11YDER ALASKA MINER
W. R. Hull - - - - Editor
A newspaper whow', purpoie ia to tell
the world about the newest Jand bus*
ieet town in the northland, and |the
•stive resources which are responsible
for its existence.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
*ti second class matter Nov
ember 4. 1919. at the post* office at
Hyder, Alaska, uuder the Act of
March 3, 1879.
Bent anywhere for $5 a year.
Advertising rates on appiloation.
TO ALASKANS IN GENERAL,
AND MEJMBERS Qf THE LEGIS
LATURE IN PARTICULAR
Ah a sourdough who has been
from one end of Alaska to the other
and one who expects sooner or lat
er to make the Territory his home,
I venture to hope that this session
of the Legislature will provide for
a Territorial publicity department.
This is a matter in whioh every
Alaskan, particularly the business
man, Is vitally interested, and the
need for such a department prob
ably was never so great as it is
today.
As one of the editor! of the lit
erary Digest I have had an excel
lent opportunity during the past
two years to study the newspapers
af the entire country. In that time
I have come to sealize how little is
hnown of the Territory. Misstate
ments of fact occur in practically
every one of the hundred er more
editorials that I have collected in
the past year; it is na wonder that
the people of the United States
proper have an erroneous idea of
Alaska! Most people have an idea
that Alaska is a good plaoa to keep
away from; that it is fit only for
Eskimos and polar bears. They
have no idea of its agricultural,
mining, fishing and pulp and paper
possibilities—to mention only a few,
Now, this is all wrong; It is a bad
thing for Alaska, And only a earn*
paign of education in American
newspapers and magaaines will
help matters. You and I may have
tne greatest faith in Alaska, but
the people down here are not mind
readers, In order to attract set
tlers and Capital to the Territory,
the people Whom you wish to at
tract must be enlightened by a brisk
campaign bf education,
The ignotance prevailing here re
garding condition* in Ataeka may
not be the fault of Alaskans in gen
eral or anybody in particular. In
fact, much has been printed about
Alaska down here in the past few
years, but if the Legislature fails j
to provide funds at this session for
the puipose of advertising Alaska,
the blame must necessarily fall
upon the heads of the people of Al
aska to whom this letter is address
ed.
You may be surpW&d fd know
that many newspapers haVe mani
fested a desire for good AfeVka
“copy.” 1 traVe written teVeral
articles ;AYfoYit Alaska tor the Lit
erary Digest, thre flTeW York Times
and other papers And magazines,
and hot only have they been readily
yftlitai' hut otto pctn »*4
Alaskan Hotel
McDonell - Jamieson -^Reid
HEADQUARTERS FOR MINING MEN
Electric Lights - » Large Rooms
W. R. REII), Manager
For Messenger
DAY OR NIGHT
Ring
City Messenger Service
From Any Public Place
— •— -.— A .
Hyder Auto Service
FRED DOREY, MGR.
Telephone Hotel Hyder
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LAUNCH TAKU II
U. S. MAIL BOAT
Leavei Hyder
Freight and Passengers
.■AVU STTDP* iVirY YRiDiV
RD. J. WILLIAMS, Master
D. W. McLEMAN
CONTRACTOR and BUILDER
STORB AND OFFICE FIXTURES TO ORDER
Glass, Sash aad Doors, Mouldings, Quarter round. Parting Strips
Window stools, turned corner blocks: All Fir
• ESTIMATES FURNISHED
Lkavk Osdess at Hydk* Drug Stock
STEWART MINERS’SOCIAL CLUB
JACK McCORMACK Secretary.
Reading Room • Card Tables • Cigars • Tobaccos
Soft Drinks
All the Latest Magazines and Newspapers
magasirres haVe either copied them
in their entirety dr quoted from
them. Ail of which merely shows
that there is a demand throttghrtit
the country for live nfewe stories
(k Alaska. I might add that I got
tfiy ‘ dope” tnainly from the present
publicity bureau.
I firmly believe that the' triem*
bers of the present Legislature
could take no step that would do
more to further the interests of ‘the
Territory than would an act pro*
vtyiig. say, twenty thotittdd de>T*
lars for a campaign of general pub
licity in the States. News and fea
ture st *ies, as well as purely in
jtinative articles on Alaska wbuld,
I am sore, be “eaten up" hy the
press. And there never was a
more opportune time than the pres
ent for sudh a campaign, as the
general business depression is caus
ing a large number of people to
seek new fields.
Burt M. McConnell
Six Morningside AvePtfe
New York City.
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C. H. SUNDMACHER
ATTORNEY AT LAW
NOTARY PUBLIC
HYDER. ALASKA
R. N ROGERS, M.D.
Physician and Surgeon
HYDER. Alaska
Offic* Miners' Hotel
J, L HAWES, D. D. S,
Dentist
International Avenue.
Cfoe JtUBget
91 street
Soft Drinks and Tobaccos
JKarie ^Intent, #roj».
FRIZZELLS’
ara now ocoupyinj thtir
New Market
Cold storage plant
in operation.
^ full line of choicest
meats, fruits and
vegetables.
Fresh Cream and Buttermilk.
Putter and Eggs. — International
Avenue,
9111 Stages &top
at
TOOTH’S SMOKE
SHOP
WILLIAM REID TOOTH, Proprietor
Soft Drinks Solo Tables
BUCKAROO CIGARS
Silver Springs
HHatt Cbfrr for tipr fetrtuart*
fHjoet *tagr
Leave Orders for
ALLEN, theDOGMUSHER
Stewart, B. C.
Electric
Laundry
Ketchikan, Alaska.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED:
See H. Hucke for shaping
instructions;
Send! the Miner
to Your Friends'
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HYDER CIGAR STORE
Cigrars, Tobaccos, Candies and Refreshing Drinks
MRS. A. MILLER, Proprietress
ALASKAN CIGAR STORE
Cigar*, Tobacco, Soft Drink*
Mrs. M. HARRIS, Prop.
Hyder Bath House
Under New Management
M. Lobley.Proprietress,
NO WAITING THE WATER'S ALWAYS HOT
$ort!aub B-ocmung; $ou0f
foot of :SKain Street
Good Beds and Comfortable
Sitting Room
JACK McCALLUM
I
&abf trouble anb ©xpena
JBp pabing
Complete ^latitf antj fepeclfltatlona
For your now building before beginning conetruction, A SAVING (OF
TWICE THE COST of such plane ie result of this method in many cases
especially if made by an ALASKAN ARCHITECT of WIDE EXPERIENCE
enquiries feollelteti
Architect or Palace Theatre, Juneau General HeenTAL, Ewmbis
Buildtho and numerous other buildings of Juneau and vic|n!fy.
0i. g&utton
Juneau, Alaska
Portland Cigar Store
Formerly the Portland Cafe
Best Brands of
CIGARS SIGARFITS TOBACCOS SOFT DRINKS
SOLO AND PINOCHLE TABLES
Sam Barber; Proprietor
Cbe jflalamute
CHARLES MARTIN, Prop.
SrinM anb Cigar*
JUST THE PLACE TO SPEND YOUR EVENINGS
HYDER
TRANSFER
COMPANY
H. L. Reid - Louis Less
Saddle and Pack fyrse*
DELIVERIES MADE
% r r*' Anywhere . anytim*
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