Seward daily gateway., 1923-12-08
What the Chamber Is Doing for YOU

Inc seward OnanDer or commerce Is d uVe-WHc organization working at all times for the bet terment of Seward and the district served by the Alaska Railroad The Chamber Is ready at all times to assist intending settlers to more definite understanding of the Territory and its resources. The program of the Seward Cham Der of Commerce at the present time includes the following: CABLE HEADQUARTERS Preparing statistics showing Seward to be the logical location for the cable terminal and cable headquarters.
 MINING Endeavoring to interest capital in the possbili-
 ties of the large returns available from opera
 ton of the many quartz properties now sur rounding Seward.
 NDUSTRIFS-
 Through the City Council and Publicity Bureau
 making advances to industries to locate at Sew
 ard with tax free, deep water sites, and in close
 proximity to the coal fields. SAFETY HARBOR-
 Plans being formulated for the construction or
 creation of safety harbor for small boats, dur
 ing severe storms.
 MARINE WAYS
 Assisting in securing the immediate erection of
 marine ways Of sufficient size to handle vessels
 of one hundred tons over PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
 Committees appointed and final action pressed
 for abolishing the flood menace of the Glacier
 stream.
 FISHING
 Data compiled and interest awakened to the
 possibilities of Seward a fishing center for
 fishermen and haibut buying companies. TOURISTS
 Correspondence being answered and data gath
 cred for tourists. Literature showing nearness
 Of Seward to Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes,
 Mt. Mckinley National Park, and the big game
 district oI Renal Peninsula being prepared for
 publication.
 THE GREAT W WESTWARD
 inc chamber IS in possession of reliable data
 showing the value of the district to the vest
 ward to hunting parties, tourists, stock growers
 and fishermen. Statistics gathered for business
 concerns desiring to locate there. ROADS AND TRAILS
 We have furnished information and assisted II
 the construction of roads and trails for prospec
 tors, farmers hunters and tourists. Our pro-
 gram calls for auto road connecting Kenai,
 Cooks Inet and Anchorage with Seward MARKETS
 The advertising of Seward as supply center
 and distributing point for all of Western and
 Interior Alaska. The building up of market for Alaska produce. COAL BUNKERS-
 The construction of adequate coal bunkers at Seward for the shipment of Alaska coal to out
 side markets and to westward points. PUBLICITY
 The Chamber with the expected assistance of
 the City Council, have contracted for the serv- ices of a Secretary who will devote his entire
 time to public welfare, community advertising and informing correspondents of the desirabil-
 ity of Seward as home town of great possbil- ities for the future. SEWARD
 Seward is the salt water terminus of the Alaska
 raroad; is located on beautiful Resurrection Bay, called by the late President Harding, "A beautiful jewel in wonderful setting" Seward is a modern town with light and power, good sewer system, fine water system, telephone and
 cables, bank deposits of over quarter of mill lion, a low tax rate, equable climate and fine citizenry. Churches, schools and a fine library make for ideal educational facilities PARTIES DEsIROUS OF KNOWING MORE OF THIS WONDERFUL GATEWAY TO THE INTERIOR SHOULD WRITE TO THE SEC RETARY, ,~~ Seward Chamber of Commerce This Adv donated by the Chamber of Commerce