SEWARD DAILY GATEWAY
GATEWAY PUBLISHING CO.
SHAW A JUDSON, - - LESSEES
Seward, Alaska, October 30, 1913
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AS TO THE MAILS
In a statement which was given pub
licity in Seattle, Superintendent
F. W. Vaille, of the Thirteenth divis
ion of the railway mail service, with
headquarters at Seattle, makes the
pleasing announcement that the post
oftiee appropriation bill for the current
fiscal year provides for the expendit
ure of $1)00.000 more than was allowed
last year for the transportation of In
terior Aleska mails during the winter
season.
The additional allowance does not
mean that we are to receive all our
mail during the coming season, but we
will get so much more of it than we
have been accustomed to that it will
seem like a different service. It is a
step towards that all-the-mail-all-the
time dream which we hope some da) to
see realized.
In discussing the mail situation m ;
Alaska, Superintendent Vaille made I
some statements which are of general j
interest to Alaskans. He explained,
that the cost to the government of the j
mail service amounts to approximately i
$15 a year for each resident ot tlie ter-1
l itory, inclusive of the natives, while :
the gross receipts from all the Alaska
post offices do not suffice to pay the sal
aries of the postmasters and iheclei Ks
in the postoffices.
The cost of carrying the second class
mail matter, which is very heavy, was
illustrated in the following manner:
“A tile of Post-Intelligencers from
September 10 to May 25 weighs a trifle
more than 100 pounds. The sending of
a single copy of the Post-Intelligencer
to a subscriber at Fairbanks during ,
tiie closed season, from September to
May, cost the postoffice department $62.
A copy sent to a suscrtber at Kuby or j
St. Michael cost $130; to a subscriber;
at Iditarod. *158; to a subscriber at1
Nome, *104: to a subscriber at Barrow, j
*305. The postage paid by the pub
lisher is *1.
‘•A copy of one of the monthly maga-;
zines weighing one pouud costs the de
partment to deliver at Fairbanks 45
cents: at Tanaoa 02 cents; at Kuby or
St. Michael, *1.30; at Nome, *1 04; at
Kotzebue, *190, and at Barrow, *3.05.
The postage paid by the publisher, 1
cent. These figures are for the closed
season only, and do not include cost of (
service bet ween Seattle and Cordova.” |
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American rail
roads are the fastest
and safest in the world.
The American trainman
counts his time in seconds
Foreign railroad men carry no
such watch as the HOWARD.
Official inspection of railroad
watches exists in no other country.
HOWARD Railroad Watches {lever
setting) are officially certified and adopted
by the time inspectors of one hundred and
forty of the leading railroads of America.
Better than that, their daily performance
is finer, more accurate than the most exact
ing railroad requirements.
The balance-wheelof the HOWARD
I Watch is made of special hard-tempered
8tccl_will not knock out of true with the
jar and vibration of railroad service.
Every HOWARD is made and ad
justed as a fine watch* Cased and timed
in its own case by the HOWARD watch
makers.
The price of the HOWARD \s fixed
—railroad models $50 to $140—and a
printed price-ticket attached.
We carry this distinctive watch and
would like to show it to you.
George A. Mirlach, the Jeweler
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ALASKA ELECTRIC COMPANY
S. M. GRAFF, - President and General Manager
PIONEER MARKET
F. W. Small, Propr.
| ALL KINDS OF FRESH MEATS
i Hams, Bacon, Butter and Eggs
j A New, Clean, Lp-to-Date Market
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PIONEER
HOSPITAL
OF SEWARD
Dr. J. H. Romig, - Director
Rales, $3.50 per Day
Monthly Hospital Tickets
$1.50 Each
Mining Contracts Solicited
C. MEETING'S!
OLD CROW
OLD HERMITAGE
OED HIRES
ONLY MINERAL CABINET
WHERE? AT
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J. P. Stotko - Proprietor
Notice to Stockholders
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Kenai Mining & Milling
Company will be held Monday, No
vember 15, 1913, at the home office of
the company at Seward, Alaska.
A. H. BRYANT,
F. J. COTTER, President.
Secretary.
N m COMPANY
Dealers in Fine Stationery, Imperial Confectionery,
Standard Brands of Cigars and Tobaccos. All the
Best Magazines and Periodicals. Seattle, San Fran
cisco and Eastern Newspapers. Popular Copy
rights. School Books and School Supplies.
MAIL ORDERS FROM THE WE8TWAR0 AND INTERIOR
PROMPTLY ATTENOED TO
Hotel Seward
, W. A. M’NEILET, PROPR.
MODERN CONVENIENCES
RATES $1.00 TO $2.50 PER DAY
HOT AND COLD WATER BATHS ELECTRIC LIGHTS
III. I ... I ■■■ —
E. L. WHITTEMORE, PROP.
Headquarters for Mining Men
SEWARD, - ALASKA
The Goleman
FIRST-CLASS HOTEL. GEO. SEXTON, PROP.
Electric Lights Electric Bell
Rates Reasonable
Modern Bath Room
FOURTH AVENUE SEWARD, ALASKA
...PIONEER HOTEL..
F. B. CANNON. PROPR.
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Newly Furnished and Renovated. Twelve Comfortable
Rooms. Nicely Furuished Ladies’ Sitting Room. Family
Accommodations as Good as Can Be Had in Alaska.
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The NEW ALL-STEEL TRAINS to
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For further information regarding fares, train service, reservations, etc.,
cal on or address
City Ticket Offices, Alaska Steamship Co. or Alaska Coast S. S. Co.
Seward, Alaska
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City Ticket Offices, Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
443 Hastings St. West, Vancouver, B. C.
Second Ave. and Cherry St., Seattle