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SEWARD, vi vsk FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5. 1915.
In a republic people are supposed to have absolute freedom.
That phrase opens a glorious \ista for thought. A republic is supposed
to mean that the people are the bosses, but the trouble arises when we come
to remember that in a republic, a government by the people, there Is a chance
for too much liberty. A judge in a republic may have his viewpoint changed
by some little paltry fact that is not worthy.
That is nothing to get mad about. It is so infernally paltry that it hardly
looks like anything that is worth mentioning but it should be impressed on the
minds of all people that when a man sits on the bench of any kind of a l nited
States court he should remember that he is nothing, that he has been honored
by being placed in such a position, that he should act simply as the tool of
justice, which he is, and that between man and man he should be entirely un
biassed. When he does not see those facts he just proves that when he was
appointed a mistake was made. He is not competent to administer justice.
When the rush really comes it means a rush of thousands of people who
come to stay. To work great coal fields it will be necessary to have thou
sands of men. Those thousands of men working for wages mean that quite
a city will be established. In addition to the working of the coal mines there
will be industrial activities we cannot see now.
Alaska has lots of possibilities. It has even more than we can see.
Twenty years ago Alaska was supposed to have nothing. When the placer
mines were discovered it was thought that Alaska had some mines that would
bring people here just for a time and that all of them would leave the country
again “to the natives.” The territroy was supposed to a barren, ugly, freez
ing bit of land that just happened outside the limits of the places where peo
ple could live. It was still that way when gold was discovered. It was, to
quote Mr. Shakespeare, “like the toad, ugly and venomous yet carrying a
precious jewel in its head.” The precious jewel was supposed to be those
>aystreaks. I.ater came the discovery of coal. With the coal there is agri
culture and other possibilities that we may not see now as we did not see the
coal then. But. there is probably a far greater time ahead than even our
selves^ here on the spot, realize.
NEWS FROM ALL PARTS
OF THE NORTHLAN D j
On March 1st, the Alaska territorial
legislature will convene in biennial
session at Juneau. There are two an
nounced candidates for Speaker of the
House, in the persons of Ernest B.
Collins, of Fairbanks. The latter pre
sided over the last se sion. Thus far
there is on announced candidate for
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nothing will develope in that line until
after the election on February 27 of a
Senator to succeed the late Senator
Bruner of N’ome. There are a number
of candidates for subordinate offices
in both branches of the legislature. A
Juneau exchange says that Miss Mai-'
lory assisant to House Clerk Barry
Keown during the 1913 session, is be
ing urged for position as chief clerk ;
in the House. Miss Mallory at pres
ent is in Boise, Idaho, where she is
employed as a stenographer in the
surveyor general’s office.
L. E. Spray, the well known news
paperman, for two years connected
with The Juneau Empire, is being
urged for the House chief clerkship.
Judge 0. A Tucker is also an aspirant
for the chief clerkship of the House.
The salary is $8.00 a day.
ror tne chief clerkship in the Sen
ate H. F. Morton, who during the 1913
session was assistant to Clerk A. E.
Light, is a candidate. There are said
to be eighteen other applications for
various positions, already placed with
member of the legislature.—Ex.
Flans have been completed for the
building of what will be the northmost
salmon cannery in Alaska. It will be
located on Knik Arm, at the head
waters of Cook Inlet. Construction
will be made by the Deep Sea Salmon
Company, of which August Buschman
is manager. The latter part of Feb
ruary about 50 men will be sent north
from Seattle to start building oper
ations, which are expected to contin
ue through June. It is hoped to be
gin packing this season.
CORDOVA.—The team of ten
dogs with which Mine Inspector Mai-,
oney and James Protopapa3 came out
from Nome, made the trip of 307
miles between Fairbanks and Chitina
in the fast time of 5^ days and beatj
the stage 48 hours. The best day s
run was 76 miles in nine hours, the
1 third day out from Fairbanks, with
l one passenger and about 300 pounds
^ of express.
E. T. Wolcott, newly appointed
| court stengrapher to Judge C. E.
| Bunnell of Fairbainks, passed through
Juneau on his way to the interior via
j Cordova.—Empire.
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NOME.—Mayor Grigsby has sent
a telegram to the mayor of Fairbanks,
to ascertain what action, if any, can
be taken here to cooperate with the
people f Fairbanoks in having the con
gested mail at Cordova forwarded at
an early date. j
FAIRBANKS, Jan. 12.—A wire
from Deputy Marshal Anders at Hot
Springs yesterday brought the un
welcome news that Stephen Foster, a
, well knwon young trapper and Indian
trader has probably been murdered in
his cabin on Lake Hinchumina, says
the News-Miner. This lies just across
the divide from the head of the Kan
tishna river, and is one of the source^
of the Kuskokwim. %
JUNEAU.—W. E. Spence, U. S. at
torney at Valdez, who went to Wash
ington in hopes of securing appoint*
| ment as judge of the Federal judicial
divi ion, passed through to Valdez on
the Mariposa.
A great many people outside and
i inside Alaska are now anxious to get
any news they can of the place where
the government railroad will be. To
save writing letters you could send
the Gateway, either your own read
copy or get another.
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I 1915, January Fifth, Our TENTH |
I Anniversary of Business in Seward I
I TOTE wish to thank the public in general for their liberal
patronage in the past and trust our business meth
ods have been such as to merit their greater con
fidence in the future. We are most optimistic foi Sow aid
in the year 1915. Wo predict a wonderful improvement
in a business way. We predict the selection of Ressur- t
rection Hay as the Ocean Terminus of the Government
Railway by President Wilson, not later than February 10,
that actual construction work will begin not later than
April 1st; that Seward will have a population of 5000
(people by December 30th; that real estate in Seward will
advance fully 300 per cent by September 1st, and that our
business will increase accordingly. f
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Treadwell. Douglas. Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar,
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Freight Steamers sailing from Seattle each month: S. S. Seward. 5th;
S. S. Latouche, 15th; S. S. Cordova, 25th
, (S. S. Seward carries Explosives)
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