HYDER WEEKLY HERALD \
Published Every Wednesday.
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aska, as second class matter, under the Act of March 8,
1879.
Chas. F. Sandford... Editor.
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AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER
The Chamber of Commerce
proposal for an extension of
one of the Canadian railways j
to Ilvder and Stewart, to link j
Alaska w:th the States by rail,
appears in a fair way to re
re’V'’ earlv consideration by;
the heads of the two great'
transcontinental lines, judging
by the Ottawa dispatch print
ed in the news section.
According to the report, the
second of four proposed routes
to bo h'd before the officials
will be the Stewart route. The
fact that the proposal is given
second position in the list, may
or mav not be indicative of its
importance in official eyes, but
it at bast discloses that it is to
be given such attention as may
be warranted by the facts pre
sented in its favor. With this
prospect in view it is regret
table that the time has been
too short to fully acquaint the j
ros-'donts of other sections of j
A laska regarding the import- i
an^e of the Stewart route pro
ro al w'th respect to the Ter
ritory and its future develop
mem Possessing an tfnder
standing of the fact that an ex-1
tension of one of the Canadian j
trunk lines to Stewart and Hy-j
dor, as proposed by the local
Chamber of Commerce, would
provide a new commercial
channel between Alaska and
the States, over which passen
gers and supplies could be
transported to and from the
Outside in less time and at less ,
co'it than by the steamship |
lines, they would undoubtedly
realize the importance of get
ting behind the proposal.
L’nked to its sources of sup- -
rlv onl/ by slow and costly
steamship communications, the
development of the territorial
resources will continue to lang
uish until cheaper and more
rapid means of communication
are established. The proposed
line to Stewart, with an Amer
ican terminal at Hyder, but
two miles way from the Can
adian town, provides the only
prospect of overcoming this
undeo;rable situation that can
be brougt to actual realization
in this decade. Were the peo
ple of the Territory backing
the proposal, the prospect
thereby presented to the rail
roads of securing a large port
ion of Alaska traffic might
possibly prove the deciding in
fluence toward its consum
mation.
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Delegate Sutherland’s recent
amendment to the budget bill
providing for the care of the
Alaska insane, details of which
are printed in another column,
provides a welcome prospect
that there may be at least a
change in the present undesir
able system, even though the
proposal to care for Alaska
insane in Alaska may not car
ry.
The present system of permit
ting someone to make a profit
out of caring for the Alaska in
sane is neither conducive to
the welfare of the patient or a
credit) to the government
which permits the exploitation
of this unfortunate class of citi
zens. There have been so many
complaints regarding the care
and treatment of the insane at
the Morningside institution
that the people of Alaska are
by no means convinced that it
is as fair as painted in the re
ports of the investigations to
which it has been subjected
several times in the past, and
will welcome almost any
change that will take away
the incentive to hold on to a
patient as long as there is a
monetary gain involved.
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A glance over the pages of
i the outside news journals dis
closes that a worse menace
than that for which we went
to war a few years ago now
confronts us at home. Indiffer
enctf^to law, the daily making
of thieves and murderers, the
breaking down of the social
structure; license, not liberty;
indulgence, not ceremony;
| carelessness, not security, are
plainly perceptible in ' the
numerous screaming headlines
telling of robberies, murders,
swindles and multitudinous
other infractions of the moral
and criminal codes. Within the
past year several dozen wom
en, in some instances the moth
ers of families have been con
victed of highway and bank
robberies, as well as of a var
iety of other crimes ranging
;from blackmail to homicide.
I Millions were subscribed by
our people to win the war.
Long hours of hard work were
given by our business men with
$1.00 a year as the sole mone
tary reward for the most inten-'
sive service. But we are now
worse menaced at home and a
like devotion and a like labor j
'are needed if life is to be at ail
| worth while. The law of the
jungle is replacing the laws of
l sanity and reason. The health,
morals, the very life and liber-j
ty of all are at stake.
Real patriotism is sincere ser
vice for the good of the coun
try, which means service to fel-!
low citizens more than to our- j
selves. Every man and woman
of influence in the country, for f
sheer safety’s sake, if for no
other reason, must enlist their
greatest efforts to uphold the
law and help solve the prob
lem.
Advertising and turnover.
These two go together in
good store management. And
turnover may be defined as a(
policy of merchandising which
says, “Sell at a small profit,
:and carry as little merchandise ;
over from year to year as poss
ible.”
This policy spells success for
the merchant because it ere- j
ates hundreds of satisfied cus
tomers.
The merchant who follows it,
advertises steadily. He must |
use advertising to move his
merchandise off his shelves.
And to get better results from
his advertising, he must offer
the public better values and
better lines of goods.
Thus the policy of advertising
and getting rapid turnover
benefits you, the buyer in two
ways.
It means lower prices.
It means more seasonable
merchandise. You are not sold :
stuff that ha3 been hanging I
around on shelves from the
year before.
This makes it look as though
there is no common sense back
of the old idea that the adver
:tiser puts the cost of his ad
vertising in the price of the
merchandise he sells.
The merchant who doesn’t
advertise really has to charge
-more. He has his money tied
;up in old merchandise when
he needs it to buy new stocks.
He suffers a real loss in carry
I ing old stuff over from year to
year, and this loss has to be
made up by the public.
| So patronize the merchant
who advertises.
Along about this season of
the year the old man is inclin
ed to doubt whether there is a
difference of even one letter
between Pa and pay.
-o
There is some dispute as to
whether the road signs should
read “Go Slow” or “Go Slow
ly.” But the speeders are usu
ally going to fast to notice er
rors in grammar.
-o
Just now the days are rather
short, but at that they haven’t
got a thing on the average
man.
—**-o
Most of our ills are balanced
by our blessings. It is tough to
get up before daylight but it is
great to go home before dark.
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“We shall pass through this
world but once; if therefore,
there will be any kindness we
can show or any good thing we
can do to our fellow being let
use not defer nor neglect it, for
we shall not pass this way
again.”
Just For Fun
All's fair in love, war and
cross word puzzles.
“ They used to carry him in.”
wept the widow. “And now |
they are canrying him out.” j
According to one local phil
osopher once men began to
get gray at fifty:- now they
omit the “r.”
It might be cheering news to
local vegetarians to learn that
good hay is now selling around
$20 a ton in the outside mark
ets.
If music is the language of
love the saxaphone must hate
everybody, according to Harry
Tanner.
A noted writer says nearly
every man needs a skilled
manager of his affairs . Still
many bachelors succeed.
“The golden wedding,” says
the Blueberry Kid, “is the re
ward two people get for stick
ing together from dimples to
wrinkles.”
“Mama, why did you marry
papa?” asked a certain little
local maid the other day.
“ So you have begun to won
der too,” mama replied.
Now who would have thought
itlNoel pulled this one the
other day.
“The shades of night were fall
ing fast; when for a kiss he
asked her; She must have
answered “yes” because, the
shades came down still fast
er.”
Oy!, Oyl
Don’t be concerned over what
!people might think about you;
the chances are that they sel
dom think about you at all.
Howard: “Is he polite?
Thomas: “Say! That guy
would take off his hat in a tel
ephone booth before calling
central.”
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Chamber
of
Commerce
Hyder, Alaska
Reliable^ Information
Relative To
PORTLAND CANAL
MINING DISTRICT
v..
Many a man thinks he is
some pumpkin when he only
has an aggravated case of the
big head.
Sometimes it takes a lot of
knowledge to keep a man still.
Remember, it takes a hun
dred years to grow an oak:
jfor a squash only five months !
are enough.
Wife: "George, I want you to
whip that man."
Hubby: “How come?”
Wife: “He called me a sent
imental fool.”
Hubby: “Whaddayamean,
you big stiff, by saying that
my wife is sentimental?”
The story that grass hoppers
make that noise with their
hind legs seems much more
reasonable after one sees a
bunch of jazz musicians in act
ion.
Lady of the house: “I’m get
ting tired of feeding- strang
ers. What do you do for a liv
ing anyway?”
Tramp (proudly) “I live by
my wits, madam.”
Lady: “Oh you poor man!
Why didn't you tell me be
fore. Come in at once.”
“Yes, my friends,” said the
theoogical lecturer, “some ad
mire Moses, who instituted
the old law, some, Paul who
spread the new. But after all
which character in the Bible
has the greatest following?'.’
As he paused, a voice from
the back benches loudly re
plied: “Ananias!”
“The short skirt may come
back again,” thinks Ben Oien,
but it can never again furnish
the thrill it did when it made
its first appearance.
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