The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 24, 1936, Page 7

AL A AR R THE DAILY ALASKA' nead of the | _ny, that man| 7. s in Alaska!” , to be a pretty lame on dfter Juneau gets celling the world a few Juneau Has Record For if there are not more elec- | tric refrigerators per thousand fam- lilies in Juneau today than in any other city in the world, the men that have been installing them | hereabouts want to know what city has the record, so they can knock | it over. According to the consensus of both W. P. Johnson—not infre- | quently called “Frigidaire” John- son—and W. S. Pullen, of the Al- aska Electric Light and Power | company, there are more than 1- 000 electric refrigera now in service in the Juneau district. And the most optimistic Juneau booster hardly estimates more than 2,000 residences. The interesting teature of this is that far from nearing what | might seem to be a “saturation point,” the sale of these units has been steadily building up to a stride that indicates Juneau has only begun to get cold storage. It looks like the score is going close to 100 percent some of these years. That is why Messrs. Johnson and Pullen have been wondering what section of America does claim to be most i . i { ALASKA LOOKS AHEAD Old methods and old equipment have no place in Alaska. Here in a new land only the most modern means are used . . . only the best is wanted! The day's news and the year's figures are eloquent evidence of this. Alaska looks ahead!. Mining equipment is the finest obtain- able; cannery machinery is unexcelled the world over; heating units the best that can be bought; all installed with the thought of meeting TOMORROW:'S needs. More airplanes per capita—more boats — more refrigerators —than any place on earth! That's Alaska today. It's the same story in the field of office equipment and school supplies. J]. B. Burford pioneered this business in Alaska, and today can show more records like those above: —Typewriters sold in almost every village in the Territory, from Egigik on Bristol Bay to Ninilchik and Kasilof on Cook Inlet; from Forty Mile to Flat; from Nome to Metlakatla. And always the story is the same—only the best and latest is wanted. That's why you'll find our Ergy Sales Registers from Wrangell to Fairbanks; our Todd Check Protectors from South- east Alaska up to Valdez and out to Anchorage; and our Shaw Walker steel desks and cabinets in practically every new office fitted out in Juneau. | s S e B e R e b T R T YOUNG ALASKA looks ahead.too! Juneau students are taking a typically Alaskan lead in the use ot type-‘[ writers for school work. Encouraged by parents who know their Smith| " &3 Corona Portables will be useful for a lifetime, more and more young people are writing on these machines. If you haven't one yet, come and and see the | the models. Can be purchased as easily as $1 a week. TODAY Somebody’s Birthday J. B. Burford & Co. is Juneau’s recognized gift headquarters. We have the right thing for every birth- day — from pop-guns to imported stationery. ® Typewriters @ Kiddies’ Toys ® Fountain Pens ® Greeting Cards | | | ® Every new office fitted out in Juneau during the past year has been equipped with the world famous Shaw-Walker Steel Sky- scraper equipment—Desks, Filing Cabinets, Office Stands, etc. Together with the new Shaw-Walker office chairs, this equip- ment brings to the office the finished, modern touch that is TO- DAY'S way. If you have been enduring antiquated equipment, feke a little time to examinethese modern fixtures. Are You Loo,king Ahead? 4 o If you might be wanting a machine sometime before Christmas, we'd appreciate a call now. There's no obligation to take it even if we reserve one, but with possible uncertainties in deliveries; we are radioing in &Sther order Monday, and can help estimate quantities by the interest expressed Fri y and Saturday. bt J. B. BURFORD & C Telephone 79 OUR DOORSTEP IS WORN BY SATISFIED CUSTOMERS