Sugar
NEED FOR CONSERVATION
Instructions issued by United
Food Administration.
The sugar crop in the count
ries from which we draw our
supplies, as well as our own do
mestic beet sugar crop, has
proved smaller than anticipat
ed,
Activity of submarines and
the rapid increase in the rate of
sending our troops to Europe
have rendered the shipping situ
ation so acute that it is impossi
ble to dispatch ships to bring
sugar from distant points..
The Food Administration ha si
therefore found it necessary to
adopt radical conservation mea-i
fsures for sugar and it counts on
! the loyal support and assistance
of merchants and the entire con
suming public.
The Federal Food Administra
tors of the various communities
are authorized to permit ’retail
ers to sell 3 pounds per month.!
for each member of the family
to be purchased in quantities not.j
I greater than 2 pounds at one!
jtime except in the case of can
ning.
S It is the intention of the Food
Administration to permit all su
jgar necessary for canning and
! i preserving.
. ; Therefore a permit will be
lissuedby the Administrator for
an amount of sugar not in excess
of 25 pounds and when this am
jount has bee'" consumed for leg
j i ti m ate preserving pu rposes, a
| like amount may be obtained
upon securing another permit.
McCarthy Mercantile Co
Write to or call on
McCarthy Commercial
Club
for Information concerning
THIS TOWN AND DISTRICT
SOME DAY Conditions are
going to be normal again.
When that time comes the Merchant will be re
membered by the trade for the character of the
Merchandise that he sold during the war, not by
the price that he charged.
• As we cannot sacrifice Quality in favor of price
THE PRICES MAY CHANGE OWING TO CON
DITIONS OVER WHICH WE HAVE NO CONTROL
— BUT THE QUALITY — NEVER.
LAURIE BROS.
THE HOME OF GOOD CLOTHES
ALASKAN
BILLIARD HALL
THE POPULAR RESORT
POOL & CARx, TABLES
Alaska
WAGES INCREASED ON
GOVERNMENT RAILKOA D
Increases in wages have been
granted to the majority of the
I employees of the Government
i railroad. Increases average
j about 10 per cent.
I Glider the new scale wages are
I as follows for 3 hour day.
j All unskilled labor ... $ 4.41
j Spikers, 4.8C
i Strappers, 4.b0
I Heelers, 4.»0
! Plow holders, 4.80
Scraper loaders, 4.80
Pitmen 4.81
Machine drill helpers 4.81
Steam Derrick Firemen 5.20
Piledriver Firemen 5.2C
Hand drillers, 5.20
TieC utters, 5.20
Coyote Men 5.20
Carpenter helpers 5.20
Blacksmith helpers 5.20
Machinist helpers 5.20
Sheet Metal Worker helpers 5.20
Timber Men 5.20
Steam Shovel Firemen 5.20
Linemen’s helpers 5.20
Powder men 5.(30
Pile Driver men 5.60
Machine drillers 5.60
Linemen T & T 6.00
Hod Carriers 6.00
Barge Tenders 6.0oj
Longshoremen 6.CK)'
pipefitters
Car Repairmen
Electricians
Blacksmiths
M achinists
Hatch,Renders
Air Brake men
6.0)
6.00
6.00 to 6.60
6.00 to 6.60
6.00 to 6.60
6.00 to 6.60
6.00 to 6.60
Engineers, pile driver6.00 to 6.60
Loco crane 6.00 to 6.60
" Steam Derrick 6.00 to 6.60
Carpen ters 6 00 to 6.60
1 Carpenters 6.00 to 6 60
PaiMers 6.00 to 6.60
Boiler Makers 6.00 to 6.00
Sheet Metal workers,6.00 to 6.00
Plumbers
(Ship carpenters
) Plasterers
I Lathers
I Steam fitters
, Caulkers
(.Engineers ditchei
( Machinists, Special 6.80 to 7.60
I Blacksmiths, special 6.80 to 7.60
'Sheet Metal Workers, Special
j 6.80 to 7.60
Boilermakers,Special 6.80 to 7 60
6.40 to 6.60
6.40 to 6.60
(’.40 to 6.60
6.40 to 6.60
6.40 to 6.60
6.40 to 6.60
6.80
Albert Dennis has been ap
pointed agent for the “McCarthy
Weekly News’’ at Kennecott.