The Seward Gateway
PUBLISHED DAILY
at Seward, Alaska
HAL B. SELBY
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
Entered as Second Class Matter Sep
tember 2nd, 19,15, at the Post Office at,
Seward, Alaska, under the Act of
March Third, 1879.
Published by
GATEWAY PUBLISHING COMPANY
Seward, Alaska.
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THE PRESIDENT—AN APPRECIA
TION
PRESIDENT HARDING and Mrs.
Harding will arrive in Seward early
tomorrow morning on the transport
Henderson, the first national executive
to visit Alaska, at any time within its
history. The visit of the Presidential
party at this time, in view of the un
settled conditions in Alaska, is most
timely. Alaska in general and Sew
ard in particular, welcomes the Presi
dent and the First Lady of the Land.
That every resident will do all in his
or her power to make their visit a
pleasant and successful one, goes
without saying. Our respect and ven
eration for the President, and our
loyal patriotism, will cause us to vie
with the states in entertaining our
President and his associates to the
best of our ability. Alaska is ham
pered in arranging entertainment for
a party of this prominence. Other
than a heart overflowing with devo
tion to our country and our scenic at
tractions we have no method of at
testing to our gratitude in being hon
ored with this visit.
In behalf of the citizens of Seward
the Gateway extends greetings to our
visitors, and asks them to take our
hospitality as it is extended; without
stint and without price.
Seward is the logical place for the
erection of coal bunkers for coaling
naval and commercial vesels, it being
the nearest incorporated town on the
continent to the Orient and trans-Pa
cific liners pass within lot) miles of
the entrance to Resurrection Bay.
Seward is the Gateway to Mount
McKinley National Park and transfer
point to the Valley of Ten Thousand
Smokes.
Seward is the only year ’round open
port and southern terminus of the
Alaska railroad.
nature lavish with gifts
Nature's limner has favored Seward
beyond any other locality. Here the
emerald sides of the lofty mountains
merge into the ermine of the eternal
snows; her pinnacles and peaks are
topped by cerulean skies of azure and
the greys, browns and greens merge
into a kaleidoscopic painting equalled
only by the Grand Canyon of the Colo
rado. Limpid rivulets tumble turbu
lently to the sea; rushing rivers and
groaning glaciers vie in calling the at
tention of the tourist and traveller;
an ever-shifting panorama of gorgeous
hues greet the eye. .In our valleys the
grasses are sprinkled with flowers,
in blues, in whites and in yellows,
making a carpet fit to be trod by
the gods of Olympus.
At Seward’s door, or rather in her
front yard, stretch inexhaustible sup
plies of halibut, cod and salmon;
clams, crabs and other shellfish are
prolific producers of revenue, and
the hills are storehouses of minerals,
awaiting the transforming touch of
transportation to add to the potential
wealth of Alaska. With its self-reliant ;
population there is no limit to the j
lengths Alaska can go in our produc- j
tion of wealth. With coal, iron, pre
cious metals, pulp, lumber, timber and j
an unlimited fisheries production, we
are only concerned in preserving our
resources, and in realizing a compe-!
tency from those we loose.
Alaskans are a patient, forbearing, i
generous, and hospital people. They |
have thrown their resources into the j
laps of outside capital with an un- i
stinted hand, asking only that it be j
not wasted. They have built a do-:
main of wealth rivalling that of Gol
conda of the Indies. Now that their
efforts have fructified and have bour
geoned into success, Alaskans ask lor
a full Territorial form of government
established under the generous tute
lage of our paternal government, at
least until our period of adolescence
is at an end.
We are not a foreign race, nor are
we interested in foreign schisms and
creed. We are loyal, lawful Ameri
cans, with an abiding faith in our fu
ture and our minds attuned to the |
needs of our country.
Alaska led the continent in patri
otism during the world war. It took
more Liberty Bonds and purchased
more War Saving Stamps than any
other like population of the country.
Its loyalty and patriotism are un
questioned. It looks for no reward
save the right to live our lives as we
would like to live them, unmolested
and unharassed by bureaucracies.
Seventy-five vessels make Seward
their home port.
L-.iberty
Theatre
Wed. and Thurs. Only
GOLDWYN PRESENTS HELEN CHADWICK and
RICHARD DIX IN
Yellow Men
and Gold
IN SIX REELS
Adopted from the famous tale of adventure by
GOUYERNEUR MORRIS
A fine adventure picture very well done,i Beautiful
photography and backgrounds. An unexpected and
exciting climax.
ALSO ONE RATHE COMEDY
No Children
AND STAR COMEDY
Fare Please
SEWARD A RISING YOUNG CITY
Seward has a population of about
1000, and a total vote of 332. It is
governed by a mayor and six council
men, three of whom are elected an
nually. It has a fine school system,
(he town paying 25 per cent of the to
tal cost of the schools, and the Terri
tory 75 per cent. Taxes are two per
cent on about one-third. It has a
bank with assets aggregating over
$300,000; a modern lighting plant, two
sawmills, cold storage plant, cannery,
Standard Oil tanks, daily newspaper,
five hotels, five restaurants, two bar
bershops, two hardware stores, two
clothing stores, three groeries, sash
and door factory, railway machine
shops, one jewelry store, one bakery,
two newsstands and curio shops, one
garage, three auto sales agencies, a
blacksmith shop, transfer, coal depot,
lumber yard, boat building establish
ment, large department store, circu
lating libraries, four churches, and
numerous small industries. It has a
customs office, federal building, the
atre building, and a hospital.
Its water system is one of the best
in the Territory, mains reaching to
every section of the city, and the sup
ply furnished by the everlasting
snows of the mountain nearby.
ALASKAN CLiMATE IDE Al.
Contrary to preconceived notions of
the cheechacho, Alaska’s climate, es
pecially in the vicinity of the coast,
is ideal. We have no extremes of heat
or cold; we have no heavy gales; no
torrential rains, and no deep snows.
Thunder storms are unknown, and
deaths from epidemics are unknown.
During the past two years there has
been no infant mortality in Seward,
its younger generation being a sturdy,
healthful and independent bunch of
young Americans.
GATEWAY HAS MODERN PLANT
Every Alaskan town is fortunate in
having a good newspaper. With but
few exceptions these papers are all
daily publications, our people demand
ing today’s news today and paying for
it. Towns of but 1000 to 2500 in
Alaska have far better equipment and
advertising patronage than towns of
four times the size in the states. As
an example we give a short schedule
of the equipment composing the Gate
way plant. Two Intertypes comprise
the battery of typesetting machines.
Presswork is done on a Babcock cyl
inder, and the paper is folded with
a Brown book and news machine,
handling anything up to a sheet 35 by
48. Other equipment includes a
small bookbindery, power saw, Piper
32-inch ruling machine, 24 inch perfo
rator, Portland punch with every con
ceivable head, one inch power stitch
er, 26-inch cutter, two jobbers, both
with variable speed Kimball motors,
and a complete assortment of late
type faces, including everything ne
cessary to do any kind of loose-leaf
device.
The Gateway’s plant is but one of
many; one can find the most complete,
and modern outfits extant in the of
fices of Alaska.
Seward has 62 automobiles, includ
ing a G. M. C. fire truck. Studebak
ers, Chevrolets, Buicks, Overlands,
Stars and Fords are represented in
the lot.
The roads in the vicinity of Seward
are maintained by the Bureau of Pub
lic Roads. All roads are well built
and have substantial dressings of
gravel.
On one side of Seward a fox ranch
er can lease an island for $25 per
year. On the other side of Seward an
island costs $300 per year for a lease.
The difference is caused by two dif
ferent bureaus operating the leasing
system.
Alaskans would prefer to have the
heads of the Federal bureaus con
trolling our affairs live in Alaska. It
would expedite matters and make for
better knowledge of conditions.
The Gateway is probably the only
publication in the world whose local
correspondents reside at a distance of
from 75 to 2000 miles away. It has
correspondents at all camps to the
far westward including Unalaska and
Dillingham, at the extreme end of the
Division.
One marshal and a few deputies
represent the Law in the Third divi
sion, an area larger than all the New
England and Southern states com
bined. And yet they police this dis
trict better than any part of the civ
ilized world, taking the few crimes
committee as a basis for computation.
Sort of like policing the state of Tex
as with one cop.
The country tributary to Seward is
| one of the greatest big game coun
tries in the world.
The average rainfall in Seward is
less than any coastal town in the
Territory with the exception of An
chorage. Its snowfall is the lightest
in the Third division with the excep
tion of Cordova, which is about the
same.
Freight rates from Seattle to the
States are $13 per ton on general
merchandise. Southbound rales are
$4 per ton on cannery products, such
as canned salmon. First class fare
from Seattle to Seward is $61.50, in
cluding meals and berth. Seward
is served by 21 boats, averaging one
2,000 ton boat to every 33',6 persons.
Coal retails in Seward at $10 per
ton, delivered; houses may be rented
completely furnished from $5 to $30
per month; the average wage is about
$5 per day for common labor and $1.25
per hour for mechanics. Electricity
costs 15 cents per kilowatt hour, flat
rate, while water costs the consumer
$2.50 per month for the average home
with hot and cold water and bath.
Wood sells at $8 per cord; lumber at
about $35 per thousand. Clothing
from $35 up, and shoes from $3.50 to
$12.00.
Alaska’s population fell off during
the war because of the high wages
paid outside, and the exodus of her
young men to enlist. With wages
twice that of Alaska, every available
workman speedily left for the ship
yards.
Seward has about 23 hours of day
light each day through June and
10 hours in December. The mercury
has not touched zero here for years,
the coldest being two above. The
hardest gale the past year touched 35
miles per hour.
During the year ending June 30,
over 12,000 persons came and went
through the port of Seward.
Vegetables and flowers grow in pro
fusion about Seward. The streams
are full of fish and wild game roams
the hills. Berries especially grow in
profusion, blueberries, high and low
bush cranberries, strawberries, rasp
berries and currants.
Seward has one of the finest har
bors on the Coast. Any vessel of any
size can dock safely, and there are
no rocks or reefs. Anchorage may be
found at the head of the bay and off
the docks.
The Third division imported over
$8,000 per capita in machinery, sup
plies and clothing from the States in
1922. It exported twice this amount.
Seward has timber enough to run
a pulp mill hundreds of years, the
finest cottonwood, spruce and hem
lock. With reforestation the supply
would be inexhaustible.
Alaska needs a parcel post zone. It
costs a citizen of Seward as much to
send a package six miles as it does to
send it to New York.
Alaska needs population. The hor
ny-handed American pioneer who went
forth with an axe and a bag of corn
meal has disappeared with the buffalo,
but we have the hardy residents of
the Scandinavian countries to clear
our lands and make their little homes
in the valleys. Any kind of popula
tion willing to work to build a home
for himself and family, would be wel
come and acceptable. Neither race,
color nor creed are barred from the
Territory if they will assimilate with
our people.
Seward is the only port on the gov
ernment railroad which is absolutely
ice free the entire year. It is the
salt water terminus of the great em
pire of the Interior, and has harbor
facilities for thousands of vessels.
Seward is the banking port and
supply port for the vast country to
the westward. Its trade reaches hun
dreds of thousands of dollars with
the many progressive camps to the
westward.
Seward is situated in the center of
the business area of the Third divi
sion. It can be reached at any time
of the year by boat, and can furnish
any part or all of any size equipment
for fishing, mining or lumbering.
Seward’s postmaster handles more
mail than many postmasters in towns
of 50,000 Outside. On an average of
2,000 sacks of mail go through this
port each month. On a recent trip of
the Starr to the -westward that vessel
carried 2,000 sacks of mail to points
between Seward and Bristol Bay.
An Eastern tourist asked us re
cently if Alaskans were kind to ani
mals. We can unhesitatingly say that
they are. We have never seen one
slap a Kodiak bear nor abuse his
mother-in-law, to her face.
Pacific Coastwise Jervice
^ADMIRAL LINE
S. S. ADMIRAL WATSON
Sails from Arrives Sou<th from
Seattle Seward Seward
July 5th July 12 July 18
S. S. ADMIRAL EVANS
July 19 July 26 August 1
Calling at all regular Southeastern and South
western Ports, including Anchorage and Kodiak.
For freight space or passenger reservations wire
or write
WAYNE BLUE, Agent
Seward, Alaska
STEAMSHIP STARR
Will sail from Seward for Westward Alaska
on or About
JULY 12th
Steamship Starr will make special trip to Kanatak about July 1.
San Juan Fishing and Packing Co.j '.|f
G. C. HENDERSON, Agent
phone madison 13*. seward, alaska
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SHELF and HEAVY
j HARDWARE
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
I Fishermen’s Supplies, Gasoline & Distillate
5 Hardware, Stoves and Ranges, Powder, Ammunition, Caps Guns, Fuse
Paints and Oils, Furniture, Rugs Linoleum and Congoleum.
J. L. GRAEF
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RAY & DAVID
Attorneys at Law
SEWARD & ANCHORAGE
Seward Office:
Harriman Bank Building
DR. J. A. BAUGHMAN
Physician and Surgeon
Chronic Diseases a Specialty
Phone Madison 90, Seward, Alaska.
AARON E. RUCKER
Attorney at Law
Office In Arcade Building
'PHONE ADAMS 121
SEWARD, ALASKA
HUGH DOUGHERTY
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE
Furnished Houses for Rent
D. H. WILLIAMS
UNDERTAKER
LICENSED EMBALMER
AND FUNERAL DIRECTOR
When In need of my services call
Brown & Hawkins
FOR FIRE INSURANCE
SEE
MORFORD
CITY EXPRESS
Billy Patterson
Meets All Boats and Trains
General Repair Shop
PHONOGRAPHS, SEWING MA
CHINES CLEANED AND
REPAIRED
Light Machinery a Specialty
OLD FURNITURE REPAIRED
ELECTRICAL WORK
PHONE ADAMS 66
INQUIRE OF GEO- THORKILSEN
SEWARD CLUB
CHRIST LARSEN
Card Tables, Candles,
Soft Drinks, Tobaccos
Cigars and Cigarettes
I
TAILORING
C. Henning
SEWARD ALASKA
SEWARD LODGES
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Seward Chapter No. 10.
ORDER EASTERN
STAR
Meets 2nd and 4th Mon
days at 8 p. m. Visiting
Members Welcome.
CLARA PERRY, W. M.
ESTHER DOUGHEjyTY, Sec.
Seward Rebekah
Lodge No. 6-X,
I. O. O. F.
Meets 1st and Srd
Monday's of Each
Month, 8 p. m. Visit
lng members welcome
RHODA COOPER N. G.
VIDA RICH, Sec.
«ome.
Seward Lodge No. 219.
F. A A. M.
Stated communications
1st and 3rd Wednes
days of each month,
visiting Br'ethern wel
W. O. PERRY, W. M.
Chas. E. Smith, Sec.
Seward Lodge
No. 1425.
L. O. O. M.
Will meet every
Tuesday night at
8 o’clock. Visiting
Brothers welcome
CHAS KREFTING, Dictator.
M. A. HORNER, Secretary.
I. O. O. F.
Resurrection Lodge
No. A.7,
Meets Thursdays at 8 p. m. Visiting
Brothers welcome GERHARD JOHN
SEN, N. G., Chas. Lechner, Sec.
IGLOO NO. NINE.
PIONEERS OF ALASKA
Meets every 2nd and 4th Friday at
Odd Fellow’s Hall.
CAL M. BROSIUS, Pres.
EARL DURGIN, Sec.
SEWARD PuST, NO. FIVE
AMERICAN LEGION
Meets Second and Fourth Tuesdays.
ELWYN SWETMANN, Com.
A E. RUCKER, Adj.
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