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NOME, ALASKA, JAN. 8. 1918.
tiic "Courtesy .dueling' method of
teitcuing politeness to employes who
come in contact with the public, in
u us muted uy me 1 euusYivania rali
i ail somuuung less man a y eal ago,
has, accoruing lo an exenange proven
so sue essiui in pencilling me servlets
■•no m lowering me usual volume Ol
complaints registered by travellers that
seteial oincr leaning railroad compan
ies and uiso a large number of great
mcrcnanuie concerns have, or ore pre
paring to auupt tne same or simiiai
sj stems oi incaiculating courtesy In
.hen employes who ale in constaut
contract with the public Business, anu
particularly big business, is learning
more and more that politeness to the
public In an extremely valuable Item In
i heir stock in trade in these days oi
keen competition and crushing bus.
ness pressure While many do not
fully appreciates the value of the
maxim, "Politeness pays" the majority
of small business men have learned
that courtesy to patrons always pays
tremendous dividend on a very small
investment and are, consequently,
much more given to offering civility
and courtesy to their customers than
re larger business concerns, where the
directing heads are farther removed
i rom those who patronize them.
This Js particularly noticeable in
ihe case of transportation companies
usually inure so than in merchantik
concerns, the majority of which gen
erally make some effort to impress
upon their employes the desirability of
i courteous attitude toward the pub
lic. Until comparatively recent years
rudeness and incivility have been
imong the most noticeable character
istics of railroad and steanuihlp com
panies employes doing business in the
United States and few travelers who
have not some tale to tell of discourte
sies offered to themselves or others,
all of which appeared to receive no
notice from the officials unless com
plaint was lodged by one of prestiage
or influence. The ordinary traveler
received, as a general thing, little more
courtesy from the officials to whom
complaint was made than was accord
ed by the one complained of. The old
spirit of " The public be damned" was
generally well observed by even the
higher ups and about the best that
the ordinary person received from
such officer as he was able to reach
was a well defined lmprosslon that they
cared very little about his complaints.
In view of the many Irritating vag
aries of the human temperament en
countered by the employes of trans
portation concerns, coupled with the
fact that in about sixty per cent of
the cases where complaints are laid
the traveler and not the employe Is the
one primarily at fault, one can hardly
blame the officials for feeling that the
majority of complaints are hardly
worthy of recognition. Probably no
people in the world are subjected to
more aggravating, and often senseless
annoyance from people than are the
■ mployes of the transportation com
panies.
Still, this Is no excuse for treating
with discourtesy even the moat foolish
or Impatient nor is discourtesy on the
part of the traveler a warrant for the
employe to answer in kind. And, the
same truism Is applicable in any form
of business, big or little still, if lack
of civility could be condoned in any
case, it could be forgiven the har
assed employe of the transportation
company in preference to any otner
owing to the great incentive offered
by an unreasoning and irnputlent pub
.12, but, at the same time it is patent
hat there are few. if any, circum
stances warranting discourtesy on the
.art of either the business man or hit
employe. Not only because of the
fact that it is not good business but
also because of the greater fact that
offering incivility is the poorest way
in the world of settling difficulties, or
,iuI'sling misunderstandings. The
s>.t t answer will soon turn awav tht
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wrath of the anxious baggage seeker
or the one in whose face the train
gale lias been closed in obedience t<
the exactations of the time table and
will also go far to mollifying the irate
or dissatisfied customer at the stall ot
counter. This Is becoming better un
derstood by buslnes houses every
where and all up to date firms seek
to lncalcul&te politeness as a part of
the discipline of the office and sales
room. In every class of business it Is
becoming recognized more and mori
that, next to the ability to furnish the
best possible grade of commodities foi
the money, a business has no more val
uable stock in trade than an unfailing
and good natured courtesy toward the
public on the part of Its owners and
employes The essence of good busi
ness Is fair and courteous dealings
with customers. The man in business,
be he employer or employe, is there to
cater to the public to which the busi
ness looks for Its support. He is
there first of all to please, not only by
the quality and cheapness of his wares
hut also by his method of dispensing
them. tlraelousness to customers is
one of the best ways known to mar
ket goods, especially where competi
tion Is keen, and method which
will cause many a cus'tomer to over
look faults In quality and service. The
old policy of "take or leave It” Is
fast disappearing and is being replaced
with a studied courtesy which has as
Its Intent and purpose the effort to
make the customer believe that any-1
hlng that can be done to please will
be cheerfully undertaken. Business
nen are commencing to recognise that
a pleased customer Is the most valua
ble asset that a business can have, and
further, they are learning that Indi
vidualization of customers Is the very
keynote of the business of catering
to the public wants. In wide awake
business establishments all possible ef
fort is now adays being directed to
the difficult object of making the In
dividual feel that the Arm Is pleased
to cater to the wants of each Indivi
dual, Is anxious to please him In any
way possible and Is seeking for hls
patronage regardless of whether It be
great or small—Is even willing to go
a step out of Its way In its efforts to
make him thoroughly pleased with his
purchases and treatment. Needless to
say, thlj object can be achieved in no
more successful manner than by
courtesy and politeness and a careful
attention to the wants, the likes and
dislikes of each customer. "Please the
customer by any means within rea
son" is fast becoming the motto of up|
to date business Arms and It value Is
! dally being Impressed upon the busi
i ness man by the increase of cuatom
following Its application. In fact the
j time is not far off when Its observance
j may spell the difference between sue -,
cess and failure In the business world, j
GEOLOGISTS CREDIT
ARCTIC OIL DISCOVERY
Dr. Allred Brooks, Lulled Suites
geologist, was tendered a luncheon by
Lhe Alaska bureau of the Seattle
Chamber oi Commerce in the Arctic
Club alter his return from Alaska. Dr
Brooks has been engaged in mineral
investigations 1 or the government
(.racing particularly the origin and dis
tribution of placer showings, and has
maintained every summer several sur
vey parties in different parts of thi
territory.
Dr. Brooks, in an interview was In
clined to credit the discovery of 01
springs that form a lake of oil north
of the Arctic circle, which was re
ported by W, B. Van Valin, of the
United State bureau of education at
Wainwright, in the Post-Intelligencer
of September 22.
"The government for some time has
known that an oil belt was to be
found northwest of Watuwright," ex
plained the scientist. ‘^1 am not sur
prised to hear that a discovery has!
been made. Whether the oil Is in
commercial quantity of tcourse, I can-j
not say, and even If It is, the fact that
the wells could transport oil only a
few weeks every year would prove «J
serious problem.
"Unquestionably there are oil possi ]
bilities in Alaska. The government’ j
action in withdrawing oil claims from j
registry, however, has stopped pros- j
pecting for the present.'
Dr. Brooks addressed the members
of the bureau at the close of the lun
ean, saying that after eighteen years
of study and investigation of Alaska'!
resources he returns from hla recen
trip more confident than ever of t
northern territory’s great and pros
perous future.
SKAGWAY KAISES
GIANT CABBAGE
SKA L'TKIO.—The Alaska bureau of
the Seattle Chamber of Commerce yes
terday erecelved a thirty pound cab
oage grown in Skagway, which was
first prize winner at the annual Skag
vvay hosticultural fair, held on Sep
tember 11, The cabbage was grown
by C. 11. Walker, who sent an explan
atory note stating that he produced
fifty cabbages of practically the same
weight.
The exhibtion at Skagway this year
was considered one of the most suc
cessful fairs ever held in the north,
acoerdlng to reports. Cabbages weigh
ing more than eighteen pounds, pota
toes of two and one-hair pounds in
weight, eight pound beets, raspberry
vines eleven ?feet high, rhubarb as
thick as an ordinaryk fence rail, and
cucumbers nearly as large as small
watermelons, were among the wonder
ful specimens exhibited. H. D. Clark
exhibltedf vegetables grown in his
garden.
The flower exhibit this year was
more beautiful than ever, lllooms of
many varieties and shades were shown.
The fair was arranged by the people
of Skagway and Is an annual event.
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Steam Laundry will send and get your
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W. J. WILLIAMSON, Prop.
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ALASKA
JTES
Seattle news dispatch to the Sew
ard Gateway says that the Bunker Hill
Mining Company, of Kellogg, Ida., is
planning for the establishment of a
million dollar smelter at Seattle as
tney believe that the opening of the
Matanuska coal fields will make the
profitable operation of such a smelter
teasible. It is stated that the promo
ters of the plan have figured out fully
the exact cost of operation and also
the differences between tho costs un
der all conditions and the costs when
Alaska coal shall be available, and they
have discovered that the difference ac
tual difference between success and
success and failure. It is thought that
the company itself and other mining
companies have discovered that It will 1
be cheaper to send ore to Seattle than
to take their coal to Idaho from the
coast
The Douglas Island News of Novem
ber date states that an old time Al
askan, Chas. Bruno Jehnke, better
known as Chas. Stevens was killed by
a powder explosion at Treadwell, The
blasted Inflicted fatal injuries from
which he died within a few hours af
ter being taken to the hospital. T
deceased was employed nt the Tread
well for many years. About three
years ago he departed for the states
whoro he tried farming for a time bu
later returned to Douglas, bought a
piece of property and had Just com
pleted a neat dwelling for himself and
wife thereon when over taken by the
grim reaper.
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KING BABY'S BIRTHDAY
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THE MAN WITHOUT FEAR
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Mabel Normand
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| from the story Published in
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