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EDITORIAL PAG E|
V FAIR AIMHMEXT
As an introduction we cannot do
belter than quote an excerpt
from the speech of the Hon. M.
I'lyde Kelly of Pennsylvania, made
n the house of representatives Feb
ruary IS last. Referring to compe
tition and the little merchant who
owns the little corner store he
s.iid:
"Cui-throat competition never diil
and never will help the business of
the average dealer. 1 take my stand
en the side of the little cornet
store against the great combinations
cf business that threaten to wipe
> out if existence. I stand with th
little fellow against the soak-'em
iood mail order houses. I consider
the neighborhood stare a necessity
ar<l 1 want it to have a fair chance
-a chance to grow greater and fin
er."
He adds by his investment just
that mu 'h more value to the assets
.,f that community. The value of
l is buildings and stocks to be sure
an i'em, especially in the com
munity taxes. But cf greater value
to the community is himself, his
cd influence and the personnel o(
l;i« wife- and family.
The moral influence of a clean
i!ti-to-da:e merchant in his com
::iunitv is far-reaching. Good influ
ences help to bring others to live
among them. When, therefore, a
.•merchant has faith enough in yon
and your neighborhood, realizes and
recognizes that he is there to bene
fit you and you are there to bene
t:t him, should not the spirit of
, o-operatiou prevail? Should not
the local merchant receive all the
support that can possibly be given
hi in?
Nov., v.neu a merchant has estab
lished himself in a business what ef
tect does it have on the community
.is a whole? He is contributing to
tbe growth of the community be
c.>usf he brings to it a new busi
ness which adds greater value to
he community property. It really
forms the nucleus for other Hues
of business and the final result a
village, a town, a city.
Large business institutions bend
every effort to gather everything to
c.tie common center, they concen
trat their resources and conserve
their finances. They are themselves
., community, a commercial com
munity. Why don't other communi
ties in the Me manner do the
same thing?
Any community to be successful
must follow the formula,—KEEP
MONEY AT HOME,—must concen
trate money and effort, practice con
servation—keep it there. That's th
keynote, and when a community
learns how to prosper through the
practice of these ideas then its very
ir of prosperity and strength will
•.ttract others to itself. It grows,
and as it grow.s, it grows wisely
and well.
Where there is community pros
perity what do we see? What is
the basis of it.—the reason? Farms,
farmers and the products of the
larm in the country. In the cities,
improved properties, pretty bunga
lows and cottages, up-to-date
improvements, good stores, etc.
These lead in both instances to
schools, churches, banks, good
loads and transportation, the es
sential foundations of a city.
When you support local institu
t! s bv spending your money in
the community you are doing your
share toward the growth and bet
terment of that community. Your
suppou helps it grow, increases
proper!v value and attracts oth
ers. < "j
Th<- home town or the city com
'nunity prospers only in proportion
to the support which si given to the
loci merchants, local institutions
and public movements.
Now. what happens when many
people in a. community do not sup
port the local institutions? They get
an idea, largely a fallacy, that by
Sending awav to mall order house,
lari;e department store, implemes
house, or whatever it may be, tha
they can save money.
Let as assume, then, that a
individual knows first hand wha
he wants to buy, has some know]
edge of values, and can recogniz
quality. He consults a catalo
which gives only a petty descrii
tiou and afer reading such descrii
tion his imagination is subtly wori
ed upon (by himself) iu such
manner as to impel him to fi
L> an order blank for the artici
or articles required.
THE LURE OF THE MAIL OF
DER CATALOG IS THE AXTICIP
TION.
To look forward, to expect au
anticipate what so-and-so will loo
like, wear like, taste like, is
factor in human nature to conten
with.
Let us go through the operatio
of buying by mail step-by-step.
The order is made out. An hou
to half a day is then consumed i
taking it to the postoffice. Mone
order is made out. Letter is mai!
ed. Time required for letter t
reach its destination aud for good
to return usually a week to tw
weeks. An extra trio required t
get them.
A least six operations enter int
a mail order purchase. By way c
illustration we cite herewith
conversation which actually too
place between a country merchau
and a farmer who had been buyin
his hardware from a mail ordc
house.
He wanted a saw. The merchiu:
showed Mm a standard article mad
by a reliable firm.
Farmer: "How much?"
Merchant: "$1.85."
Farmer: "I can beat that prici
I v'£n buy it from the mail ord«
hous<? fi.r $ 1.60. You'd better gt
wise to yourself and sell your good
as cheap as they do."
Merchant: "My friend, 1 wi
jus show you how little you kno'
ab >ut the facts in the case. No'
I'll sell you this saw for just e>
actly what it costs you to sen
aud get one from the mail orde
house."
Farmer: "Done. I'll take it a
that figure."
Mirchant: "All right; let's se
how much it costs:
Letter to mail order house . $ .0
Money order 0
Express from Chicago 4
Insurance 1
.6
Mail order price .. .
Merchant's price .. .
1.6
$22
1.8
Difference • -3
Merchant: "You have paid m
just 37 cents more than the pric
I ask for this saw by buying it tli
mail order way."
Farmer: "By thunder. Tha
doesn't look right."
Merchant: "Give me your money.
Farmer: "It's worth that mucl
all right to know where the dif
ference comes in and you can pu
it on the books."
Merchant: "No. You wouldn't ge
that saw for a week or ten days
You pay the mail order house cash
you x»ay me cash and I'll keep tin
money for a week before you ge
the saw."
Farmer: "I see your point. Fron
now vii you get my trade. I'll keei
my money at home where it bring:
me greater value."
Resources to be effective must re
main with the individual, must no
be concentrated or held by a few
The effect of concentration of weall
is to diaw everything to a com
mon center. The few who contro
great wealth are those who dictate
Those who own the same forms oi
wealth in less proportions are sub
ject to the will of those who con
trol that commodity.
The great combinations thai
threaten to wipe out of existence
the small merchant could not ex
1st if the proper support were giv
en to the local Institutions. Pros
perous, contented communities are
built up largely through the support
of local institutions.
Each man and woman living in a
community owes to his or lie.*
neighbors, that is, thoso who live
In and comprise that community,
the best there is in them. The mor
al support of every one living la
a community should be to the mer
chant who, by his faith in that
community in which he dwells, has
established himself.
Let this formula sink into your
soul:—KEEP MONEY AT 1IOME.
Only One "Bromo Quinine"
Whenever you feel a cold coming on,
think of the full name LAXATIVE
BROMO QUININE. Cures a Cold in one
day. Cures Grip in two days. Look foi
siguatureof E. W. Groveou the box, ?5c
Fair Exchange
A Xew Back for an Old One. How
It Can be Pone in Alaska
The back allies at times with a
dull, indescribable l'eeling, mak
ing you weary and restless; pierc
ing pains shoot across tl'o region
ol the kidneys, and .again the loins
are so lame that to stoop is agony.
No use to rub or apply a plaster to
the back if the kidneys are weak.
You cannot reach the cause. Al
askan resiednts would do well to
profit by the following example:
John I. Conger, prop, printing
sl.op, 845 X. Seventeenth St., Sa
lem, Oregon, says: "My back got
weak and sore and my kidneys did
not act as they should. At times
I cou'd hardly straighten. Doan's
Kidney Pills gave me relief and it
'cok them only a short time to rid
me of kidney trouble. I publicly
endorsed them several years ago
«nd am glad to do so again."
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't
y simply ask for a kidney remedy—
- get Doan's Kidney Pills—the same
3 ! that Mr. Conger had. Foster-Mil
s , burn Co., Props . Guflalo. X- Y.
J
j Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days
i i'onr druggist will n-funj money it
9 | PAZO OIXTMEXT fails to cure any
case of Itching, 1-lind, E'.ceding or
Protruding Piles in 6 to 14 days. Th«
first application gives Kasc & Ilet-t. 50c
For Sale
* ! I have been instructed by the own
er to sell
j i-ot 4, block 2, tith Ave $200.00
. Lot 5, block 2, 6tu Ave 200.00
r I SO feet, lot 6, block 2 150.00
, ; Lot 5, block 3, State St. 125.00
B i Lot 6, block 3, State St. 175.00
Lo 9, block 3, Gth Ave. 200.00
; | Lot S>, block I, 7th Ave 100.00
c 125 feet, block 7, cor. 4th 300.00
i- Lot 1, block 6, corn. 7th 150.00
. Lot 10, block 5, 7th 75.00
j j Lot 2, block 20, 9th Ave. 75.00
TERMS CASH
IPhil Abrahams
2 Olympla Be-.'- <.n ur.iu&tii iu ui"
5 Board of Trade This famous brew,
'> | both on draft ».nd In bottias 's kept
constantly frejh. This is the Board
of Trade Bar where the celebrated
Rainier Beer :■ slso kept in !>ot
tie
KlVK UOOO OMUf> jU JJii.VU !>I
Pehblerord at'.d Gibson rre ;i»0
weiser, Bh"» Ribbon 3nd Pal • Ii■>t"•
Beer i", the Tr«de
A most popu
lar and effect
ive remedy £:■
breaking up ;i
COLD,
Satisfaction G ur\ri.
KELLER BROS, k
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$100 Reward, $100
The readers of this paper Will be
pleased to learn that there is at leait one
dreaded disease that science
able to cure In all Its stages, Mid that Is
Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is the only
positive cure now known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional
disease, requires a constitutional treat
ment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken In
ternally. acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system, there
in destroying the foundation of the dis
ease. and Riving the patient strength.by
building up the constitution and assisting
nature In doing its work. The proprietors
have so much faith In Its curative pow
ers (hat they oiTer One Hundred Dollars
for anv case that It falls to cure. 96t>d
for list of testimonials.
Address: F. .1 CHENEY A CO., Toledo. O.
Sold by nil Druggists. 75c. „
Take Hull's Family Pill* for constipation.
EXPOSED!
After exposure, w&en you feel a
cold coming on, take "PUROLA"
Honey and Tar Cough SyWp. Don't
wait until it ha« developed into
Bronchitis or pneumonia. Sosa not
! contain opiates of any kind. Keep
| bottle in the house for emergen
! cles. Your druggist will refund
j your money If lot aatafied. Prtee
25c and 60c Specify "PUROLA"
j Sold by Keller Broe Drug ce.
ONLY ONE "Bromo Qrirfne," that k
jj axative Rromo Quinine
Cures a Cold in One Day, Crip in 2 Day*
P. A 11L
White Pm Ledge
F. ft A. If. Ne. 113
meets 2d and 4th
Frt Hr'gei. of each
month. VlalUng brothers are w«4
come Phil Abrahams, Secretary.
Elmer L. Wheeler, W. M.
H. p. O. ELKS
Blwgway Ledge
Vo. 481. «. P. O
E. neete every
Thursday even
^ mg at | e'eloek.
^^tfvyiSSs^" Vlaltlng hrethere
cordially welcome.
HOWARD ASHLHY, H. R.
F. J. VANDEWALL, ■••retary.
Fraternal Order
Uaglaw—
flkogway Aerla
No 25' Fr*Ur"
I /■• vjr • nal Order of
. Eagles meets the first and third
I Wednesday night of each aoeth »t
I their hall on Fifth avenue. Vtaitlng
! brothers cordially Invited to attend.
Jhon C. Wood, W. P., J. w. Prlt
I ehett, Secretary.
Arctic BraBierhood-—
| Camp Ska^way No. 1
! A. B. meets erery Tues
day evening at 8:00 p
m. sharp. Visiting brv>ti«T* cerdial
ly welcome. A. J. Aches©*, Arstlc
Chier, w. R. Hlllery, Arctic Re
corder
professional cards
OH. L. 3. KETiIJSB.
PirtH
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Alaskan Building - Broaiway
SKAGWAY ALASKA
WILLIAM PALLI8TER, M. D.
(Formerly »t Beat tie)
. ,31 fife :
Specialist is tba treatment «f
diseases and deformltlw of tb« eye,
ear, nose and tiiro»t,
orrice; Golds tela Bulldiaf, Ju
aeam, Alaska.
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j for Kluane and way
I points and also on the
seventeenth of every
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