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H. G. STEEL, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
CORDOVA, ALASKA, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 22, P>P>
CORDOVA THE PROSPEROUS.
Cordova today is more prosperous than since the boon
days, when thousands of men were building the Copper Rivei
& Northwestern road from this port to the copper mines in tin
interior.
There is greater activity in all industries. More peoph
are on the streets, and more money is expended for legitimate
expenses than ever before.
While tilings are not booming like in construction days
business men are feeling better and a sense of security am
future prosperity pervades the city, which was missing whei
the only revenue of the city was drawn from men working or
the railroad'.
Today in Cordova there is no man who wants work withoul
a job. This does not mean there is work for many more, as tin
market is well supplied, but it docs mean that prosperity ii
here.
It is fortunate for Cordova that the government is build
ing the railroad from Seward to the interior this season
Otherwise the many persons now' going to that place* wouh
flock here, ami the result would have been a glutting of tin
labor market and the consequent suffering of those out 01
employment.
There are many reasons for the good times now in Cor
dova. The principal reason, however, is one that means pros
perity to any place on earth. That is diversified industries.
At one time Cordova was dependent entirely ujion tin
payroll of tin* railroad. 1 host* were boom times, but in the ven
nature of affairs, could be but transient. The laying off of i
few hundreds of men, meant a depression in business circles
which could not be overcome except by the reinstatement of tin
men at the same work.
Today it is different. Cordova has the greatest coppei
mines in the world at her back door, she has the only railroat
worthy the name operating in Alaska, she has clam canneries
salmon canneries and' other allied industries within her limits
and she has producing placer camps which draw on her foi
their supplies.
Where else in Alaska can the same conditions be found?
And yet Cordova is only in her infancy. If the govemmen
of the United States ever can be persuaded to open the Bering
ml fields to, Cordova, this city will go ahead by leaps am
ninds, and' immediately become not only the leading city o
1 aska, hut one of the prominent ports of the Pacific coast.
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ggjljg^ NEVER LOOKED BETfER.
From all indications Alaska in general, and particularly
:> southeastern part, is lighted with a brilliant prospect thii
tlinr. While there may be more people making for the west
yeird than elsewhere, they are going there on speculation. Ii
'vis part, the difference is marked. Everything is in readiness
tin newcomers. Our mines that heretofore have been men
foined as incidentals only, are coming to the front, where they
tiojuld be. Our greatest opportunity is at hand. Mining mei
shiJong experience with practically an unlimited amount ol
of rking capital are coming to inspect our-prospects. It is uj
wc-us to see that they are not misled, and all we have to do is t(
to facts without exaggeration. As a matter of fact, we don’
gi>d to enlarge, the value is here and all we have to do is tf
nebw it.
sh<| The Progressive-Miner is in receipt of three letters fron
;h men mentioned above who are anxious to visit our mines
surl who propose coming soon. Let us be generous enough tr
an orm these men of that which we have and the rest will b»
Along that line we may suggest that before the season is
ov >r, hundreds of settlers may locate in Ketc! ikan. They shal
lia re locations, and if we have a desire to b ild up a town ir
proportion to the location and opportunities,1 -e should' encour
age the settlers by offering them every adva itage in the wa\
of (building lots, etc. To demand an exorbitmit price for a lot
-is-eqUaMo say that we desire to he left alone.—Ketchikai
Miner.
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COPPER AS AN EXAMPLE.
In April, oven after enormous shipments of copper to Eu
rope during the past year, the British government purchased
over 200,000,000 pounds of copper from three American inter
ests—the largest single sale of copper ever made in the United
States. The cost to Great Britain was, it is said, not for from
$70,000,000. With the cost of producing copper at the mines
varying between 5 and 10 cents per pound, and with the price
for the metal, before the war, around 12 cents, consumers are
now eagerly buying for the rest of the year at 27 1-2 to .‘5(1
* cents. V
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The Kaiser has asked German citizens in the United States
to observe the laws of this country. That is real kind" of Wil
helm, and we wonder if powder factories now will blow up with
less regularity.
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Chitina has gone dry, not because a majority of the resi
dents objected to the sale of liquors, but because five persons
refused to voice an opinion. Let the minority rule!
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Premier Asquith has joined the Irish privy council. ^ The
first thing we know he will be wearing green on March 17 ami
smoking a clay pipe.
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Yuan Shi Kai, having failed to be a Napoleon, may now try
to be a Lincoln and endeavor to keep the Chinese republic to
gether. A w,
OROINXNCE $
An Ordinance Granting to the Cordova
Power Company, Ita successors and
assigns, the right, privilege, author
ity and franchise to locate, erect,
maintain and use In the streets, ave
nues, alleys, thoroughfares, and pub
lic highways, In the Town of Cor
dova, Territory of Alaska, telephone
poles, with all necessary cross arms, I
conduits. Insulators, wires and ap- >
pliances, for telephone and tele
graphic purposes, and to construct
conduits for the purpose of placing
such wires under ground; with
the right to maintain, conduct, and
operate a telephcne system, ex
change and service In the Town of
Cordova, and to maintain, use, op
erate in said Town of Cordova, the
telephone poles, with all cross arms,
conduits, Insulatore, wires, cables,
appliances, telephone system, ex
change and service which the said
Cordova Power Company now owns,
maintains and operates in connec
tion with and for the use of its pre
sent telephone system in the said
Town of Cordova, Territory of
Alaska.
Be it Ordained by the Common Coun
cil of the Town of Cordova, Terri
tory of Alaska:
Section 1. That there be and is
' hereby granted to the Cordova i’ower
> Company, a corporation organized and
I existing under the laws of the Terri
> tory of Alaska, and its successors and
assigns, the right, privilege, authority
and franchise to locate, erect, main
tain and use in the streets avenues,
alleys, thoroughfares and public high
ways in the Town of Cordova, Terri
tory of Alaska, telephone poles, with
all necessary cross arms, conductors,
insulators, wires, cables and appli
i ances for telephone and telegraphic
, purposes and to construct and main
> tain conduits for the purpose of plar
ing such wires underground, with the
. right to maintain, conduct, and oper
| ate a telephone system, exchange and
service in the satd Town of Cordova.
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Section 2. That there he and is
’ hereby granted to the said Cordova
i’ower Company, its successors and
assigns, the right, privilege, author
ity and franchise to maintain and use
in the said Town of Cordova. Terri
' tory of Alaska, the telephone poles,
! with all necessary cross arms, con
ductors, Insulators, wires, cables, ap
pliances telephone system, exchange,
and service in the said Town of Cor
dova which the said Cordova Power
Company now owns, maintains, uses
and operates for telephone and tele
• graphic purposes In connection with
i its telephone system in said Town
of Cordova.
Section 3. That said poles and con
( dulls shall be erected and construct
ed in a workmanlike manner, and
when poles are erected in or near a
street having a sidewalk, they shall
1 be placed within the curb line, at the
outer edge of the sidewalk, and shall
i be of such size and fit in the ground
i to such depth as to make them safe
and free from danger from leaning
, or falling.
nrl.n,, nVinll
lated and carefully connected and
fastened so as not to come in contact
with any object, and shall be stretched
' so as not to Interfere with the free
and unobstructed use of said streets,
avenues, alleys, thoroughfares anil
- public highways for travel.
Section 4. That whenever it be
comes necessary In the erection of
. said poles or the construction of said
conduits, to take up any portion of the
sidewalk or to dig in the ground in or
near the side and corner of said
streets, avenues, alleys and thorough
fares, then the said Cordova Power
Company, Its successors and assigns
shall, after said poles are erected
or conduits constructed, without de
lay. replace said sidewalk and prop
erly refit the material of which It is
constructed In a workmanlike man
ner, und remove from such place,
street, avenue or alley, all surplus
earth, rubbish or other material which
may be taken or dug up In the erec -
tlon or construction of said poles and
conduits, and shall put said sidewalk,
street, avenue or alley In as good con
dition as It was before disturbed.
8ectlon 5. That all the rights,
privileges und franchise herein con
ferred upon the grantee, the said Cor
dova Power Company, its Muecessors
and assigns, shall continue for a
period of fifty (50) years from the
date of Its acceptance as provided
herein. Providing, however, that any -
time after the expiration of ten years
from the date thereof, said Town of
Cordova, being then and there a mu
nicipal corporation, upon giving one
year’s notice to said Cordova Power
Company, may purchase said tele
phone plant, by paying therefor, to
the owner or owners thereof, the ap
praised valuation of said telephone
plant, not including . this franchise,
which In event of purchase by the
town shall become null and void. The
appraised valuation shall be fixed by
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?'majority of a board of ap iralaers.
•onsisting of three members, of which
board the said Town of Cordova shall
within thirty days from the date of
serving notice of intent to purchase,
name and select one member as Its
representative or appraiser, and In
like manner, the said Cordova Power
Company, its successors or assigns,
shall name and select its representa
tive or appraiser, and the two thus
named shall select within sixty dnys
thereafter, a third member of said
board, and thp valuation of said tele
phone plant, as fixed by said board,
shall constitute the appraised valua
tion hereinbefore mentioned; said ap
praisal and valuation shall be made
by said board before the expiration
of the required one year's notice of
intent to purchase.
In case said town of Cordova, after
giving notice of Intent to purchase,
and after due appraisal of said plant,
shall fail to complete the purchase
of said plant wthtn one year from the
date of the rendering of the decision
of the board of appraisers as to the
valuation thereof, the said Town of
Cordova shall not again exercise its
option to purchase for a period of five
years from the date of said decision,
niwi thnn nnlv lifter due notice and
appraisal as hereinbefore provided.
Section 6. In consideration of the
rights, privileges, authority and fran
chise hereby granted, to the said Cor
dova Power Company, Its successors
and assigns, the said Cordova Power
Company, its successors and assigns,
agrees to furnish telephone service to
the said Town of Cordova at a rate
not greater than two ($2.00) dollars
per month, for a telephone in resi
dences, and four ($4.00) dollars per
month for a telephone in business
houses and offices; and if any party
lines are installed, for residences, not
more than four telephones shall be
upon one line.
The said Cordova Power Company,
its successors and assigns, further
agrees to enlarge and extend said
telephone system as the growth and
development of the said town shall
require, during the life of this fran
chise.
Section 7. The said Cordova Power
Company further agrees, for itself its
successors and assigns, that during
the life of this franchise, it shall an
nually pay or cause to be paid into
the treasury of the Town of Cordova
a percentage of the gross earnings of
said plant as follows:
Upon the first $10,000 of gross earn
ings in any one year, 2 per cent.
Upon gross earnings of between
$10,000 and $15,000 in any one year,
3 per cent.
And upon gross earnings of over
$15,000 in any one year, 4 per cent.
Providing, however, that any tax
levied against said telephone plant
or the franchise or privileges herein
conferred, by the Town of Cordova,
on the said Cordova Power Company,
its successors or assigns, or any li
cense or tax imposed by the United
States on said telephone plant or
franchise and privileges herein con
ferred by the Town of Cordova, that
reverts to, or is covered into the treas
ury of the Town of Cordova, shall be
deducted front said percentage to be
paid by said Cordova Power Company,
its successors or assigns, to the said
Town of Cordova, and said percentage
to be paid by said Cordova Power
Company shall be to that extent re
duced and diminished.
Section 8. That this grant is made
for a period of fifty (50) years from
the date of its acceptance as provided
herein, at the expiration of which
period all rights and privileges herein
granted or conferred shall cease and
terminate; but at the expiration of five
years from the date of Its acceptance
us provided herein, upon the demand
of either the town of Cordova or the
Cordova Power Company, its success
ors or assigns, there shall be a read
justment of the rates to be paid to
the Cordova Power Company, its suc
cessors or assigns, for telephones fur
nished to consumers, which rate shall
be determined and agreed upon by the
parties hereto if possible; if such an
agreement cannot be hud between the
parties hereto, the rate shall be arbi
trated by a board consisting of three
members: one to be appointed by said
1'ordova Power Company, its success
es or assigns, one by the Common
'ouneil of the Town of Cordova, both
ippointments to be made within thirty
lays after notice that such arbitra
>ou Is desired, and the two thus ap
>oiuted shnu wjthin sixty days ap
point the third, ami suok board of
irbitration. or a majority thereof,
iha.ll have full power to increase or
lecrease the rates charged said con
inmers. The decision of said board
ihall be final and binding upon both
>arties, and upon the filing of the '
vritteu report of said board with the
lerk of the Town of Cordova, said
ate shall be deemed amended in uc
'ordunce with said decision.
Such adjustment or readjustment of ■
ates may be made at the expiration
>f each subsequent five years during
he life of this franchise, providing
HE MU8HE8 600 MIL IS f,
TO ENLIST WITH ALLIES, d
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VICTORIA. B. C.. May 20. — Walk
ing more than 600 mllea on anowahoea F
In the dead of winter, and then travel
ing all the way from Yukon to Van
couver to do hia "bit" for king and
country, William Korbea has arrived ^
I,ere and enliated In the Sixty-second j,.
Artillery Brigade, stationed at Vic
toria. 3
"Bill" Forbes, as he la known to
aid time “muahers" on the trail In the (
ifukon country, was prospecting away h
to the north of I^eigh, when, Just a -j,
rew months ago, he learned that his (.
country was at war. lie had been (l
away from civilization for more than
u year. Packing his food on his dog
aled, he started on his long “mush” g
to Whitehorse. Obtaining passage to -
Vancouver, he arrived here a few days ^
ago. Learning that some of his old
"pals" were in the Sixty-second Artil
lery Battery, he went to Victoria to
join mem there.
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FAIRBANKS MINING MAN
IS CITED FOR CONTEMPT.
SEATTLE, May. 18. — Thomas
Lloyd, a mining man of Fairbanks,
and an alternate to the Republican
national convention at Chicago June
7, was cited this morning by Presiding
Judge J. T. Ronald ih the superior
court to show cause Friday why he
should not be punished for contempt
for non-payment of a judgment for
$50,000 entered four years ago by Su
perior Judge A. W. Frater at the con
clusion of Mrs. Huida Amelia Lloyd’s
action for divorce. Judge Frater
granted the decree on the ground of
nonsupport.
Judge Ronald this morning fixed
Lloyd's bond at $5,000, which was
given this afternoon. The Lloyds
were married in San Francisco in
1901, and separated in 1906. They
hive one minor daughter. Mrs. Lloyd,
since the decree, has remarried. The
all new rates so established shall al
low the Cordova Power Company, its
successors and assigns, the cost of
operating and maintaining a telephone
plant sufficient to furnish the service
then being rendered, and 8 per cent
upon a sum equivalent to the cost of
such plant, such cost of plant and cost
of operating and maintaining the same
to be fixed by said board of arbitra
tion.
Section 9. That the rights and
privileges in this Ordinance granted
are not exclusive rights and privileges,
and the Town of Cordova reserves
the right to grant franchises for the
same purposes as herein contained to
any other person or corporation; pro
vided, that if such other franchises
are granted on more favorable terms
to the grantee in respect to the per
centages to be paid the Town of Cor
dova under Section 7 of this Ordin
ance. then the percentages herein pro
vided for under said Section 7 shall
be changed to the same level as in
said other franchises, said change to
become effective at once upon the
filing of written notice thereof by the
Cordova Power Company, its success
ors and assigns, with the Common
ilia Trtutn rtf f’nrrlrtt/o
It being understood that the Cor
dova Power Company in accepting
this franchise waives the right to ex
clusive use of the street for telephone
wires, conduits and poles, conferred
upon it by a franchise given by George :
C. Hazelet as trustee of the Cordova i
Townsite, and the Town of Cordova •
releases all claim for and waives all •
right to any percentages due or to be
come due upon gross earnings of the :j
Cordova Power Company conferred i;
upon it by said Hazelet franchise.
Section 10. It is further agreed that j:
if the said Cordova Power Company, |:
its successors or assigns, shall fail :•
to keep and perform any of the cov- :•
enunts and conditions by it to be kept •:
and performed, and upon notice there- •:
of being given, shall continue to so >
fall in its performance of conditions :•
beyond a reasonable time, then this :•
said franchise may be forfeited by a ij;
decree of a court of competent juris- •:
diction.
Section 11. Said Cordova Power :|
Company may indicate its acceptance :•
of this franchise in writing within :J
thirty (30) days of the passage and
approval of this Ordinance, and if not
so accepted said franchise so granted A
shall cease and terminate.
Section 12. This ordinance shall i;i
:nke effect and bo in force front and ■:>
tfter its passage and approval by the
fotn'mon ccouncil of the Town of Cor- A;
leva, and shall be published once in
ho Cordova Hally Times.
Passed and approved this 16th day
>f May, 1916.
H. A. SLATER,
’resident of the Common Council of Si;
the Town of Cordova, and ex
Officio Mayor Thereof.
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Edward E. Medley,
Town Clerk of the Town of Aj
Cordova. (Town Seal) %
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fortune Lloyd had at the time of the
divorce la said to hnve been lost In
mining ventures.
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FRANK H. WA9KEY
RESIGNS HIS JOB.
According to advices received from
Nome, United States Commissioner
Frank H. Waskey, of the Wade Hamp
ton (Marshall City precinct In the
Second division, tins tendered his re
signation to Judge Tucker, to become
effective immediately. The name of
his successor has not been announced.
The same source reveals the fact that
Commissioner Southworth. of Kiana.
in the Kobuk country, has also re
signed.
Mr. Waskey was at one time dele
gate to congress from Alaska.
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CLOTHES
CLEANED AND PRESSED
All Work Given Prompt
Attention
CHARLES GAME
Sixty Steam Heated Rooms Eletric Lighted
Hot and Cold Water in Every Room
With or Without Bath.
Cordova House
H. C. ROSS, Proprietor.
Headquarters for Railroad and Mining Men
Satisfaction Guranteed
Rates Reasonable
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Rooms With Bath First Class Dining Room |
COMMERCIAL HOTEL
Mr*. Catherine J. Palmer, Proprietor
Steam Heated Modern in Every Respect
(Headquarters for Chamberlain’s Auto Service
CHITINA - - - ALASKA
Cordova Power
Company
LIGHTS, WATER, PHONES
AND POWER
25 and 40 Watt Lamps.35c.
60 Watt Lamps.50c.
100 Watt Lamps.75c
250 Watt Lamps.$2.00
200 Watt, Gas Filled Lamps.$3.00
j Office: FIRST STREET.
KJKlxAL. ig
I MARINE |
THE I
' KEMP I
Aeroplane Motors
$;
Investigate these motors for driving aeroplanes, jg
flying boats, pleasure and fishing boats, scows, etc. Can f;
be attached in half an hour; 16 to 80 horse-power. |
Adopted by railroad commission.
K.-W. Spark Coils and Magnetos. Everything for |
the boat.
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Harmon Machinery Co Inc |
Oxy-Acetylene Welding.
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