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HI T IT’S THE TRUTH. SISTER!
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The Anchorage Times, under the caption “l rom Sew- ^
aid," takes an alleged fling at The Gateway tor the article
printed recently regarding Anchorage being a closed port
during the winter, closed by ice. Little sister, the aiticlo,
as you mentioned, was taken from the official ciiculai of
the Alaskan Engineering Commission, was not printed as
you intimate for slamming purposes, but simplx foi the
purpose of "officially” stating the truth and letting the peo
ple know that it was the truth.
Little sister, you state that Sexvard has alwaxs
"knocked" Anchorage. Far lie this from the truth, and
you know it. ""Such eri oneoits stories as the one publish
ed by the Gateway" was from the Alaska Railroad Rec
ord. And it was not an “erroneous story" and let it go at
that, but when you state, little sister, that the harbor at
Anchorage nex’or freezes — "Oh, Ananias, where art
thou?”
“Never freezes.” then why is Anchorage closed tor
certain months of the year—surely there are good navi
gators on the steamers, in the winter as well as in the
spring, the summer and the fall?
“Never freezes." Oh, hum!
Then, little sister, after stating the above “never
freezes.” you forget yourself and say that you hope The
Gateway will get all the joy it may be able to glean from
the fact that steamers will not arrive at Anchorage tor
the next few months because next year “our harbor frill
be complete and thereafter steamers will arrive here reg
ular! v even* week in the vear."
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Fine, little sister, as far as you go but in another issue)
of the little sister paper there is an item that the “dredge
which was completed early this month and which will be
used in dredging work in the harbor, has been taken to
winter quarters. For two weeks the dredge was operated
at the mouth of Ship Creek. This initial work was in the
nature of a test and proved eminently satisfactory.”
Little sister, vou have heard the utterance that “one
swallow does not make a drink nor one swallow does not
make a spring.” Well, one dredge will not make a harbor,)
and a harbor that freezes up, will not make a seaport the
vear round
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You have tried to do well, little sister, but facts are,
facts, and let us stick to them. You have a good little
town, little sister, but Seward has it all over you and;
sooner or later vou must come to realize this fact.
Furthermore, The Gateway is not exulting over your)
misfortune, as regards being closed part of the year, only
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They Satisfy!
—and yet
BREAKING IT UP.
COS?
— E.vam in Baltimore American.
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explaining the facts to those on the outside who are not
acquainted with the circumstances.
The Pioneers of Seward showed their faith in their
Alaska, their country and themselves when they recog
nized the call of the nation and subscribed for the Liberty
Loan Bond. It wasn’t much, it was the spirit in which it
was subscribed.
According to one editor, LaFollette is getting read}
to toss his hat into the next presidential ring. "Helmet,
von mean, helmet.”
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“Conservation is the watchword in war” says an ex
change. Just so. Everything must he conserved except
life. '
“Mr. Kaiser, permit us to nominate for Imperial ( han
cellor. one LaFollette, he of Wisconsin, U. S. A.” His
other names are Robert Marion.
A\ e have seen it charged that the I. . are work
ing for Germany. Holy Smokes, the German who got the
i. W. W. to work for anybody is entitled to the order of
the Black Eagle.
And there now seems to he a strong demand in Ger
many for another open season in Chancellors.
C.W. PALMER
KiNIK, ALASKA
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