The Cordova Daily Times
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CORDOVA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1918.
ALASKA’S MINERAL PRO
DUCTION
Tn 1917 Alaska produced
minerals valued at $41,760,000
issued by the United States
Geological Survey, department
of the interior, and are based
on estimates made by G. C
Martin. The value of the min
eral output of Alaska in 1917.
although about $6,870,000 less
than that in 1916, was greater
than that in any other year
The most valuable mineral
product in 1917 was copper, of
which 88,200,000 pounds, val
ued at $24,000,000, -was pro
duced. This is less than the
output of 1916, which was 119,
600,000 pounds, valued at $29,
480,000, but is greater than that
of any other year. The reduc
tion is due largely to labor
troubles, and is not necessarily
permanent: The gold produced
in 1917, $15,450,000, of which
$9,850,000 was derived from
placer mines, was also less than
that produced, in 1916, which
was $17,240,000, and is the
smallest since 1904. The reduc
tion was due chiefly to curtail
ment of operations because of
the scarcity of labor and the
high cost of materials, but in
part of the disaster at the
Treadwell mine and the deple
tion of some of the richer
placers.
During the year Alaska also
produced silver valued at
$1,050,000, coal valued at $300,
000, lead valued at $160,000, tin
valued at $160,000, antimony
valued at $40,000, and tung
sten, chromium, petroleum
marble, gypsum, graphite and
platinum valued at $600,000.
During thirty-three years of
mining Alaska has produced
more than $391,000,000 in gold
silver, copper and other miner
als Of this amount, $293,000,
000 represents the value of gold
and $88,200,000 that of the cop
per.
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WILSON CHANGES VIEWS
President Wilson, in coming
out for national suffrage foj
women, has completely
changed his former attitude
The President has loim held
o
that each state should decide
this question for itself. In al
tering his opinion he gives up,
partially at least, the demo
cratic doctrine of state rights
State rights is doomed, anc
the spirit of nationalism has
sentenced it- In the Unitec
States before the civil war the
national government was en
eroaching on the rights of the
states, and since the yar the
movement has been accelerat
ed. The Democratic party has
been holding to the tenet, bn’
circumstances have forced tliai
party, when in power, to tent
to the Republican party prin
ciple of a strong and ever
strengthening national govern
ment.
One has but to look into stab
control of railroads, with it
vicious medley of rules and it
jangling chorus of regulations
to See how necessary it is fo:
the national government b
steadily increase its powers a
the expense of the states.
The United States IS a na
tion, and the United State
ARE not a group of common
wealths.
Let the Democratic party
take a hint from the changed
I attitude of the President, ar
attitude that would have been
tolerated not for a minute in
Democratic councils only a few
' years ago.
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WHAT 25 CENTS WILL DO,
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Suppose some day you and
j each other person in the whole,
country decided to cut down
the consumption of meat for
1 that week by 25 cents’ worth
1 And suppose everybody whc
thus saved 25 cents invested it]
I in one of Uncle Sam’s Thrift
j Stamps for support of the war
It sounds like a little thing
j doesn’t it?
But by that one week’s work
we would save $26,000,000.
worth of meat which could be]
sent to our gallant French al
lies, who need all the food we!
' can save and send them. Or1
there would be just that much'
more meat to send to General
' Pershing’s Yankee boys pre-|
1 paring to take their places in
the trenches of France.
But that is not all. Your 25
cents and everybody else’s
cents would mean $25,000,000 ]
cash that Uncle Sam would
have, and that would purchase1
• thousands upon thousands of
rifles and warm boots and
thick overcoats for the soldiers]
of our army who are going tc
France to fight for us who re
main safe and warm back here
at home.
So that our saving of meat
and our saving of the 25 cent?
is really a double saving—a
saving that can be expressed by
a huge figure—$50,000,000
And all in one week.
Isn’t it worth trying for?
Moral—Save Meat and In
vest in Thrift Stamps.
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HELP CONSERVATION.
There seems to be a good deal
i ot hoarding of many commodi
ties in the country. The pres
| 0111 situation in sugar also is
more due to this than to any
other cause. It is obvious from
the very large demand for flour
| in wooden barrels and the iron
j orally increased flour demand j
that this trade also is affected.
‘ .Salt, matches and other com
! modities also have been
drained from many markets.
The causes seem to be a com
bination of greed, fear and in
some places of propaganda. It
, is obvious that movements of
this sort could quite well bring
the whole administration to
! disaster. For instance, if every
home bought a barrel of flour
j it would represent one-fifth of
j our entire annual production,
j It lias proceeded far enough iu
the flour trade to make control
of prices difficult; for the mills,
although running 130 per cent
normal capacity, are unable to
* keep pace with demands- It
? clouds the whole issue of con
nervation, for while the same
. person may eat weekly less
• flour, we are simply at sea to
)' know what our exportable re
t sources might be. We do not
believe it is happening in the
- larger cities, with few excep
s tions, as all statistics of flout
car arrivals and departures in
dicate a considerable reduction
of flour intake in those centers.
Therefore the United States
food administration, through
the federal food administrator
for Alaska, respectfully asks
the press of Alaska, in so far
as they can consistently do o,
not to accept advertisements
for special sales of sugar and
flour, whether from the dis
tributor or manufacturer, the
scarcity of both commodities
making it unnecessary to make
extended efforts to promote
the sale of either or both. This
request, of course, to cover only
the period of the war, and per
tains only to “special” adver
tisements for the sale of flour
and sugar.
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Harden, the German editor,
says that the peace key is in
Washington. Yes, it is; and
Wilson and Lloyd George have
displayed it and told the Ger
mans exactly how they can
turn it.
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It was so cold in New York
recently that three prisoners
released from Sing Sing de
cided not to go out into the
world until the weather moder
ated. They probably thought
the shoulder the world often
turned to ex-convicts would be
colder than generally.
CORDOVA
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Residence Shop 4
Phone 101-3. Phone 182
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Blacksmlthing, General Repair
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lene Welding and Cutting.
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BUILDING
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Out of Town Jobs Given Strict
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The New Income Tax Law
The New Income Tax Law requires every single person receiving $1,000 per year
and every married person receiving $2,000 per year to make a report to the gov
ernment.
THE PENALTY
The penalty for failure to file a report of income‘for the calendar year 1917 on
or before March 1 1918, is
A FINE OF $20 TO $1,000.
For making a false or fraudulent return, a FINE OF NOT TO EXCEED $2,000
or not exceeding ONE YEAR’S IMPRISONMENT, OR BOTH, and IN ADDI
TION 100 per cent of the tax evaded.
All good citizens will show their patriotism by making reports promptly; also
every good citizen should be interested in seeing that all pay their just taxes and
should report tax dodgers to the Collector of Internal Revenue, David J. Will
iams, Tacoma, Washington
SLACKERS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.
Get blanks here or.write for them to the Collector of your District.
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Bank of Alaska
received the above in poster form in the mail this morning with a letter from
David J. Williams Collector of Internal Revenue, in which we are requested to
co-operate with the government in getting this information to those effected.
A limited number of blanks were received with instructions and all those who
come within the law are welcome to come to us for information.
If You
ARE LAID UP IN THE HOSPITAL
YOUR EARNING POWER
Stops
Does your Insurance cover you? If not
Get a ^ IN 1 POLICY IN THE J. D. Hollenbeck
NORTHERN LIFE District Agent, Cordova
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MEET ME AT
The HORSESHOE
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POPULAR RECREATION PLACE
Where We Can Always Find Our
Friends.
Finest Billiard and Pool 1 ables In
Alaska.
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BRANDS OF CIGAR8.
The Red Dragon
CORDOVA. ALASKA
Headquarters of Cordova
Chapter American Red Cross.
Club House founded in 1908
by Episcopal church. Open
from 1 p. m. to 10 p. m.
REV E. P. ZIEGLER
Supt.
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LOGGERS, ATTENTION!
We pay $10 per thousand foi
spruce logs and $9 for hemlock,
delivered. ^
CORDOVA MILL & LUMBER
COMPANY
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Well In Full Dress 1 |
Work Called |
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Delivered
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A faultless shirt is all im
portant in full dress. I Q i I H M T \/
Let ub make your dress shirt ^ U * > U* » J
| faultless.
We pay special attention to Jones,
this work. Proprietor
We Latmder Everything FIRST AVENUE
| We Launder Everything Well Below Alaskan Hotel |
JOB PRINTING
Done At the TIMES OFFICE and
Delivered when promised