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OP SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19, 1904
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DISPOSAL OF MATANUSKA EXPERIMENTAL FARM
The suggestion that the Matanuska Experimental Station be turned
over to the Indian Bureau for the use of the native children now en
rolled in governmental schools, appears to offer the most logical course
thus far offered.
Here is an opportunity to try an experiment which will cost the
least to indulge, and at the same time promises to be a good investment.
One of the greatest problems confronting both the Indian Bureau
and native orphanages is disposition of the wards of these institutions
after they have passed the teen age and have graduated in various
manual arts.
There is objection on the part of white labor to the competition of j
these youths in the various pursuits of life. There is criticism that many I
of the girls go astray, because of this discrimination in regard to em- i
ployment.
This may all be solved through inspiring within the native boy or
girl a pride which does not stop merely at arriving at the standard of
the white man, but to go higher than many of the standards set by j
those most intimately associated with the native in his daily life. From
this pride will grow ambition to excel, to gain distinction, and in the
same process, a better economic condition.
For years, a canning factory, creamery and kindred enterprises
have been mooted for Matanuska. What simpler means could be em
ployed than to combine education with thrift by creating a colony of
native boys and girls, along with their elders, who have had the advan
tage of education, and utilize the cannery, creamery, etc., as both an
incentive to advance and to make money?
By the same process, the native can be given an opportunity to
indulge his love for agriculture, markedly present, not only in the coast
natives, but the Eskimos.
As yet, Alaska has not arrived at the point where the farmer and
operators of such industries and vegetable and berry canneries, cream
eries and chicken ranches, can pay the current scale of wage owing to
the seasonal nature of the employment. Thus, a community enterprise,
superintended by teachers, where recompense is gauged by production,
would not come into competition with the white man.
A compilation supplied by M. D. Snodgrass, agronomist of the Mata
nuska station, shows a potential market for farm products in Anchor
age alone of $2/1,972 annually. The heaviest items in the list show
eggs and beef to lead with approximately $52,281 each, with butter run
ning third with $34,254; canned milk, $25,590; pork (fresh), $22,760;
bacon, $10,711; mutton, $17,800; etc.
This represents articles shipped to Anchorage from the States. Now
add to this approximately the same volume in Seward and Fairbanks,
and there stands a market for $815,919 only awaiting conquest.
Now appears a propitous moment for laying the foundation for
feeding the Territory from its own soil and at the same time solving
one of the vexing problems of the hour.
Next to the last link in the inland waterways from New York to
Key West, Fla., has been completed near Beaufort, N. C. The entire
inland waterway extends 1,500 miles, and is created by linking many
sounds by canals.
If any racketeer finds anything of value in The Gateway office, we
demand a split.
According to the new style illustrations, all she has to do is to take
off Vi hat she had above and cover up what she has been showing below*
The meanest man in Kansas is the one who, when his Neighbor’s
house was transferred by a cyclone, charged him ground rent.
Could it be said that because vessels ply tropical seas they are in
hot water?
Healy River Coal
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HOME OFFICE: ANCHORAGE, ALASKA *
HOUSEWIVES!
When you buy meats, specify
Frye-Bruhn Company better
meats.
Try Frye’s Delicious Baby Beef—it
is delicious; it is different; we urge
you to try it.
Phone Main 94—We Deliver
Frye-Bmhn
Company
Seward’s Leading Meat Market
ALASKA ITEMS OF
INTEREST IT THE
UN'S CAPITOL
An arrangement had been made
by Delegate Wickersham with the
Chairman of the House Judiciary
Committee that he was to appear
before the committee when the bill
was considered to merge the Nome
and Fairbanks Judicial Divisions
into one division, with one set of
court officials. At a meeting of
the committee on April 5, the bill
was inadvertently taken up and
favorably reported, because of the
presumed saving to the govern
ment of $25,000 yearly. When the
Delegate learned of the action
taken, he requested of Chairman
Sumners that he hold- up the re
port until hd could be heard in op
position to the bill. This was
agreed to and April 13 was fixed
as the time for the second hear
ing, when the Delegate presented
his objections and secured an an
nulment of the previous favorable
report. Thus the bill stands as it
formerly did, and is in the same
position as is the Senate bill on the
same subject, and neither will move
forward until a favorable report is
filed in Congress.
Grant R. Jackson, president of
the Northwest Alaska Chamber of
Commerce, and president of the
bank at Nome, spent several days
in Washington recently, accom
panied by Mrs. Jackson. The latter
was a guest on April 12 at a break
fast given for Mrs. Hoover by the
Congressional Club, at which the
wife of the President wore a dainty
old-fashioned dimity dress of white
with sprays of blue flowers, a con
cession to a noticeable trend to
colonial style. Mr. Jackson was
busy before various departments
and. committees concerning mat
ters of interest to the people in the !
far north.
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Telegrams are being received by I
the Delegate from Alaska inquiring
as to the status of an “executive
order” presumably made in March
to transfer the Alaska Road Com
mission from the War Department
to the Department of the Interior.
It develops that there has been no
such order issued. However, the
transfer is in line with the coordi
nation idea of the administration,
and the War Department has rec
ommended that the change be
made, as the Interior Department
is already operating the Alaska
Railroad and the river steamer
service in the Territory, and, it is
agreed that all governmental lines
of transportation and road facil
ities should be under one depart
ment. To transfer the Alaska Road
Commission, it is necessary that
there be Congressional action and
it is understood that a Senator is
preparing a bill for early introduc
tion. It is not expected that Rivers
jand Harbors work would be taken
I from the United States Engineer
Board.
Eleven clam diggers, pleading
guilty to digging under-size clams,
were brought before the U. S. Com
missioner at Cordova recently and |
fined $35 each.
2-room apt. for rent. J. L. Graef.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
Dr. A. D. Haverstock
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Seward General Hospital
E. P. Harwood
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Seward. Alaakr
FOR FIRE INSURANCE
SEE
Curtis R. Morford
Deeds, Mortgages and Contracts
Dr. A. R. Roberts
DENTIST
Phone Madiaon 108—Tecklenberg Bldg.
Donohue & Dimond
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SE-WARD REPRESENTATIVE
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__Show tonight—8:00 o’clock
THE CHAMPION ATHLETE
GEORGE O'BRIEN S.XSSSS
“Fair Warning”
An Eight-Reel Western Drama That Has Everything in It
To Hold Your Intense Interest. The Best Feature
Of Its Kind Seen Here for a Long Time.
EXCITEMENT — THRILLS — ROMANCE
Beautiful Scenery — Wonderful Riding — A Fast Action
Play That Win Please Everyone.
*****
With It We Will Show You a Two-Reel Comedy of the
Funny Fat Man that Has Taken Fatty Arbuckle’s Place.
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ALSO A ONE-REEL COLLEGE COMEDY AND
AN INTERESTING NEWS »
The Alaska Railroad
(Mt. McKinley Park Route)
TRAINS ARRIVE TRAINS DEPART
Each Friday 6:30 p. m. Each Saturday 7:30 a. m
Fairbanks and way points.
Mixed train from Anchorage and intermediate points ar
rives each Wednesday p. m.
Mixed train for Anchorage and intermediate points leaves
not earlier than 10:00 a. m. each Saturday.
Mixed train carriei a coach and handles passengers.
STEAMSHIP STARR
CAPTAIN ARTHUR RYNING
Sailing to Nushagak Wayports leaving Seward May 16
SAN JU AN FISHING & PACKING CO.
Chas. A. Jansen, Agent
Phone Madison 139 Seward, Alaska
SEWARD WATER SUPPLY
Seward, Alaska
“Good Water a Necessity in Every Home”
Wayne Blue, Agent
Office in Arcade Building. Phone, Main 81
Travel by the
Dollar Steam
ship Line from
Pacific Coast
ports to New
York via Pana
ma Canal.
Leaves Arrives Leaves
Vessel Seattle Seward Seward
Watson ..Apr. 27 May 4 May 9
Evans .May 11 May 18 May 23
Watson . May 18 May 25 May 30
Evans .June 1 June 8 June 13
Watson ..June 8 June 15 June 20
WAYNE BLUE, Agent
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Passenger accommodations on all
Admiral Line vessels have been
completely and materially improved.
You will find them very attractive
and comfortable.
ADMIRAL LIME
THEAt/®k\ii
Steamer—
ALASKA_
* YUKON_
ALASKA_
YUKON_
Leave
Seattle
Leave
Seward
- Apr. 30 May 6 9 p.m.
-May 7 May 13 9 p.m.
-May 14 May 20 9 p.m.
-May 21 May 27 9 p.m.
Freighter La kina is scheduled to sail
from Seattle May 5; calling False Pass
first. Cannot handle explosives.
Sailings marked (*) connect with steamer Starr
at Seward. All Sailings from Seattle at 9 a. m.
on dates shown.
J. H. FLICKINGER. Agent
Alaska Steamship Co