Seward daily gateway., 1923-04-07
PEOPLE OF sELDOv|A
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COMMUNITY LOCATED ON kAcA. eMAk BAY PROSPEROUS DE.
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l IACCcANA06 AuIIcQUcul NlSllS lTOIQ StedU ships, the town of Seldovia is a pros porous community in spite of the ap- parent handicap, according to Anton Johansen, who is a recent visitor In Seward and who will return to the Kachemak Bay town or the Admiral 1 Evans
 In speaking of his home town Mr. Johansen is highly optimistic and sees for it a bright future.
 At the present time Seldovia con sists of about seventy-five business houses and residences, peopled by about two hundred people, white and native. Included in the buildings are two general stores, two hotels with restaurant connections; two other eat ing places; machine shop where all classes of marine repair work can be done; picture show; bath house, a wireless station and other functioning enterprises which go to make a vil- lage. MT. Johansen will, on his return 1 home, commence the work of erecting 1 a building to be used as combined pool hall and cigar store. In addition to the business houses the town also boasts of 8 large social hall in which l functions are held with regularity Sidewalks, even though not so wide as those in Seward and built of boards. are one of the towns boasts
 The industrial activities of Seldovi:, and vicinity are confined to the can neries principally, although two saw mills are in operation. In the cannery i line that conducted by H. H. Malcolm will devote itself to putting up clans, crabs and salmon. The others will confine themselves to salmon alone.
 Agriculture, too, forms part of the industrial life of Seldovia, at least 15 persons being engaged in raising pro- duce Many of the farmers own cows and the supply of milk for the town is 1 furnished from this source. Tn addi- 1 tion to raising vegetables, stock farm ing to a minor degree is engaged in sheep, hogs, goats and cattle dotting the many homesteads which are used for grazing.
 In speaking of the fox farming in dustries MT. Johansen stated that five of the islands adjacent to Seldovia were devoted to this enterprise: Ber- gen, Goldstein, McCauley, Dunning and Johansen & Olsen being those who raise furs for market. All so en, gagged report good increase in fox production. Located to good advan- tage and near the fishing grounds an ever constant supply of food is on hand. Four of the concerns mention ed have this year experimented with raising filters in pens, the outcome of which remains to be seen.
 The raising of silver grays and 1 black foxes, is being undertaken by at least ten different parties, all of whom are most sanguine of success. These farms are located at other places than those taken by the blue fox farmers. The agricultural products raised consist of nearly every known vege- table in addition to oats and barley, which is said to grow to a good height and to attain maturity. The principal feed grasses to be raised are red top and timothy; enough of which is rais- ed to winter all the stock.
 While in Seward MT. Johansen en- deavored to promote a fishing indus try, with the local markets and ship pers and consumers. Splendid halibut banks are practically in Seldovia's s front yard, and from these banks it is expected that commercial relations will be established with Seward, the supply in this connection being always freshly caught and only awaiting transportation which can be quickly made by the present halibut fleet op- erating out of Resurrection Bay.
 The people of Seldovia and vicinity, while vitally concerned ill the fisher- ies reservations, do not care to ex- press an opinion until such time as a representative of the fisheries bureau has made an investigation. But need less to say they are all for saving the food fish supply upon which the suc- cess of the fox farmers of that section depend.
 Seldovians have little worry them an abundance of fish, plenty of vege- tables from their own farms and the fuel question answered by the simple effort of taking coal from the many veins which traverse the beach near the town.
 MT. Johansen, as soon as conditions will permit, will keep himself and his friends in close touch with the outside world. by installing radiophone, ar engagements having been made while