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GATEWAY PUBLISHING COMPANY, (Inc.)
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Entered aa aecond-claaa matter September. 2. 1915. at the t*ostoftice at Seward. Alaska.
under act of March 3, 1879. ________________
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OUR INFANT INDUSTRY
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Seward now has a small but growing fishing fleet,
and with proper encouragement this should he the chief
industry of the port before another year has passed.
Considered locally, fishing will mean as much to the
future development of the district surrounding Resurrec
tion bay as will the fact that it is to be the shipping point
for Matanuska coal. Those engaged in fishing under ex
tended development will far outnumber those employed in
handling coal or operating this division of the railroad.
In years past Seward has overlooked her fishing re
sources and not enough attention is being paid at present
to this source of revenue and opportunity for civic and
commercial advance. Fishermen should be encouraged to
come here by every means possible.
Juneau and Douglas are now bending every energy
to develop the fishing industry, the commercial bodies of
each trying to outdo the other. Let the members of the
city council give the matter attention and see what can
be done to aid the cause.
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The hurtle of Arras may be the Gettysburg of the
European war, but it will be remembered that our conflict
continued nearly two years after Gettysburg.
WESTERN COAL
Coal, although not ranked as a precious metal, since
the invention of the steam engine has become one of the
two most important minerals of civilization. Indeed the
rank of nations may now be based upon their use of coal
and iron. Our own country, England, Germany and Bel
gium—the leading industrial nations of the age—are fore
most because of their possession and use of these two min
erals. The great war is emphasizing this fact. At the
present moment the allies are bending every energy to re
cover the coal fields of northern France.
We still think of coal in this country as chiefly pro
duced in the fields of Pennsylvania and the Appalachian
mountains, near the Atlantic coast. The value of bitumi
nous coal taken out in the Keystone state alone for 1913
was nearly twice that of all minerals produced by Cali
fornia for that year. Still the Mineral Reserve Report,
issued by the government in 1913, shows that about one
half of the available coal deposits of the United States are
in the western third of the country—in that region na
turally tributary to our Pacific coast ports.
Our next-door neighbor, Arizona, has one field esti
mated to contain over 14,000,000,000 tons. Another neigh
bor, Utah, is accredited with 88,000,000,000 tons; while
Montana’s deposits are three times as big as those of
Pennsylvania, and Wyoming has over six times as much.
Colorado has nearly as much coal as Montana; New Mex
ico has more coal than either Illinois or Pennsylvania and
over twice as much as the state of Ohio.
Although it gives us a feeling of security to know that
vvc have these great reserve supplies of coal in neighbor
ing states, we are not dependent upon an all-raii haul for
our fuel supply. In addition to California’s great oil fields
Oregon has a supply of coal—nearly 1,000,000,000 tons—
lying near tide water; Washington has in the Puget sound
district over sixty-three times as much as Oregon; Brit
ish Columbia also has extensive fields. While the Alaskan
fields, not far inland and reached by a government rail
way. art so large as to appear almost inexhaustible.
No matter how great may be the demand, for power
to turn the wheels for the industries fast coming to the
Pacific coast, there need be no fear of lack of energy. ' In
the territory between the Pacific coast and the Rocky
mountains is found 72 per cent of the potential water
horse-power of the entire country, with 42 per cent locat
ed in the three states of Washington, Oregon and Cali
fornia. It is probable that the center of the production of
coal will join the procession and march westward, in the
near future. Illinois has 40,000,000 tons more than Penn
WE'RF BEHIND YOU. MR. PRESIDENT.
—Chapin in St. Low* Republic.
vania; Wyoming deposits are four times more than Penn
ol‘ Illinois, while Alaska's wealth may prove to be the larg
est of all.—(Los Angeles Times.)
We still cling to the belief that Liberty can better en
lighten the world than liquid fire and submarines.
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you care to put upon them. For heavy
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every angle.
Seven thousand MACK Trucks in daily service
testify to M ACK quality. I have sold over $*5,000
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since January 1—everyone of them earning money for
the owner every dav.
There’s* a MACK Truck for every purpose. All
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T. G. YOUNG
Distributor for MAC K Trucks
100 Pike Street SEATTLE
ALASKA W 1
Sailings from Seattle:
^ Alameda.May 10
Alaska.May 15
Mariposa .May 21
Northwestern May 27
Alameda .June 2
All ships go through to Anchorage.
Sailing of May 10th from Seattle, connects-with Dora to Westward.
Beginning with the Northwestern sailing of May 4th, all passenger
ships will touch at Skagway northbound. The Alameda and Mariposa
will be the only ships to call at Skagway southbound.
For further particulars of service, rates,apply to Agent.
A. H. McDONALD, Agent.
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Beef, Pork, Veal, Mutton, Poultry.
Lard, Bams and Bacon.
Butter and Eggs
Orders from the Westward and Cook
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Sewa :d
The Gateway of
Alaska
The Place Where Sails Meet Rails
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TERMINUS U. S. GOVERNMENT RAILROAD
Best Harbor on the Alaska Coast
Big Game Paradise of all Alaska
Future Fishing Center of Alaska
Gateway and Distributing Point for Central Alaska
Completely endowed and equipped with Public
School, Hospital and Churches
If You Are Looking for a Place
to Locate Remember
These Facts:
SEWARD is the inevitable metropolis of Alaska; has a first class
Public School System; is the principal city on the Kenai Penin
sula; the outfitting point for all big game parties; the natural
Gateway to all of Interior Alaska; has the finest harbor on the
coast—bar none; the most advantageously located townsite in
Alaska; a fishing industry that alone will make a wealthy town;
a modern and complete cold storage plant and cannery; will have
one of the finest Radio Stations in the North Pacific.
SEWARD has a first-class gravity water system, modern electric
light and power plant, has twosolid financial institutions and is
the selected site for the North Coast Government Coaling Station,
the SALT WATER TERMINUS of the Government-built railroad,
the nearest port to the GREATEST HALIBUT BANKS in Alaska
and is tributary to the great mining districts of Alaska.
For further information regard Seward, Alaska, or
your own particular business, address
THE SEWARD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE