The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 26, 1915, Page 8

CLOUDS LIFT, LIGHT SHINES ON NORTHLAND “Outside” Is Most Marked in Congress. CAMPAIGN OF TRUTH Won Friends for the Great Territory. £ ~ The present year is mark- ing the brightest spot in the history of Alaska. Breaks in the dense clouds of ignorance which have hung over it since its birth, show glimpses of the blue sky of boundless possibilities. Nowhere has this changed attitude of thought been more campaign of truth and educa- tion energetically waged by Alaskans. To the vast multitude, Alaska Was a land of ice and snow and terrors—associated as its “ame Was with the mysterious Po- Tar Region. But that time has on and people on “The Out are beginning to find out the i teow about the Northland. in all parts of Alaska, enjoy the necessities of lite called its luxuries) as they do in Boston or Chicago, Telegraph lines and wireless Stations flash the news of the ‘world to 20 ne tele- lines bind its communi- together, electric lights have supplanted candies and basebaji leagues _, supremacy, churches, automobiles, phono. and moving pictures are ine frait. It has found many friends ys of the fight for recogni- honestly in the oj Tt has of railroad con: development of the coal mines the charting of !ts ocean water Changed Attitude of People Reiteration of Real Facts Has| marked than in the halls of! congress, changes that have] been brought about the} SEWARD, Al (By M of the most picturesque cit: sites of the world is this South Alaskan tidewater terminus of the government railway line in- to the interior of the territory. A commanding setting and an excelient harbor are the port's outstanding characteristics. ite history goes back over 100 years, when Baranoff, the Rus- sian, chose Resurrection bay to operate ships in the fur trade, the vessels there constructed being the first laid down on the west shore of North America. On the northern end of the bay, guarded by mountains that make Gibraltar « pigm) Alaska in congress, east and west are massive flank-| Ror thle deeay Og Mitte ing mountains, and thru the valley to ppost- | > orthern railway, brought about the be-| Utilized os part of the government} struction, | 57 is Seward. To northward runs the Alaska which will be, ‘stem. Cost Baliaine $4,000 John E. Ballaine of Seattle bought the townsite of Seward for $4,000 1902 from Mrs, Lowell, a native Alaska hee good grammar echooie| woman, and then the sole inhabl all the incorporated towns andj tant. He financed and balit the at Juneau and Fairbanks,all| first 20 miles of railway northward, which gre controlled by theland as the later sold the Alaska Central, Toad was then called, to Frost and Osborne. The failure of these men and the material setback that resulted im- they must begin seriously develop ling the resources of that vicinity | Valuable quartz properties were |soon afterward in operation. Pierces Coast Range The road started by Hallaine ts) now 72 miles long, completed thru} the coast range at a cost of $4, 080,000 It points into a country whore |tillable area exceeds that of Nor way, Sweden and Finland combined, with their 10,500,000 population. are wider in extent than Pi sylvania’s, West Ohio's and iitinois’ much of it high grade bitum- inous and anthracite, There | are veins of gold quartz ard eady producing mil- thus far almost un- There are 12,000,000 spruce and hemlock azing lands sufficient to sustain 10,000,000 hn of cattle, and, above all, perhaps, a ctimate pure, bracing and temperate. formation like a li ‘Ke fan projet ing into the bay. , SEATTLE pressed the people of Seward that! BALLAINE PAID § $4, 000 FOR TOWNSITE OF SEWARD IN 1902; NOW IT’S THRIVING CITY, TIDEWATER TERMINAL OF U.S. RAILROAD The town lies on a siate gravel/ mission five miles on each nide of elevation is" particularly for the timber. ated cht A + an nen SECOND AVENUE, SEATTLE <° . This, the most heavily traveled street in the largest city in the Pacific Northwest, Paved With Vitrified Paving Block The use of Vitrified Paving Brick and Block has solved the ¢ Their merits have grown in favor untit this class of material is universally recognized as the standard, and as a necessary factor in civilization. tity street and Country road problem, DENNY-RENTON CLAY & COAL CO. , Manufacturers of Vitrified Brick and Block labove the town STAR—SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 1915. Alaska Today Land of Telephones, Movies, Newspapers, Autos and Baseball LOST IN WILDS OF ALASKA, PAT Main street of Seward (above), and a stretch of Alaska Northern railway line north of Seward, show ing the immense flanking moun. talne in background, The Alaska Northern will form part of the gov- ernment road, which will extend as far as Fairbanks, on the Tanana| river, a distance of 471 mi | the Susitna route, H D lad jin jas lof about 110 feet above sen level. Like practically every other! Weatern town, Seward has experi: enced a boom and @ reaction. It is now n substantial, well built lit tle elty, busy and optimistic, It has its enterprising daily paper, it» srammar and high schools, tele phone exchange, well stocked stores, comfortable hotels, electric light plant, cable and wireless «tations, a and door factory, physicians, a ist and not a single undertaker. The water supply comes from «a pure mountain strenm 1,009 feet its a first class young city, ts Seward, R. R. RIGHT OF WA SEWARD, June 16.—(By Mall.)| “~All the ties and piling it is pos | sible to secure will be cut by the railroad engineering commission | along the right of way, the forestry | department having already trans ferred great tracts of timber lands to the railroad builders. The for- eatry service han given to the com the right of way for its use and | Halt Starved, Emaciated, | | | |shelter, Hving on salmon berry my leaves and roots. | Alaska — the great, untamed! finally, after losing 39 pounds | Alaska beyond the limits of the|in weight, he stumbled, half dead, jcomparatively emai! areas of civt-| Naation | rush Alaska never will be subdued. Ite | vant wild places, many of which PAGE 8. And every year there will be a toll of lives—just as there are in the mountain regions of the United Staten ere Are Ke of thrilling ad-| ® from which ‘en and narrow « |death in Alaska every Pat MeGonnagal will testify a] the truth of thin Lost for 12 Daye ardy Old Prospector Wan- ders 12 Days, Living on | Twigs and Leaves. Pat is a prospector, 60 years old REAMS OF BANQUETS} | He haw pro there and h country, » knows Alaska like a book | way he thought he did until a fow weekn ago. He was trampling thru the woods |back of Yankee Basin, when tn some way—he hasn't yet been able| and|to explain how—he lost his bear - ings. Pat wan traveling light, and Half Insane, Finally Stum- [his grub soon gave out. For 12| bles Into Camp. days he wandered without food or by chance on Al Young’s logging camp. He was hollow-eyed, shrunk jen and almost insane with suffer ing. Leaves, twigs and roots had been the nearest approach to food he had had during the 12 days of the country of venture and of peril that it was the days before the big gold remains yet seldom know the presence will remain wild } passes and reach; | will {the eastern boundary PRESIDENT WI LSON MAY EAT ALL-ALASKA DINNER Wood | he will enjoy an A plans now under way find no unexpected obstacle to their fulfillment. It will be a dinner made up en tirely of the products of Alaska If you have never been in Alaska or have failed to realize that those fine vegetables on your table in Seattle were coaxed from Alaska soll by a @-hour-wday sun, you may at first think the president not enjoy eating what the Northland sends him j But if you have investigated a bit, you'll be wishing you might be hanging around the kitchen when the chef gets up that dinner. Recause things grow jn double- quick time up North: they don't have time to become hardened, |wour and cynical, They are Jyey and tender. tu ra, of the Harriman Ne tional bank of Seward, fas sug. gested the matter, and at hit sug gestion A. C. Miller, of the federal reserve board at Washington, D. C,, has entered {nto communieation with Governor Strong. toothso: id he was con- of wild anima’ prowling about aq near as they dared approach. | Meantime a search party had! been organized, but the searchers missed him Eagle city, on the Yukon, near line, is the port of entry for goods coming down the river from the Canadian side and the center of an exten-| sive placer district in which gold| was first discovered on the Alaska mainland ‘PARTING SHOT OPENS ‘UP A RICH OIL WELL MUSKOGEE, Okla., June 26.—An oll well which {t is believed will be in the 6,000-barrel class and will cause the opening of an extension of the famous Cushing field, was started to flowing by #® 27-quart shot of nitroglycerine made a4 4 parting slap by the owners, who thought the well was worthless, An Industry Producing April 1, 1912, saw the birth of a new industry in Seattle. G. 1. C. Barton, with his associates, realizing, the possible future for Seattle and the opportunities offered in the meat industry, pur- chased the old Yakima Sheep Co.'s slaughter house, located at Spokane st. and Wyoming, which, at thot time, wag built on piling, entirely surrounded by water, with the intention of establishing a slaughter house for sheep alone. Their inventory of live stock at that time consisted of one live bell sheep. Before the first six months of their existence had passed, conditions arose which induced them to enter the packing field, handling beef, pork and mutton. They have changed the original slaughter house into a modern packing house, using the very latest and up-to-date equipment obtainable, cheerfully meeting every government requirement to make their plant as sanitary as possible and to produce a grade of meats and provisions a little better than the average. Every piece of meat is government inspected before leaving the premises. Every nook and corner is under government sani- tary inspectors. Every precaution is used to pre- vent uncleanliness They have increased their delivery stock from one wagon to five auto trucks and six wagons, all painted a battleship gray, bearing the insigma BARTON & Co. ry eo BAMUEL H, HFOGES, C. 432 CENTRAL BUILDING Washington Products viz ® in red sees the @ brand on a piece of meat they know of their products, they are patronizing hor purity, unexcelled All | same grade and quality specially fed,” BEEF MUTTON PURE MILD CUR SEATTLE, WASH. ENGINEERS CONTRACTORS CONSTRUCTORS OF Lippy, Hambach and Elks’ Club Buildings stands for Washington, an article of quality and lamb, known the state over as Visitors always welcome. Our Specialty PRODUCTS SUGAR CURED BACON GEO. E. HARDENBERGH, Seo. ROBERT M, DOVER, M. E., Vice Pres. and Treas. PUGET SOUND BRIDGE AND DREDGING CO., Inc. When one me industry, as the @ brands are of the as the much advertised “Specially bred, PORK LAMB LARD ED HAMS KING COUNTY COURT HOUSE (Now under ¢ onstruction) Tide Land Reclamation|Dredging by All Methods a Specialty Bridges, Structural Work, Piers, Foundations, Dams, Canals, Concrete Construction and General Contracting Suction Dredges, Dipper Dredges, Towboats, Sco Dredges, ws Clam-shell s and Complete Floating Plant for Harbor Work Capacity of Dredging Million Cubic Yards Per Month Plant One-Half neni