Why not sell it?
ON every ranch there is machinery,
implements, stock, or other use
less things that should be turned into
cash to be used for other purposes.
In every home there is furniture,
trunks and other articles that might
also be sold. The money could be put to
use, or in the bank to draw interest.
Why not sell such things now?
* Or perhaps you have chickens,
eggs, plants, or service of some kind
that you want to find buyers for.
GATEWAY WANT AD’S WILL HELP
YOU FIND BUYERS
Eveiy week these little salesmen
are working night and day, selling
for your neighbors, and at a veiy low
cost: 15 cents a line the first insertion*
and 10 cents a line after that. A liberal
reduction will be made for monthly ad
vertisements.
Look around now and have your
want ad in the next issue. Telephone
it in if you wish and, our clerk will take
it down for you.
THE DAILY GATEWAY
COMPETENT PRINTERS
CAN SEWARD AFFORD NOT TO
PROVIDE A NEW SCHOOL?
There seems to be a prevalent idea
to the effect that the pending elec
tion is to determine a bond issue of
some amount. Such is not t ie case
As is stated in the notice of election
the only purpose of this election is
to give the town council authority
to petition congress for permission
to bond the town for a school by an
election which will be held after that
permission is given. In casting a ta
vorable vote at this first election, the
citizen and taxpayer binds himself
to absolutely nothing in the way of
of additional expenditure or course
of action. It is merely an expression
of an opinion as to whether or not
they would like permission from
congress to vote on a deiinite sum
of bonds at a later date.
Another idea that seems to be run
ning rampant is that the amount ot
bonds to be asked for is $100,000.
This is also far from the truth. The
notice of election states that the
amount of the bonds is “not to EX
CEED $100,000.” It is necessary to
place some limit beyond which an
issue could not be considered, and
this figure was arbitrarily stated as
that limit. In all probability the ac
tual bond issue requested would not
exceed $60,000 and likely be less than
that figure. A definite figure can not
be stated at this time as there are no
definite plans or specifications upon
which to base an accurate estimate.
The recent new building at Ketchi
kan was erected on a bond issue of
$150,000. This school has an enrol
ment of five times the number at
present in the Seward school. This
comparison would indicate a nguie
of approximately $50,000 issue by a
large majority. As it seems to the
consensus of opinion that Seward is
a more progressive and rapidly devel
oping town than Cordova and esti
mate of $60,000 does not seem ex
horbitant.
Taxpayers need not be unduly ex
cited about an increase in the taxes.
I am told that the present levy -is at
the maximum limit and that the only
other possibility of raising revenue
for school purposes is the levying of
a poll tax of not more than five dol
lars per individual regardless of
whether they are taxpayers or not.
I am quite sure that the five dollars,
if the levy would be that high, would
be a cheap price to pay for the sat
isfaction of knowing that Seward
had a school which would reflect
credit upon the town. On the basis
of $60,000 of bonds for a twenty year
issue, the annual payment on the
principle is $3,000; the annual inter
est at 5 per cent., which I have found
by experience to be a fair average,
will be $3,000 or a total annual ex
penditure on bonds of about $6,000.
The cost of printing bonds, selling
them, commission to the broker and
a few other minor expenses customar
ily comes from the funds derived
from the sale of these same bonds.
Six thousand dollars is not an unrea
sonable figure for the annual expendi
ture upon a new building. A recent
article stated that the city govern
ment was running on borrowed mon
ey. This is not true. There is an
approximate balance of $8,000 at
present. The ability of the local gov
ernment to pay the $6,000 annually
depends upon a proper apportionment
and management of its annual reve
nue to meet this new condition.
However, as stated before, this
election is not concerned with the
issuing of bonds, but with the secur
ing of congressional permission to
submit a bond issue at a later date.
All things considered, can Seward
afford to defeat an enterprise which
means so much to her future develop
ment.
(Signed) G. D. Barnett, Supt.
France now has the greatest air
fleet in the world with 1200 planes.
BASKETBALL BOYS
PLANNING SERIES
AT CORDOVA SOON
The victorious colors of the Anch
orage High School basketball team
will be carried to Cordova within the
next few weeks if negotiations now in
progress result in .satisfactory ar
rangements for a series to be held in
the Copper City, says the Anchorage
Daily Alaskan.
Having taken the scalps of both Se
ward and Fairbanks, continues the Al
askan, the Anchorage boys are now
! eager to go out after additional hon
ors, and they have written to the Cor
|dova High School, suggesting their
[willingness to visit that town if suit
able arrangements can be made.
| In the meantime, the Anchorage ag
gregation will get in condition to take
on Seward in a return engagement,
scheduled to take place here this
month, and an interesting meeting is
anticipated.
The Seward High School girls also
are coming to Anchorage this month
for a return series with the Anchor
age girls’ team, in an effort to regain
their lost laurels. This meeting will
take place after the boys’ games, pro
bably about a week later.
Advertising Agencies
and Press Association
Combination Alleged
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.—By mail.
—The federal trade commission in a
complaint issued recently alleged the
existence of a combination of the
American Association of Advertising
Agencies and the American Press
association, both of New York and
the Southern Newspaper Publish
ers’ association, of Chattanooga,
Tenn., “with the purpose and inten
tion of compelling national adver
tisers to employ respondents agencies
or other advertising agencies in the
placing of national advertising in
newspapers throughout the United
Stateg.”
Officers and members of the exe
cutive board of the American Asso
ciation of Advertising Agencies,
officers and members of the South
ern Newspaper Publishers’ associa
tion also were named in the com
plaint.
The respondents are charged with
using various methods to compel
advertisers “either to employ agen
cies or to pay for direct advertising
at gross rates, such gross rates in
all instances being greater than the
net rates usually charged by news
papers for advertising when the ad
vertiser deals directly with the
newspaper and not through an ad
veritsing agency.”
The effect of the alleged combina
Pacific Coastwise Jervioe
^admiral line
I H.F. ALEXANDER. PRESIDENTS
==s»3
STEAMSHIP ADMIRAL WATSON
Sails from
Seattle
Jan. 7th
Feb. 4th
Arrives
Seward
Jan. 15 th
Feb. 12th
South from
Seward
Jan. 18th
Feb. 15th*
Calling at all regular Southeastern and South
western Alaska ports in eluding Seldovia and
Kodiak.
WAYNE BLUE, Agent
Telephone Main 81 Res.. Madison 40
STEAMSHIP STARR
STEAMSHIP STARR WILL SAIL FEBRUARY 1
San Juan Fishing and Packing Co.
G. C. HENDERSON. Agent
PHONE MADI80N 13». SEWARD, ALA3KA
KEYSTONE VIEW CO.. NEW YORK
THIS IS THE CAPITOL OF ALASKA
This is the Capitol of Alaska, Juneau, where the Governor sits in
state to direct the work of America’s Northern territory. When one
sees the glorious buildings in the different cities of the United States,
devoted to housing the city or State governing bodies, it seems a shame
that Alaska, one of the richest territories, should subsist on this. How
can anyone “look up” to this State Capitol, when you have to descend
a l'lighr of steps into the hollow where the building stands.
-* . .
tion, the complaint stated, “is to |
hamper and obstruct national adver-1
Using throughout the United States,
to restrict the dissemination and dis
tribution of such advertising, and of
the type parts essential thereto, to
channels and upon terms and con- .
ditions dictated by respondents, and
to restrict the publication of na
tional advertising to newspapers
throughout the United States select
ed and approved by respondents.”
The Alaska Railroad
TRAINS LEAVE SEWARD
8 A.M.
Monday and Thursday
—
TRAINS ARRIVE
8 P. M.
Wednesday and Saturday
POWER PLANT BOUGHT
The International Electric Company
has purchased the electric light and
power purveying business and equip
ment of the Stewart Public Utilities,
and will supply light and power to
both Stewart and Hyder.
Gas Launch
KENA1
FISHING AND HUNTING
PARTIES CARRIED DOWN
LAKE KENAI FOR THE
DAY OR TRIP. TELE
PHONE ARRANGEMENTS
TO MILE TWENTY
Louis Bell, owner
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA
ROUTE SCHEDULE
Vessel—
Yukon _
Alameda
Uagka „
Yukon _
Alameda
Alaska .
Scheduled
Lv. Seattle
..January 3
.January 10
..January 17
.January 24
January 31
February 7
Scheduled
Arr. Seward
January 10
January 17
January 24
January 31
February 7
February 14
Scheduled
Sail fm Seward
January 10
January 17
January 24
January 31
February 7
February 14
Steamers in the above schedule will make all regular ports of call
in Southeastern and Southwestern Alaska.
The steamship Redondo will discontinue operating to the west
ward until further notice, as soon as she completes her present trip.
Freighter Nabesna is scheduled to sail from Seattle, December 30th.
Send orders by wire.
J. H. FLICKINGER, Agent
PHONE MAIN 125 SEWARD, ALASKA
AN EMPIRE BUILDER
As all railroads in years gone by have been the greatest
contributing factors in development of the regions through
which they passed, so also is THE ALASKA RAILROAD each
day accomplishing much towards the building of an empire.
In place of the old, tremendously expensive and inconve
nient methods of transporting supplies of whatever character
over rough trails from the coast, there is now a modern rail
road that carries supplies and equipment in greater quantities
to and from the Interior, and along the way, in much less
time and at far less expense than was formerly required.
This great steel highway offering regular twice weekly
freight and passenger service between Seward, Anchorage
and Fairbanks; and tri-weekly mixed service over the
Chickaloon and Chatanika branches, is at your service. For
further information write
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
mckinley park route
ANCHORAGE ALASKA
Special week-eend tickets (one and one-third actual fare) on
sale at all ticket offices