Seward Daily Gateway
OF SEWARD. ALASKA — Established August 19. 1904
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WHY GATEWAY FAVORED SALE
After assuming the postulate that its initial scolding of Seward for
criticizing Alaska bureaus, it did not intend to get under our skin, the
Valdez Miner could not resist the temptation of one more slap.
The'Miner would like to know why Seward objected to the disposal
of the Signal Corps station while it was situated in Seward, but, when
the question of selling the entire communications system of Alaska,
favored the sale. !
To supply the correct answer, it will be necessary to define the two
deals and distinct and separate. The first proposal was to dispose of
the Alaska cable and what was then practically the only Signal Corps
headquarters in Alaska, and just reaching completion through exten
sive organization, and like most governmental enterprises on the fron
tier. was not ready to be turned over to private capital. Incidentally,
due to such actions as evoked the controversy between the Miner and
Stroller’s Weekly, namely, small town bickering and what appears to be
jealousy over the success of another community, it was known that
other points desired to practically steal this enterprise for what it would
give them in the way of population.
Therefore, if it came to a question merely of selling it, and thereby
Alaska was guaranteed a service equivalent to that being furnished, and
supporting a general stand against governmental ownership in princi
ple. The Gateway was the only consistent newspaper in the Territory.
Whenever The Gateway has asked the Federal government for an
enterprise, it has been willing to allow the merits of the thing to stand
as an argument in its favor. If one cares to check up on its govern
mental enterprises, including road building, coal bunkers, breakwater
and the glacier creek flume, all of which the Miner indicated were com
passionate contributions from the Federal government, each stands upon
its own feet.
We are assuming that the Miner has knowledge of the fact that the
Federal government controls the entire water front or shoreline of the
harbor, save an easement consisting of a street flanking the cliffs above
the west side of town; that the greatest damage being inflicted by the
glacier stream threatened and affected the railroad terminals. There
fore, Seward itself was but a miner element in the demand for the
flume- Surely the Miner would not expect 700 people to assume such
a burden. As to what was given by the Legislature—$10,000—was ap
proximately one-thirtieth of what had been asked by another Third
Division town for one project. If they get it, more glory to them for
being go-getters. However, the $10,000 was but a fair allotment of Ter
ritorial funds to business communities. Of the total amount expended
Sew^ard assumed $15,000.
Now7 for the breakwater. There are some hundreds of halibut and
other boats operating in Western Alaska waters, with no safe shelter
between Cook Inlet and interior Prince William Sound. These boats
represent an industry of approximately $3,000,000 annually. The break
water came within aids to navigation—not an aid to Seward.
The Federal government and coal mine operators have expended
considerable money in an effort to supplant foreign coals with Alaskan
products, amounting to 8,000 tons annually. The Alaska mines have
been handicapped by the friability of its bituminous coals and crushing
by rehandling from cars to ships or barges. The question of lump coal
entered strongly in, as well as the necessity for sacking in supplying
coast towns and the canneries, with the additional cost of clamshelling
the coal from cars to boats.
Thus, markets which would give returns to coal mine investors,
create wages for workmen, and thereby business for merchants, were
languishing for the want of coal bunkers. In addition, there were and
are demands for Alaskan coal in Japan.
The key to this situation is coal bunkers and gravity loading, to pare
down costs.
The Federal government owns the coal mines, the railroad and
about everything else entering in. To secure royalty, coal must be mined.
Therefore, the railroad would be doing nothing more than the Norfolk
& Western in building a coaling station at Lambert’s Point, Va., to en
courage Pocahontas mines to ship over their line. The Lambert Point
bunkers enable the Pocahontas mines to ship coal to San Diego at a
cost (as quoted in 1926) of $6.80 per ton. Similar facilities in Seattle
ienable Senator King’s coal interests to ship Utah coal to Alaska to
compete with Alaskan coal.
If the Alaska Railroad is a pioneer development enterprise, then
any aid to this end is warrantably a call upon the Federal government
and not a town of 700 people.
Now we feel warranted in offering some paternal advice to those
newspapers who seem to view everything in retrospect rather than pros
pect. It is this: Alaska will never get out of its doldrums until its
citizens cease to squabble over such matters as what one or the other
may secure in the way of Federal aid. As we have been creditably in
formed, Valdez has lying adjacent to and around it some of the richest
and most promising gold prospects and mines in Alaska.
Would it not be better for the Miner to lead the procession in get
ting capital to come in and develop these mines -fchan devoting its time
to slapping Seward in the face, even tho, as we are willing to concede,
it is neither vindicative or splenetic?
Last week while the machinery of the law in Honolulu was endeav
oring to convict the husband of a virtuous wife for killing her ravisher,
it was necessary to take a Porto Rican from members of his own race,
who sought to lynch him for assaulting a five-year-old tot. At the
same time, a paroled prisoner was arrested for raping a 14-year-old
girl. Interesting.
It is reported Secretary Stimson is prepared to yield the French
some ground in the disarmament conference. Since we have given
them all the money, we might as well let ’em have the remainder.
It is said that grasshoppers have ears on their legs. If politicians
were built like that they would have less difficulty in “keeping their
ears to the ground.”
It develops that the man who discovered the faulty construction
of the walls of Jericho was a New York building inspector who got lost
trying to find the job he had been sent to inspect.
A study is being made by a French scientist of the possibilities of
using California kelp for the purpose of manufacturing algin, a rubber
like nitrogenous product used to seal tin cans.
There are still a few living who can remember when there was no
Muscle Shoals problem before Congress.
SCIENTIFIC PARn TO '
USE PLUS III CLIMB
UP MOUNT M'KINLEY
Airplanes will probably play an
important part in the search for
cosmic ray data which is being un
dertaken by scientists who are go
ing to climb the slopes of Mount
McKinley in search for information
which may aid in solving the mys- 1
tery of these rays.
The expedition to Mount McKin
ley, which is headed by Allen
Carpe, of New York, left Seward
last Saturday and continued on to
Nenana. Fsom Nenana, Carpe, ac
companied by Theodore C. Koven
and E. P. Beckwith, are to be flown
to Mount McKinley by Pilot Joe
Crosson, of the Alaskan Airways.
An attempt will be made to land
the party on Muldrow glacier on!
Mount McKinley and if this at- j
tempt should not prove feasible,
an attempt will be made to land ^
them at some spot some distance
up the mountain. The landing of
the party high on the mountain
will eliminate a great deal of hard
climbing.
The plane can take off at Ne
nana with skiis on the Tanana
River and with these a landing can
be made on the big glacier on the
mountain. Carpe and party were
met at Anchorage by M. C. Ed
munds, of the Alascka Road Com
mission, and told in detail about
the park conditions. Two more
members of the party will arrive
in Seward on one of the next boats
from the South and they will con
tinue up to Mount McKinley where
they will join the party.
The expedition is securing data
for the University of Chicago and
for Dr. Arthur Compton, famous
physicist of that institution.
VESSELS DROPPED ANCHOR
Weather conditions at sea in this
area Monday were of such a nature
that most ocean-going vessels were
forced to tie up. The SS Starr was
laying to at Portlock; the Coast
Guard cutter Tallapoosa, which left
here the toher day, anchored at
Cape Cleare, a southwestern ex
tremity of Montageue Island on
this side of the Gulf of Alaska;
the freighter Latouche, which also
left here, anchored just out of Res
urrection Bay at Sunny Cove, and
the Bureau of Fisheries boat Pen
guin was anchored in the seal
rocks vicinity.
It’s Haas Candy time for Mother’s
Day, May 8. She never forgets
you. ALASKA SHOP. I
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED '
Local members of the Independ
ent Order of Odd Fellows lodges,
Resurrection Lodge and the Sew
ard Rebekah lodge, and their fam
ilies and friends gathered Tuesday
evening in the I- O. O. F. lodge
rooms to fittingly honor the 113th
anniversary of the founding of the
I. O. O. F. A great banquet was
spread early in the evening and
when everyone was merry further
merrymaking began. Cards were
played and those who wanted to
dance wended their way down stairs
to the I. O. O. F. ballroom and to
the music of the Jolly Three or
chestra, they waltzed and danced
until a late hour.
STEAMER STARR BRINGS
MANY FROM THE WEST
Incoming and southbound pas
sengers on the SS Starr from the
Westward, which vessel arrived in
port early Tuesday evening, includ
ed the following:
From Sand Point—A. H- Mellick.
From False Pass — Mrs. Chas.
Griffing.
From Seldovia—W. A. Vinal, J.
McNab. John Kardnes.
From Unalaska—M. S. Swenson.
From Akutan — Grace Ka-waka
,ker, H. ET Bowman, Paul II. Dirks,
John Taylor, Eustans Ugaldea, Roy
A. Wheeler.
From Sanak—Marie Polinsky.
From Squaw Harbor — Florence
Schneider.
From Kanatak—Mrs. H. Rossitti!
and child, Alfred Hoie.
From Chernofski—W. H. Kihball.1
From Kodiak—Geo. Anderson.
NO RESULT
HOPEWELL, N. J., April 27.—
State police investigating the kid
napping of Col. Charles A. Lind
bergh’s son revealed they had fail
ed to obtain the slightest clue in a
search of premises which included
use of bloodhounds.
If your shoes need new soles and
heels, bring them to the SEWARD
LEATHER WORKS. They will be
polished and handed back to you
rooking as near new as is possible
to make them.
Fancy Winesap Apples, $2 00 per
box... Brown & Hawkins.
FEEDING FOXES
If you are interested in a feed
that will produce quantity and
quality at a small cost, write Bert
Elstad, Petersburg, Alaska.
Seattle Purity Ice Cream; most
delicious. ALASKA SHOP.
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LIBERTY THEATRE
Show tonight—8:00 o’clock
An exciting drama of the early ’70’s at the time of the land
rush into the Dakotas, with—
VICTOR McLAGLEN — LEW CODY
EDDIE GRIBBON
As the three who are
"NOT EXACTLY GENTLEMEN"
And with charming FAY WRAY as the lass who has a map
to a rich gold mine located in the Black Hills of the Dakotas.
Thrills, Laughs and Intrigue result before and during the
rush of hundreds of covered wagons on their way to the
new rich lands. A play everyone will enjoy.
* * * * *
A Two Reel comedy with
LLOYD HAMILTON
as the
“EX-PLUMBER”
One Reel of Singingetaoin
ONE REEL OF SINGING
And a Very Interesting
PICTORIAL
The Alaska Railroad
(Aft. McKinley Park 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 Anchoiage and intermediate points leaves
not earlier than 10:00 a. m. each Saturday.
Mixed train carries a coach and handles passengers.
STEAMSHIP STARR
CAPTAIN ARTHUR RYNING
Sailing to Nushagak Wayports leaving Seward May 16
SAN JUAN FISHING & PACKING CO.
Chas. A- Jansen, Agent
Phone Madison 139 Seward, Alaska
.SEWARD WATER SUPPLY
, Seward, Alaska
y
“Good Water a Necessity in Every Home”
Wayne Blue, Agent
Office in Arcade Building. Phone, Main 81
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 .Apr. 20
Watson ..Apr. 27
Evans .May 11
Watson ..May 18
Evans .June 1
Watson ..June 8
Apr. 27 May 2
May 4 May 9
May 18 May 23
May 25 May 30
June 8 June 13
June 15 June 20
WAYNE BLUE, Agent
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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.
ADMIRAL
THiAMsKM!m
Steamer—
Leave
Seattle
YUKON.- Apr. 23
ALASKA_ Apr. 30
* YUKON_ May 7
ALASKA.- May 14
YUKON-May 21
Leave
Seward
Apr. 29
May 6
May 13
May 20
May 27
'Freighter Lakina is scheduled to sail
from Seattle May 5; calling False Pass
first. Cannot handle explosives.
Sailings marked (*) connect with steamer Starr
at Seward. All Sailings from Seattle at 9 a. m.
on dates shown.
J. H. FLICKINGER. Agent
Alaska Steamship Co
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