The Cordova daily times., 1922-11-18
ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY
 INCREASES NORTHERN FLEET

fitted with Simmons steel bed, Pullman berths and sofa, baths to be of the latest design. Six rooms on each side of the after house will be arranged with inter-connecting bath. Here will also be located an attractive lobby from which stair way to have mahogany rail, treads laid with linoleum. Another lobby will be located aft. Throughout the ship all rooms will be two-berth only, and in addition to those suites specified there will be additional showers and most modern plumbing facilities.
 1 More than the usual interest at taches to this ship, due to the fact that it will be he first large steel passenger liner constructed on Puget Sound. Score of. cargo vessels were built during the war period and at both Tacoma and Seattle, war ves- sells have been launched, but to the Todd plant at Tacoma will be given the distinction of constructing the first large passenger liner for the off shore trade and for that reason it marks another epoch in local ship construction while the Todd organ ization is on its mettle at this early date in the endeavor to make this new liner a credit to its builders, to its owners and to the people of Alaska whom it primarily will aim to server
 l Every effort will be made on the part of the builders to push the ship to completion and it is hoped that she will be ready for service next spring. The new steel freighter Medon was recently purchased and is now in commission.
 sThen the steel liner, Northwest ern which, for years, has been serv- ing Alaska in good and bad weather, has been tied up at Pier 2, to go through an extensive overhauling with special relation to her passen- ger accommodations. It will be re- called that the Alameda last year was so improved and now the, North western will be transformed while the Victoria takes the Prince Will liam run temporarily.
 1 On each side of the boiler casing on the upper deck, new houses will be built, which will provide ten rooms, two of which will be con- nected or en suite with bath. Hatch No. 2 will be walled up and new lavatories installed on each side. All rooms having three berths have been changed to two berth rooms, which the company has found to be the popular demand. The steel plates under the dining room will be re- newed and in the dining room small tables will be substituted for the long tables which have been in use io1 so long. The smoking room will be considerably enlarged and all of the interior renovated and painted. Thus, the Northwestern, in few weeks, will be ready to resume the run to Southwestern Alaska almost a new boat as far as passenger ac- commodation are concerned, with improved suites. bath room facilities, cheery dining room and various other improvements. With the changes already mentioned as being made on the Alameda last year this will give fleet of nine vessels with improved passenger accommodations capable of handling not only the regular passenger traffic but to ma terially aid the Government Railroad to the westward, which expects to be fully equipped for handling tourist traffic next year. AS it's officials 'have suggested the advisability of making an effort to advertise the Territory in the East, the now steamship with the modernized Ala meda and Northwestern will greatly stimulate such travel.
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