THE
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number of 1925 pups will
be sold this season. If you
wish good foxes to start
your ranch with. Let me
furnish you your breeders
Price $500 per Pair f. o. b.
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Kasilof Silver Fox Ranch
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NEW GOVERNOR GENERAL OF
AUSTRALIA
Rt. Hon. Sir John Baird, of Urie, the
newly appointed Governor General of
Australia. He has had a successfully
eventful career as statesman, former
Cabinet minister, brilliant diplomat,
distinguished soldier and popular
sportsman and wealthy ironmaster. He
is a fighter in the military and busi
ness sense, as his records will show.
It is from this that he has earned the
sobriquet of “Little Strong Man.’’
Munroe Kast, Cache Creek opera
tor. who, is is reported, took out a
good size stake the past season, was
a Seward arrival Saturday, departing
later for Seattle on the steamer Al
aska. Mr. Kast spends most of the
winters Outside.
The freighter Latouche of the Alas
ka steamship Company, is scheduled to
sail from Seattle for Alaskan ports on
November 5.
The gas boat Chase, Captain Chas.
Emswiler, made a special trip to Days
Harbor yesterday, writh Mr. McEc’n
ern, the new owner of the sawmill,
on board.
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Seward Daily Gateway
THIS edition will comprise 5,000 copies of 32 pages with cover, making 36 pages in all. The frontispage is from a specially drawn
sketch by Mr. E. F. Jessen, well known for his brilliant work as a'cartoonist. It is something original and will add greatly to
the attractiveness of the edition. The cover will also be of heavy bookpaper, which will add to its appearance. Special articles have
been written or are being written by Mr. J. B. Reher, head of the Bureau of Public Roads for this district; E. P. Walker, head of
the Biological Survey and in charge of Alaskan fur and game animals; Supt- Snodgrass of the Matanuska Experimental Station;
Chas. E. Bunnell, president of the Alaska College; Jos. Imlach, the man who started the herring industry in Prince William Sound;
J. J. Corey, head of the coal mining department, Bureau of Alaska; W. E. Calvert, on the halibut industry; B. D. Stewart, on gen
eral activities of the Bureau of Mines, L. C. Pratt on Forestry; Cal M. Brosius, on mineral deposits near Seward; Hugh Dough
erty on general mining activities of this district: fur farming by Duke Stubbs; a history of Seward, by Wm. Whittlesey; Rem
insices of Old Timers, by George Sexton^ and numerous others. Letters have been written to Governor George Parks, Former
Governor Scott C. Bone, Col. Hartman, Dan Sutherland, President Coolidge, Henry O’Malley and others, asking for special arti
cles. There is no doubt but that they will respond. John Coffey will represent Kodiak; Lester D. Henderson, the educational
side. Taking it all in all there will be dozens of special articles- As to illustrations, the,edition will be full of them. The railroad
will contribute a number of fine cuts, and the Standard Oil and other industries will also have articles profusely illustrated. Ex
tra copies will sell at 25 cents mailed to any address in the States. They should be ordered now. Contributors are asked to hur
ry up their articles in order that they may be placed in type.
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To be published December 5,1925
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