SEWARD DAILY GATEWAY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA
Established, August 19, 1904
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GOV. BONE WRITES TO POINT
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In an article published in the Au
gust 8 issue of the Saturday Evening
Post, former governor, Scott C. Bone,
tells of many of the ills Alaska is
heir to. Among other things the Gov
ernor recites the need of a constabu
lary force to police the Territory,
a system which he declares would be
much cheaper than the one in vogue
at the present time. The Governor
show’s that with a force of men on
the order of the Royal Northwest
Mounted Police, game wardens could
be eliminated, deputy United States
marshals reduced in force, and many
other governmental officials eliminat
ed. The constabulary could patrol
the roads and trails rendering much
assistance to travelers in the winter
months, and could protect the game
and fish.
The idea is not a new one, as a bill
for this purpose wTas introduced in the
Territorial legislature in 1916, but it
was defeated by a number of radicals,
who feared the police force would be
used in the suppression of labor trou
bles. Since this time it has been
demonstrated that Alaska has no labor
troubles which cannot be adjusted by
negotiations betwreen the laborer and
the employer, and that many lives
haves been lost! on winter trails by the
absence of such protection.
Pennsylvania has a constabulary
which has shown its worth time and
again, in policing the state roads and
watching over its game and fish. This
force is composed of picked men, on
the lines of the old time Texas Ran
ger, and have been the only means
of combatting the polyglot foreign ele
ment of the State.
GIVING ALASKA A CHANCE
The harvest is over, summer is end
ed, and we are where we were last
year and the year before, with no new
industries and with several of the old
ones throttled by adverse bureaucratic
rulings. That Alaska is slowly dying
of strangulated resources has been a
fact since the celebrated Gifford Pin
chot promulgated his conservation
theories. The coal industry is limited
to the few thousand tons used locally,
the timber is growing to maturity and
dying of old age, the fish has gone to
enrichen outside companies, and gold
mining has practically ceased owing
to high prices on powder and machin
ery. And the end is apparently not
yet. Each year sees some idea bur
geon in the brain of a bureau head,
and like the war serums tried out on
the buck privates, their ideas are tried
out in Alaska. ^ v ;
In the meantime our population is
decreasing; the old timer is leaving
for the states where he can make a
living, and millions of dollars in trade
are lost to Alaska’s credit.
*• What the Territory needs is a one
man government, something like that
of the Philippines, where Governor
General Wood is the arbiter of the
Filipino destinies. 1 Although an Army
bred product Governor Wood has ad
vanced his wards in word trade at a
tremendous rate. His chief city has
increased in population, and the isl
ands have improved in condition at
a wonderful rate. If a man like Her
bert Hoover wrere placed in charge of
the Territory, with power to make its
regulations and open up its resources,
there is no doubt but that within a
short time Alaskans would greatly
benefit.
At the present time we have too
many bureaus and too many heads of
departments experimenting upon us.
THE WEEKLY VS. DAILY PAPEiR.
With but few rare exceptions the
newspaper game in Alaska is a losing
proposition. Every Alaskan town of
500 population or over demands a
daily paper, which with the exception
of subscriptions must be published at
a weekly rate. In other words the
Alaska newspaper man instead of get
ting from thirty to fifty cents the
inch for his advertisements, gets from
$3.50 to $4.00 per inch, which is the
weekly rate in the states. As a con
sequence plants are deteriorating and
publishers are hanging on by their
eyelids, working long hours in an ef
fort to increase the monthly overdraft
at the bank. Few towns of less than
5,000 population, and more often less
than 10,000, have a daily. To run a
daily successfully one must charge at
least $6.00 to $9.00 per inch per month
which would be impossible with busi
ness conditions as they are. The pub
lisher who charges less than 22 cents
per inch per issue is losing money,
according to estimates prepared by
the trade papers, and one who gets
but $3.50 to $4.00 is on the road to
bankruptcy.
And with but few exceptions the
towns in Alaska would be better off
with a good weekly paper than a poor
daily publication. The weekly would
have considerably more circulation' in
the states and a far larger one at home
as the out-of-town subscriber, the cus
tomer whose trade the merchant de
sires to catch, cannot afford a daily
paper at Alaskan prices, and it is of
little interest to him if he does take
it.
A good, live twelve to sixteen page
weekly, with departmental Territorial
news could work up a large list with
in a short time, which would give the
advertiser far better results, and allow
the publisher a fair rate of interest
on his investment. So long as the
Alaskan publisher allows the public
to dictate the kind of publication he
shall print and the way it shall be
run, the newspaper game in Alaska
will be a losing one, and will end up
with either no paper in a town or with
a poor weekly, owing to machinery
and funds having been dissipated.
600,000" CASES
SALMON PACKED
IN BRISTOL BAY
OFFICIAL FIGURES SHOW TOTAL
PACK 23 PER CENT UNDER
THAT OF LAST YEAR.
Regulations Are Relaxed
Pack In Port Mollcr District Falls
Way Short—No Cause for It,
It Is Stated.
The Bristol Bay solmon pack for
1925 totals approximately 600,000
cases, according to official reports
received from Dennis Winn, Alaska
Agent of the Bureau of Fisheries,
from bureau agents in the district,
announces the Juneau Empire of re
cent date. This is about 28 per cent
under the pack for 1924 which
amounted to 807,894 cases, he said.
The district this season showed
a contrast between the two sides.
On the Nushagak side 300,000 cases
were put up, a gain of 25 per cent
over last year, which the loss on
the Kvichak-NaknekVUgashik side,
where only 300,000 cases were put
up, was about 50 per cent.
The entire pack for the district
including Port Moeller, False Pass
and Herendeen Bay lower on the
Alaska Peninsula, Mr. Winn said,
should be around the million case
mark. This will be somewhat less
than last season when a production
of 1,230,000 cases was made. “There
is no cause for alarm over the sit
uation as similar fluctuations have
been experienced by the canning in
dustry in that region in past years”
he said. In 1919 there was a small
j pack and the 1920 pack was but
little better. For the next three
| years there was an increase. Losses
| were reported last year over 1923
and that of the present season does
not surprise fishery officials who
are familiar with the past history
of the district.
Relax on Regulations.
New regulations affecting fisher
men in the Copper River and Bering
River areas after August 10 have
just bene issued by the Department
of Commerce. These were made
public today by Mr. Winn, as lol
lows:
Copper River Area.
Salmon fishery—Fishing for sal
mon on and after August 10 in each
calendar year by means of stake
nets generally out from the grass
banks and not exceeding 350 fath
oms each in length is permitted,
provided that all stakes used in
connection therewith shall be re
moved at or before the end of the
fishing season.
On and after August 10 in each
calendar year there will be no re
strictions as to the amount of
fishing apparatus used by each boat.
Bering River Area.
Salmon fishery—Fishing for sal
mon on and after August 10 in each
calendar year by means of stake
nets generally out from the grass
banks and not exceeding 350 fathoms
each in length is permitted, pro
vided that all stakes used in con
nection therewith shall be removed
at or before the end of the fishing
season.
On and alter August 10 in each
calendar year there will be no re
striction as to the amount of fish
ing apparatus used by each boat.
In each of these areas for the
protection of reds or kings, prior
to August 10, the use of stake nets
is prohibited under regulations is
sued last spring. In the same regu
lations the fishing boats w?ere re
stricted to 250 fathoms of gear. Both
these restrictions are, therefore, re
moved under the additional regula
tions which are effective August 10
Jane Summers, 15 year old school
girl of Ensley, Ala., won the national
prize offered by the American Chemi
cal Society for the best essay of chem
istry which gives her a four year
scholarship at Vassar with $500 a year
for living expenses.
Albert Schuknecht of Chicago, aged
13, makes pocket money by whittling
out wooden figures of men and ani
mals. He will study to be a sculptor.
Queenie Slaughter, 15, recently
saved a child from drowning, being
the third rescue made by her this
year. She is a member of the Girl
Guides at Portsmouth, Eng.
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
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classy, and speedy.—Ogles Gar
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WANTED—Go to camp, man and
wife, cook and helper, will go any
where. Apply Gateway. tf
FOR SALE—Ford Touring car, self
starter, demountable rims, new, one
spare tire, car 1925 model, run but a
few miles. See Fisher’s Cafe. tf
FOUND—Keys of all descriptions; if
you have lost any keys lately come
to the Gateway.
LOST—Elgin, 15 jewel, green gold,
watch. Liberal reward. Return to J.
Ratliff, Overland Hotel. 3t
FOUND—One corkscrew and bottle
opener; no attachments; call at the
Gateway and recover property.
Cabin for Rent
On Fine Trout Stream
Bungalow with fine fire
place. large living room,
furnished for six persons,
plenty of bedding and
essentials, stove and all
cooking utensils. Will be
rented by the day or week
end to responsible parties.
Good fishing in lake and
stream and hunting in
season.
Apply A1 Davis
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FALL AND WINTER SUITS
My fall and winter suit and over
coat samples are now on display. If
you are planning a new suit or over
coat it will be to your advantage to
look these over.
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FOR ONE WEEK
Lowered prices on all
merchandise.
Friday and Saturday
we will have a DOLLAR
SALE.
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