FOREIGN capital invading
[GO-SLAVIA BECAUSE OF
POTENTIAL WEALTH
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V
B® GRADE. Aug. 31. </P)—Al
tho&h all railroads in Jugo
8lavi| are state-owned and state
built,! £ departure has been made
by Ae Pozharevatz District Gov
ernment, which has with the
pajmission of the Minister of
Finance, concluded a loan direct
wHh an American group for the
o nstruction of railways in its
a ea.
the loan amounts to $5,000,000
]_ r value. Interest will be at 7
p^r cent which is considered
moderate in view of financial
corl iitions.
| money will be used for
a formal guage line from Poz
hare'i'atz to the Danube, which
#’ill later be joined by a bridge
withlfthe Rumanian railway sys
tem (and will provide a new link
^between Western Europe, Bel
grade and Rumania. A narrow
gaujage line will also b ebuilt to
join! Pozharevatz with the, nar
rowf gauage system of Siberida
anil Bosnia, and this will give
#h<i Danube basin a new outlet
to t>he Adriatic through the ports
of iDubronvik and the Kotor Es
tuary.
This loan is regarded as an
o* er indication of the great in
ter «st which foreign money is
beginning to take in Jugo-Slavia
whi ch has vast potential wealth
capital. The French are drain
ii „• marshes and exploiting water
p<#ver; the British have offered
Joalns for the construction of el
ectuHc generating stations, for
the' paving and drainage of Bel
gr *ade and for railway construc
tion; Germans are building the
j Panchevo bridge, which will be j
^ the longest span over the Dan
ube.
K lany other foreign groups are
interested in the rich mines of.
Southern Serbia.
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I
RAxTES—Fifteen cents per line
~Lirst insertion, 1V2 cents per
j’V*ne for subsequent insertion.
Count six average words to a
*Jine. Minimum charge 50 cents.
SALE—A 16-gage Winchester
fpump or a 20-gage Marland
t pump shot gun. Enquire Seward
3rill.
APARTMENT for rent; Mrs. Paul
son.
FOR SALE—At Juneau, Alaska,
first class cafe; four-year lease;
good location. Owner must re
turn on account of sickness. P. O.
Box 821, Juneau Alaska.
WANTED—Extra copies of Seward
tSVaily Gateway for following
dates; Aug. 23 and 24, 1928; Nov.
, 29, 1928; Jan. 10, 1929; May 18 to
^4 | inclusive, 1929; July 1 to 4, 11
to 115 inclusive, 1929.
FOP I SALE-8 h.p. stationary gaso
lfrnfe engine. Engine can be seen
at I Ogle’s Garage. For informa
fiom inquire Mrs. James McCon
nvfcH
FOTi RENT—Two furnished cabins.
Inquire Alaska Shop.
If you happen to read these
s please write to me at Bel
Montana. Anxious to know
you are, will hold all com
unications confidential.
Marguerite.
|FOR SALE—Half interest in a
"proposition at Grant Lake. The
owner wants the prospective
buyer to come and see it. In
quire at Gateway.
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FO,
SALE—Underwood typewriter,
rbach & Valade.
W. 1|\TTED—Work jy hour or day,
hc^awse cleaning, window washing,
or Wgardening. Phone Madison 19
foisl Sam, Japanese boy.
TO CONTINUE WORK
M. J. Sullivan, who arrived in
j Juneau last week enroute to his
; Yakataga oil and other holdings
is arranging details with the
| Alaska Development Company to
I drill on his property. The latter
company will first put down wells
;on its Katalla oil lands and then
remove its equipment or procure
additional equipment for the
s Yakataga field.
\\W T9 RE01G1ZE
SPLIT PRISON SYSTEM
AUSTIN, Tex., Aug., 30, (/P)_The
Texas prison system, whose 12
farms have drained the state treas
ury for years, is to be concentrated
and reorganized.
I A legislative committee and the
state prision board have asked offi
cials of 55 penitentiary systems
how Texas’ antiquated penal or
ganization may best be improved.
When adequate data is gathered,
a reorganization committee will se
lect the most suitable site for, g
modern prison plant. A special
legislative session then will hear
the state’s needs.
LEDGERS JOLtttiNAnV INDEX
ED FILES ETC. Scballerer s Alas
ka Shop.
; COMMERCE
| CIGAR
| STORE
| TOBACCO, CANDY, SOFT
j DRINKS, CARDS, POOL
i Across the street from the
J Arcade Building
i John Anderson, Prop,
i Phone Adams 54
IS
STILL H IIIE (IT!
The Treasury of the Territory
■ was substantially in the same
I healthy condition at the end of
ithe fiscal year, June 30, last, as on
! June 30, 1928, it was announced
jin the Juneau empire. The cash
■balance in the treasury this year
|was just $137.82 cents less than
; last year.
Figures from Treasurer W. G.
! Smith showed a balance on hand
|to be $1,059,153.51 on June 30 last.
iOn the same date last year it was
$1,059,291.33.
50 PERCENT
| BERNE, Switzerland, Aug., 30, (/P)
—Just about every other imported
automobile in Switzerland is Amer
ican made. Last year, for the first
time, American automobiles were
more than half of those imported.
Three years ago it was one fourth.
MILLER’S
BARBER
snor
Shower Baths
Seward’s Pioneer
and Expert Barber
Fred C. Miller, Prop.
WANT A GOOD MEAL?
WE SERVE THE BEST
Delectable and appetizing
menu.
Short orders-regular dinners.
COMMERCE CAFE
Mrs. Alfred Rosness
r
DO NOT TAKE THE CHANCE
of leaving: your money and valuables where
some marauder can obtain it.
^ ft }n safety deposit vaults,
homebody deposits the money; why not you?”
4% interest on all saving accounts
Bank of Seward
When The
Cold Bites
YOU will appreciate the worth of a good
heating system when cold weather sets in.
Now is the time to avail yourself to the in
stallation and upkeep of the furnace or heat
er. We take care of your plumbing and that
“leaky faucet.”
— Plumbing — Steam-fitting — Tin-smithing — and
— Welding —Agent and Service Station for
yj*cC
THE UNIVERSAL CAR
SEWARD MACHINE SHOP
CHAS. LECHNER
INCOMING LOCALS
Incoming local arrivals on the
S. S. Alaska, yesterday afternoon,
| other than the Seattle list, in- i
[ chided Peggy Stevens, A. Cheno- !
i weth, W. Chenoweth, G. Vala
(soff, R. Voice, C. McLaughlin, J.
' Martinson, H. Morris, A. Dowling,
F. Scott and M. Dugan.
Among the local business firms i
who have announced to the Gate
way their intention of closing on
Monday are McMullen’s Grocery,
Cash & Carry, Seward Trading
Company, Frye-Bruhn meat mar
ket and Carstens meat market.
Arcade Park was used again as
a feathery couch by the same
young man from the Interior. Re
velle sounded at six.
IF YOU HAVEN'T TRIED FRYE
BRUHN’S BABY BEEF, you are
certainly musing something.
RELIABLE BOAT SER
VICE TO NUKA BAY
The gasboat Rolfe No. \
Capt. Pete Sather, leaves
the port of Seward for the
bay on the 15th and 30th
of each month.
CLEANLINESS and the best of
meats our motto. Fry-Bruhn’s.
The Gateway leads—others follow
GERHART
JOHNSEN
CONTRACTOR
PLASTERING
&
STUCCO WORK
P. O. Box 473 — Seward, Aaa.
THE
TRAINS ARRIVE—Sunday 3:40
p. m : Wednes^v and Satur
day 7:00 p.m- Friday 9:45 p.m
TRAINS LEAVE—Sunday 8:00
a. m. Monday and Thursday
7:30 a. m. Saturday 10:00 a. m.
CAPTAIN C. E. ANDERSON
NEXT SAILING STR. STARR OUT OF SEWARD
* SEPTEMBER 9
Chas. R. Jansen, Agent
PHONE MADISON 139 SEWARD. ALASKA
Steamer Leave Seattle N’b’d-Leave
Seward
Alaska
Alameda
Yukon
Alaska
Aug. 24 Sept. 1 at 5 p. m.
Aug. 31 Sept. 8 at 5 p. m.
Sept. 7 Sept. 14 at Midnight
Sept. 14 Sept. 21 at Midnight
Agent J. H. Flickinger Mata, l&s
Go East via
California and
the Panama Ca
nal thru ser
v i c e via the
Panama Pacific
Line. Ask for
details.
SERVING ALASKA
Regular and Dependably
Vessel Sails Arrives South
from in from
Seattle Seward Seward
Watson Aug. 21 Aug. 28 Sept. 2
Evans Aug. 28 Sept 4 Sept. 9
Watson Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 23
Evans Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Sept. 30
FROM SEWARD,
Blue, sewara Agent
accommodations on
Line vessels have be.n
letely and materially improved. You
find them very attractive and
comfortable.