1915 Directory

Haines. Pop 445 (U S census 1910), present pop about 400, about half of which are natives. An incorporated town, formerly known as Haines Mission, on Lynn Canal, near the mouth of Chilkat River 16 miles s of Skagway and 85 miles nw of Juneau. Sustains 4 hotels, 8 general merchandise establishments, a salmon cannery, a hardware and a drug store. Has a public school, a government native school, and a Presbyterian church. All steamships plying between Seattle and Skagway stop at Haines. Fort Wm H Seward, a 4 company post, joins the townon the south. The Alaska Midland Railroad, under construction, is projected to Rainy Hollow, with the Tanana Valley as its ultimate objective point. Weekly stage to Porcupine, fare $5. Haines Telephone Co. News tri-weekly. Geo Vogel, P M.

Alaska Iron Company
Alaska Midland Railroad Co, John Rosene pres, John P Hartman v-pres, Wm T Perkins sec-treas
Alaska Packers Assn, salmon canners, Chilkat
Alaska Steamship Co, Ira H King Agt (See left top, left side and right bottom lines and pages 96 and 97)
Alaska Transportation & Trading Co
Alexdra W Mrs, tchr government native school
Anway Chas, strawberry farmer, taxidermist

Baldwin G A, gen mdse Chilkat
Banta Henry, carp
Banta Homer O, laundry
Barnett Benham A
Benson Wm, carp
Birkinbine Henry, civil engineer and U S mineral surveyor
Blazic Rupert, tailor
Brown Bruce, owner Launch Corinne
Brown J W, mgr Haines Native Band

Cahoon Creek Mining Co, Tim Vogel mgr
Chamber of Commerce Co, Geo Vogel pres, Ira H King sec
Chilkat Canning Co, salmon canners Chilkat
Chisel J H, gen mdse
City Clerk, Stephen Sheldon
Craig H M, phys
Creedon Timothy, poultry breeder
Creher Andw, grocer
Cuke Geo, prospector

_ay Edwd, expmn
_ay Jas, gen mdse, mayor of Haines
_erry Robt, hotel and restaurant Glacier Creek Gold Mining Co

Hackett Chas, mgr Haines Hotel
Hackett Madeline, waiter Haines Hotel
Haggarty Valentine (Morrison & Haggarty)
Haines Hotel, Chas Hackett mgr
Haines Native Band, J W Brown mgr
Haines Telephone Co
Haines Wharf Co, Ira H King mgr
Hanson N G, hdwe
Harding W S, U S marshal
Hinchman Geo W, gen mdse
Horkins Wm, gen mdse, shoemkr
Hunter S C, pres-mgr Porcupine Gold Mining Co

International Construction Co, John Rosene jr mgr, H R Robbins chf eng, builders Alaska Midland Ry

Jensen Jesse, wharfinger Haines Warf Co
Johnson K O, bldg. contr
Juneau Steamship Co, Ira H King agt

Kaska Jas, logging contr
Kennedy John J, justice U S Commissioner
King, Ira H, agt Alaska Steamship Co, Juneau Steamship Co and Wills-Farge & Co Express, Mrg Haines Wharf Co, sec Chamber of Commerce

Launch Corinne, Bruce Brown owner

McLean Mrs, tcher pub sch
McQuinn Jas, expmn
McRae C B, dairy
Martin Jos W, Mrs Frank Thompson mgr, gen mdse and forwearder
Mayor of Haines, Jas Fay
Morrison John G (Morrison & Haggarty)
Morrison & Haggarty (John G Morrison, Valentine Haggarty) hotel and saloon

Odell Risden M, gen mdse
Ogden R, tchr pub sch

Perkins Fred, painter
Perkins Wm T, sec Alaska Midland Ry Co
Perterson John B, saw mill
Polly W E, meats
Porcupine Gold Mining Co, S C Hunter pres-mgr, Ira H King agt
Postoffice, Geo Vogel postmaster
Presbyterian Church (Rev E L Winterberger)

Rath John, gardener
Ripin Morris, gen mdse
Ripinsky Solomon, lawyer and notary
Robbins Hallet R, chf eng International Construction Co
Rosene John jr, mgr International Construction Co, and Alaska Midland Ry Co

Saucier Frank, bldg. contr
Sewell T R
Sheldon Stephen, drugs, city clerk
Stride S, gardener, plasterer

Talbot W A, glove mnfr
Thompkins Frank Mrs, mgr Jos W Martin

U S Commissioner, John J Kennedy
U S Military Tel and Cable Service
U S Public School for Natives, Mrs. W Alexdra tchr

Valeur Thos, hotel
Vermeire Henry, dairy
Vogel George, postmaster, pres Chamber of Commerce
Vogel Timothy (T Vogel & Co), stage line, mgr Cahoon Creek Mining Co
Vogel T & Co (Timothy Vogel), logging contrs

Wells-Fargo & Co Express, Ira H King agt
Winterberger E L Rev (Presbyterian Church)

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Extracted 02 Oct 2018 by Norma Hass from 1915-16 Alaska-Yukon Gazetteer and Business Directory, R. L. Polk & Co., pages 266-268.

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