Seward Daily Gateway
OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19, 1904
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SIR HALL CAINE
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Derided, laughed at and condemned because of some
of his early literary efforts, Sir Hall Caine, who died
Monday in'London, attained success the equal of which
few authors could boast.
His English-speaking public on both sides oi the
Atlantic was larger than that of most writers and novel
readers generally were eager for his latest work.
With a considerable leaning . towards the eternal
triangle, critics declared some of his plots crude and the
result usually clumsy when, on rare occasions, he at
tempted to introduce a humorous passage. Nevertheless,
Sir Hall gave ample evidence of his ability for fluent,
graphic writing. . _ '
In 1907 he was declared by the manager of the Ly
ceum Theatre, London, to be the wealthiest novelist in
the world. His theatrical royalties from America and
England up to that time amounted to $450,000, the man
ger revealed, and it wras said that the sales of his novels
had produced an even larger income.
Mere newspaper writing early became so unsatis
factory to Hall Caine that it is related he petitioned for
shorter working hours and a reduction in salary so that
he might devote more time to novel writing.
The first waitings of Sir Hall to attract attention
were “Sonnets of Three Centuries” and “Recollections
of Rosetti ” both published in 1882, and followed a year
later by “Life of Coleridge” and “Cobwebs of Criticism.”
Others of Sir Hall’s better known works include “The
Christian,” “The Eternal City,” “The Prodigal Son,”
‘‘The Woman Thou Gavest Me,” “The Bondman,” “The j
Scapegoat,” “The White Prophet,” and “The Master of j
Men.”
In recognition of his services as editor of the war j
book of Albert, King of the Belgians, Sir Hall was made j
an officer of the Order of Leopold. He was created a i
knight in the 1918 birthday list of honors of King George
for efforts to present the British aspect of the war to
American readers.
In personal appearance Hall Caine was rather strik- j
ing—and he made the most of it. A black, broad
brimmed slouch hat and a sable cloak with an ample cape
added to the general effect of his flowing locks, sunken
eyes and pointed beard.
ALASKA FORESTS
Of Alaska’s total forested area, conservatively esti
mated at over 70,000,000 acres, two national forests com
prise 21,347,000 acres, the Tongass in Southeastern Al
aska and the Chugach in Southwestern Alaska. The av
erage stand per acre for the commercial forests as a
w(hole is about 25,000 board feet. Merchantable trees <
are from two to four feet in diameter and from 90 to
140 feet in height. The principal species are Western
hemlock, 74 per cent; Sitka spruce, 20 per cent; Western
red cedar, three per cent, and Alaska cedar, three per
cent. Then there are white spruce, cottonwood, moun
tain hemlock, white birch, balsam, black spruce, poplar,
aspen and tamarack.
For the year 1929, the timber cut on the two na
tional forests amounted to 47,264,000 board feet, valued
at 571,409. It is estimated that about two million tons of
newsprint annually can be produced alone from these
two forests, aside from the timber on the public domain.
These considerations presage for Alaska an in
creasing economic forest development.
Before criticizing our floating population it might
be well to reflect that our ancestor Noah was in that
class.
National Editorial Association
BROSIUS GETS ACTION
'MISSING LINK' ROAD
AT CHAMBER MEET!
Definite action materialiezd at
Tuesday’s weekly meeting of the
Seward Chamber of Commerce
when the various committees re
ported to Rep. Cal M. Brosius, oc
cupying the president’s chair, of
progress made in the matter of
the “Missing Link” road project
between Mile 18, Seward-Kenai
Lake Highway and Moose Pass
station, Mile 29.
.During the last week telegrams
had been dispatched to Governor
Parks, Delegate Wickersham, Chas.
H. Flory and M. D. Williams and
from replies it was evident they
are in accord with the idea of
instituting work on this project
before the summer is over, pro
viding it can possibly be done.
With this in view, it was 'said,
Mr. Flory will arrive in Seward
from Juneau in about two weeks.
A telegram was also sent to Gen
eral Manager Otto F. Ohlson, of
the Alaska Railroad, and in reply
Colonel Ohlson stated the railroad j
had no objections to construction
?f the “Missing Link” road which
would parallel the line for a few
miles.
The flooded condition of the
area at Mile 4 and 5 was discussed
and then left to the road com
mittee to handle.
Captain Jennings of the tug
Akutan was a guest at the lunch
eon and gave an interesting talk |
relative to future work in Alaska
contemplated by his company, the
Puget Sound Dredging Company of
Seattle. Captain Jennings stated
the local equipment would be
towed away from Seward for Pet
ersburg the latter part of this
week.
RAIL EXCURSION RATES
The local passenger tariff num
ber 145 ICC 158 has been issued
naming an excursion rate on ac
count of Labor Day. Dates of ticket
sales are 3 to 7 inclusive and the
return limit Sept. 13. A fare of one
and one-third for the round tiip
between all rail line stations will
be in effect.
The SS Admiral Watson, in port! j
today from the South, sailed for • I
the Westward at 12:15 p. m.
5T THE HOTELS
GILLILAND—Mrs. W. M. Jackson
and daughter.
A number of vacationists are
due to return to Seward this eve
ning, among whom are numbered
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Crawford and
son Benny, and Glenn Sandbeck,
all from Hope where they have
been camping out for the last 10
days.
U. S. motor vehicle owners pay a
total of $850,000,000 yearly for gas*
>line tax, registration and license
fees.
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Motorship
Princess Pat
SPEED — COMFORT
Serving All Cook Inlet
Points and Connecting
Weekly with Admiral 1
Line Steamers
Towing and Special Trips
By Arrangement
CHAMBERS & COLWELL
Seldovia, Agents
FRED M. O’NEILL, Skipper
All Talking Pictures Theatre
Show tonight—8:00 o’clock
THE FAMOUS STAR
Richard Bartheimas
In One of Those Fascinating Outdoor
Pictures Called—
"THE LASH”
A PLAY SHOWING THE EARLY DAYS
OF CALIFORNIA
When the Old Spanish Don Customs Were in Conflict
with the American Settlers. A Very Interesting
Fast Action Story of the Days of Ro
mance and Adventure.
The Supporting Cast Includes Such Famous Stars as—
MARY ASTOR — MARION NIXON
FRED KOHLER
We Will Also Show You a Two-Reel Comedy—
"BROADWAY ROMEO"
AND AN INTERESTING NEWS REEL
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