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SEWARD AS ONE OF THE WORLD’S
LARGEST SHIPPING PORTS OF GASOLINE
TV? ^eYaod Gntewa*v was the Grst newspaper in the
l mted States to call public attention to the large
possibilities as sources of gasoline and ammonium sul
phate fertilizers, with many other by-products of great
value, that are contained in the lignite fields of central
Alaska, i hat was a little more than two years ago. The
idea then was so new and revolutionary' that the pub
lic were inclined to be a bit skeptical about it. But the
appai ent \ision of that time is fast transforming into
the substance of facts accomplished.
That first editorial carried on this subject by the
reward Gateway was seed sown in fertile soil. It was
preserved by the clipping bureau of every coal tar and
natural oil company in the United States, for it gave
a description of the tremendous beds of lignite to which
the new Bergius inventions and discoveries are appli
cable through the hydrogenation process. It set those
companies to thinking.
Since the date of that first memorable editorial, the
Germans have invested several hundreds of millions of
dollars in erecting distillation plants for the conversion
ot lignites in Germany into gasoline, ammonium sul
phate and numerous byproducts. Today, as a result, Dr.
Bergius, the head of the research laboratory of the Ger
man Dye Trust, and the inventor of the process, an
nounces that Germany is practically independent of the
rest of the world for its supplies of gasoline and fertil
izers, which it can manufacture at less cost than the
products and byproducts of the natural oils.
Even more startling is the announcement by Dr.
Bergius that improved process have resulted in yield
ing three barrels of gasoline from each ton of lignite,
instead of one barrel of gasoline to the ton, as the first
steps yielded.
On top of this comes the important announcement
that the Standard Oil Company has acquired the patent
rights to the Bergius process from Dr. Bergius and the
German Dye Trust, for all the territory of the United
States, including Alaska.
And as a climax The Gateway is assured from
sources entirely reliable that the Standard Oil Company
is seriously considering the installation of a large p*ant
in Alaska, tributary to the Alaska Railroad, for the dis-1
filiation of gasoline and other numerous byproducts
from the lignite beds of the Nenana and other fields in
central Alaska.
The day is near, as fleeting times goes by, when
these same lignite beds of central Alaska, incomparably
the largest in the world, will be among the principal
sources of supply of gasoline and ammonium sulphate
fertilizer for all the consumers of the United States.
Tne time will come, sooner than most of us can re
alize it, when Seward will be one of the largest produc
ing and shipping ports for gasoline and fertilizer in all
the world.
There are supposed to be about 1,000 inhabitants
in and about Seward. We wonder how many of these
were cursed by suffering and privation when there was
no prohibition blight over the land? Not one, is our bet
We read that 60 Philadelphia boys composing a
harmonica band were scheduled to serenade President
Hoover. The penalty of greatness is something fierce.
Alaska would be in a H—of a fix if some foreign
power decided to squat here while preparing to invade
its environs—the States, judging from the admission
of the air service that they have no planes equipped
for operating in northern latitudes.
Sourdough Bill says that men used to envy women
because they didn’t have to shave; now they are sorry
for them because they have to paint.
{OLDTIMEB, EMIT
MR FREEZES BOTH
FEET, MOOSE PASS
Emmet Wilson, placer miner
and oldtimer in the Kenai pen
insula and well known here, was
brought to Seward Saturday nite
for medical attention for his
frozen feet- Dr. Hyatt attended
him and yesterday morning he
was sent to Anchorage.
A few days ago, in the course
of his work, he inadvertently
stepped through an air pocket
on the frozen surface of Big Sum
mit Lake, Moose Pass, and when
he reached his cabin half a mile
distant he was in so helpless a
state that he had great difficulty
in removing his frozen shoe-pacs
! and socks from his feet.
After repairing to bed, without
i even being able to kindle a fire
1 in his cabin stove, he remained
| there for four days suffering in
tense pain. All that time he was
| without warmth or food and un
able to summon aid, crawl to the
cabin door for fuel or reach his
horse in the barn ony 50 feet
! away.
I Outside of his cabin a storm
j raged at a temperature of 30
degrees below zero while the help
less pioneer lay huddled in bed.
“Bud” Tolson, sensing all wasn’t
well with his neighbor Wilson,
! two miles away, paid him a vis
! it. When he saw Wilson’s plight
he immediately built a fire and
rendered first aid then went for
his partner, Oscar Plowman,
and together they took him to
the Roycroft home at Mile 29,
where Mrs. Roycroft substituted
new bandages while Frank her
husband, phoned the Alaska
Railroad office, at Anchorage,
for a gas car to bring him into
town.
i.iia i uniuc uiapcutiicu a
cial train from Seward at 6:15
for Mile 29 and returned at 8:15
with Wilson.
Mrs. Nellie Lawing, hostess at,
the famous Lawing Lodge on |
Lake Kenai, is enroute to the
States on the S. S. Alameda, on j
a business matter of considerable
importance.
The condition of John Gillespie, j
owner of the Pioneer Club, who
is confined in the local hospital,
is about the same though it is
thought there is a slight improve
ment.
PRESCOTT, Ariz., Jan., 13, (JP)
—Thousands came from hun
dreds of miles to greet Pascual
Ortez Rubio, Mexican president
elect who has been touring the
United States. eH carried a spe
cially made rifle cane.
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For a special entertainment we will give you the one and onl*
WALLACE BEERY
RAYMOND HATTON
team of fun makers. The fellows who shake your sides with
laughter. This time it is the big farce comedy
“NOW WERE IN THE AIR
A tale of the air service that is even more comical than their
great hit
“WE’RE IN THE NAVY NOW’
LAUGHS! — LAUGHS! — LAUGHS!
Come and enjoy the funny situations the two sim
ple fellows get into. Bulleted around in air and
on land, captured and recaptured, their antics go
so fast you won’t be able to keep a sober face.
Without doubt this is one of the best comedy
dramas seen in Seward for a long time.
To start your sides going we will show you the 2-reel comedy
FLAMING FATHERS”
Also a beautiful Pathe Review and a News reel
AN EXTRA GOOD PROGRAM
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