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B. M. STONE. LESSEE_
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B. M. Stonk, Businkss Mana«.lk
E. O. Sawyek, Jk.«
SEWARD. ALASKA. MAY ^ 1914
• i ;n l)i*halt of the Alaska
NOTHING'more remains to be >aui m
railway, its action that will count now . .
I tv-.ti, preilit-ihle s|HHjd in naming an
The president has moved with <
. * 11,,. rails ot locating the
engineering cominisssion to can* to . .
, • . • . n.w h•»< mined two men to do this
road into the into the tnteriot. H
w’ork who are obviously abo\c m*p ... . ,,
, , . mnimr tiii; responsibility m all
Following his method of assuming 1
. . . i . ...twilit tin* president has taken
eases where some criticism u u u- lf
it upon himseli to an
MR. PRESIDENT. IVE THANK YOU ««,
oute to be followed
* i .in.i no fair mindeil man can
by the first government railroad, and n<
voice anything but praise at his selection.
“A ROUTE FROM THE COAST riHWOH THE si -
SITNA VALLEY TO THE TANANA.
The president had before him the fin •> covering everj possi
hie route for a railroad into the interior. The bill provided that
he build a road which would do most to develop Alaska.
The best coal in Alaska is in the Mb : coal fields.
The best farm land is in the Susitna and T.mana valleys.
The greatest known bodies of low g; ore are in the 1 ail
banks quadrangle and vicinity.
The best climate in Alaska is to . ■ around Cook inlet
and on tho Kenai peninsula. ^
The best harbor on the southwest coast of Alaska is Rcsur
rection bay.
All that is needed is a railroad from the harbor through larin
land and coal fields to the interior to supply cheap fuel and haul
supplies for the devopment of tlm n il eral resources. Tho peo
pie of Alaska will do the rest.
The president is a keen minded man a» ; m spite ol all the
contradictory statements massed on the >up < * HUK'k,-v armo(l
at the right solution.
Of course there are a lot of disappoint, i folks today in less,
fortunate sections of Alaska, who built their hopes on the belief j
that another route would be selectee -or - be railroad.
This is not the time to crow over my of the enemies of Sew
ard and the Susitna valley route.
Instead it is the time for the p» «>;>! ot this section to extend
the right hand of a good fellow to 1 ’id say come on in there s
plenty of room for everybody.
And here's where we do it, with a - uht good will.
Come on folks, pack up your hou^ ao'< 1 goods and set up your1
Lares and Penates anywhere along t e lit • that looks good to
you.
Of course there are quite a few who still believe that tho en
gineers will locate some other pi ire than Resurrection bay for the
terminal. Well Seward s answer >
If there is any port in southwestern Alaska that is a better
place than Resurrection ba\ for the railroad terminal, by all
means let the government build there.
How now friend Poindexter, what's the matter with you?
Just when everything is going along smoothly and the president
has shown himself master of the whole situation you go and re
vive the dead issues of last year by isolating a medal for “Doc”
Cook. Have a heart Miles.
The best way to get some money out of land is to improve it,
and the same is true of any community. To get the most of this
fine town we must all contribute to its development.
“We Need Thee Every Hour the amount you owe on sub
scription. ^
J. T. HARVEY
Builder and
Contractor
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SEWARD, - * ' ALASKA \
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S WARD Nis company;
Dealers in Fine Stationery, Imperial Confectionery,
Standard Brands of Cigars and Tobaccos. All the,
Best Magazines and Periodicals. Seattle, San Fran
cisco and Eastern Newspapers. Popular Copy
rights. School Books and School Supplies
MAIL ORDERS FROM THE WESTWARD AND INTERIOR
PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO_
I THE BORGEN GROCERY
I Will Open About IVi
| With a full line of Staple and Ft
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Save Your Money &
You can yet all you need
in the way of Supplies at |
GIO. PALIV1 ’•
KNIK, ALASKA
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3 SEWARD
Has the most beautiful townsile in
Alaska •
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SEWARD
Is located on Resurrection
finest harbor in Alaska
I SEWARD • ; jj
Is the supply point for rich producing
gold mines on Kenai peninsula
■ SEWARD
Is the outfitting point for big game
hunters seeking trophies on Kenai
peninsnla
SEWARD , 1
Is recommended by President I aft and
Secretary of the Interior fisher as the
coast terminus of the federal railway
SEWARD ;i
Is the coast terminus of the Alaska
Northern Railway system, building a
line to tap the Matanuska coal fields
and the rich Susitna valley
I SEWARD I
has the best prospects of any town in
the whole of Alaska: it is now a solid,
substantial community, because it is
the trade center of a mineral region,
composed of high-grade gold veins
and placer deposits of known value.
SEWARD
In brief, is surely destined to be the
most important city in Alaska. Its
ideal location; its fine harborage
facilities; its natural advantages as
the gateway to the great interior of
Alaska: its logical railway route to
the biggest aud best coal fields of
Alask—all combine to insure and aid
toward the building of a big city
RESURRECTION BAY
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