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OPENING KEN AI PENINSULA WITH ROADS
The plan of the Bureau of Public Roads to build
the “connecting link” of 11 miles from the end of the
Seward-Kenai Lake Highway to the beginning of the
Moose Pass Highway is good as far as it goes. It will
make a continuous automobile highway of 83 miles
from Seward to Hope through the heart of the Kenai
Peninsula, in mountain valleys, along lake shores,
through forests and open spaces, presenting a variety
and sublimity of scenery that cannot be matched by
any other equal length of automobile highway any
where in America. *
The completion of the 12 miles from the Moose
Pass road to the foot of Kenai Lake, there connect
ing with the Russian River road, will add some more
variety and unequaled scenery.
When the Russian River road is extended on to
the shores of Cook Inlet, that will be another impor
tant step.
Some day before long all these needed improve
ments will be finished. That will make a total of close
to 150 miles of continuous automobile highway from
Seward to and through unrivaled scenery and farm
ing and stock raising and mining districts of great rich
ness and posibilities.
But that is not enough. The system of highway
construction in the Kenai Peninsula should also com
prise an automobile highway from Seward up the Re
surrection Valley via Russian River and the Kenai Riv
er direct to Kenai on Cook Inlet, thence on to Kusilof
and Homer to the south, and to Point Possession on the
north.
With such a system of connecting automobile high
ways, totaling 200 to 250 miles, with tourist hotels and
camps built at convenient and appropriate points, Los
Angeles county alone, with a direct line of summer
steamers, could and would send 20,000 tourists to these
parts every summer. That estimate is made on the
authority of men of high standing in Los Angeles who
know^ what they are talking about. They are ready to
do their part in bringing such a vision into reality.
Here is an opportunity for the road departments
to do a great and lasting benefit to Alaska and achieve
a monument which will live on down through the
ages.
We read much of a jobless man who heard that a
football game was to be played in his town for the re
lief of the unemployed. As he was clearly entitled to a
share in the reciepts, he asked the management to ad
vance him a dollar on accounut that he might buy a
ticket to the game.
At a Chicago banquet, broadcast a few nights ago,
Toastmaster Rufus Dawes good-naturedly razzed Con
gressman Hull of Illinois. Mr. Dawes said that in for
mer days Hull had had some connection with the brew
ery interests. When prohibition came Hull turned dry
and was elected to Congress, but in the recent election
he came near being defeated by a wet preacher.
CAR OWNERS
Ail cars neoding an overhaul job and put in shop be
fore Dec. 25 will receive a 10 per cent discount on labor.
NOTE—Now that Winter is here your generator
brushes should be set ahead for short drives.
D. R. WILLIAMS
OGLE’S GARAGE
George Carlson had an icy swim
in the Ketchikan bay waters re -;
cently says the Ketchikan Chron
1 icle. Coming to town In a car be- t
in*..ojnfr to Harry Nixon the car left
the Tongass Highway on the grade
just north of the Smiley cannery j
and plunged into the bay.
The tide was high at the time.
The driver made his escape thru
a broken window and swam ashore. :
l owing to the fact that the water |
; cushioned the car it seems to have
been but little damaged other than
the broken window
| Norman Peters reported that
| his car, license No. 61. was stolen i
'■ from in front of his home and
| no trace has been found of the
j party who drove the Wontzel ear j
j over the bank near the damn
| n week ago- It is pointed out by
; officers that a heavy penalty at
j Niches for anyone taking a ca< j
without the owner’s consent.
TO HOLD MEETING
A meeting of the Club and
House Committees of the American
Legion and the Seward Bills’ Club
respectively will be held Saturda
evening in the Legion-Elks Club
rooms in the Harriman Building.
BOAT EXPLODES
After he had beached his boat
I the “BOLD I,” a 37-foot schooner
j the gasoline leaked into cabi i,
i and exploded when H. H. Griswold,
j the owner, went down to stait the
i engine at high tide, at Smuggle; s'
] Cove, acording to the Ketchikan
i Tribune. He was hurled almost
thru the top of the cabin bat
managed to escape. The boat s
completely destroyed.
i
J Fred Stalder, who has a home
i stead out Kenai wray and has been j
engaged in tie cutting, went out
on Thursday’s train after a brief j
| visit in the city.
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50c MERCHANT’S LUNCH
I Due to a general slash in food
; prices, Mel Hc-Iben, proprietor of
I the Seward Grill, announces a
j reduction in prices in the menu, I
' ard at this time will offer the
popular merchant’s lunch here
] after at 50c. General cuts!
] throughout the entire bill of fare j
wil be made, he said
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| \LASKA at Schallerer’s
\laska Shop
FOR RENT
| Furnished house close in $35
per month. Urbach Sz Valade.
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CHOP SL’EY AND NOODLES;
I There’ better than good. Phone
I Madison 107 or call at 2nd and i
I Railroad Ave., Mr. and Mrs. Wm. J
E. Fraser. Now open for business. J
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THREE LITTLE WORDS
Danish Ice Cream! J
Sold only at the Candy Cottage. J
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List your labor wants with us; '
we will endeavor to secure for !
you the help desired. Phone j
Adams 126 or call at the M & W J
Club, Seward, Alaska.
The
PANHANDLE
Tobaccos
Candies i
Cards j i
Soft Drinks i
CHRIST LARSEN, Prop. *
Opposite Seward Grill
AMANDA’S HAND
LAUNDRY
We give service, Reasonably j
Call for and Deliver
Phone Madison 126 \ j
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in
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$
IF YOUR MEAL IS BUILT
around a FRYE-BRUHN product—it’s the
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Try oar FRYE'S DELICIOUS Brand Hams, Bacon and
Lard. Fresh Meat, Eggs, Butter and Poultry received on
every boat.
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Place your order now for Xmas
and New Year’s Turkey, Duck,
Goose or Chicken.
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JOHN e.
WHITE and CO.
High Grade Line of
CIGARS
TOBACCOS
CANDIES
FINEST BILLIARD HALL IN ALASKA
HOTEL GILLILAND
TAXI IN CONNECTION
COMFORTABLE LODGING AT
MODERATE RATES
Day or Night
Seward, Alaska
Madison 12 8
Chas. P. Gilliland
SOMETHING SPECIAL
Latest Styles in Evening Dresses
$1450
VAN GILDER HOTEL
Hot and Cold Water in Every Room
Steam Heat
J. S. BADGER Prop.