Seward Daily Gat uiay
OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19, 1904
Published Dally except Sunday by
THE GATEWAY PUBLISHING COMPANY
Entered In the post office at Seward, Alaska, as second-class matter
H. V. HO BEN and E. F. JESSEN, Proprietors
E. F. Jessen Editor and Manager
Otto G. Sandbeck, Associate Editor Hdwin A. Sandbeek, City Editor
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disnatches credited to It or not otherwise in this newspaper and also the local news
published herein.
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THE CRUCIAL TEST
The year 1932 will demonstrate whether or not Alaskans are cap
able of shaping their own progress or drop into the time-honored rut
of waiting for the Federal government to set the guage of prosperity.
Perhaps it has taken just such a situation as now obtains in the
United States to bring the test.
If Alaska is incapable of organizing its forces and going out into
the world to secure capital and mental energies, enlisting them in de
veloping her natural resources and stand on her own feet, she merits
nothing better than to languish in an Arcadian somnolence, and must
,be satisfied with recurrent uncertainty as to present and future.
It is a glaring outstanding fact that while almost every other sec
tion of the world hai exerted energies in developing that for which the
world hungers most, Alaska has as yet made no concerted move in get
ting- her gold mining industry before the world. Even Sweden, not sup
posed to be a gold-producing country, last year increased her supply
to the extent of $*7,000,000 from one mine alone. Canada, Mexico, South
Africa, South America and Russia have all shown increased production
through, inviting capital.
The question naturally arises: Whose duty is it to undertake this :
work? • , j
Alaska has an All-Alaska Chamber of Commerce. Such organiza
tions are supposed to deal with every matter affecting the industrial
and commercial interests of the community it serves. Yet to date not
one line has been issued in the form of authenticated literature ad- j
vertising Alaskan gold deposits. It has busied itself with such ques- j
lions as Federal appropriations and protesting against bureaucratic '
restrictions where they appear in specific complaints.
True, the Federal government maintains a press agent who is doing j
the best he can under the usual restrictions hedging a bureaucratic j
office- Perhaps no one could do better or even as good in the present |
position. But there is no case on. record where such a system has fruc- 1
tified in anything more than a generalization of conditions.
Alaska’s greatest opportunity lies in developing a commodity not j
subject to business fluctuations. Unemployment cannot affect the:
value of gold, nor lack of means with which to buy groceries create an ;
overproduction. On the contrary, gold development means permanent ,
year-round payrolls, with year-round disbursements — the two keys |
which will unlock Alaska prosperity.
While appreciative of past, present and future amateur perform
ances, there are many who wish an old-fashioned minstrel and vaude
ville show—lots of vaudeville numbers—will be presented in the near
future.
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St. Patrick’s Day in Sewrard passed quietly, in proper observance of
respect to the Saint.
BARGAINS!
LADIES COATS — $5 to $15
VALUES UP TO $52.50
ALL THESE LESS THAN COST
THE BLUE SHOP
VAN GILDER HOTEL
J. S. BADGER, Prop.
HOT AND COLD WATER IN EVERY
ROOM-STEAM HEAT
WHERE AI ASKANS MEET
Ted Taylor, Prop.
1st AYE. & PINE STREET*
SEATTLE, WASH.
Rooms Without Bath
From $1.00 Per Day
Rooms With Private Bath
} From $*J.OO Per Day
Rates by Week cr Month
ivan Jones Coal Company
—PRODUCERS OF—
Alaska’s Finest Coal
Highest Grade Bituminous Coal,
carefully washed, screened and
sized to meet every requirement.
MORE HEAT UNITS PER DOLLAR
YOUR COAL DEALER CAN SUPPLY YOU
Ilf TIE HOTELS
SEWARD—A. O. Wilson, Seattle;
Ed Lindbergh, Seattle; O. F. Wein
! ard, Candle; F. Weinard, Candle;'
Mr. and Mrs. L. A- Sunquist, Candle;
| A. C. Nelson, Candle; R. Stone; W.
Gresman; Mr. and Mrs. A. Olson,
Flat; Rita Glenn, Cordova; Nita
Rose, Juneau; Warren R. Fenn,
Juneau; H- B. Crewson, Juneau;
F. Armstrong; Dorothy Sherman;
Anchorage; Mrs. M. E. Swartz, Fair
banks; E. Fortuna; Mr. and Mrs.
Lafon, Fairbanks; Mrs. C. E. Eck
mann, Anchorage; Mrs. V. Mahle,
Anchorage; Pete Bagoy, Seattle;
Fred Wright, Jr., Seattle; C. C.
Huston, Seattle; Mr. and Mrs. L.
M. Njkkola, Seattle; Milton Holm
gren, Seattle; Mathew Campbell,
Seattle; Richard Donnelly, Seattle;
Howard Allen, Seattle; H. A. Aris
son, Seattle; Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Roycroft, Moose Pass.
OVERLAND—C. W. Jackson, An
chorage; Chas Zielke; Robert Dea
con; Alvin Copeland; Gus Schu
bert; H. A. Wells, Ketchikan; J. O.
Wells. Ketchikan.
VAN GILDER—John W. Dufican,
Rampart; Leo. M. Rodrique, Med
fra; Glenn R. Day, Iditarod; Mrs.
J. D. Shultz, Fairbanks; F. A. Ham
mers, Seattle; J. II. Hammers, Seat
tle; Paul Roy, Vancouver; Mrs. O.
O. Krogh, Matanuska; Mrs. Ethel
Bagshav/, Seattle; Judge E. Coke
Hill, Valdez; Mr. and Mrs. M. V.
Lattin, Seattle; Arthur M. Pinkus. I
Cordova; H. C. Johnson, Anchor-j
age; Henry Gunn, Nome; L. M.
Carrigan; Mr. and Mrs. J .E. Hop
kins, Fairbanks; J. S. Kelsey; Rob
ert Swanson, Seattle; A. Peterson, j
Seattle; Mr. and Mrs. E. White
head, Washington, D. C.; J. A. Ram
say, Anchorage; Mrs. Hal Bailey,
Fairbanks; Percy G. Charles, Ket
chikan; Geo. J. Love, Valdez; J. L.
Freeman, Seattle; L. L. Stevens,
Milwaukee; M. A. Brown, Milwau
kee; Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Isaacson,
Hot Springs; F. B. Wolverton, Ju
neau; Baxter Felch, Seattle; W. L
Eckhart, Anchorage; A. J. Dimond,1
Valdez; Glenn Carrington. Seattle.
Straight Heels are an aid to foot
comfort as well as for appearance.
Shoes are polished when heels are
straightened, at the Seward Leath
er Works.
YUKON ARRIVED IN PORI
EARLY WEDNESDAY WITH
The SS Yukon, of the Alaska
Steamship Company, arrived in
port Wednesday afternoon from
Seattle and wayports, bringing a
number of passengers who disem
barked when the vessel docked.
Passengers who boarded the ves
sel at Seattle for Seward included:
P. Bagoy, M. A. Brown, Mrs. H.
Bailey, Ethel Bagshaw, A. Cope
land, G. B. Day, R. Deacon, J. W.
Duncan, W. L. Eckhart, Mrs. Chris
Eckmann, Henry Gunn, W. Gres
man, Mrs. R. A. Hall and son, F. A.
Hamers.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hopkins, F. H.
| Hamers, C. C. Huston, Mr. and Mrs.
1R. A. Isaacson, H. C. Johnson, C.
W Jackson, Mrs. O. O. Krogh, Mr.
and Mrs. J. F. Kelly, Mr. and Mrs.
M. V. Lattin, E. Lindbergh, Mrs. B.
Logan, w. Lafon, T. W. Mommsen,
Mrs. V. Mahle, A. C. Nelson, Mrs.
L. M. Nikkola, Mrs. A. Olsen, C. V.
Olson, A. Olson, Mrs. J. J. O’Con
nell, A. Peterson.
L. M. Rodrique, Paul Roy, Mrs. [
G. Romando, Mrs. I. D. Schlutz,
Mrs. M. Swartz, Mr. and Mrs. L. A.
Sunquist, M. Slaine, G. Schubart,
Dorothy Sherman, R. Swanson, F.
Weinard, Minnie Thompson, Dora
Werner, O. F. Weinard, H. A. Wells,
J. O. Wells, Mr. and Mrs. E. White
head, F. Wright, Jr., C. Zilke and
18 steerage.
Local arrivals other than the
Seattle listing included Mrs. H. P.
Sullivan, George J. Love, Judge E.
Coke Hill, F. Armstrong, Percy G.
Charles, L. M. Carrigan, Glenn
Carrington, W. R. Fenn, F. B. Wol
verton, J. A. Ramsay, H. B. Crew- j
son, A. Pinkins, Bexter Felch, J. L. j
Freeman. A. J. Dimond.
Mi?, and Mrs. Frank Roycroft,
well known and popular residents1
of Moose Pass, arrived in the city!
last evening.
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The regular passenger train from
iht wilds of the Interior is due in
Seward this evening at 6:30. Four
core and 10 are said to be aboard.
AIRWAYS
V) e Guarantee To Save You Money on Passen
ger and freight transportation.
FOR INFORMATION SEE SEWARD DRUG CO.
The Alaska Railroad
(Ml McKinley Pari: Route)
TRAINS ARRIVE ‘ TRAINS DEPART
Each Friday 6:30 p. m. Each Saturday 7:30 a. m
Fairbanks and way points.
, Mixed train from Anchorage and intermediate points ar
rives each Wednesday p, m
Mixed train for Anchorage and intermediate points leaves
not earlier than 10:00 a. r.i. each Saturday.
Mixed train carries n conch and handles passengers.
-A. Isa sic a. ra Airways
Serve All Interior Alaska
* Weekly Schedules from Anchorage with U. S. Mail
For Information, rates, etc., see—
! . Elwyn Swetmann
l SEWARD REPRESENTATIVE
n
i CLARK BASSETT KARL K. KATZ
Manager ^ Seattle Representative
ANCHORAGE BASE 16 RAY STREET
PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS
of ALASKA
BASES AT VALDEZ, ANCHORAGE and FAIRBANKS
Operating All Cabin Planes To All Points In
Alaska, Maintaining Weekly Scheduled
Operation To Kuskokwim Points
Main Office at Anchorage’ Alaska
Seward, Alaska
“Good Water a Necessity in Every Home”
Wayne Blue, Agent
Office in Arcade Building. Phone, Main 81
Liberty Theatre
Show tonight-—8:00 o’clock
EDWARD G. ROBINSON
the greatest of underworld
STARS. THE MAN WHO PLAYED
“LITTLE CAESAR”—Supported by—
NEIL HAMILTON — ALICE WHITE
And Others in the Drama—
“The Widow
from Chicago”
A Thrilling Detective Mystery Story
* * -X- %
Also a Two Reel Comedy One Reel Vaudeville Acts
—with— — and—
LLOVD HAMILTON Bruce Novelty Scenic Reel
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Telephone Main 34
M’Mullen’s Grocery j •
FOR PROMPT DELIVERY
STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES I
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Mail and Phone orders given prompt attention
STEAMSHIP STARR
CAPTAIN ARTHUR RYNING
Next Sailing Out of Seward Will Be April 9
First Sailing to Nushagak Wayports leaving Seward May 16
SAN JUAN FISHING & PACKING CO.
Chas. A. Jansen, Agent
Phone Madison 139 Seward, Alaska
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Travel by the
Dollar Steam
ship Line from
Pacific Coast
ports to New
York via Pana
ma Canal.
Leaves Arrives Leaves
Vessel Seattle Seward Seward
Evans .Mar. 8 Mar. 16 Mar. 18
Evans .Mar. 30 Apr. 6 Apr. 11
Watson . Apr. 6 Apr. 13 Apr. 18
Evans .Apr. 20 Apr. 27 May 2
Watson ..Apr. 27 May 4 May 9
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Passenger accommodations on all
Admiral Line vessels have been
completely and materially improved.
You will find them very attractive
and comfortable.
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WAYNE BLUE, Agent
LARGEST
FLEET
FINEST
STEAMERS
Steamer
Leave
Seattle
YUKON . Mar. 12
NORTHWESTERN . Mar. 19
YUKON . Mar. 26
ALASKA . Apr. 2
YUKON. Apr. 9
ALASKA. Apr. 16
Leave
Seward
Mar. 18 9 p.m.
Mar. 27 11a.m.
Apr. 1 9 p.m*
Apr. 8 9 p.m.
Apr. 15 9 p.m.
Apr- 23 9 p.m
Special rates lor round-trip fares March 12 to
April 6 from all Alaska ports to Seward and re
turn account Grand Igloo, Pioneers of Alaska
Convention in Fairbanks March. Inquire about
them and urge your friends to attend.
Freighter Denali sail from Seattle March 5th
J. H. FLICKINGER. Agent