The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-09-29
(By F. B. Camp,)

that thing which he held most deaf'l BUT--- every man who has had the OPPORTUNITY has not beneiitted himself by grasping the oPPoRTUN- iTY, fo" the simple reason that when the OPPORTUNITY came he know ingly or unknowingly refused to avail himself of the thing that he most cher ishei and desired This refusal to take advantage of real oPPSRTUNITY, was and is due to the lack of proper understanding, coupled with the di- Sease of Ncar-BGndness. Many men talk to great lengths on myriad sub jccts but during their lengthy talks never say anything that is really worth while. Other menutter but few words but when they do break into speech, each word that they utter has a real meaning. These men of few words are the men who really do. They are the men who have built cities and railroads, the men who have laid the foundation of gigantic industries, th. .ci,.n whose eyes are always open for the OPPORTUNITY which is ever pa.:ding before their eyes, eyes that they havs trained to see what they look upon, far seeing eyes that can instantly determine the real value of OPPORTUNITY as quickly as they vi: 'on 1t.
 In Seward today we have men of both c'asses, men who talk much but never do and men who talk little an' do h. This latter class of men have not failed to see the Handwriting on the Wall, the writing that means so much for the future of Seward and the ultimate success of the town: These men are thinking much and doing much individually, realizing keenly the , handicap under which they labor be- :. cause of the lack of unity among peo- r!e of Seward.
 The Hand Writing on the Wall that is so plain to those who can see, con ta:ns .aany undesireable things, for the II md that has written and is yet writing on the Wall of Alaska, has. writer and is yet writing many thing
 that v'c people of Alaska know to b' entirc'y w,cng. Bat during the pas
 ty., vars the Hand that wyitcs th
 D. cE of the government towa d tho, 'T'.rri., v oc Alaska, has bac, gT'd'& ir tha.. wh 'ch it writ t"s b; Ot,.r f,
 a,!,l t! 6sc Other lian;':; :, ar.s ,o Y / w!!o I.lk little and ;o mul,, 70 ! but $, rely as tho Hand w'l.tus. tHH mn w.'.o g:titie t can see the wondcr fu. OPPORTUNITY that will exist i' Alaska when the DOG-IN- THE ,I MANi;ER policy of the government is finally discarded for the policy of UNI < SELFISH DEvELoPMEN'f,. "a policy w,,.ch is now being written on the Wall of A!aska by men who are 'wiit' a,art,tlly interested in the future per naneEt welfare of the Territory: lrTi.c;c .ann g.. and vii! D, proud to, cal !t.'2ska tIeir home. These men i.:.:c a..i Mi'l give ,,o Alaska the best u. .t ti iy nav, tt.ih :h, ultimas hop2 : s,ci::,'.- AlSs!;a ;a,:, i:.i r;.,,t. n,xc> ".:'th q, ,ot!::c.' ;It.:...rs of she LII ;, ,ol, n,: ::s .-os:2r cki,d .brs 2a:aeAs lxhs rc" ismi.y. ff
 'That$.:eal and vitc,. reason wi:y yih-.a,.s ! sa hai failed to tase her righsf5ss | ii.placA !, the naiiy Of stasss prior to t',is,, :, becsus, 4..sasAa has nzYs 'faa }. e,,,ug., far ses..n::., b:icf spcassn;.. iea :. doing, Sincere men to enable then 10 . successfully fight and overcome the SI huge obstacles that ob,truct thc'r way to ultimate success.
 The worst obstacle beforo thcss } men has been and yet is THE GouG- FER.
 Each town and community ii, Alas Ia todw IT asa af taq classes 1As