The Cordova Daily Times
GREATER CORDOVA’S GREATEST NEWSPAPER
ASSOCIATED PRESS TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS.
H. G. STEEL—PUBLISHERS—C. H. SCHEFFLER
H. G. STEEL. Editor and Manager
CORDOVA, ALASKA, WFPXFXUAV. X’nVFMBFR 17. 101
PRINCIPAL DISTURBER COMES FROM SEWARD.
Under the caption of “Conspiracy to Stop Government
Railway Project” the Seward Rost publishes a three column
article which emanated from John F. Ballaine and is the veriest
kind of rot. It purposes to expose1 a deeply laid plot to attempt
to defeat the passing, by Congress, of additional appropria
tions for continuing the contraction of the governemnt rail
road and unfortunately a number of sweeping and untrue
charges are directed against everybody and everything that
tended to serve the diabolical purpose of a lot of cheap adver
tising.
It is falsely charged that Stephen Birch and Falcon .Toslin
“are manipulating attempts to discredit the work of the en
gineering Commission,” that Major Richardson is also in col
lusion with the arch conspirators, and that these men in con
junction with “the New York and Seattle organs of the Alaska
Syndicate are planning to strangle the government railroad
project from Fairbanks to Seward;” also ‘.‘a part of the cam
paign of flu’ Alaska Bureau of the Seattle Chamber of Com
merce and o ftlie Alaska Syndicate is to silence some pf the
Alaska newspapers by giving them paid advertising—paid by
tin' Alaska Bureau. The newspapers accepting such adver
tisements may be innocent of the purpose, but the lobby for the
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Unfortunately some people, who may not he acquainted
with Ballaine and his tactics, might give some credence- to these
sensational charges, and therein lies the resultant harm from
the publication of such trumped up nonsense. That tin- Gate
wav, of his home town, had Ballaine in mind when it published
the following editorial there can bo no doubt, as he has always
been a disturbing element:
“A certain Seward man is going out on the Evans mav
take it upon himself to go back to Washington and' say In
represents the people here or any portion of them. He is r
gentleman who has the most extraordinary ideas on most
matters and very often is annoying. Ho has been to this paper,
anyhow, and the Gateway was compelled to make an enemy oi
hi mbecause to be a friend meant publishing absurdities whicl
he seemed never to b (-tired hatching. It is quite possible that
his activities at Washington might be hurtful to Seward and
Seward’s paper, therefore, formally states that there is no oik
going out to represent this city or people.”
So far as we have been able to learn this “gigantic con
spiracy” had its orgin in Ballaine’s imaginary mind, and h
is being forsterod by him solely for cheap notoriety purposes
Regardless of what may be the personal feelings of interests
parties as the proper route for the govrnment railroad we lmv(
vet to learn of a single person who is making or intends to mak(
a tight against Secretary lame receiving whatever appropri
ation he thinks is needed to carry on the railroad work. ()n tin
other hand all seem willing and ready to assist in any way t<
bring about the desired result.
The frequent insinuation that Cordova is jealous of oui
westward towns, in not being selected as the terminal of the
railroad, falls flat when it is known that ninety per cent of tin
people do not want Uncle Sam to take over the Copper Rivei
& Northwestern railway, preferring that it continue to be con
ducted under its present mamagement. What we do want
however, and practically all that we want is for the govern
ment to allow the coal fields of Alaska to be opened and de
veloped on a workable lease, feeling secure in the fact that
as soon as cheaper fuel is provided the development of this
section of Alaska will go forward in leaps and bounds.
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All is not serene in the Democratic household in Alaska
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house-cleaning of Republican federal office holders in the cam]
of tin* “unterrified” than the Democrats themselves enter
upon a tremendous fight to have one of their own people, Dis
trict Attorney Spence, removed from office. He is charged
with refusing to affiliate with his party, using his office to pro
vide soft berths for all of his carpet-bag relatives, with being
incompetent and what not. The first gun was fired at Valdez,
and the Democratic organizations in Seward and Cordova are
going “down the line” in the effort to have an Alaskan suc
ceed this Georgian as prosecutor for the Third division of this
territory.
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While manv cities back Hast and in the Middle AY est are
experiencing severe weather and snow storms Alaska is today
enjoying ideal weather—the sun shining brightly and the air
just crisp enough to be exhilarating. There is no snow, except
ing on the moutain peaks, which reminds us that this country
unquestionably offers a field for landscape art anywhere, and a
field that has yet been scarcely touched. Perfection of land
scape work lies in the sagacious use of nature’s lavish materials
to reproduce her best efforts for the immediate benefit of man
kind, and to reproduce her in such moods as give rest and
healthy stimulus.
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Rev. Dr. Lindley, who made a trip north recently, has
written an article for the Los Angeles Times under the caption
of “Are Alaskans Deficient in a Sense of Humor?” and then
voes on to say that during the three weeks spent in Alaska he
heard of only one joke and that was evidently premeditated.
Of course there are many serious sides of life to be faced in this
northland, but we oecassionallv have cheerful thoughts, not
withstanding the accusation of our learned visitor.
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DR. W. H. CHASE
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug Store.
Calls may be left at Cordova
Drug Store. Residence,
Alaskan Hotel
DR. W. W. COUNCIL
Physician and Surgeon
Office at Company Hospital
Hours—10 to 12; 1 to 6 p. m.
DR. C. L. HALE
DENTIST
Office In Adams Building
ASA C. BALDWIN
Civil Engineer
Patent Surveys
Address: Valdez, Alaska
E. F. MEDLEY
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
Room 1
AHimi Blcr.k CORDOVA. ALASKA
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GOLD-COPPER
FOR SALE
A high grade Gold property, ten
miles from Valdez with several
hundred sacks of high grade ore
on tne dump. This property ad
joins a producing mine ar.d sev
eral velng of high flrade ore are
properties on Prince William
exposed on the surface of this
ground.
Also four groups of copper
Sound, adjoining navigable water.
All of thesp properties could be
made producers with a small
amount of money and for a party
who can open same up or can se
cure the capital to do so, this Is
an opportunity to make a fortune.
For prices and terms apply to
S A. HEMPLE, Valdez, Alaska
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GOLD
SHIELD
COFFEE
“ALWAYS” GOOD
SOLD IN SEALED CANS ONLY
The QuaMty of Gold Shield Coffee has
Won Favor in all Homes
Roasted and Packed by
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Incorporated
SEATTLE, WASH.
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Pacific-Alaska Navigation Co.
ALASKA PACIFIC S. S. CO. ALASKA COAST CO. ^
PUGET SOUND -ALASKA ROUTE
Next sailing from Seattle will be
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT, October 17
ADMIRAL EVENS, October 25
Via the INSIDE PASSAGE for Ketchikan, Juneau, Yakutat,
Katalla, Cordova, Valdez, Seward, Cook Inlet points and Kodiak
Island.
Seattle-San Francisco connecting with steamers Yale and Har
vard for Southern California Ports.
Schedule subject to change without Notice.
ALASKA TRANSFER CO., Local Agents V
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| Copper River &
| Northwestern Ry.
Effective October 4th, 1915.
Two trains every six days between Cordova and g
g; Chitina, one of these trains leaving Cordova making
g connection with Alaska Steamship Co. steamers arriving g
g from Seattle.
II Trains leave Cordova depot, at foot of Second Avenue,
Mondays and Thursdays.
Leave Kennecott, Tuesdays and Fridays.
Leave Kennecott for Chitina, Wednesday and Saturdays.
Leave Chitina for Cordova, Tuesdays and Fridays. g
Tlie above schedule subject to change without notice. ;g
g Dining Car In Connection With all Regular Pessenger Train* Be- ¥:
tween Cordtva and Chitina. g
g Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M.
Tickets on sale at Depot or up-town office, Alaska g
g Steamship Company building g
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| Caleb Carser S. R. Hedges
g Superintendent Cordova Agent g
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