SEWARD GATEWAY
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GATEWAY PUBLISHING CO.
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1«M. at the postottlee at Seward. Alaska, un
der the Act. of Congress «»f March tk U*A».
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
On* Yc«r (In \dvanee)
Six Month*
Kastcrn ottico 313 Ahvnrth KuilUing. Duluth.
M innesota ('has It \ske authorized agent.
SATUKPAY. APRIL -s. liHhi.
BOOST FOR THE PACKERS
The Seattle Trade Register and the
Post* Intelligencer insist that the
"alnton packing industry is of great
value” to Alaska, but they refrain
from argument fwyoud the simple
statement. The Trade Register affirms
also that the Gateway ought not to ad
vocate driving the packers out of
business. Neither the Gateway not
any other Alaska paper has objected to
t hi packers doing all the business
with Alaska fish that they can. The
tish are here and might better be
• •at*n than go to waste at the lx)ttom
>f the sea.
What the Alaska papers are howl
tng about is the profit ion to exempt 1
the packers from taxation w hile even
other enterprise in t he territory pays!
heavily for the privilege of engaging,
u business, especially as the packers!
uo not spend a dollar in the north.
The packers through their big cor
IHirate pull are seeking to have the
salmon tax diverted to the cultivation
of hatcheries for their benefit so that
they can pack more salmon anil make
more money, but they do not want to
oay a cent to the general fund which
« employ ed to build highways through
the territory.
MIGHT HAVE BEEN WORSE.
Rater returns as usual show that the
San Francisco disaster, frightful as it
was. might have been worse, and that
t.lie tirst press accounts were colored
with all the glare which riotous imagi
nation and the unbridled use of lan
guage eould produce. Readers of
yellow journal" must have required
"inoked glasse> while the holocaust
was in progri*"". The front pages of
’he Seattle Times and Portland Jour
nal doubtless looked like bill boards.
Before the end of the second day of
rhe Are San Francisco was practically
off the map. The hla/.e continued like
rhe flames of sheol two days longer and
"till left enough buildings to make a
small citv. The waterfront was licked
clean every day for three days and now
the captain of the steamer Senator.1
just in from San Francisco, says the
dock" were not so badly damaged after
all. _
Jeff Davis i> to be V. S. senator
from Arkansas. This is not the man
who was president of the Confederacy
hut the name probably helped some in
getting votes in Arkansaw. Some of
those ossified partisans doubtless im
agined that they were voting for the I
original Jeff.
Probably no schooner but a Daisy
could bump a boat loaded with dyna
mite without tearing a hole in the
wafer. This kind three for a quarter, j
Oregon proposes to get in line by
electing a millionaire to the IT. S. sen
ate. Mr. Bourne is able to pay the
freight and is said to be willing.
And so Secretary Hitchcock takes a
wallup at the proposition to use
Alaska revenue to equip hatcheries for
the Alaska salmon packers.
What has become of the steamer
that brought a wireless message from
Honolulu saying that the city was slip
ping into the sea?
Russia invites foreign capital to ex
ploit its resources but the invitation
does not recommend investments in
Russian church property.
The Morocco incident was finally
settled but nolnxly knows why such a
tempest in a teapot was ever stirred
op- ___
It is to 1k> hoped that there is noth
ing in a name in the case of Mr.
Steele of Fairbanks, accused of grand
larceny. _
The new Russian constitution ap
pears to grant the parliament power
•o enact any legislation the czar wants.
If Senator Nelson's head was sawed
out of a wooden block somebody ought
to chop off t he corners.
Transvaal Gold Output
Ijondon The output of the Trans
vaal gold mines for March was .'143,723
ounces, valued at $9,934,075, being
12.121* ounces over the previous highest
monthly output.
Assistant Secretary of State Pierce
after an investigation affirms that the
American consular service in the Ori
ent is mostly rotten.
Washington State Tax Commissioner
Frost has decided that dogs are not
worth assessing.
I
HOW TOWNSITE 1
WAS OBTAINED
Investigation Shows that Promot
ers Who Were Afraid to Risk
Money now Regret it.
The Seattle Argus, II. A. Chad
I wick's illustrated paper, has been
hearing things about Seward. In its
I issue of March 24 it published a story
on the ownership of the Seward town
site, which discloses some interesting
history. The story in full follows:
“By the way. did you know that
Major John L Ballaine has been the
subject of an investigation? Well, its
a fact, and at the same time consider
able of a joke.
“There is a follow from Spokane,
named Laberee, who is known as a
purveyor of mining stock. Laberee
blew into town about a year ago with
the story that he was to be elected
president of the Alaska Central road.
Among the men who got a whitT of his '
tropical air were W. IX Hotius and:
Moritz Thomsen. Now when a fellow j
wants to be president, he wants the job !
badly. If you don’t believe it. ask
Bryan. But, in some manner Lab
eree. who owned a few shares of stock
and a hurning ’amhish. failed to con- j
neet. He seemed to harbor the belief
that Ballaine put a spoke in his wheel.
Anyhow, a few months ago it l>egan to
he whispered about that Major Bal
laine was not really entitled to the
townsite of Seward. Alaska, for the
reason that it was ‘understood’ to have
been purchased with money belonging
to the railroad company, and therefore ,
it should lie distributed among all of .
the stockholders, Laberee among
them. These stories were traced to
Laberee. and among the persons to
whom he confided his ‘understanding’
were ex-Senator Turner, President
Frost and F. Aug. Heinze, all interes- s
ted in the road. While Ballaine was ;
absent in Washington recently an in- j
vestigation was put on foot, and then 1
the facts came out.
“It is we’l known in Seattle that
Major Ballaine is the man who pro- «
moted the Alaska Central, and is res- ,
ponsible for its success. Soon after
the Alaska Central company was or
ganized. and long before it had cash,
credit or standing. Ballaine took steps
to file soldiers' script on wilderness
where Sewa*^ now flourishes. It
would cost several thousand dollars. !
He invited various members ,of the
board of directors to join him in the
enterprise, and incidentally the ex
pense. but they asked to be excused.
It looked too much like a gamble to
them. So Major Ballaine and his
brother borrowed the money at the
Washington Trust Company, on their
own securities, made the townsite safe,
and in the course of time received a
patent from the government.
“You have heard of long shots on
horses? Well, that townsite today is
worth a couple of million dollars and
is still going. And Major Ballaine
deserves every cent that he has made,
or will make, out of it. There are in
Alaska today just such chances as this,
waiting for men with energy, common '
sense, business integrity and pluck to
walk away .vith them.
“But the sensational part of the in
vestigation, based on Laberee’s ’un
derstanding.’ was the discovery that
of all the original promoters of the
Ala.ska Central, Major Ballaine and
F. Aug. Heinze are the only ones who
risked their cash in the earlv days
when it was a gamble, and that for one
period of nine months Ballaine alone
carried the company by paying its bills
out of his own purse. Laberee, it
turns out from the investigation,
; never invested a dollar in the railway,
and has not invested a dollar in it to
j this day.’’
Men from the whaling fleet at Iler
sehel island reached Dawson last month
and reported that the fleet is short on
food but is splicing out the supply
with caribou.
SEWARD STEAMERS
Portland: sailed to Seldovin 26th:
| due returning 28th.
.leanie: sailed from Seattle 13th.
Excelsior: sailed from Seattle 19th:
' from Juneau 24th.
Santa Ana: sailed from Seattle 19th.
Edith: sailed for Seward direct 20th.
Bertha: sailed from Seattle 27th.
Santa Clara: sailed for Seattle 13th.
Oregon: sailed for Seattle 20th.
Farallon; sailed for Seattle 22nd.
Dora: sails from Valdez for westward
! ports al)out 29th.
WEEKLY WEATHER RECORD
Weathei record for the week ending
April 27.
Temperature.
Max. Min.
Saturday 52 32 Clear
Sunday 52 38 Cloudy
Monday 47 39 Light rain
Tuesday 47 39 Light rain
Wednesday 52 39 Cloudy
Thursday 54 39 Cloudy
Friday 46 41 Light rain
DR. C. T. DAGGETT
DENTIST
S. K. Cor. Fourth Avc. anil Washington Hu
SEWARD - - ALASKA
DR. C. L. HALE
DENTIST
Over Brown & Hawkins’ store
SEWARD - - - ALASKA
Dr. JOHN A. HAMILTON
Physician and Surgeon.
Office and residence in Nelson
building 5th i»nd Adam*, street
SEWAKI), - - - ALASKA
C. H. GIBBONS, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon
Office and residence; Carsten's building
Office hours:3 to *4 p. m. and when not other
wise employed.
CECIL H. CLEGG
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Fourth Avenue, - Seward, Aka.
J. L. REED
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Notary Public
Richards’ Bldjr Seward, Alaska
SAMUEL M. GRAFF
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Suire 2-4. Carstens’ Buildinc
L. V. RAY
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Shawhan Bid, Washington St.
E. R. GRAY
NOTARY PUBLIC
SEWARD - - ALASKA
W. J. STONE
Architect
SEWARD - - * ALASKA
MRS. GEO. S. PARK
Public Stenographer
and Notary Public
STATIONERY AND OffICE SUPPLIES ^
H.E. ELLSWORTH & CO. I
Analytical Chemists and Assayers
Gold and Silver refined
Will purchase placer gold, gold bars, old
jewelry, etc., etc.
Seward Knik
Reports Ore Analysis
on Mine*
H. S. WATERMAN
Mining Engineer
ASSAY OFFICE
Samples sent by mail or express will be
given prompt attention
Orrica:-Fi»-TH & Washington Sthbhtk
NICE, CLEAN BEDS AT
The La Mont
Shawhan Building Near Fourth Avenue
Mattress. Pillow, Sheets. Blankets. Comforter
50 CENTS A NIGHT
Special rates U taken by the week or month
TROY HAND LAINDRY
Don’t worry about your flannel
shirt,collars and cuffs when you
can have them returned as new
Next to Moore’s Hall Fifth Are.. Seward
P.P. HAINES I
Do all kinds of Tin, Galvan
ized and Copper work. Man
ufacture Stoves. General
job work of all descriptions.
Fourth Avenue. Nexttoj»ogtofnce__
THE ALASKA HOISE
Rooms and beds for rent by night
or week. Fourth and Adams. Build
ing and furniture entirely new. John
Dubreuil, proprietor.
SEWARD IRON WORKS
JULIAN MOTT. Proprietor.
Engineers and Machinists—All kinds
of machinery repaired. Gasolene and
Kerosene Engines, Motor Boats, etc.
Shop on Waterfront, ber* Adams & Wash, sts
Seward Bowling Alley
Fourth Avenue, Seward.
BILLIARD AND POOL TABLES
In Connection
Ladies’ Day Friday Afternoon
A Good Place to Spend
the Evening.
E. L. WHITTEMORE, Proprietor
Pacific
Coast
Trading
Company
WHOLESALE JOBBERS and
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
Parties desiring large out
fits should call and get job
bing prices from T. 0. Cor
lew. the Manager
Eraser's Smoke Shop
A fine line of choice Cigars, To
baccos and Pipes.
CLUB ROOMS IN CONNECTION
H. H. FRASER Fourth A»e. and Wa»hluotoD St.
C. S. HUBBELL
Civil Engineer
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Coleman House Seward
ATTENTION
Prospectors
The place to out lit for all interior
trips isat YOUNG & ARMSTRONG’S
store, Glacier creek. Full line of
prospector’s supplies.
Steamer Jennie makes weekly
trips to all points on Susitna river.
YOUNG <t ARMSTRONG
ARCTIC BROTHERHOOD
SEWARD CAMP NO. 21
Meets every Saturday evening at 8:30
in Moore’s Hall.
Seward Water & Power
Company
JOHN. A. NELSON. Manager
Office—Third and Washington streets
SEWARD PLUMBING I
HEATING COMPANY
J. W. SPENCER, Proprietor
Basement of New Hale Bldg
TO
LOOK
WELL
is an assistance
in the acquisition
of any object in
life—CLAYSON
wants to help you.
He will make you
look well, the rest
you must do your
self. Solely in your behalf he has
placed upon his counters the Stein
Bloch,H. S. & M., Adler & Sons, and
Kirshbaum lines of tailor-made
suits. Clayson is going up hill with
these houses and he wants you to
> put on a suit and go along.
CLAYSON for Clothes and Success. I
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Board of Trade
Fourth avenue, • * • Seward, Alaska
Only the choicest goods dispensed
Club Rooms in connection
Furnished Apartments up stairs
New, Neat and Comfortable. f. V. THOMAS, Prop.
THE BANK THEATRE
Smith &. Clark, Proprietors
(Formerly Wallace & Thompson)
Entertainments Every Evening
Best of Wines Liquors and Cigars at the Bar
COLEMAN HOUSE
Electric Lights and Electric Bells in Every Room
Rates from 50c to $2.50 per Day
ABSOLUTELY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Avenue Seward, Alaska
THE PALACE
Clark & Co.
Fine Line of Wines, Liquors and Cigars
CATE IN CONNECTION. uJnffJJSS
F. 0. HALE. President _C. E. DICKERMAN. Vlce-Pree
BANK OF SEWARD
Transacts a General Banking Business
We receive deposits, buv and sell exchange, foreign and dom-tstio: buy gold
dust and bullion: make collections. All business committed to cur care will
receive prompt and careful attention.
Your Business is Solicited
THE SEWARD cW
Fourth Avenue, Seward, Alaska.
THE SEWARD LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY
(Incorporated November, 1905, under the laws of Alaska)
Office—Suite 2-4 Carstens Building, Seward, Alaska
TINNING PLUMBING
HARDWARE
Guns, Ammunition, Mechanics' Tools, Cutlery.
Nails, Glass, Rope and Building Paper.
STOVES AND RANGES
GRANITE AND TINWHRE
J,^ Ji fJJJ" p* Fourth Atfe., Seward. Alaska
• Prompt attention given mall orders