Seward daily gateway., 1923-12-22
What the Chamber Is Doing for YOU

The Seward Chamber of Commerce is live-wire
 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- Lndeavorng to interest capital in the possbili- ties of the large returns available from opera ton of the many quartz properties now sur rounding Seward. INDUSTRIES 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 Stor1lis
 MARINE WAYS
 Assisting in securing the immediate erection of
 marine ways of sufficient size to handle vessels
 of one hundred tons or over PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS Committees appointed and final action pressed
 for abolishing the flood menace of the Glacier
 
 FISHING
 Data compiled and interest awakened to the
 possibilities of Seward fishing center for
 fishermen and halibut buying companies.
 TOURISTS
 Correspondence being answered and data gath
 cred for tourists. Literature showing nearness of Seward to Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, lt Mckinley National Park and the big game district of Kenai Peninsula being prepared for publication. THE GREAT WESTWARD The chamber IS in possession of reliable data showing the value of the district to the west 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 il the construction of roads and trails for prOspec tors, farmers hunters and tourists. Our pro- gram calls for an auto road connecting Kenai Cooks Inet and Anchorage with Seward. MARKETS 1he advertising of Seward as supply center and distributing point for all of Western and Interior Alaska. The building up of a market for Alaska produce. l COAL BUNKERS- The construction of adequate coal bunkers at Seward for the shipment of Alaska coal to out side markets and to westward points. l PUBLICITY The Chamber with the expected assistance of the City Council, have contracted for the serv- | ICeS OI q OeCItCdIy WIlO Will utVOV0 HID O1It1AO 1 time to public wefare community advertising and informing correspondents of the desirabl- ity of Seward as home town of great possibil- l ities for the future. 1 SEWARD Seward is the salt water terminus of the Alaska l railroad; is located beautiful Resurrection i Bay, called by the late President Harding, "A beautiful jewel in a wonderful settng." Seward l is modern town with light and power, good l sewer system, fine water system telephone and cables bank deposits of over quarter of mil lion, a low tax rate, equable climate and fine 1 ctizenry Churches schools and fine library make for ideal educational facilities. 1 PARTIES DESIROUS OF KNOWING MORE OF THIS WONDERFUL GATEWAY TO THE INTERIOR SHOULD WRITE TO THE SEC 1 RETARY,
 Seward Chamber of
 Commerce This Adv donated by the Chamber of Commerce