Seward Daily Gateway
OF SEWARD. ALASKA — Established August 19, 1904
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A CALIFORNIA LINK
There is nothing we can conceive so swift, so cer
tain, so sure, as the International Highway into Alaska.
Its possibilities leap far beyond our poor imagination.
We fondle as a cherished dream the thought that ere
long we will be driving along its reaches to California
and arguing with traffic “cops” along the route, and
possibly stopping over in British Columbia for some
liquor refreshments. And how!
VISIT IS TOO BRIEF
There are many names eminent in the business and
financial world of California appearing in the listing of
the personnel of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
excursion party, due to arrive in Seward tonight, aswell
as many other prominent folk from the sun-kissed
Southland, and to one and all, Seward citizens extend a
sinct re and cordial welcome.
The only regret expressed is that their time will be
so limited, prohibiting Sewardites from indulging in
their desire to become better acquainted and to inform
the distinguished visitors, at first hand, about this great
and marvelous land of Alaska.
Today’s 10-page paper, is published solely for the
purpose of assisting Ernest Walker Sawyer, Secretary
Wilbur’s personal representative with the Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce excursion party, in setting Alas
ka facts before our visitors. We hope the information
and statistics compiled herein, after many hours of con
centrated effort, may be of value to our visitors and
that The Gateway’s small effort in this manner will
please Mr. Sawyer.
Aside from the thousands of hunters, traders and
trappers active in the Alaska field, the Territory has
544 producing fur farms—blue, silver, black, cross, red
and white fox, mink, beaver, muskrat, marten, lynx,
rabbit, ermine and land otter. The average annual trade
amounts to approximately 84,000,000, not including fur
seals from the Pribilof Islands. How does that sound,
Los Angeles?
In the early days of Alaska, California enjoyed 99
per cent of the Territory’s business. The Orient and
other foreign lands, however, occupied California’s at
tention and before many years rolled by, the bulk of the
commerce was lost to the State of Washington. What Cal
ifornia has lost can be best estimated by a study of the
statement published elsewdiere in these columns. Califor
nia should again become interested in Alaska; we always
did like you.
Space does not permit here in telling in detail about
Alaska coal, the fisheries and timber but those interest
ed may obtain data from either The Gateway or the
Seward Chamber of Commerce. Suffice it to say to the
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, Alaska coal, as good
as any you have been or now burning in California, can
be purchased for less from coal operators along the Alas
ka Railroad. Some declare Alaska coal is a bettor grade.
Alaska, 590,884 sq. miles in area, nearly twice the
size of the 13 original States of the Union, embracing
mors territory than England, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden,
Norway and Finland combined, is today one of the great
est treasure vaults of potential natural resources in the
world—if not the greatest.
Los Angeles golfers—Let this be your journeys-end
today and play a few rounds on Seward's nine-hole
course; then, when you return home, you’ll have some
thing to brag about.
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! 1J IMS.
j Col. Dawson Olmstead, Signal!
! Corp head, U. S. Army, altered his j
! plans Wednesday and instead of i
| waiting over a day for a train to |
Seward, boarded a plane and flew
i here last evening,
i Pilot Barnhill, Pacific Inter
' national Airways of Alaska ‘Ace,’ .
| who brought Colonel Olmstead j
| over, continued on to Cordova. j
i This jifternoon, in company
with Dr. A. D. Haverstock, H. S. j
Balderston, banker; Leon Urbach,
president of the Seward Chamber
i of Commerce and A. D. Balder
ston, city official, Colonel Olm
stead departed for Lake Kenai en
j route to Russian River where a
. few days will be spent on the fa- j
; mous trout stream pulling in |
Rainbows. The party will return
in ample time for the Colonel to |
board the Cableship Dellwood for j
,Cook Inlet.
CORDOVAN KILLED
William Wade, of Cordova, was
killed in that city recently by the J
accidental discharge of a rifle in i
his own hands, reports the Cor- j
dova Times. It is believed that he j
was preparing to clean the gun;
which was in a closet when some- J
how he either caught the trigger
or struck the stock on the floor
causing it to be discharged and j
the bullet entering his right tem
ple.
BIG OPIUM SALES HAMPERED
GENEVA, June 18, (/P)—Protest- |
aroused in the United States, hav.
broken temporarily the proposes |
plans of China to establish a gov- J
ernment monoply to sell opium for
smoking purposes. China stated
that she expected to realize $150,
000,000 annually from the sales.
KETCHIKAN YACHT CLUB
The Ktechikan Yacht club is a
reality. When anyone sees a neat
picture of or an emblem of a sail
boat with the initials K. Y. C. in
the center that means its owner j
is a member in good standing of ■
the Ktechikan Yacht club, says j
the Chronicle.
BOOST GOLD PRODUCTION -!
SHANGHAI, June 18. (A3)—The j
Chinese government is making a |
special effort to develop mineral
resources of the country, placing
emphasis on gold production.
STRONG HOOP TEAM
Although eight lettermen were
(graduated this year, Coach Willis
[Hathaway, Ketchikan high school
j director of athletics, predicts that
next year’s basketball team will
be almost as strong as his 1931 ag
gregation— recognized as one of
the two out sanding teams in the
Territory of Alaska, reports the
Tribune.
Commissioner E. E. Chamber
lain, Seward property owner and
former resident, when he returned
to McGrath, brought back with
him a new car, says the Chitina
Weekly.
HOSPITAL HALF READY
The new $10,000 hospital being
erected at Craig, for the accom
modation of those in need of med
ical aid on west coast of Prince
of Wales Island, is more than half
completed and will be ready for
the reception of patients by July 1,
according to the Ktechikan Tri
bune.
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4th OF JULY PRIZES
Brown & Hawkins will give the
follow'ing prizes to winners of the
Annual Fourth of July Marathon
Mountain race: 1st prize—One
pair of Florsheim Shoes; 2nd prize
One Hardeman Hat; 3rd prize—
One $2.00 Cheney Necktie.
PHOTO FINISHING—ENLARGING
Ten hour service. Rolls of film
brought in before 10 a. m. out at
8 p. m. same day. ALASKA SHOP.
I
All Talking' Pictures Theatre
Show tonight—8:00 o’clock
We have for tonight’s feature one of the al
ways interesting plays
NEWSPAPER
DETECTIVE
RUM RUNNER
made doubly exciting and entertaining by all the talk and
noise. The title is
'Roadhouse Nights’
and the star is the product that the talkies have brot out
CHARLES RUGGLES
supported by a special cast
The two-reel section of the program is a very
BEAUTIFUL ALL-COLOR TALKIE
picture of wonderfully trained child vaudeville
stars—something exceptionally fine
There will also be a one-reel Educational, and a Cartoon
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ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
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TEN
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