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SEATTLE TO MARK
ANNIVERSARY Of
ALASKA PURCHASE
(Seattle P.-I.)
Elaborate celebrations by citizens
and visitors in Alaska cities, in which
an official party of tourists, including
a special delegation of eighteen Unit
ed States senators and fifteen repre
sentatives will join, a gay water car
nival here by the Seattle Yacht club,
followed by a cruise to northern wat
ers—these are important features in
a program now being arranged by the
Alaska bureau of the Seattle Chamber
of Commerce and Commercial club in
observance next summer and semi
centennial of the purchase of Alaska.
At the same time veteran Alaskans
now living in the Yakima valley, have
formed an organization which plans to
provide for a celebration of the semi
centennial in Seattle. Former resi
dents of the northern territory now'
established in various cities in the
northwest are expected to take part in
this demonstration.
The plan as far as it relates to the
Alaska tour was decided upon by the
Alaska communities when the Alaska
bureau of the Seattle Chamber of
Commerce & Commercial club sent a
representative throughout that terri
tory to learn the wishes of the Alas
kans as to how they desired to cele
brate this event, so that Seattle could
co-operate and lend every assistance
possible to make it a big success. As
the negotiations for the purchase of
Alaska extended about six months,
beginning in March, 50 years ago, and
ending in October, it was decided that
the plan as outlined would be the most
fitting and obtain the best results.
With this end in view, the Alaska
bureau of the Seattle chamber has in
hand the organization of a large rep
resentative party that will make a
complete tour of Alaska to participate
in these celebrations. Congress is pre
paring to be represented by a large
committee. The last resolution to be
introduced by Senator Pitman pro
vides for a delegation of eighteen sen
ators and fifteen congressman.
As the Seattle Yacht club had
planned for this summer a water car
nival to be followed by a cruise of the
waters of southeastern Alaska, the
Yacht club in fixing the date of de
parture from Seattle on July 7, so
that the two parties will leave Seattle
together. The water carnival will fur
nish a source of entertainment and a
fitting send-off for the Alaska party.
As Far as Anchorage.
It is probable that the yachts will
be able to be with the Alaska bureau
party at their stops in the southeast
ern Alaska towns, after which the
Yacht club party will return to Se
attle. The Alaska bureau party will
continue to the westward along the
south coast as far as Anchorage, re
turning via Skagway, where the bu
reau party will divide, part returning
to Seattle and the remainder going on
into the Yukon interior and covering
all of western Alaska. It is estimated
that the south coast portion of the
Alaska bureau tour will require 22
days and the entire tour, covering the
interior and w'estem Alaska, about 48
days. The Alaska bureau party will
leave Seattle in two or more vessels
that will travel in company through
out the southeast and south coasts of
Alaska.
The Alaska bureau was asked by
the Alaskan committees to undertake
the organization of this party and are
arranging of the necessary details.
This the bureau has now in hand and
expects soon to be able to announce
complete details as to itinerary. The
numerous celebrations and interesting
events that will be staged in the
northern localities for the benefit of
this party are being arranged in ex
tensive manner. Those plans contem
plate some thirty odd special celebra
tions and events.
The anniversary of final transfer of
Alaska to the United States, October
18, probably will be fittingly celebrat
ed in Seattle by a reunion of all north
erners under the auspices of the Arc
tic club and Alaska bureau.
MORE BOATS
TO BE USED
THIS SUMMER
FAIRBANKS, Feb. 20.—Plans for
the largest shipping season that Fair
banks and the interior has ever
known, not even considering the best
days of this camp, were announced in
a telegram received at the local head
quarters of the American-Yukon Nav
igation company yesterday from Traf
fic Manager A. F, Zipf. Five boats
are to be kept in continuous service
on the Yuokn river between St. Mi
chael and Tanana, while six boats will
be kept on the run between Dawson
and Tanana river points. The tele
gram states that the reason for the
larger number of boats is that the
company expects to handle a tremen
dous tonnage of freight during the
next shipping season. It is expected
that the business houses of Fairbanks,
as well as those of Nenana, will ship
in large stocks of goods, but the fact
that the Alaskan Engineering com
mission will ship large quantities of
railroad material to the interior dur
ing the summer is supposed to be the
chief reason for the increase in the
number of boats both on the upper
and lower river. The matter of a pos
sible increase in the tourist traffic this
summer also enters in, but, according
to information secured from local A.
Y. N. headquarters, the company has
not yet made arrangements for its
summer tourist schedule.
All of the old N. N. Co. boats, tak
en over several years ago by the A.-Y.
N. Co., most of which have remained
unused since the concern took over the
larger part of the transporation busi
ness in the interior, are to be on the
lower river run. They include the
Louise and the Herman, two boats
which have been laid up for a number
of years, and the Sarah, Susie and
Schwatka. The last three named were
on the lower river run dast summer.
The palatial passenger steamers,
the Alaska and the Yukon, will be on
the run between Dawson and Fair
banks, as usual. In addition to these
there will be the Tanana, Seattle III,
Delta and Alice. The Washburn and
Reliance will probably have the Idita
rod and Koyukuk river runs respec
tively, as in former years.
WHY METEORS BURN
IN THREE COLORS
The earth’s atmosphere is now be
lieved to have three fairly distinct
strata, the first, extending up to about
45 miles, having nitrogen as the
leading constituent; the second, with
its upper limit at about 125 miles, be
ing chiefly hydrogen, and the third
at a still greater height, consisting of
a very thin gas, which has been named
“geocoronium.” Dr. Alfred Wegener
has attempted to explain the striking
differences in color of meteors or
“shooting stars” and says that mete
ors coming from outer space are not
sufficiently heated in the exceedingly
light gas to become luminous. Their
fall through the hydrogen layer caus
es they to become incandescent and
before they reach the lowest stratum
most of them are completely dissi
pated. A few of the largest, however,
penetrate the nitrogen atmosphere, a
very small number reaching the
earth’s surface. It is found that the
deep-falling meteors pass through
three stages of color—yellow-white,
green, and deep red—and it is con
cluded that the green is due to incan
descence of the hydrogen and the red
to that of the nitrogen. Only the first
stage is seen in the quickly dissipated
meteors, the white, yellow or some
times reddishness being evidently the
glow of the meteor substance.
Caught
The Two Girls have fresh Seldovia
crabs. Wonder where they got them ?
Why, over the trail from Sir. Dora to
the Westward. 564
Watch A. L. U. space. Something
brewing. 548
Stop at Peterson’s Hotel.
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That the balance of trade with the
United States in favor of Alaska since
the territory was purchased is one bil
lion dollars was the extraordinary fact
brought out by Delegate Wickersham
on January 26 in the house of repre
sentatives when urging the construc
tion of a harbor at Nome. This bil
lion included the figure of $331,072,778
which represents the amount of mer
chandise shipped from the states into
Alaska since 1867. Added to this was
the cash paid into the United States
treasury as revenue—a sum of $17,
787,153. The production of fish and
furs amounted to $326,083,246 and the
mineral production was $351,000,000.
On the other side of the account are
the amounts spent on the territory by
the government which amount in the
aggregate to $101,355,193. The larg
est of these expenditures came from
the treasury department which spent
since the territory came under the
American flag, $43,000,000. The war
department expenditures came next
and were $24,000,000. The depart
ment of justice and the department of
the interior each spent $8,000,000.
This gave Alaska a total trade value
since 1867 of $1,025,943,177.
The total national expenditures ac
count of Alaska were $101,355,193.
Trade balance due Alaska is $924,
587,984.
Adding the trade for 1916 and the
trade of 1917 which will be as great
or greater, the total balance in favor
of the territory will be just about a
billion or slightly more.
In conclusion Mr. Wickersham re
minded the house that in that fifty
years Alaska has received for river
and harbor improvements only a quar
ter of a million dollars.
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DO YOU WASTE MONEY?
Almost every one does. Bread cast upon the
water comes back again. But when you throw
money away it mighty seldom ever comes back.
What’s going to happen to you when you have
no more money to waste? Why not open an ac
count here? $1.00 does it. Doing it once a week
for a year means $52 to the good for you—and
the interest we pay you in our Savings Depart
ment. Try it for a few months, you will be sur
prised to find how fast your account will grow.
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Special Arrangements Made for Entertaining Private
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The place of real service. Boxes, Lunch Counter.
Try Some of Our Special Dishes.
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DOGS FOR SALE : : GOOD DOG STABLES
Plenty Dog Feed on Hand for Interior Travelers.
Dried Salmon, Tallow and Cracklins.
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Just Arrived:
BY WELLS FARGO EXPRESS
A large assortment of Hair Nets, Hair Pins, Bone
Hair Pins, Brassieres, Darning Needles.
Latest in Ladies’ Leather Pocket Books and Hand
Bags.
Also all the newest designs in Stationery, at prices
same as before.
NOTICE—Lots of other novelties just received over
the trail too numerous to mention.
Opp. Postoffice q
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