Seward Gateway
OF SEWARD. ALASKA — ESTABLISHED Augu»t 19. 1904
THE GATEWAY PUBLISHING COMPANY
Entered at the Post Office et Seward, Alaaka, as aecond-ctasa matter
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POSTHUMOUS HONORS
In times of stress and anquish people cry out for a
voice to guide them. Yet it is shown by history that the
moment there is a lessening of the pain, like the ubiqui
tous urchin with the mumps, we are ready to eat a pickle.
And here we begin to heap up posthumous honors—
What Washington did and said, what Lincoln taught of
brotherly love, compassion and humanity; how the mili
tant Theodore Roosevelt lashed out and laid about him j
with the lash in an effort to drive the money changers j
from the temple; the idealist Wilson preaching a new i
code of international comity.
“If we had a Washington, a Lincoln, a Theodore j
Roosevelt, a Woodrow Wilson! Had the people harkened
to their ideals and standards!”
Thus the stentorian reverberation of the national
press and platform rings with each period of depression
when the plunderbund which these men fought has ac
complished just what they predicted. Which recalls that
those for whom these outstanding characters fought,
crucified them and cast lots for the silver which was in
their garments.
Again a leader has emerged inspired with the same j
dreams, determined to carry on where his predecessors ;
of real demoncracy laid down the scepter.
Like a string of malamutes sounding their discor
dants wrails to a cold sky before feeding time, once that j
which is called the public—the forgotten man—finds the ;
wrinkles of his stomach stretched by a square meal he j
will forget.
Twenty years from now his progeny will shout: “If
the nation had a Franklin D. Roosevelt!”
This is the history ol that which is called democracy, j
KEEP THE OLD CHIN AND TAIL UP
The government, like Martha in the bible, is busy
with many things. The NRA of course is in the forefront, j
Realizing that* it cannot be applied in all instances with-1
out temporary hardship, the President is perfecting ar- j
rangements whereby credit can be extended to those who
are embarrassed. (Glory be!)
The Washington powers also have been giving some
thought to the subject of embargoes. It is therefor not
surprising that the President announced a slight let-up |
on the gold embargo. The immediate result of his action j
was that gold mining stocks took a jump, carrying some
allied stocks with them. The sum total today, with raw,
gold selling better than $31 an ounce, is that Alaskans
should be cheered as in the pre-prohi days for when min- j
ers of the North are busy, the whole Territory is busy.
Don’t look so sour; quit growling and keep the old!
chin up. Happy days will soon be here again. Skoll!
CAPITAL INTERESTS
(By Bob Bartlett*
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 30.—
“Sourdough Gold” a new book by
Mary Lee Davis, is to be published,
said a letter received by Delegate
Dimond from the author. The
book has for its subject the early
gold rush days and is based upon
a journal kept by a physician in
1898 and 1899.
This is the fourth Alaska book
by Mrs. Davis. She lived several
years at Fairbanks, where her hus
band, John A. Davis, was in charge
of the Bureau of Mines station. He
is now chief engineer of the infor
mation division of the bureau in
Washington.
Mrs. Davis has been in Massa
chusetts during the summer but
returns to Washington this month, j
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Dominic Vernetti has been ap- j
pointed postmaster of the new of- j
fice at Koyukuk station.
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j Appointment of A. H. Kingsbury,
| Jr., as postmaster of Haines has
! been announced.
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[ A third postal appointment is
i that of Hans Seversen to be post
master of Iliamna.
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I W. T. White, for many years con
nected with the agricultural exper
iment station service in Alaska,
was in Washington this week on
a vacation trip. Mr. White is now
living at Eugene, Ore. He is at
tending the post-graduate course j
of the University of Oregon.
Coal
YOU CAN PURCHASE IT FROM
US BY THE
SACK OR IN CARLOAD LOTS
EVAN JONLb, Lump, Pea, Nut and mine run coal.
PREMIER 0*al, HEAI/Y Lump or Nut
WOOD, COAX, ICi GRAIN, and TRANSFERING
Alaska Transfer
Office in Aicade Building Phone Main 81
H. V. HOBFN a. F. DAVIR
Young Texan Is
Impressed; Plans
Return to Alaska
Bringing to a realization of a de
sire of many years to visit Alaska,
C. L. Pawkett of Houston, Texas,
arrived in Seward from Anchorage
after spending two months in that
vicinity working in one of the t
mines.
He will leave on the SS Alaska,
bound for the great Lone Star
State, for a last visit with his peo
ple before returning North in the
spring to locate permanently.
The opportunities for a young
man in Alaska are far greater than
he had realized before coming to
the Territory, he said. He is deter
mined to get in the mining game
in earnest and in this section.
“The name of Alaska affected
my imagination in the same pro
portions that it affects the major
ity of people who have never seen
it. I can truthfully say that I have
enjoyed every day of my sojourn
here and it is my intention to be
come a bonafide resident of Alas
ka.”
HALF OF 1933
ALASKA SALMON
PACK IS SOLD
Half of the 1933 salmon pack,
consisting of 5,654,000 cases, has
been sold since July 1, it was re
cently announced in Seattle.
A total of 2,911,000 cases has
been sold. The carry-over, in
cluding all grades, was only 297,
907 cases. There are only 3,040,000
cases of all grades left for the
nine months until another pack
comes in.
Sales of pink salmon represent
an even greater proportion of the
1933 pack. Almost 60 per cent, or
1,516,000 cases, out of 2,668,000
packed, have been sold. Reds
were put up in the total of 2,136,
000 cases, of w’hich 800,000 have
been sold; 425.000 of the 600,000
cases of chums put up have been
sold, but chums are still being '
packed.
Lake Residents Busv
Canning Winter Food
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What with harvesting potatoes,
crating cabbage, preserving wild
berries, canning moose and sheep
meat Cooper’s Landing is bustling.
Already the fish supply has been
harvested and soon the vegetable,
meat and preserve supply will be
stowed away on the shelves and
root houses.
Alex Bolam has just completed
a meat house and Mrs. Bolam
christened it with a fat bull moose.
Alex has also added to his rustic
log cabin, a smoke house and will
harvest a bumper crop of vegeta
bles.
WALL PAPER AND PAINT.—J.
L. GRAEF.
FOR EXPERT
BARBERING
Go to
Miller’s Barber Shop
Shower Baths
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I DRINK MILK FOR HEALTH
PURE BREED STOCK
PRODUCES ALL OP
MILK and CREAM
Seward Dairy
LIBERTY HALL
Talking Motion Pictures Every Night But Monday
Show Tonight at 8 o’clock
JOAN BLONDELL — ANN DVORAK
WARREN WILLIAMS
BETTY DAVIS
“3 on a Match”
To start tonight’s entertainment
there is a News Reel and a two
reel comedy showing Stan Laurel
and Oliver Hardy in
“THE CHIMP”
SPLENDID PROGRAM
COMING ON TRAIN
FOR SUNDAY
Show starts at 7:30 p.m.
Cal M. Brosius
BUILDERS’ SUPPLIES
EVERY ITEM IN THE BUILDER’S LINE
AGENT FOR ROYCROFT MOOSE PASS MILL
Mine Supplies, Rails, Rail Bolts, Rail Spikes,
Wlieelbarrows, Drill Steel, Blacksmith Coal
Seward, Alaska C M B Phone Mad. 52
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
TRAINS ARRIVE P.M. TRAINS DEPART A.M.
Saturday 6:00 ^Sunday 7:30
Mixed Train Arrives Thurs. p. m.
Mixed Train Departs Sunday not earlier than 10 a. m.
^Connects with Brill car at 8 p. m. for Fairbanks
Round-trip tickets between all
stations at 1 1-3 of one-way fare.
Passengers leave Seward on Sun
day and return on Saturday
Consult ticket agent for further particulars and rates.
Motorship Discoverer
REGULAR SAILINGS FROM SEWARD TO KENAI, KASILOF,
NINILCHIK, SELDOVIA AND WAY PORTS
Captain Heinie Berger, Master
CLARK ANDRESEN, Agent
Steamship Starr
SAN JUAN FISHING & PACKING CO.
NEXT SAILING WEST, OCT. 21
Capt. Arthur Ryning
Phone Madison 139 Seward, Alaska
Note: Effective with Yukon, September 16,
all steamers will call at Wrangell, Petersburg,
Haines and Skagway both ways, in addition
to regular ports. Yukon calls at Yakutat both
ways. Alaska calls at Sitka both ways. North
western goes to Seldovia and Kodiak each
trip.
J. H. Flickinger, Agent
Alaska Steamship Co
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