Seward Daily Gateway
OF SEWARD, ALASKA - Established Aujrust 19, 1904
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WHY HICK ON US?
It seems odd that a man who has been raised on the
prairies of Nebraska and who has traveled across con
tinental United States as has Senator Howell should
have harped upon the climatic difficulties of operating
the Alaska Railroad, as he did in one of his recent re- j
ports. He was up here last summer and as far as we can
learn knows nothing about winter operation of the line,
yet we believe he has apparently made a portion of the
Congress as well as a great portion of the popula
tion of these United States who do not know better,;
feel that the Alaska Railroad is compelled to buck
insurmountable difficulties to operate at all in winter, j
We’re sorry he created that impression because it j
is going to make us work a lot harder to correct that
impression. :
He should look up some of the early records and
even the present day logs of the Great Northern, thej
Northern Pacific, the Union Pacific, the Western Pad
fic, the Southern Pacific and their battles with winter
elements through the Great West, the Dakotas, Mon- J
tana, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, the Cascades, the Rock
ies, the Sierra Nevadas. He could learn about railroads
from them.
We have seen blizzards in some of those States
that would blow the hair off a cast iron dog. We have
been through some snow tunnels made by rotaries
where we could not see the top of the drifts thru the
car windows. We have seen it so cold in the States that
once a long freight stopped they could not start it
again because of freezing axels. We have never seen
those things in Alaska and we have been here a long.
time and propose staying longer.
They have enough traffic out there now to keep
tiie lines open, but even here where we have a train a
week it is no trouble to win through with the big ro
tary and the trains usually pull in on time.
1 Lay off us with that talk of snow and ice and “great
difficulties of operation.” It isn’t the truth, Senator,
and it makes us so hot under the collar that we can
melt our way, single-handed, through any drift on the j
right-of-way.
AN EPOCHAL FLIGHT
Although not 100 per cent successful, the flight
of the twelve Italian seaplanes across the Atlantic from
Africa to Brazil marked an epoch in oversea flying
It was the first time a flock of planes had attempted
such a feat, and most of the twelve reached their desti
nation without mishap.
The principal significance of this, exploit lies, per
haps, in its demonstration that the time is near when j
in the event of war squadrons of airplanes might en
gage in bombing expeditions against enemy positions
or cities thousands of miles from their base, with good j
chances of success.
This emphasizes the important—probably all-im
portant—role aircraft will play in thb next war, if one
should unhappily occur. No place, however remote from
the main theater of war, will be safe from the terrors
of aerial bombardment.
In view of the constant development of mightier
and deadlier engines of destruction, it is all the more
neccesary that every possible means, should be employed
to prevent another war, if civilization is to be preser- j
ed.
“Solid Shot Brings Capture of Liquor Ship.” (Head
line) The day of the half-shot has passed.
After making faces at the new Federal Power Com
mission members, the Senate confirmed them all, as!
was expected.
The Wickershamers, like the mountain, labored
and gave forth a mouse.
TWO OF FIVE STEAMERS WILL
RUN TO SOUTHWEST
ERN ALASKA
With advanced bookings indi
cative of greatly increased trav- ;
el to Southeast and Southwest \
Alaska next summer, the Alas- j
ka Steamship Company has ar- J
ranged for five passenger ves-;
sels to serve these parts of the ;
Territory. All the craft will call j
at the principal ports in South- ;
east Alaska and two of the ships j
will extend their operations to
Southwest Alaska.
The SS Alameda, Northwestern,
Yukon, Alaska and Aleutian are
the five vessels, and with the in
auguration of summer schedules,
the Aleutian and Yukon will op
erate exclusively to the Port of
Seward and way-ports,
SATURDAY SAILINGS
Beginning Saturday, January
31, the company will resume
weekly Saturday sailings from
Seattle. The Alameda will leave
Seattle Jan., 31 for Seward. Af
ter that voyage she goes on the
Southeast Alaska run. The North
western will depart from Seattle,
February 7, but March 21 will
operate only to Southeastern
Alaskan ports. The Alameda will
be withdrawn from the South
west run May 30, going then to
the Southeast Alaska run.
The SS Aleutian will enter the
Alaska run to Seward June 12.
Her first sailing of the season will
be on Friday instead of Saturday
because of a northbound call at
Victoria, B. C. On this voyage
she will bring 200 members of
the Los Angeles Chamber of
Commerce excursion.
The SS Yukon and Aleutian
with weekly sailings from Seat
tle v;nl maintain a summer
schedule to Southeast and South
west ports, with the terminal :
porh Seward.
Schedules for all vessels have *
been arranged with a view to
afford mg passengers ample time
;or visits in the principal ports.
WU1ST AND BRIDGE
At the Woman’s Club card
party this evening in Odd Fcl
iOWS whist, as well as bridge,
will .be played, it is announced.
SCARCITY OF FIR
Poor prospects for fur were
reported to the Anchorage Times
last week by Fred Judd and Fred 1
Duvall who have returned from
the Kuskatan district. The riv
ers and streams did not freeze j
until late, making traveling diffi- ■
cult. There was lots of rain and |
snow.
express appreciation
Grateful acknowledgement is
made by the Pioneers of Sitka I
Home, through Superintendent !
Theodore Kittleson to W. Gross
and all who participated in the
Christmas Fund and to others
who remembered the oldtimers i
in other wTays at Christmas, says
the Juneau Empire which paper
was asked to make public their
expression of deep appreciation.
A statement of the fund made
by Mr. Kittleson showed a total
of $2,020 was distributed among
101 residents of the Home, and a
balance of $101.95 carried over
to next Christmas. This sum, Mr.
Kettleson said, arrived too late
for distribution last year.
WOMANS CLUB
The Woman’s Club will hold a !
card party at 8:15 p. m. Saturday
in Odd Fellows hall, after the
the bean feed.
WHILE THEY LAST
Closing out remaining sizes
of good work shoes at prices,
from $3.25 to $4.75. Remember
old packs can be re-bottomed
with either crepe or cleated bot
toms.
Seward Leather Works
LIB E R T Y THEATER
8 O’CLOCK — ONE SHOW — 8 O'CLOCK
KARL DANE and"GEORGEk"ARTHUR
in the side-splitting comedy drama
BROTHERLY LOVE ’
Sunday - One Show - 7:30 Sharp"
An unusual program. The feature is one of those in
triguing affairs of
ADOLPHE MENJOU
I he Beau Brummel of the* screen, whose tangled Hove
affairs always make a good play. This time it is
“HIS PRIVATE LIFE”
A very comical romance. And we show Sunday that pair
STAN LAUREL — OLIVER HARDY
in the side-splitting comedy “Two Tars.”
Also there will be that other master comedian
Jack Duffy in another two-reel comedy
“Are Scotchmen Tight?”
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