Corrections are being made!
The story of Holly MacDonald requires some editing. His wife and daughter tell me that the family lodge was named the "Clans Inn" and was at Pelly Crossing. Also, Holly and Josephine grew up in the Chinook Valley, Alberta, not Woking. So, I will go on down to that entry and make the necessary changes.
Also, the Election Headquarters STILL has not arrived to Porter Creek. I guess it is a lot farther from Teslin than I had thought.
Also, the Election Headquarters STILL has not arrived to Porter Creek. I guess it is a lot farther from Teslin than I had thought.
posted by Mollie at 11:15 AM
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Paul White remembers Clyde:
In about 1971, I visited Mr. Wann in his residence behind Tourist Services, to get his advice about commercial bush airline matters, after I acquired Yukon Airways.
Clyde stomped around the living room, recounting his many adventures as an aircraft operator, including his competition with the White Pass operation. WPYR had two advantages over Yukon Airways – the first being that it had better weather information from its train and connections to Skagway, and the second was that they could quote an all- inclusive fare to Whitehorse from Vancouver with a rail or train option from Skagway to YXY, which could easily bamboozle the regulatory authorities. When pressed to actually post a tariff, WPYR’s air arm undercut Clyde on the runs to and from Skagway and/or nearby Juneau. As I remember, Clyde’s posted fare was $ 40’seat, and WPYR posted $ 36. Clyde recounted, as he marched his way to an ancient file cabinet, that each of the competing operators kept lowering the price by $ 4- or whatever increments until WPYR’s ticket price was set at $ 12.00 per one way fare. No doubting that it was a loss leader, and would damage its competitor.
Clyde rummaged through his voluminous files and brought out the final posting and telegram which he sent to WPYR at the Vancouver head office.
“Dear President:
I’ll show you SOBs how to cut fares -- SIX DOLLARS A SEAT!”
Signed Clyde Wann as President of Yukon Airways and Exploration Co, Ltd.
The Clyde looked at me and said – “ And we both went broke!”
Paul White
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