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SEWARD. \LASK \. FRIDAY, Jt LY 21, 1016.
The peculiar fact that human sympathy is dictated
usually only by selfish considerations, or, at least, created
by some phase of our character over which we have no
control is indicated in a striking manner by the story »jt
the famous humming bird that met its cruel fate yester
day. That bird was mourned because it was pretty. !t,
when it was captured, it had none ot its daintily tinted
feathers not a person would have lilted voice or hand to
save it. Its life was no more to it than the life ol the rat
is to Mr. Rat himself, but if a rat had been in the glass jar
every man, woman and child in the city would have cried
out for its immediate execution.
This Wickersham business is funny or queer or some
thing, all depending on the point of view from which one
regards it. It is difficult sometimes to understand the
methods by which the political mind reasons. It is a mat
ter of mvsterv to the ordinary intelligence how those who
clamored for the destruction of an opponent yesterday
could today hoist him on their shoulders and sing paeans
unto him with all the fervor of the most devoted disciples.
This is not written as passing judgment on any one or any
side. It is merely thinking out aloud of the vagaries of the
political conscience whose dictates today are that Wick
ersham is a detriment to Alaska, and tomorrow that he is
the only savior of the territory.
♦ *
Fellow citizens! We arc about to have some fun.
Heaven hath no rage like love to hatred turned, and from
this time until the election in November we shall have full
opportunity to witness the results of such a perversion.
No matter whether you are a Republican, Progressive,
Democrat, Suffragette, Prohibitionist, Pro-German, Anti
Dutch or, that most famous of all sorts, a Mugwump, you
will enjoy the contest if you are not a party thereto.
The next act in the political drama will be the Demo
cratic divisional convention here in Seward next Wednes
day. Already a local man is being spoken of as the likely
nominee for the territorial senate but the slate is by no
means filled._
i HOW RUSSIA IS I
1 NOW BUILDING UP
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By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS
(Special to Gateway by United Press)
PKTRGGRAD, July 14.—“Until
now wo Russians have been building
upon sand. At last we are commenc
ing to build on rook and our work
will stand." ,
1 base just had an interview with
that great friend of Russia, Nicholas
Tchaykovsky, member of the Central
Co-operative Committee of Petrograd
and well known in the United States,
where ton years ago he founded
American committees in New York,
Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Balti
more, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Denver
and elsewhere.
Tried as a revolutionist and acquit
ted after being liberated front prison
on bail furnished principally by Eng
lish and American friends, the old
man is now the happiest soul in all
Russian. AH his life he has tried to
help the people. Now he believes he
is succeeding, as Co-operative Society
organizer, “building on rock." because
the foundation of the nation, the pea-1
sants—who constitute 80 per cent, of
the population are progressing.
1 found Tchaykovsky at his desk in
the headquarters building of the
Central Co-operative Committee, M8
Zhukovskago. His snow-white head
was bent over a pile of papers and his
long, silvery heard fell below the edge
of the desk by some inches. As l en
tered he looked up. his rather delicate
face beaming with pleasure.
“Please sit down/1 he said. Light
ing a Russian cubeb with a patented
lighter, he told the story of the great
est co-operative institution in the
world, an institution which is working
wonders for the peasants, consequent
ly for the Empire as a whole.
It seems that the first attempts at |
co-operation began, as did the Zem
stvo institutions, about l8Gf>, shortly
after serfdom was abolished and half
tlu* land turned over to the now free
peasants. These attempts took the
form of co-operative credit concerns
but, though numerous, each was inde
pendent of the others and remained
for a long time quite feeble.
In 1870 Prince Yassilcliikog became
interested and, with M. Yakoulef, of
Moscow, founded in that city a Com
mittee for Village Co-operative Soci
ety work the object of which was to
promote co-operative societies all
over the Empire, get. them started,
advise them and help them keep go
ing.
The Petrograd Department, as it iv
called, was opened two years la < :• and
soon out stripped the parent concern
which for many y"irs stood practic
ally still. The Russian government
encouraged the movement at first,
helping it get under way through un
l
til recent years progress was still
slow.
In the last 10 years the Societies
have grown like mushrooms. There
are now over 14,000 of them and, in
addition to the credit co-operatives,
there are Agricultural (producers')
and Consumers Societies from one!
end of the country to the other.
In Siberia alone there are more
than 1,500 Societies, all three kinds—
credit, producers and consumers—be
ing strongly represented. They own
their own lines of steamers, do these
Siberian societies; have their own
bank in London and despite the warj!
did an eighteen-million business in
ID 15.
You have heard a lot about one side
of Siberia; What about this one?
The growth of the Siberian coopera
tive societies is typical of the rest.
Butter is the principal product dealt
in by the peasants there and, after
they had been helped in their business
by the society first to be formed, they
felt the need of a market.
“EMO” CotTee, 30 cents a pound.—
Brown & Hawkins, “Quality First.”
Mackinaws, Pauls, Socks, Boots,
Packs, Underwear. Anything you
need. SEWARD COMMERCIAL CO.
NOTICE
Dog taxes are now due and pay
able to City Treasurer on or before
August 1. F. L. TORREV,
7-18—tf Street Committee.
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Sundays: Communist! Mass at 8:31)
a. m.
Mass and Sermon at 10:30 a. m.
Sunday school after Mass.
Rosary, Instruction and Benediction
; at 7:30 p. m.
Weekdays: Daily Mass at 7:30 a.
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RUBBER BOOTS
(iood ones, too BULL’S KY'H BRAND all size*, hip
length; heavy soles.
To Close $6.00 pair To Close
If you can use a pair, better get them now
COTTER’S
The place where men outfit
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SUPERIOR SERVICE
Im-tween SEATTLE ;ind the chief cities of tie
EAST AND SOUTH
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CHICACO, DENVER AND KANSAS CITY
LOW ROUND TRIP FARES SEATTLE TO CHICAGO, NEW YORK
ami main points of the Hast ---
in effect until September 30
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Accommodations for Ninety Guests
Large General Lobby
Private Lobby for Ladies
Best Kates : : Best Treatment
I * ESI A CCOM MOD A TIONS
AOELMAN & GUILTY milk & cream
SfWARD DAIRY Why Hot Try Our Buttermilk ?
MILK STATIONS AT BOTH BUTCHER SHOPS
Rainier Buffet
THE BEST IN EVERYTHING
WINES LIQUORS CIGARS
LOUVRE BLDG. OPP. A. B. HALL
AUCTION SALE ? 200 LOTS
TUESDAY, JULY 25, 1916
Selected from practically every block in the Townsite of
SEWARD, ALASKA
RESERVE PRICES FOR RESIDENCE I.OTS
$250 TO $750
TERMS
10 per cent. CASH
RESERVE PRICES FOR BUSINESS LOTS
$800 TO $2,000
TEN PER CENT IN THIRTY DAYS—Balance in one, two, three and four years at seven per cent
In compliance with many urgent requests, *J00 'lots, a part of the
holdings of Frank L. and John K. Ballaine, will be ottered at public
auction in the A B. flail, Seward. Alaska, Tuesday, July 1*5.
For this occasion the reserve prices have been made so low and the
terms so exceptionally easy that it is safe to say that a like opportunity
to b11\ lots in tin* original townsite of Seward may never occur again.
SEWARD
As tin* terminus of the Government Railroad and distributing center for
tin* whole interior of Alaska, is bound to have a phenomenal growth. It
will become, as Frank Carpenter so aptly put it. “Tin; Now York of
Alaska.’* and when the railroad is completed to the coal fields and to the
Tatiana River, there is not a lot in the entire townsite but which will be
worth from double to t**n times its present value. Nature has given to
Seward the finest harbor on earth and an ideal townsite on which will be
built a metropolis which will occupy the same position in relation to this
great northern empire that Seattle does to tin* Pacific northwest, or New
York to the whole country.
SEWARD
In addition to being the ocean terminal of the great Government Railroad,
will become an important naval station for the U. S. fleet in the North
Pacific and the principal base for its coal supply. Jt will be visited yearly
by thousands of tourists, who will come to view the scenic beauties of the
Kenai Peninsula or travel over the railroad to the Yukon. Sportsmen
will soon recognize it as the starting point for the best hunting and fishing
to be found on the North American continent. The wholesale houses of
Seattle and San Francisco will shortly establish branches in Seward. It
will become headquarters for the fishing interests of the North Pacific,
and smelters, pulp mills and other industries will spring up like magic.
Thousands of acres of land in the Resurrection valley and on the Kenai
Peninsula will be cleared and cultivated, and permanent agricultural com
munities will be developed. Every new town from Anchorage to Fair
banks and every mining center along the railroad or on the ^ ukon or its
branches will pay tribute to Seward. Look the whole country over and
you cannot find a solitary exception to the rule that where a trunk line
railroad terminates at a good all the year round harbor, there you will find
the metropolis of that section. In short* the future of Seward is so bright
that its development from now on will exceed our wildest dreams. The
lots that sell today for a few hundred dollars will within three years sell
for as many thousands.
DON’T FAIL TO BUY ONE OR MORE OF THESE LOTS
We might add that a lot n Prince Rupert which brought $2900 at the FULL PARTICULARS F*"R|/kNjl( L RA1 1 A I N in. SCWBrCl
auction ,ale in Vancouver was sol.l t»n) tears later for $00,000. OF ■ ww w «
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