This Bank Has been in
Business Twenty Years
THE MANAGEMENT of this institution
is in full accord with modern ideas.
IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN KNOWN as the
bank that renders its customers the kind of
service required for their best interests.
BE ONE OF OUR CUSTOMERS, a«d have
the advantage of the kind of a bartk you
would like to deal with.
Bank of Seward
SEWARD, ALASKA
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Hunters, Attention!
GET THE LIMIT IN DUCKS, GROUSE AND
PTARMIGAN AND SHOOT IN COMFORT
IN OUR HUNTING CLOTHES
HUNTING COATS ----- $10.00
SPORTING BOOTS.$ 7.50
WIND AND RAINPROOF SUITS - $ 7.50
CAPS, GAME BAGS, SHELL VESTS
Urbach’s
“Where Cash Is King”
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FRESH VEGETABLES
received on every boat
Fancy and Staple
GROCERIES
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
No orders too large or too small
Mail orders promptly attended to
BEST STOCKS IN ALASKA
SEWARD TRADING COMPANY
TELEPHONE MAIN 135
Prompt Delivery
f EASY MATTER FOR
I ALASKA COAL TO
I COMPETE STATES
COAL MINING EXPERT GIVES FIG
URES SUBSTANTIATING IN
TERVIEW WITH PRESS
; Imported Coal Disappearing
^ Alaska Coal Industry Represents Half
? Million Dollars and Is Rapidly
Increasing Production
In answer to the oft heard statement
that Alaska coal operators cannot
compete in the States with- outside
coal. J. J. Corey, head of the Bureau
of Mines department for this district
' of the Territory who passed through
Seward the first of the week, en route
on an inspection trip to the Bering
river coal field, near Katalla, stated
to the Gateway representative that
! there is no reason why Alaska coal
cannot compete with the market in
the States, due to the fact operations
in the States are so extensive; haul
age and the high cost of maintenance,
which in some coal mines is almost
[ prohibitive.
i The Alaska Bureau of Mines de
partment chose for its chief for this
region, where all the coal mines in
L the Territory are being operated, a
man whq knows the coal mining busi
ness from the ground up and then
back again. Such a man is J. J. Co
rey. Not only is he a university man
with a highly technical training, but
a man who has climbed up from the
lowest coal mining job to the highest
of positions with successful operat
ing coal mines; a man who knows
cost and production prices from ev
ery angle, in short, a man who thru
actual experience knows of what he
speaks. And when a man of this cali
ber discusses coal he is stating facts.
A Few Startling Figures
Coal mining in the Matanuska coal
field and in the Healy river region
have progressed more in the past two
years under the guidance of Mr. Corey
than had previously been accomplish
ed since the coal beds were discov
ered and development work begun.
Few people realize or have ever tak
en the pains to ascertain the amount
of coal which has been imported to
Alaska from the States, the annual
coal consumption, or how much coal
is now produced annually in the Ter
ritory, and what all this means in
dollars and cents to the country. As
an example last year 175,000 tons of
coal was consumed of which just a
fraction less than 100,000 tons were
produced in Alaska. In dollars and
cents this means if next year all the
coal consumed in the Territory was
produced in Alaska, figuring the cost
. of production was placed at §2.50 a
ton, which is' a low average, and with
. a natural increase of 25,000 tons,
i oringmg me grana total ot annual
consumption and production up to
200,000 tons, it would amount to over
$400,000 yearly. Providing mine run
coal was figured at $4.50 a ton, nearly
a million dollars annually would be
produced and spent in Alaska.
Thousands of Tons Increase
In 1923 the amount of coal consum
ed was 120,000 tons of which a great
portion of the tonnage was sent to
Alaska from the State of Washington
and from British Columbia. It will be
seen that in the brief period of two
years coal consumption has increased
due in part to the lesser amount of
wrood burned. Mr. Corey said that
when the tonnage is increased so the
cost of the coal will be considerably
reduced, the cost of overhead will re
main the same. Another reason why
Alaska coal can and will compete
with the outside market, if where coal
is mined above water level, hoisting
and pumping costs are eliminated, re
ducing the overhead.
The Main Reason of All
Alaska coal is superior to many of
the grades produced in Washington,
Mr. Corey asserted. In ash content
some Alaska coal runs as low as five
per cent, and this without washing or
cleaning. It carries a moisture con
tent of less than two per cent and
approximately 1300 British thermal
units. Many of the coals used by the
Northern Pacific and other railroads
in the United States run as high as
18 per cent in ash and less than 1200
B. T. U. The comparison can be eas
ily reckoned.
Supply Local Trade First
I The first step' Alaskan coal opera
School Days are Near
MOTHERS, let us show you the wide selec
tion of Boys’ Clothing we are showing
this season:
Suits, two pants ----- $10 to $16.50
, Shoes, solid leather.$4.50
Underwear, heavy ribbed.$1.50
Blouses, assorted patterns.$1.50
Corduroy Pants- double seat and knee - - $3.50
Stockings, heavy rib - - - - - 40c and 50c
Sweaters.$1.50 to $7.00
BROWN & HAWKINS
CORPORATION
“QUALITY FIRST”
tors should accomplish before attempt
ing to ship coal to the States, Mr. Co
rey declared, is to fill the require
ments of the consumers of the Terri
tory. Then if expansion is desired,
enter the Outside market. This will
be an easy matter, as was stated pre
viously, for with the greater produc
tion the present existing cost will be
materially reduced. Providing the an
thracite coal beds are developed, the
opportunity to exceed the annual coal
production of the Territory by a con
siderable tonnage will be afforded, due
to the higher price this coal will find
on the Outside market.
Mr. Corey made a trip to the anthra
cite coal fields near Chickaloon last
month for the purpose of determining
the condition and number of tons
available. He said considerable pros
pecting would be necessary in this
field in order that the amount of ton
nage be determined.
Three Years At Cold Bay
with Standard Oil Com.;
Going Home to Carolina
After working steadily for the
Standard Oil Company at Kanatak, as
a tool dresser for the last three years,
W. H. (Snowball) Gamble decided to
take a few months off and visit his
folks back in North Carolina. Mr.
Gamble arrived in town yesterday
morning on the steamer Starr and
plans to leave Seward Sunday for Se
attle on the steamer Yukon. He ex
pects to be gone for at least three
months, returning then to his old job.
Drilling is going ahead steadily and
as rapidly as possible, he said, and
the company is now down to a depth
of 4200 feet. The tools were lost
when he left Kanatak, but they should
be recovered by this time. He esti
mates there are about 22 men on the
payroll. Mr. Gamble is a guest of
the Hotel Overland.
BERLIN, Aug. 28. (£>)—Uniformed
interpreters for the convenience of
tourists have been stationed at the
three principal railroad terminals in
Berlin. They are on hand at the ar
rival and departure of all trains nd
their services are given to the trav
eling public without charge.
Captain Pete Sather of the gasboat
Rolph II, arrived in port last evening
from Nuka Bay with one passenger
on board, A1 Blair. Captain Sather
leaves Seward tomorrow with seven
passengers and a boat load of freight
for the bay.
Urbach's for Shoes.
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is Is the Place
Under New Management
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ALL that’s good and whole
some, prepared correct
ly and appetizingly will be
found daily on our menu.
REGULAR DINNER SERVED, SHORT ORDERS
Extra Special Dinners Served on Sundays.