A. E. TOURIST PARTY
An American Express Company
tourist party, under the auspices
of the Chicago Athletic Club and j
the Milwaukee Athletic Club, of j
50 members, will arrive in Seward j
about the middle of July from
the Interior enroute south. Local ;
handball players have written the
clubs with the idea of having a i
series of games for the purpose |
of seeing just how poor players
they are.
At Schallerer’s Alaska Shop 1
hear the Brunswick and Columbia
records Avalon Town, Glad Rag
Doll and Wedding of the Painted
Doll.
‘HOTEL SEWARD’;
Hot and Cold Water In | i
in All Rooms
Rooms With or Without
Baths
Oscar Oah'
10 FI 01
SEWARD MAN REFUSES TO SELL
TO LADY AND HIS ACTION
IS HIGHLY PRAISED
Printers Ink, published in Chi
cago, recently contained an article
entitled “Alaskan Merchandising
Slants” which was written by Hi
ram Blauvelt, wholesale coal deal
er of Chicago, while on a hunting
trip for big game in Southwestern
Alaska last fall. The article was
written in a tent 70 miles back of
the Alaska Railroad and when the
author says, “it was blowing and
snowirig like Arctic hell.” The ar
ticle has to do with business con
ditions in general and in Alaska
in particular and says in part":
I “It seems to me one thing that
i is needed throughout American
selling today is the courage of our
price. Customers come in and ask
impossible things, so that often
manufacturers and retailer get
cold 'feet on their prices, which
when all the surrounding condi
tions are considered are usually
absolutely fair and just.
“The episode of an Alaskan re
tailer certainly sets a cogent ex
ample for us all. He keeps a store
in Seward, Alaska. During the
summer a tourist, a lady from San
Francisco w'ho had come up on the
boat was ‘shopping’ in his estab
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SEWARD, ALASKA
“Good Water a Necessity in Every Home”
John Nelson, Mgr. Wayne Blue, Agent
Office, Arcade Building. Phone Main 81
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lishmen. She wanted to know the
price of bananas. He replied: ‘Six
,„y cents a dozen.’
“The lady remonstrated, saying
that down at San Francisco ban
!anas were only 30 cents a dozen,
and she thought it was an outrage,
entirely forgetting thhat the 2,000
imile sea journey with its con
| sequent freight and spoilage,
might possibly have something to
do with the difference in cost. She
browsed around around the shop,
pricing things and finally came
back and wanted to buy a dozen
bananas. .The storekeeper finally
replied: ‘No m’m, I would not
cheat you or any customer that
comes into my store for the world.
Buy your bananas in San Fran
cisco. It wouldn’t be fair for me
to sell you, the way you feel a
bout my prices.’
“And he wouldn’t sell her any
thing in hi<s store. The story got a
round the town and he gained a
'great deal of public confidence a
mong his steady trade because of
it: On the other hand, if he had
i broken his price he would have
no end of trouble in the opposite
direction.
“Everywhere in the world people
seem to have the idea that they
' can buy somewhere else cheaper
•than right in their home market,
ihome stores, or home town. Very
often they can’t. Its hard to beat
jthe game, and as a rule home
jtown merchants can- distribute
merchandise as economically as
| stores anywhere else. Yet the ‘Buy
at Home’ campaign doesn’t seem
to have much effect.
“Short sighted persons do the
same {hing in our line ‘Printers
Ink,’ sending to the states for job
| work deliberately overlooking the
| fact those places contribute noth
in gto the welfare of the town,
either in taxes or ‘Printers Ink.’
iThis is what I term the height of
folly. A merchant, or business man,
must practice what he preaches.
“A building material dealer that
I talked to in Alaska seems to me
to have the right solution. He
said:
“ ‘A lot of people up here have
the idea that they can buy “out
side” ( meaning down in some city
along the Pacific Coast) much
cheaper than they can get right
;here, whereas they really can’t.
They forget to add their ocean
freight, waiting time, breakage,
insurance, etc., on their purchase
price. We, however, are working
a lot of customers away from the
idea and have found that as long
as we give them a good product
with a reasonable amount of ser
vice, and give it to them promptly
and in good condition, and at a
fair price, ,we usually get the bus
iness. But we certainly have to
'be on our toes to get it and keep
| it. There is no reason why any
'real merchant can’t compete suc
cessfully with the “outside” if he
iis onto his job and knows his
business.’
“I wonder if this isn’t tjie solu
tion to the wails of the local small
town storekeepers and a safe an
swer to the ‘Buy-at-Home’ prob
lem throughout the entire country.
COSTUMES READY WITH SPRING STYLES
.An interesting woolen fabric makes the smart suit at the left. The ox
fords and handbag are of Jave lizard. An ideal co .t for steamer we r of
brown and white check with cuffs of b caver. Right: A new evening gown
of black crepe Elizabeth combined wit i white and green. The chiffon hand
kerchief of green is an important ne w no e. Models posed by Lord and
Taylor.
ABOUT MAY 9TH
For the last two days there has
been a local report that the ice in
Chena slough, better known as
the slough or river along which
banks the city of Fairbanks is lo
cated, is cracking and that this
! is a certain sign the ice in the
;Tanana, into which the Chena
flows, will be going out ip about
a week.
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The Rev. Michael J. Kippen
brock, of the Cordova Episcopal
church, was advanced to the
priesthood last week by Rt. Rev.
Peter Trimble Rowe, D. D. Rev
erend Kippenbrock was a Seward
visitor two weeks ago.
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WE CARRY THE BEST BRANDS
i >F CANDY MANUFACTURED IN
THE UNITED STATES BOTH IN
BULK AND BOX. The Candy Cot
tage.
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WRIGLEYS
The cool, comforting flavor
of WRIGLEY’S Spearmint
is a lasting pleasure.
It cleanses the mouth after
eating—gives a clean taste and
sweet bredth.
A GREAT VIEW
The stucco work on the new $50
000 school house is nearing com
pletion and each passing day
now seems to reveal great strides
by Contractor C|erhard Johnsen
and his crew. A few visitors were
up on the roof yesterday and re
marked of the wonderful pano
rama obtained from that advan
tageous point.
The local golf links are in tip
top shape and from early morn
till late in the evening enthu
siasts are out there enjoying them
selves.
General Tailoring ana Hats
{Blocked for Ladies and Gentlemen.
| Phone Adams 91. Peyser’s Tailor
Shop.
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THE GEM
CIGAR STORE
Cigars, Candy
Soft Drinks
STATIONARY, MAGAZINES
“CURL Y”
Proprietor.
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DRINKS, CARDS, POOL
Across the street from the |
Arcade Building J
John Anderson, Prop. !
Phone Adams 54
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CITY EXPRESS
Agents for
rHE AMERICAN EXPRESS CO
Sample Room in Connection
Baggage Stored
Connection made with all
steamers, trains and hotels
“We never sleep”
Phone Main 122
Hnrold Painter, Prop.
Successor to Billy Paterson
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BUILD WITH MATERIALS
THAT DEFY TIME
THERE are two elements to be considered
in buying: building materials: how much
the cost and *how well they wear.. Our
building materials have been used by the
leading contractors for many years be
cause of their stout durability.
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EVERYTHING FOR THE
BUILDER
CAL M. BROSIUS