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Published Daily Except Sunday by The Seward Gateway Publishing Co.
BERNARD M. STONE, President. _
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Entered as second class matter at the postoffice, Seward, Alaska,
THE PROPOSAL to spend some of the municipal funds for the advance
ment of Seward’* interests on the outside is one that ought to secure the
approval of all the people. It is not the business of
FOR THE GOOD a newspaper to try to act as the advisor of the com
OF SEWARD munity and it would be presumption to do so but it
may not be regarded as presumption to suggest that
the arguments in favor of spending some of the city’s funds for publicity
purposes at this important crisis in Seward’s history are very powerful.
Much work is being done by a certain other place to have its claims ad
vertised although the people interested have no money at all at their dis
posal. They are really accomplishing an amount of work which ought to earn
for them even the admiration of those to w hom they are in opposition. They
have actually succeeded in securing the aid of an outside paper with a large
circulation and have managed to get lots of folks guessing who have not
gone to the trouble of investigating things for themselves. They have done
this on a shoestring and without having anything to show but hot air while
Seward with its great surrounding country and its established business in
terests has remained practically quiescent.
The verdict of the engineering commission may be final with the president
and it probably will, but the president is personally responsible for the rail
road’s success and he would receive with pleasure and thanks any information
that he might receive which would aid in guiding him to a proper conclusion.
The members of the commission themselves might also be made fully
acquainted with the real value of the resources and the possibilities of the
territory through which the government railroad would run near Seward. In
the time at their disposal it is hardly likely that they can secure directly as
much information in this respect as a man who has spent years prospecting
here could give them in a few moments or in a few written words.
It was never the intention of the president or anyone else merely to run a
railroad to a given point in the interrior of the territory and let it go at that.
The intention was not to make a short cut through barren territory to tap
some place far off. The idea was. and it couldn’t be anything else, to run a
railroad through the territory which has resources or possible resources so
that the development of those resources might be hastened and the people
who own them aided to make use of their properties.
The task which confronts Seward is to counteract the efforts of those who
are working against it. Every town has enemies whether they have any sel
fish purposes of their own or not anil we might be certain that some such
people are already busy proving, at least to their own satisfaction, that any
other old place beats Seward as an ocean terminal.
Seward has the finest townsite in Alaska. In the country around is a
mineralized territory which is second to none in any part of Alaska of equal
extent. We have the best climate in the whoie territory. If the country
around Seward cannot enable a railroad to be operated at a profit as far as
it extends what country through which it is proposed to run the road could ?
These are the facts which we should keep pounding into the heads of
the people who have the fate of the railroad in their hands and the small
amount of money required to keep up this pounding would certainly be well
spent.
PORTAGE BAY is a joke. The man who is responsible for its advertis
ing is known as one of the pleasantest “joshers” in
PORTAGE BAY Alaska. He is a good fellow and is probably laughing
right now in his sleeve at the rumpus he has caused.
The greatest friends of Portage Bay declare that it has a mile square of
level ground for terminals and town. That is the very best they can say,
and just imagine a government building a great imperial system of railroad*
through a vast territory which will some day have millions of population and
running it into a hole in the mountains. A mile square is nothing but a hole
when regarded as the site for the terminal of what might be truly called a
continental railroad system.
Forget it.
HOWARD WATCHES
GEORGE, IIIE JfWEEER
Watches and Jewelry Repaired
USE THE PHONE
ALASKA ELECTRIC COMPANY
S. M. GRAFF, - President and General Manager
...PIONEER HOTEL...
F. 8. CANNON. PROP*.
Newly Furnished and Renovated. Twelve Comfortable
Rooms. Nicely Furuished Ladies’ Sitting Room. Family
Accommodations as Good as Can Be Had in Alaska.
KNIK - - ALASKA
Hotel Seward
W. A. M'NEILEV, PROP.
MODERN CONVENIENCES
RATES SI.00 TO S2.50 PER DAY
MOT AND COLD WATER BATHS ELECTRIO LIGHTS
We guarantee Fisher’s Blend Flour,
$2 per sack. Fisher’s Art, $1.75 at
Brown & Hawkins, “Quality First”.
Special Sale of watches, jewelry
and diamonds to reduce stock. George
the Jeweler. lw
You'll And everything In the Pastry Lino at
Cooper's Cafe.
Fishing tacklr at J Ts Graef’s.
The name ‘'Gamble's'* ts a Trade Mark and
wherever seen Is a guarantee of Wholesome
ness and Cleanliness.
A large assortment of men’s negli-;
gee shirts, both light and dark colors;
values to $3 each; your cl oice, $1.50. |
Brown & Hawkins, “Quality First”.
NOW OPEN
THE
..GERMANIA CAFE..
(Formerly Vienna Cafe)
Private Boxes Lunch Counter
Louis Rainey, Proprietor.
Igloo No. 9,
Order of Pioneers
Meets the First Monday Night of each
month at the A. B. hall.
Wm. Sauers. Pres. Isaac Evans, Sec v '
C. MATHISON
The Bald Headed Painter Will Do
Your Work Riffht
PRICES RIGHT. A trial solicited.
The Carstens Packing Go.
Wholesale and Retail
Beef. Pork, Veal, Mutton, Poultry j
Lard. Hams and Bacon.
Butter and Ejors
Orders from the Westward and
Cook Inlet Given Careful Attention
Fourth Ave. Seward.
BUTTS
HAS
IT
PIONEER
HOSPITAL
OF SEWARD
DR. J. M. ROMIG, Director
Office Hours 2 to 4 p. m.
Daggett Block
Hospital by Appointment
J
PETER ANDERSON
Painting
and
Paperhanging
R SALE ON SECOND AVE:
The Krefting residence.
The Boe residence.
The Alice Dougherty prop
erty.
The Blumer lot and house.
ON THIRD AVENUE:
The Hugh Dougherty lot and
house.
The Muscott lot.
The Homing residence.
The Gray residence.
BUSINESS AND RESIDENCE
LOTS FOR SALE
HOUSES AND CABINS FOR
RENT.
SEE
ROMIG & ROMIG
C.W. PALMER
KNIK, ALASKA
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THE BEST LINE OF MERCHANDISE OBTAINABLE
On account of having our own ship bringing in merchandise fresh
from the outside, we are able to quote you prices that competition
cannot touch.
We Save You Money
The goods that we carry' are the best that can be bought at any
price. A trial order will convince you.
REMEMBER WE CARRY EVERYTHING
WE SAVE YOU MONEY ON EVERY ITEM
O. W. PALMER, Knik, Alaska
HOTEL OVERLANI
R. L. WHITTEMORR, PROP.
Headquarters for Mining Men
SEWARD, - - - ALASKA
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The Coleman
FIRST-CLASS HOTEL. GEO. SEXTON, PROP.
Electric lights. Electric bell. Modern bathrooms. Hates reasonable.
FOURTH AVENUE SEWARD, ALASKA
While in Knik Stay at
MORRISON ROAD HOUSE
Host Popular House in Town
(lood Accommodation. First Class Board. Prices Reasonable.
Clothing, Furnishings, Footwear, Tents,
Tarps, Rugs, Etc.
S. L. Colwell
PIONEER MERCHANT Fourth Ave
The Seattle Bar
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Bensen & Teeklenburg, Proprietors.
OLYMPIA DRAFT BEER BLUE RIBBON BOTTLED BEER
BEST LIQUORS
DOMESTIC AND IMPORTED CIGARS
Elegantly Furnished and Steam Heated
— Rooms in Connection —
THE SEWARD LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY
Incorporated November 1905 under the Law* of the Territory of Alaska
S. M. GRAFF, President and General Manager
CONTRACTORS AND DEALERS IN
Electric Supplies and Appliances
Office' At the Station! " TE-EPHONE MAIN 123
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Evinrude
^Motors
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2 and 3 1-2 h. p.
With Magneto.
J. L. Graef
Agent
Seward Commercial Co.
.. Seward’s Ip-to-date Business house..
Carries a Full Line of
Miners’ and Prospectors’ Supplies, Tents
Stoves, Ammunition and hardware.
Reliance, Maximum and Supreme Brands
Canned fruits and Vegetables.
Dry Goods, hats, Caps, Sundries.
Ladies’ and Gent’s furnishings.
Exclusive on Crossett Shoes
Victors, Victrolas and Vidor Records
We give money back on anything purchased
here if not satisfactory.
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FURNITURE AND HARDWARE
COAL MINER’S ANDROID MINER’S SUPPliES
Doors & Windows
Lang’s Ranges
1 X L Parlor Heaters
Gasoline Stoves
Cook Stoves
Camp Stoves
Air Tight Heaters
Oil Stoves
Alcohol Stoves
Spark Plugs
Jump Coils
Ratteries
Granite Ware
Aluminum Ware
Asbestos
P & R Paper
MakhoiO Rooting
Tar Paper
Deafening felt
Weather Strips
Gasoline
(ias Kuifine < >il
Ni,trine Kn^ine Oil
Valve Oil
Blaine ()il
Floor < >i)
Linseed Oil
('up Urease
Paints
Lacqueret Paint
Asphaltum Paint
Brushes
Varnishes
Turpentine
.Japan
Denatured Aleohol
Coal Tar
Lamps
Lanterns
Tents
PHONE BLACK 4
Rifles
Shot Guns
Ammunition
Fishing Tackle
Giant Powder
(Japs
Fuse
Bench Forties
Blacksmith’s < 'oal
Bellows
Wheel Barrows
Cutlery
Fire Clay
Fire Brick
Lime
('ement
Giass
Rope
Mercury
Seine Twine
J. L. GRAEF
PACIFIC ALASKA
MAVIBATIOH COMPANY
ALASKA PACIFIC S. S. CO. ALASKA COAST CO.
PUGET SOUND-ALASKA ROUTE
Steamers leave Seattle every ten days each month on the
5th, 15th, 25th,
ADMIRAL SAMPSON AND ADMIRAL EVANS
via the INSIDE PASSAGE, for Ketchikan, Juneau, Yakutat,
Katalla, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez. Latouche, Seward,
Cook Inlet Points and Kodiak Island.
PUGET SOUND-CAL1FORNIA ROUTE
Seattle to San Francisco, connecting with steamers Yale and Har
vard for Southern California Points.
Rigid reserved to change steamers and sailing dates without notice.
B F. WATSON, General Agent. WAYNE BLUE, Local Agent.
V • ^ \ ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO. S
Steamers Alameda, Mariposa and Northwestern
sail from Seattle every six days tor Ketchikan.
Wrangell, Juneau, Skagwav, Cordova, Valdez and
Seward. Direct service to Kmk Anchorage via
Alameda and Mariposa
S. S. Dirigo leaves Seward 13th of each month for Cook Inlet points and Dutch Harbor.
Regularjrelght service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas, Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar,
Valdez, Latouche and Seward
Freight Steamers sailing from Seattle each month: S. S. Seward. 5th;
S. S. Latouche, 15th; S. S. Cordova, 25th
(S. S. Seward carries Explosives)
fiTRlght reserved to change this schedule without notice-?#
F. B. TRACY, General Agent C. B. GUPTILL, Age:t
H V. HOBEN A. F. DAVIS
ALASKA TRANSFER
H. V. HOBEN, Manager
--Dealers In
COAL, WOOD AND ICE
General Transferring Phones, Main 17 and 41
The Bor gen Grocery
Staple and Fancy Groceries
Handles the Best Canned Goods from the Pacific Coast—Best
Treatment to Every hotly and Prices Right— Goods
Delivered to All Parts of the City
GUS BORGEN, Proprietor
Phone Main 134 Clayson Building, Seward
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