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OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established Au-ust 19, 1904
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NEED FOR BREAKWATER SEEN IN 1880
From Gut. the distant past comes the echo of Ivan
Petrof in his report (Population and Resources of
Alaska, 1880) making evident the necessity for a shel
ter harbor in Resurrection Bay:
“The deepest indentation in this section of the coast
of the peninsula is Resurrection Bay, which was long
years ago utilized by the Russians as a shipyard. This
bay affords the only harbor in the vicinity, though its
entrance is beset with islands and the approach made
difficult to sailing vessels. From Resurrection Bay in
a southwesterly direction the coast is one succession of
deep fjords, but, exposed as it is to the fierce easterly
gales prevailing here at nearly all times of the year, it
is shunned by navigators, especially because even the
deepest and most extensive bays do not afford a single
anchorage, so that vessels entering them to find refuge
from storms would still be at the mercy of the tides.”
A breakwater for the Port of Seward is one of the
two or three major projects vital to the safety of sea
farers and also to the development of the Alaska Rail
road coast terminus. The project was approved three or
four years ago by the Chief of U. S. Army Engineers,
but each succeeding year Congress apparently passes
it by. This may be, and perhaps is, because the proper
channels of authority are not ccfgnizant with the facts
in the case. In any case not a day should be passed but
what local effort should be put forth in obtaining this
much needed public improvement of government and pri
vate property and, no doubt, the saving of lives.
It is not"too late vet to obtain action this year but
nothing will ever be done by “passing the buck” or ‘let
George do it.” We must “hit the ball” ourselves! It is
certain such action will have the approval of the Alas
ka Road Commission, custodians of rivers and harbor
activities
The year 1929 is shrouded in the past; 1930 is here
for 12 months. Progress CAN BE MADE but the con
centrated efforts of all must put a shoulder to the wheel.
Let's forget everything else and direct every energy to
obtaining this project. A vigorous campaign brought
forcibly to the attention of Washington, from President
Hoover down,, will bring results. Faced by the honest
facts in the case, the government will be pleased to co
operate. That's what our officials are for. And the time
was never more opportune than right now, today.
The "North Co«*t
limited* saves a full business
day between the Pacific Coast
and Chica*o~-61# hours east
bound, 63 hours westbound,—
No Extra Fare.
This famous train is now ex
clusively Pullman, with obser
vation-club car and diner,
terving wfamously good*’ meals.
JLearef Seattle
6:15 p.m• daily
Two other trains east daily.
Write or cable for details of
a trp anywhere . . • • •
NORTHERN
KARL K. KATZ
Alaska Representative
200 Smith Bldg.
Seattle
JUL-W
PACIFIC RAILWAY
I
SB IS MUTED
RQHD CHIEF FOB
INTERIOR OISTRIET
Frank Nash, acting superintend
ent of the Alaska Road Commis
sion for the Fairbanks district since
aJne, has been appointed superin
tendent. News of his promotion
was reported in the Fairbanks News
Viiner.
The new superintendent has been j
associated with the A. R. C., since ,
1924. He has been successively sur- |
veyor, junior engineer, acting su- |
perintendent and superintendent
His appointment to the latter posi- j
tion was effective January 1. j
A resident of Alaska since 1912, j
Mr. Nash was with the Alaska En- j
gineering Commission from 1916 to j
1924, being a member of the en- I
gineering corps on the northern di- j
vision during construction days of !
the railroad. Mr. Nash received |
his engineering training at Purdue 1
University and Seattle College.
CHILD ELECTROCUTED
SEATTLE, Jan., 6, (TP)—Mary l
Prentice, aged 12, was found j
electrocuted in the bath tub of j
her h°me, bv her p^r^uts, clutch
ing the electric heater in a
death embrace. A short circuit,
was caused by moisture.
Si [SAN IS
PUBLISHING PAPER
Alaska Egan, Valdez young
! man and former member of the
| Anchorage and Seward newspa
J per shop staff, is now in charge
of the Oakdale Leader, a weekly
peper at Oakdale, California.
Alaska has now been on the job
for almost a year and, according
to word received, is making good.
! Being located but two miles from
! an oil field where drilling is un
derway, business is increasing at
l a generous pace and if they strike
! oil Alaska says he will make a
! nice piece of change.
He writes that he proposes to
| make a trip North this year, if
j time permits; in thp meantime
he sends his host of friends up
here his best regards.
Word has been received that a
true bill for embezzlement of the
assets of creditors has been brought
in by the grand jury recently in
session at Juneau against O. M.
Cook, formerly with the Coast Mer
! cantile Co., of Ketchikan.
The Coast Mercantile Co., went
into the hands of creditors about
three years ago. It could not be
learned where Mr. Cook is now re
siding, but it is believed he is some
where on the Pacific coast.
Lester Goldberg, one of Ju
neau’s best known citizens, pass
ed away last week after anilness
of two months. He was employed
in the Goldstein store until a
year ago when he took a posi
tion at the Chichagof mines.
WEATHER STRIPS at J. L. Graei
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NORMA TALMADGE
Supported by
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GILBERT ROLAND
in the big special United Artists feature
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A fast action story of hot Spanish blood with superb
acting. Norma Talmadge does some very fine acting.
This is a tale of exciting life and adventure on tho
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a slow minute in it.
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I George Traut, pioneer resident of
| Hot springs, was fushed to the
| Fairbanks hospital for medfcal at
| tention by a special train. Traut’s
| i hands and feet were frozen. He was
! ’taken to Nenana by stage.
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I j A freight train goes north to
l' morrow.
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George Colwell, general road
j master of the Alaska Railroad,
is expected to arrive in Seward
this evening from, his Anchorage
headquarters.
The regular weekly business
; meeting and luncheon of the *
Seward Chamber of Commerce
will be held tomorrow at noon.