MINING, WORLD’S
GREAT INDUSTRY
CLAIMS SULZER
Tlie former Governor Wm. Sulzer
of New York needs no introduction
to Alaska and especially Sewardites.
For yeans he has been foremost in
assisting in the development of the
Territory, Always has he taken up
Alaska's battle and defended them
to the best of his ability. Wm. Sulzer
is truly Alaska’s strong man in the
east. As often as possible he jour
neys to the Territory from his New
York home in order to feel the
pulse of the last frontier, and to in
spect his immense mining properties
which are located in many districts,
particularly the White River region.
The following contribution on min
ing, written by Wm. Sulzer, is one
of the most enlightening articles of
its nature which has ever appeared
in the Gateway and it is with great
pleasure the publishers present it
to their readers.
The article follows:
•Political Economists tell us that
mining, next to agriculture, is the
greatest industry in our country.
This is true from the viewpoint j
that if our soil were untilled there ;
would be little to eat, and famine j
would stalk the land.
From a financial, or monetary j
standpoint, however, to say noth
ing about relativity, and every com- :
modity is relative to the product of
the mines, the mining industry is the
greatest in the world. The truth of
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SEWARD, ALASKA
this assertion becomes apparent when
i't is visualized that mining gives
us the standard of value toy which
the price of almost everything pro
duced toy the torain and brawn of man
is measured. Abandon mining and
the value of every commodity would
be insignificant, humanity would
sink back to the barter and exchange
age, and financial paralysis would
lock in its deadly grasp the indus
tries of mankind. It would be the
greatest calamity that ever befell the
human race, and in less than a gen
eration civilization would revert to
barbarism, when primitive man
knew nothing about copper, gold, sil
ver, iron, steel, lead, and Zinc and the
invaluable mineral resources of Moth
er Barth.
Those who decry mining are igno
rant of history, or have ulterior
purposes to serve. If they know
anything they must know thiat all
business, that all industry, that all
human progress depends on the
mines.
The wealth from the mines from
the dawn of time is the epic of the
song and story of human advance
ment, of man’s march along the
paths of progress.
Show me a people without mines,
and I Will show you a people deep
in the mire of poverty, and a thou
sand years behind the procession of
civilization.
It was the mines that made the
greatness of the past, that made the
ancient civilizations; that made
Egypt great; thiat made Greece
great; that made Rome great; and
in modern times the mines have
mad© Spain, and England, and the
United States great beyond the
dreams of avarice.
Mining is essential to the advance
ment of mankind, and to the progress
of civilization. Mining has done more
for the human race than all other
agencies combined. Mining has made
more poor men millionaires, in the
decades of the ages, than all other
things put together.
The government statistics show
there has been less money lost in
mining than in any other important
business in our country. These rec
ords prove that in mining the fail
ures have been less than 35 per
cent as against more than 87 per
cent of failures in other industries,
throughout the United States, during
the past 50 years.
More real profit has been made
by investors in mining securities
during the past century than from
any other American industry.
The mines have offered the rank
and file of investors an opportunity
to acquire stock at ridiculously low
prices .many of which subsequently
appreciated in value well aibove the
one hundred dollar mark.
Investment statistics showr that
profit to investors from mines is
about 186 per cent—more than six
times the percentage of any other in
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dustry in the country. Next to min
ing comes:
Life insurance, 31 per 2ent; au
tomobiles, 18 per cent, steel, 8 per
cent and railroads 5Ms per cent.
Brad street's compilation of busi
ness successes shows the following:
Merchandising, 9 per cent; Man
ufacturing, 13 per cent, Farming, 18
per cent, Mining, 67 per cent.
Wipe out the mines and the people
ere long would again be living in
caves and mud shacks, along the
banks of streams like the river drift
men in the dawn of mankind.
Strike down the miner; shackle
mining; throttle the mining indus
try; and civilization will sink back in
oblivion ten thousand years.
The greatest benefactor of the hu
man race has been the the pros
pector. The most benaficient men
of all times are the far-seeing men
whose brain and (brawn developed
the earth’s natural resources, the men
who poured the golden stream of
wealth into the lap of civilization;
into the channels of commerce; and,
info the house of happiness.
All hono'r to these Miners! Long
Live the Mining Industry!! All hail
the Prospector!!! In every land on
which the sun shines a monument
should be built to the Prospector
for all that he has don© in every
clime, to bless humanity.
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VIOLATING GAME
LAWS IN TERRIFY
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ALASKA GAME COMMISSION
HEADQUARTERS /RELEASE
ACCOUNT OF ARRESTS
The Executive office of the Al
aska Game Commission has receiv
I
ed another report of prosecution un
der the Alaska Game Law at Ancho
rage by Warden Hardy. In a com
munication addressed to the Seward
Gateway, the following cases are
cited:
The case, which contained three
counts, was against Percy Brubaker
and C. F. Kronmiller of Palmer, Al
aska, and was filed before U. S.
Commissioner A. G. Thompson at
Anchorage. The men were charged
with being non-residents and trap
ping with a non-resident license,
taking of fur bearing animals be
fore the open season, and trapping
beaver for which no open season is
provided.
Upon arraignment January 5, they
entered a plea of “not guilty” and
demanded a trial before the Com
missioner without jury and attorney
service.
At the trial January 6, they were
found guilty, Brubaker was sentenced
to 3 months in jail and Kronmiller
was sentenced to 30 days. It is un
derstood Kronmiller’s sentence was
made less than Brubaker’s in recog
nition of his being in ill health.
Six beaver skins, which were seiz
ed ere held by the Court for dispo
sition.
Warden A. H. Hardy, of Anchor&ge,
reports that on December 30, 1925,
he arrested Kroto Chelatin, Alexan
der Nickolai and Wassilla Nickolai,
at Kroto, Alaska, for illegal trap
ping of beaver, and seized .27 beaver
skins taken by these men. The men
entered pleas cf guilty before the
U. S. Commissioner at Anchorage.
Chelatin was sentenced to 3 months
in jiail and the other two men were
each given 3 months’ suspended sen
tence. From the report, it would
seem these two men were not requir
ed to serve the sentence because of
their mother needing their care. The
Court took custody of the skins for
sale later.
Warden Hallson, in the Ketchikan
region, reports that he found three
trappers, Severin Audal, W. R. Al
len, and George Sparks, trapping
without licenses, and in some cases
having taken marten. All the cases
were filed before the U. S. Commis
sioner at Ketchikan and fines of $25
each were imposed. The skins and
traps seized from the men were
held by the Court to be disposed
of later.
Warden Hallson also reports' that
two cases were filed against L.
Schulman, fur dealer of Ketchikan
one for buying furs without a license
and another for failure to keep pro
per records of furs handled. The
oases had not been completed- ac
cording to latest information receiv
3d at the office of the Alaska Game
Commission.
If only people had a little flivver
sense to replace horse sense.
Apparently desiring more air, a
movie elephant at Hollywood knock
ed the end out of the house in
wrhich he was kept, but made no at
tempt to escape.
Miss Mary Childen, school teacher
of Spencer, N. C., administered 66
whippings in one day, of which one
boy received 9, the next 7, and so on
down the line.
Children of Jacob Bunn, whose
Springfield, 111., bank failed in 1878,
are voluntarily paying about $800,
000 to heirs of depositors who lost
through the failure.
Governor “Ma” Ferguson of Texas
extended clemency to 1,315 con
victs during her first year in office.
Mrs. Clara Hamrick, of Shawnee,
Okla., aed 105, recently became the
fifth wife of her fifth husband, who
s 76.
Mail order concerns de* ^pjpp
mand cash in advance. They won’t ^§|jn|
take a chance. They won’t trust you. ^Sglf
They are the “fair weather friends” of ll|
merchandising.
If a local dealer treated you in the
same manner you would be madder than
a wet hen. But he doesn’t. If you desire
credit and are worthy of it, he will extend it
gladly. Then why not
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Favor Dealers Who Will Favor You
Spot cash trading is of course the best
policy of purchasing. There are, however, times when
even those well heeled financially must resort to “credit”
buying You may see the time when it will not be convenient for
you to^'come across” with, the cash. And when that time comes
the local merchant is the only one who will “accommodate” you. The mail
order house would turn you down cold. They want your business only when
they have your money in hand.
Unless you trade with home dealers when you have the
ready cash—don't ask for a “credit lift” in a pinch. It’s not just. It’s
net even common decency to expect your home town dealer to bear
the burden of your bills—when you refuse to do business with him when you
can do it on a spot cash basis.
By every reason of right your local merchants are entitled
to your patronage—every penny of it. They cater to your best inter
ests with the best brands of merchandise. Their quality standards are the
highest. Their lines are fresh—clean—right up to date in every particular.
Their prices mark the extreme limit of economical buying. They deal fairly.
Every dollar you spend with them buys actual value. None of it goes for ex
orbitant mail order expenses—costly catalogues—high salaried office workers. They don’t
attempt to lead you on with merchandising “lures”—with low prices on one or a few articles—
then high prices on all other goods.
They want your business. They will do everything within
their means to earn your patronage. They must handle your account
with care. They can’t stand to lose trade—because their field is limited.
Even if they were inclined (which they are not) to employ underhanded methods, they couldn’t
afford to—because it would kill them commercially.
Turn trade to the dealer who in turn will treat you right. Put your con
fidence in merchants who have confidence in you.
The Calumet Baking Powder Company
paid for the preparation of this article.