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JpUBI.ISIlED DAILY. EXCEPT SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS
BY
GATEWAY PUBLISHING COMPANY, (Inc.)
Harr? V. Hoben. P Frank L. Ballalne. Sec. Erich Lucas. Treas.
Kate red as second-class matter September. 2,1915. at the postoffice at Seward, Alaska.
under act of March S. 1879.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
ONE YEAR. In advance.$10.00
THE AIjASKA WEEKLY POST by mall 3.00
PER MONT, delivered.f 1.00
ADVERTISING RATES on application.
BUILDING ACTIVITY AT HAND
Activity on the waterfront during the past few days
presages considerable building actiivty, which will con
tinue here and along the government railroad until late in
the fall.
The erection of the big radio plant at the head of the
bay is of more importance in a financial way than any
move since the erction of the big cold storage and pack
ing plant on the east waterfront, for it means added fam
ilies and a number of enlisted men from the navy as per
maent residents. It will take four months to complete the
construction work, with a continuous payroll of something
like 20 or 25 men after the work is started.
Construction work on the depot and freight ware
house will soon be followed by the erection of snowsheds at
Mile 531 ■_> and it is probable that the Commission will find it
necssary to erect something in the way of a roundhouse to
protect equipment from the rigors of winter weather. '
Added to this is the antural increase in building in the
town, including among the structures planned, an apart
ment hotel of three stories and a two-story garage anti bot
tling works.
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AN EPIC FROM CORDOVA
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The other morning, friend Harry Steele, who edits our
contemporary publication over at Cordova, arose with a
distinct feeling that all was not well with the world, and
after introspection and a circuit of the community, he
went back to his office and produced the following, which
is good enough to deserve special mention:
“HOW TO INJURE YOUR TOWN.
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“Run it down to visitors as ‘slow’ and ‘dead,’ and a
‘hole of a place.’
“Get ali your supplies from another town, or as much
as possible of them from traders in outside centers.
"Look sorry when a stranger talks of buying property
or settling in it. Tell him about all the people who have
gone elsewhere.
"Refuse to pay subscriptions to local institutions, and
when special donations are required, stand off likewise.
Then when a stranger comes along, tell him local institu
tions just about scrape along, and the committees running
them never do anything to advance them or pay off the
overdraft that has been in existence for years.
‘ 1 alk about your go-ahead citizens as men who are al-!
ways trying to get into the limelight to serve some private
ends.
“When a man gets enthusiastic in any public matter,
tell him he’ll soon get sick of that, and discourage him as
much as possible by finding fault with his methods.
“Refuse to advertise in your local paper. People sum
ming up the place from outside have a habit of looking for
its business energy in the advertising columns of the local
press.
"Don’t, under any circumstances, give your printing
orders to the local printerv. Give it to an outside firm.
Then when any printing is wanted for a public function,
ask the local printer to do it as a donation. He’s very
good that way, doncherknow.
“When asked, How is business in your town? always
say ‘Rotten.’ Nothing more need be said unless it is that
you don’t know how people keep their heads above water
at all.
“Discourage sport in every possible way. Sport has a
habit of bringing visitors to the town. Never encourage
amusement of any kind, because it helps to make people
healthy and happy One of the essentials of personal and
public damnation is to keep the place as dull as possible.’’
Having absorbed Steele’s complete formula of how to
injure a town, which of course, no loyal resident desires to
do, it is only proper that the final formula should be How
to Benefit Your Town and it ought to be short so as not to
LURING THEM ON.
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— Bronstrup in San Francitco Chronicle.
be easily frogotten. We take the responsibility of suggest
ing this:
Look for all the good points of the town, its business
bouses and its people, and be ready to give them to visitors
who ask about Seward.
Live up to this and you will automatically become a
supporter of its institutions and will assume your place in |
t he ranks of leading citizens._j
!£■ EEPIN’ cool under fire shows
■*■ “• a good soldier — an’ good
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'TTE LVET’S
* smoothness—
end coolness — is
largely the result
of its two years’
Natural Ageing.
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! “THE RAIL AND WATER ROUTE*’ |
The fast launch “Comeback,” running between Kern Creek and |
s Anchorage and way points, meets all Seward trains at Kern Creek. A I ;
♦ chance to see the new road on your way to Anchorage. !
{ CHARLES NUTTER, Master j|
FIRE INSURANCE
JOE CAMPBELL
Successor to
ENNIS & CAMPBELL
SEWARD ALASKA j
The Seward General
Hospital
desires to acquaint the general hospital inter
ests 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 gynecological treatments.
Hydrotherapeutic treatments carefully follow'
ed. This building, just complete, electric light
ed, steam heated, hot and cold water. Physi
cians placing patients in our care will receive
every ethical attention. Prompt readiness for
acoidents, obstretrics and emergencies, day or
night. For further particulars address,
SISTER SUPERIOR.
STEAMSHIP »ffj»
COMPANY SfSPfjo
^ Sailings from Seattle:
** North western...July 12
Alameda....July 18
Alaska. July 23
Mariposa.Aug. 1
Northwestern Aur. 4
Alameda.Aup. 10
All ships go through to Anchorage.
All passenger ships will touch at Skagway northbound. The Alameda
and Mariposa will be the only ships to call at Skagway southbound.
For further particulars of service, rates, apply to Agent.
A. H. MCDONALD, Agent.
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For the benefit of those Interested in Alaska in
General and Seward in Particular an
INFORMATION BUREAU
has been established in connection with this paper, and all those desir
ing informat ion as to t he value of real estate and business opportuni
ties are requested to address their communications to
INFORMATION DEPARTMENT, SEWARD
GATEWAY.
Seward, Alaska.
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Full Line of Nugget
Goods
Special Order Work
Promptly Executed
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C. E. ORLANDER
SrCCKSSOH TO
GEORGE THE JEWELER
Notice to Creditors of Charles James
Alexander, Deceased
The creditors of the state of Charles
James Alexander are hereby notified
that the undersigned, J. Lindley Green,
has been appointed administrator of
said estate and all creditors of said
estate are hereby notified to present
their claims, with the proper vouchers
attached, to me at my office, over
Bank of Seward, in Seward, Alaska,
within six months from the date of the
first publication of this notice. Date
of first publication June 19, 1917.
J. LINDLEY GREEN,
July IS Administrator.
CHARLES CRAWFORD
GENERAL BLACKSMITH
Horseshoein g Wheel wri gh ting
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Orders from the Westward and Cook
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Sewa :d
The Gateway of
Alaska
The Place Where Sails Meet Rails
TERMINUS U. S. GOVERNMENT RAILROAD
Best Harbor on the Alaska Coast
I Big Game Paradise of all Alaska
Future Fishing Center of Alaska
Gateway and Distributing Point for Central Alaska
Completely endowed and equipped with Public
School, Hospital and Churches
If You Are Looking for a Place
to Locate Remember
These Facts:
SEWARD is the inevitable metropolis of Alaska; has a first class
Public School System; is the principal city on the Kenai Penin
sula; the outfitting point for all big game parties; the natural
Gateway to all of Interior Alaska; has the finest harbor on the
coast—bar none; the most advantageously located townsite in
Alaska; a fishing industry that alone will make a wealthy town;
a modern and complete cold storage plant and cannery; will have
one of the finest Radio Stations in the North Pacific.
SEWARD has a first-class gravity water system, modem electric
light and power plant, has twosolid financial institutions and is
the selected site for the North Coast Government Coaling Station,
the SALT WATER TERMINUS of the Government-built railroad,
the nearest port to the GREATEST HALIBUT BANKS in Alaska
and is tributary to the great mining districts of Alaska.
For further information regard Seward, Alaska, or
your own particular business, address
THE SEWARD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE