The Nome daily nugget., 1916-09-22
A CHAT WITH
 OUR READERS

AS the heading at the top of this article indicates this is going to be a straight little heart to heart talk be- 1 tween you and ourselves. We want you to feel that the Nugget is just as much interested in your own individual sue cess as it is in the success of the whole district. By working together we can l help each other to a very large extent and each in our way assist in boost terested. It is the constant effort of the Nugget to proomte the welfare of the community and district through the medium of it's columns. In our
 daily edition We lose no opportunity of
 furthering the interests of the com
 munity and the district, as you, your selves well know 1t is to bring to bear the most potent influence at our command that we issue annually a
 magazine devoted to the development and exploitation of Seward peninsula,
 known as the Mining Edition. You
 have all at some time read this publi-
 cation and know that it contains full and accurate information concerning
 the mineral resources, the industries, and the development needs of the dis
 trict. No feature of the country is
 overlooked You all realize that the character of the Magazine makes it a most valuable advertising medium to
 the outside world. Furthermore it is
 the only publication devoted exclu-
 sively to the dissemination of knowl- edge concerning Seward peninsula and what it contains.
 Now, we feel that you know what we are driving at, so why not sit down now and fill out the subscription blank in this issue and help to promote the
 good work that we are doing for the country and yourself by sending in your subscription for the Magazine. Send them where they will benefit the country. If you can't use a dozen, subscribe for a half dozen; if you can't use q half dozen take one.
 Every subscription received now means that much more toward en- abling us to produce a better and big ger Magazine.
 A better and bigger Magazine means more publicity for the district in which you are interested. More publicity means faster progress in development and faster development means more dollars for you.
 So you see that by helping us now you will be helping yourself in the future. While we are at it, we want to say few words to the merchants of Nome. There is going to be big business for you in this section in the future. How soon it will develop de- pends great deal on how soon you are willing to develop it. If you are alive to the possibilities of the mining and other industries of this section you should be willing to assist any project that will tend to further its interests. You will put you shoulder to the wheel and assist any movement for the betterment of conditions in the district and the development of it's latent resources.
 However, you cannot do it by set ting back and waiting. Get together with the mining men and others who are striving to do something for the country and work with them for de- Velopment. We need roads, a harbor and half dozen other things and they will not come unless you get in and bend your assistance by boosting or helping others to do so. Any outlay of time or money that you may make l at the present time will undoubtedly return to you tenfold in the future.
 At least assist in securing for the country such benefits as may be gain ed by advertising the wealth and re- of the country.
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