SEWARD GATEWAY
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SATURDAY. JANUARY IS. IbdS
QUESTIONABLE LEGISLATION
For some years there v\as a discus
sion of the question: Resolved that
the ttrtux canteen should be abolished.
1; would seem that :h> discussion
was started ami prosecut d to a littish
b\ well meaning' peop:* em: owed with
a superabundance ol ignorant zeal.
It resulted in the passim; of ;< law
nottlishinif the canteen, i iu> out not
change the appetite or tendencies of
the soldier, but »%*ft hint tree to u*> to
resorts where the inn defence of his
desires was attended *> increasingly
bad consequences.
The ( ivic Federation din: • jiven
in New York last month, brought to
gether a number oi protui..''Ut tuen
who made after-dinno- speeches,
amonir them General (•ran*. 1!>’ de
clared himself a total abstainer, and
intimated that he would be a prohibi
bitionist if prohibition co 1 be en
forced. He produced facts ami figures
to show that the aboi tion of tie* van-;
teen where only liifht wines ami beer
arc sold and never to one who was
the worse for liquor, had demoralized
the army and promo: n dian.k<-nness.
The 'general said: **l am an advocate
of the canteen in the army until the
tune comes when the co ii am hoi i ties
atjolish dens near u, i:ary reserva
tions kept by vicious persons who
now tempt the soldiers of our army to
their destruction.*
There has been m<>r • or !•-- ie-jis.a
tioit for Alaska prompteii by people
w ho know little Of ti on.: abo'tt lie
needs or condition of those li'inar in
this CUUairy. Legislators have a con
stituency that uivrvs legislation in-j
tended to henetit the men 1 iviiTyr in
this far Northland, ami m order to,
atund well with their c tueucy
they pass laws tor tin- aoverutnent of
Alaska, which,to say !.*■ a.st. are very
questionable in their r»■- dis upon the
prosperity of the coumry.
EVILS OF ThE TRUST
Kvil> growing out »•; mo tni-t known
a- the American ' b ur t ompauy
have been making tin ti't !ves felt by
great destruction ot pi t (mrty it
Kentucky. Under t:.'* operation of the
trust, tobacco that l.;n; brought, in a
free and open market, six to eight
Cent- a pound, wa- forced down to
three cents or le--. ;»?■■• tl e return- to,
the tobacco farmer for hi- kibor were !
le— than twenty cents . day.
In. order to protect thorn-elves the j
planters formed th- l’ .inter-* Protect-j
ive Association, a:u. u:..i i took to
bring the trust to terms by pooling tin* j
crops and holding them i >r higher
prices. The a—ociat.• *: 1 ha- L’l.noOi
members and control- tin* largest part
of the export tobacco mop raised in
western Kentucky and northern Ten- j
nesee.
After forming this association prices ;
rose remarkably. Hut there were
some tobacco grower-, called hi 11
billys, who refused to join the Plan
ters’ Association, and these have been j
selling to the trust- with great gain to j
themselves, and with equal detriment
to members of the a-ociation. To
cqorce the hill-billy - the KuKlux clan
lias been practically revived. Mrs.
Martha McCullock-Williams writing |
for the New Yortc independent on this
subject says:
‘The panic, of course, pretty well
stopped advances on tobacco, and made
bard lines for those who had no
other way of raising money. Men who
had pledged their crops to the associa
tion had to wait the moving of the
financial waters. Those outside could
sell right off, get the money from the
trust*, and go about jingling it in their
pockets. So there was great temp
tation to quit the association and sell
independently. Somehow the night
riders got a notion that the panic was
superinduced on purpose to break up
their organization and the many
similar ones amongother sortsof farm
ers. There was but one remedy, a
dreadful and drastic one—to drive out
the trust, root and branch, likewise
the independent buyers allied to it
Then the hill-billvs must perforce
come into the* association—as, m turn,
whoever wanted tobacco must come to
| it to buy.”
OUTLOOK
It is reported on good authority that
j Skec*n and l.c ehner will put a good
I force of men to work in the spring on
their Kalis creek property. Last sum
mer they took out twelve tons of tree
milling ore, packed it live miles on
horses to the railroad, had it trans
ported to Sew arc! and shipped to the
Tacoma smelter, and after all expenses
were paid, they realized a profit of
seventy dollars per ton <>n the ore*.
These* men now have 1.00c tons of
ore blocked out, and are only waiting
iho coming ol suitable weather to be
gin mining and shipping.
Krom the outsit e comes the news
that many men in the* state's arc* very
much int'T st* <1 in the mining pros
pects in the vicinity of Seward. Indi
cations are gen’d that the spring will
si t* an intlux ol miners and capitalists
into this part of the* territory, and
there will he a marked increase of
business in Seward and a consequent
normal develop t ut of the* town.
ANENT WAR WITH JAPAN
A writer n a Herman paper pub
lished in Berlin, commenting on the
possibilities of war between the I’nited
States and .Japan, expresses tie' belief
that the Japs are in no condition finan
cially to engage in any such a contest,
hut adds: **!t i of course impossible
to deny that many storm clouds are
fathering on the l'aeilie horizon, yet
wo may feel assured that unless some
thing unfoseseen takes place, the con
sitici ;it i 'its which we have just dwelt
upon are guaranties of many peaceful
vears. Yet we must not bo blind to
the fact that the serious anti-Japanese
outrages which have taken place in
California may issue in some unex
pected crisis. The temperament of the
Japanese is excitable like that ot the*
Americans. The Japanese are proud
and vcntursome. These moral aspects
I tin- question are very important, so
important indeed as to give all friends
ot mace serious ground for thought
fulness.”
REASONS FORTHE CRUISE
When it became necessary’ for the
Russian navy to make a long cruise
about thirty-seven disastrous lessons
\e:v : right, all of which could have
been learned with profit by a long prac
ti r cr.r e. Yet some people who will
i, mil ! o ' w e are a world power can
s,.-e no sense in our sending our fleet
bevoni’ signaling distance of an At
lantic coaling station. Kx.
A ha 1 violinist is as rare as a bald
hornplay er is common. It is suggested
that tuusic of a certain kind, that made
‘com -tringed instruments, might be
used to advantage as a hair restorer.
Look at I'.uierewski with his magniti
cient ehrysaihetuum topknot. A noted
hair specialist thinks the physiciai
strain of blowing brass instruments
ma\ have some effect on the circula
tion of the blood, and, therefore on
the roots of the li;i»r.—Copper mag
nate's. and others, beware of blowing
your own horn.
An eminent French authority says
yawning produces health. Now we
know why our forefathers were so
healthy, they listened to sermons two
hours or more at a sitting. The state
of health in Seward must have risen
some degrees owing to discussion of
the seal question.
Dora Arrives From Seattle
The steamer Dora reached this port
Thursday evening at 7:30. Shereportsa
stormy voyage, and the part of it from
Latouche to Seward was the roughest.
Captain Moore brought his wife with
him. She will remain in Seward
while the Dora makes the trip to the
westward. She is staying at the Mc
Neiley on Fourth Ave.
The Dora brought quite a quantity
of mail, and three or four prospectors
who will later go into the hills. They
report that many more are coming on
the next boat from Seattle.
The Dora got away from Seward,
bound for points to the far west, a
little after 12 o’clock last night
SEWARD STEAMERS
Northwestern; sailed from Seattle
16th.
Santa Clara; in Seattle.
Bertha; sailed for Seattle 11th.
Saratoga; sailed for Seattle 14th.
Dora; sailed for Unalaska 18th.
INDORSEMENT
OF HUGHES NIT
New York Republicans Tail to
Name Man for Presidency and
Turn Governor Down.
By Cablo to The Daliy Gateway.
New York, .Tun. 1“ The state re
publicans meeting in this city held a
stormy session yesterday. An attempt
was made to name a candidate for the
next presidential election, but it failed.
The indorsement of Governor Charles
R. Hughes for the position was turned
down.
AN APPRECIATION OF
ALASKA COPPER DEPOSITS
Few persons realise tin* supreme po
sition Alaska will shortly occupy in
the production of copper. For years
well equipped exploration parties have
exploited the vast mineral deposits of j
this country in the interest of lirms of
international reputation, and gradu- j
ally the results of their discoveries j
have been allowed to reach the pub
lic at large. Along the Copper river
vast deposits of copper have been lo
cated, which in quality as well as in
quantity surpass anything heretofore
found in the Fulled Slates.
The work of producing the ore is
greatly facilitated by the peculiar to
pographical features of the country, j
The immense lodges ot almost pure i
copper rise to great heights, and are i
freely accessible at a minimum cost.
Alaska has 2t*,000 miles of sea coast,
of which thousands of miles are wash
ed by tile Japan current, rendering i
oossible the raising of all cereals,,
fruits and vegetables grown in the
temperate /one. This seaeoast oilers
ready access to the markets of the
world, and in a short time Alaska
copper will be known everywhere and
compete successfully with the richest
copper produced elsewhere.
The opportunity for safe and profita
ble investment there lias never been
surpassed, 'l'his is the great hour be
fore dawn in the Alaska copper fields
where the eltrly bird will surely catch
the proverbial worm. Washington
Miner.
A Canadian Bank
Each shareholder in a Canadian
bank is liable for double the face value
of his shares. Thus a hank capital
ized at $.')(io.()00 has ihe hacking of $1,
OOO.OdO. Each hank is permitted to
: issue notes to the amount of its actual
I paid up capitalization. The gold de
posited with the government is return
ed by the government when the bank
is ready to do business. That is to
say, the $2d0.000 deposit is returned
minus d per cent of the capitalization.
Tills 5 per cent is held as a redemp
tion lund which would he drawn upon
to meet the liabilities of any bank
which might fail. Thus all the banks
contribute to the redemption fund for
the general safety, doing officially and
by law, what certain eminent finan
ciers in New York were privately
called upon to do a few weeks ago.
This redemption fund meanwhile earns
interest, the government paying 3 per
cent for it. All tlie banks are in this
way responsible for one another s cir
culation. Then, again, the note issues
are first lien upon the entire assets of
the banks. These assets, including the
double liability of the shareholders,
amounted, at the end of February last
year, to $1,003,612,238, an ample
security for the $62,434,893 of bank
notes in circulation at that time.
Advertised Letters
The following list of letters remain
unclaimed in the Seward postoflice.
Parties calling for any of the same
will please say “advertised”.
January 5—Mrs. Iary AlexindrofT,
Chas Ammilon, W. Borst, ( has. W.
Claussen, Mr. Chase, Mrs. Annie
Cooke, Mrs. E. Campbell (3), John
Dooley, B. C. Frick, Wilyam Gus
tafsson, J. H. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. J.
H. Jones, Gustaf Lundstrom, C. I. or
C. J. Lund holm, Sid Lytham, John T.
Mac Cabe, Mr. Mac Key, John Nahs,
E. B. Perry, B. Rysstad, A. S. Skinner,
Bottoff Thompson, B. Thompson, J.
H. Walker, Frank L. White, Jacob
Wahl.
Lillian N. Gordon, P. M.
Fresh eggs at Paciffc Coast Trading
Company. We guarantee our eggs. *
I The Store of Quality. j
j General Merchandise
| Of All Descriptions ^ j
j Best Goods—Best Prices—Best Service I
!\Ve Make a Specialty of Outfitting
Wholesale Retail 1
1
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■ GENERAL MERCHANDISE i
We have no flour, sugar, or evaporated spuds but ran
supply you with Tobacco, camp outfits, rubber goods,
I dried fruits, canned fruits, vegetables and meats; pit aws,
sleds, traps and hardware galore.
WE DEAL IN RAW FURS
iniriiHiT^10 Mana6Cr Alaska ^
THE SEWARD LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY
(Incorporated November, under the laws of Alaska)
Office—on Fourth avenue, near Adams, Seward, A task.
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Legal Notices
NOTICK OF FORFKITUKK
Cook Inlet Precinct. Jan. 4, 15)08.
To Harry McCormack, C. .T. Wal
ters, James McGill, Thos. Met’onety,
Geo. Hanson, Wtn. Burns and Alfred
Noel:
You are hereby notified that the
undersigned lias expended one hundred
dollars in labor and improvements
upon the Skukum Creek placer claim
situated upon Skukum civek, tribu
tary to Twenty Mile liver, in the
Territory of Alaska. Gook Inlet pre
cinct, claiming 12000 feet from NOTICK
up the creek in a southeasterly direc
tion, and300 feet each side of Skukum
creek, as will appear by certificate
tiled the 23rd day of February, 15)00. in
the office of the recorder of said pre
cinct, in order to hold said premises
under the provisions ol Section 2324
Revised Statutes of the United States
being the amount required to hold tlve
| same for the year ending December
I 31st, 1907.
And if within ninety days from the
j publication of this notice, you fail, or
refuse to contribute your proportion
I of such expenditure, to-wit, $12.50
each as a co-owner, your interest in
; said claim will he forfeited and be
I come the property of the subscriber
! under said section 2324.
A. C. CARRIER,
Co-owner of one-eighth of said claim.
First publibation Jannary 4, 1908.
WEEKLY WtATItER RECORD
Weathei record for the week ending
January 18.
Temperature.
Max. Min.
Sunday 36 30 Cloudy
Monday 32 26 Snow
Tuesday 34 32 Cloudy, snow
Wednesday 37 31 Snow, wind
Thursday 36 32 Cloudy
Friday 32 28 Snow
Saturday 28 27 Snow
What Constitutes Success
He has achieved success who has
lived well, laughed often, and loved
much; who has gained the respect of
intelligent men and the love of child
ren; who has filled his niche and ac
complished his task; who has left the
world better than he found it, whether
by an improved poppy, a perfect poem,
or a rescued soul; who has never
lacked appreciation of earth’s beauty
or failed to express it; who has always
looked for the best in others aud given
the best he had; whose life was an in
spiration; whose memory a benedic
tion.—Selected.
If you desire, write or ship t
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41 Langley St„ Victoria. B. C.
I Arctic Brotherim
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t Meets every Saturday evening in
A. B. Hall, Cor. 5th and Wash.
5 J. L. KEED, S. L. COLWELL
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
L. V. RAY
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
<)ver liunk of Seward
E. E. RITCHIE
ATTORNEY - AT - LAW
Bank of Seward Building
4
C. L. HALE
;
DENTIST
Bank of Seward Building
SEWARD. - - ALASKA.
J. A. BAUGHMAN
PHYSICIAN
and SURGEON
City office: Owl Drug Store.
Home office: Up stairs in Richard building
Railroads Fined
For late mails the Great Northern
suffered a reduction of $26,376 on the ,
route between Seattle and St. Paul
and the Northern Pacific lost $12,860
on the same route for the quarter •*
ending September 30. 1907.