THE
McCarthy weekly news
Entered as second class matter Septem
ber 17th, 191S at the l ost Office, a
McCarthy. Alaska, under the Act o
March 3. 1879.
C. O. Mar wood Editor
K. Marwood Circulation Manager
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Saturday, December 12, 1925
ALASKAN
TRANSPORTATION
Without doubt th“ following
article by Ch:is R. ISerry in t'm
"Railway and Marine News of
i'icifie Corninerce” is true for
b laskan ports are well served
by boat. No possible complain'
could be made about, this. I f
small share of this con id oe aopl
i-al to the errut Iat* nor of Alas
ka, now, what a benefit, won:d
accrue to Country, Territory
a hi private enterpino. But n*
sie id of this an .,.em,d is how
until r way to tear up tee rails
of one of Alaska’s two railways
We progress backwards in trails
port a ; ion.
i i*i .ele follows;
In la.-t inon • hs issue of the
;tbo • e n i m» (1 mon»n iy pi; nheatioii
Uii.itM' tin* c;ii'iu)ii, ’ \la.-ilca’.N T*:i
v.,i' • i• i;i t jot Neen* Wt*: i Supplied
vt'itii Pi esc t Linos,’’ ihe i‘oii»,\v i
1np a; t.olo n | m >,-aled:
; >y Cii.i'i. li. i terry
I. an > i or tat ion facilities be
tweon So,o tie and other North
Pacific port s ie Alaskan poits!
are on a pa r with .hose oi otnerj
lino ol Wttor ti axel. Six si earn
siilp i: i:os ’>i\ bctWofil the b’ J'iti
I
• i s o. Jim,; ih* l* nc;i u.u the
Alaskan coast north of Dixon
Entrance. These are the Alaska
Steamship Company, the Pacific
Steamship Company, the Grand
Trunk Pacific, the Canadian Pac
ific, the Independent Steamship
Company and the Northland
Transportation Comar.y. W>th
the exception of the vessels of
the latter two companies, all are
engaged in the carrying of both
passengers and freight.
The Alaska Steamship Comp
any and the Pacific Steamship
Company maintain regular week
I ly schedules and during the tour
list and cannery seasons, addit
ional service is inaugurated. The
itwo Canadian steamship lines
■ maintain a hi weekly service
! Irom Seattle to Vancouver, P. C.
j respectively.
Tiie passengers seiv.ce on
| these boats is all that a discrim
I inating public couiu asn lor The
| universal use of the lutheu ‘‘in
side passage” besides giving the
passengers thrills beyond com
paie, assures a voyage as safe as
it is possible to provjoe.
1 im attractiveness o! the
trio to Alaska in any one tu these
line siiip> proceeding Irom bea
i.tie neeos no reiteration here.
Its praises have oeeu puonshed
anu voiced to suen an extent
thiit one can haruly pica up a
magazine nowaihiys Without se*-*
ing some pie.ismg lefeience to
this recreame ti ip.
tonnage, considering tlie
periuu ui it year, is lit my well
ua..taced up amt uoun. r jousiii
1 is, domestic commodities, bmitt
Iiife illiilcl ti.is and IWCuWai'e,.
cannery supplies, uiim.ig much
tnery and general supplies rep
resent. i. be on in »*L Lite northward
trip. bits, ctnict n trait s, bullion,'
iisii, it! L,iiz,ci', uittkLaml limber
aie i.ramsporled south, io these
communities may soon <e added
{>a.*c-j iind [>u 1 [) as soon as pres
em i l..iis for toe development of j
Lv.'o or ibree s.zeahle pulp and'
paper pit j cts are compleied.
li e routing ol the shipping
to the Territory is almost wholly
confined to southeaste n and
southwestern Alaska. The Alts
ua Steamship Co. maintains a sum
liitT schedule to Nome and occasi
onaliy to Bethel and other small
puts ouring tin; mon t hs inte. v
mg between May and October. j
CONVENIENT BANKING
No time lost, no trip to town or to the bank, no wait in;; in line.
Let Uncle Sam do the work in the easy modern way. This bank is as
close as the nearest mail box.
CHECKING ACCOUNT OR SAVINGS ACCOUNT. YOU CAN DEPOSIT OR
Withdraw money Through the mail, we will be clad to mail you
OUR FOLDER “BANKING BY MAIL" UPON REQUEST.
THE FIRST BANK 2F CORDOVA
P ONCER INSTITUTION OF THE COPPER RIVER VALLEY
TI IE ALASKA CAFE
* 1- ndcr New Management
Private Boxes
PROMPT andCCUKTEOUS
SERVICE
Torn Smith
a McCarthy a
H DRUGSTORE »
Make the kiddies happy this Xiria* with
XMAS TOYS !
Dolls, Games, Mechanical Toys of all kinds
Hen Jackson
NOTARY PUBLIC
Proprietor
Yes! You bet I go to
THE OWL
For a real
home cooked meal
It hits the spot
FRONT STREET
Reeder
Qtion En<j:
THE VILLAGE SMITHY
Hsrry Kludge
Prop’r
Louie’s Cafe
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EATS
Open Day & Night