THE
McCAKTHY WEEKLY NEWS
Entered as second class mailer. Sepiem
ber nib, 1918. at the*’l-osi Office, ai
fcicUarihy. Alaska, under the Aci ol
Sfiarch 1819.
C. F. M. FOLK. Manager
M. M. ('OLIO Editor
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S iturua> Dec. Srd.
BUS' NESS QUIET
BUT STEADY
Business conditi* ns during
the past month have been very
firm notwithstanding the fact
that many of our residents are
spending the winter outside.
The Christmas spirit is in the
air, and a prosperous month is
anticipated by the merchants in
December.
For the past two years our
little town has been very quiet,
the local business houses just
holding their own, but there is !
no reason to assume that what- j
ever situation exists at this mo-j
inent is going to continue.
McCarthy has many advantages
which will be utilized in the
near future. In addition to its j
untold mineral wealth which,
first put it on the map, it has j
three great assets, water, luel
and farm land. It takes time
tho to develop, especially under
conditions that have existed
during the past. The World
War or course was the main
factor in retarding the develop
ment of our farm lands in this
section.
j For over five miles down the
railroad the smoke from the
farmhouses cm iu>w be seen
from McCarthy on a clear day.
In the other direction, pract
jically every foot of ground on
jSourdough Hill, ad jacent, to the
j main Nizina trail, has been
'taken up by genuine home
steaders as fai* out as the Nizina
River, the ones who are farm
i
i.tg on the banks of that treach
erous stream nr.- just as much
I inter *>ted in the future develop
ment of McCarthy as the cues
who live at this end.
The Kennecott Cop; or Cor
poration has been, i i more w tys
than one, a big factor in •»1' mis
development. For instance, a
homesteader has been able to
sell all his sui plus wood, clear
ed off his land, to this company,
receiving the cash at the time
he needed it the most, en tbling
him to purchase his seed grain
and then selling the products to
the same company.
It has been rein irked that too
many farm »rs would overstock
this section, but one must ie-j
member that there is a Urge
population at the other en l of
the line for surplus homegrown
products. We feel sure that the
farmers mu Id get i, vi*ry satis-1
factory rate from the Copper |
River and Northwestern Rail
way Co, on their products for
the Coast trade.
The loc il business will always
adjust itself to surrounding con
ditions and our little town is in a
strategical position to take ad
vantage of any material benefits
that may com-* in the near fu-j
ture to tnis section—and they j
will surely come.
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 PARTS OF THF. WOULD, MONEY REMITTED BY WIRE
TO ALL PARTS OF THE UNITED 8TATE8 & CANADA.
Copper River
and Northwestern Railway
THROUGH SERVICE TO CORDOVA TWICE WEEKLY
CALEB CORSER Supt.
F.W. SOMMER A^ent.
I
F. H. FOSTER
ATTORNEY
Notary Public Real Estate
Transactions of all Kinds
legally arranged.
Cordova,
Alaska
JOB
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