Seward daily gateway., 1924-02-20
CHAMBER LUNCHEON
 SEES MANY VISITORS

On account of the temporary ab- sence of President Hinde, the week ly meeting of the Seward Chamber of Commerce was called to order by. Vice-president McMullen. A capaci- ty crowd was in attendance, and as guests of the Chamber were MT. Paul Buckley, Captain o. A. Johansen, MT. Hedden, mail clerk on the steam CT Starr also one of the Westward members of the chamber, MT. Jack McCord.
 Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.
 Communication from Willow Creek Mines company, pertaining to the benefits of employment thru the Chambers bureau, from employers and employees viewpoint was read.
 Communications to and from Lieut.. Bissell, II. s. A., air service depart ment, informing the chamber of his arrival on the Admiral Watson was read, and a committee composed of H. E Ellsworth. M F. Moultrev and J. P. Hannon was appointed to con- fer with and assist Lieut.. Bissell in his investigations as to landing places for the round-the-worId flyers due the coming summer
 Under unfinished business the com mittee Investigating the Kelly Trade Mark Bill, reported, and after an ex- planation by MT. Elwyn Swetmann. chairman of that Committee on the ultimate gain to the consumer in the passage of such bill, recommended that the Merritt Bill CHR @, be en- dorsed by the chamber. A motion made by W. E. Root, and seconded by MA E. Horner was to the efefct that the chamber accept the report and recommendation of the committee. and that the committee be discharged was passed and such endorsement or dered
 The condensed reading of the Suth- erland Game Bill was on motion by Ellsworth, seconded by Urbach, and was laid over until the next meeting.
 Under the head of new business, Mr. Paul Buckley of Unalaska, was called upon and favored the Chamber with a few remarks on the westward MT Buckley remarked on the various visits to Seward by himself, and that each visit showed improvements in Seward He stressed the point that Seward should and would be the greatest city in the Territory, and sug be taken to insure adequate lights to the Westward as an aid to navigation He complimented Captain o. A. Jo- hansen, master of the steamer Starr, and said he was justly entitled to the udlue gwen u1lI IO tl1S " SotN ct1 II that of the Bull Dog of the Seas" for that the Starr made her schedules when many a navigator would be hove-to in some sheltered bay. He spoke of the necessity of Seward get ting a wholesale firm established, and what it would mean to persons to the Westward and in this vicinity also.
 Captain Johansen stated that Dele gate Dan Sutherland was introducing bill, which he believed would be supported-askingf for additional aids to navigation in westward waters and believed in the opinion of MT. Buckley in the benefits derived from whilesale house in Seward and stressed the enormous amounts ot coal. used in Alaska, illustrating with the number of vessels calling at Un- alaska for coal, and of Australian yes sels delivering coal in that vicinity.
 MT. Hedden, mail clerk on the S.S. Starr. spoke of his pleasure at being in this section of Alaska, after other discussions under head of new bus mess the chamber was adjourned.