The Cordova Daily Times
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GREATER CORDOVA'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER
ASSOCIATED PRES8 TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS.
H. Q. STEEL. C H WILCOX, C. H. SCHEFFLER, Publisher*
H. G. STEEL, Editor and Manager
C. H. WILCOX, City Editor.
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(\>m><»\.\, AI.^SKA, Till it’SDAV, MAKCll 11,
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HOW A REPUTABLE MAGAZINE ALLOWED
ITSELF TO BE IMPOSED UPON
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RECENTLY we had occasion to take exception to an article
contained a number of misstatements in reference to con
appearing in the Popular Mechanics Magazine, which
ditions on the Copper River & Northwestern railroad. One of
our readers sent a copy of that issue to the magazine and' the
following reply Frank Parker Stockridge, the managing editor:
I have read with a great deal of interest the edi
torial article in the Cordova Daily Times which you.
j enclosed.
The pictures and article to which you refer were
brought to us by a newspaper man of excellent staiul
t ing who was personally in Alaska for several seasons
and who is without doubt thoroughly familiar with
Alaskan conditions. While 1 have no reason to ques
tion the statement that this particular railroad has not
been blockaded during this particular present winter,
or at least had not been up to date of your letter, 1
nevertheless note the newspaper article agrees with us
in our statement that this road has been blockaded by
snow. Of course, the photographs themselves prove
that.
Please be assured that we are not trying to
“knock” any section of the United States, or any
intention and purposes of this magazine than to
“knock” any section of the United States, or any
other country. But in the pursuit of our duty to our
readers, which is, as we see it, to tell them the truth
: about the things we describe, I hardly think we would
be justified in representing Alaska as a land of per
petual summer.
Assuring you that we appreciate very heartily
indeed the interest in our magazine displayed by you
in thus communicating with us.
While Popular Mechanics may intend to be fair in this
matter, it has certainly been imposed upon and the “newspaper
man of excellent standing who was personally in Alaska for
several seasons and'who is without doubt familiar with Alaskan
conditions” did'not state the truth when he stated that “it is
not an uncommon thing for this railway to become blockaded
with snow so that trains are stalled for a week.”
As we all know there has not been a time during the
past winter when the trains failed to make schedule time,
which is more than can be said of some of the roads in the
states. Simply because there was a tie-up several years ago,
when the road was poorly managed, the pictures taken at that
time are continually Haunted before the public to show what
are purported to be existing conditions, and herein is Cordova’s
excellent railroad, our climatic conditions and the country gen
erally grossly mis-represented.
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D. C. Sargent, the well-known prospector and operator,
who has just returned from Washington, paid fine tribute in
yesterday’s paper to our townsman, Geo. C. Hazelet, for the
excellent work he is doing in behalf of Cordova at the national
capital. It’s a sa dcommentory when some of the residents of
a man’8 own town are making vicious and personal attacks upon
a neighbor when lie is outside devoting his time in the effort
to benefit the whole community, and is not here to defend him
self against detractors.
This is not the kind of a square deal for which Alaskans
are noted, and Mr. Sargent says that his sense of justice promp
ted hi into give the interview which appeared in Wednesday’s
Times.
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Cordovans are very much wrought up over the interfer
ence by the Seattle Commercial Club in Alaskan affairs, by
passing a resolution opposing the purchase of the Copper
River & Northwestern railway. What business is it of those
busy-bodys what route President Wilson selects for our trunk
line. Certainly this action on the part of the residents of
the “Spirit City” has not made a hit here, and there is some
talk of the local merchants communicating with the wholesale
houses in Seattle to find out whether they propose to remain
silent while a particular section of Alaska is being “knocked.”
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Now that the Citizens’ Progressive ticket has been framed
up those who are in sympathy with the majority members of
the present council are asked to meet at the city hall tonight
and go through the formality of endorsing the candidates that
have been selected for them by a handful of self-constituted
“bosses,” who are making a desperate effort to retain con
trol of the municipality for their own selfish interests.
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Cordovans are naturally greatly interested in authentic
bearing on the Alaska railroad situation and through the As
sociated Press the Times has been enabled to furnish its read
ers with all available information. A careful peruse of both
Cordova papers will be convincing evidence as to which one is
publishing the real news, as well as the one that is printing fake
telegrams and Seattle gossip.
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Alaska is gradually becoming more and more sanctified.
The prohibition of slot machines by the laying on them of the
heavy hand of the law takes away the last vestige of our heath
ensim. Maybe after a while wTe shall be prohibited from speak
ing above a whisper except in church.—Seward Gateway.
Slowly, but surely, some of the undesireablcs are being
weeded out of town—by being sentenced to terras in the federal
jail, after having committed a crime. These are among the un
fortunates that tile Alaskan has been so ably championing.
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There are a lot of beeblee who are talkig id a strage togue
.just dow. Ad ailbet akid to grit) gauses ad ibpaction id the
dasal bassages, a stobbage id the tear ducts and, codsequetly,
weebig eyes, which are very addovig.
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A man in Seattle died for his country recently. He paid his
taxes, then shot himself, and the $200 receipt was found in his
pocket. Verily, the assessor and' the undertaker always get us.
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The Italian socialists are striking to compel a reduction in
the cost of living. Italy has just spent $400,(XX),000 in getting
ready for war, and the outgo continues on a tremendous scale.
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A college professor assures us that sawdust is good food.
Perhaps it might put a board in the weak spines of Cordova’s
“Board of Strategy.”
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“Racial vanities,” says Viscount Bryce, caused the Euro
pean war. \\ hat troubles would we not escape wen1 vanity
wholly erased!
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The prospect of a tobacco famine won’t prevent our con
temporary from continuing to chew the rag.
DR. W H. CHASE
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug Store.
Calls may be left at Cordova
Drug Store. Residence,
Rainier-Grand 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
ROBERT E. CAPERS
Attorney at Law
General Civil Practice
Suite 3, Adams Block
CORDOVA, .... ALASKA
E. F. MEDLEY
Attorney and Councellor at Law
Room 1
Adams Block CORDOVA, ALASKA.
J. F. R. APPLEBY
CIVIL ENGINEER
Phone 4. CORDOVA, ALASKA
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Fast and commodious steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketch
ikan, Wrangell, Junaau, Skagway, Cordova, Valdez and 8eward, via
INSIDE PASSAGE.
Sails frem — Sails from Cordova—
March 2.ALAMEDA.March 9
March 8... -.MARIPOSA.March 15
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas. Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez ard Latouche. Explos
ives. S. 8. Seward. S. S. Seward, 5th; S. S. I xtouche, 15th; S. 8.
Cordova, 25th of each month.
This company reserves the right to change schedule of steamers
without notice.
Tickets on sale at up-town office Alaska Steamship Bldg. Baggage
or freight will not b<» received at the dock later than one hour before
sailing time.
F. B. TRACY, T. J. TALLENT,
General Agent Ticket Agent
Pacific-Alaska Navigation Co.
ALASKA PACIFIC S. S. CO. ALASKA COAST CO.
PUGET SOUND ALASKA ROUTE
Next sailing from Seattle will be
ADMIRAL EVANS, March 5
ADMIRAL WATSON, March 15
Via the INSIDE PASSAGE for Ketchikan, Juneau, YakutaL
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 ohange without Notice.
ALASKA TRANSFER CO., Local Agruts
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:i Copper River &
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EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 24, 1914. j j
;; Trains leave Cordova, depot at foot of Second Ave- I!
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:: Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays i.
;; Chitina for Kennecott— !!
;; Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays
;; Kennecott for Chitina— ! I
;; Wednesdays, Saturdays and Mondays.
;; Chitina for Cordova— < ’
Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays* ;;
1 lie above schedule subject to change without notice. ;;
! Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. ;;
;; Tickets on sale at Depot or up-town office, Alaska 1 >
;; Steamship Company building ! I
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Crossing the Cascade Mountains, the Kittitas Valley, the Colum
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TWO FAST THROUGH TRAINS DAILY
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The NEW ALL-STEEL TRAINS to
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Cordova, Alaska, j
City Ticket Offices, Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway '■
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Company
LIGHTS, WATER, PHONES
AND POWER
Office: FIRST STREET.