Cordova Daily Times
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H. G. STEEL
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
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'he local news published herein.
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PRODUERS OF
TOBACCO REAP
BIG HARVEST
1,(H' ISVI LI,K. Ky. Iter 1Ken
tucky fanners, who produce about
!»*r cent of the country's tobacco
have experienced unprecedented pros
perity since 1**1". and this autumr
were able to get nearly three time
the price with which they would hav<
been Conor;1 at the beginning of tie
w a r.
Ki • 11 t > per cent of the 2an.unu.nui
pe .ml .»• hurley tobacco used in tin
* • it«• 1 ' nunc; from Kentucky
• *' ■ i ' lor all ipialit ie of leaf
I ’ITS ami ! rasll a ver1 ceil bet 'v ,•,'11 11
and ent- a pound, while the print
for the heavy, dark, export type oi
tohai-eo • rewn in the 'black patch’
of u< te’o t entuckv climbed from »’
(cuts to 1C! cents.
When the war began tobacco pro
dtution in Kuropenn countries was
virtually halted, and there was a tre
nu ndmis drain on the big stocks of
\tnerican tobacco in Kuropoan ware
bouse- 1» was tie* defend mad<
i pon tlmse reserve stocks that sent
prices upward, rather than the over
"'as shipments which were in real
ity smaller ’ban those in times of
pence, dc ilc; say \ the big re
erve supnlics decreased, \meriean
* xporters began buying in the Amor
i< an market to replace the stocks
when pea« • ■ would bring about ade
onati transportation facilities
The amount now held for export,
hnv ever, is not suflieient. in the opin
ion of big dealers, to replenish for
eign stock- They say that this con
dition. coupled with the desire of do
m^stie manufacturers to Increase
their stocks, will make competition
keen for a year.
♦
'Ikes,- Knights who don't show np
Montb.v evening will surely miss the
* \en* of tlie season*
♦
Now i flu- time to hive your shoes
mi ired b\ I < >l.o»ti I tou t wait un
til wet weather. IH-Ct
PLENTY OF MEN
FOR CREWS OF
: NAVAL SHIPS
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I WASHINGTON. Dim. I:: W:.r
time increase <>i the navy personnel
^ i from mill to nearly aon.ono to mar
p l.XOO vessels instead of 17»‘» is de
» seriheii in the annual report of Rear
i \dmiral Leigh Palmer, ehiei oi
the bureau of navigation, just tnadi
^ public. Kvery one of the ships in
commission, from battleships to carg<
’ carriers. Admiral Palmer says, ha
"eomplete complement' of officer*
and men. with excess personnel t<
provide for training new drafts Tin
navy also provided armed guard am
radio crews for merchant vessels it
transatlantic service.
The great task now. in the opinion
of Amiral Palmer, who recently wa?
relieved from the bureau to take
command of a battleship, will he it
furnishing 22u,uon officers and met
for the Shipping Hoard’s mereham
fleet. estimated to comprise 1.1*24 ves
sels 1>\ December. 1!*11*. To aecom
plish this the permanent training fa
cilities have been expanded so as H
accommodate 110,000 men at once
These include the (ireat Lakes sta
tion, with a capacity of -4r».ooo; New
port and Hampton Roads. 2a.nun each
and Pelham Hav. New York, la.ouu
Hundreds of ships arc used as float
ing schools, each being assigned a
I number of men to he taught the nidi
incuts of seamanship, and fourteen
institutions are conducting regular
courses in the training of officers.
"Notwithstanding the enormous e\
j pansion <f the pet son gel," the report
' says, "the various units of the navv
| have reached a higher state of hatth
i efficiency than ev er before."
Lnlistment sfati ties -how that c\
cry state in the Pniou eontrilmfed H
tie growth ot the navy, such state
■ Montana and Nevada • a h -end
'tig tinm' than 1 .'.no men. There were
de ertions during the year, hut
t In- pei < eiita g> ot de>. | i ion . dr»»pi ' «i
fi'om 1 I ’ to !»2.
\dmiral Palmer reports that
roughly. 112.""it of the 122.nun men
in tile navv are n.utiv e born. and 12
are naturalized citizens New
York alone furnished 22 per cent ot
the native-born
RETURNED CANADIANS
WANT TO T3LI, SOIL
OTTAWA. Oca 1 Statistir - oh
trilled by Canadian official from
-•lu.uuu members of the Canadian
forces overseas how that more than
1 ob.onn soldiers, or per emit, de
ire to go on tin land alter their
’•eiurn to Canada Special plans are
being made b\ the I lominion gnein
no iit and 1 \ the various provinces in
soni.■ i-a es. to gratify this wish ol
the men who represented the Maple
l.eai so brilliantly on the battlefields.
♦
NOTICE TO WATER CONSUMERS
This company has spared neither
time nor expense to give Cordova a
continuous WATER SEI'I’EY. To do
Ci the company must have your co
operation to stop the WASTE that
• urs irom letting tin* water run to
void freezing tin- pipes Where we
find this condition still to exist we
shall SHI T OFF THE WATER for
the n'inter without further notic e
ALASKA PUBLIC UTILITIES.
TRAIL TRAVEL TO
INTERIOR IMPROVED
_
ANCIIOKACK. Dec. 13.—As the re
sult of work done by the Alaskan on- [
! glneerlng commission, traveling con
' ditions between Anchorage, on the
j const, and Nenana. in the Interior,
! are greatly Improved this winter over
conditions that obtained in previous
years.
Krom Sunshine, the present end of
steel in tin- Anchorage division, to
Indian river, which is a distance ol
tifi> miles, the trail is in excellent
condition, much of the route having
berm graded for rails. In this stretch
the track laying gang is working this
vv inter.
Krom Indian River to Hroad Pass,
another distance of fifty miles, a good
trail was blitzed and brushed last fall
by the surveying party in charge of J
T. W. Seerest, locating engineer for |
the government railroad. His instrue- j
lions for this work were issued by
William Corig. engineer in charge of
j the Anchorage division.
The trail from Broad Pass to Mile!
flick, the end of steel In the Nenana
| district, covers a distance of eighty-j
j three miles. It was put in traversi- j
j hie condition by the commission au-!
1 thorlties at Nenana.
■Railroad transportation continues
from \nchorage north to tin end of
| steel at Sunshine, and from Nenana
south to the end of steel at Mile f"
♦
Mickey says when Knights leave
their home, 'way down South to at
tend this K. of I’, doings Monday even
ing there must be something unusual
going to take place.
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Smith and
McConaghy
PI umbers and j
Steamfitters
COR. FRONT and B STS.
JUST RECEIVED
A Large Shipment of
LIVE
CHICKENS
Excellent Fryers
FRESH EGGS
FOR SALE
JOE FREY
Phone 22
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BANK OF ALASKA
MOVED TO PERMANENT LOCATION OPPOSITE
NEW LATHROP BUILDING. BETTER FACILITIES
FOR THE ACCOMMODATION OF CUSTOMERS ARE
NOW AFFORDED TO THE PUBLIC. YOUR AC
COUNT IS INVITED
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ARE YOU GOING OUT THIS FALL?
Visit San Francisco and Stop with
Mark C. Thompson
at his in-w hotel in the heart of tin* eitv between
I’owell and Mason Streets.
The Dale-Tallac Hotel
140 ELLIS STREET
Special Rates and Headquarters for Alaskans.
You Will Find Many
USEFUL XMAS GIFTS
In Our Store
We Have Them Now On Display
For Your Inspection
Whether You Buy Or Not No Trouble To Show Goods
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“THE STORE THAT SATISFIES”
Phones—Grocery 21; Office 74
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