THE
McCarthy weekly news
Entered as second class matter. Sepiem
ber 17th, 1!HS. at the tost Office, at
McCarthy. Alaska, under the Act of
March 15. 1X79.
Subscription Rates
Single Copies 25 j
Three Months 1 .25 i
Six Months 2 .50 |
One Year 5 .00
Payable In Advance
C. F. M. COLE.
M. M. ('OLE
Manager
Editor
making a newspaper
(The Cordova D lily Times)
The great obligation of a com
munity to a newspaper is fre
quently forgotten in the wild
scramble of the individuals for
personal gains and because it is
too often taken for granted that
a newspaper will do its part for
the community whether.it meets
with reciprocity or not. But ns
a matter of fact there is hardly
a public enterprise that does
not depend, to a more or less de
gree, upon the publicity receiv
ed from the town or commnnity
newspaper, It gives such enter
prises its support without prom
ise of reward, and irequently
without hope of reward.
The newspaper is the friend of
the church, regardless of creed,
it boosts the home town and the
home town and the community,
it supports public and private
undertakings, the schools, the
lodge, patriotic and civic and
charitable organizations.
While a newspaper is largely
acommunity affair, at the same!
time it is a business proposition
just the same as a bank, a groc
ery store, a meat market or
any other commercial enterprise.
There is possibly no enter
prise in the world so often and
so bitterly condemned as the
newspaper. The publisher ex
pects tnis and carries the bur
den. but on the other hand there
is no class of business which
should be nearer to the public
than the common carrier of the
day’s medium.
The “devil” makes mistakes,
the printer also, the editor and
publisher is prone to err, but
GiiM! mist ices S’lould not
not be multiplied by the circula
tion just because the error ap
pears in (‘very issue of the day’s
publication.
Takinyr it on the whole the
newspaper force, considering
the volume of business, m ikes
less mistakes than the ordinarv
layman or professional man.
The plumber soaks you twice
for his mistakes, the grocer has
his excuse, the butcher explains
the banker ignores his errors,
the baker has an alibi, tin* law
yer tries his case over at your
expense; the doctor buries his
the preacher is safe for no one
knows the difference, But for
the newspaperman there is no
recourse, he smiles and likes it.
Then.'is absolutely no doubt
that the Alaskan Newspapers
have done more towards the de
velopment of the countrv than
all the bureaus at Washington.
Tlds is thanks to the Advertis
ing public, for were it not for
advertisers the papers would go
out of business
We are proud of the fact tha^
the News has a good 99% of the
business houses of McCarthy
represented in its advertising
colums, fortunately that keeps
the paper on the perpetual basis
and we trust it will for many
many years to come.
The average man who strolls
into Hotel lobby or pool hall and
picks t3p his home town paper,
without cost to himself, does not
realize that the publisher needs
any kale, he takes it for granted
the issues are produced auto
matically, unfortunately tney
are not..
In some cases subscription
rates may appear high, but the
price of newsprint alone has
been exorbitant. For the first
time in three years the News
had a reduction on its last ship
ment from the States, and prob
ably within the next twelve
OUR SYSTEM OF BANKING BY MAIL
BRINGS THIS BANK TO YOUR VERY DOOR.
To open an account, place the amount of your deposit
in an envelope and mail to us. By return post you
will receive a bank book showing amount of your deposit.
THE FIRST BANK OF CORDOVA
THE CONCRETE BANK
ESTABLISHED 1909
DRAFTS ON ALL TARTS OF THE AJTORLD, MONEY REMITTED RY WIRE
TO ALL TARTS OF TIIE UNITED STATES & CANADA.
Copper River
and Northwestern Railway
THROUGH SERVICE TO CORDOVA TWICE WEEKLY
CALEB CORSER Supt.
F.W. SOMMER Agent.
ARCTIC BROTHERHOOD
CAMP 3?
Meets every Monday evening
at A. B. Hall. Visiting members j
cordially invited to attend these
meetings. }
Initiation Fee $10.
Monthly Dues 50 cents.
J. W. Nickell A.C
McCarthy, Alaska
months further reductions will
occur, in which case our rate
may be reduced a trifle.
There is one thing which
every Alaskan should not fail to
do, it is almost as important as
taking out life insurance, take
out a subscription for the local
paper.
F. H. FOSTER
ATTORNEY
Kotary Public Real Estate
Transactions of all Kinds
Legally arranged.
Cordova,
Alaska
JOB
PRINT
ING
GOOD WORK
News OFFICE