SEWARD GATEWAY
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SATl’UI>.\Y. MAY n». l’.HTS
DAWN OF A BETTER DAY
For the purpose of solving the labor
problem and of otherwise benefit tin;?
the world, there ha** been formed in
oj ’ Alaska’s newest rustlit ^' towns
at ' tranization known as the t’ivic
v’. i o| ( ordova. I’los ebib elaims to
h;»'> discovered ami "endorses as
practical a new remedy for the social
ills our stremious titnes. it wishes
to >• rrespoml with all persons who
w- d like to see hotter conditions for
humanity. This remedy that is so eu* ,
tiorseii. is the result of many years of j
very special thought and study of one j
of ;ts members."
Tt.e remedy discovered hy this civic
club, it is claimed, will solve the labor;
pr, -i. in in a peaceful manner, and will |
. very man the fail product ot bis
labor. Not only tltis will it do. hut it
pi..: >ses a Iso to slu>rt i*n the necessary
hours o:'toil. As a means to t itis end.
ail labor suvinir iie\ices, iucluuino the
-r it p-'Wer of Niagara Kails, are to
w. , i. r the people, and not as here
to!, r for t he capitalist alone.
t ;er tnis new system proposed |
(here are to in* equal opportunities for
all, and the result of each man’s
lab >r will be such that there will;
be no ear for the future. In this
connection, however, the thought
arises that it is this t ar for the future
that has been the impelling force in j
the process of the human race.
For-details of the elan correspond-;
ence s invited with the see ret ary of
the t'ivic < Tub, rpruova. Alaska.
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SUNDAY S BALL CAME
l.ai \ Sunday morning there Moat
ed across courth avenue a green ban- j
ner bearing the announcement that i
tin mill game bet .v* ■ a the I ’ ra and
the Northern teams v.euid he played
in Branch park at k o'clock in the
afternoon. Branch - a very approprk
ate name for tne put \. i- tie* grounds
are to be title tp for v iriou- athletic,
sports of which baseball is one.*
Tlna-e b.i-it- lay in » n • hat >*•»• yester
day. and the nay being line people be
gan to turn their eo ir-*- toward the
park at an early hour. Some went on
hoi :*ack. ’In- - "K cars. Brown k
Hawkins" wagon emu • . •> veral loads, j
while the greater ; r w« nt or. foot, j
S. K. lake- was c: os.-ii u noire of the j
game and discharge 1 h - duties in an
impartial manner.
Tlie grattd stand and bleachers were I
well liked with specimens, and the;
fans kept the aii’s ,rm; with the right >
spiri and al eh* ei iuily r.etjuiosced in
th • derisions oi i tu umpire.
A loth r bail te;uu i> o h organized
soon a >i the grounds out in better:
shape t *r t he seasoi s , s.
There were - ■■■■ .do plays -made
yesterday, and sojne balm were mu (Ted,
which, w hile not satisfaaetory to the!
team in tile timid, added to tie enligtsi
asrn of the game. Bail playing is a
healthful sport and Seward will soon
have two good teams in the field to en
liven the town after business hours and
on holidays.
KETCHIKAN CONVENTION
The complete detail*, of tin* Ivetehi-:
kan convention have not been received
but the following i* taken from the!
Valdez Prospector of Mav 14:
"As the slates now >tand, Perkins,!
Ri van and Johnston of Nome, Heid of
Juneau, White of Katalla and WultT cf
Valdez are fin* antis’ selections for na
tional delegate*, and Shackeiford and
Burkhart of Juneau, Shea and Johns-j
ton of Nome, and Judge Reid and Bion
Dodge of Fairbanks t he Hoggatt fac
tion delegates. The Hoggatt faction
nominated John Corson for territorial
delegate and the antis nominated
Thomas Cale, the south end of the
Third division voting for Corson.
“The platform adopted at the Juneau
convention was adopted by both fac
tions, with some small additions, one
of these being the demand of the antis
that Alaska men only, be appointed to
office in the territory.
“There yet remains to be made the
selection of a national committeeman. !
The lloggatt faction will name Shack
elford and it is probable that the antis
will name J. G. Ileid of Juneau, who
is holding the position at present.”
ALASKA RAILROADS
That Uaska is recognized as a coun
try where railroad building "ill
eventually result in good profits is
evidenced by the fact that, when gov
ernment aid was sought for railroads
in Alaska, it was found that some
forty (xhl applications for railroad
building in the territory had been
placed on file. The multiplicity of
schemes, tin* ino>t of which are only on
paper or in the minds of the schemers,
was enough in itself to bid congress
pause before granting the petition to
guarantee the interest on railroad
bonds for the purpose of enabling t he
promoters to market their stock.
Much has been written from time to j
time concerning the advantages of a,
railroad to the interior with a tormi-!
mis at Valdez. There is also no little,
stir in railroad activity at ( ordova at ,
the present time. But the only rail-j
road from the coast that has ever made
a good showing is the Alaska ( cut nil
w t h a terminus at Seward. The most
difficult part if this road from wiie >
coast to Fairbanks has already been
built in a most substantial manner.
It is recognized by till those familiar
with the line that thi> is the one
thoroughly practical route to the in
trrior. By this line the Matannska
coal fields will hi tapped, and connec
tion can also be made with the great
Bonanza copper mines. The copper
from these mini's can h •» brought toj
the coal on the Matannska at lc-s «*x-.
p.mse than would be required to build ;
a road from cither Cordova or Katalla j
to t he mines.
The Alaska Central runs through
the center of what the ecological Sur
vev regards as the richest part of tin*
territory considered from a commer
cial viewpoint, and has advantages
that are not equaled by any other pro
posed line of road within the territory.
WILL BLAME THE CAPTAIN
Captain L. .1. Schage. who was mas
tvr of tli** steamship Saratoga when
die wa> wrecked on llusby reef in
l'rinee William sound, says that he
was running a course he had taken for
years, and because of the condition
of the weather was reckoning solely by
running time, and according to this
reckoning should have kept on in his
com»e dv minutes longer before turn
ing to round the island. He was there
for** following the only guide lie had
in tin heavy snowstorm that was dark-•
cuing the air and limiting the vision |
at th<- time the >hip went on the rocks.
Tin marine men who wore far away
in Smittle are ready to lay the blame
on the master of the slun, and say that
lhe\ thinK tin Saratoga was not run
ning according to her usual schedule.
To blame th** captain when an acci
dent befalls a ship on the sea is tin*
first tiling that enters the minds of
most people. 1ml when they sail up
and down these dangerous coasts un
aide<: b. lights and buoys year after
year s:t|'e \ bringing their passengers
and cargo-, to shot*** little is said in
t h * * i i * pr.ai*o. it is due to the skill
and watchfulness of the captains that
m) f<- \ accidents have happened in
this iiangepr.is Northern Pacitic. (’apt.
Sehage is recognized us one of tho
most careful men on the run to these
northern ports, (-’apt. X. S. Moore,
who for many years was master of the
steamer Dora, is another man who lias
won the praise of all those who have
had occasion to make the voyage along
tho Alaska peninsula.
The few accidents that have occurred
to the ships in these waters might,
have been avoided if the coast had
been equipped by the government
with suitable safeguards to navigation.
All praise rather than blame is due
the captains.
THE GLACIER STREAM
A glacier stream, like what was long
ago said about the poor, is always with
us. In the winter it causes no anxiety
because the low temperature so de
creases the How of water that the bed
of the stream becomes practically'dry.
When the snow that has been accumu
lating on the mountains since last Octo
ber begins to slide in great avalanches
•into the valleys, and the warm sun
and rains cause this great mass to be
gin to melt, then it is that the glacier
stream causes the citizens to sit up
and take notice.
The stream that runs through Sew
ard is more properly a creek without
the descriptive adjective glacier, for it
is fed not from glaciers proper,but from
snows that gather on the mountains
during the winter months, and melt
away during the summer. More snow
has fallen during the past winter in
this part of the territory than has been
known for many years, and as the
spring has been colti there is all the
greater danger from a sudden rise of
the stream when the rising tempera
ture and rains come a little later in
the season. The snow in the valley
above the town that has slid down
from the mountains is packed in sol
idly, and with the water flowing un
derneath, it is not so likely to settle
down in such a way as to dam the|
stream and cause an overflow from .
that source. With the work that will!
ho done next week it is hoped that the
stream will he kept in its old channel
and the danger to the town averted.
Morally Sound
“The country is morally sound. Its!
standards of business were never]
higher. * * * Every stimu- ]
Ins to ambition, every 'precept of mo-,
rality. every counsel of experience,
every success and every disaster, every
lesson of the past and the multiform ,
warnings of a world where truth and j
justice alone win lasting victories,]
have helped to shape these standards.
And making all allowance for the ex
tremes of avarice and infidelity to
trust, without blinking any evil <>r
glossing over any wrong, the fact re-,
mains that the business men of thc,j
country are for the most part honest j
inrn, representing fairly the moral (
standards of tlie people. And never
more than today have they, taken as]
a whole, earnestly desired that abuses !
shall be stopped, that an end shall he,
put to corrupt dealings and unfait j
practices, that gambling shall not p -
rade in business livery, and that i
American industry and trade shall]
have free scope for development'and
extension along tin* lines of honorable !
rivalry and with justice to stockhol
ders, to tlu* employes, and to the peo-|
pie at large.” (Jovernor Hughes.
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[New Zealand
Mr. (’has. II. Gibbons writing in!
Victoria Week gives the following!
description of New Zealand, which is
interesting because it shows the condi- <
tion of a country and its people where
an attempt has been made to legislate ;
the people to the same level by fixing j
a wage for so many hours of labor, re- j
gardless of the variations in individual j
skill, experience and industry.
“New Zealand is pre-eminently tho i
the country of the common people and j
the elegancies of polite life are little I
in evidence. Indeed there seems a re-:'
strained antagonism everywhere to* |
ward the man who asks for a morning j
bath or a serviette at table. That ac
commodation bo clean, cheap and
wholesome is deemed quite sufficient.
The praciieal success or failure of ,
New Zealand'* socialistic doctrine is
altogether a matter of viewpoint, If
the objective i* individual or material
prosperity, New Zealand is the best ;
country in the world to keep away!
from. If one has no other ambition j
than to get. through life as easily a* ,
possible, and exploit the pleasures and
the philosophies of the simple life, J
taking no thought of the morrow, it i* ;
ideal. Here in America the mass ot
the people tind their chief occupation ,
and enjoyment in making money by
the use of their utmost powers, and
developing the great country God has ,
given us. And we don’t begrudge a ,
fortune to the man who shows unusual j
business capacity, and employs it in
exploitation of the country. In New
Zealand it is axiomatic that no one
should be richer than his neighbor, no
mat ter if he be shrewd and industrious,
and his neighbor a lazy fool. Labor
legislation has so penalized industrial
enterprise in New Zealand that no ex
pansion is possible, and no capital
seeks investment there.”
Methodist Services
“Studies in the Psalms” will be con
tinued at the II o’clock a. in. service.
Sunday school at 12:15. In the evening
Song-service at 8 o’clock in the even
ing followed by a talk on Proverbs 2s:
26. Everybody is welcome, and in
vited to all the services.
L. H. Pedersen, pastor.
WEEKLY WtATHER RECORD
Weathei record for the week ending
May 23.
Temperature.
Max. Min.
Sunday 56 40 Clear
Monday 71 45 Clear
Tuesday 61 45 Clear
Wednesday 52 43 Cloudy
Thursday 49 41 Cloudy
Friday 51 40 Cloudy
Saturday 51 41 Cloudy
i Every Stetson
bears the
^ Stetson Name ^
If you select a
Stetson
you are bound to get
the popular style, as
well as the hat which
is well proportioned
and becoming.
We have the Stetson
Soft and Derby Hals
in all the latest styles.
! The Stor® With the Goods J
“fioFFI
ALASKA I
] GENERAL MERCHANT
3 A large stock of Clothing; Suits, Underwear, Hats, Caps,
I Hoots and Shoes Everything the miner requires- Prices
reasonable—(live me a trial order.
THE SEWARD LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY
(Incorporated November, 1905, under the laws of Alaska)
Office—on Fourth avenue, near Adams, Seward, Alaska
Predicts Dig Rush
A. J. Stone, an Alaska mining man,
ooks for a big rush into the Mt. Mc
Kinley district tliis season and says
here will he extensive prospect work
)n a number of streams where placer
gold was discovered last summer.
“I believe the Mt. McKinley conn- {
ry will he a great district,” said Mr.
■stone, “and look for some good strikes
n that section this summer. I was in
hat district last year and some good j
pay was found. There is both hydrau
lic and dredge ground that shows up
well, and when machinery is installed ;
i will soon be beard from as one of
Ik* gold producing camps of Alaska.
“Some good quart/, strikes have also
peon mad in tin* Mt. McKinley coun
ry and all the district needs to be-j
mine one of the best mining camps |
pf Alaska is development. It will i
ake capital to develop the quartz j
nines, hut the gold is there and the;
nines will be opened as soon as tuni
ng men become acquainted with the
nature and extent of the gold depos
ts.”-?.-I.
Dowie’s Wealth $1200
Chicago--Mrs. John Alexander,
Dowie was awarded $400 by the ap
praisers of the personal property of
lie late founder of Zion City. They
iled their report showing that instead
pf the great wealth supposed to have
jeen held by Dowie, the total amount
was $1200. Mrs. Dowie received the
widow's share, one-third. She still
las a claim on the real estate, what
ever it is or may prove to be.
To Control Strikes
Washington—Senator Nelson is con
sidering the advisability of introduc
ing a bill aimed to give power to the
jourts of Alaska to end all labor
strikes in Alaska. The government
thinks the gold production of the
north too important to permit the agi
tators to control the situation in any
way. While the bill will be radical it
will insure fair play on both sides but
the work must not be tied up without
responsibility for damages.
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNTING
AND SETTLEMENT
In tin* United States Commissioner's
Court for the Territory of Alaska.
Kenai Drecinct. Third Division.
IN DUO BATE.
In the matter of the estate < f George
West, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Ji. II.
Hildreth, administrator of the estate
of George West, deceased, having tiled
a final accounting that tin* loth day
of July, 190*, at h> o'clock a. in., at
the court house (Bank bldg.) in Sew
ard. Alaska, lias been appointed the
time and place for hearing of objec
tions to such final accounting and the
sett lenient of said estate.
Dated this 11th day of May, 1908.
11. II. Hildreth, administrator.
First publication, May 10, 1908.
Last publication, July 4th 1908.
notick of forfkiturk
Seward. Alaska. May 23. 1908.
To J. 1). Sheldon:
You are hereby notified that there has been
expended in the year 1907. in labor and imple
ments upon the Ohio placer trroup of H50 acres
the sum of eisrht hundred dollars <£nk)); said
trroup belntr situated on Cache Creek, a tribu
tary of the Kahiltna Kiver. Cook Inlet Fre
cinet. Territory of Alaska, the same beinp the
amount required by the laws of the t tilted
States govern!mr the location and holding of
minintr claims, necessary to hold said trroup of
claims aforesaid for the calendar year, to-wit;
the year 1907; the said work havintr been per
formed by your co-partner T. K. Wilson.
And unless within ninety days after the com
pletion of the publication of this notice, to-wit;
within 90days after the23rd day of August, lints
you contribute your proportion of such annual
assessment work as co-owner, to-wit; the sum
of fifty dollars ($50) for the said Ohio trroup of
claims, your interest in said claims and all
of them will be forfeited to and become the
property of your present co-owner, aforesaid.
T. It. WILSON.
First publication May 23rd, 1908.
Returned to her Post
Miss Della Burst, who got “cold
feet” in Seldovia and started for her
home in Boston, came as far as Seward,
and after spending a few days in this
town in communication with congenial
spirits she felt so much better that she
concluded to return to her post and
complete the term’s work in the school
in which she was the teacher. Miss
Borst returned to Seldovia on the
Northwestern.