The Hyder Weekly Herald
Established 1924
Published Saturday at the Her
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Chas. F. Sandford
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Roosevelt Takes Hold
President Roosevelt’s inaug
ural declaration that he would
invoke war-time dictatorial
powers if necessary to secure
the means to> effect hi3 policies
and his swift action to check
the wave of financial hysteria
sweeping over the country
have thrilled the nation to its
core. The reaction everywhere
appears to have been a convict
ion that at last we are to have
some real action and a studied
and genuine effort to1 re:-tore
more prosperous condition:, in
stead of the financial shilly
shallying and platitudinous
mouthing? which have so thor
oughly disgusted the nation,
while permitting it to r?ach
the very brink of economic and
financial chaos during the past
three years.
Action is what the people
have wanted and prayed for
during those desolate years
while gaunt famine stretched
forth his grisly hand ever clos
er to the masses and prayers
and curses brought neither
hope nor succor. The prompti
tude with which President
Roosevelt has taken hold of
his job is to them a most pleas
ing and encouraging sign that
at last a leader has appeared
who will save them from utter
poverty and degradation.
Even in our own isolated and
sadly stricken little commun
ity, the response to the new
president’s definite and vigor
ous words and moves was an
immediate increase of confi
dence and renewed optimism
that found expression on every
countenance and in every ut
terance on public questions.
While it is too early to even
remotely estimate the possibil
ities of the policies advocated
by Mr. Roosevelt, he has shown
clearly that he is prompt and
vigorous ih action and is not
inclined to stand idly by and
twiddle his thumbs while the
country goes to utter rack and
ruin What headway he will
be able to make against the
intrenched forces of plunder
and selfishness which have
brought the nation to its pres
ent plight time alone can re
veal, but it is clearly evident
that a real leader is now at the
helm. And that is a most help
.ful and encouraging sign of
better time? ahead.
Just for Fun
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It looks as if a peace confer
ence should have no difficulty
in finding a steady job.
The Cubans would like to
have a little revolution, but
fear that Uncle Sam won’t let
them have it in peace.
War debts might be settled
on the principle of give and
take if Europe did not insist on
doing all the taking.
We have not lost faith in
America but our faith is get
ing spread out pretty thin.
The success of the “new deal”
may depend on who happens
to get the winning cards.
Love is great while it lasts,
but it sometimes leaves its vic
tim with an acute pain in the
neck.
In the proposal to give Pres
dent Roosevelt full power to
rearrange government depart
ments, Congress ha? its great
est opportunity to indulge in its
'avorite pastime of buck-pass
! ng.
Insull’s biggest mistake ap
pears to have been that he
skipped the country too soon,
flad he stuck around a little
longer it is probable that the
R. F. C. would have come to
his relief with a few millions.
INTERESTING NOTES
A new idea for campers is a
method of lighting fires with a
form of crude rubber.
A new material resembling
suede is being turned out in 24
colors.
The United States is the
'argest exporter of lumber and
lumber products in the world.
New York City is the largest
market for fruits transported
by the railroads of the United
States.
Germany is estimated to use
one fourth of the world’s chem
ical plant fertilizers in an area
'lightly larger than the com
bine dareas of New York, Indi
ana, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
There are 247 gasoline pumps
at filling stations in Superior,
Wis., an average of one for
every 20 cars in the city.
All broadcasting stations in
Japan are members of one as
sociation which is under direct
government control.
TEN YEARS OR SO AGO
From the Hyder, Alaska, Miner
January 16, 1923.
The Victoria Apartments in -
Hyder, B. C. has a pump. Fine
water was struck at a depth of
16 feet below the surface of the
tide flats.
Sam Potts has leased his
messenger business to John
Pfiffer and has opened up a .
tinsmith shop at the corner of ■
First and Main streets.
The report of the financial
condition of the Salmon River
Banking Company at the close
of 1922 disclosed resources of
$55,560.47 and individual and
savings deposits totaling $36,
332.20.
Attorney C. H. Sundmacher
left Thursday for Arkansas to
join Senator John Rona«.
• Judge Sundmacher was the
camp’s first legal advisor, ar
riving here in the fall of 1919.
Joe Green has fixed up an at
tractive real estate office in the
i premises at Main and Volun
teer Drive vacated by C. H.
Sundmacher.
Gilbert Skelly, well known in
every camp in Alaska, was an
arrival here this week.
Five rawhide outfits are
hauling dcwn ore at the Fish
Creek Mining Company prop
erty on Fish Creek.
Hugh B. McGuire has turned i
a deal for $300,000 on the Van- ;
couver and Woodbine groups, i
The Indian mine has $2,000,-\
000 worth of ore in sight and is i
just starting real development. I
The B. C. Silver tunnel is in
1050 feet from the portal, the !
Premier main vein has been :
tapped and crosscut 25 feet
feet without reaching the op
posite wall.
That the Pacific Steamship
| Company intend routing their
i ships so as to call at Hyder is
| the word brought to Hyder
| this week by Capt. Ed. J. Will
! iams of Ketchikan. The ships
j are to alternate with those of
| the Alaska Steamship Comp
! any, Capt. Williams was ad
vised during a recent visit in
Seattle.
By the declaration of $750,
000 dividends on the 28th of
December, the Premier Gold
Mining Company brought its
dividend disbursements for the
year up to $3,250,000, estab
lishing, so far as can be ascer
tained, a record in the history j
of mine dividends in the first;
year of going on a paying bas
is. The dividend is at the rate |
of 15 cents per dollar share on ■
the $5,000,000 capitalization, j
FRANK A. METCALF i
CIVIL & MINING ENGINEER
U. S. MINERAL SURVEYOR
JUNEAU ALASKA
Hyder
Methodist Episcopal
Church
Rev. F. Bushfield, Pastor.
Hyder Methodist Episcopal Church
„ Sunday School at 10:30 a. m.
Evening Service at 7:30 p. m.
Everyone is cordially invited to
the services.
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