THE
McCarthy weekly news
Entered as second olass matter. Septe'm
ber 17th, 1918. at the tost Office, at
McCarthy, Alaska, under the Act of
March 3. 1879.
L. M. Lander Manager
R. E. Lander Editor
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Saturday March 81, 1923.
What About the Local Merchant
The Parcel Post laws governing A
laska fix a flat rate of twelve cents a
pound on all packages. It is arbritrary
and i« virtually a subsidy to mail order
houses Outside, in that the Alaska mer.
chant finds it nearly impossible to get
the patronage of out of town custom
ers, beacause they must pay the same
rate for every package they ship as the
Outside establishments.
Here is an example. You ship a
package to Seattle that weighs fifty
pounds and it costs you six dollars,
while the same Weight shipped to Ken
necott costs the same amount.
By giving Alaska the same zone das
sification as that enjoyed in the States
we would receive our packages from the
Outside at no advance in cost, while
a package mailed in Alaska would be
sent to you for a great deal less than
under the present system.
For example. The package mailed
to you in Seattle would still cost six
dollars for fifty pounds, while you could
send the same amount of Weight to
Kennecott for fifty cents.
A bill to be acted upon by our leglis
lature aims at bringing about a change
jiv Postal regulations; 'if Congress can
be made to see it that way.. If passed,
Alaska merchants will be be able to
serve their customers to a greater advan,
LEGAL ADVERTISING
Department, of the Interior
TJ.S. Land Office at Juneau, Alaska
March 13, 1023
NOTICE is hereby given that Sam
Seltenreich, of McCarthy, Alaska, who,
on Dec. 6, 1022, made homestead entry,
No. 04172, for North one-half Northwest
one-quarter, Section 12; and Southwest
one-quarter, South one-half Northwest
one-quarter, Section 1, Township 0 S,
Range 14 E, Copper River Meridian, has
filed notice of intention to make final
three-year Proof, to establish claim to
the land above described, before William
D. Coppernoll, at McCarthy, Alaska, on
the 28th day of April, 1923.
Claimant names as witnesses:
G.C. Gwin, of McCarthy, Alaska.
A1 Jackson, of McCarthy, Alaska.
William Lubbe, of McCarthy, Alaska.
J.B. O’Neiil, of McCarthy, Alaska.
Date of first publication March 31.1023.
Date of last publication April 28, 1023.
tage when they reside in the more iso
lated sections of the Territory, and inci
dently give local merchants a better
chance to compete with the mail or*
der houses.
At times it is undoubtedly cheaper
and better to send Outside for certain
articles, but everyone shohld buy the
bulk of their supplies locally. You un
doubtedly pay less for some things, but
at the same time the goods received is
of an inferior quality. One factor in
favor of local shopping is that you can
see what you are getting, whereas the
mail order houses ship you nearly any
thing and you keep it, as the article is
generally needed. If you do return
the purchase, and ask to have it re
placed by the article first ordered some
months elapse and perhaps a nickel is
saved.
We knew a lady who ordered her
sqring suit and received it — that fall.
Furthermore, when you ne«d credit
it’s the local merchant who extends it
to you, not the mail order house, no
matter how good a customer you may
have been in the past.
Your local merchant fills your wants
when you want thera.He is he one who*
tries to build up the towof; and gener
ally succeeds. When donations are the
order of the day he is the first to re
spond. He is the one who carry s your
account when you are broke. And he
js the man you should support, not a
mail order house.
m McCarthy m
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KODAKS and Kodak Supplies
All Kinds of Periodicals, Books and Stationary.
Ben Jackson Proprietor
LONG LAKE ROAD HOUSE
LAKINA GAME FIELD—
The Best Place For
HUNTING PARTIES
Sheep, Goats, Bear, Grouse and Ducks.
FOR FISHING
Grayling and Trout
TROLLING
Whitefish, Bass and Salmon
IN SEASON.
Gas-boat or Rowboat anytime Good Board Home Cooking
F. C. Sabis.
FOR SALE
Three Room Log* House. Opposite the School
A1G. Doze
McCarthy, Alaska
Here and There in the North
A rainfall in Sitka recently is
reported to have deluged the
city to the extent of five inches
within 24 hours.
Leonard Sepella won the Yuba
dog derby at Nome la3t month,
covering the course in 33.52. The
trail was very heavy and consid
erable time was lost thru dogs
straying from the trail.
About 80 men will be employ
ed by the Vermont Marble
Works at Tokeen this summer
according to KQ. Condon, super
indentant in charge of the qu
arry. Twenty nine of the men
are at present engaged in block
ing out the summer’s work and
fifty more will soon arrive.
James Loutit, engaged in the
lumber business at Latouche,
was a recent passenger to the
states. He is making the trip for
the purpose of purchasing a new
sawmill to be installed at the
mining camp.
George Glass & Co. announce
that they will install a dredge on
their holdings on upper Gaines
Creek, this summer.
Work of distributing steel on
on the Fairbanks Nenana divis
ion for the standardization of the.
railroad has begun. The rail is
to be spiked down in a shore
time.
__— Exchange
Airplane Service for Chitina
Letters have been received in
Chitina from Bobby Sheldon,pio
neer auto stage driver, in regard
to a landing field near Chitina. A
group of Fairbanks merchants
have wired out for a plane and
are going to establish passenger
service between that city and
i Chitina.