Seward Daily Gateway
OF SEWARD, ALASKA — ESTABLISHED August 19, 1904
Published Daily except Sunday by
THE GATEWAY PUBLISHING COMPANY
Entered ai the Post Office at Seward, Alaska, as second-class matter
E. F J ESSEN
H. V. I’.OBEN and E.
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F. JESSEN, Proprietors
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Associate
Editor |
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GLORIES OF GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP
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I; has been reported that the MS North Star was
under consideration at the time the bids were called for.
Thus, the matter of going abroad for material which
can bp supplied on the ground or in Alaska, has added
to it a rcvolui ion in transportation of governmental sup
plies. If the North Star is used it means that the Federal
government has, in addition to intruding into every oth
er line of commercial activity in Alaska, finally entered
the transportation field.
There are those who, in times past, urged this utili
zation cf government-owned vessels to the exclusion of
private transportation companies.
Here we have it.
but, if we are to take the Secretary of Interior’s fig
ures as correct, this one instance of such governmental
competition strikes the railroad belt—below the belt—
for the sum of $150,000 in one lump sum. And in striking
it compels mere than 100 men to virtually yield to the
“machine age” and switch their occupations of tie hack
ing to something which buzzes, clicks or puffs and re
quires a technical education to handle.
Sometime:' an ideal magnifies itself into stronger
substniv- in the mind’s eye. Government ownership and
operation is one of these fatuous subjects.
Had the Alaska Railroad been privately owned, the
various civic organizations would have been able to exert
a tremendous influence in keeping its payrolls within
the Railroad Belt. But they could only protest, along with j
The Gateway.
There is an Alaskan administration approaching,
in Washington. It only requires team-work to get into j
the going. Alaska wall never solve its problems merely!
by trying to cut off the runners from the trunk of the j
tree. The root must be attacked.
Twenty-three states have now
token protective steps regarding
1 'ii's and depositors.
* * * *
de-rmak is in better condition to
■ y than at any time during the
past week.
* * * *
he death total in the Japanese j
tkquake and tidal wave is now i
'mated at several hundred, i
res of villages were leveled and j
quake was felt on adjacent is- 1
as. 400 miles distant.
'eris of thousands are flocking j
1 Washington from every state j
the Union, for Roosevelt’s in- j
ural tomorrow, including In-}
is from the plains and Eskimos j
n Alaska.
ead Saturday’s great edition of |
Gateway for fuller detail.
papers for sale at tne Gateway office
Late news dispatches which time
did not permit getting into type
today because of the brief power
cut-off locally, tell of President
elect Roosevelt’s triumphal arrival
at Washington where he and his
party’ were escorted to the May
flower hotel to await the inaugural
tomorrow.
Rep. Rainey of III., will be the
Speaker in the next House.
* * * -:f
Gov. C. D. Martin of Washington
proclaimed a three-day banking
and financial holiday; it is not
mandatory.
Henry Morgenthau, Jr., of New
York, has been selected by Presi
dent-Elect Roosevelt as chairman
of the Farm board.
S'
EVERY MON1
1933 Auction Sale
May 16 S
March 21 June 20 (
April 12 July 25 '
August 20
Special Sal es Held
on request of shipper.*
Advances will be made as a
quested. Transferred by te>
sired.
The Seattle
100S Western Aven*
SI THE YEAR
£6
24
21
21
n re
de
The Seattle Far Ex
change baa always
demonstrated to the
satisfaction of all their
shippers that it can
and does sell fnrs in a
manner superior to
anyone else. Oar
monthly auction sales
are recognised by buy
ers of raw furs as the
best source from which
to provide the world
markets with their
requirements of fine
Alaska furs.
Exchange
Seattle, U. S. A.
INTERIOR BUREAU
REPLIES 10 SEWARD’S
‘open letter; TIES
spect the treating of the ties. The
use of treated ties has been under
consideration for some time and
our policy was changed last winter
when the price dropped below 50
cents per tie in the State of Wash
ington.
UNSIGNED
Jan. 30, 1933.
The Secretary of the Interior.
Washington, D. C.
Purchase of Douglas Fur Ties,
Alaska Railroad
With reference to the open letter
j of the Seward Chamber of Com
merce, published in the Seward
Daily Gateway on January 14, 1933.
following are the facts furnished
by the general manager of the Al
aska Railroad, in connection with
the purchase of /5,000 creosoteri
Douglas fir ties:
Award has been made to the
Net tie ton Lumber Company and
the Associated Tie and Timber
Mills, of Seattle, Wash., for deliv
ery of 75,000 Douglas fir ties, each
company to supply 50 per cent,
and the ties are to be creosotcd by
the West Creosote Wood Preserv
ing Company of Seattle. An at
tempt has been made to prove that
Alaska untreated ties are superior
and more economical than Doug
las treated ties.
The 75,000 treated ties purchased
at Seattle will cost 99.5 cents per
tie, on cars, Seward, as against
$1.10 plus 10 cents per ties forj
loading on cars of local ties, which
ties alone. A far greater saving is
will effect a saving of $15,375 on
effected through increased life
length of treated ties, which has
been conclusively proven through
actual tests in the States. There
fore. under Alaska Raliroad condi-;
tions, considering medium weight
powTer and light traffic, the life of
a treated tie will be approximately
25 years, and considering other;
further savings, such as reduced j
costs of surfacing track lining on i
account of fresh renewals and j
lengthening of sections, it is es- j
timated that the use of treated:
ties will effect a saving of over!
$150,000 actually. The purchased |
ties are select and of the best grade |
of Douglas fir. They are to be |
treated by the Boulton process, j
which embodies seasoning in vacu- j
um, and the absorption of eight'
pounds of a mixture consisting of j
45 per cent No. 1 coal tar and 55 j
per cent of petroleum fuel oil by
volume per cubic foot of wood
forced into timber under pressure,
and arrangements have been made j
with the Navy Department to in- j
HOMEMADE TASTIES AT
SATURDAY SAKE SALE
Saturday’s bake sale by the Sew
ard Women’s City basketball team
will open up at 10:30 a. m. (tomor
rows in the former location of the
Black Cat Cafe, next door to the
Seward Steam Laundry.
A hot lunch will be served In
addition to the large variety of
home-baked food, cakes, etc.
The sale is being held to make
up the deficit in the treasury ac
cruing from the recent inter-city j
series at Anchorage.
Fresh home-made breads, cakes,
pastries and many other 'good
thing. Tomorrow, Saturday.
The regular Saturday night pub
lic dance will be presented tomor
row night, announces Chairman
Walt Corliss of the dance com
mittee.
The reason why The Gateway
was published today, regardless of
electric energy being off, was be
cause the night shift was on the
job, and thanks to forewarning by
the Seward Light & Power Co.
SPECIAL!
SCNFREZE BRICK ICE CREAM
in assorted flavors. “Free-zee” in
our new frigidaire—Alaska Shop.
FOR SALE—For non-payment at
Seward. Alaska, one Silvertone
Radio, original cost $49.50. Will
sell for $22.50 cash. For full par
ticulars communicate with Cred
itors .Association, Seattle, Wash.
j Osbo’s Electric Shop j
i House Wiring, Boat Wiring i
i and Repairing. We stock up- |
J to-date Light Fixtures
| Radios and Radio Sup., aes. •
i For Service Call
< Adams 82 t
Pacific Alaska Airways, Inc.
SPEED - - - COMFORT - - - DEPENDABILITY
Running on Regular Schedule
AND
PLANES AVAILABLE FOR CHARTER
RADIO EQUIPPED PLANES
OFFICES
ANCHORAGE—FAIRBANKS—NOME—SEATTLE
ARCTIC AIRWAYS
ATTENTION: TRAPPERS - MINERS
THE ARCTIC AIRWAYS IS MAKING SPECIAL RATES ON
YOMl FREIGHTING AND TRANSPORTATION
Pilot Johnnie Moore
Chas. L. Plumb and F. Walters, owners
For Rates and At range men ts Call Overland Hotel, Madison 12®
REEYE
AIRWAYS
R. C. REEVE, Pilot
Based at Seward Airport
AIR SERVICE TO ANY PART OP ALASKA
FREIGHT, PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION
AT REASONABLE RATES
Telegraph or write for information
SEWARD DRUG COMPANY, Seward, Alaska
i
Five-place Fairchild plane; Wright-Whirlwind motor
(Seward, the Gateway, coining and going)
LIBERTY THEATRE j
Show Tonight at 8 o’clock •
I
THE “UP-TO-DATE PLAY— *
“Sinners in the Sun” 1
i
An 8-reel diama showing the different attitudes af various 1
people in regard to the world-old problem “Morally.” A story 1
of tangled lives with *
n
AN ENTIRELY NEW SITUATION { 1
Is it true that all the people long for the things they cannot Jjj
possess, whether good or evil? A very interesting story well |
acted by a special cast. J
a
We have a good 2-reel comedy that exposes one of !
those rare creatures; an innocent, unsophisticated |
man. They have titled it right in *
“THE IMPERFECT LOVER” S
AND A NEWS REEL *
Seward General
Hospital
Seward, Alaska
The Alaska Railroad
(MT. MeilINLEY PARK ROUTE)
TRAINS ARRIVE TRAINS DEPART
Each Saturday G:30 p. m. Each Sunday 7:30 a- m.
Mixed train between Anchorage and Seward.
SOUTHBOUND NORTHBOUND
Each Thursday Each Sunday
Mixed train for Anchorage and intermediate points
leaves not earlier than 10:00 a. m. each Sunday.
Mixed train carries a coach and passengers.
CAPTAIN ARTHUR RY> G
NEXT SAILING MARCH 11
SAN JUAN FISHING & PAC iG CO.
Chas. A. Jansen, Age
Phone Madison 139 Sew Alaska
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\dmiral Evans
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Yukon Apr. 29
Pirta of call i Ketchikan, Wrangell.
Hainea. Skagwar. Cardoea, Valdes at.
and Sooth, except 88. Northwestern doe*
either direction.
Sailings marked * connect with SS.
Sailings from Seattle at • a.m. «
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