The Seward Gateway
PUBLISHED DAILY
at Seward, Alaska
HAL B. SELBY
ED'TOR AML' PROPRIETOR
tntareo as Second Class Matter Sep
lemoer 2nd, 1915, at the Poet Office at
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March Third, >879.
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THE BALLAINE PAMPHLET
The controversy over the Alaska
railroad started afresh b\ John E.
Ballaine, in his pamphlet emitted the
"Strangling ot the Alaska Railroad/
can be ot no material benefit io mm
Territory. It may be true that money
was wasted by Col. Meat’s; or by Ids
adviser, Thomas Riggs, out all ihei
exposes published from now until the
Territory receives statehood w hi hoi
bring it back, nor will it prevent the:
government from endorsing the ad
ministration ot Col. Mears, as chair
man of the commission. The Oomnel
was appointed by the administration,
and it is not natural they would de
cry his policies, however crude they
may have beeu.
What we regret is that the matter
should again be brought in the glare
of the spotlight at a time when tue
Railway has a chance to make good.i
New officials have beeu appointed,
new plans worked out, and until the
present officials have had a chance to
show their training, why bring up mat
ters better left buried.
We believe Mr. Ballaine can afford
to allow the Alaska railroad to work
out its own salvation. there is no
doubt that constant knocking the pro
ject will not help any.
SOME TAXATION FACTS
There are hundreds of thousands ot
people all over the United States who
are living in rented houses 01 apart
ments. Their landlords p?y high
taxes. Ask those tenenis who. :'n their
opinion really pa>s the tax. 'I lit land
lords pay it in the first instance and
then collect it from the tenant. Far
mers all over the United States buy
farm machinery from manufacturing
concerns whose stockholders pay big
income taxes to the government. Ask
any one of those hundreds of thou
sands oi fanners who, in his opit ion,
really pays these taxes. They are add
ed to the cost of production, of course.
Henry Ford is one of the largest
taxpayers in the United rita'.es. Do
you suppose for one moment that his
taxes are not paid by the men who
ride in his flivvers.
Ford has a margin of profit left alt
er deducting all expenses on his au-j
tomobiles, so large that he surpasses
the Rockefellers, the Rothschilds and
the Morgans in his wealtii. This mon
ey has all been made in the past 151
or 20 years.
Don’t let any one fool you into thej
belief that you escape your share of;
tax by legislating it onto the back of
big business. Your grocer and your
butcher and your printer and your
doctor adds his tax burden to yours, i
If you have no one to pass the buck
to, you are out of luck. The only way|
to avoid a tax is to repeal it.
While congress is talking economy
it might be well to remind it that a
deadlock is a very costly procedure.
The money lost by the deadlocks in
Congress the past few days would go
far toward paying an adjusted com
pensation.
A recent issue of the American Le
gion Magazine showed pictures of
many Legion clubhouses, among oth
ers one in Florida and another in Val-|
dez, Alaska.
Th“ present snowfall in Seward is
th< greatest for the past ten years, 24
in. : ■. cf snowfall being recorded up
to last night.
1; has been estimated by a local
s’ ; n that Seward residents
have walked a distance of one and a
hall limes around the world in reach-'
ing the local postoffice during the
time it has been in the present build-,
ing.
I-Iave you ever stopped to figure on
the amount of money that goes to An-j
ehorage from Seward each month for
hospital services alone. If you are not
satisfied with the local hospital why
not get one that does suit you and
keep thousands of dollars a year at
home. „
Mrs. J. M Lie. son of Anchorage will
It aiter the holidays for
Cam. i 10 visit her son, Harold,;
who i- at. .aiding the Leland Stanford
univei She will be accompanied
by her niece, Miss Louise Ross, who
will attend the university. Miss Ross
aas been visiting in Anchorage.
ANCHORAGE candidates PRE
SENTING C LAI? IS
Edmund Oldfin Will Run for House
and Frame for Committeeman
Edmund C. Oldfin. an overseas wv.rj
\eieran and popular employe of the|
Alaska railroad will be a candidate!
lor the House of Representatives,
at the primary election next spring..
He will run on the republican ticket. |
It is also stated that Jos. Murray
of McCarthy will be a candidate for
re-election and Jack Lincke, Anchor
age newspaper man, will run for the
lower house. Tom Price will not be
a candidate for re-election.
Arthur Frame of Anchorage is a
candidate for national republican
committeeman. J. C. McBride, collec
tor of customs, is also a candidate.
GOLD BULLION FROM CACHE
CREEK OUT ON ALAMEDA
Gold bullion to the value of $35.0001
was shipped out of Seward Sunday on
the Alameda. The shipment came from:
the Cache creek district and was inj
charge of E. A. Rasmuson, president
of ;he Bank of xMaska.
AN UNUSUAL SNOWFALL
Snow fell to the depin of 21 inches
in Seward since Suuda- , something j
unsual for this section, where snow:
rarely gets too deep tor auto traffic.j
Whatever the cause out ciritc-ns are:
busily engaged in using snow shovels J
this morning, in real oid time style
Forty-one inches of snow is reported
to have fallen at Summit on the Alas
ka railroad yesterday and last night,
the heaviest for many years. The wea
ther has been calm lately and there
fore no drifts have formed.
IT
LATE HOTEL ARRIVALS!
Hotel Sexton—Emil Carlson, H. E.
Kristiansen, E. E. Chamberlin.
Hotel Van Gilder—Wm. C. Stein
metz, Bob Hurley, Anchorage; SeLrn. j
Scott, Valdez; J. S. Kadebaugh.
Hotel Seward—J. Bishop, F. Hai nes j
Win. Menombach, E. F. Bilter, P. H.
Olsen, Leon Chalriand.
Hotel Overland—Janies Kice, Ed-j
ward Schneurla, Ophir.
FEARS ENTERTAINED FOR
SAFETY OF KANATAK PARTY
Fears are entertained at Kanatak
for the safety of Sidney Anderson, a
former Anchorage banker and well-;
known in Seward, who in company
with Henry Russell sailed from Kan
atak in the gas boat Edith for Taglic
Island for the purpose of investigating
the island for stock raising purposes.
While no danger is apprehended for
'he safety of the party, their friends
are worried.
CANDY MACHINE INSTALLED
The Palace of Sweets in Anchorage j
lias installed a modern hard candy ma
chine for manufacturing staple and!
mixed candies. Hundreds of candy |
canes are being made for Christmas.;
TALKEETNA FROZEN OVER
The Talkeetna river is frozen over
and large quantities of freight are be
ing hauled across it for various min
ing districts.
T. W. Hawkins returned on last
night’s train from a business trip to
Anchorage.
LOST—Silver belt buckle with Ma-j
sonic emblem. Return to Seward;
Drug Co. k-306
H. V. Hoben
SEWARD
A. F. Dtivis
THE ALASKA TRANSFER
Want Y OU
to try tl\e
Baxter
COAL
The coal showing a greater content of heat units
per ton than any coal being mined in Alaska
Delivered to You at $11 per ton
ALSO HEALY LUMP, NUT, OR MINE RUN,
NANAIMO COAL IN SACKS OR BULK
Auto Service
OUR AUTOS MEET All BOATS and TRAINS
Telephone Orders to Main 81
After 5 p. m. until 8 a. m. Telephone Madison 24
LIBERTY THEATRE
tonight
‘Fools First’
MARSHALL NEILAN’S
FINE CROOK PLAY; WITH CLAIRE
WINDSOR, RICHARD DIX and CLAUDE
GILLINGWATER IN THE CAST
AND AGAIN WE HAVE A
Leather Pusher
COMEDY
‘He Raised Kane’
ONE OF THE BEST
GIFTS! for the
whoie Family
Shop Early, We Cau
Give You Better
SERVICE
Ellsworth’s
BANBURY
OGLE
Dry Goods
&
Millinery
SYLVIA’S
FRAMED PICTURES
ICE CREAM
MADE DAILY
HIGH GRADE
CANDY
PHOTOGRAPHS.
CURIOS
PHONE ADAMS 128
Use More
Milk
Seward Dairy
ARON ERICSON
PAINTER AND DECORATOR
MADISON 130
SIGNS
WALL
PAPER
The Frisco Club
NICK POOLOS, Propr.
Cigars, Tobaccos, Candies,
Soft Drinks
TRY OUR CARD TABLES
Corner Fourth and Adams Sts.
SEWARD CLUB
CHRIST LARSEN
Card Tables, Candles,
8oft Drinks, Tobaceos
Cigars and Cigarettes
S. S. ADMIRAL WATSON
weaves
Seattle
Dee. 19 th
Jan. 16
Arrives
Seward
Dee. 2S
Jan. 23
C/3 C/3
ouLh t'm
eward
Dec. 31st
Jan. 27
Making all regular Southeastern and South
western ports including Seldovia and Kodiak.
CALIFORNIA SERVICE
Sailings from Seattle every Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday for San Francisco, Los Angeles,
and San Diego.
WAYNE BLUE, Agent
I
Telephone, Main 81
Residence, Madison 40
/'acs/ic coastwise oervwe
^ADMIRAL ONE
STEAMSHIP STARR
Will Sail for the Westward
about December, 5 th
CONNECTING WITH STEAMER VICTORIA
San Juan Fishing and Packing Co.
G. C. HENDERSON, Agent
phone Madison >3*
SEWARD, ALASKA
I
THE PALACE
John Mattich, Prop.
Pool Soft Drinks Cigars
FURNISHED ROOMS
Phone Main 55
BARBER SHOP
BATHS
F. C. Miller, Prop.
DR. O. A. BRAAFLADT
Dentist
Office Hours 9 A. M. 5 to P. M.
Office open Evenings by Appointment
TELEPHONES
Office, Adams 111 Res., Adams 21
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
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HUGH DOUGHERTY
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE
Furnished Houses for Rent
Residence Phone, Madison 58
Office Phone, Madison 136
D. H. WILLIAMS
UNDERTAKER
LICENSED EMBALMER
AND FUNERAL DIRECTOR
When in need of my services call
Brown & Hawkins
WM. D. COPPERNOLL
LAWYER
Seward, Alaska
Seward Grill
PRIVATE DINING ROOMS
PLEASANT SURROUNDINGS
COURTEOUS TREATMENT
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
CITY EXPRESS
Billy Patterson
Meets All Boats and Trains
Seward Chapter No. 10.
ORDER EASTERN
STAR
Meets 2nd and 4th Mon
days at 8 p. m. Visiting
Members Welcome.
CLARA PERRY, W. M.
ESTHER DOUGHERTY, Sec.
Seward Rebekah
Lodge No. 6-A,
O. O. F.
Meets 1st and Srd
Monday’s of Each
Month, 8 p. m. Visit
ing members welcomo
RHODA COOPER, N. G.
VIDA RICH, Sec.
come.
Seward Lodge No. 219.
F. 4. A. M.
Stated communication*
1st and 3rd Wednea
days of each month,
visiting Brethern wel
W. O. 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.
I. c\ O. F.
Resurrection Lodge
No. A.7.
Meets Thursdays at 8 p. m. Visiting
Brothers welcome. ANDY NOVAK,
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 SWETMAXN, Com.
J. J?. HANNON, Adjutant,