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1 he announcement irom Washington that steps have
been taken to name a directing head having charge of all
bureau and departmental affairs in Alaska is the best
that has come out of Washington within a decade. Much
will depend upon the powers reposed in the office. If
they are sufficiently broad to permit of taking into consid
eration of every angle of the situation and Congress will
be guided by recommendations made through this agency,
there is reason to believe that Alaska, within the next
decade, will emerge as the beneficiary of an era of pros
perity never before known.
It may be recalled that what has happened is just
what this newspaper advocated editorially some weeks
ago, and while w^e do not take credit for having influenced
the matter, we feel satisfaction in knowing that we are
thinking in consonance with those who are seeking a solu
tion of Alaskan problems. And yet, were there more con
structive criticism and suggestions on the part of the
press the day would be hastened when the clouds that
have hovered so long upon the horizon would be banished.
Congress has grasped the situation at its primary
source—chaos created by overlapping bureaus with con
flicting authority. With the paring away of this fungus,
the next step should be co-ordination of all surveys of
natural resources and the exploitation of these resources
where it is likely to attract the attention of investing capi
tal, not without, however, removal of the impediments
now standing in the way of free and unhampered invest
ment and operation. Capital will never submit to having
a political appointee intrude in business affairs that are
purely the concern of men trained to handle them. This
appears to be one of the greatest stumbling blocks to
progress in the Territory. A strong man with vision
will discern these things and recommend measures for
remedy. By consolidating the functions of the bureaus
and forming some central point where investors may ac
quire information and have their wants cared for with
out the necessity, as now, of being compelled to open nego
tiations with a score of bureaus before he may discover
who has the right to dispose of a resource and under what
terms. There are evidences of where men have been
compelled to wait two or three years before they could
secure action upon applications, thus creating chaos and
uncertainty that crushed business progress.
The Gateway stated editorially its reasons for sug
gesting Brigadier General James Gordon Steese for the
position of directing head of federal affairs in Alaska,
and stated these reasons as based solely upon his mature
knowledge of Alaska and its needs, gained by personal
contact with the subject matter and not from an affice
chair. He carries the confidence of everyone in Alaska,
and has the training and enthusiasm necessary to such
responsibility.
BRIGHT AUGURIES FOR SEWARD
The immediate response ofthe merchants' snow fleet
in clearing the sidewalks is an evidence of civic pride
which augurs well for the future of Seward. The activi
ties of the American Legion, proposed modem school
building, the control of Lowell creek, the steps put in mo
tion to secure a shelter harbor for small sea-going craft,
court headquarters to Seward in the near future, all give
great encouragement to the citizens and increasing the
value of property holdings, thereby benefiting ail citizens
m the community.
Chicago has only five hispital beds to St. Louis' ten
per 1,000 population. Which shows that the aim is better
Chicago has only five hospital beds to St. Louis' ten
. An Eastern brewer has just died and left an estate
of $25,000,000. Now we are beginning to learn why so
many gravitate toward America's eighth wonder of the
world—prohibition.
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INTERIOR ICE POOL
RECORDS FOR THE
PAST THIRTY YEARS
ANNUAL LOTTERY EXPECTED TO
BE LARGE* THAN IN PREVI
OUS YEARS
For the benefit of the Gateway read
ers who may be considering winding!
I
the 1927 Nenana and Fairbanks ice;
pool, the following compiled record
covering a period of more than 30
years, is published. It will be noted
I
that last year’s time was the earliest, j
according to the record, the ice go
ing out on April 27.
Last year a purse of $20,000 was j
split among the lucky ones, which
was considered one ot fhe largest
sums the annual lottery ever drew:
The Ice Moved at Nenana
1917— April &0, 11:30 a. m.
1918— May 11, 9:33 a. m.
1919— May 3, 2:33 p. m.
1920— May 11, 10:46 a. m.
1921— May 11, 6:42 a. m.
1922— May 12, 1:20 p. m. I
1923— May 9, 2:00 p. m.
1924— May 11, 3:10 p. m.
1925— May 7, 6:32 p. m.
At Fairbanks
1903— May 7.
1904— May 7, 10:30 a. m.
1905— May 8, 12:30 a. m.
1906— April 30, 3:05 p. m.
1908— May 3, 7:57 p. m.
1909— May 9, 11:30 p. m.
1910— May 9, 1:30 p. m.
1911— May 6, 10:20 p. m.
1912— April 29, 12:55 a. m.
1913— May 11, 4:35 a. m.
1914— May 10 4:45 p. m.
1915— May 3, 4:00 a. m.
1916— May 4, 1:45 p. m.
1917— April 30, 3:24 p. m.
1918— May 10, 3:22 p. m.
1919— May 7, 12:54 p. m.
1920— May 14, 12:30 p. m.
1921— May 10, 11:26 a. m.
1922— May 13, 2:24 p. m.
1923— May 8, 10:35. a. m.
1924— May 10, 6:50 p. m.
1925— May 3, 3:51 p. m.
1926— April 27, 4:03 p. m.
Seward Weekly Gateway 12 pages.
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"OH, BRIDGET"
And a Reel of Jokes
NOTICE TO PARENTS—Because of the great number of com
plaints every week from our patrons, we are compelled to take dras
tic action to put a stop to the unreasonable yelling and noisiness of
the children. We have talked to the children and some of the pa
rents in vain and so have to resort to other methods to cure a condi
tion that has become unbearable. As a first step, we reserve the
right to eject any child or youth who, in our opinion, makes any un
reasonable noise, and to forbid them entrance thereafter as long as we
deem ^necessary to secure their future behavior. We will use the
greatest care to make no mistakes, but it is impossible to always
pick the exact guilty one, and so if you don’t want to run the chance
of having your child excluded in the balance of the noisy group you
will please keep them by your side....
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