Seward Daily Gateway
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A TIMELY STATEMENT
Now is the time, says Congressman W. R. Eaton
of Colorado, member of the House Budget Committee,
for Alaskans to make known their wants and ask for
appropriations. To voice their views in December is too
late, he added, in the Associated Press dispatch from
Juneau.
We wonder how many civic organizations will take
the hint of the famous Colorado statesman and mining
authority, who offers this timely hint? We wonder if
the various Alaskan communities and outlying districts
can get together and ascertain their wants?
Wondering, because one of the greatest of curses
hovering over this fair land are the petty larceny jeal
ousies and provincialisms; the vast distances make it
difficult to get together. Whether the All-Alaska Cham
ber of Commerce would cover the gap, is a question.
Frankly, it could do no harm and certainly a great deal
of good.
Alaska must be considered from the local stand
point of the many communities because of these dis
tances; the individual desires would not be from an en
tirely selfish viewpoint. What Seward needs would un
doubtedly be entirely foreign to the wants of Nome or
Point Barrow.
But in each town, hamlet and district, groups of
leading business men should immediately call a round
table meeting and center on proposed major projects
and needed appropriations, which would serve the ma
jority; for instance, like the proposed Seward-Kenai
road and the “Missing Link” road.
Action is wanted right now, not tomorrow!
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JUST ORDINARY FOLK
Gen.. W. W. Atterbury, one of the six leading rail
roaders in the United States who was a visitor in the
city the other day and who, confidentially speaking, is
said to be worth 8133,000,000, must have got a kick out
of the government-owned railroad during his brief
glimpse of it. Probably all he saw was a couple of
hand-cars. His visit was unexpected and, on top of the
present visit of Washington solons, the management was
caught unawares, much to his regret.
But what we started out to say w|as, the General
is so rich he could have hooked a cable on to this end of
the system, attaching it to the stem of his yacht, and
pulled the whole shebang out into the Gulf of Alaska, and
still would have had plenty of coin left.
He could have bought Seward a hundred times over
and dumped it into the bay, or made a zoo out of it;
if his wealth consisted of pennies, he could have thrown
up a mountain as high as Marathon.
. And withall, the General and his family were jusjt
ordinary folk; their wealth and station has not affected
their heads. We hope they will come back.
The Gateway was the only newspaper in AJaska
which vtent to any effort to compile special statistics,
articles, etc., for the visiting Congressmen and high of
ficials from Washington. The Seward Chamber of Com
merce did the entertaining.
There is no truth in the rumor that some of the
repent visiting Congressmen wired “Herb” they had
joined the ranks of the unemployed and asked him for
the price to come home.
‘‘Free wheeling may be all right for automobiles
and pleasure, but no business can be maintained at a
successful pace with the advertising clutch disengaged.”
/^Member 1q31 %
National Editorial Associatioh
SLIGHT SAVING IF
GAB OWNERS TOOK
AUTOS INTO PARK
We take it all back. The sav
ing affected if one took their own
car along, as was pointed out in
Wednesday’s article pertaiing to
the McKinley Park excursion,
would not be $16.90. We were all
wet!
One would affect a saving of
a few dollars, in meals, beds, etc.,
there’s no getting away from that
point. Pehaps $7 or $8.
A car owner would prefer to take
his own bus along, naturally, but
those who are not so keen on tak
ing their cars or non car-owners,
will find the Park cars just as
comfortable as their own. After
the McKinley Park tour, cars could
be shipped on to Fairbanks for
the drive to Valdez over the Rich
ardson Highway, thence by steam
er to Seward.
Nothing but silence eminates
from the Seward Chamber of Com
merce relative to their much dis
cussed proposed auto caravan over
the Richardson trail, so anyone
who really wants to make the trip,
could by following the above sug
gestion.
hunters head north
Seven hunters are reported to be
aboard the SS Yukon for a big
game hunt in 'this area. It is be
lieved they will enter the field
under the auspices of the Alaska
Guides as Gus Gelles, an officer
of the company, is expected to ar
rive in Seward this evening from
his headquarters at Anchorage.
Twenty-one head of horses were
taken down the Inlet a few days
ago by Captain Berger, of the Dis
coverer, for the company. It is
also said that 21 hunters have
signed up for fall hunts.
thousands reported dead
HANKOW, China, Aug. 5. (Jp)_
Thousands are reported dead in
the Yangtse valley when the river
tose to record heights. Pestilence
and famine is threatening hun
dreds, thousands were made home
less.
The Alaska Pack Board — the;
best pack board in Alaska. Man
ufactured and sold by Seward
Leather Works.
A friendly drink
between friends.
Its excellence re
flects good judg
ment in serving it.
BUSCH
Extra Dry
“America’s Finest
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LEON ERROL - STUART ERWIN
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With It We Will Show You a One-Reel
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Also a Cartoon Reel and a News Reel
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