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SEWARD. ALASKA. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 22. 1916.
The Gateway tal&Mtloasurc in voicing the welcome of Seward to the
members of the 1-abor Commission, if one might call it so. Appointing such
a commission was going to the very root of the whole matter. Any other
expedient would have been only trimming or patching. In sending three men
who understand wage questions thoroughly and who are in sympathy, no
doubt, with the workers as well as with the views of those whe have been
entrusted with the spending of the public money, the administration has
adopted the best means for cutting oiT short the interminable trouble that
threatened. Alaska confidently hopes that the decision of the three visiting
gentlemen will clear the right of way of the government railroad, ao to
speak, of one of the most dangerous obstacles which have yet presented
themselves.
Alaska is a big territory, mighty sparsely populated for the greater part,
but it probably has as much politics to the square inch as any other part
of the United States. Every little incorporated town at this moment is work
ed up by some miserable little municipal contest and the whole territory is
getting worked up to a terrible pitch by the coming conventions at Seward
and elsewhere, and the whole thing is hardly more than a tempest in a tea
cup if considered in its essentials.
If the administration should want to know what “watchful waiting
really means it might study Seward.
The best thing that could possibly happen in Mexico is to have no tight
between the Villa side and the Americans at all. If the Americans can aid in
corralling the bandits, well and good, but if the actual fighting is done b>
the Carranzaistas tt wilt probably mean a lot for the future relations between
the two countries.
COLORADO EXPECTS BIG
BOOM IN METAL PRICES,
Special to Gateway by United Press, j
DENVER, Colo,, March 15.—With |
the opening of the Spring season,
Colorado expects to experience a big
boom in mining. High prices in all
imports of minerals due to the Euro
pean war is already showing its ef
feets in record aeticity among Colo- j
rado’s mining camps. The tungsten
fields of oButder county remind old
timers of the early days in Cripple
Creek and Leadville. Fortunes have
ben made in the tungsten fields and
the increased demand of this ore for
hardening tools promises continued'
prosperity. Zinc, which doubled its
output in the state last year, is keep
ing up its record production. Good
prices for silver has resulted in a re
newed interest in that metal. Ex
perts predict a big rise in the price
of silver at the close of the war,
based on the belligerents’ great need
: of silver for a medium of exchange
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I Gold production continues to show re
markable powers in Colorado. Rich
strikes on old properties are fre
; quently reported. Experts predie*
that the value of Colorado’s minerals
mined in 1916 will exceed that of any
year in the state’s history
Long distance wuepnone booth at
The Branch.
HOFFMAN BE TRANSFERRED
TO MATANUSKA DISTRICT
The United States marshal’s office
at Valdez has announced that the of
fice at Chisana will be abolished on
’ March 31 and that Deputy Marshal
Frank Hoffman, who is now stationed
there will be transferred to Mata
nuska. The Chisana camp, from
which great things were expected as
a coming gold camp, has, failed to
materialize and is gradually going
back. The United States commission
er’s office will, however, still be main
tained as long as some responsible
citizen of the camp will undertake to
act in that capacity.—Ex.
CALL FOR DEMOCRATIC TRI
MARY ELECTION.
By order of the Democratic Terri
torial Central Committee, a Primary
Election is hereby called, to elect
eight delegates to attend the Demo
cratic Territorial Convention, to be
held at Juneau, Alaska, May 24th,
1916. Said Primary Election will be
held in the town of Seward, Alaska,
on Saturday March 25th, 1916. The
polling place will bo at the Seward
Nows Company store. Polls will be
open from 5 p. m. until 8 p. m., on the
above named date. The qualifications
necessary' for voters at said primary
are as follow’s, to-wit:
The proposed voter must be a
Democrat, and, if he voted at the
election of November, 1914 that he
voted for the nominees of the regular
Democratic Party; that he intends to
support the nominees of the Demo
cratic Convention to be held at Ju
neau, Alaska, on the 24th day of May,
1916, at the next regular election;
that he has not voted at any primary
or taken part in any caucus of any
other political party during the year
• 1916, and, if the proposed voter is
challenged, he shall be questioned by
the Board of Election of the primary
or caucus at which he proposes to
vote as to his qualifications as herein
before set out, and if the said Board
' of Election is satisfied that the pro
posed voter is qualified as herein
! stated, he shall be premitted to vote
otherwise his vote shall be rejected.
' Dated at Seward, Alaska, this 21st
day of March, 1916.
GEO. PHELPS
Precinct Cdmmitteeman.
Mackinaws, Pants, .Socks, Roots,
Packs. Underwear. Anything you
need. SEWARD COMMERCIAL CO.
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Noodle Cafe. Phone Main 111.
Tray service receives prompt at
tention. 10-5—tf.
Tie cutters wanted. Alaska Trans
fer. 3-21—3t.
THIS STORE HAS ITS IIEALS
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And we have established these principals—
to serve you intelligently, honestly and at
any sacrifice to ourselves. No store could
possibly devote a greater degree of effort
than ours to the securing of the very best
merchandise for your service.
We want You to Know that it is to Your Interest to
Investigate Our Complete line of Men’s Furnishings
Our department for the outfitting of men for
the trail comprises every article necessary
so far as clothing is concerned. We are
agents for SCHOENBRUN HAND-TAIL
ORED CLOTHING, which places us in a
position to show you prevailing styles and
fabrics consistent with up * to - the - minute
fashions at prices that are encouraging.
The careful dresser, to fully satisfy his de
sire, will find a visit to our store essential*
THE MINER’S STORE
FRANK J. COTTER. Manager
Phone Adams 131 "Don’t Forget the Parcel Post1' Seward, Alaska
SEALED PROPOSALS will be j
opened by the Lighthouse Inspector, i
Ketchikan, Alaska, at 2 o’clock p. m.,|
May 19, 1916, for furnishing approxi- j
mutely 1,700 tons of coal, 5,000 bar
rels fuel oil, and recharging 800
acetylene gas tanks during the fiscal
year ending June 20, 1917. Informa-i
tion upon application to above office. |
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SEALED PROPOSAL will be,
opened by the Lighthouse Inspector,]
Ketchikan, Alaska at 2 o'clock p. m.,|
May 1, 1916 for furnishing various]
classes of provisions for keepers of
lighthouses in Alaska. Information
upon application to above office.
A big new line of children’s and
boys’ shoe pacs. Also the best as
sortment of boys’ high top leather
shoes. Brown & Hawkins, “Quality j
First”
Gold Medal Waterproof slicker
clothing. The kind that IS WATER-!
PROOF. Brown & Hawkins, “Qual-1
ity First.” J
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Alaskan Engineering Commission
ADVERTISEMENT
Sealed proposals are invited for
furnishing and delivering standard
railroad cross ties and piling to the
Alaskan Engineering Commission for
use in the construction of the Alaska
Railroad, as hereinafter described.
Class 1.
100.000 Standard Railroad Cross
Ties to be used in the construction of
section of line along north shore of
Turnagain Arm between Kern Creek
and Ship Creek Junction.
Class 2.
150.000 Standard Railroad Cross
Ties to be used in the construction of
Matanuska Branch Line and Main
! Line from Matanuska Junction north
ward to Willow Creek.
Class 3.
2.000 Standard Piling in lengths 25 j
to 40 feet to be used in same territory;
as material called for under Class 2.
Native spruce ami hemlock timber
for making cross ties and piling can
be secured from certain designated,
sections of the Chugach National j
Forest Reserve and from other public
lands lying without the Forest Re
serve as described in the General
al amount involved in the bid must ^
be deposited with each proposal as a
guarantee that the successful bidder j
will execute formal contract with
bond, if required, within fifteen days :
after receipt of notice of award.
No bid will be considered for less'
than 50,000 ties or 500 piling.
On or about the 15th of each month,
payment will be made for all tics and
piling accepted during preceding
month, less 15 per cent, which will be
retained until completion of entire
order.
Specifications, Form of Proposal,
General Conditions and Requirements, j
Form of Contract and further in
formation may be had at the Offices
of the Alaskan Engineering Commis
sion, Anchorage and Seward, and at
the offices of the Alaska Road Com
mission in Valdez and Juneau.
Bids will be opened at the Office of
the Alaskan Engineering Commission,
Anchorage, Alaska, at 2:00 o’clock
P. M., June 15th, 1916.
The right is reserved to reject any
or all bids. No bids will be consider
ed from employees of the Alaskan
Engineering Commission. 3-20—9t
Alaskan Engineering Commission.
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The Seward
General Hospital
desires to acquaint the general hospi
tal interests of this country with the
facilities of this institution for giving
the latest devised methods of nursing, .
care to persons requiring medical or
surgical treatment. Special attention
given to patients requiring gyne
cological treatment. Hydro therapeu
tic treatments carefully followed.
This building, just complete, electric
lighted, steam heated, hot and cold
water. Physicians placing patients in
our care will receive every ethical at
tention. Prompt readiness for acci
dents, obstretrics and emergencies,
day or night. For further particulars
address,
SISTER SUPERIOR.
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K V. & S.. jOlMgow.
J. M. SL04N, M. 0., C. M.
OVER OATEWAY
Office Hours. I to 3 and 7 to 8 P. M.
Kohmkui.y or Nomr.
J. H. ROMIG, M. D.
OFFICE TUI HD AVENUE
Phone Main 48
DR. O. J. KEATING |
Dentist
Office Ovor Harriman National Bank.
Hours 9 A M. TO 5 P. M.
JAMES McCOY
Mines and Investments!
Fourth Avenue
SEWAUD, ALASKA
P. .\. Bthvknh O. J. Van Pbi.t
STEVENS 4 VAN PELT
Attorneys at Law
SEWARD, - ALASKA
t* L. JAMES, JH. J- B. WO0I.I.BT
JAMES & WOOLLEY
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law
Over Bank of Seward
SEWARD. - ALASKA
WM. 0. COPPERNOLL
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Daggett Block, Seward, Alaska
ROMIG & ROMIG
REAL ESTATE AGENTS
Houses for Rent, Rents Collected,
Titles Examined, I^ots for Sale.
Large Listing,
Phone Main 48 Seward, Alaska.
Igloo No. 9,
Order of Pioneers
Meets the First unit Third Tuesday NItrhts
of each Month at the Pioneer Hall.
HANDER L. JAMES, Jr. ISAAC EVANS,
President. Secretary.
Arctic Brotherhood
tamp Seward No. 21
! .vjeors every Monday at 8 p. m. at their
j Hail, Gor. Washington aud 5th Ave.
PIRCfY PILtEN, f. G. ENNIS.
Arctic Chief. Arctic Recoider.
' Loyal Order of Moose
Meets every Friday nitfht at
8 o’clock, A. B. Hall.
M. J. CONROY, r. R. BIGfORD,
Dictator. Secretary.
Miller’s Barber Shop
We make a specialty of
removing warts, etc.
Hot and Cold BATHS Always Head)
HOTEL SEWARD
511 THIRD AVE.
Arctic Club Hid*. SEATTLE. WASH
ZBINDEN BROS., Props.
v.VUh lfcthV.50 SPecial Waakl* Rates
THE ALASKA HOUSE
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
Warm Rooms First-Class
Rates Reasonable
BILLY PETERSON 4 D. TURCVTTE, Props.;
Good Eating!
Every Day Something Good at
the COMMERCE CAFE.
Everybody Knows Ernie Levin, Prop,
HARVEY & CO.
Contractors and Builders
ESTIMATES FURNISHED
Cor. 3rd and Adams, Seward
ALL-AROUND
MESSENGER
ALEXIS BENJ. WOCHE
MADISON 68
LUMBER!
Alaska Lumber Made by Alaska Labor
DIMENSION LUMBER
In Any Quantity Now
DRESSED LUMBER
In Any Quantity Soon
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SEWARD SAWMILL CO.
A. f. RASMUSSEN, Prop. Phone Kenai 2
ASHCROFT’S HOME BAKERY S I INCH ROOM
THE HOME OF SNOWFLAKE BREAD
Ten Different Kinds of Broad, Cakes, Pies, etc. French Pastry.
We Guarantee our ooods to be chemically pure. I’HONf ADAMS II >
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HOTEL OVERLAND
H. L. WMITTEMORE, PROP.
Headquarters for Mining Men
SEWARD, - - ' ALASKA
Pioneer j
Hotel
F. B. CANNON, Prop. >
Knik
Alaska
KNIK’S LEADING HOTEL
NO BAR
Accommodations for Ninety Guests
Largo General Lobby
Private Lobby for Ladies
Best Rates : : Rest Treatment
I \ ESI AccoM MOI) AT IO NS
ADELMAN & QUILTY—SEWARD DAIRY
MILK me CREAM
Cottage Cheese and Butter
MILK STATIONS AT BOTH BUTCHER SHOPS
~PACINC ALASKA NAVIGATION COMPANY
"THE ADMIRAL LINE"
Vessels Leaving Grand Trunk Dock Every Sunday Morning at 1 I a .
First Sailing for Anchorage Sunday, April loth
for SOUTHEASTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA PORTS
Sailing of 15th calls Illiamna and Kodiak.
All Vessels call at Knik anchorage During Open Season.
____CALIFORNIA---—-- "
Seattle to San Francisco, evsry Wednesday and Sunday, connecting
with Steamers Yale and Harvard for Southern California Points.
Ri rht reserved to change steamer and sailing dates without ooiice.
RICHARD J. RINGWOOD, Manager. WAYNE BLUE. Local Agent.
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ALASKA COn PA NY Msmo I
Steamers Alameda and Northwestern sail from
Seattle at 9 p. m. the I Oth, 20th and 30th of each
month tor Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau,Cordova,
Valdez and Seward.
nnPA ipa*** u uouui Ui». «7th of each monin tor i,naiads, anu m
May, June, July and August she goes through to Nushagak.
Regular freight service tor Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, I hane,
Treadwell. Douglas, Skagway, Cordova, Ellantnr,
Valdez, Latouche and Seward
Freight Steamers sailing from Seattle each month: S. S. Seward. 5th;
S. S. Latouche, 15th; S. S. Cordova, 25th
( S. S. Seward carries Explosives)
Right reserved to change this schedule without notice's#3
F. B. TRACY, General Agent A. H. McDONALD, Age-t
H. V. HOBEN ' A. F. DAVIS
ALASKA TRANSFER
H. V. HOBEN, Manager
--Dealers In
COAL, WOOD AND ICE
General Transferring Phonei, Main 17 and 41
ORE TREATED
H. E. ELLSWORTH, Assayer and Chemist
A Complete Equipment for Mining ^PIV^Tfl AlAtLA
and Technical Determinations Otnul Ui rilUol\ll
FURNITURE AND HARDWARE
COAL MINER’S AND GOLD MINfR’S SUPPLIES
Doors & Windows
Lang’s Ranges
I XL Parlor Heaters
Gasoline Stoves
Cook Stoves
Camp Stoves
Air Tight Heaters
Oil Stoves
Alcohol Stoves
Spark Plugs
Jump Coils
Batteries
Granite Ware
Aluminum Ware
Asbestos
P & B Paper
Malthoid Rooting
Tar Paper
Deafening felt
Weather Strips
Gasoline
Gas Engine Oil
Marine Engine Oil
Valve Oil
Elaine Oil
Floor Oil
Linseed Oil
Cup Grease
Paints
Lacqueret Paint
Asphaltum Paint
Brushes
Varnishes
Turpentine
Japan
Denatured Alcohol
Coal Tar
Lamps
Lanterns
Tents
PHONE MADISON 87
Rifles
Shot Guns
Ammunition
Fishing Tackle
Giant Powder
Caps
Fuse
Bench Forces
Blacksmith’s Coal
Bellows
Wheel Barrows
Cutlery
Fire Clay
Fire Brick
Lime
Cement
Glass
Hope
Mercury
Seine Twine
J. L. GRAEF
I OPENED JAN. 15T, I Ql 3
"She HOTEL thou BEST
In oil the WEST"
STOP at the
EUROPEAN
OUTSIDE ROfcMS
ISO WITH BATH
W 2N0 ST.,NEAR HILL
northern hotel CO., PROP.
f RANK L CRAMPTON. MOP
RATES *1.00 PER 0AY-m.o UP