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, and have
the advantage of the kind of a bank you
would like to deal with.
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Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Batterton and
daughter, of Birmingham, Alabama,
are round trip passengers on the
Adm. Evans. Mr. Batterton is one of
the largest manufacturers of food pro
ducts in the south.
Gateway want-ads bring results.
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A new speed record was made by
the Canadian Pacific Steamer Empress
of Australia between Vancouver and
Japan of 10 days 17 hours.
Dr. E. W. Johannes, W. J. Spangler
and wife and Miss M. Estes, are mak
ing the round trip on the Admiral Ev
ans.
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
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FOREST OFFICIAL
SAYS SHORTAGE
TIMBER 17 YEARS
MORE FIRES IN THIS DISTRICT
OF NATIONAL FOREST THAN
ELSEWHERE IN ALASKA
“The chief interest in this region of
the Chugach National Forest, and
which has drawn our attention more
than anything else, is the many fires
in this district, as compared to other
districts in the Territory.” This was
the statement made in Seward a few
days ago by Roy Headley, assistant
forester of Washington, D. C., who,
accompanied by C. H. Squire, also of
the Washin£t<Jn office, ihave has
been making a tour of inspection thru
this district of the forest and who de
parted last week for the Tongass for
est in Southeastern Alaska.
“As we see it, the timber in this
forest is a vast resource and will as
sist tremendously in the development
of Alaska. It is very disheartening to
see the forest being burnt up and not
be given an opportunity to continue
growing. Much has already been de
stroyed by fire,” Mr. Headley resum
ed, “including a great deal of the old
and new growths. The underlying
cause of these fires is the lack of ap
preciation on the part of the people,
in being extremely careful while in
the woods. Also a lack of appreciation
as to what the timber means to the
country. The chief use of the tim
ber, thus far, is by the Alaska Rail
road, for which thousands of railway
ties are cut annually. Also much
bridge timber and lumber. From this
source alone, a tremendous income
is derived, benefiting the communi
ties adjacent to the forest. It is
plainly seen if this industry was not
carried on here all ties and lumber
would be shipped into Alaska from the
States.
“It is a difficult question to say just
how long the present condition can
exist and for how long, under the pres
ent circumstances, the forest can con
tinue to supply material for the rail
road and mines. A rough estimate, I
should judge, is that at the present
rate of consumption, by fire and cut
ting, there is sufficient timber stand
ing for the next 17 years. If the
spruce is cut, as well as the hemlock,
the number of years, naturally will be
extended. But just how long the pres
ent stand of hemlock will last is a
hard problem to solve.”
Continuing, Mr. Headley stated; “It
is clear that better care of this for
est must be taken in order that a
longer supply may be available. There
is a big gap, a matter of five to ten
years, for timber to increase one inch
in diameter. Where fire follows the
cutting of young stuff, which would
make a new crop, that crop is killed
and the ground devastated.
“This region, especially from Div
ide, north, is much drier than in S. E.
Alaska, where there seems to be con
siderable more moisture. With thiis
growth of moss, found in the region,
much difference is apparent after a
fire attains any size, for it smolders,
sometimes for days, bursting forth
again at any time. However, Alaska
is practically immune from lightning
which so often creates such havoc in
the forests in the States. The reme
dy for prevention of forest fires is sim
ple indeed, if only the people could be
brought to realize the terrible wast
age of one of the national resources.”
Mr. Headley also discoursed at
some length on the matter of arrest
ors or checkers on the stacks of loco
motives. He did not commit himself
to a definite statement in this re
gard, but said extensive experiments
are under way in the States, within
the locomotives themselves, in an ef
fort to solve ways and means to pre
vent sparks from being cast out from
the stacks, which in turn are respon
sible for many forest fires.
Mr. A1 Nordstrom returned on the
Northwestern from a short visit to
Valdez.
Valued at thirty million the Equit
able building is the most valuable of
fice structure in New York.
The Misses R. E. and G. Clough of
Alabama, are passengers on fiie Adm.
Evans, making the round trip.
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WOMAN’S CLUB MEET
The Woman’s Club of Seward will
meet tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock
at the home of Mrs. H. S. Balderston.
All of the members are requested to
please be present.
LATOUCHELETS
LATOUCHE, July 7. (Special Cor.
respondent).—Miss Elsie Nielson, who
arrived on the S.S. Yukon to visit her
family, left yesterday o^ the SjS.
Northwestern, to return to San Fran
cisco. Miss Nielson is a student at
the French Hospital School of Nur
sery.
AUTHENTIC REPORTS ON
ANCHORAGE SMOKER
Contrarily given to the Gateway, a
few days ago the results of the Anch
orage boxing contest, it appears quite
the reverse, according to authentic
information arriving in Seward last
night.
Kid McCarthy Bortz of Anchorage,
kayoed Gene McCloskey in the last
of the scheduled six roundabout, the
boxing match being one of the fast
est witnessed in the Inlet town for
years. The Cook Inlet Kid, Walter
Cleghorn, got his man, Alex Agner of
Cordova, in the seventh round of a
scheduled ten-round main event. Prior
to taking the final count of ten on
the floor, 'Egner had taken the nine
count on three different occasions. It
was the gamest exhibition of fighting
many of the fans had ever seen. Por
ter won the decision from Jimmy En
right in the four round bout. Flash
Fairman and Racehorse Hinds, shad
ow weights, fought a four round draw'
in the curtain raiser. The battle roy
al wras won by Walter.
In a locality about 145 miles south
east of} Japan the Pacific Ocean is six
miles deep.
Explosives concealed in government
made cigars in France by unknown
persons have caused consternation
among smokers.
Miss Marie Gonzalez, noted social
worker and society girl of Havana,
Cuba, held a charity bazaar at which
kisses sold for $100 each.
Lady Peel has called upon English
women to start the fashion of wear
ing no stockings as a protest against
the proposed tax on silk.
Mrs. Armelia Hull of Tovey, 111., iS
62 years old and a deputy sheriff, per
forming the same duties as other dep
uties.
Mrs. Warren Jay, who died at Des
Moines, at the age of 74, without hav
ing ever been in an auto, was borne
to the cemetery in a horse-drawn
hearse in accordance with her re
quest.
YESTERDAY’S BASEBALL
AMERICAN—
.St. Louis 12, 6, New York 2, 5.
Chicago 2, Washington 1.
ClevelancEPkila.—rain.
Detroit-Boston—rain.
COAST—
Seattle 11, Sacramento 3.
Oakland 7, Vernon 6.
Portland 8, Salt Lake 4. *
L03 Angeles 1, San Francisco 3.
NATIONAL—
Brooklyn 5, Chicago 10.
Phila. 0, 4, Cincinnati 4, 3.
Boston 7, 8, St. Louis, 4, 2.
New York 7, Pittsburgh 6.
From various papers in the Terri
tory and from the States comes the
word that there is nothing in the
reputed Cassiar district to warrant a
stampede. The Gateway takes pride
in the fact this it was the first paper
in the Territory which came out with
the first big news story, direct from
the district, in which it was stated j**
the region had proved a tremendous
disappointment.
In the British museum is a phono
graph record of Alfred Lord Tenny
son’s voice reciting one of his own
poems. He died in 1S92.
The furniture mart in Chicago has
more floor space than any other
building in the world.
Jerusalem was under Mohammedan
rule almost continuously from 631 un
til 1917 when it was captured by the
British under General AJlenby.
It takes over 150 miles of travel to
explore Mammoth Cave in Kentucky.
Miss Laura Glidden of the Univer
sity of Kansas, made an average of
97 hits out of 100 shots at a rifle
tournament.
Mr. Martin Smith left Latouche on
the Northwestern, for the States.
Miss M. Richie, nurse at the La
touche hospital, returned on the S.S.
Northwestern from a visit to Kenne
cott.
The Railroaders wron last Sunday’s
game at Anchorage from the Soldier
team by the score of 8 to 17.
J. W. Mason arrived on the Admi- *
ral Evans and left on the steamship
Starr for Kanatak. He is one of the
pioneers in tffe oil business going to
Kanatak to start drilling for two pri
vate corporations as soon as machin
ery can be erected.
A. O. Sather, Mrs. Brey and daugh
ters, Mrs. L. M. Smith and Max M. F.
Doane are taking a trip to the Inte
rior, arriving last night on the Admi
ral Evans. They will return in time
to catch the same boat.