(By Special Correspondent)
The Anchorage Chamber of Com
merce gave a dinner at the Anch
orage Grill for the court officials
and the officers of the Radio ship
Dellwood lately arrived in the
roadstead. Attorney Mortan, pres
ident of the Chamber, presided.
Mr. Robert Bragaw was called on
first to speak of the Territorial
Chamber of Commerce and the
desirability of this Chamber join
ing it by quick action, so a vote
was taken in favor of this being
done. Mr. Brawgaw stated a fund
of $1,000 was being raised for the
payment of expense of this work.
Mr. Morton then introduced
Col. Olmstead, head of the Signal
Corps System and Radio Station
being built here. The Colonel in
troduced his several assistants in
the work, some eight or nine men,
one or two of them having al
ready been here some time with
IBM. NOTICE
CALL FOR BIDS FOR OPERATION
OF VESSEL ALONG COAST OF
COOK INLET, SEASONS OF 1931
AND 1933
Telegraphic or written bids or of
fers for subsidy provided by the
Tenth Alaska Legislature will be
be recieved at the office of the gov
ernor of Alaska, Juneau, up to noon,
July 3, 1931, for the operation of a
vessel of American registry and
shown on U. S. Customs House re
cords to be not less than 60 feet
in length, not less than 40 tons
gross capacity with a passenger
carrying capacity of not less than
twenty-five (25) persons, and berth
accomodations for at least sixteen
(16) persons, and of a maximum
speed of not less than eight (8)
miles per hour; from Anchorage to
Seward, along the coast of Cook In
let, touching on each trip at Kenai,
Kasilof, Ninilchik, Homer, Seldovia,
Port Chatham and Seward and re
turning from Seward via Port Cha
tham Iliamna, Snug Harbor, Sel
clovia. Kasilof, Kenai. and thence
to Anchorage and make regular
stated trips not less than once in
fifteen days when navigation is
open in the above mentioned wa
ters, as a common carrier of freight
and passengers.
The law appropriates the sum of
seven thousand five hundred dol- ,
iars ($7.1500.00) and provides that,
not more than three thousand sev
en hundred and fifty doUars i
($3,750.00) shall be expended during
any one year, and defines the open
season to be from May 1 to Nov
ember i; the amount of the sub-;
sidy will be computed from the time
the successful bidder begirs f j
service and pro-rated according to
trips. Bids must state proposal
for complete round trip, ana in
include a complete description of
coat.
Bidders will be required to accom
pany bids with a tariff of freight:
and passengei rates (which shall
be reasonable and subject to ap- i
proval by the Governor) and from!
which there shall be no variation j
if bid is accepted.
The contractor will be required, j
at the close of the season, to make 1
a report, under oath, to accompany j
his claim for subsidy, giving the .
following information: (a) Tariffs
sheet of freight and passenger rates j
for the route covered; (b) total'
tonnage and total number of pas-j
sengers carried; (c) gross earnings
from passenger, freight and mail
service rendered, segregating the
same according to the three classes;
here mentioned; (d) statement in j
detail of all expenses incurred and j
on what account; the names and!
addresses of all persons employed, i
and the gross earnings and gross !
expenses of the route covered, j
Contract will be entered into im
mediately upon the award to the;
successful bidder, who must be pre
pared to furnish a bond acceptable
to the governor in an amount equ-'l j
to 50% of the bid.
The right is reserved to reject,
any and all bids.
GEO. A. PARKS, Governor.
June 16, 1031. J-26, 27,29 ‘
their families.
Others soon to arrive would
bring the number to thirty, pro
bably nine of these with families,
and they would need the kindly
offices of Anchorage people in
getting housed, etc., and he be
spoke for them whatever of as
sistance our towns-people could
give them as they had come to
remain.
Reference was made to the fact
of dissatisfaction having cropped
out over the number of Filipinos
having been brought in on the
Dellwood to do the work of instal
latin, and Col. Olmstead called up
on Mr. Lyons to explain the mat
ter, which he did, making it seem
the proper thing to do instead of
hiring men here.
Many years ago the cableship
Burnside was stationed in the
Philippine Islands and men were
taken on there who have remain
ed in the work since that time—
some from 11 to 24 years in the
employ. The speaker explained
that it takes about four years to
learn this job in its entirety and
these men are not just picked
up anywhere but are old employ
ees. That our men would never
remain on the job as they do it
and it is a work that must be
gotten familiar with in in order
to be satisfactory. There is some
thing like 20 of these experienced
men with the Dellwood.
Surely we of Alaska want the
very best and quickest action
that can be gotten on this in
stallation of a Government Radio
System—farthest north in the U.
S., and a vital need that will be
filled as long as Alaska stands.
The cable being now antiquated
and to be put into discard we must
have the radio.
This is progress of the highest
sort. Let us all feel proud if we
can assist in even the smallest
way.
Captain Robert Shears of the
Dellwood was not present but
Captain Johansen, his pilot, was
there and was asked to say a few'
words.
Judge E. Coke Hill gave a short
address and said that in his es
timation the transportation and
communication systems are vital
ly necessary to us in Alaska and
of material assistance in the dev
elopment of the natural resources
! of any country—ours especially,
being still in the embryo stage.
“We owe much to the Signal
Corps,” he said, as in his work
in Alaska for many years, from
Barrow to the South he' had only
received the most kindly and cour
teous treatment from the Signal
Corps men. “Any and all great
work,” he declared, “can only be
successfully prosecuted if good
feeling and perfect harmony pre
vails, and in this high mindedness
I we in Alaska join hands and work
I together.”
Col. O. F. Ohlson spoke a few
words in his own genial way.
Attorney L. V. Ray left for Se
ward on the train June 24. He
may return in about 10 days.
The annual picnic on the 21st
of June, put on by the Anchorage
Elks Lodge, was a complete suc
cess in every detail. The weather,
the attendance—800, the bount
eous luncheon all helped to make
it a success and even the mos
quitos were on their good behav
ior.
An airplane skillfully skimmed
the lake waters—like a thing
alive—coming close to the dining
pavillion and fanning the picnic
ers and keeping the mosquitos
iaway through the effect of the
strong breeze set up. Lake Spenard
is quite the ideal spot for swim
ming, games and boating, being
as safe and as pleasant a place
Have you read the “Grand Ho
tel?” Chosen by the Book of the
Month Club; chosen by the Book
Society of England. Alaska Shop.
'as can be found. There were doz
ens of autos to carry any and all
* to and from the Lake. The pic
j nickers are most generous in their
[thanks to the Elks of Anchorage.
Members of Mooseheart, Anchor
age, with their families will hold
their picnic on Sunday, the 28th,
at Lake Otis.
Friday the 19 of June was a
big day in Anchorage. The ar
rival of the Los Angeles Cham
ber of Commerce tour party. The
luncheon given them at noon in
the auditorium was said by the
visitors to be worthy of a much
larger city than Anchoage. The
presentation of an elegant silver
loving cup, tastefully inscribed and
feelingly presented by Mr. Kerr,
banker of the great southern city,
contributed to give a thrilling
time not often enjoyed.
The appreciation of this tour
party of the pleasurable voyage
and the magnificent scenery along
the whole route added greatly to
Anchorage and Alaska resident’s
pride and satisfaction in this won
derful and mighty northland.
May their tribe never grow less,
but keep increasing by leaps and
bounds each year, so that no build
ing in Anchorage will contain the
numbers coming to visit us from
sunny California. So we say to
them—comer again and stay long
er.
The evening’s train from An
chorage arrived last night at 7
o’clock with two engines pulling
three coaches loaded to the guard
rails.
“The Strange Death of Presi
dent Harding,” by Mrs. Harding's
private detective, Gaston Means.
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