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A CORPORATION’S SOUL
ITNDER the title “Corporation showed its soul North
of 53” appeared irt the following which was published
in the editorial section of the San Francisco Examiner
The story was written by Edward H. Hamilton:
you have read and I have written a great deal about “soulless cor
porations,” and concerning the oppressions, exactions and general cus
sedness of “big business.”
We’va all read, too, of the romance of far lands and of the fellow
ship of men in the realms of adventure. And out of the north, through
the tales of the Sourdoughs of the Yukon, comes to me a copy of a let
ter that wrarmsf the heart, that puts back a faith in the humanity of busi
ness dealings and in our fellow man.
It is a letter from the government files at Washington in the vol
ume entitled “investigation of the Fur Seal and Other Fisheries of Alas
ka.” The volume has the imprint of the government printing office and
bears the date May 7, 1886. It is from Lewis Gerstle, who, with Louis
Sloss and Captain Niebaum, practically owned the Alaska, Commercial
Company, which controlled about all the trade of Alaska and the far 4
North. It is written to M. Lorenz, the company’s agent at “St. Michaels,”
as it was then called, and then the farthest north white settlement in
the world.
The occasion was the inrush of miners for the mines at “Forty
Mile’’—ten years before the discovery of gold placers on ihe Klondyke,
and the letter reads:
“San Francisco, May 7, 1886.—Dear Sir: We have been informed ,
that a large number of miners have already started to the Yukon and
Stewart! River mines, and it is probable that many others will be attract
ed to that section of the Territory in consequence of the supposed exist
ence of rich diggings in that district. Considering that the company’s
station at St. Michaels is the nearest source of supply, an extra amount
of groceries and provisions has been sent to you to meet' the possible de
mands likely to be made upon you during the coming winter.
“It must not be understood, however, that the shipment referred
to is made for the purpose of realizing profits beyond the regular sched
ule of prices heretofore established. Our object is to simply avoid any
possible suffering w-hich the large increase of populayon insufficiently
provided with articles of food might occasion. Hence, you are directed'
to store these supplies as a reserve to meet the probable contigency here
in indicated, and in that case to dispose of the sam to actual consumers
only, and in such quantities as will enable you to relieve the wants andd
necessities of each and every- person that may have occasion to ask
for it.”
“In this connection we deem it particularly necessary to say to you,
that traders in the employ of the company, or such others as draw their
supplies from the stores of the company, doing business on their own
account, must not be permitted to charge excessive profits, otherwise all
business relations with such parties must cease, as the company cannot
permit itself ot be made an instrument of oppression towards anyone that
they may come in contact with.
“It is useless to add that in case of absolute poverty or want, the
person or persons placed in that unfortunate position should be promptly
furnished with the means of subsistence without pay, simply reporting
such facts at your earliest convenience to the home office.
“Asking your strict compliance with the foregoing instructions,
which we Jiope will be carried out with due discretion on your part, I
am, with kind regards to yourself and Mrs. Lorenz,
“Yours truly,
“LEWIS GERSTLE,
“President
Doesn’t that majke you feel a little better? Doesn’t it restore faith
in the general goodness of humankind? There was a soul in that cor
* poration of a certainty; and perhaps if we could inquire more closely
we’d find “good in everything,” corporation and all.
The Brill car will arrive in Seward
this afternoon and a few hours fol
lowing the arrival of the S. S. Aleu
tian from the South, will depart for
Anchorage.
The S. S. Aleutian was. still chalk
ed up on the boards as aue to arrive
in port from the South at 5 o’clock
this afternoon.'
The M. S. Discoverer. Capt. Heinie
Berger, is due to leave port tomor
row for Illiamna and way ports.
Miss Alice Murphy, daughter of
Mrs. Jessie Murphy, who has been
in the States for over a year attend
ing school, is returning home today
on the steamer Aleutian.
No need for tourists to go far from
Seward to see Alaskan reindeer for
there is one roaming about the
streets. He is tame, folks, and will
not bite. Don’t tease him, please!
The S. S. Redondo, of -the A. S. S.
Co., returned to port this afternoon
from the Westward.
MNi THE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE OE SEWARD
HAS ACCOMPLISHED
The question is asked continually,
“What has the Seward Chamber of
Commerce done or accomplished
for Seward?”
The following, handed to the Gate
way by President Urbach, will pro
bably surprise the majority of the
citizens.
Several sessions of the District
Court held in Seward, during past
few years.
The Jesse Lee Home.
The U. S. Navy to re-open the ra
dio station here.
Headquarters U. S. Signal Corps.
Appropriation Glacier stream.
Survey and plans for shelter har
bor.
Aids for navigation.
Coast & Geodetic Survey, surveying
waters adjacent to Seward.
Road to radio station turned over
to Bureau of Public Roads for up-keep.
Right to ship Alaska timber for
export.
Mission District School, Jesse Lee
Home.
Trails to Paradise Valley and Brew
er Hayden Mines.
GOLF COURSE
Airplane landing field.
Many other plans now being worked
out for the benifit of Seward and vici
nity, by the Executive Committee.
The membership committee consist
ing of T. P. Graham and Dr. A. R. Ro
berts, will be glad to issue you a card
for 19271 Any citizen of Seward is
welcome to join and attend the meet
ings held every Tuesday noon at the
Seward Grill.
MRS. RAY LEAVING SOON
Among the prominent local resi
dents who are leaving for the Out
side shortly is^, Mrs. L. V. Ray, wife
of Attorney Ray and Mayor of Seward,
accompanied by her son Lee. Mrs.
Ray’s mother is ill and for that reason
it is not known the length of her visit
home. %
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LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE
TERRITORY OF ALASKA, KODI
AK PRECINCT, THIRD DIVISION
THEREOF, AT KODIAK.
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE
OF JOHN J. FOLSTAD, DECEAS
ED.
NO. 19
Notice of Time and Place for Hearing
Settlement of Final Account, De
termination of Heirship' and Peti
tion for Final Distribution.
NOTICE is hereby given that E. Pe^
tellin, administrator of the estate of
John J. Folstad, deceased, has ren
dered and filed in the above entitled
court, and presented for settlement
his final account, together with his re
port and petition and the determina
and that Tuesday, September 20th,
1927, at the hour of two o’clock in the
afternoon of said day, at the office of
the Judge of the above entitled court
in the village of Kodiak, Alaska, has
been fixed and appointed as the time
and place for the hearing of the settle
ment of said account and of said re
port and petition and hte determina
tion of heirship, at which time and
place any and all persons interested in
said estate may appear and file their
objections, if any they have, to said
account and report, petition and deter
mination. AND NOTICE is hereby
further given that said account is for
final settlement, and that the said es
tate is ready for distribution and on
settlement of said account final distri
bution of said estate will be had imme- j
[diately. *
Dated at Kodiak, Alaska, this l&th
day of July, A. D. 1927.
A. F. STOWE,
U. S. Commissioner and ex-officio Pro
bate Judge. •
JOHN F. COFFEY,
Attorney for Administrator.
First Publication July 19, 1927.
East Publication August 23, 1927.
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