HYDER WEEKLY HERALD
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AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER
Those who spend so much
time decrying the efforts of
others to promote the welfare
and development of the dis
trict should remember that
they themselves profit by
whatever is gained by such ef
forts. That those who work to
this end are laboring for their
own benefit and with the ex
pectation of profiting by their
efforts does not discount in the
least degree the fact that they
are working for the commun
ity benefit as well as their
own—for the shirkers and
“knockers” as well as the pro
oraaaiva and induabaaua ala.
ments. Everyone profits in
some degree by such public
benefits as may be gained.
Fair minded people will recog
nize and appreciate this facl
and endeavor to promote a
live and let live policy that .will
redound to the mutual welfare
of all concerned. This is prob
ably too much t6 expect from
the knocking elements but
they might at least have the
decency to permit those who
have the progress of the com
munity at heart to work for its
benefit unhampered by jeal
ous and spite animated criti ;
cisms. |
“Community Cooperation’
should be the slogan of every
one in the district. The results
of a long pull and a strong
pull all together would be
speedily found of inestimable
value in promoting the devel
opment of the district and the
growth of the town.
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Despite a considerable dimin-;
uation in the volume of local
development during the past
few days, those who possess
sufficient discernment to ap
preciate the true facts of the
situation are agreed that th€ I
local mining outlook is bettei
than at any time in the past.
Such lessening of activity as
has occurred may be attribut
ed largely to the natural re
action from the “boom” tend
encies developing in certain
southern centers last year, dur
ing which it was easy to fin-!
ance almost any kind of a
real or alleged mining prop
erty. Consideration of the fact
ors attendant upon a situation i
of this kind convinces that a
slump is the inevitable se
quence of a too wide dissemi
nation of investments. Had thi
1 investing public possessed the
discernment to invest irifetockt
of the large number of prac
tically developed and prover
properties, instead of in mert
jnexplored prospects, the re
mits would have been far bet
j ter for the investors as well
' is the district. It is true thai
some of the new flotation.1
were based on mineral hold
ings of exceeding promise but
n many instances even thesi j
Aiowa MnAllCCt
; and, owing to the large cost
! >f mining operations, were un
ible to continue active devel
j opment for more than a com
j oaratively brief period.
In the main inadequate fin
i mcing, whatever may be tin
i >enefits of the expenditure)
I made to the properties con
: :erned, is distinctly detriment
' tl to the district owing to tin
j mpressions created by the in
: ability of their owners to con
I inue activities. Considered
ourely from the standpoint oi
/alue in furthering the dis
rict’s development, it may bt
■aid with much truth that in
adequate financing is almosi
vs bad as none at all, for tht
•eason that the inevitable clos
ng down of poorly financed
vetivities tends to delay or dis
murage further investment)
>y the public. It is due, more
o failures of this charactei
han to actual failures to de
velop mineral in commercial
quantities after adequate ex
oloration that mining invest
ments are considered hazard
ous by the general public.
■o
)ry, a trifle, we’ll wager thal
veu can see yourself in this
oieture, or one similar to it.
A barefooted boy, a dry
?oods box under a big tree
lear the road, several empty
•glasses, a pitcher of lemonade,
and there you were on a hot
afternoon, you and possibly
your chum, engaged in your
first business venture.
We recall that business was
brisk; we were selling two
glasses of lemonade for a
nickel, but our prosperity of
course invited competition.
One day when we opened, up
for business we razed across
the street and down went our
hearts to our bare feet, be
cause slapping us right in our
faces was a big pasteboard on
which was rudely scrawled "3
big glasses of lemonade for 5
cents.”
We looked at it in dismay;
we could see our trade leaving
us and our business on the
rocks. We finally said to our
chum, “Let’s go down and talk
with the grocer who sells us
our lemons; maybe he will
take back the two we have on
hand and then we can close
up our shop.”
Our grocer said, "You boys
go right back to your store
and instead of cutting your
price, keep up your quality
and you’ll find that people
would rather have two glasses
of good lemonade for five
cents, than three glasses of
slop at the same price.”
And therein is a lesson for
»me grown up business men.
Just For Fun
If you don’t duck when a
folfer yells “Pore!” there it
liable to be a pain aft.
After watching some girls
aandle an automobile it is
hard to believe that a horse
>nce had to be “so gentle a
<voman could drive it.”
“A flapper may be as much
lfraid of a mouse as her
nother was and climb on a
If uuc appeal a, but SITE
wouldn’t dare pull up her
ikirts the way her ma used to.
Standard traffic signals for
til cities is a prediction of the
police chiefs, who have been
lolding a convention back
jast. Now if some one would
nvent standard sets of brains
for drivers so they will obey
:he signals, everything would
je “jake.”
I bought my girl some gart
ers,
From Wool worth’s five and
ten;
She gave them to her mother;
I'll ne’er see them again.—
By the Village Nut
Despite the prevalence of
freak clothing among college
men, we refuse to be discour
aged about the future of the
race. The sturdiest oak was
once a nut.
Little Bobby was traveling in
i Pullman sleeper for the
'irst time, and awoke during
-he night.
“Do you know where you
ire?” asked his mother.
“Sure I do.” he replied. “We
are in the top drawer.” —
As we owe so shall they
weep. >
The rooster is the only genu
ine feminist. He cackles ap
proval of the hen’s accomp
lishment.
With the present high cost
of living, can you imagine buy
ing a breakfast of scrambled
eggs for King Solomon’s thou
sand wives?
And, if it interests you, per
mit us to announce the discov
ery that C. Joy, lives in Los
Angeles, California.
“Are the Jones’ old-fashion
ed?”
“They’re so old fashioned
they’ve never had a cross
word.”
Another thing that is hard
for little boys to understand
is why mud is good for wom
en’s faces and bad for boy’s
feet.
Experience isn’t such a great
teacher if you spend all your
time on one lesson.
A Hyder couple are well
mated. Her kimono is always
dirty, and his shirt front is
always stained with tobacco
juice.
If the world’s a stage every
man has a right to a fair show.
Hasn’t he?
People who try to get by, by
doing no more than they are
paid for will find they will
not get paid for any more.
The Editor at the pearly gate,
His face looked worn and
old.
He meekly asked the man of
fate
For admission to the fold.
“What have you done," ask
ed Peter
“To seek admission here?”
“Oh, I used to run a country
newspaper
on, earcn ror many a year."
The gate swung open sharply,
And Peter touched the bell,
“Come in my lad, and take
your harp w
You’ve had enough of hell.”
HYDER M. E. CHURCH
Services Every Sunday
at 8 p. on.
Sunday School at 11 a. m.
Everyone Welcome
Rev. C. T/ Hatten, Pastor
17- *
Chamber
of
Commerce
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Hyder, Alaska
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