The Seward Gateway
PUBLISHED DAILY
at Seward, Alaska
HAL B. SELBY
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
tntereo as Second Class Matter Sep.
iember 2nd. 19,15, at the Post Office a1
Seward, Alaska, under the Act of
Marc’ll Third, 1879.
Published by
QATE'.VAY PUBLISHING COMPANY
Seward, Alaska.
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TRAGIC ECONOMY
The Navy department lias recent 1>
ordered the discontinuaiyp for a tiim
of the Seward radio station, an expen
sive and useful auxiliary to communi
cation with the outside world and with
places to the westward. The plea by
the department is for economy, it be
ing alleged that the appropriation for
the upkeep of the station is not suf
ficient. It is understood that the rec
ommendation for closing down came
from Cordova, where another large
station is maintained, as likewise at
Hinchiubrook.
In case the station here is closed
down e\ m though temporarily, it will
add greatly to the cost of Seward
inert minis and others doing business
either with ships at sea, or with the
towns to the westward, as ail mes
sages must be relayed to either Cor
dova or Anchorage, ami them* by
radio to their destination, the resul
tant expense adding probably 1"" per
cent to the cost oi the message.
Every incoming steamship this sum
mer has had from one to a dozen
radio messages lor Seward, and at
times the operator has been rushed to
take care of the big plant and look
aft* r the commercial business. In case
of a break in the cable, this would
necessitate messages being relayed
around by telegraph to Fairbanks, ana
thence to Valdez, then to Cordova, re
layed to the radio station there, and
then sent to their destination. Or
ships desiring to communicate with
Seward would be compelled to com
municate with the Anchorage station,
or Cordova, thence by wire or cable to
Seward.
’ri'e town would be absolutely shut
off from communication by vessels un
less it entailed great expense of time
and money. The station mUjgt be kept
up, the men must work some place,
and the outlay other than for current
is so small as to be negligible. There
are buildings for seven families at the
local radio, with fine machine shops,
tennis courts, and two large gas en
gines with generators. All this must
be looked after by some one; why not
add another man or two and keep it
open.
Alaska has not nearly enough radio
stations. There should be a chain of
stations extending to every camp. It
is the modern method of communica
tion, requiring neither wires nor poles
other than for the antennae. Messages
rush to their destination, regardless
of storm and wind.
The Chamber of Commerce at a re
cent meeting has sent a protest in
against even temporarily closing down
this station, believing that economy
can be practiced at other points where
it will not interfere with the business
of a growing town.
RIDICULOUS STATEMENTS
So many mis-statements have been
made by newspaper writers since tin
President’s visit to Seward, that the
! folowing, although a little more ab
! surd than the average article, will be
tkaen as a matter of course by Sew
I ard readers.
The Boston Herald recently unbur
! deued itself of this bright and scintil
lating editorial:
"We find a disposition on the part
of paragraphers at the time of Presi
dent Harding’s visit to Alaska to point
to that acquisition as one of the ci
umphs oi American policy. We wish
' we could share that view. . . .
“Up to date the situation is discour
aging. The whole area, which we are
told in the geographies, extends as
; far west of San Francisco as we are
| east of that city, contains only 60,000
Americans, and this number is decreas
ing at the rate of 10,000 a decade.
“We hear much about the railroad
on which the president traveled. We
ought to hear much. The federal gov
ernment has spent $200,o00,000 on it.
There are 3,1 00 miles of it, approxi
mately as much road as from here to
San Francisco. Does it pay? Of courst
not. The losses which it incurs are
prodigious. Congress did i; at the be
, best of tile Northwest lawmakers, os
tensibly to develop the territory, bui
in realty to make business for Seattle,
the long recognized entreport o; Al
aska. The Seattleans could not bear
to see Alaska go out of business, and
! so they persuaded the government to
make this investigation in order to
keep Alaska moving. But compared
with this railroad, the new barge can
nal across New York state is a roar
ing success. It is doubtiul if there is
i any transportation agency on earth, in
| which the percentage of revenue to
the investment is so desperate as in
the Alaska railroad.”
DEVELOPMENT SET-BACK
The death of President Harding
has set the development of Alaska
back a decade. Had the late executive
lived and been able to carry out his
' program for the Territory we might
have seen many of the drastic re
strictions forced upon us by an unin
formed congress removed ,and the
i thirty seven bureaus governing Alas
ka reduced to probably one or two.
The many glaring misstatements sent
out by newspaper correspondents re
garding conditions in Alaska have not
helped Alaska any; nor have they
hurt her, as these papers are more or
less playing politics with intent to dis
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Keeping Up
With Lizzie
an up-to-date play featuring
Enid Bennett
6 reels
Full of Laughs and Wisdom
SUNDAY: the feature
“MIDNIGHT”
and a
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credit the administration, and Alaska
is unfortunate that she happerg to be
in the way of the flying missiles.
It is only an incident of the t.ip that
the correspondents sent out their re
ports without first ascertaining the
facts, and without taking any pains to
! verify their statements; and it is
doubly unfortunate that these stories
| were printed without the editors of
J he various papers knowing they were
the veriest bunk, with no foundation
to start with. With the exception that
I the papers stated the President lauded
in the Territory, there is little fact
contained in any of the rest of the
stories. The correspondents had him
doing all' sorts of bizarre things when
i in fact he was acting as natural as the
rest of us. They misquoted statements
places towns and hamlets where they
; were not, and conversed with men
i long since dead. They had the Guggen
heims owning the Alaska railroad, as
serting it was foisted on the govern
j ment by them at a ruinous price, and
1 made all sorts of ridiculous charges,
i The Guggies own but live per cent in
j any holding in Alaska and have never
! spent a dollar in Seward that anyone
j knows of. The railroad has done more I
! to develop Alaska than any one enter |
prise, and has opened up industries i
| which would have remained dormant J
unless the railroad had been built. It ;
has given Alaska coal at $10 per ton ;
where we paid $ls and $20 for Cana- i
dian coal previously. It has added five j
million dollars in taxable properties j
to the Territory and over ten thous-1
! and inhabitants. It has caused hun-!
j dreds ol small farms io b< started and
J reduced prices by nearly hah'. Alaska
is a little over 50 years of age. Wiia.
j could the East show in that period af
j ter its settlement as compared to the ;
; modern towns of Seward, Anchorage,;
; Cordova, and Fairbanks, with the hun
dred hamlets scattered between?
What development did Utah, Ari
zona, Colorado, or any western suite
j show in fifty years after their pur-j
chase by the United States?
President Harding, had he lived to
' carry the message to the ignorant
east, would have spread a true know
ledge of conditions here. He would
have disapproved the wild stories of
the Robert Service period, and show
ed that Alaska was more law-abiding,
more independent, and more able to
care for herself than any state in the
union at the age of fifty years.
Alaska has paid millions upon mil- i
lions into the government coffers; it
has asked for and received but a very
small portion of what it has lavishly
given. What it has received is coveted
by the states. They would take all and
give nothing.
Since its purchase Alaska has sent
$46,000,000 to the States; what'state
can point to this record after a hall
century of growth, hampered by re
strictions, bureaucracy and conserva-,
i tion theories?
THERE IS NO MAN more valuable
to a new country than he who starts
a new industry. The pioneer cannery
builder paved the way for that great
business; the pioneer fox farmer, the
pioneer quartz miner; the pioneer
railroad builder, all, gave the first
start to a great industry that brings
wealth and prosperity to the country.
The pioneer promoter always has the
hardest task and only those who have
great faith in their undertaking, and
ability, can succeed. Mr. George Ed
ward Lewis is to be congratulated on
the successful outcome of his efforts
to start moving picture production in
Alaska, and we believe another great
business asset of the Territory has
been launched.
INTERNATIONALIZATION IS END
OF INDUSTRY
HICHII HE THE NATION
Wealth and Power Being Centralized
Into Hands of Few Like Krupp,
and Stinnes.
—
BERLIN, August 17—One of the un
! expected results of the Ruhr occupa
; tion is the internationalizing of Ger
man industry. Previously German In
dustry was held in families. It was
comparatively new, and the men who
developed it, were to a large extent,
still in control. The Krupps, the Han
iels, Thyssen, Stinnes, were krown
names of hundreds of thousands of in
dividual industrialists who had built
modern Germany’s prosperity. They
held the shares of their concerns and |
let no one in.
With the crash of the mark and the
wild rush for world business, the in
rush of speculators on the bourse and
finally the occupation of the Ruhr, in
dustry has been shaken out of it con
servative methods and the old con
cerns do not know themselves any
more.
Krupps was the most exclusive of
all, and yet even Krupps has combin
ed with Sir Basil Kaharoff on one side
and Sigismund Bosel, the Viennese
“inflation king,” on the other.
Stinnes let in nobody, but Stinnes has
reversed the process and got in every
where else. Otto Wolff, who is the sec
ond biggest individual industrial in
Germany, following Stinnes, has com
bined with Ottomar Straus, a war pr J'
liteer, to change over to a dummy
Dutch company, the Phoenix concern,
which is one of the biggest Ruhr coal
and iron producers.
FOR SALE—Having other interests
outside of Alaska demanding my
immediate attention, 1 will sacrifice
tlie Juneau Apartment Building to
a quick buyer. It is situated on the
Gastineau channel, is completely
furnished, does a splendid business
all the year around; every suite has
a beautiful marine view. Twenty
apartments in building. Those in
terested please write to Mrs. B.
Hogan, Juneau, Alaska. 172-tf
Dvemude Motors at J. L. Graef’s. tt
FOX RANCH FOR SALE
I am offering to seil my ha. inter
est ni Storey Island l-binet Wdiiam
Sound; income about $S,000 per an
num; overhead about $60C: lvason
an:e terms; f.r particulars address.
W1I. WAGNER,
194-k207 Valdez, Alaska
RESTORATION TO ENTRY OF
LANDS IN NATIONAL FOREST
Lists 8-43, -44, -45.-46,
4-354 f
Notice is hereby given that the
lands described below, embracing
423.71 acres within tne Chugach Nat
ional Forest, Alaska, will be subject
to settlement and entry under the pro
visions of the homestead laws or' the
United i|ates and the act of June 11,
1906 (34 Stat., 233), at the United
States land office at Anchorage, Al
aska, on December 11, 1923 by anv
qualified person in the absence of en
try by persons coming within either
of the two following classes: (1 Per
sons named after each tract upon
whose applications the lands were
listed. Such persons, in c | er to avail
themselves of their preference rights,
must file their applications on or af
ter October 12, 1923 but prior to De
cember 11, 1923. (2) Exservice men,
who served during the war with Ger
many. Such ex-service men, in order
to avail themselves of their prefer
ence rights, must file their applica
tions on or after August 22, 1923, but
prior to December 11, 1923. All such
applications filed on or after August
22, 1923 but prior to September 12.
1923, will be treated as simultaneously
filed at 9 a. m. on September 12, 1923.
All such applications filed on or af
ter September 12, 1923, but prior to
December 11, 1923 will be treated in
the order in which filed. Applications
may be filed by the general public
within 20 days prior to December 11,
1923 and will be treated *<3 simultane
ously filed at 9 a. m. on December 11.
1923. A tract of 12.95 acres, more or
less, described by metes and bounds
as follows: Beginning at Cor. No. 1.
a squared spruce post, 4”x4”x5’, set
30” in ground marked H 1, thence \Y.
6.21 chains to Cor. No. 2 M. C.; thence
by meanders along east shore of Ke
nai lake S. 4 deg. \Y. 6.33 chains: S. 27
deg. E. 6.06 chains; S. 38 deg. E. 6.06
chains; S. 46 deg. E. 3.64 chains; S.
55 deg. E. 3.49 chains; S. 74 deg. E.
1.52 chains to Cor. No. 3 M. C.; thence
by meanders along right of way of U.
S. Railroad N. 36 deg. W. 1.52 chains;
N. 26 deg. W. 1.52 chains: N. 24 deg.
\Y. 1.52 chains; N. 21 deg. W. 1.52
chains,’ N. 19 deg. W. 1.52 chains; N.
15 deg. \Y. 15.15 chains to Cor. No. 1
M. C. the place of beginning. Listed
upon the application of Howard L.
Long, P. O. Box No. 1452. Seward, Al
aska. List 8-43.
A tract of 93.74 acres, more or less,
described by metes and bounds as fol
lows: Beginning at Cor. No. 1 M. C.
identical with Cor. No. 9 of H. E. S.
No. 135, thence by meanders along
right-of-way of U. S. Railroad S. 18
deg. 30 min. E. 3.76 chains, S. 20 deg.
E. 1.52 chains, S. 24 deg. E. 1.52 chains
S. 32 deg E. 1.52 chains, S.t 36 deg E.
1.52 chains, S. 40 deg. E. 4.26 chains.
S. 36 deg. E. 1.52 chains, S. 35 deg.
E. 1.52 chains, S. 28 dee. E 1.52 chains
S. 18 deg. E. 1.52 chains, S. 9 deg. E.
1.52 chains, S. 2 deg. E. 1.52 chains,
S. 1 deg. W. 1.52 chains, S. 1.52 chains
S. 1 deg. E. 1.52 chains, S. 2 deg. E.
20.45 chains to Cor No. 2 INI. C.; thence
W. 23.33 chains to Cor. Nb. 3; thence
N. 45.30 chains to Cor. No. 4 identical
with Cor. No. 10 of H. E. S. No. 135;
thence E. 12.40 chains to the place, of
beginning. Listed upon the application
of Frank Roycroft of Moose Pass, Al
aska. List 8-44. Lots 6 and 11, SE. 1-4
SE 1-4 Sec. 13, T. 3 N., R. 12 W., and
W. 1-2 W. 1-2 of Lots 3 and 4, Sec. 18,
T. 3 N., R. 11 W., S. M., containing
157.12 acres, more or less. Listed upon
the application of Abram Erikson of
Kusilof, Alaska. List 8-45. E 1-2 SE.
1-4, Lot 10 Sec. 12, T. 3 N., R. 12 W.,
and \V. 1-2 of Lot 3, Lot V Sec. 7, T.
3 N., R. 11 W., S. M„ containing 159.90
acres more or less, Listed upon the ap
plication of Allan L. Peterson of Kus
ilof, Alaska. List 8-46.
Dated July 16, 1923. »
D. K. Parrot,
Acting Assistant Commissioner of the
General Land Office.
Publish August IS, 25, September 1, 8,
1923. " -It.
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EsSESBES
S. S. ADMIRAL WATSON
Sails from
Seattle
Aug. 30
Arrives
Seward
Sept. 6.
Sou4h from
Seward
Sept. 13.
S. S. ADMIRAL EVANS
Aug. 16. Aug. 23. Aug 30.
Calling at all regular Southeastern and South
western Ports, including Anchorage and Kodiak.
For freight space or passenger reservations wire
3r write
WAYNE BLUE, Agent
Seward, Alaska
Pacific Coastwise Service
AL LINE
iH.FALEXANDER. PRESfDENTKS—^iS
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Will sail from Seward for Westward Alaska
on or About
SEPTEMBER Bth
San Juan Fishing and Packing Co.
G. C. HENDERSON, Agent
phone Madison seward, alaska
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BENSON & WHITTEMORE, Proprietors
Exclusive distributors of Budweiser, Bevo and Monopoie Cigars.
The Finest Billiard and Pool Hall in Alaska
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RAY & DAVID
Attorneys at Law
SEWARD & ANCHORAGE
Seward Office:
Harriman 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 R&nt
D. H. WILLIAMS
UNDERTAKER
LICENSED EMBALMER
AND FUNERAL DIRECTOR
When in need of my services call
Brown & Hawkins
FOR FIRE INSURANCE
SEE
MORFORD
CITY EXPRESS
Billy Patterson
Meets All Boats and Trains
General Repair Shop
PHONOGRAPHS, SEWING MA
CHINES CLEANED ANu
REPAIRED
Light Machinery a Specialty
OLD FURNITURE REPAIRED
ELECTRICAL WORK
PHONE ADAMS 66
INQUIRE OF GEO. THORKILSEN
SEWARD CLUB
CHRIST LARSEN
Card Tables, Candies,
Soft Drinks, Tobaccos
Cigars and Cigarettes
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TAILORING
C. Henning
SEWARD ALASKA
SEWARD LODGES
Seward Chapter No. 10.
ORDER EASTERN
STAR
Meets 2nd and 4th Mon
days at 8 p. m. Visiting
— Members Welcome.
CL AH A PERRY, W. M.
ESTHER DOUGHEEfTY, Sec.
Seward Rebekah
Lodge No. 6-A,
I. O. O. F.
Meets 1st and 3rd
Monday’s of Each
Month, 8 p. m. Visit
ing members welcome
RHODA COOPER, N. G.
VIDA RICH, Sec.
some.
Seward Lodge No. 219.
F. & A. M.
Stated communications
1st and 3rd Wednes
days of each montn.
visiting Brethern wel
W. 0. PERRY, W. M.
Chas. E. Smith, Sec.
Seward Lodge
No. 1425.
L. O. O. M.
Will meet every
Tuesday night at
8 o’clock. Visiting
Brothers welcome
CHAS KREFTING, Dictator.
M. A. HORNER, Secretary.
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I. o. O. F.
Resurrection Lodge
No. A_7.
Meets Thursdays at 8 p. m. Visiting
Brothers welcome GERHARD JOHN
SEN, N. G., Chas. Lechner, Sec.
IGLOO NO. NINE.
PIONEERS OF ALASKA
Meets every 2nd and 4th Friday at
Odd Fellow’s Hall.
CAL M. BROSIUS, Pres.
EARL DURGIN, Sec.
SEWARD POST, NO. FIVE
AMERICAN LEGION
Meets Second and Fourth Tuesdays
ELWYN S WET MANN, Com.
A E. RUCKER, Adj.
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