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OF SEWARD. ALASKA — Established August IV. 1904
Published daily except Sunday by
THE GATEWAY PUBLISHING COMPANY
Entered in the postoffice at Seward, Alaska as
second - class mail matter
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THE TOWN’S SHOW WINDOW
With spring upon us, when everything looks rosy, j
comes increased business to every branch of endeavor.
And, in a small way, so it has come to The Gateway. With
new national advertising contracts at hand, and increas- :
ed local advertising in the offing, the four-page Gateway
is too small to care for the increase so, of necessity, we ;
are happily forced back to our first love, the eight-page !
daily which is a continual source of surprise to strangers j
here; surprised because a town of less than 1,000 in-j]
habitants has a daily paper as well as a 16-page weekly, ji
Which leads us to comment again on the New;
York statistical report issued last year when it was an- ;J
nounced that to Seward, Alaska, goes the distinction L
of being the smallest town on the continent of North 1
America publishing an eight-page daily paper and a jj
large weekly paper, in addition. ;
In a national contest conducted two years ago by;;
the National Editorial Association, the Gateway cap- j
tured first honors; last year we made no entry, but ’
this year the Gateway has been entered in three con- j
tests and word is momentarily expected as to the out
come. It may also be recalled that for the second time
in two years the Gateway received honorable mention ,
as producing one of the six ranking editorials of the
month in a national survey. s1
And for the second time in two years Seward’s Folly, (
the official organ of the Seward High School, has car
ried off first honors in a contest embracing all schools
in the Territorial possessions of the United States.
Something to boast about!
A town or a city’s newspapers can be compared
as the show windows of the city in which it is pub
lished. If a paper’s columns are filled with advertis
ing you can bet your bottom dollar there will be found
a wide-awake and an up and a-coming town. On the
other hand, a paper carrying few advertisements, re
veals a poor town financially and a bunch of dead
ones. Much too often personal matters enter into busi
ness; a fellow will bite off his nose to spite his face.;
We’re human and we have done it; and so have you,
if the truth be known. Politics raises considerable
enmity at times and months and years roll by before
breaches are healed. Poppy-cock!
For some unknown reason, pernaps Decause ±am-1
iliaritv is said to breed contempt, practically every
newspaper in every town is said by many of its inhab
itants to be a rotten sheet; nothing in it tonight, and
so on. Most people forget that small town papers have
not the income to play around like its larger and more
fortunate compatriots; that the small town paper must
constantly watch the overhead or go “hay-wire.” There
fore, a publisher judges how well his paper is getting
over by watching the circulation totals.
In a little better than four years the Gateway
circulation has quadrupled. It is also interesting to
note that it has been the out-of-town resident who has
brought this figure up. There are at least 200 more
people in Seward who should be subscribers of the
Gateway. We have 50 per cent, as it is, but we should
have more.
National advertising has been slow to. increase j
but it is increasing annually. Locally, consistent ad- j
vertising has been forthcoming from business houses
for which we are grateful. And we get most of the
printing business. Some, while preaching to the public
to buy at home, send out for their printing because
they can save a dollar or two. That’s their business,
of course, but every dollar sent outside for anything,
is a dollar gone which might have helped Seward reach
its ultimate destiny.
It may be that the above few. words may cost us
a local advertiser or two; if so, it is too bad, that’s
all. In any case, a town’s newspaper is the show
window as to the prosperity of a community. And the
more advertising in a paper, the better that paper
can carry on to tell the wide world what a fine town
we have.
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FORMED TO SUPPORT
S.
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On April 29th the Republicans of i
Alaska will select their candidate ;
for Territorial Treasurer. This of- I
fiee, though it may not so seem at |
first glance, is the most elective of
fice in the Territory.
The extent and variety of the
duties imposed by law on this of
ficial are so complex as to require
the highest degree of training and
ability. His duties with reference
to the enforcement of the Terri
torial taxation system and the su
pervision of the Territorial banks
along are manyfold.
Of the two candidates who have
offered themselves for nomination,
Walstein G. Smith has been identi
fied with financial affairs ever |
since that office was created in
1913. He made the Territorial tax- j
ation system what it is today, and J
it was largely due to his efforts, j
md to his careful and watchful su- !
oervision of the Alaska banks that
luring the period of the World
War and since there was not a sin
gle bank failure in Alaska. This
n a frontier country, where the
lazards are greatest, the values
nost unstable.
During this period the bulk of !
>ur population left Alaska, causing
leavy withdrawals and correspond
ng reductions in the volume of
jusiness. The same factors caused
housands of bank failures in the
itates during this period, while the
savings of Alaskans were safe. Let
hem continue safe.
• On the other hand, Mr. Knight,
he other candidate, has not a sin
gle requisite qualification for the
jffice. It is doubtful if he ever j
iave this office a thought before ■
he politicians procured his candi
iac.y for the purpose of getting
/otes for themselves in the railroad !
>elt.
Mr. Smith has no personal intei
Tst in any bank, while Mr. Knight
s an officer of one of the national
Danks in Alaska. Is it fitting that i
VIr. Knight, as Territorial Treas- j
jrer, should have the privilege of j
examining and prying into the af- j
fairs of competitors and their de- !
positors?
Mr. Smith’s record oi 17 years
successful and efficient adminis
:ration entitled him to re-election.
Would you, in your private business,
replace a faithful and efficient ex
ecutive with one utterly lacking the
qualifications, simply because he is
i friend of a friend?
SMITH FOR TREASURER CLUB
Anchorage, Alaska, Adv.
CLEANLINESS ano me best of
meats our motto. Fry-Bruhn’s.
COMMERCE CAFE
Seward’s Oldest
Established Cafe
GOOD, CLEAN FOOD
Nearest the Bock and Depat
Harry L. Court land, Prop.
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Pure Bred Stock
Produces all of
Seward Dairy
Milk
Seward
Dairy
LIBERTY THEATER
SEE THIS SPACE FOR
TOMORROWS
FEATURE
ALWAYS
the
NEWEST NOVELTIES
Costume Jewelry and Corsages for
Street or Evening
Large Linen Sport Kerchiefs
Flowers and Linens
STEAMSHIP STARR
CAPTAIN C. E. ANDERSON
Next Sailing of Steamer Starr out of Seward
MAY 17, 1930
Chas. A. Jansen, Agent
SAN JUAN FISHING & PACKING
COMPANY
Phone Madison 139 Seward, Alaska
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Explore your closet. Somewhere under three sweaters and
a knapsack, you will find last season’s hat. Bring it in or
phone us and no matter how battered or dirty, a day
with us will evolve a new spring head-piece for you.
GIVE THE HAT A CHANCE!
HATS CLEANED AND BLOCKED
Then, on the other hand, how aoout that soiled linen?
Don’t permit friend wife to break her back these fine
days when you have at your beck and call the -
SEWARD STEAM LAUNDRY
CLEANING AND PRESSING
HARRY KAWABE Prop. —.o.— PHONE MAIN 141
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HOTEL GILLILAND
TAXI IN CONNECTION
New beds have been purchased; a new heating systen
tas been installed and decorators and carpenters an
going over the entire establishment.
Day or Night
Seward, Alaska
Madison 128
Chas. P. Gilliland
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