THE
McCarthy weekly news
Entered as second class mailer. seplem
bcr l?lh, 1918 at the lost Olhce. ai
McCarthy. Alaska, under the Acl ot
March
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C. F. M. folk.
M. M. cohK
*lana.rer
Editor
Saturaaj Mtiy 7th I<)21.
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LEST WE FORGET
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To*ay is the anniversary of
tl e si] kii g of 11 f I i > ji; j ir.
That was a crime whic'1 shock-I
od to the heart cvp?yor<- \x 1 e i
had a h«*irtsix \ears ago.There
wore many howevor. who re
joi( < d over that diabolical act
and vould have rejoiced more
had Germany won.
vow that the talk of reparation 1
is goirg'or, and tho-e are some'
who think Germanx should not
pay.-it would be Well for all of
us not to for*ret too soon.
A PLEA FOR REDUCED
FREIGHT RA'I ES
(From the V\ a>hington Farmer) !
From the Atlantic to the Pac- j
i fictile plea is foi reduced freight |
rates. Farmers, manulactur
ers. meichartft aid linai cial
authorities agree that excessive
railroad chaig(*s are > 1 ri 1 insr in
dustry, curtailii g pit ot <ii< r,
blocking binldu g ogeiaticns &
hurting business.
The most recent pi enounce meni
against this gigantic e\il < < mes
from the National Association
of Credit Men. In a statement
issued to its executive secre
tary. J. H. Tregroe, we find this
vigorous reiteration of truths
which THE FAR.VIERhas been
emphasizing for months.
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j “A student of traffic tells us,
that the freight rates have ad- i
vanoed 110 per cent, We say
emphatically that rites are too
high for the encouragement o*
traffic, Freight cars in large
numbers are idle. Railroads are
asking how cm tonnage be in
creased. The public is asking
how c in the rates be decreased.
The lowering of traffic rates
can only be accomplished by
lowering of operating costs.
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We line! labor receiving as
much as 7() per cent ot' the in
come of a railway. Under such j
pressure there is no w i.v in the'
woHa to keep operating costs
within a reasonable proportion
of the ii come.”
T1 e rail loads are in the ditch,
precisely where THR HAli\1101i
said they would land if they
kept on shoeing up freight rates.
Their traffic has fallen off,
just as we said it would.
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Some of it is o-oov to the
boats and ships, some of it to
the auto trucks.some of the pro
ducts of tiit farms are lving in
warehouses or granaries, block
ed from markets by excessive
rates.
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In other instances high freight (
rates have closed down one time I
productive mines, or shut down !
facrories, or compelled the lunr !
hermen t«» curtail or entirely!
suspend operations.
Ways must he found to trim
the operating expei >es of the
railroads of the United States
High labor charges undoubted
ly are a prolific cause of the ex
isting trouble.
High sal .ries to the higher-ups
contribute to the burden,
Had managment may he a
nother factor.
And w’e can not escaj)e the
hard, outstanding fact that the
railroads have got to go through
the readjustment mill
-
, The fanner has taken his
grist through it.
Now labor, business and in
dustry must lollow.
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. Hv return post you
will receive a bank book showing amount of your deposit.
THE FIRST BANK OF CORDOVA
THE CONCRETE BANK
ESTABLISHED 190*
DRAFTS ON AI.L PARTS OK HIE WORLD, MONEY REMITTED UY WIRE
TO ALL PARTS OK THE UNITED STATES it CANADA.
Copper River
and Northwestern Railway
The follow in u schedule will be in effect for the month
of May.
Cordova to Chitina 2nd - nth - 10th - 13th - 17th -20th
23rd - 27th - 31>t.
Chitina O' Kennecott 3rd - 6th - 11th - 14th - 18th -
21st- 24th - 2<sth.
Kennecotl to Chitina 2nd - nth - lutn - 13th 17th
20th - 2oth - 2ith.
Chitina to Cordova 3rd - 6 h - 11th - 14th - 18th - 21st
26th - 2vJth.
The above schedule subject toch'in»£
CALEB CORSER Supt.
F. W. SOMMER Agent
A U< me I I I tOTH R liHOO D
CAMP 33
Meets every Monday evening
at A. B. Hall. Visiting members
cordially invited to attend these
meetings.
Initiation Pee §10.
Monthly Dues 50 cents.
J. W. Nickel 1 A.C
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