The Seward Gateway
OUBLISHED DAILY
at Seward. Alaska __
HAL B. SELBY
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
trttereo as Second Class Matter Sep
tember 2nd. 1915, at the Post Office at
Seward, Alaska, under the Act of
March Third, 1879.
Published by
CATEWAY PUBLISHING COMPANY
Seward, Alaska.
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anchorage in doldrums
Anchorage* citizens generally are in ,
a pessinns'ic vein these fire spring j
days, owing to the present polic> of j ,
retrenchment adopted by the heads of j
the Alaskan railway, and the uncer
taint> as to where lightning will L
strike next. While the only uneasy 1 ,
head is suoposed to wear a crown, i (
Manager Lee li. Landis lias crowned (
a number ot former heads, and the re- ,
sultanc uneasiness is felt in business
and financial circles in the Cook Inlet,,
metropolis. j (
That Manager Landis is making a j,
wonderful record in tlie few short ,
months he has been in charge is evi
denced by the fact that already a sav
ing of $9o,u00 per annum has been af
fected by the change of policy. That
this change was badly needed is
shown by the saving, as efficiency has
in no wise been impaired.
In a recent interview Manager Lan-u
dis lias intimated that from now' on 1
towns along the right-of-way must be!
more self-sustaining and depend less j*
upon government support. Seward
fed on government pap at the begin- K
ning of construction work on the rail
road until our citizens really believed *
when this support was suddenly with-!'
drawn that the town could not go on !
without it. But Seward struggled on,
and has risen to heights unthought of
at the time the bubble burst, and is
really better off today titan had it
depended upon government support.
Our people are more independent,
business is more stable, and eondi-1
tions are better than in many towns j
on the coast.
AUCIlurgat* must ue umairiiru
same travail. She must awaken to
the vast opportunties surrounding the
admirable townsite. Other payrolls
than those of the railway must be
built up. There are no heights to
which she cannot build jf her citizens \
fake the railway as an added blessing j
and forget about it. Constant bicker-1
ing with the management in regard j ]
to patronage or preferment will work j
great harm to both the railway and >
to the town. Mr. Landis has been j
placed in charge of the railway and,
should receive the hearty co-operation j
of every town and citizen along its |
length. He knows his business, which i
is running railroads. To quarrel with j
him over the manner in which it is |
run only adds to the burden he has as- j
sumed, which is to place it on a pay
ing basis. The Gateway belie\es that,
he should be left alone to work out j
the problem unhampered by criticism
caused by a desire to get both teet .
in the trough and feed from the pork
barrel. If he wants to turn the road-|
bed upside down and run his cars on
the ties let’s get. in and help him do |
SO. -KT * l
Anchorage has a great future. Not |
from being the headquarters ol the,
railway, but from choice of location
and environment. It needs the co-op
eration of other towns in securing a
federal building, and in securing pay
rolls. Instead of being a detriment
to the growth of Seward let us look
at it that Seward cannot live without
the support and patronage of interior
towns. Let us drop our petty jealo
usies and gel in and make the rail
road belt a hive ol teeming industry.
Our motto should be that of the
Three Musketeers, “All lor one and
one for all.
And above all let us stand firmly
behind the present head or the Alas
ka railroad. Unless retrenchment is
made soon government aid will cease,
and we will then be worse oil by not
being prepared.
MT. M’KINLEY PROMOTER
ON WAY TO STATES
Leaving yesterday on tiie steamshif
Victoria, l'or the States, Dm T. Ken
nedy will make a vigorous campaign
to interest tourists who will visit the
Territory this summer. Mr. Kennedy
recently organized the Alt. McKinley
Tourist and Transportation company
to conduct tours thru the park.
A number of prominent business
men of Fairbanks, Nenana and An
chorage are interested in the pro
ject with him.
S. M. Graff, manager of the local
light and powTer company, left or
last night's boat for a short business
trip to southern ports.
NEW SAFETY X-RAY LIKE
POWERFUL SEARCHLIGHT
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 19.—A new X
ray tube that banishes the danger to'
the operator invenfed by Drs. Holst
and Bouwers, two scientists here, is
expected to have the greatest inllu
ence on future medical progress.
The invention consists of a tube
which generates a powerful beam of
X-rays, practically like a searchlight.
No rays emerge from the tube ex
cept in the beam of light, there thus
being absolutely no danger to the
operator. Derived of technicalities,
the invention is that a stream of neg
ative electrons is caused by means
of a tiny filament heated to incan-!
desence by an electric current, and!
that this draws rays from the posi
tive anode of the tube in a finely fo
cused pencil.
SHONBECK SELLS ROYALTY
INTEREST McNALLY CLAIN
California investors headed by Her-1
bert Erskine of San Francisco yester
day bought an interest in a valuable
claim in the Cold bay field from A A.
Slionbeek. Mr. Shonbeck received a
telegram last night that the deal
which has been pending for several
days, had been consummated.
The deal when closed realized sev -
eral thousand dollars, the Erskine
people acquire a 2 per cent interest in
all royalties that may accrue on the
claim staked in the nam eof Mrs. Ed
ward McNally of Anchorage, but now
owned by Mr. Shonbeck.
The McNally claim adjoins the W.
G. Lee claim, on which the Standard
Oil company drillers are at work. Re
cently it was reported the rig crew
had drilled to a depth of 1,200 feet.
Capt. J. J. Finnegan, interested in
the Cold bay field, is of the opinion
that the Standard Oil company drill
ers are nearing the oil-bearing sands
which geologists say predominate in
'the Cold bay fields.—Anchorage Daily
Times.
Suits maae to measure, see Urbach.
BARTLEY HOWARD WILL
RUN FOR SENATOR
Bartley Howard, formerly connect
ed with the Alaska railroad, but now
interested with E. E. Jesson in a coal
proposition has announced his can
didacy for Territorial senator on the
republican ticket, subject to the vo
ters at the primaries in April. Mr_
Howard is well known in the Third
division and is a very popular and
clean-cut man. His friends had con
siderable difficulty in inducing him
to make the race, but he finally con
sented.
W. E. Moultray, Standard Oil man |
ager for the Seward branch return- j
ed Saturday from Anchorage, where j
he spent the week on business mat-1
ters. Mr. Mountray is an enthusias-1
tic booster for Seward.
Wm R. Taylor, head of the Mount i
McKinley Gold Placers, left on the!
Victoria for the states as far east '
as New York before returning. Mr j
Taylor was one of the original party
to ascend Mt. McKinley..
Eastman Kodaks, Seward Drug
Co. tf |
H. & W. Brassieres
and
P. N. Practical
Front Corsets
Banbury and Ogle
05
S3
Liberty Theater
TONIGHT
MAY McAVOY
in a beautiful heart-interest picture
“Top of New York”
This Charming Little Star at her best.
Another Fine
LEATHER PUSHER COMEDY
Better Than Ever
Wandering Two
VOD A YIL MOVIES
COLD BAY OIL MAGNATE
PAYS SEWARD A VISIT
Jack McCord, Cold Bay oil mag
nate, and leassee of the government’s
abandoned agricultural experiment
station at Kodiak, arrived on the Vic
toria on his way to the westward. Mr.
McCord will stock the Kodiak farm
with blue foxes, and will also place a
herd of cattle and sheep on the
ground. He is firm in his belief of ■
the future of the westward country,
with which he has long been identi
fied.
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THE PALACE
i
John Mattich, Prop.
Pool Soft Drinks Cigars !
FIRNISHED ROOMS
Phone Alain 55
l
Everything
Ladies & Children
Wear
Special Attention Given To
MAIL ORDERS
Ellsworth’s
SYLVIA’S
FRAMED PICTURES
ICE CREAM
MADE DAILY
HIGH GRADE
CANDY
PHOTOGRAPHS,
CURIOS
PHONE ADAMS 128
Complete Your
Dinner
With
Whipping Cream
Seward Dairy
ARON ERICSON
PAINTER AND DECORATOR
MADISON 130
WALL
PAPER
S. S. ADMIRAL WATSON
Leaves
Sealtle
Jan
Feb.
loth
131 h
Arrives
Seward
Jan. 2Sid
Feb. 20,1
South fm
Seward
Jan 17 lb
Feb. 1; ih
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 Jerviee
wsaasmssmsumh.f.alexami>fp. presiden»tW5*7&rnr
STEAMSHIP STARR”
STR STARR WILL MAKE JANUARY SAILING
FROM SEATTLE, DATE GIVEN LATER
San Juan Fishing and Packing Co.
G. C. HENDERSON, Agent
phone Madison ,3*. seward, Alaska
BENSON & WHITTEMORE, Proprietors
Exclusive distributors of Budweiser, Bevo and Monopole Cigars.
The Finest Billiard and Pool Hall in Alaska
Chop Suey
Noodles
Harry Yago
Phone Madison 16
Gateway, $1.25 per mo. delivered.
DR. O. 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:
Harrlman 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
Residence Phone, Madison 58
Office Phone, Madison 136
D. H. WILLIAMS
UNDERTAKER
LICENSED EMBALMER
AND FUNERAL DIRECTOR
When In need of my services call
Brown & Hawkins
WM. D. COPPERNOLL
LAWYER
Seward, Alaska
Seward Grill
PRIVATE DINING ROOMS
PLEASANT SURROUNDINGS
COURTEOUS TREATMENT
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
CITY EXPRESS
Billy Patterson
Meets All Boats and Trains
SEWARD CLUB
CHRIST LARSON
Propr
Pool Soft Drinks
HIGH GRADE
CANDY
Seward Chapter No. 10,
ORDER EASTERN
STAR
Meets 2nd and 4th Mon
days at 8 p. m. Visiting
Members Welcome
VIOLA T. SWETMANN. W. M.
CLARA PERRY, Secretary.
Seward Rebekah
Lodge No. 6-A,
L O. O. F.
Meets 1st and 3rd
Monday’s of Each
Month, 8 p. m. Visit
ing members weicoms
RHODA COOPER. N. G.
VIDA RICH, Sec.
Seward Lodge No. 219.
F. 4 A. M.
Stated communications
1st and 3rd Wednes
days of each month,
visiting Brethern wel
come. H. V. HOBEN, W. M.
W. O. Perry, Secretary.
*• O- O. F.
—'x'O' 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 1
Odd Fellow'* Hall
CAL M BROSIUS, Pres. Li
EAHL DURGIN, Sec.
SEWARD Fust, NO. five
AMERICAN LEGION
Meets Second and Fourth Tuesdays
ELWYN SWETMANN Com.
J. P. HANNON, Adjutant