The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-01
ALASKANS ARE
 IN FORTUNATE
 CIRCUMSTANCES

An interesting interview Saturday afternoon with R. H. Chadwick, the Alaska representative of the United States Rubber Co.,, inclines one tC the belief that many of his ideas are timely and that they will be oi interest to our readers. Mr. Chad wick is more familiarly known in this district as Red Sole Snookums a nickname he acquired here some years ago while boosting the sale of his goods.
 When asked how he found condi tions generally he said without a moments hesitation: Generally quite comfy, thank you, and also badly fused up. The strangest fact of il all is the way everybody seems tC wonder why on earth I'm here, just as though an ordinary travelling man should dog it the minute the trail gets tough. Why, you might as well expect a travelling man to quit calling on you just because you hung the nothing doing sign on him 8 couple of times. It's bad policy no, to keep the business trail open and you will find that the majority ol the Outside wholesalers will continue their representation throughout Al aska. For years Fairbanksans have enjoyed the reputation of being bang up good boosters regardless of tenn porary quiet spots, and honestly it's disappointing to see the reversal o1 form displayed by some of youl erstwhile good, red-blooded citizens The war isn't going to last forever; those fellows who went out on the Jacobs today will be back; the pros perity which existed in the east while the west was rotten, has over flowed to the west and will event ually reach all through this terri tory, just as sure as you have the finest big red radishes in the world right here in this camp. Never lei 1t be said that Fairbanksans believe in killing a man when he is sick and that is figuratively what the, are doing when they don't stick and boost right now. Coming down the river I was told there weren't a thousand people left in Fairbanks and that the Str. Alaska was solo out and all such rot. Why, there must have been four or five thou sand people over at the Loyal League Armory the other night. and the Al aska didn't have enough passengers going out to pay the cost of the grub for the ships crew. If you think otherwise ask MT. Wheeler And last night there must have been a thousand good boosting kids over at Dick Thorne's theatre. Calamity reports such as have mentioned breed no end of discontent and have farreaching bad effects, and for one am not going to leave here with any such reports for the other fellow to enlarge upon. One thing which has been extremely interest. ing to me is the statement I have heard several times that many of the people leaving here go with just enough clothes on their backs to cover their nakedness. deciding upon outfitting when they get Outside. This is good, and knowing what l do about present Outside prices l can assure you they are due for a rude awakening. If you must go Outside. buy everything you are go. ing to need before you go and you will be much money ahead (don't even forget ham and eggs, because Outside they are higher than cats back). By the time the last boat load of passengers from Fairbanks this fall reaches Seattle all woolen, cotton and leather goods will be from twenty-five to one hundred per cent higher than they are in this market now. and they will continue to advance until Kaiser Bill quits."