THE SEWARD GATEWAY
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 20,1921
WATCHFUL WAITING
Alaska has adopted a policy of
watchful waiting to see what the com
ing administration is going to do to
open the great resources of the north.
Until Senator Harding announces his '
selection of a secretary of the interior
nothing will be known regarding the
policy of the new administration, other
than a general tendency on the part
of congress to assist in every way the
early development of the north.
If Senator Harding selects a prac
tical western man as secretary of the
interior much can be expected, as the
time is now opportune to oen the for
ests, coal and oil lands of the north.—
Exchange.
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THE CANNERY SITUATION
With a large percentage of the 1920
salmon pack still in first hands there
is little encouragement for the 1921
season as the New Year opens. Re
ports from wholesalers indicate the
market practically bear of canned sal
mon, which must result in buying or
ders within the next thirty days.
Reports from different sections of
the country indicate retailers are pric
ing pound tins of dog salmon at 4d<
cents which brands are being market
ed by the packer at 75 cents a dozen,
indicating the salmon packer has neg
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lected to advertise the different brands
of salmon, and allowing the dealer tc
place light grades of salmon on the
shelves at the same price as red grades
are being sold at.
During the war times the packs ol
light grades ol salmon reached tre
mendous proportions with increasing
markets. In fact, during this perioo
the United States' was feeding the
world. Conditions are now changed,
jmd American products must go into
grades of salmon are consumed be
cause they retail at a much lower
price than the red packs.
There is a legitimate demand for
a limited pack of light grades of sal
mon, and until such a time as the ac
cumulated pack of this grade of sal
mon is exhausted and future packs
do not exceed the demand there will
b» no stable market
What the packers of light grades
of Alaska salmon need to stimulate
tales is a campaign of education,
something which has been wholy neg
lected in the past *
SEWARD CHAMBER COMMERCE
RECEIVES COMMUNICATION
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The Seward Chamber of Commerce
is in receipt of a telepram from the
Alaska Bureau, and the Seattle Cham
ber of Commerce which reads as fol
lows:
Seattle, Jan. IS, 1920
9*'ward Chamber of Commerce:
Seward, Alaska:
In co-operation with those engaged
m the Alaska herring industry we
have prepared a statement of facts
which will be presented before the com
mission on Ways and Means, on Janu
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ary 23 rd. We have adopted a resolu
tion urging Congress to enact tariff
legislation that wll protect and pro
mote the Alaska Herring. Industry
WA1 you kindly do likewise and cable
Congress to this effect •
ALASKA BUREAU,
Seattle Chamber of Commerce. *
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Hr. and Mrs. E. O. Conners of An
cfcorage are guests of the Hotel Over
)tML They arrived on the Flier last
erffkt
CLUB DOES
GOOD WORK
FOR LIBRARY
Th city council can never get togeth
er on a question of more vital import
ance than the request made by the wo
man’s Club of Seward for $500.00 for
the purchasing of new books and the
upkeep of the Seward Public Library.
Ther# should be no hesitancy on the
part of any member of the council
to a.lowing this request in full. The
Women's Club is entitled to the am
ount asked for. Every member of the
club has helped make Seward Public
Library a success. The lack of funds
has not prevented them from making
| this library a public institution which
the pt ople of Seward can point to with
pride. Every taxpayer in the Town of
Seward should welcome tj»e expendi
ture of five hundre i dolars for this j
worthy cause, if for no other reason
than the benefit derived by the chil- j
drtn of Sew'ard. The following report
of the Seward Public Library show's
clearly just what. the Woman's Club
ha3 acomplished:
Woman’s Club of Seward,
Seward, Alaska, January 17, 1921.
Report of the Seward Public Library
for Tour months ending January 14,
1921.
The Seward Library was open
* d for free circulation of books on the
second Friday in September.
Open every Friday from 2:00 to
4*0 r. M.
Total number of books on shelves on
Septemtjer 15,—1599; divided as fol
lows: Adult fiction 576, juvenile 532
Reference 160, Poetry 20, Drama 56
History O. Travel 26, Philosophy and
.Kel.'gion 53, Miscellaneous 150.
Total number of boks on shelves on
January 14, 1715.
New boks aded since opening: adults
new 30, Juvenile, new 86,
Rooks loaned September 15th, 56.
Number of bo rowers, 45.
Rooks in circulation January 14,105.
Rook? loaned January 14 65.
Number of boro we rs January 14
adults 42, children 79.
New boro we rs cards isued January
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Average daily circulation, 68; larg
est daily circulation 80; smallest daily
circulation, 45; average monthly cir
culati ;n 310; total of books in circula
tion for four ninths, 1235.
Average daily increase in borrowers
i-ards isued, 7.
Seventy-nine of a total enrollment
of eighty-six children in the public
school are reading at least one*book
a week.
All ca Tenses for the library have
been met out of funds of the Woman’s
Club of Seward.
This includes furr.ui.ie for the li
brary room in the school building, all
stationery, card »n-Je: es, catalogu e
in action the <!ub kac bought r-_*
booio t*» the value c.f approximately
VU an.I placed il em in circulation
or the belief t “f the public free «»f
charge. \
In four month’s since the library
was opened, in .>p;!e of a handica p,
• com lack of funds and adequate equip
WHEN RHEUMATISM
HITS YOU HARDS
Sloan's Liniment should be kept
handy for aches and pains
WHY wait for a severe pain, an
ache, a rheumatic twinge fol
lowing exposure, a sore muscle,
sciatica, or lumbago to you quit
work, when you should have Sloan's
Liniment handy to help curb it and
keepyouactive,andfit,aadonthejob?
Without rubbing, for It penetrates,
~pply a bit today to the afflicted-part.
Note the gratifying, dean,prompt relief
that follows. Sioan’s Liniment couldn't
keep its many thousands of friends the
world over if it didn't make good.
That's worth remembering. All drug
gists—three aiiea—the largest is the
most economical. 35c, 70c, $1.40.
Sloa
Limmeni
mcnt about one fifth of the total pop
vlatior* of Seward are borrowers froms
the Seward Public 1. trrry.
The Club faces an nhnost cmjty.
treasury and donations of books or j
ea^h wi:l be very occei viHe.
CbARJi PERRY
Chairman, library Committee !
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SMALL BLAZE IN
DEPOT BASEMENT
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About 7:30 this morning the muf
fled note of the fire bell proclaimed to
the few that heard them that some
wh’ere in town a fire had been reported
From the depot came the call. Fire
in the basment threatened the build
ing. The new snow wich fell last night
and the Chinook wind made the streets
practically impassable. The members
cf the fire department answered the
call and by heroic effort succeeded
in hauling the hose cart to the Hairi
man Bank Corner. In the meantime j
the fire had been checked. It was caus- i
by an accidental upsetting of a lamp.
The burning oil ignited a few clothes
which smoked more freely than they
burned. Smiling Jerry doused the glim
and the danger was removed. The <5on
dition of tho streets proved conclusive
ly that if the fire had been real it
would have been impossible for the
fire department to reach the scene of
the fire in time to prevent serious
damage.
P: y C. Larson one of Anchorage’s
imminent merchants is a guest of
the Hotel Seward.
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01 lie Reese, ole! time sourdough of !
Alaska and well known in Seward has
been heard from. He is hibernating
in Seattle. ♦
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G. C. Haneman and Bart Denn.j j
of Anchorage arc registered at the Ho- j
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tel Sexton. They rrtfved on the train
^ast night. 9
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NICE ROOMS, FINE LOBBY, REAL SERVICE.
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HOTEL BELMONT
Workingmen’s Headquarters. Rates 50 and 75 cents.
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rhe first requirement of A GOOD MEAL is — that it be
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CAMERON’S is CLEAN and WELL LIGHTED —
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S. S. Northwester will sail from Seattle January
30th for Seward via Inside Passage.
Due Seward Feb. 5th
A. EL. McDONALD, Agent.
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Seward Drag Co ipany
STATIONERY-We have the larg
est line in Seward to select from
ALARM CLOCKS-AU Westclox
.Clocks, $1.50 to $6.00
KODAKS-We sell only Eastman
Kodaks, $6.00 to $75.00
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