Northwest History. Alaska, General. United States.

• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1937
• Subjects: modernism; Anchorage; Alaska; Joe Freeman; veteran arctic; civilization; airlines; chromium gadgets; Windsor's boudoir; Old-timers; Northwest; Pacific > History > 20th century; Arctic; Pacific
• Online Access: http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/92178

Modernism Hits Far North Folk. MODERNISM HITS FAR NORTH FOLK By Associated Press. ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 17. —America's last frontier is going modern, says Joe Freeman, veteran arctic traveling hardware salesman, who arrived in town today. "Civilization is making deep inroads in the far north. Airlines all over the territory are visiting remote outposts soliciting hardware orders. Fifteen years ago interior folks used glass knobs whenever they needed drawer handles. But now they demand most modern of chromium gadgets of the trickiest design. "Alaskans also- want colored glass knobs to fit their color scheme. It's even gone so far that old corrugated roofs are not wanted. They are now demanding hexagon designs in prepared shingles with a color scheme planned as carefully as the duchess of Windsor's boudoir," Freeman said. "When traveling fifteen years ago, I rarely had a call for a padlock. Old-timers never locked anything. Today, Alaskans buy all kinds of locks. They lock their cabins, caches, tool chests and n the outhouses," he said.