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OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19. 1904
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KEEP YOUR HEAD UP
A ii oldtimer who has been absent for several years and
**who has come back to Alaska to make his stake after
many years of disillusioning struggles in the States had
veritably to argue his way back into the Territory. There
were other old sourdoughs on the boat, who for some rea-1
son or other, were coming back.
The old new-comer was fired with enthusiasm and
prophesied an awakening of interest in all things Alaskan,
but $he dyed-in-the-wool, oldtimers shook their heads
and said, “We never have been able to make them under
stand and we never will. They just don't give a darn
about Alaska except to take all we can give them, and of- j
fer nothing in return.’’
“That,” said the new, old timer, “is the bunk. Since [
the days when you were handed riches in a gold pan, you
have developed an ingrowing grouch. If you let that
thought rattle around in your thinktanks you’ll never get
anvwhere. What are you going back for anvway? And;
if its good enough for you won’t it be good enough for
somebody else?
“Alaska has done a good bit of advertising and its
having its cumulative effect. There is a new attitude de
veloping in the States. They are beginning to wake up to
the possibilities here. Now is the time for you to get in
your good work. Quit talking about Them there’ days
when the cleanup was several thousand dollars a week.
That was the easy pickings and believe me there will be
more of it. The country is now started on a good, safe
development program, and there will be Outside money
to back it up and don’t you forget it. If you fellows go to
the States with faces long enough to eat out of a churn,!
how far is it going to get you or Alaska either. They’ll
judge you by the figure your personal thermometer is
registering. You’ve got something you think is worth
coming back for. You weep salty tears about the injus
tice being done to Alaska, but down under your old union
suit of blue vbur heart beats true for the things von will
yet accomplish. To tell the truth, in your secret soul vou
pnBmsiapbV jahonf it. Don’t be afraid to be enthu
siastic through, vonr lips, because enthusiasm begets en
thusiasm. Now if ever, is the time to keep vour head up
and Tail a-raisin’.’’
Mr. Hull’s recital of Democratic finances reads like
the short and simple annals of the poor as compared with
the imperial budget of the Grand Old Party.
LOSING YOUR GRIP
Don’t lose your grip on life. When you do the world
moves on ahead of you. Too many people permit their
age to tell them when to give up. Fortunately, age is be
coming less and less a factor in progress. When we look
back into history and find that some of the world’s great
est productions in science, art, literature, industry and
craftsmanship were realized by m&i and women far past
60, 70 or even 80, we can not help but discount age as a
hindrance to success.
Don’t lose your gr’p cn life because the other fellow h;s
has more money than you. Find out how he got it first.
Poverty is no disgrace unless it is the result of abandoned
virtue.
America may be the dumping ground for foreigners
but by the same punning process she may be in need of
filling up the holes she gets into.
Mayor Thompson of the "City of bombs’’ said he
could handle the crooks. It looks like he has.
“How’s Heflin going to take the A! out of Alabama?’’
Probablv with as much luck as resulted in trying to take
Cal out of California.
AVIATION MAIN
TOPIC OF TALK AT
CHAM8ER MEET!
i
SOMMERS, MARQUIS, ARRIVES,
BECK, JOHNSTON, McCORO,
AMONG SPEAKERS
Many guasts were present at Tues
day’s meeting of -the Chamber of
Commerce and among the prominent
peakers were Bob Sommers, Terri
forial Road Commissioner, who spoke
on airplane fields and commented on j
the fine field in Seward; this city
being the hub, as it were, with the
terminals of large steamship compan-f
I
fcs from the South and for the steam-!
ers running out to the Westward. 1
Aleutian Islands and Bristol Bay, aid
being also the ocean terminal for
the Alaska Railroad.
He predicted that Seward wjuld .
have one of the finest airplane t.and-j
i::g fields in all Southwestern Alaska j
'ere of these days, that a plan is now!
I under consideration for carrying
mails to the Westward by plane/ from
Seward. His talk was well received
and he was given hearty applause on
completion of his most interesting
and constructive talk.
REV. MARQUIS HEARD
Reverend Marquis, the Presbyter
ian field minister, addressed the mem
bers on the wonderful benefits of avri
!
ation and told of one of his missions j
at Point Barrow which was out of the
much needed medicine having given
their entire supply to a^ whal
ing schooner that put in there
wifh a sick crew. He told how j
Wilkins had taken out the letter t
asking for a new* supply and ,
how this had been sent to the'
States, then by boat to Seward from j
Seattle, by train to Fairbanks, and }
bow Wilkins on his last trip a year j
ago had taken it in thereby giving
them service in two months which
under ordinary circumstances wouM
have taken a year. He dwelled on the
wonderful benefits do be derived from
aviation. In other respects told of his
mission work and the different miss- j
ions over Alaska. He said while they
were not in Seward yet Seward
seemed well taken care of here by
the Methodists. There were three
Methodist ministers present at the
meeting. Nenana, his new headquar
ters, will always be an important
IPtle town, he said, on account of
the river boat service and the coun
try it serves
RAILROADER TALKS
Nr. Arrivee, passenger agent for
the Gloat Northern Railroad, spoke
on the willingness of the Grea;
NoriLen to cooperate with the bus
iness men. of Alaska; that they were
ready at all times to do what-ever
was in. their power for the better
ment of Alaska. He complimented
Seward on having such a live body
of business men as were present af
the meeting and said they probably
did not realize the tremendous
amount of good they were accom
plishing for this district, and else
where in the Territory.
(Continued on Page Five.)
Plan to go to the May Day Dance,
on May 1, under the auspices of the
American Legion Auxiliary. At Odd
Fellows hall.
Fresh tamales. Brown &
Hawkins. 1
8 O’CLOCK
ONE: SHOW — 8 O'CLOCK
This program will be shown tonight only
TONIGHT ONLY
TIJE CELEBRATED STAGE COMEDIAN
M a Fields
in the tip top comedy drama
THE POTTERS’
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The play based on the famous Sunday paper
comic strip showing the adventures of brow
beaten “Pa Potter.”
IF YOU EVER LAUGHED AT THE SUNDAY
PAPERS YOU WILL LAUGH AT THIS
A movie feature made for the sole purpose
of shaking your sides, and directed by the man
who made all of Harold Lloyd’s comedies for
years. And with it we will give you another
comic strip; subject, ‘Buster Brown” in
“BUSTER BROWN’S PRIZE WINNER”
An all comedy program that you can see
TONIGHT ONLY
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