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OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19. 1904
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WHICH IS MORE IMPORTANT?
More tonnage per mile would be freighted in over the
^Iliamna Bay—Iliamna village road than any other road
in the Territory, providing the present road, a fraction
over 10 miles—and which is a good one—were widened
and a small amount of grading done. This seems to be
rather a broad statement, but we are taking the words of
Westward citizens as being absolutely truthful.
The first year at least 100 tons would go over the 10
mile stretch, but it is pointed out that the second year
would showT a tremendous increase, for the hundreds of
tons which have been for years past shipped into that vast
country via Seattle and Bristol Bay would be routed over
this road. With the improvement mentioned, autos
would carry the burden.
It was not so many years ago that citizens in the
Illiamna district paid as high as $200 a ton for delivery of
their freight. When the Alaska Road Commission built
the present fine road, but which, however! is tod small for
vehicles, freight rates were cut exactly in half—$100 a
ton.
Not meaning to detract from other splendid projects,
and in this particular instance the McKinley Park roads
were mentioned, but it would seem that the need of the
Illiamna road improvement is much more worthy than
roads for the so-called “idle rich’’, This as a matter of
comparison only, and we do1 not wish our words to be mis
construed. But we do wish that the time will soon be
here when this Westward project may be carried forward.
Just a line to call the attention of the public that to
day s rock slide on the railroad is NORTH of Tunnel and
not South of it.
THE SOCIAL POWER OF MUSIC
Y\ hat good is music to a community? It is like asking
what good is music to the individual. Music is the great
leveler—the universal language. A home without music
is a home where something is lacking. A community with
out music is a community without the power to socialize
itsell. A municipal or town band is one of the greatest
assets known to the modern world. A school, college or
other institution without an orchestra or band is an insti
tution lacking one of the finest things in life.
One of the greatest things any community can do is
to support a community band or orchestra. A boy or girl
who masters an instrument of music, has learned the art
of self control and in turn can master the harsher sit
uations of life.
When you say a kind word for group music, when
you boost for the community band or*orchestra, and when
you give a dollar toward helping support an organization,
you have done a wonderful thing for your home commun
ity, and for the youth.
Well we see where they dug up some more Alaska
“ivory”.' W'onder if it is a former delegate.
A slide came down and a boat is due. Tra la la la!
You can always depend,
upon splendid taking results
with Crescent ~~
the Double Acting
Baking Powder
IRISHMAN AND SOURDOUGH, RE.
TURNING TO ALASKA, LEADS
TO POETIC EXPRESSION
!
The stirring poem, recited by Rob.)
i ert Frothingham of New York, who*
{delivered the Fourth of July oration,;
is published below word for word. The
marked tribute to Seward is outstand.
:
ing. As Mr. Frothingham stated from
the platform while voyaging to Sew.
ard from Seattle he walked forward j
I one day and there found an aged'
I
( Irishman standing looking shoreward:
| with tears rolling down his weather,
beaten features. Mr. Frothingham
said the telling a friend of his conver.
i sation with the Irishman left so vivid j
an impression that the friend, who:
does not care to have his name men.
tioned, was led to compose the follow.
I ing beautiful thought.
(With apologies to John Locke)
My soul to God—but, there it is:
The sun on the hills of the homeland—
God’s angles lifting the clouds’ dark
veil
From the fair, sweet face of my sire,
land.
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Alaska—isn’t it grand you look
Like a bride in her rich adorning—
And with all the pent.up love in my
heart.
I bid ye the top o' the morning.
This one short hour pays lavishly back
For many an hour of mourning—
I’d almost yenture another flight,
There’s so imuch joy in returning.
Watching out for the hallowed shore,
All other attractions scorning—
Alaska—don't you hear me shout:
I bid ye the top o’ the morning.
Ho—Ho— on Resurresction’s strand,
The surges are grandly beating
And the Gateway is pushing her head. ,
lands out
To give us the kindly greeting.
Into the shore the seabirds fly •
On pinions that know no drooping
While out from the cliffs, with wel. | *
come charged,
A mllion waves come trooping.
And doesn’t old Seward look charming
there,
Watching the wild waves’ motion-^
Leaning her hack up against the hills.;
Writh the tips of her toes in the ocean.!
I can almost hear the old church
bells—
All—maybe their chiiming’s over,
For ’tis many a year since I began
The life of a western rover.
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Oh kindly, generous Alaska.land,
So leal, so fair and loving,
No wonder the old sourdough should
think
And dream of you in his roving.
The aiien home may have gems and
gold,
Shadows ,may ne’er have gloomed it,—
But the heart will sigh for the absent
land
Where the love.light first illumned it.
Now fuller and truer the shore.line
grows—
Was ever a scene so splendid—
I feel the breath of the mountain
' snows,
Thank God my exile’s ended.
! Old scenes, old songs, old friends
! again—
The tundra, the cot I was born in— t
Alaska—-up from my heart of hearts
I bid ye the top o’ the ihorning.
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LIBERTY
THEATER
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8 O'CLOCK
ONE SHOW — 8 O’CLOCK E
= The thrilling tale I
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A great story of the early West written by |
1 PETER B. KYNE |
= which assures absorbing interest all through =
| THE STAR ROLE IS TAKEN BY |
| Tim McCoy |
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Supported by an extra strong cast 5
Herd is at fast action play laid in California just at the outbreak
of war with Mexico. Every scene is oorrect as far as possible.
FREEMONT — KEARNEY — KIT CARSON
and other famous frontiersmen are portrayed in this great his.
torical drama. There is everything in it from tender romance
to shooting affairs with old style bandits.
A tjale of strong men and a beautiful Spanish girl.
MEXICANS — INDIANS — AND YANKS
A picture every American should see both because it is one o*
the best Westerns and because it shows you how the great^
State of California was acquired. With it a new 2_reel comedy
“ Fighting Fathers ”
STARRING MAX DAVIDSON, COMEDIAN
Also a Pa the News
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