The Seward gateway., 1922-04-01
WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
 FROM SOUND CITIES

SEATTLE, March 31-Cutting ia half the time between Alaskan mails to Nenana, Panama and other points on the Yukon river and to St. Michaels after July 1, is announced by W. C.. VanDervoort, superintendent of the railway mails. By agreement with the American Yukon Navigation company service to these towns will be placed on weekly instead of fortnightly ba- sis Mail vii lgo to Seward and over the new government railroad to Nena- na and then by beat down the Yukon to St. Michael and up the Panama Riv- CT to Tanana.
 A contract has been entered into be- tween the Alaska Engineering Com. pany and the American Railway Ex- press Company whereby the express company will operate over the govern ment railroad in Alaska, according to Wm. Gerig, chief engineer The new arrangement becomes effective May 15 with first class express rate from Seattle to Fairbanks $11.60 per 100 pounds, reduction from the ordinary summer rate of 40c per hundred. The present winter rate is $20 per hun dred. Express can be shipped from any point in the United States to any point in Alaska through bill of lading.
 Every berth on the steamship North western sailing for Southwestern Alas kan points on Saturday, March 25, is taken. Among the passengers booked are number of cannery bosses and their crews.
 Volney Richmond, president of the 1 Northwestern Commercial Company has brought his family to Seattle to reside as the headquarters of his company are now located here. This succeeds the old Northern Commercial Company.
 The Alaska Steamship Company has a full first class list, 235 persons booked for the liner Alameda sailing l u AO, next voyage of the Victoria, beginning April 5. The company already has waiting list, so many persons are try ing to come north.
 l Revival of the Alaska Salmon pack | ing industry explains some of the large number of persons going north thus early in the season.
 Full page advertisements in the Sun set magazine and twelve inch adver- tisements three times a week in the newspapers along the Pacific Coast are to be used throughout the summer | by the Admiral Line in an elaborate campaign to develop the Alaska sum- mer excursion business. The campaign which involves an expenditure ot ap- proximately s4O,OOO commenced the middle of March and will continue to the last of October.
 A Washington special to Seattle pa pers say President Harding will stand definitely behind Secretary Falls pro 1 DOSal TOT COuCeulldI1h6 Jo
 over Alaska in one department Of the government. The President is con- vinced that division of jurisdiction ln this immensely rich territory among the departments of the lnterlor' aerf culture and commerce has done much to naralyze Alaskan development to use his own phrase. He is convlnced further that the natural resources Ill Alaska must be made available anu can he made available for industrial purposes without violating any souno principles of conservation.
 The department of commerce VIII send party headed by Assistant sec rotary q H. Houston to Alaska this summer to make a general survey Of conditions in which the department Is specially interested, pertaining to the Ru~eau of Fisheries, Coast and Geo. detic survey light house and steam boat inspection service. Particular at tention will be paid to the salmon fishing industry.
 f The tourist information service of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce is receiving inquiries from all parts of the United States relative to Alaska trips. The national publicity on the new government railroad has prompt ed many inquiries about the trip from Seward to Fairbanks.