CORDOVA
The seaport through which all the copper and gold
ore deposits of interior Alaska must pass to reacn the
markets of the world.
The largest salmon canning center in Southwestern
Alaska, with five salmon canneries in operation.
The natural outlet for the coal of the Bering river
coal fields; where the copper ore of the interior and of
Prince ‘William Sound points will be reduced when the
coal is made available.
The nearest practicable harbor to the oil fields of
Katalla.
The seat of the only clam canning industry in
Alaska.
Cordova has no indebtedness, and the lowest tax rate
of any city in the territory.
CORDOVA
Has the best harbor north of Puget Sound; ideally
created topographically for a naval station.
Has more natural beauty in its location and sur
roundings than any other city in Alaska.
Has doubled its population the past year through an
influx of permanent residents, brought here by the estab
lishment of new industries.
Has a modern, broad-gague railroad tapping the rich
copper deposits of the Kotsina-Chitina copper belt.
Has the largest dock in Alaska, taxed to its capacity
to handle the millions of pounds of copper and thousands
of cases of canned fish being shipped from here monthly.
Has seven passenger and six freight steamships
making regular trips between it and Puget Sound points,
besides numerous tramp vessels.
Has the best lighted streets in Alaska, lined with
modern business blocks.
Has two navy wireless stations, one of which is equal
in power to any in the United States, and cable connection
with Seattle.
Has every line of business and profession well repre
sented.
Has a $10,000 school building, where high school
grades are taught; four churches, four modern hotels,
good restaurants, telephone, electric lights, waterworks
and sewers.
Has splendid facilities for the sportsman; wild fowl
and game fish are abundant, while a short trip on the
railroad brings the hunter within easy reach of bear,
mountain goat and sheep, moose and caribou.
Has for the sightseer and tourist the greatest natu
ral wonders in the world, the Childs and Miles glaciers.
Cordova today is on a more permanent basis than
any other city in Alaska; is assured of continued prosper
ity and a steady growth, due to the progressive develop
ment which its natural resources are now undergoing.
When the coal of the Bering river fields, now but 25
miles from the present railroad, becomes available, smelt
ers will be erected here, and Cordova will become the
Butte of the North.
For more particular information regarding the in
dustries and resources of Cordova and vicinity, the oppor
tunity for investment and employment here, and descrip
tive literature, write
Cordova Chamber of Commerce
Cordova, Alaska
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NEW YORK. Aug. 6. — The Army
and Navy Department of the Young
Men'n Christian Association, dealing
with the first general mobilization of
the National Guard of the United
States since the association was of
ficially recognized by general orders
of the war department, announces
some Interesting features of its plan
for work among the troops on the
Mexican border. The association plans
to establish at least twenty-five fully
equipped branches at camps where
there are brigades or single regiments
of troops, and through these to de
monstrate the efficiency of the asso
ciation's work In soldier life.
Regardless of the eventualities, the
work will be carried on with vigor,
the association leaders say, for al
though avoidance of war modifies the
methods of the work, the concentra
tion of relatively permanent units of
troops makes the Y. M. C. A. Influence
an even more necessary factor than
In the event of war itself. It is ex
plained that emphasis will be first
laid upon work among the state troops
because they have Just been picked
from civil life and need the kind of
help the association can give, more
than the regulars need such leader
ship.
In case of war troops would be sent
across the line and shift positions so
continuously that the Y. M. C. A. work
would have to be conducted through
small branches In the field. Without
war, but with thousands of troops
stationed along the border for an in
definite period, most of them in large j
garrisons or camps, and subject to
emergency or patrol duty, conditions
will exist calling for the utmost ef
forts on the part of the army Y. M.
C. A. branches.
Officers oi me war department,!
from the secretary of war and the1
members of the general staff down, |
recognize the danger of breakdown in
the moral and social ideals of the men j
in their new environment, and they,
are not only welcoming the associa- \
tion work, but urging that it be estab- ;
lished wherever possible and offer- ■
ing co-operation to the fullest extent |
under military rules and regulations. 1
Every step that haH been taken ha»
been after consultation with the high
er officers of the war department and
the army and all plans for work at
the camps are put into execution af
ter consultation with the commanders
In the fieid, who are offering every
possible assistance and co-operation.
George A. Keeder, secretary of the
Army and Navy Department of the
Young Men’s Christian Association,
who is In charge of the work on the
Mexican border, has had interviews
with Secretary Baker, General Scott,
the chief of staff, and other officers
in Washington. All expressed them
selves as extremely anxious that the
association work should promptly be
gotten underway. These officials
dwelt on the discomforts and hard
ships of the regular troops on the
border, and said the militia, unusued
to the climatic and service conditions,
would find the life much harder than
the regular troops.
The association field work, like that
of the army, has its organization and
commanders. At the head of the Mex
ican border work is Mr. Reeder, who
has been designated as the
executive secretary. Directly super
vising the field work are field secre
taries.
Of the reorganization of the border
forces of the army into three depart
ments is carried out, there will be
three field secretaries, with offices
near the general commanding each de
partment. Each field secretary will
have general oversight of the activi
ties of tuo camp secretaries, and they
in turn will direct their assistants at
each camp.
Of the twenty-five association bran
ches or units to be established, sev
eral already have their outfits in op
eration and report encouraging in
terest and support from the troops.
Other branches are being organized
as rapidly as material, equipment and
men can be assembled. At nearly all
of the permanent stations on the
border, especially where there are no
chaplains, the association has had its
work in operation for some time past.
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STUDENT KILLED IN BATTLE.
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON,
Aug. 4 — Blake Lilly, a former stu
dent in the University of Washington,
was killed in batUe at Hill 60, near
Yprez, in early June, according to In
formation received by his brother, J.
Howard LiUy, of Seattle. He was a
member of the famous "Princess Pat"
regiment of the Canadian expedition
ary forces.
TIDES DO MUCH
DUDE TO
VESSELS
DIEPPE, Aug. 6. — Flotsam and
Jetsam cast up by equinoxial tides and
■old here by auction under maritime
regulations that date from the time of
Solbert, reflect each year the destruc
tive force of nature in fury at sea.
In ordinary years it Is small wreckage
that predominates — minute salvage
from sailing and fishing vessels such
as pieces of rigging, fishing nets, brow
an rudders, barrels of tar and so forth,
but the wreckage washed ashore on
the coast of Normandy has lately gone
beyond all previous records.
Jagged wounda In pieces of ships'
hulls showing the traces of torpedoes,
barrels, casks, cases, more or less
chipped, dented or crushed by contact
with the sharp reefs, with cordage and
smashed cabin furniture, life saving
belts, bales of rubber and cotton, bar
rels of oil and molasses, casks of tal
low, with a conglomeration of appar
atus and paraphernalia such as none
but a mariner could Identify or connect
with any rational use, were collected ^
In one lot along with a baby's cradle
and a beheaded doll. The cradle was
almost intact, the body of the behead
ed doll was blackened as If by pow
der.
There are regular buyers of the
flotsam and Jetsam here every year
to speculate upon the season’s disas
ters. The miscellaneous debris of an
average year has acquired a certain
value that none but these experts
would ever venture to get out. of It.
The year, in harmony with the general
movement, nearly everything brought
war prices. There were some rare
commodities in the salvage and there
was sentiment.
The industrial alcohol, rubber, tal
low and oil went to unprecedented
prices, other miscellany that would
have been comparatively neglected in
ordinary years was readily turned into
mAnAu
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The buyers come mostly from Havre
but this year many came from as far
as Paris. The Industrial alcohol went
to a merchant from Armentieres, who
Is still trading with soldiers there un
der continual bombardments. Alcohol
is rare along the front. With the
cask bought by the man from Armen
tieres the soldiers in that section will
be able to heat their rations.
Life belts and buoys as a rule go
begging. A belt that resembled one |
of those white wreaths sold in Paris I
for the decoration of graves, with the j
inscription “S. S. Lomas, London," j
upon it, a belt to which some life had
clung to the last moment of physical J
resistance, no doubt, brought the un- !
heard of price of ten francs.
Gang planks, ship's boats and lad-1
ders, along with cabin furniture and'
bunk clothing, brought only the aver- i
age auction price, but the smaller de- j
bris — things no landlubber can ex
pect to find useful, were snapped up
by the buyers from the Interior if
they showed the slightest evidence of
having gone through the sea dramas
of the great war.
All this wreckage gathered along
the coast by customs officials, inven
toried and classified, is sold after the
legal lapse of time, if unclaimed be
fore. The proceeds, less the “import
duty,” are held for thirty years in
the treasury of the Marine Invalids,
and definitely acquired by that char
ity only If no one establishes a claim
upon It in the meantime.
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An Interior exchange says that a
native who was shot In the Nabesna
country has succumbed from his In
juries. A wound In that portion ol
the anatomy must necessarily prove
fatal.
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HELP WANTED.
Men and women wanted to work In
cannery by the hour. Apply Carlisle
Packing Co.
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If You Have Any
FREIGHT
to haul to any part of the inter
ior Inquire for
Mike Johnson
In care of CHITINA CASH
STORE, Chltina. Alaska.
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STATIONERY
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First Bank Cordova
CAPITAL STOCK *25,000
4% On Time Deposits
We Sell Travellers’ Checks
Gold Dust Bought at Highest Market Prices
DESPOSITORY FOR TERRITORIAL FUNDS.
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: CORDOVA, ALASKA
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THE HOUSE OF COMFORT
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THE BEST EQUIPPED HOTEL
IN ALASKA
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Hot and Cold Water, Electric Bells, Electric
Lights, Steam Heat, Suites With Bath.
Bar in Connection
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Sixty Steam Heated Rooms Eletric Lighted
Hot and Cold Water in Every Room
With or Without Bath.
Cordova House
H. C. ROSS, Proprietor.
Headquarters for Railroad and Mining Men
Satisfaction Guranteed
Rates Reasonable
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The Lang Stove, horn in Alaska.
Is the Stove for Alaskans.
Body made of Armco Rust-Resist
ing Iron.
Polished Cooking Surface.
Will hold fire overnight with wood
or coal.
Will burn green wood.
Ask your dealer for a Lang Stove
If he cannot supply you write us.
Our line is complete from tho
smallest camp stove to the larg
est hotel range.
Any sourdough will tell you about the
Lang Stove, They all know It
F. S. LANG MFG. CO.
SEATTLE, WN.
For Your Drugs Phone 94.
We Deliver.
Northern Drug Co.
Have just received a shipment of fruit and nut dain
ties for our soda fountain.
Plenty of Fresh E. K. C. Films.
Victor Victrolas Victor Records
$15.00 up. for July Here.
MAIL ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION.
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1 Foos Gas Engines |
|| 4 to 5C0 Horse Power
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General Electric Motors
Roebling Tramways
Pelton Water Wheels
Chicago Oil Engines and Compressors
Regal Boat Engines |
1 Harmon Machinery Co Inc |
t | Oxy-Acetylene Welding. |
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WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN j|
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Particular Attention and Prompt Service Given to ordere from ^
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