■PLEDGES SUPPOORT INTERIOR
DEPARTMENT FOR OPENING
UP OF ALAS KA’S RESOURCES
(Continued from Page One)
the fourth of March. There ought
to be no difficulty in removing the
restrictions.
“But there is one other thing and I
refer to that today, you have got to
^deal with the transportation problem;
you have got to deal with it ade
quately. People won’t pay $75 or
thereabouts, who have not got any
thing—the kind of people who do the
poineering— to go to Alaska, and
then pay extravagant rates to send
out anything they produce. You
know we know very little. We were
going over our railroad and we went
to the farm where the government
has one of its experimental stations.
There were piles of oats and wrheat
ancMbarley.
“A letter came from a farmer com
plaining that he had purchased a
horse ancThad shipped it from Seattle
to SewartT and from Seward to Matan
vska, which is the first farming sec
tion that you find going north, and
that we had actually charged that
man $43.50 freight from Seward to
Matanuska, 150.7 miles, and besides
th»jj, he had paid tne freight on the
ship and the charges for feeding the
horse etc., etc., and it cost that man
$88.48 to get that horse from Seattle
to Matanuska. Can you ever develop
a country under these conditions?
^ What do you suppose I did? We have
a carload rate from Seward over the
lit» which is pretty reasonable. I
decided that I would reduce that less
than carload rate to the carload rate,
but Ihe delegation only asked that the
less than carload rate be fnade the
carload ra+e, plus 25 per cent—I issued
the order at once.
“Now you have two steamboat
companies operating out of Seattle—
American companies—to Alaska. Dur
ing a very considerable part of the
season they run about 50 per cent
capacity. During the spring and fall
seasons when the demand is very
large due to the fishing and moving in
anyKout of people, they are not able
to supply the demand. My solution
is the consolidation of these two com
panies into one company, and taking
off during the dull season of the un
necessary ships, and during the peak
load period, if necessary, supply the
^^nfber^f^ships from the shipping
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| board for temporary use, so that th<
peak load may be carried. Now i
this is a feasible proposition and cai
be carried out we can reduce thosi
rates very materially without affect
ing the income of the companies
And I simply want to say that I ex
pect you to act, using all'of the in
fluence which you posses to brinj
about that result, if that is the bes
thing to do. I am only suggesting
it. That was the report of the com
mittee which 1 appointed, and i
seemed to me to be sensible. What
ever power we have in Washingtor
to bring about that result will b<
used, because that seems to me to b(
one of the prime and essential factors
“I am afraid some gentlemen ir
this room think that you do noi
grow anything much in Alaska. Yoi
know I was perfectly astonished
There is a farming area in the vicin
ity of Matanuska—acres and acres ol
potatoes, a great deal of wheat, oats
and grass and all of that sort oi
thing, and there is still a larger ares
in the vicinity of Fairbanks. Things
really grow there on a very large
scale. I spoke today—and this has al
ready been referred to—about the
red-top grass that I brought down,
When we got to Anchorage and this
delegation met us, one of the gen
tlemen stepped up and presented me
with a bunch of red-topped grass
which I brought to your chamber oi
commerce, and I stood beside it and
measured it roughly and found it tc
be about six feet three inches tall;
and it grows there in the greatest
quantity. And so they are prepared
for the long feeding season of winter.
You can get any amount of grass
for hay and it is very rich food. I
am told they do not have to feed
the horses or the cattle with hay when
this grass is present.
“I do not think of anything else to
say. I simply wanted to state to you
in a simple way the simple facts
and the opportunity that is here,
When I go back to my office in Wash
ington I will take this comforting re
flection. that the enterprise which I
see in Seattle, and with the con
sciousness on your part of responsi
bility which is plainly yours, and with
the natural resources of Alaska—I go
with the comforting feeling that the
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railroad will not have been built in
vain.”
Secretary Daniels said in part:
“We have returned from Alaska
with ty new appreciation, the great
act of the Andrew Johnson adminis
tration. We found that there is .more
| in Alaska than Santa Claus and rein
. | deers. Admiral Rodman is now in
F! Alaska with a division of destroy
j ers navigating the channels of the
inland passage, for a Pacific fleet
that is not at home in Alaska waters
E is not a Pacific fleet.
1 ‘‘While in Alaska the news came to
Governor Riggs of the discovery of
large deposits of oil and Admiral Rod
man and that eminent geologist Dr.
Brooks have gone to those sections
of deposits. Oil, gentlement, is go
ing to be quite as important as coal.
Before the war the geologists had
studied the coal veins of Alaska and
we had the information in the navy
department that there was coal in the
I Matanuska section as good as the
! Pocahontas fields of high standard
! for naval purposes,
j “When I was leaving Alaska I gave
but one order, that we have a naval
1 junction with Judge Payne’s Alaskan
Railroad Commission. When I was
was leaving I said, paraphrasing the
famous words of Dewey, ‘Dig when
you are ready, Downing.’ And so
Commander Downing is now digging
coal for the American navy in
■ Alaska.”
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POLITICIANS GATHERING
TO CONFER WITH COX
—
I DAYTON, O., Aug. 5 (by Associated
Press). With the notification eere
j monies only two days distant, Gover
| nor Cox is hard pressed by the pre
liminary details and his personal af
i fairs. Many leaders are reported to
be en route for pre-notification con
ferences, and the hotels are rapidly
filling.
The streets are being decorated and
; Dayton people are throwing their
homes open to visitors and donating
autos to meet the arriving delegations.
VILLA DECLINES TO
TRAVEL BY TRAIN
—
| EL PASO, Tex., Aug. 5 (by Associ
i ated Press).—Francisco Villa declined
to travel by train from Monclova to
i Torreon, marching there with his
I troops. He expects to have 1,000 men
i with him on his arrival.
! SENATORIAL CAMPAIGNS
| BE VIGOROUSLY FOUGHT
SPOKANE, Aug. 5 (by Associated
Press).—Senator Miles Poindexter is
here preparing to open offices as
chairman of the Republican senatorial
campaign for the conduct of contests
for senators in 32 states.
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CAR SHORTAGE HOLDS
UP GRAIN SHIPMENTS
—
I WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (by Associ
! ated Press).—The interstate com
merce commission has ordered a hear
ing on August 9 to investigate the car
shortage which is said to be holding
up the^ movement of grain in the north -
j west. Shippers are planning to ask
| priority and persistence orders for
j consignments of grain from the north
and west.
j
HAL CHASE DENIES
CHAR) OF BRIBERY
SAN JOSE, Cal.. Aug. 5 (by Associ
ated Press).—Hal Chase last night de
nied the charges of bribery made
against him by President McCarthy
of the Pacific Coast baseball league.
OLD-TIME CONDUCTOR
DIES AT TACOMA HOSE
'TACOMA, Aug. 5 (by Associated
Press).—Henry Holt, one of the first
Northern Pacific conductors in the
northwest, died here yesterday, at the
age of 73 years.
PIGEON CAUSES DAMAGE
TO HIGH VOLTAGE LINES
MEDFORD, Ore., Aug. 5.—The Cal
iforina-Oregon Power Company was
caused no little trouble at Gold Hill
when a pigeon flew into some high
voltage wires, bringing them together
with disastrous results" on the Gold
Hill sub-station. A crew of workmen
soon had the lines repaired. Needless
to say there was little left of the
pigeon.
CONTROVERSY
WITH JAPAN IS
NOT SETTLE
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (by Associ
ated Press).—The state department is
sued a statement today in which it
says it “does not car to comment on
the unofficial reports emanating from
Tokio which purport to give details
of a friendly and frank discussion of
matters pending between the govern
ments of the United States and
Japan.”
The statement said that any matters
of public interest will be published
after a mutual agreement between the
I governments.
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NO MARKET FOR CLOTHES
WORKING FORCE REDUCED
NEW YORK, Aug. 5 (by Associated
Press).—Clothing manufacturers today
reported a reduction in their working
forces, caused by a “lack of orders,”
They expect the market to be stabil
ized soon.
If you change your address, do not
notify the carrier boy—report your
new address to the office.
Meals well cooked and properly
served at the Alaskan Grill. 17-tf
Have you an old hat? Take it to
; Peyser and have it made like new.
You’ll be surprised at the result.—Do
it now!—Phone 188—He’ll do the rest.
Sun Maid Raisin Bread, always a
favorite at the City Bakery.
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Wienie rolls and pastry of all kinds
at the Alaskan Grill. 17-tf
If you change your address, do not
notify the carrier boy—report youi
new address to the office.
Read the Daily Times for the latest
and most reliable world news.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF
' PARTNERSHIP
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Notice is hereby given that the
partnership heretofore existing by and
between James Dinneen and Cyrille
Decuyper doing business in the Town
o$ Cordova, Alaska, under the firm
name and style of “Cash Grocery
Company of Cordova,” was on the 29th
day of July, 1920, dissolved by mu
tual consent; that said James Dineen
will hereafter conduct said business,
will collect all outstanding accounts
and settle all outstanding indebted
ness. CYRILLE DECUYPER
3-5t JAMES DINEEN
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
FOR SALE—Furnished house in Oid
town. Must be sold at once. Apply
Frisco Cafe. 4-4t
LOST—Bunch of keys Sunday even
ing. Finder please return to Bank of
Alaska and receive reward. 3-6t
FOR RENT—A newly furnished three
room apartment. Call Mrs. Lambert,
Smith Rooming House. 3-tf
WANTED—Machinist, lathe hand, wants
work for short time. Address Times
office. 3-lt
FOR SALE—Furnished house; $150; Ap
ply to George Kennedy. 2-tf
FOR SALE AND RENT—Pianos. Ex
pert piano tuning. Anderson piano
Shop, Juneau. 2-tf
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FOR SALE—Three room house.. Inquire
R. A. Wilcox at Finkelstein & Sapiro’s
store or phone 142-3 rings. 26-10t
WANTED—Experienced waitress at the
Alaskan Grill. - 20-tf
WANTED—An ironing girl. Apply at
Northern Laundry. 15-tf
FOR SALE—Three-room partly fur
nished house at ocean dock. Phone
167-2 rings. 14-tf
FOR RENT—Apartments In the Burk
hart flats. Phone 61. 3-tf
FOR RENT—Furnished cabins.. Apply
to Cordova Abstract & Realty Co. 22-tf
FOR RENT—Furnished Cabins. See
Dooley.
CORDOVA MACHINE
WORKS
E. R. GARNES, Prop.
Residence Phone 101-3
Shop Phone 182
Machine Work of all Kinds,
Blacksmithing, General Repair
ing, Horse Shoeing, Oxy-Acety
lene Welding and Cutting.
AUTOMOBILES
REPAIRED
Office and Shop: City Dock
CORDOVA, Alaska.
Out of Town Jobs Given Strict
Attention.
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1 Open for Business
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gj AT ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, IS NOW CONDUCTING THE
I ‘COMMERCIAL COMPANY
OF EUROPE
g: 101 MAYNARD BUILDING
j g: FIRST AVENUE AND WASHINGTON STREET
g: SEATTLE, WASH.
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| FORWARDERS OF FOREIGN
1 EXCHANGE, GENERAL BROKERS,
| FORWARDING AGENTS AND
1 STEAMSHIP AGENTS
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ig Drafts and Money Orders issued and Cable
gj remittances effected at lowest prices to all
||j Scandinavian countries: Italy, Greece, Jugo
| slavia and Czecho-Slovakia, and all other lead
|g ing European countries.
g: Reservations made and direct passage is
| sued on all American, British, French, Italian,
g: Scandinavian and Greek lines.
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| Exporters of Alaska Furs to European
| Countries
We Buy Liberty Bonds and Loan
Money on Same
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A look in the glass after a short trial of
our toilet aids and accessories will convince
you that your complexion is clearer, hair
smoother and eyes brighter. A visit to our
store is a step toward a better appearance and
naturally a larger feeling of self satisfaction.
NORTHERN DRUG CO,
THE DRUG STORE OF ALASKA
"Service" Is Our Motto
MICKIE SAYS
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CHINESE NOODLES
CHOP SUEY
All Kinds of Light Lunchse
Tray Service Our Specialty
CHARLEY CHONG
Phone 169
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I SMITH &
M’CONAGHY
Plumbers and
Steamfitters
COR. FRONT and B 8TB.
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CUKDOVA BEVERAGE AND
DAIRY COMPANY
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
CORDOVA, ALASKA
Distributors of Ice Cream Manufacturers from
BLUE STAR DAIRY MILK Fresh Milk and Cream
From Certified Cows We specialize in family trade
BUSINESS HOURS: 8 A. M. TO 7 P. M.
MY LINE IN 1
HOWARD, HAMILTON AND ELGIN
WATCHES
IS NOW COMPLETE—THOSE WATCHES HAVE STANDARD
PRICES AND ARE SOLD HERE AT THE SAME PRICE AS ALL
OVER THE STATES
PAUL BLOEDHORN’S j
Jeweler and Watchmaker. Phone 132
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WHOLESALE retail
Prompt Attention Given to Small as Well as
Large Orders
CORDOVA MILL & LUMBER COMPANY
Phone 5 P. 0. Box 218 ,
THE NORTHERN CLUB
FRED HAEF, PROP.
POOL, CARDS, TOBACCO
Soft Drinks of All Kinds
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The Popular Corner
PHONE 47 CORDOVA, ALASKA
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