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THE HOTEL
CHITINA
ENLARGED AND COMPLETELY RENOVATED
SPACIOUS LOBBY —- STEAM HEATED
CAFE AND BAR
The Comfort Home of the Interior
T. W. CLONINGER ,
Proprietor Chitina, Alsaka
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gestion to put in your “Jimmy Pipe” and smoke.
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Cordova. Carve your name in the llall of Fame.
The Cordova Daily Times wants your advertising.
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FIRST BANK OF CORDOVA
CAPITAL STOCK $25,000
4% on Time Deposits
f Our Stockholders ,Are
S. BLUM GEORGE C. HAZELET
M. BROCK FRED GLASBRENNER
A. E. LATHOP DELIA LYONS
JAFET LINDEBERG
DESPOSITORY FOR TERRITORIAL FUNDS.
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CITY CLERK’S REASONS WHY
BOYLE, GOOD ALL, CURRIER
SHOULD BE DEFEATED
There is no person In Cordova in
a better position to speak authorita
tively on the official acts of the pres
ent council than the City Clerk,
.Tames Flynn. He owes his position
to the majority members of thnt body
and Is generally recognized as one
of the leaders of the Citizen's party,
and Is an active worker for the tick
et in the present municipal campaign.
One of the strongest arguments, how
gyer, that can be advanced against
I the elpction of the Boyle-Goodall
ring and a continuance of their meth
ods is fully set forth in an article
written by Mr. Flynn and published
In the Alaska Times on November
24 last. The article is herewith pub
lished in full and is a true pen pic
ture of the "rule or ruin” crowd that
is now asking the voters to retain
liem in office. Read what one of
the gang says of them and then de
side whether you desire to cast a
ballot next Tuesday for these incom
petents;
What looked like a quiet and peace
able meeting of the city council last
Monday evening turned into a spirited
r.nd lively debate when Councilman
H. A. Slater, on behalf of the business
men and property owners on First
Avenue, requested the Council to have
the fire hall on First Avenue put In
condition to take care of part of the
fire apparatus during the winter. He
pointed out that the greatest flrerisk
of the town was on that street and
urged the necessity of keeping the
chemical handy to the business
houses in case of an outbreak of fire
when an extra five minutes of time
taken in getting the apparatus front
Second Avenue might result in the de
struction of the town.
Vaporings of “Boss” Goodall
Councilman Goodall arose at once
in great wrath and strenuously objec
ted to spending any part of the city
funds for such a purpose. The great
civic economist who has so faithfully
served the city since April last at ten
dollars per day whenever there was an
opportunity to force his services on
the city—in a lengthy argument at
tempted to point out that the necessity
for a fire hall and chemical on First
Avenue existed only in the minds of
a few people, and that the principal
object in bringing the matter up was
to discredit some of the eouncilmen
and permit outsiders to dictate to the
chief of the fire department. He fi
nally wound up his oratory by declar
ing that is was an attempt to sell coal
to the city for the purpose of heating
a building that was not required.
A Tool of the Ring
Mayor Boyle, the boy orator, then
took a hand in the debate. After
clearing his throat and assuming the
proper attitude for a person holding
his important position, he proceeded
to administer what would have been
a crushing blow to what might be
termed the opposition members of the
council. He pointed out that efforts
were continually being made to dis
regard the authority and Ignore the
importance of the mayor of the town;
that some of the heads of departments
listened to persons outside of the
'•Hing•’ and failed to comply with
specific Instructions given out by the
Honorable Mayor and Boss Goodall.
That such things must cease or other
heads besides that of the former chief
of police would fall. He wound up
his brilliant and enlightened argu
ment with a general denunciation of
several of the city's would-be politic
ians, and pleaded with the council
to avoid spending the city funds for
what he deemed an unnecessary pur
pose. The only thing he omitted to
state was that while his common sense
and property interest would naturally
urge him to support the other business
men of First Avenue in demanding
all possible fire protection, his person
al feelings towards certain citizens
who favored such protection, and the
influence exerted over him by the big
boss compelled him to make a spec
tacle of himself before the other mem
bers of the council.
Property Protection Paramount
Councilman Huzelet pointed out the
necessity of a chemical being main
tained on First Avenue during the
winter months whether the cost be
large or small, and urged that In Buch
a case personal feeling be laid aside
and only the best Interests of the city
considered: he also called the atten
tion of some of the members to the
fact that It was perfectly fitting for
the Chief of the Fire Department to
recommend to the council that a fire
hall be maintained on First Avenue
if In his judgment the protection of
the property demanded it. and that
the members of the council would not
in any way interfere with what would
be deemed the best means of protect
ing the town from fire.
Councilman E. J. Davis objected to
the reference made by the mayor to
influences being used, stating that he
Imd not heard of the matter until It
was brought up in the council. He
was of the opinion that a chemical
should be maintained on First Avenue
for the protection of the property
there and would vote In favor of such
actioh
Councilman Slater then moved that
the Fire Committee be instructed to
placethe fire house on First Avenue
in such condition as to take care of
the chemical during the winter, which
motion was duly seconded.
Stand by the Interests of the Town
Councilman Thos. Davis stated that
he was In favor of maintaining the
fire apparatus on First Avenue, pro
vided the building could be kept warm
during the day without cost to the
city.
Councilman Hazelet offered an a
mendment to Mr. Slater's motion
that the city be not required to pay
for the keeping up of the fire in the
building during the day. The amend-1
ment was accepted. On a vote being
taken Councilman Hazelet, Slater,
E. J. Davis and Thos. Davis voted
aye, Councilmen Boyle, Goodall and
< urrier nay. The motion was de
clared carried.
Chasing Economy Rainbows
It is to bo regretted that men who
are elected to the^ toijncll will so far
forget their obligations to the com
munity. and allow their personal feel
ings «to influence their acts to such
an extent as to make them worse
than useless for thepurpose for which
they were elected.
The council has spent a large a
mount of the city funds for public
improvements during the past sum
mer. some of the work was probably
necessary, and a great deal of it was
not. The building of the First Street
bulkhead, while nil improvement to
the street, could have very well have
been dispensed with until the town
was in a more flourishing condition
financially, especially when it was
necessary to pay a member of the
council $10 per day to superintend
the work, and another man $7.50 per
day to boss the job.
The opening of B avenue was of
course necessary to some of the mem
bers In order to carry out a political
promise made previous to the election
when certain support was desired.
A Protection Without Graft
The same men who urged and voted
for the spending of several thousand
dollars of city funds during the sum
mer, whether for public or personal
benefit, have the temerity when the
expenditure of a few dollars for the
most important thing to any town,
lire protection, is broached, to arise'
and preach economy.
That four members of the council
placed the good of the town before
their personal feelings and petty dif
ferences, is a good sign that the in
terests of the community is safeguard
ed from the attempts of a boy witli a
bad attack of swelled head, and a
would-be politician who imagines
that he has been selected as dictator
for this particular section of the ter
ritory.
The public will probably have to
listen to the vaporings of this pair
for a few more months. Let us
hope it will bear the burden patiently.
GOOD PII r IT
T
A dispatch from Fairbanks says:
Authentic reports received from the
Tolovana camp that pay running $2.50
to the square foot had bee found on
discovery claim.
This news has electrified the city
anew. Many outfits will dig out of
here before breakfast this morning
and many others are preparing to fol
low.
From the news received, and in view
of the fact that “prospects" have been
found over a considerable area of
country now known as the Tolovana
district, the belief is strong here that
another big placer camp will be open
ed.
For many years past occasional min
ers and trappers have uncovered colors
on many of the streams of the Tolo
vana, but owing to the lack of trails
and the cost of getting provisions Into
the country, no attempt was made,
save in a few isolated cases, to reach
bedrock at any depth. During the
past year, however, a stampede head
ed in that direction and a much more
determined effort has been made since
then to uncover the paystreaks. Of
late the reports have not been en
couraging, although it was pointed oul
that enough work had not been done
to give the place a test.
The present discovery means the
sending in of still larger outfits am
more systematic prospecting. Already
many Fairbanks people nre flgurinj
on a new town and establishing them
selves in business.
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RADICAL CHANGE IN
ALASKA’S SCHOOL LAW
A sweeping change in the present
loose, go-as-you-please Alaska school
system is contemplated in a bill intro
duced in the territorial legislature by
Representative Burns of the Tanana. "
It provides for a territorial superinten- 1
dent who is the executive head, who
shall provide rules and regulations for
the government of the schools, act as
the purchasing agent for the schools,
as well as the disbursing agent, and
who is given power to revoke certi
ficates for cause, fill vancancies, and
in fact be responsible for the entire
educatonal system of Alaska. He
shall receive $5000 a year.
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Notice to Firemen
There will be a regular meeting of
the Cordova Voulnteer Fire Depart
ment on Thursday, April First, at eight
o'cuock In the Gymnasium. There Ts
a difference of opinion as to whether
or not the officers for the ensuing
year should be elected on this night or
at some latter meeting. Better be
there or you may miss the election.
JACK E. WAY, Secy.
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ml,K NORTHERN LIKE INSURANCE COMPANY ha*
f a*aln t0 r*‘Port a •ucceesful year, with marked gain,
in every direction.
The asset, were Increased One hundred and Thlrtv five
Thousand Dollars! the resrve for the protection of Policy
holders, One Hundred and Sixteen Thousand Dollars
Accident and 8lcknesH Claims of *28,478.00 were DairL
and Death Claim, of *33,463.00.
No death Claim has ever been disputed.
* All claims are paid immediteiy on receipt of proofs
Total paid to policyholders in 1914 was *118,209
-i,- no Cornpanjr" year,y lncon’e was Increased to *415,.
After paying dividends of eight per cent, to stockholders
and dividends of *32.861.24 to policyholders—
The net surplus of the Company was increased more
than seventeen per cent, over the preceedlng year
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