The Seward Gateway
PUBLISHED DAILY
at Seward, Alaska__
HAL B. SELBY
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
knter*'} as Second Class Matter Sep
tember 2nd, 1915, at the Post Office at
Seward, Alaska, under the Act of
March Third, 1879.
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Seward, Alaska.
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A UNITED FRONT
Many Seward merchants are talk
ing “hard times,” and one goes so far
as to say that “it will be one of the
worst winters we have had for years.”
Others declare that the coming winter
will be a time to try men’s souls, or
opinions to that effect. Which is all
bosh, so far as we can see. Seward
has more people by several hundred
than when the Gateway started up a
little over two years ago, and there is
considerably more volume of business,
despite the fact that there had been
no paper worthy of the name for sev
eral years and, so great was the de
sire for one that almost any kind of
a promise was made to induce a pub
lication to start.
We often wonder if the people of
Seward have ever stopped to consider
that they made their own hard times,^
by eternally fighting and quarreling
over matters in which the whole town
should be united. Have we ever stop
ped to consider the hundreds of peo
ple we have driven out by our bicker
ings and dissensions? Out of ■ 750
persons in town there are probably
that many different opinions and that
many persons who are enemies of
some other persons.
Seward has had the best chance
of becoming a big town or a small
city of any town in Alaska. Her loca
tion is ideal, her deep water port and
well sheltered harbor should have
huge coal bunkers and private docks
around the head of the bay, and
should be the location of several cold
storage enterprises. But we have not
gone ahead any at all to speak of be
cause property has been held at a fig
ure that made it impossible for a
working man to buy. Lots worth a
few hundred dollars are held at exor
bitant figures; rent is higher than
in any other town in Alaska, and set
tiers are kept out.
Unless Seward stops scrapping the
town is doomed to oblivion. Unless
we cease trying to injure people and
enterprises we might as well fold out
tents and steal away to other loeali
ties less favored but more peaceful
Unless we can come to some amicabh
understanding to let each other live
without gouging and extortion anc
without interference we might as wel
shut up shop, and the quicker this ii
done the quicker will the town grow
Why not get in as a unit and boost
Why not attend the chamber of com
merce meetings and get acquainted
Every one of us has some good point:
and can be approached, if one wil
take the time. Get in behind the towi
and declare that it will be one of tb
best and most progressive towns ii
Alaska and it will. Faith can mov
mountains, where intolerance can
depopulate a nation.
But remember this: Each man is
architect of his own fortune. It is up
to each individual to do the best he
can to make times good, and we will
have good times.
“This is not a political question; it
cannot be made a political question,’’
President Coolidge told the conference
of governors recently in discussing
| prohibition enforcement. Yet some
' state executives are trying to make it
political, and in spite of the truth of
i the president’s statement, it looks as
j though some of them will achieve the
impossible.
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It is said that the average anthra
1 cite miner’s wage is over $2400 a
year, while in all the l^est of the na
tion only eight per cent of the 25,000,
000 families receive $2400 a year.
Possibly there are two reasons for the
high price of hard coal.
Seward should make some arrange
ment to get working men and their
families here for the winter. Many
families who have previously wintered
here are spending the winter in An
chorage to secure schooling for their
children. A few well-furnished and
cheap cabins set aside for this pur
pose would add greatly to our winter
population.
Tomorrow noon will be held anoth
er chamber of commerce luncheon.
Are you going to be too busy to at
tend and help in some of the impor
tant matters before the chamber? If
you do not, you have no reason for
kicking if business is bad, as you are
helping to make it so.
"Wages in Alaska for common labor
and for mining are far too low, com
pared to living costs. Living in Alas
ka is from 33 to 50 per cent higher
than outside, while in some instances
wrages are lowrer. Can we hold our
scanty population under these condi
tions? We believe not.
Let us unite in asking the Alaska
railroad to state a definite policy of
upbuilding of the Territory and induce
it to stick to this policy. Every mana
ger has had different ideas and differ
! ent policies, all of which tore up some
i section of the country while building
i up others. Take Nenana, for instance,
wrhere the government induced set
tlers to buy high-priced lots by spend
ing money in great sums on civic im
provements, only to abandon them oi
, pull them out, at a later date. We
believe that railroad . buswhen
I believe this hurt the district far more
than it developed it, as it broke many
men, who placed faith in the govern
ment enterprise. Let us ask for a set
tied policy of development, if only foi
five years, that we may know whai
! can be depended upon.
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, A PRAISEWORTHY EFFORT
. Secretary J. P. Hannon will start t
series of articles on Why a Commer
cial Club in the Gateway, beginning to
day, in an effort to awaken interest ii
this worthy organization. Mr. Hannoi
. is proving a live wire as an official o
I the chamber, and has already accom
t plished much good in unifying faction:
, and bringing in memberships.
j| Legion dance Sat. night.
LIBERTY THEATRE
tonight
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Booth Tarkington’s
masterpiece
The Flirt
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given in eight reels of pictures
The specially selected
cast do some wonderful
acting.
Something different and
good.
ALSO A PATHE NEWS
D
Men who have never been identified
• with a chamber of commerce some
i times have queer ideas just what
' such an organization is, and why a
: city needs it.
j A chamber of commerce is a con
I cert of the civic and industrial forces
! of a community. It serves somewhat
1 at does a choir in a church, an orches
I tra at an opera, or a yell club at a
j football game—to assemble and unity!
! and mould into one force the individ
ual energies of its members, and use
them all for the common good. One
man or one firm can sometimes do a
great deal of good; but when banded j
with others of like intent, even if oft
lesser strength, his power for good is
infinitely greater.
A chamber of commerce is not a
political organization, and . seldom
takes sides on any purely political
question. It is not a lodge, not a club,
not a secret fraternity. It is the em -
bodiment of the public spirit of the
city where it functions. It works day
and night for the upbuilding of the;
community, helping plan the future;
growth of the city, inviting new* enter-;
prises to come in, helping those al
ready established to get more busi
ness, promoting those social, civic, ed
ucational and cultural enterprises
which make the city a safer and hap
pier place in wrhich to live.
The man wrho has any industrial in
terest in his community and does not.
belong to the chamber of commerce is
not only shirking his duty as a citi
zen; he is neglecting the companion
ship and friendship and lessons of ex
perience to be had by mingling with
His fellows as an equal, and helping
them build up their towrn.
HEAVY SNOW IN ANCHORAGE
A heavy snow’fall was reported in
Anchorage by passengers on the.
steamship Northwestern.
ALASKA OUT OF KETCHIKAN
The steamship Alaska sailed north
.from Ketchikan about 9:00 o’clock;
this morning.
Trains leave Seward northbound 8 a.
m., Mondays and Thursdays, for j
Anchorage, Curry, Nenana and Fair
banks.
Trains arrive Seward 7:45 p. m. on ,
i Wednesdays and Saturdays from
! the North.
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in good condition, cheap for cash;
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j FOR SALE—Three room house, well
j furnished; large tract of garden
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power engine; for particulars and
terms address Box 1724, Anchorage.
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MADE DAILY
HIGH GRADE
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PHOTOGRAPHS.
CURIOS
PHONE ADAMS 128
DOLLS!
That Walk, Talk
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BANBURY
OGLE
Dry Goods
&
Millinery
Make your dinner
complete by using
Whipping
Cream
Seward Dairy
TAILORING
C. Henning
SEWARD ALASKA
SEWARD CLUB
CHRIST LARSEN
Card Tables, Candles,
Soft Drinks, Tobaccos
Cigars and Cigarettes
ARON ERICSON
PAINTER AND DECORATOR
MADISON 130
Anchorage, Alaska
BATHS
SEATTLE, WASH.
211 Union Street
Top Floor, Apartment L
Phone Main 2576
I JB SHOWER A D J. R. CASCADE
INTERNAL
ELLEN GORDON, Propr.
Formerly of anchorage, Seward and
Kanatak
S. S. ADMIRAL WATSON
Leaves
Seattle
Oct. 24
Nov. 21st
Arrives
Seward
Oct. 31st
Kov. 28th
South fm
Seward
Nov. 6th
Dec. 3rd
Making all regular Southeastern and South
western ports including Seldovia and Kodiak.
CALIFORNIA SERVICE
Sailings from Seattle every Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday for San Francisco, Los Angeles,
and San Diego.
WAYNE BLUE, Agent
Telephone, Main 81
Residence, Madison 40
Pacific Coastwise Service
^ADMIRAL LINE
IH.F.ALEXANDER. PRESIDENT^Sr5^^*sess
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BENSON & WHITTEMORE, Proprietors
Exclusive distributors of Budweiser, Bevo and Monopole Cigars.
The Finest Billiard and Pool Hall in Alaska
THE PALACE
John Mattich, Prop.
Pool Soft Drinks Cigars
FURNISHED ROOMS
Phone Mam 55
BARBER SHOP
BATHS
F. C. Miller, Prop.
Seward Grill
PRIV-ATE DINING ROOMS
PLEASANT SURROUNDINGS
COURTEOUS TREATMENT
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
CITY EXPRESS
Billy Patterson
Meets All Boats and Trains
Dr. 0. A. Braafladt
DENTIST
Office Hours 9 A. M. 5 to P. M.
Office open Evenings by Appointment
TELEPHONES
Office, Adams 111 Res., Adams 21
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 Ren1
D. II. WILLIAMS
UNDERTAKER
LICENSED EMBALMER
AND FUNERAL DIRECTOR
When In need of my services calt
Brown & Hawkins
WM. D. COPPERNOLL
LAWYER
Seward, Alaska
Seward Chapter No. 10.
ORDER EASTERN
STAR
Meets 2nd and 4th Mon
days at 8 p. m. Visiting
Members Welcome.
CLARA PERR'Y, W. M.
ESTHER DOUGHEEfTY, Sec.
Seward Rebekah
Lodge No. 6-A,
I. O. O. F.
Meets^Tst and 8rd
Monday's of Each
Month, 8 p. m. Visit
ing members welcome
RHODA COOPER, N. G.
VIDA RICH, Sec.
Seward Lodge No. 219.
F. & A. M.
—v j/ Wry Stated communications
1st and 3rd Wednes
/ / \ days of each montn.
' \/ visiting Brethern wel
tome. 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. ANDY NOVAK,
. 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 POST, NO. FIVE
AMERICAN LEGION
Meets Second and Fourth Tuesdays.
ELWYN SWETMANN, Com.
* E RUCKER. Adj
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