OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19. 1904
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j WELCOME MR OHLSON
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Seward is about to welcome Otto F. Ohlson who suc
ceeds Noel W. Smith as General Manager of the Alaska
Railroad The word sent out from Washington, D. C.,
where all the brains are supposed to be located, is that
Mr. Ohlson knows his business and knows how to buck
snow. Before he gets started he has, his work cut out for
him; this, he probably realizes more than us. His chief
object in life from now on, according to the belief of
many, will be the shoveling and blowing of great snow
drifts that are supposed to cover the Territory of Alaska
from Seward to the Arctic Circle. Those people in Wash
ington don’t know, apparantly, that humming bees are
buzzing in Seward, Anchorage and Fairbanks, right now.
In all due deference to Mr. Ohlson, we dont want to
welcome him as a bulwark against snow. We want to
welcome him as one of the rest of us—a man who will per
mit himself to dream for the good of this vast expanse of
Territory where untold riches are still to be developed.
We want him to feel that he is coming into a big country
and if $5,000,000 are necessary to produce $100,000,000
lets go ahead and try and get it and then spend it. We
hope that he will not be called on the carpet if he starts
anything new in the workings of the Alaska Railroad but
if he is called he will answer straightway “I did it to assist
in the development and upbuilding of the country.
It is possible that some folks have forgotten that
original intention. The road was authorized and built to
help development in Alaska. Coal was the big thing, but
now it is estimated that Fairbanks will add $150,000,000
to the gold she has already given to the world. The coal
is still coming up and the possible tonnage staggers the
imagination. The investigations of the Fairbanks Ex
ploration Co., have produced such results that it will not
be surprising that many dredges will be operating in the
Kuskokwim, Hot Springs, Koyukuk, Birch Creek and oth
er places where dollar and a half ground is found. If •
the task, unfair to any man, is shouldered upon Mr. Ohl
son,—that of making the road pay its way—he has his
work cut out for him, unless he can assist in various ways
in the development of resources adjacent to the line.
If Mr. Ohlson gets the spirit of Alaska he will have
the hard rock men, the coal diggers, the fishermen, the
trappers and the gold dredgers in his front office every
morning, and if he is not too afraid to spend a little more
of Uncle Sam’s money, providing he can get it, the
chances are good that he will add much to the sum of
human happiness.
For some reason or other, while awaiting Mr. Ohl
son’s arrival Alaskans have gained the impression he is
going to prove to be the “man of the hour”. Being more
or less of a Westerner we feel he understands us better
perhaps than his predecessors. Folks along the line will
ever be ready to cooperate with kindly motives.
Seward is happy to welcome General Manager Ohl
son. We know we are going to get along great !
LEGAL
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NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Sealed proposals shall be received
by the Town of Seward, Seward,
Alaska, not later than five o’clock
p. m. (5. p. m.) August 30th, 1928 for
the construction of a school building
at Seward, Alaska in accordance witfh
plans and specifications, approved by
the Common Council of the Town of
Seward and on file at th*a office of
the Municipal Clerk.
Proposals shall toe addressed to A.
D. Balderston, Municipal Clerk, Sew.
aid, Alaska,
Ttos Town of Seward reserves the
right to reject any, or, fell
Dated: August 14, 1928, Seward,
Alaska,
A. D. BALDERSTON,
Municipal Clerk.
Town or City of Seward, Alaska.
TODAY’S WEATHER
Station Barometer Temperature
Tanana 30.12 50
Eagle 30.03 46
Ft. Yukon 29.94 48
Nomia 30.16 48
Bethel 30.14 52
Weather conditions! indicate very
changeable weather.
Hand-colored Alaska pic
tures at Sylvia’s
RflESH HAAS CHOCOLATES* EX
CLQSIVE AGENTS. Sohallerer’s Alas
ka Shop. 4 , .
BJSEBJLL6IES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland, 10; Boston, 8.
Chicago, 1; New York, 11.
St Louis, 7; Washington, 2.
Detroit, 6; Philadelphia, 18.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia, 13; Cincinnati, 4.
N'aw York, 2; Chicago, 6.
Boston, 9; St. Louis, 4.
Brooklyn, 6; Pittsburgh, 11.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Oakland, 0; Portland, 3.
Hollywood, 3; Missions, 2.
Sacramento, 3; Seattle, 6.
San Francisco, 6; Los Angeles, 3.
REDONDO IN PORT
Carrying a cargo of salmon and
whate oil, the freighter Redondo,
Capt. Joseph Rahmsauer, of the Al.
aska Steamship Co., made the Port
of Seward at 11 o’clock this morning
from the Westward. She carries a
number of cannony men enroute to
Seattle.
EASTERN STAR PICNIC
One of the enjoyable events of the
summer was the Eastern Star pic
nic at Bear Creek yesterday where
65 women and children gathered at
the Orlander and Blue bungalows
near Woodrow for their annual out
ing. The affair lasted thru the aft
,D.tseyarnC oNanE.Valad e ETA9
afternoon and concluded in the even
ing with dancing, many of the men
having joined the merrymakers. Two
excellent meals of picnic fare we"e
served during the day.
DEVELOPING PRINTING AND
ENLARGING FOR THE BEST RE
SULTS AT Schallerer’s Alaska Shop.
JUST RECEIVED NEW STOCK
OF ALASKA FAT HERRING.
SEWARD TRADING CO.
LIBERTY
THEATER
8 O'CLOCK — ONE SHOW . — 8 O'CLOCK
THE MAN WITH THE MILLION DOLLAR SMILE
DOUGLAS MACLEAN
in the side.shaking comedy drama
This is a great comedy of the U. S. Marine ser
vice, staged aboard the battle fleet and ashore.
SHIRLEY MASON
is the girl
If you want to laugh away your cares see this program
And to add <}o the fun we will give you a two.reel comedy of
JIMMIE ADAMS
in
BEAUTY ALA MUD
ALSO AN INTERESTING PATHE NEWS
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