The Cordova Daily Times
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CORDOVA. ALASKA. FRIDAY. PCTPHKR 1. UMo.
THE PROSPECTS FOR COPPER.
Up to about a fortnight ago there were two views respect
ing copper among producing and selling interests one bullish,
the other bearish. It is unnecessary now to discuss the reasons
for the bullish view. The bearish was based chiefly upon the
enormously increased production, the weight of which was con
sidered bound to tell. Consumers also held this view and de
ferred further purchases, even requesting producers to antici
pate Contractural deliveries, with the expectation that later
they would be able to buy copper much cheaper.
Recently there was a change of opinion among those selling
interests that previously had been bearish. The reason tor
this were two—n growing belief that the military use of copper
is much greater than any previous estimate, no matter how
large; and tin* perception that regardless of the increase in pro
duction, refining capacity imposes a limit that cannot be over
stepped'. It is significant that there is but littte additional re
fining capacity in preparation, the only important construction
of this kind being at Tacoma and Great Falls. .
Confirmation of this theory is to be found in several im
portant things that have recently transpired. Thus it is well
known that recent refining contracts have been made at $20
per ton, whereas $15 was formerly regarded as a fine price.
Moreover, although the British embargo on crude copper was
was lifted under certain conditions, the unusual disparity be
tween the prices for electrolytic and standard has continued,
showing that refiners are not in a position to buy standard free
ly. Finally, it is a matter of more or less common knowledge
that several copper-producing companies are having to pile up
blister copper in consequence of inability to have it refined.
At the beginning of 1915 the electrolytic-refining capacity
of the United States was about 148 million pounds per month.
At the middle of 1915 it was about 152 millions pounds. The
new construction that is now going on will rise it to 164 million
pounds, but this will not lw> attained until the end of the year,
and it may be that the new plant at Great Falls will not be ready
until 1916. Included in the foregoing figures is the small ca
pacity—about five million pounds per month—for electrolytic
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THE TERRIBLE WAR.
The war drags its wav in Europe; on sea and on land, under
the sea and in the clouds: the first bitterness seems to have
erystalized into a consuming hate which adds a new savagery
to all that is done. It almost seems as though among those con
tending nations “judgment had (led to brutish beasts and men
have lost their reason,”
What is hoped for? Thirteen months of fighting and noth
ing gained. Millions of men have died, every home is in
mourning, a debt which can he named but the magnitude of it is
beyond comprehension, has been created; the winter is already
in the Alps, and, on the eastern frontier advance columns
are planting their gurdons; what is expected by continuing the
frightful sacrifices?
Cannot the neutral nations do something? Why should
not our government call a new session at The Hague Tribunal?
Has it no influence, especially if backed by all the sister neutral
nations and the head of the church whose religion is the ruling
one among half the nations that are at war?
Have not men enough been killed already? Have not
hearts enough already been broken? Has not the debt reached'
magnitude enough?
Have not the representatives of our hundred millions of
people no influence?
All Spanish-America would join us, so would Spain and
Holland and Denmark and Sweden and Norway In a confer
ence that would cry out for peace and ask all the belligerents
to cease killing each other and submit thei respective claims to
arbitration. Why not try it?
THE SHAME OF IT AND THE SIN.
Once more our authorities raise their voices to advise
Americans in Mexico to get out. About the grandest act in
our country’s history was when, because of the unspeakable
wrongs perpetrated by Spain upon her subjects In Cuba, our
forces were set in array, in a brief struggle broke the arm of
Spain, cleansed Cuba of centuries of accumulated filth, drove
away the pestilence that had raged eontinously there for more
than a century; fed the starving people, established order
opened schools and supplied them with teachers, protected the
island until her own people could establish a government, then
folded our tlag and sailed away.
Contrast that picture with the other picture of thousands
of Americans in Mexico, there by invitaion and a promise of
protection, with all they have in the world invested there, now
holding out their arms to their native land for protection and
receving no answer to their appeals except to get out of that
land if they can.
The two pictures looked at together would indicate that the
great republic, so panoplied as it is in power, is too timid to
be just to either Mexico or our own countrymen.
A little comprehension of the real situation and a little
decisive work would have made Mexico tranquil in three
months, at any time during the past three years.
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PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug Store.
Calls may be left at Cordova
Drug Store. Residence,
Rainier-Grand Hotel
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Physician and Surgeon
Office at Company Hospital
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ASA C. BALDWIN
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Address: Valdez. Alaska
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A high grade Gold property, ten
miles from Valdez with several
hundred sacks of high grade ors
on the dump. * This property ad
joins a producing mine and sev
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properties on Prince William
exposed on the surface of this
ground.
Also four groups of copper
Sound, adjoining navigable water.
All of these 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.
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STEAMSHIP CO.
Fast and commodious steamers sailing between 8eattle, Ketch
ikan. Wrangell, Juneau. Skagway, Cordova, Valdez, Seward and
ANCHORAGE, via INSIDE PASSAGE.
i Sails from Seattle— Sails from Cordova—
September 24.V- ALAMEDA.October 4
September 30.NORTHWESTERN.October 9
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez ard Latouche. Explos
ives, 8. 8. Seward. 8. 8. Seward, 5th; 8. 8. Latouche, 15th; S. S. 4
Cordova, 25th of each month.
This company reserves the right to change schedule of steamers
without notice.
Tickets on sate at up-town office Alaska Steamship Bide. Baggage
or freight will not be received at the dock later than one hour before
sailing time.
F. B. TRACY, T. J. TALLENT,
General Agent Tioket Agent '
Pacific-Alaska Navigation Co.
ALASKA PACIFIC S. 8. CO. ALASKA COAST CO.
PUGET SOUND-ALASKA ROUTE
Next sailing from Seattle will be
ADMIRAL FARRAGUA, September 25
ADMIRAL EVANS, October 5
Via the INSIDE PASSAGE for Ketchikan, Juneau, Yakutat,
Katalla, Cordova, Valdez, Seward, Cook Inlet points and Kodiak
Island.
8eattl«-San Francisco connecting with steamers Yale and Har
vard for 8outhern California Ports. |
Schedule subject to change without Notice.
ALASKA TRANSFER CL>., Looal Agents
1 Copper River &
j Northwestern Ry.
Effective June 12th, 1915.
Two trains every six days between Cordova and g
Chitina, one of these trains leaving Cordova making g
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Trains between Chitina and Shushanna Junction, g
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[:•: Dining Car In Connection With all Regular Pessenger Train* Be- i-J
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Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M.
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