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Newspaper
Seward Weekly Gateway
Location
Seward, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1906
Page
6
Notice that Gateway Publishing Co. is entered as second class after August 2, 1904, at Seward Alaska post office under the Act of March 8 1879. Paper shows price of 3.00 and 1.50 with date November 1, 1906, on a Saturday.
The chamber of commerce to study why transport companies ran into value limits and missed mail deadlines. Northwest routes to Valdez and Seward show delays since July, with the Pennsylvania as the only recent compliant liner. Officials urge fair terms with transport firms while pushing timely arrivals.
A fragmented discussion on presidential authority and public opinion. It questions Secretary Root giving political statements, cites Hearst’s influence, and recalls Grover Cleveland and Theodore Roosevelt as examples of popularity and political risk in the presidency.
Real estate and mining records list Placer locations and several names. For sale is a marine package including a 4x6 engine a Morgan tubular boiler with shaft two propellers and fittings complete ready to install in a boat. Bank of Seward notes emphasize persistent effort and bank money as independence.
Despite bridge timber shortages and late track laying, the railroad plans to push ahead through winter. Crews at Plager vale and near tunnel rock work will stay on, with select workers shifted as needed, and additional forces to be dispatched after New Year to advance trestle and bridge tasks before snow clears.
Cordova passengers recall there was never smallpox at Cordova. Quarantine aimed to keep laborers aboard steamers, not health risk. The railroad rushed to finish work before closure. laborers were discharged as quarantine ended. The Valdez News claims the smallpox scare was a fake to keep workers from leaving for Seward offered elsewhere.
The Pennsylvania arrived from Seattle with 28 000 feet of bridge timber and 250 tons of steel for the railroad. The vessel, built in Philadelphia in 1873, has gross tonnage 3 800 and net 2 567. It will sail to Seattle this afternoon, its first Seward visit. Also noted: tribute to Stillman Lewis and a fur buyer, P F Vian, from Kenai.
In port movements show Seward Steamer ylvania sailing for Seat Penns on the 10th and ships like Saratoga and Portland sailing from Seattle on the 10th. Dora sails from Seattle on the 12th, Corwin and Jeanie have sailed or are en route for Seattle, Northwestern and Bertha left for Seattle on the 9th, Shelikof departed Seward for Valdez on the 9th. Weekly weather re November 9 provides updates on conditions.
B F Swesey a veteran pilot for Cook Inlet steamers arrived in Seward aboard the Jeame for a scheduled week ending weather record update. He has several years of service and is noted for experience aboard Cook Inlet vessels.
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