SEWARD DAILY GATEWAY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA
Established, August 19, 1904
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THE MERCHANT’S WEAPONS
Encroachment of mail order houses
upon the trade of local stores has
long been the subject of concern to
home merchants and will continue to
be. no doubt, indefinitely.
Of late the bell-ringers have invaded
Seward going from house to house,
taking orders for wares, and have be
come formidable competitors in cer
tain lines.
If Seward merchants are to hold
their own against these encroach
ments he must fight and fight hard, as
it is nearly impossible to frame an
ordinance barring these gentry if they
have a license from the Territory.
Appeals to local pride apparent are
productive of little in the way of
practical results, as many of our citi
zens are determined to fudge on the
remainder.
Satisfactory goods, a fair profit and
advertising are the weapons the local
man must use to hold his own. They
are the weapons his outside competi
tors use against him, and that they
produce results goes without saying.
There is no standard article of goods
that cannot be purchased as cheaply
in Seward as outside, wThen one con
siders freight and interest on money
caused by delay in receiving the mer
chandise ordered. Wherever an arti
cle is ttought cheaper from the mail
order house it is Ward’s Special or
Sears & Roebuck trade marks.
Advertising should be studied by
the local merchant, as without excep
tion a majority of the stores waste
their space in not advertising leaders
and special sales. There is no reason
why the merchant who receives 100
boxes of apples of a large shipment of
other goods should not inform the
public when the shipment is expected
and the price to be charged.
As was said to the American Re
tailers’ Association recently by T. K.
Kelly of Minneapolis:
“It has become the habit of the
small town merchant to fall into a rut
in his advertising, allowing his large
competitor to win trade away from
him by proper advertising. The Amer
ican people look to the newspapers
today for their information on cur
rent affairs and the merchant who
overlooks the potent force of adver
tising is inviting bankrutcy.”
CHAOS IN CHINA
China is a long way from Alaska,
but the situation there has developed
into one of serious concern for the
entire United States.
Just now Chinese to the estimated
number of 1,000,000 are under arms,
divided among several provincial war
chiefs, each with a different aim. In
addition, numerous bands of brigands
infest the country, engaged in genera]
depredations with the kidnapping oi
foreigners for ransom as a specialty
Only in one matter are the Chinese
united. They want an end of foreign
dominance and the right of self gov
ernment.
The world powers are unwilling tc
grant this because existing treaties
which have been imposed from time
to time give valuable concessions anc
privileges to other nations, including
the United States. These powers saj
that China must establish a govern
ment capable of protecting foreigners
in their treaty rights before the spe
cial privileges will be modified or bt
given up.
But no party or faction in China
can restore order while the hated for
eigner continues to exploit the coun
try. At least that is the belief of
many statesmen. In the meantime
Russia is behind China in her de
mands for freedom.
The serious part of the situation is
! that China’s 375,000,000 people are
i being taught their potent strength by
; a radical nation. That awakening
! may involve weighty consequences to
| the United States, which would in
! elude Alaska.
LOSS OF THE SHENANDOAH
Again the highest modern engineer
ing skill has been set at naught by
the fury of the elements, resulting in
j the loss of the great dirigible airship
1 Shenandoah and the lives of 14 offi
cers and men.
This proud craft, 680 feet long, the
pride of America, broke in pieces and
fell to earth while trying to weather
a storm over southeastern Ohio, about
5 o’clock in the morning of Sept. 5.
Tossed by the terrific wind the air
ship’s structure proved too frail and
the name of the Shenandoah took its
place on the roll of giant aircraft that
; have met disaster. Her fate recalls
j other similar tragedies in which the
: nation’s airman have lost their lives,
those which befell the ZR-2 and the
Roma being the most notable.
The ZR-2 buckled and exploded at
Hull, England, August 25, 1923, caus
; ing the death of 62 of her crew of 66
' men aboard, 17 being Americans, the
■ nucleus of a crew sent to bring the
airship to the United States for the
American Navy.
On February 25, 1922, the Roma,
bought in Italy for the United States,
went out of control over the Army
base at Hampton Roads, Va., struck
electric wires, which broke, the result
ing sparks setting fire to the airship,
causing the death of 35 men.
It is estimated that not less than
20,000 lives of airmen have been lost
including war deaths, since the first
airplane fatality on Sept. 17, 1908,
when Lieut. Thomas E. Selfridge of
j the U. S. Army was killed, and Orville
' Wright, the pilot, was severely injur
, ed. h *.M
Solemn official investigations fol
low each accident but they do little
to prevent them. The loss of the
Shenandoah is most depressing to
j those responsible for the efficiency of
I the air service as well as to the tax
| payers who foot the bills.
Rolled stockings are disturbing to
reformers and manufacturers of hose
supporters.
Probably the Riffs are fighting for
fear France will wrant to borrow mon
ey from them.
The latest disease is cell shock, but
fortunately this is contracted only by
wealthy prisoners.
Newr York proposes to educate its
policeman. This is carrying uplift a
little too far.
Florida schools should teach sub-di
vision with their mathematics.
The Seward mother who told her
son to take out a rug and beat it,
found the rug on a line apd Johnny
at the swimming pool.
Henry Ford may be said to be the
nation’s greatest junk man.
A. C. Pittoc, an Alaskan of the
earlier days, formerly engaged in
the restaurant business in Seward
and in Interior camps, returned to
Seward yesterday on the steamer
Yukon. Mr. Pittoc is employed on
the flagship of the Alaska Steam
ship Company’s steamer Yukon as
a waiter.
A. V. Moore is a recent arrival in
Seward. He is registered at the
Hotel Sexton.
, New Hand Laundry
This is to inform the public that I
am opening up the hand laundry lo
cated on Fifth avenue knowm as the
O. K. Hand Laundry, and will open up
foor business Monday, Sept. 21. Hav
ing had several years erperience in
the laundry business I solicit your
patronage. Special care will be taken
; of silk woololens, also dry cleaning
for ladies. Mending, darning and al
• terations. This laundry in the future
i will be called,
AMANDA’S LAUNDRY
Phone Madison 126
251-tf
J. J. Corey, in charge of the Bu
reau of Mines department, Geologi
cal Survey, Anchorage distric+, de
parts this evening for his Inlet head
quarters on the large gas car, due
here this afternoon.
A large quantity of lumber arrived
in port, on the steamer Yukon and
freighter Latouche, billed to the
Fairbanks Exploration company at
Fairbanks.
Warren G. Fenton, civil engineer,
■who returned to Seward a few days
ago from the Willow creek district,
plans on returning to that region
the coming week to complete a num
ber of surveys.
Miss Helen Bevier, who recently
underwent an operation in the Ju
neau hospital for appendicitis, ar
rived in Seward yesterday on the
steamer Yukon. Miss Bevier is the
regular appointed teacher for the
fourth and fifth grades for the Sew
ard school.
S. Torres, metalurgist at Latouche,
was among the local arrivals yester
day on the Yukon.
C. M. Mathesen, an arrival in Sew
ard yesterday on the Yukon, plans
departing for the Westward.
Forgeron and Lake, Superior Oil
company geologists, who have been
spending the greater part of the sea
son investigating Ala-skan oil fields
in this region, concluded their in
spection of the Katalla region last
wreek, departing for Seattle on the
steamer Alaska. Their office is in
Los Angeles.
Frank Parrish, representing the
Forbes Supply company, an electri
cal supply firm, arrived in Seward
yesterday on the Yukon.
Mrs. W. B. Harris, wrell known resi
dent of Valdez, was a local arrival
yesterday on the Yukon. Mrs. Har
ris came to Sew’ard for the purpose
of receiving dental treatment from
Dr. Roberts.
Seward arrivals report the Chil
kat cannery, near Katalla, and the
big cannery at Cordova, will close
down today for the season.
Leroy H. Cooper, well known min
ing man from the Cache Creek dis
trict and also from the Willow creek,
who arrived in Seward a few days
ago from the mining camps, plans
going south to Seattle next w’eek on
the steamer Northwestern.
Mrs. Alvah Eames, wife of the
postal inspector, after a two-weeks
visit to friends at Cordova, returned
home yesterday on the steamer Yu
kon.
FOR ONE WEEK
Lowered prices on all
merchandise.
Friday and Saturday
we will have a DOLLAR
SALE.
BANBURY & OGLE
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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