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OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August* 19* 1904
Published daily except Sunday by
THE GATEWAY PUBLISHING COMPANY
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MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
AN APPRECIATED HONOR
How well the Gateway has succeeded in maintaining
a high standard in the newspaper field is shown in the fol
lowing words contained in a certificate received by this
newspaper in the last mail:
National Community Newspaper Contest
Founded at the University of Illinois
This certifies that the Seward Gateway of Sew
ard, Alaska, has been given a distinguished rating in
the 1926 National Community Newspaper Contest.
This is the first knowledge the Gateway has received
that it was considered in the contest, and the distinction
comes as a pleasant surprise as well as satisfaction in
knowing that we are recognized not only in our own local
field, but have come under the scrutiny of such an institu
tion of learning as the University of Illinois journalistic
department.
The honor might be said to be the result of a stead
fast policy to be satisfied with nothing less than the best.
That we have achieved this is showm in the many evi
dences of appreciation that have come from home and
abroad.
HOW DOES THIS BALANCE SHEET LOOK TO YOU?
How does this sort of a balance sheet look?
(Seattle Star)
Investment $7,200,000.
Production, $174,822,721., . . .
Pretty good, eh?
Well, we bought Alaska for the former figure some
years ago. The latter figure represents the value of the
gold bullion shipped to Seattle’s United States assay office
from the Territory since July 15, 1898. The figures were
made public today by Assayer T. G. Hatheway.
Since the office has been open more than 603 tons of
solid gold have been shipped to it, considerably more than
half from Alaska. Nome’s shipments alone have been
worth more than $73,000,000. Tanana comes next with
more than $51,000,0000, and IditarGd’s score is $16,000,
000.
Last year the Territory shipped us $5,733,888 worth
of gold.
Interesting deductions may be made from the above
balance sheet. For instance they represent returns from
natural resources unhampered by conservation and in
which capital has had a free hand and permitted to pro
ced without a member of the “cheka” standing at their el
bow to manage their business for them.
The next big item in Alaska’s return on the small in
vestment referred to by the Star is from fisheHes, which
enjoyed the same condition, the most important element
of which is title and freedom from governmental interfer
ence in the purely private business of the industry.
Were all conditions of other resources equal and die
large and small capital, including the man without capital
but possessed of the ordinary talents of the pioneer, have
that freedom accorded the pioneers of Western America
the balance sheet cited by the Star would have been oi
such dimensions as to invite the Scheimpolitizist of the
Income tax department to shake their heads with mis
givnngs that the Alaskans were dodging the supertaxes ir
their annual returns.
SKELETONS IN THE MEXICAN CLOSET
Now that Congress has had enough investigations tc
give each State at least one, it might give the nation 2
thrill by asking the powers in Mexico City to bring fortt
the skeletons of the Madero family, butchered by a riva'
aspirant for the presidency of Mexico at the behest 0!
a number of oil concessionaires who financed the Car
ranza revolution to the extent of $5,000,000 borrowed, il
is said, by a relative of a former. President of the Unitec
States, a British ambassador and a big oil company.
Dr. Norris, the “pistol packing parson,” was only liv
ing up to his fundamentalism when he followed the funda
mental Texas doctrine of getting the drop first.
COAST PILOT ISSUED
BY GEODETIC SURVEY
Through the courtesy of E. Lester
Jones, director of the U. S. Coast and j
Geodetic Survey, Department of the j
Interior, the Gateway is in reciept of!
a new edition of Alaska Coast Pilot,
Part 2, which, has just been issued by
the Bureau.
This volume, which covers the
waters west of Yakatat Bay includ
ing Bering Sea and the Arctic Ocean,
has been brought up to date and con
tains the latest information derived
from recent surveys along the Alaska
Peninsula. For the first time com
plete descriptions and sailing direct
ions are given for large bodies of
water, such as Pavlof, Cold, and
Morzhovoi Bays, formally passed over
with the brief statement “No infor
mation available.”
Among the new features in this
volume are a number of illustrations,
a distance table giving the distance
between principal ports, and met
eorological tables giving the results
of weather observations at various
points in the area covered by it.
The attention of readers of the
Gateway is called to the fact that
copies of this important and late
pilot can be obtained from any of
the Bureau’s chart agencies in var
ious ports or from the Washington
office at the rate of 75 cents per
volume.
BASEBALL LINEUP FOR
GAME MUM NITE
After giving the Double “O”, some
of the baseball talent that will wear
the Army colors against the City nine
tomorrow nigjit, it is generally con- ^
ceded that the honors are certainly
headed towards the red, white and
blue. W. R. Shellhorn, one of the
leading local players, is of a different
opinion.
“We’re out to give these fellows a
good ball game and if they win it
they’ll know that they have played
ball,” said the scrappy leader of the
former Seward Senators. The line
up of civilians that will cross bats i
with the Khaki contains a number of
firemen—so much the better—for if
Chief Guest is contemplating an in
door baseball game composed of his .
Volunteers, the present game will af
ford him ^in opportunity of sizing
those members of the department that
take part in it. D. E. Valade is the
pitching choice, with his old battery
mate, Shellhorn, to do the receiving.
“Steamboat” Painter will play the in
itial sack. Bob Willis second base,
' Andresen third and Hopkins dep
short. The outer gardens, right and
left fields, will be taken care of by
■ Paulsteiner and Sheldon, capable fly
> chasers, respectively.
i MOTHER OF CAPTAIN GUTHRIE
PASSES AWAY IN NEBRASKA
Capt. Ralph R. Guthrie, commander
L of the Seward post, Signal Corps, is
in receipt'of a cablegram announcing
the death of his mother, Mrs. Mary
Guthrie, who passed away at Merena,
Neb., January 25, aged 80 years.
^ Coleman's Gas Lamps and Lan
terns. J. L. Graef.
Strictly fresh candies. Schallerer’s
Alaska Shop.
What could be more deli
cious than Velvet Ice Cream
for dinner desert? Set the
time and we will deliver
free. The Candy Cottage.
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The interesting tale of the peasant girl and the
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