Seward Daily Gateway
OF SEWARD. ALASKA — Established Auprust 19. 1904
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MOTHER’S DAY IS EVERY DAY
\ poet once sang his lay about God being in heaven, j
‘‘‘making all well with the world.
But heaven is so far, and mother’s kitchen is so
near. We grown-ups, casting back thru the years, find
one unfailing memory—this memory of a radiant, joy
ous all-well world when mother was at her post, of a
world out of. joint and fallen upon evil ways with moth
er away or ill or gone from us.
One day—next Sunday—from the cycle of the
year’s many days in which to be formally told that they
are beloved.
We wonder sometimes if these mothers who love
silently every second of their lives, asking little word
spoken love in return, know of this childish faith in a
mother-ruled world, this childish horror of a world with
out mother at the helm?
The mother’s lot is a hard one. A round of work
ing, battling, praying, weeping, smiling for her children.
There is only one possible goal which can make their
years a crown and not a cross to them—the goal of rich,
abundant, grateful love lavished upon them from the
hearts that once beat next to their own.
Sunday is Mother’s Day. Armfuls of blossoms will
fill the arms of American motherhood. That love which
gets beaten behind the dam by the feverish pulse of
rushing every-day life, gushes forth for its little hour,
telling mothers that they are loved always, not just
for one day.
FEAR OUR WORST ENEMY
Why is the recovery from the economic depression
so slow? Because capital is afraid. Millions of dollars
now lie inactive in banks because the owners of this
money are possessed with fear.
This situation is existent in Alaska just the same
as it is in the States. Just so long as they hold back
through fear, so long will a resumption of normal in
dustrial and business activity be retarded. There are a
lot of things to be done in Alaska by individuals but,
like their brethem in the States, they are hesitant.
It is inevitable that general prosperity will come
back in time, but the timidity of capital may delay a re
turn to normal conditions. The day of slogans seems to
have gone but “Do it now!” wouldn’t be bad at all.
It is about time Alaskan canneries began to mar
ket their products direct throughout the world instead
of letting half their profits go to brokers, agents, etc.,
who could be just as well eliminated from the picture.
Sell direct, organize your own selling force Outside. Cer
tainly it can be done! The same thing applies to furs;
millions of Alaska wealth each year are turned over to
others. There is no more reason why these products
should be sold thru brokers .Outside, rather than right
in Alaska, than there would be sense in hurdling a
moon, full or without green cheese.
^ ^ ^ 4< •> Of
Arthur Brisbane, who knows nearly everything, in
cluding much that isn’t so, thinks that inhabitants of
Mars may have had flying machines for ten million
years. It must be great to get big money for thinking
up things like that.
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Fishermen are now getting ready to put into prac
tice the “plausible” stories that they learned during
the winter.
Correct this sentence: “I would certainly advertise
if I had anything in my store to advertise.”
National Editorial Association
Legion men belonging to the
local A. L. Post, decided Wednes
day evening to take on the job
of grading the ground and plant
ing a lawn in front of the Sew
ard General Hospital.
They have found, also, a num
ber of private citizens arid busi
ness men in the city who are
ready to help them do it.
And so, within the next few
days, the work will start with
either personal or financial help
of Gerhard Johnsen, C. E. Orlan
der, Elwyn Swetmann, H. V. Hob
en, John Helm, Carl Carlson, Le
gion members and Fire depart
ment members.
The first work will be leveling
the grounds, then the laying of
drainage pipe which has been do
nated by the Seward Light &
Power Co. A low rock retaining
wall will be constructed with the
Jesse Lee Home supplying the
rock. Loads of black dirt will be
delivered by other trucks. Later,
it is the intent to lay out flower
beds and shrubbery.
SLUMP OF SILKS
Owing to the recent slump in
silver, Chinese merchants are ex
periencing great difficulty in pur
! chasing goods from countries which
I are sold on a gold basis. The stocks
on hand at present are not large
and Chinese firms display hesitan
cy in placing further orders, ac
cording to U. S. Consul Black in
a statement appearing in the Den
ver Mining Record.
In some instances Chinese firms j
are said to have been unable to re- j
ceive goods upon arrival because
of the failure to fix rates of ex
change at the time the contracts
were made. Local prices have re
cently advanced, owing to both
the slump in silver and the appli
cation of the new tariff rates, and
this also is causing merchants to
buy for their immediate require
ments only.
Three hunters caught a live
mountain lion near Three Rivers,
Cal., trussed it on a pole, and car
ried it seven miles to their auto
mobile.
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