The Food Sale by the Ladies Aid
Saturday, which will be held at the
Seward Trading Co., store, will start
at ll a. m.
Ask for the film in the yell w box.
Eastman’s Films. Schal'lerer’s Alaska
Shop.
The Best in the “Belt”—Gateway.
ARCADE BARBER SHOP
BEAUTY PARLOR
Ladies’ Beauty Booth
Two Chairs Tub Baths
Shower Baths
In Arcade Building
Phone Adams 121
JESS LANDER, Proprietor
GOLD STAR MOTHER
DULUTH, Minn., April 22. (£>)—
The David Wisted Post of The Amer
ican Legion of this city is planned
to send Mrs. J. Wisted, the Gold
Star mother of the man in whose
honor the post is named, with the
Legion to France in September to
visit the American cemeteries and to
attend the convention of the Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary in Paris.
Raw furs bought at Brown
& Hawkins
Axminster and Congolian rugs. J.
L. Graef.
Hofman’s Rooming
House
THE BELMONT
FOR LABORING MEN
Call Adams 126 for Labor
SEWARD. ALASKA
THE spirit of service which exists in the
operation of The Alaska Railroad, has
made our patrons our friends, and the safe
guarding and transportation of their ship
ments to stations on our line, to their entire
satisfaction is our ambition.
During the month of May the season of
river navigation will augment our rail serv
ice, and freight and passenger travel will
receive the benefit of our experience.
Trains will connect with all sailings on
the Tanana and Yukon Rivers.
Timetables, descriptive literature, etc.,
will be gladly furnished on request.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
The Alaska Railroad
(McKinley Park Route)
Anchorage
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Alaska
Spotless
Laundry
CEND us your laundry
^with the assurance that
it will come back pure and
white, uninjured by any
chemicals. And the small
Laundry bill will agreeably
surprise you.
Our careful expert Laun
dering lengthens the life of
your linens. Perfect satisfac
tion is guaranteed.
SEWARD STEAM
LAUNDRY
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PIONEER CANNERYMAN AND
FISHE'RMArt GIVES HIS VIEWS
TO THE LEGISLATURE
The salmon ■ canning industry of
Southeastern Alaska couldn’t operate
without traps, it could not get enough
fish to keep its plants turning, and
even if it could, it couldn't sell the
fish it packed. This, in so many
words, is the conviction of August
jBuschmann, President of the Deep
Sea Salmon Co., and part owner in |
a cannery at Sitka and another at
Todd’s, on Beril Strait, according to
an interview given recently to the
Juneau Empire.
Mr, Buschmann spoke with the
weight of experience gained in the
canning and fishing industry since
1893, 34 years. He is generally re
garded as one of the most efficient
and successful operators in the Ter
ritory. He is likewise one of the
most popular of the cannerymen, and
for years has followed a policy of
employing all local labor that is pos
sible, buying locally of supplies and
materials.
On Stand Long Time
He appeared before a joint meeting
of the Ways and Means and Fisher
ies Committees of the House, and
was on the stand for more' than, two
hours, discussing the effects on the
salmon -packing industry of the pro
posals contained in measures pending
before the House for imposing high
rates of license taxes on non-resi
Sent fishermen and high surtaxes on
trap-caught salmon. “These propos
als are prohibitive. Enacted into the
law. the salmon canning industry ]
would be wiped out,” he told the
committeemen frankly. He reiterat
ed this statement several times in
answer to questions propounded to
him and cited figures relative to op
erating results since 1920 to substan
iate bis contention.
Average Profit Low
Some startling figures were quot- 1
ed by Mr. Buschmann to show that j
the industry was not in a highly j
prosperous condition as has been j
depicted in some quarters. He re- j
viewed the returns for the six years
past beginning with 1921 and declar
ed the average pro!it during, that
time had. been about one and nine
tenths per cent on the investment.
The first two years of the period, he
i said, had resulted in an operating
loss for the industry. A small pro
fit was shown in 1923. In 1924, the
average profit was 4.5 per cent. Last
year it jumped to 6-55 per cent and
carried the average for the six-year
S period to almost two per cent. And. j
he pointed out, these profits were |
calculated under the Territorial law
which does not permit any deduction
for State Federal or Municipal taxes,
or for interest on bonds or borrowed
money. j
Increase in Cost
Mr. Buschmann turned to the in. j
creased cost of operation that might
be expected to result from the grad
uated trap surtax and, citing speci- .
fic canneries in Southeastern Alaska j
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Ladies Aid Food Sale Saturday at
Seward Trading Co.
Eastman Kodaks and films. Schal
lerer’s Alaska Shop.
Mens shoes resoled, heeled and
polished $2.75. Seward Leather
Works..
HOTEL SEXTON
GEORQE 8EXTON, Proprietor
8EWARD’8 HOMEY HOTEL, WHERE THE OLDTIMER8
MEET
JOHN C. WHITE
& CO.
High Grade Line of
CIGARS. TOBACCOS, ft
CANDIES
FINEST BILLIARD HALL IN ALASKA
The K. & M. Store
How About a
Snappy new Snap
brim
SPRING HAT
In shades of Pearl
and Belly Tan (PC CA
Easter special*^
The season calls for
new Shirts
Here’s the Van Craft
and the AH
Philculf
Finest broadcloths—
by the makers of Van
Heusen Collars
CAPS
Our line is large, com
plete in patterns and
newest in style
$2.00 TO $3.00
V »
TIES
In colors and prices to
suit all tastes; four
in - hands, latest
weaves; Bows Bat
wing and Butterfly
$1.00 TO $2.00
MEN’S HOSE
Smartness, Service,
Silk
BETTER GOODS FOR LESS
THE K. & M. STORE
Opposite Seward Grill