Seward Daily Gateway
OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19, 1804
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THE GATEWAY PUBLISHING COMPANY
Entered In the post office at Seward, Alaska, as second-class matter
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FURTHERING ALASKA’S PROGRESS
Through the efforts of The Gateway, Alaska bids fair
to soon be included in the United States Department of
Commerce weekly survey of conditions in the nation.
In reply to inquiries by The Gateway, Director Thom
as B. Taylor of the Commerce Department not only ap-;
proved the idea but took the matter up with F. R. Wad-1
ieigh, now engaged in intensive study of the Matanuska j
coal fields, who has also sponsored it.
Regarding the matter, Mr. Taylor writes The Gate- j
way as follows:
“I agree that Alaska should be included in this survey and * i
I suggest that Mi'. Wadleigh will be able to make the arrange
ments suggested in our letter to him. From Hawaii we receive
a monthly radiogram which runs from 300 to 400 words . . . This
radiogram has kept us in close touch with the Territory, en
abling us to answer inquiries that come in from time to time.
“In addition to the radiogram, we would be pleased to re
ceive one or more of your papers and any booklets that may be
issued in connection with Alaskan publicity.”
As pointed out by Mr. Taylor, this survey of businessI
and conditions would be of tremendous aid to his depart- j
ment and serve as* a medium for presenting Alaska’s op- j
portunities to capital.
EFFECTS OF TOBACCO
Almost anything can be proved by examples and sta
tistics. This appears to be particularly true with respect
t the effects of tobacco, which have long been the subject j
of investigations by physicians and scientists.
So far as physical consequences go, the effects of
smoking seem to depend largely upon the individual con
cerned. Many who have lived to extreme old age were
users of the weed, while others of equal longevity were
not. The consensus of scientific opinion is that tobacco
exerts little influence upon the intellectual powers.
Among outstanding figures of the past who were
smokers may be mentioned Washington, Bismarck, Kit
chener, Spurgeon, Huxley, Keats, Browning, Carlyle, I
Emerson, Dickens, Tennyson, Grant, and Mark Twain, j
the last two being inordinate users of tobacco.
Some prominent non-smokers were Lincoln, Roose-j
velt, Wilson, Greeley, Wellington, Tolstoi, Ruskin, Haeck-j
el, ana Whittier.
In the present day relatively few persons refrain j
from the use of tobacco, since the cigarette has become so
popular with persons of both sexes and practically all ages.
Although it can not be said that smoking is really I
beneficial to anyone, and while it is no doubt injurious to j
the young, its determined effects upon mature persons;
have perhaps been greatly exaggerated.
‘ ALASKA—SIGNAL FOR EMOTION -
Carlyle said the human race was made up of so many
millions, mostly fools, and there is a certain amount of
truth in this bitter assessment. Most of us feel too much
and reason to little. Emotion!
Thus it is that wihen Alaska is mentioned, the adven
turous appeal—that mysterious something in the North
land—predominates in the minds of the majority who
decide to come North. But those who come to Alaska af
ter due reasoning and logic—yet withall a sympathetic
heart—the will to do, as Nietzche terms it, a happly and;
full life is assured.
Naturalists claim that the sperm whale once inhab- j
ited the land, had hair and was subject to the same as-1
saulis of mosquitoes as the land dwellers. Now we know
why he returned to the water.
Seal blubber tastes like cold cream. Thus a man gets ,
a square meal along with a kiss.
National Editorial Association
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RAIL OFFICIALS COMPLETE j
FINAL INSPECTION TRIP1
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!' General Manager Otto F. Ohl
Ison, of the Alaska Railroad, accom
ipanied by J. T. Cunningham, Sup
erintendent of Transportation; C.
!H. Holmes, assistant to Colonel Ohl
|son; D. w. Metzdorf, storekeeper;
and George Colwell, roadmaster of
the southern division, arrived in
Seward yesterday afternoon on an
inspection trip of the southern di- j
vision of the Alaska Railroad.
This will probably be the last!
inspection to be made by the gen- j
eral manager this season. Colonel j
Ohlson had just completed an in- j
spection of the northern division j
before making the inspection trip j
of the southern division.
The railroad officials left again I
this morning at 8 o'clock for their
headquarters in Colonel Ohlson’s
private car.
Colonel Ohlson is leaving for the
States, enroute to Washington, D.
C., seme time in November to pre
sent his annual report.on the Al
aska Railroad to the Interior De
partment.
Harold Foss, of Iliamna was to
be discharged from the Seward
General Hospital today.
SNOWFLAKES RAISE HAVOC
WITH LOCA^DOCK WORKERi
Harry Lyons, war veteran and
local peer of clock stevedores, was
temporarily blinded by a snowflake |
weighing .0001 ounces while tending
to the cargo hook of the Standard
Oil tanker Richmond yesterday af
ternoon, the result of which was
that Harry got hit with the cargo
hook just above the left eye and it
caused a slight mark and discolora- j
tion.
However, Harry said he didn’t get j
hurt bad enough to take the day
off or even to give anyone a good
bawling out so he just kept both
eyes peeled for .the hook and .dodg- ■
ing snowflakes for the rest of the !
time.
SEATTLE, Oct, 19. (/P)—Yester
day’s quotations on the stock mar
ket:
Alaska Juneau .14% j
American Can .83% j
Borden .47% !
Canada Dry .18%
General Motors.26%
International Nickle Can. 9%
International Tel. & Tel. 16% i
Kennecott Copper .14% j
Radio .13%
Reynolds Tobacco (b) . .35%
Richfield Oil .No Sale
Standard Oil of Calif.32
Standard Oil of N. J.32%
Standard Oil of N. Y..14
Union Oil of Calif.13%
U. S. Steel . 69%
Cities Service . 7%
Durant Motors .,. %
Tonight is the last showing of
the 12-reel program at the Liberty 1
Theatre featuring Winnie Lightner
and Joe E. Brown in the comedy
production, “Sit Tight.”
TOO LUTE TO CUM
BARGAIN—5 h. p., 4-cycle medium
duty Grey engine and dory, $80
cash. Engine used only three
weeks. Inquire M&W Club, Sew
ard, Alaska.
To beguile the rainy evenings—
The Canary Murder Case; The
Green Murder Case—By Van
Dine. ALASKA SHOP.
Try our Sealtit/ ice Cream—
Fresh on every boat at SYLVIA’S, j
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CALL FOR BIDS TO FURNISH TIES
Sealed bids will be received by The Alaska j
Railroad up to 2:30 P. M. on the Third Mon- ,
day in each month, for furnishing Standard I
Mountain Hemlock Cross Ties in lots of 10,000
or less. Specifications and other particulars
may be obtained from D. W. Metzdorf Gen
eral Storekeeper, Anchorage, Alaska.
Pub: Mondays, beginning July 27, 1031.
*/ Theatre
Show tonight—8:00 o’clock
WINNIE LIGHTNER
— AND —
JOE E, BROWN
In The
Wonderful Nine-Reel
Comedy Drama—
“Sit Tight”
A PLAY THAT IS SIMPLY A KNOCKOUT FROM EVERY
STANDPOINT. A FAST ACTION STORY IN
PICTURES AND SOUND THAT WILL
SEND YOU AWAY WITH
ACHING SIDES
With It We Will Show You A Very Comical One-Reel
Vaudeville Skit And A One-Reel Novelty Picture
ALSO AN INTERESTING NEWS REEL
A 12-REEL PROGRAM
Healy River Coal
Economical Dependable
Safe
tree from soot
GRADED TO SUIT EVERY NEED
PRICED TO SUIT EVERY PURSE
Healy River Coal Corp.
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