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CORDOVA, ALASKA, FRIDAY, KKBRI'ARV 4, l!H(i.
REASON FOR RIVALRY.
W ashington officials have advised Seward and Anchorage
to pull together and abandon the spirit of rivalry which now
exists. V’e wonder if those same officials know that one of
the men in charge of this project announced on his arrival last
year that he had satisfied himself Anchorage was a feasible
all the year port, and he proposed’ to make it the real terminal.
Not, knowing the quality of his stubbornness, it is not possible
to state whether he has given up that all the year idea or not.
Other members of the commission maintained a discreet
silence in regard to the possibilities of Anchorage for some
time, and a spirit of resentment was aroused hereabouts. •
This may explain some of the rivalry.
Later in the year the chairman said no change would be
made in the original plan to make Seward the terminal, and
his request for some millions to complete this division of the
railroad and'connect it with the coal field road this year be
speak his good intentions and judgment.
Since then othing detrimental to the government’s con
struction headquarters at Anchorage has emanated from
Seward.—Seward Post.
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TORPEDOING THE CIVIL SERVICE.
Representative Oullup lias drafted'a bill around which he
hopes to rally Democratic congressmen for a combined assault
on civil service. It seeks to break down the existing system by
abolishing the perpetual tenure of employes under it.
Oullup would like to uproot civil service entirely, as “it is
the biggest fraud i'i America,” but legislation intended to
abolish has been voted down three times in recent years, and
he thinks the m \t best thing is to abolish the provision that
“gives civil service employes soft jobs for life.”
The hill fixes a limited tenure of four years for all em
ployes in the classified service and provides that at the end' of
four years they may be reappointed by the heads of their
respective departments, with or without civil service examina
tions, as the head may direct.
Such legislation, thinks the father of the bill, will end the
“close corporation” of the classified system, put every employe
on his good behavior and inspire him to make a record for
efficiency. Under the system as it now exists civil service em
ployes have no impelling motive to do good' work, and the
result is that they make a sorry comparison for efficiency with
employes of private business establishments, says Mr. Oullup,
who believes it will improve the government service wonder
fully to have new blood injected into it every four years.
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Whenever any public man in Europe nowadays does some
thing which some power dislikes he is accused of being in the
pay of the opposing power. This is so much like our dear Alas
ka, where every other individual is accused of being in the pay
of the Guggenheims. To be accused hundreds of times and
for many years of taking Gugg gold and never to have got a
smell of it is the last straw. So sad is it that at times the ac
cused one falls to the lowest depth of the infamy of desire by
wishing that the accusation had some foundation.—Seward
Gateway.
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The animosities that have fumed out of the Ford' peace
pipe recall the storm of the Irishman’s pipe. It was a super
six, and he was smoking it on a street car in Celtic enjoyment
when a woman sat down beside him. The first shifting cloud
that wafted her way aroused her and she scored him sharply,
concluding with: “If 1 were your wife I’d give you poison.”
The Irishman retorted: “And if I waz ver husband, oi’d
take it!”
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( urome intimates of vino in the Philippines will rise to
ask what is the meaning of self government, anyway. Here is
the l nited States Senate framing up a self government bill fop
our little brown brother and’one of the initial strokes is to take
the big brown taste out of his mouth.
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Repeated rulings by the Interstate Commerce Commission
that railroads may operate steamship lines in contravention of
the provisions of tin* Panama canal act, show that the Demo
cratic zeal that framed the act overshot the mark.
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\\ hetlier or not the war will end in a draw, as King Con
stantine predicts, indications are that it will be long drawn out.
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The slogan of the outside world seems to be: “If you see
an American, kill him on the spot.”
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The beneficent activities of nature remind us that it would
do a lot of us good to thaw out.
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It our weakness continues to In* heralded abroad Ruritania
may attack us at any moment.
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Wood alcohol seems to have become the Seattle spirit.
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Sixty Steam Heated Rooms Eletric Lighted
Hot and Cold Water in Every Room
With err Without Bath.
Cordova House ;
H. C. ROSS, Proprietor.
Headquarters for Railroad and Mining Men
Satisfaction Guranteed
Rates Reasonable
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I Rooms With Bath First Class Dining Room
COMMERCIAL HOTEL
Mrs. Catherine J. Palmer, Proprietor
Steam Heated Modern in Every Respect
Headquarters for Chamberlain’s Auto Service
CHITINA - - - ALASKA
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DR. W. H. CHASE
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug Store.
Call* may be left at Cordova
Drug Store. Reeldence,
Alaekan Hotel
DR. C. L. HALE
DENTIST
Office In Adame Building
ASA C. BALDWIN
Civil Engineer
Patent Surveys
Address: Valdez, Alaska
E. F. MEDLEY
Attorney and Couneellor at Law
Room 1
Adams Block CORDOVA, ALASKA.
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STEAMSHIP CO.
Fast and commodu.ua steamers tailing between Seattle, Ketch
ikan, Wranqell, Juneau. Skagway, Cordova. Valdez, Seward and
ANCHORAGE, via INSIDE PASSAGE.
Hails from Seattle. Sails from Cordova.
January 30.NORTHWESTERN.February 8
February 10.ALAMEDA.February 19
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez ard Latouche. Explos
ives, S. S. Seward. S. S. Seward, 5th; S. S. Latouche, 15th; S. 8.
Cordova, 25th of each month.
This company reserves the 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, T. J. TALLENT, 1
_ General Agent _ Ticket Agent )
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Pacific-Alaska Navigation Co.
ALASKA PACIFIC S. S. CO. ALASKA COAST CO.
PUGET SOUND ALASKA ROUTE
Next sailing from Seattle will be
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT .January 18
ADMIRAL EVANS.January 28
Via the INSIDE PASSAGE for Ketchikan, Juneau, Yakutat,
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 change without Notice.
ALASKA TRANSFER CO., Local Agents
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| Northwestern Ry. | ,
Effective October 4th, 1915.
§ Two trains every six days between Cordova and |
:j Chitina, one of these trains leaving Cordova making ;!;•
S connection with Alaska Steamship Co. steamers arriving if
I from Seattle.
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ji; Trains leave Cordova depot, at foot of Second Avenue, ill;
? Mondays and Thursdays.
IS Leave Kennecott, Tuesdays and Fridays. -Si i
IS Leave Kennecott for Chitina, Wednesday and Saturdays. i;l; *
jS Leave Chitina for Cordova, Tuesdays and Fridays.
The above schedule subject to change without notice, ;i;l
IS Dining Car In Connection With all Regular Pessenger Train* Be- &
f tween Cordova and Chitina. i;i;
;i; Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. i;!;
•I; Tickets on sale at Depot or up-town office, Alaska ;lj!
| Steamship Company building $;
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| Caleb Carser S. R. Hedges
Superintendent Cordova Agent j|
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