Seward daily gateway., 1923-12-15
What the Chamber Is Doing for YOU

Is DOlng for 1OO The Scwa-d Chamber of Commerce is ive-wire organization, working at all times TOT the pet ternent of Seward and the district served Dy 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 ber 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
 heaQQuartelS.
 MINING
 Endeavoring to interest capital in the posslblll-
 ties of the large returns available from opera
 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 fIre, deep water sites, and m 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 PUBLIC IMPRON EMENIS-
 Committees appointed and final action pressed
 for aboshing the flood menace of the Glacier
 
 FISHING
 Data compiled and interest awakened to the
 possibilities of Seward as fishing center Tor
 fishermen and halibut buying companies. TOURISTS
 Uorrespondence being answered and data gath
 cred for tourists. Literature showing neamess
 of Seward to Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes,
 Mt. 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 n the construction of roads and trails for prospec tors, farmers, hunters and tourists. Our pro- gram calls for an auto road connecting Renal, 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 a 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 Secretary who will devote his entire time to public welfare, community advertising and informing correspondents of the desirabl- ity of Seward as home town of great possibi ities for the future. ! SEWARD Seward is the salt water terminus of the Alaska ! railroad; is located on beautiful Resurrection ! Bay, called by the late President Harding, "A l 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 mill 1 lion, low tax rate, equable climate and fine ! ctizenry. Churches schools and fine library l make for ideal educational facilities. l PARTIES DESIROUS OF KNOWING MORE OF THIS WONDERFUL GATEWAY TO THE 1 INTERIOR SHOULD WRITE TO THE SEC 1 RETARY, 41 u-...,u~~ ee %~oa Seward Chamber of
 Commerce