SEWARD DAILY GATEWAY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA
Established, August 19, 1904
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GOOD OLD DAYS NOT SO GOOD
Oftime in Seward and other Alas
kan towns one hears of those “good
old times” in the earlier days.
Is the w’orld getting better? Look
into its mirror, which is the news
paper. Consider the improvement of
its news columns, in the things they
include, and of its advertising col
umns, in things they leave out.
So many things are now news
which the editor of a generation ago
would have rejected as beyond the
interest of knowledge of his readers
—foreign news, art and musical
news, archaeological and palaeologi
cal discoveries (in other words, King
Tut and dinosaurs) science, religion,
education—all these are treated with
a fullness indicating a recognition of
the wider intellectual interests of
readers.
Even the “Sunday Sup” contains an
increasing admixture of intelligent
features. If there is still sensational
ism, it is less “yellow” than its prede
cessors; if some things are said
plainly which used to be suggestive
ly insinuated, that is at least more
frank.
And in the advertising columns, in
decent advertising is gone and frau
dulent and deceptive advertising is
going. Quack doctors have nearly
disappeared and quack medicine
grows constantly less.
Blackmailing collection agencies
are unknown; get-rich-quick specula
tions are largely banned: there is of
course no liquor or saloon advertis
ing; and there is a ban on bogus
“bankrupt sales” and an immensely
higher standard of legitimate com
mercial advertising.
Berate the newspapers all you like.
They doubtless need it still. But be
fore you praise too much the “good
old times” when editors called each
other liars and thieves and made pari
of their living from obscene and
fraudulent advertising—look up some
old files, to remind yourself what
they were like.—Ex.
The moon changed last week and
tomorrow is September 22, equinoc
tial time—the time when the sun’s
center crosses the celestial equator
in other words, stormy weather is in
sight. As a prelude of what Sew
ardites can expect, a rattling wet
storm swept down over The town
Saturday morning, the steamer Yu
kon beating the storm by a few scant
yards.
The ways of dame nature are va
ried and sometimes, appear strange
to the unitiated. To Seward and
this vicinity, the past summer season
has been idealistic, especially the
past number of wreeks. During those
days, and perhaps there will be many
more such days yet to come, the Au
tumn days of Indian Summer have
been gratefully appreciated by the
young and old, for none could have
resisted the charms of those won
der weeks.
Winter—with its cold, snappy
weather, high winds and rainy days,
may soon be down upon us—is ap
preciated for the change it brings.
’Tis true, to some the days oft grow
long and dreary. But at that, the
sound of rain drops beating stead
ily against one’s roof, soothes. So
wThen old Sol does burst thru the
clouds—and there will be many beau
tiful wintry days—in Seward—isn’t
the contrast welcomed?
What we started out to say was:
“The worst is yet to come.”
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EUROPEAN TELEPHONES
After an experiment in government
operation, extending over a period of
19 years, the Italian telephone system
has been returned to private control.
An Associated Press dispatch giving
news of the change, states that the
governor had failed to extend the sys
tem in keeping with increasing requir
ments and that the service haft deter
iorated to a marked degree, hence the
demand for private operation.
In taking this step, Italy is following
the example of greece and Spain which
countries relinquished government
control of telephones during the past
year. Poland has transferred a num
ber of its exchanges in the larger cit
ies to private corporations in which
the government is only a minority
stock holder.
The telephone systems of Norway,
Sweden and Denmark, said to be num
bered among the best in Europe, have
always been largely controlled by pri
vate interests.
While in the United States the tel
ephone has been a favorite topic for
the jokesmiths, we have incompar
ably the greatest system in the world,
both in extent and in efficiency of ser
vice. We have 14 telephones for
each 100 of population, while Canada
has 11, Denmark 8, Sweden 7, Norway
6, Australia 5, Germany 4, Great Brit
ain less than three, France less than
two.
Omaha has more telephones in pro
portion to population than any other
city in the world, having 30 telephones
to every one hundred inhabitants.
In the development of this import
ant public utility, at least it appears
that the principle of private owner
ship has been amply vindicated. x
A LIFE OF SERVICE
After a long life of good works, Miss
Helen Culver died a few days ago at
her home in Lake Forest, near Chica
go, at the age of 93.
As teacher, nurse, business woman,
and philanthropist, she utilized her
uncommon gifts of mind and heart for
the betterment of humanity. High
lights in her unusual career are wor
thy of note.
Born in Little Valley, New York,
March 23, 1832, she graduated from
Randolph Academy in 1853, establish
ed a private school at Sycamore, 111.,
the same year. She taught in the
primary, grammar and high schools of
Chicago, from 1854 to 1861, served as
matron of military hospitals during
the Civil War, at the conclusion of
which she entered the real estate bus
iness with Chas. J. Hull, a relative,
and amassed a fortune. In 1895 she
built and endowed the four Hull bio
logical laboratories for the University
of Chicago, and was the co-worker of
Jane Addams in the development of
the Hull House settlement, besides
taking an active part in many other
philanthropic enterprises.
Few women have been blessed with
greater opportunities for service to
mankind, than Miss Culuver, or ever
used those opportunities so splendid
ly throughout such a long period of
time.
The New York Daily Times pays
yearly $372,960.05 postage rates for
the distribution of its paper. In com
parison the Seward Daily G-ateway
pays about $2.50. Even so, the local
circulation is growing fast, so who
knows, in time, Chat this paper may
run the New York Times a close
second.'
Moral—If you have not subscribed
to the Seward Gateway, do it now!
“Who is he? The home merchant.
Who is he?
“He is the chap who gives you
credit when you are financially broke,
wrho carries your account until you
are able to pay back.
Would one of those mail order
houses, wihich so many Seward peo
ple patronize, do the same by you?
Not on your tin type!
Patronize the home-towrn merchant
—don’t send your dime or dollars
Outside.
Crew No. 1, of the Telegraph and
Telephone department of the Alaska
Railroad, has been transferred from
the Anchorage division to Mile 56
w'here they are engaged in resetting
poles.
Subscribe to The Daily Gateway.
Mr. and Mrs. Henderson
In Seward Few Hours
G. C. Henderson, agent in charge
of the San Juan Fishing and Packing
Company, local cold storage plant, and
canneries in this district, was a brief
visitor in Seward yesterday from the
Sawmill Bay headquarters. Mr. Hen
derson arrived on the .cannery tender
Lady Jane, and Mrs. Henderson, who
also paid Seward a visit, came in on
the steamer Redondo. Both depart
ed this morning for the bay on the
steamer Yukon.
Joe Monohan, who departed from
Seward last week for Anchorage to
undergo an operation on his appen
dix, was operated on by Dr. Beeson,
and is recovering nicely.
William Pinneo, Cache Creek mining
man, formerly associated with the
Harper brothers, passed thru Seward
yesterday on his way to the States to
receive special medical attention. The
Oldtimer is in very ill health and is
being escorted outside by a friend.
Mrs. H. L. Hugg, wife of the dis
patcher of the Alaska Railroad, An
chorage office, was a passenger on the
steamer Yukon this morning, bound
for the States.
Dr. J. B. Beeson of Anchorage, ac
companied Mrs. Beeson and son Paul
to Seward yesterday, returning to his
Anchorage office this morning. Mrs.
Beeson and son departed for Seattle
on the steamer Yukon.
Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Mayfcr, of San
Diego, big game hunting in the Inter
ior wilds for the last month, departed
for the South this morning on the Yu
kon. Mr. and Mrs. Maylor arrived in
oc»aiu ycoiciuay iiuni raiiuanns.
Gertrude Mylet, a recent Seward ar
rival from the States, departed for
Fairbanks this morning. Miss Mylet
is a special writer.
H. E. Senneth, who arrived in town
on the Yukon, left on this morning’s
train for the Interior.
New Hand Laundry
This is to inform the public that I
am opening up the hand laundry lo
cated on Fifth avenue known 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
will be called,
AMANDA’S LAUNDRY
Phone Madison 126
251-tf
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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