The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-01
THE NEW SKAGWAY
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 the railroad from the Pacific Ocean to the Yukon River. as well as many Of the best boats on that great iu- { land stream. The railroad and it's interest; are doing much for the up ] building of Alaska and Yukon Terri tory. and seldom can there be seen : a finer GrCup Of men heading a transportation corporation. The North owes much t3 tic White Pass road for the manner in which they have handled the transportation prog | lens. giving to people outside 2 wholly different impression than "oald hc possible did this great artery of transportation not operate under such splendid management. i Many U& the best known and most promising copper and gold properties in the North are adjacent to Skay- way. Each year is finding their out pEi increasing and Skagway in turn l iI profiting by their growth Within a short range of SkaCway aT" mauy of the most interesting trails and rides to be found in Alaska. No wonder the town is such healthy place. when so large d percentage nf it's inhabitants take their recreation in mountain climb. ing. tramping and boating
 
 lie utilities. in having one of the best equipped electric light. power, and water SyStcm.; north of Van CouvCr. At great expense and with exceedingly great difficulty the man% mountain streams have been liuk"d together and harnasscd. so tha; almost unlimited power is SC cured thcrcirom. IL iS a common thing [" hca- visitors comment on the unusually strong electric light i'll their hotel rooms. and in the homes. and on the wonderful water pre-. Ur". al! nf which is furnished hE th" li"m" Fewer Company. SkaS VIZ! $ telephone system serves the "ntir" community most happily and is doing ruCh to aid in the com mcrcia! development.
 SkagWay owes much tO her hotels, but the most &anguinc prophet i'll "NiStcucc could not have forctold the tremendous business which de vclopcd so suddenly to tax. to the t, ;.., ties. II i@ tru" there have been hundreds Who nave not been able to get proper accommodations in Skagway. but the hotel facilities are being increased as rapidly as possi- bic.
 SkaGway has maintained. from the outset, one Of the extraordinary daily newspapers of the Territory, and the Daily Alaskan today. in addition to being the oldest daily newspaper in Alaska. is one of the most respect "d publications in the great North west.
 There i& d temptation to use SUI p"riatiycs in speaking of Skagway, for who would not become enthus- iaStic when all of her natural re- sources. coupled with her conner cial developments, are taken into consideration. Since carly spring over fifty different places of buSi- ness and homes have been built or rCmOdclCd. Otwithstamding the fact that there still remain a hundred or so empty ShaCkS, remnants of the carly gold rush. every habitablC place in Skagway has been rcmod- clCd and rented and new places arc being provided as fast as possible. Old buildings have been torn down | by the dozen. new modern buildings arc being erected. and spirit of optimism and confidence prevails Skagway is prcdcStinci to a pcrma- ncnt place of leadership in the com mcrcial. financial. social. moral. re- ! ligiOus and tourist life of this great Northern Empire.