The Cordova Daily Times
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H. G. STEEL, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
ruKPOVA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER H, liMti.
WHY WE SHOULD WORK TOGETHER.
and frozen fish between the Pacific and the United States.
“Those familiar with conditions know the practicability and
certainty of this.
\\ hat would this mean to the I nited States and Alaska!
It would deliver fish quicker and at a lower transportation cost
between the Alaska banks and the 1 nited States than at pres
ent. Today the entire fishing fleet passes through the waters
ot southeastern Alaska as they proceed to Prince Rupert or
other ports to the south. Under the changed conditions one
ferry vessel, operated by the railroad, would each night trans
for from Alaska to the railroad at Prince Rupert the fish which
,had been received and packed that day. This can and would
be done at a much lower cost than is now incurred by the entire
fleet traveling the same distance.
“To the nation it would mean that we would build up on
the Pacific a fishing fleet under the American flag, second to
none in the world, for nowhere is there a greater supply of valu
able fish than along the coast of Alaska, and the United States
needs them, and will have them, but our country will continue
to send her money to Canada for same and allow the foreign
country to build up a large fishing fleet and as great an indus
try :,t the ( anadian ports as we now have at Boston and (Jlou
cester on the Atlantic, if we do not pass the proposed law.
“ To Alaska tin* bill means tin* saving of an industry and
resource which is worth more toward its permanent settlement
and future prosperity than all of our other resources combined.
“Our own ports will become the fish market of the Pacific,
from where business will be done direct with Chicago, New
't ork and Boston. < >ur fishermen will receive at home the high
est market price for their catch. Today tin* United States is
sending money to Canada to pay for this. It is building up in
dustry and a fishing fleet at a Canadian port with absolutely
no benefit to any American citizen, llow any American citizen
who is beyond ( anadian control and influence can oppose such
a measure is beyond conception.’’
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RUSSIA'S WHIPPINGS.
Whether or not it is true that Russia lies Inst 8,000,000 men
since the war started, it is matter of historical certainty that
she has already suffered enough whippings to end six ordinary
wars.
The war. which has been practically a deadlock in the west
ern arena, since the battle of the Marne, has been a series of
lefeats for Russia. The first came soon after the contest
opened with the sanguinary re verses inflicted by Von Hinden
•erg in East Prussia, whore, over confident .the Russian armies
warmed in.
Emboldened by the successes in Galicia in the* autumn of
1914, Russia launched into the ambitious and disastrous Car
athian campaign of the winter of 1914 15, intending to force
a passage ot the mountain barrier and invade Huugarv. Her
( verse there paved the way for the tragic debacle of Galicia
and Poland of the summer of 1915, in which the czar’s forces
were driven back from Przemsyl and Lemberg and finally from
Warsaw and Brest Litovsk.
Following hard upon this terrific defeat came the Von 11 in
denberg thrust into the Baltic provinces, which for a time
threatened even Pctrograd.
I hen came* tlie I’eutonic drive through Serbia, which swept
•n to a victorious conclusion despite any help bv way of a di
version the great Slav nation could’ give its little brother to the
south.
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WM. A. HESSE
Mining Engineer,
U. 8. Mineral Surveyor,
U. S. Deputy Surveyor.
BOX 13. CORDOVA, ALASKA
DR. W. H. CHASE
PHY8ICIAN and SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug Store*
Calls may be left at Cordova
Drug Store. Residence,
Alaskan Hotel
_ . .... _
DR. W. W. COUNCIL
PHYSICAN AND SURGEON.
Office and Residence: Cordova
General Hospital (Ostrander Build
ing).
Phones—Residence 115; office 132.
DR. C. L. HALE
DENTIST
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Specialty of
Porcelain, Inlay, Bridge Work
| Office: Over Blum, O'Neill’s Store.
E. F. MEDLEY
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
Room 1
Adams Block CORDOVA, ALASKA.
CiTf LflUNDRY
PACIFIC STEAMSHIP
COMPANY
ADMIRAL LINE
SAILINGS FROM CORDOVA SEATTLE TO CALIFORNIA
To Seattle and Alaska Ports Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays
Str. Spokane, about I»ec. 21 ] Steamers-Presldent, Governor,
SEATTLE TO CORDOVA Queen, Umatilla, Admiral Schley
10th, 20th, 30tb of each month and Admiral Dewey.
6QUTHKRN CALIFORNIA ROUTE
San Francisco and I^os Angeles.Dally Except Sunday
San Francisco and San Diege.Monday, Thursday Saturday
Steamers—Harvard, Yale, President, Governor, Admirals Schley, and
Dewey.
Full Particulars—A. E. Lathrop, Agt., Cordova Alaska.
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ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
Fast and commodloua steamers sailing between 8eattle, Ketch
ikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway, Cordova, Valdez, Seward
Dec. 8.ALAMEDA . Dec. 15
Dec. 16.MARIPOSA .Dec. 23
Dec. 24.ALAMEDA.Dec. 31
Sail from Cordova seven days later.
The freighters Cordova, Latouche, Juneau, Valdez
and Eureka also make regular trips.
This company reserves th« right to change schedule of steamers
without notice.
Tickets on tale at up town office Alaska Steamship Bldg. Baggage
or freight will not be received at the dock later than one hour before
sailing time.
F. B. TRACY, S R. HEDGES,
General Agent Agent
Make It a Smokeless, Dustless,
Gasless, Trip East This Year
In addition to the cleaner condition- due o> id. r
trification, you’ll enjoy the comfortable accconi
modations and you’ll like the littl COUlte-li - 111 I
cident to ‘Milwaukee” service.
S. R. HEDGES, Agent, Cordova, Alaska. Rhone 7"
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RY.
1 ho Ketchikan Progressive-Miner points out the import
anee of Alaskans working together to settle a very important
question in the following article:
“Every fisherman and business man should get his shoul
dor to the wheel and see that all Alaskans are educated to the
value of our fisheries, and what we must do if they are to build
up homes and enterprise in Alaska.
“Thinking men cannot agree that Canada is providing ad
ditional market or other facilities to the Pacific fishing fleet,
which cannot be provided in Alaska as soon as our own people
■md th<‘ congress of the United States awaken to the serious
ness of the future.
“ The important fact that Canada consumes no fish caught
!,v Americans is so clearly set forth, Canadian laws do not per
mil American vessels to discharge fish at her ports for con
sumption in Canada.
“bet us clearly set forth the conditions as they exist: The
I nitcd States consumes all the fish coming under the proposed
hiw. The fish are all taken from the Pacific or tributary wat
ei s, and most of them from banks lying off the coast of Alaska.
Today more of this industry, the fishing vessels and their catch,
is going to tlx' Canadian port of Prince Rupert than to all Am
erican ports combined. The United States is furnishing the
market and the industry, yet it is being handled all to the bene
fit and upbuilding of Canada. Why does this business go to a
Canadian port! Simply that the railroad built to the north
west corner of Canada is the shortest route between Alaska and
our eastern states, and the Canadian government has, by law
ami subsidy, created' conditions at Prince Rupert which will
draw this industry to that port until we and our government
come to realize what we are losing.
“What can we do? bet us study the effect of the passage
of the following law: “No fresh or frozen fish taken from the
ortli Pacific ocean, or tributary waters, shall be admitted in
to the United States through any foreign country except when
the same shall be in bond from an American port.’
“First, the firms now at the Canadian port (who are buv
ing. packing and shipping the fish to the United States, and are
really only agents for, or middlemen between tin* American con
sinners and tin* Pacific fleet) will find that they must receive
their fish at an American instead of a Canadian port.
“Second, the Canadian railroad, which is built almost to
the edge of Alaska, will find that they must accept all ship
ments of fish billed to the United States from the Pacific at an
American port.
“In effect, the law would automatically transfer from Can
ada to Alaska the market and transportation terminus for fresh
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