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The representatives of Cordova in the fight for the government railroad
seem to lay stress on the supposition that a railroad through the Susitna
valley would have nothing to depend upon for traffic hut agricultural pro
ducts. This is, of course, a mistaken idea but if it were not there is really no
sound argument in it so long as the Susitna valley is credited at all with
having agricultural ground. Such a thing as the following would never be
said if Cordova had shown a desire a base its claims for the railroad on its
own positive merits hut when it enters the comparative field with the attempt
to locate Seward in second place it must be asserted that if the railroad
location depends on agricultural products at all Cordova must certainly take
a back seat. As to mineral traffic the present Cordova road does not seem
to have got rich on it despite the fact that the mines owned the railroad now
existing.
It is bad policy, however, for either Cordova or Seward to belittle each
other s claims. If Alaskan cities once start inventing drawbacks in relation j
to each other Washington might very well become inclined to take us all
at our words. Kememkcr. Cordova, that there are many opponents of the
government project that will he only too glad to discover arguments against
the construction of the railroad at all. As for Seward, it has the mineral as
well as the agriculture. l>car Sister Cordova.
The last issue of the World's Work to arrive has an article in which it
i> stated that right now while they are cutting the throats of each other ^
Russia* Germany and \ustria are still carrying on their mutual commerce.,
Russia, the writer says, must have manufactured stuffs and Germany must,
ha'e raw material.
Another paper is quoted in the Literary Digest as saying that the Devil
is going to bring suit against General Sherman for libel. His Satanic majesty
evidently never saw the real force of the insult levelled at his kingdom by
the General until the present war.
There is still another exchange which states that a million men are out
of employ ment today in the United States, and that they are out of employ
ment. not because they do not want to work, but because the work is not
there.
According to yesterday’s telegraphic the Belgians get live crops a year
out of their farms. There are millions and millions of acres of fertile lands
in the United States that never get out any crop at all. Another thought
which arises from the statement is that if a Belgian can raise five crops and
a family on two or three acres they ought to be able to make a fortune out
of an Alaskan homestead. Let us forget that there is no market for Alaskan
agricultural produce. There is market in Europe tor Australian and Argen
tine produce because they haxe the means of transportation.
One man commits suicide because his firm goes broke by wheat specula
tion but there are thousands of families going hungry because they are not
able to invest live cents for a loaf of bread and they continue to live on hope
fully. If Stringer, who might have saved thousands of dollars even after
bankruptcy, had been born to a hungry mother and had lived in semi-hunger
he would never, perhaps, have fallen to the position of self executioner.
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SEATTLE, Jan. 2.—Edward Clay
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son,Sr., 76, pioneer publisher, whose
weekly journal, the “Patriarch" sus
pcndend publication last November,
died here today.
Mr. Clayson was the father of Will j
Clayson, of Skagway, and Cordova,
Alaska, of Mrs. John W. Snook, of!
Skagway, whose husband is now ward-,
en of the Idaho State penitentiary.
Another son, Fred Clayson, was j
murdered on the Dawson trail near
Minto, with Rolfe and Obon, in 1000.
O’Brien, the murderer, was brought
back from the states and hanged at j
Dawson. j
The Seattle Times states that
steamship men of that city are pre
paring for a record tourist travel to
Alaska during the coming summer.
Travel either by stage or auto be
tween the interior and coast is light
this winter, being scarcely sufficient
to pay for gasoline or horsefeed. Thei
new snow also will make a difference
to travel, and whether the autos will
be able to negotiate the snow is a
question.—Alaska Times.
PRINCE RUPERT, B. C., Dec. 24.—
A real Alaskan was in Prince Rupert
for a few days last week in the Rev.,
Andrew KashevarofT, of Juneau. He
was born in Kodiak, 53 years ago,
and can therefore say he lived in Al
aska when the great region was un
der control of the Czar, instead of
being a part of Uncle Sam’s domain.
The body of John Wilson was re
covered at Wrangell a few days ago.
John Wilson, a white man, disappear
ed about the time that the body of
George Wilson, a Native Indian was
found dead after the close of a drunk
en debauch. It was believed that he
got the liquor from John Wilson and
a warrant was issued for the missing
man’s arrest. Both the Indian and
the white man were drowned.-Empire.
The failure of the steamer Quick
step to arrive with cargo for McGrath
' and Takotna will delay the proposed
Takotna wireless station at least until
next fall. The apparatus was expect
ed on the steamer, and had it got
through according to calculations it
would have been assembled this wint
er. Tom Aitkens and Falcon Joslyn
are leading spirits in the proposed en
terprise.
“Colonel Skinner’s Chutney, astab
lished 1841. Especially fine for meats.
Brown & Hawkins. “Quality- first.
THE MINER’S STORE
T he Place W^here Men Outfit
1 nere is a pleasure in seiung, eiuier iu an um uawur
er or to a stranger, an article of known merit: To know
and feel that the article is going to give satisfaction and
service and to feel when you make the sale, that the mem
ory of the quality will stay with the customer long after
the price paid has been forgotten.
That is the kind of merchandise that we carry, the
kind where the memory of the quality of goods lingers.
Dependable merchandise. W hen we sell a man a Stein
Block Suit, we know that he is buying Style, Fit, Quality,
and Satisfaction. It is the same with a Kenyon Coat,
Dougherty Shoes. Guiterman Shirts, Duxbak Clothing,
Guiterman Mackinaw Coats and riding pants, Filson Stag
or Cruiser Shirts. Chippewa Shoes or Hipress Pacs.
It is this kind of merchandise, sold at prices that ap
peal to the trade, that has made it possible for us to build
up in the past four years, from a most modest beginning
to our present standing, and it is the memory of the
quality of the goods that we have handled that has sent
the customers back to us and enabled us to hold their
trade year after year
There is not one article in this store that we know
now where we could get a better one to take its place. If
we should find a better one, we would immediately order
the line. We want the best and we want you to feel and to
know that when you buy an article in THE MINER
STORE, you are buying the best that can be purchased
by us.
When you want a suit of clothes, a hat, a pair of shoes
or even a pair of socks, don't you like to buy from a store
that is making an earnest effort to give you the highest
grade and the best value possible to give for your money,
to buy from a store that stands behind every article that
is sold in the store?
THE MINER'S STORE
FRANK J. COTTER. Manager
Phone Adams 131 “Don’t Forget the Parcel Post” Seward^ Alaska
1 CAT SAVED LIFE
OF AN OFFICER.
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(By The Associated Press.)
NEWPORT, Wales, Jan. 9.—A sub
scription is circulated here to erect
on the grounds of the town’s feudal j
castle a monument to the French cat
which saved the life of Lieutenant j
Lloyd of the Grenadier Guards.
The cat did nothng purposely hero
ic. But by curling around the neck of ^
i the officer during the three days he
lay wounded and unattended near the
French frontier, the cat acted as a
fur boa and saved him from death
by cold.
Lieut. Lloyd is heir to Sir Martin j
Lloyd, the Chief Commoner of Wales
' and the last of the Norman lords of
| the marshes. His residence is New
port castle, where it is proposed to
build the cat’s memorial.
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NORWAY MAINTAINING
STRICT NEUTRALITY.
(By The Associated Press.)
CHRISTIANIA. Jan. 9.—in her de
sire to maintain strict neutrality
Norway is even keeping tabs on tele
phone conversations. If matters of a
military nature are discussed over the
telephone, Central will disconnect the
talkers instantly.
These regulations have been enforc
ed largely as a result of the pressure
exerted by Germany. They have
j aroused bitter resentment from both
press and public; but the country as
a whole feels that being a small na
tion, Norway cannot afford to antag
onize the belligerents.
SOLDIERS’ FEET ARE
OFTEN FROST BITTEN .
(By The Associated Press.)
LONDON, Jan. 9.—Socks, socks,
socks! is what the soldier most needs.
This is emphasized in almost every
letter from the front.
44May I be forgiven,” writes an of
ficer, for directing your charitable ef
fort and suggest that we cannot have
too many consignments of socks, very
large sizes preferred, made of thick
wool. As you know the men in wet
trenches are often for days togcthei
unable to take their boots off; the re
sult is sore feet, and, at times frost
bite, which affects them severely dur
ing the cold snap ten days ago. The
government and private persons at
home have been very generous in the
matter of warm clothes, but foot-gear.
is always wearing out.”
AUSTRALIANS IN EGYPT.
CAIRO, Egypt, (via London,) Jan.
9.—The Australian troops who are
now arriving here in large numbers
are to be given training quarters in
large encampments near the Pyra
mids.
One of the members of the latest
Australian contingent is a cousin of
Captain von Muller, commander of the
German cruiser Emden.
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get all the real news of the world
through a great press service. You
may not get all the details but you
get all of which a knowledge is
! necessary.
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' for men who want the very
best. Our stock of both soft ami
stiff shapes offers you a becoming
hat in the right proportions.
Two prices, $1 anil $6
The $1 hat is worth $5. The $6
hat is the finest hat made.
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Mail orders from Alaska promptly filled.
Write for information about any home furnishing articles
you will need.
Stand^dfPfcratoeCo
Second Ave. at Pine St. SEATTLE
dutch army ready.
(By The Associated Press.)
THE HAGUE, Jan. 8.—The Dutch
army of over .300,000 men is still un
der arms and the borders are guard
ed as vigilantly as if a hostile foe were
approaching. The care of Belgian re
fugees is a part of their duty. This
capital is full of the more prosperous
Belgians who refuse to stay at home
under the German flag. The hotels
were never so full at this season.
Scheveningen, which had a disastrous
summer season, is now over run with
troops who are quartered in the hotels
and kurhaus.
ATHELK19 UA i Abuoii.
LONDON, Jan. 9.—To offset critic
ism against professional football,
which has been charged with hamper
ing recruiting, authority has been
granted for the formation of a bat
talion of athletes and football players,
to be known as the 17th Football bat
talion of the Middlesc Regiment.
A great many people outside an*i
inside Alaska are now anxious to g''
any news they can of the place where
the government railroad will be. 1 o
save writing letters you could send
the Gateway, either your own read
copy or get another.
1915, January Fifth, Our 1 EN I II
Anniversary of lousiness in Seward
WE wish to thank the public in general for their liberal
patronage in the past and trust our business meth
ods have been such-as to merit their greater con
fidence in the future. We are most optimistic for Sew aid
in the year 1915. We predict a wonderful improvement
in a business way. We predict the selection of Resur
rection Hay as the Ocean Terminus of the Government
Railway by President Wilson, not later than hebruaiy I'h
that actual construction work will begin not later than
April 1st; that Seward will have a population of 5000
people by December 30th; that real estate in Seward will
advance fully 300 per cent by September 1st, and that our
business will increase accordingly.
SEWARD COMMERCIAL COMPANY
FURNITURE AND HARDWARE
COAL MINER’S AND COLD MINER’S SUPPLIES
Doors fit Windows
Lang’s Ranges
1 XL Parlor Heaters
Gasoline Stoves
Cook Stove?>
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 F’aint
Asphaltutn Paint
Brushes
Varnishes
Turpentine
Japan
Denatured Alcohol
Coal Tar
Lamps
Lanterns
Tents
PHONE BLACK 4
Rifles
Shot Guns
Ammunition
Fishing Tackle
Giant Powder
Caps
Fuse
Bench Forges
Blacksmith’s Coal
Bellows
Wheel Barrows
Cutlery
Fire Clay
Fire Brick
Lime
Cement
Glass
Hope
I Mercury
Seine Twine
J. L. GRAhF
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
Steamers Alameda and Mariposa sail from Seattle
every eight days tor Ketchikan, Juneau, Cordova,
Valdez and Seward.
S. S. DORA leaves’Seward 13th of each month for Cook Inlet points and DutcITIIarbor.
Regular freight service tor Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas, Skagway, Cordova, Ellaniar,
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'll
F. B. TRACY, General Agent C. B. GUPTILL, Agent
Hotel Seward
W. A. M’NEILEY. P«o*.
MODERN CONVENIENCES
RATES $1.00 TO $2.50 PER DAY
HOT AND COLD WATER BATHS ELECTRIC LIGHTS
The Bor gen Grocery
Staple and fancy Groceries
Handles the Best Canned Goods from the Pacific Coast—Best
Treatment to Everybody and Prices Bight—Goods
Delivered to All Parts of the City
GUS BORGEN, Proprietor
Phone Main 134 Clayson Building, Seward
Pioneer
Hotel
F. B. CANNON, Prop.
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