The Cordova Daily Times
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H. G. STEEL, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
CORDOVA, ALASKA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1017.
SHOWS GROWTH OF ALASKA.
The annual report of the collector of customs for Alaska,
,;nst made public shows that the total value of the exports and
imports between Alaska and tin* United States and Canada
reached the highest point in the history of transportation to the
territory and exceeded the value of 1915 in imports and exports
over $37,000,000.
The value of the exports and imports, according to the re
port, amounted to exactly $119,937,443, as compared with $82,
874,122 last year, and $55,012,212 in 1910. The value of the
imports to Alaska for tin* year 191(5 amounted to $84,022,450.
The value of the gold and silver produced in Alaska and
shipped to the United States amounted to $1(5,332,117. This
was distributed between the four judicial divisions as follows:
First, $5,638,387; Second, $3,035,631; Third, $1,523,206; Fourth,
$6,134,893. The copper ore shipped from the territory during
the year amounted to 135,289,219 pounds, valued at $35,5.34,
039. The next largest item in value of production from the ter
ritorv was canned salmon, which amounted to 237,764,31(
pounds, with a value of $21,538,113.
During the year 1915 the value of the salmon shipped fron
the territory was $17,892,377, while the copper ore was valued
at $12,354,163. The largest previous year’s exports of canne<
salmon was in 1914, when the production reached a value ol
$17,906,215.
The increase of the value of the copper production of the
territory is shown in a comparative table, which shows that ii
1913 copper valued at $3,765,132 was shipped; in 1914 i
amounted to $3,365,342, and in 1915 it jumped to $12,354,163
The exports for the year 1916 amounted to almost twice as mud
as all three years combined'.
Another interesting phase of the report is the movement:
of the passengers on the vessels operating to and from Alaska
The total arrivals in the territory from the south and from Can
ada were 28,(506, while the departures were 26,859. The arri
vals at Cagle from Yukon territory down the Yukon amounte*
to 1,182, while the departures were 727, showing that the popu
lation is on tin* constant increase.
' The report is one of the most comprehensive ever issued
as it deals with many phases of the business of Alaska aru
touches on many things which have never been before incorpo
rated in any report. The comparative tables in the report an
most comprehensive.
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LEST WE FORGET.
Whatever comes, we must never forget that there are m
better citizens than our German fellow citizens—no better Am
ericans than the children of our German fellow citizens grow uj
to be.
The present apparent attitude of Germany is but the atti
tude of the Prussian oligarchy that since* tin* Franco-Prussiai
war lias grown to assume that Germany is the foremost of na
lions, and that any means necessary to impress that belief upoi
the world is justifiable.
The German people would be glad to be at peace with al
the world; and especially with the United' States, for it has beei
the dream in a million German hearts for fifty years to some
time find a home of peace and equal rights for themselves an<
children on American soil. And in Germany today are thou
sands of grand-mothers whose eyes are aching for a sight o
their grandchildren in the United States.
The present condition is due to the arbitrary will of a few
war lords in Berlin, and not to the will of the German people.
So while the American people will heartily support even
measure of defense and' offense dictated by the government
they will do so hoping all the time that the storm will quickb
pass and that the old friendly relations with the German peoph
will be restored.
Surely some warring stars must be in conjunction in tin
ether and their sinister fires are just now not only making
lurid the light about the earth, but are filling the hearts of raei
with dark thoughts and premonitions of evil.
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THE JAPANESE MENACE.
Japan intends to make the hostility of the United States t<
receiving her coolies on exactly the same terms as we receiv
the people of Caucasian nations, in our schools and in the own
ersHip of lands, a course of war. She would' have done it threi
years ago, except that she was not ready. Her new generatioi
had not yet filled the ranks made vacant in her war with Rus
sia, <uid moreover, her treasury was empty. Now both the rank
and the treasury are filled.
An American could not get title to an acre of land in Japan
and hold it, for they would starve him out by refusing to bu;
his products. But that does not matter to her. She is deter
mined to fix things so that she can get the right to buy land'
in the United States and on the continent south of us. Sir
knows that American farmers cannot compete with her farm
ers, and moreover, that where her people-settle-in-colonies tin
Caucasian moves away, even as in the long ago the generou
people who owned China were crowded out by the hordes.
Japan is accumulating vast sums through supplying Rus
sia with war munitions; she is building her navy up to formi
dable proportions; and, when ready, she will some morning
drop her mask of friendship for our country and deliver an ulti
matum.
We have vastly more to fear from her than from anything
that can come from Europe. It is easy to believe that Oer
many’s note has given Japan more pleasure than any other ou<
tiling since the European war was sprung, for she will rensoi
that Europe will be too poor to interpose any serious objectioi
when she springs her war upon the United States.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY
' Cordova's Progressive Merchants and
Professional Men.
HOTELS.
Alaskan Hotel.
Windsor Hotel.
Cordova Houbo.
Manhattan Hotel.
GROCERIES.
The Blum, O'Neill Co.
Flnkelstein & Sapiro.
CLOTHING.
W. Qlayson.
The Blum, O'Neill Co.
Flnkelstein & Sapiro.
RAILROADS.
Copper River & N. W. Ry.
LIGHTS, WATER AND PHONES.
Cordova Power Co.
AUTO SERVICE.
City Express.
Alaska Transfer Company.
Sheldon Auto Stage.
RESTAURANTS.
Slater’s Restaurant.
THEATRE.
Empress Theatre.
HARDWARE.
i Northwestern Hardware Co.
The Blum, O'Neil Co.
1 BANK.
First Bank of Cordova.
PLUMBERS AND STEAM FITTERS.
Fuqua & McConaghy.
DRUG STORE.
Northern Drug Co.
TRANSFER COMPANY.
City Express.
> AlaBka Transfer Company.
I SALOONS.
The Horseshoe.
, The Mecca.
The Northern.
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER.
Howard & Lund.
STEAMSHIP LINES.
^ Alaska Steamship Co.
Paclfic-Alaska Nav. Co.
BAKERY.
Boss Bakery and Coffee House. ...
LAUNDRY.
Modern Steam Laundry.
I City Laundry.
PHOTOGRAPHER.
! E. A. Hegg.
MACHINERY, &c.
I Harmon Machinery Co., Inc.
MEAT MARKET.
Northern Meat Market.
INSURANCE.
Northwestern Trust & Realty Co.
PROFESSIONAL.
Dr. W. H. Chase, Physician.
Dr. W. W. Council, Physician.
Dr. C. L. Hale, Dentist.
Dr. Charles Dagget, Dentist.
, E. F. Medley, Attorney.
W. A. Hesse, Mining Engineer.
’ Asa C. Baldwin, Civil Eng., Valdez.
Leone Langdon, Piano Lessons.
Dr. Robert Simpson, Glasses Fitted.
REAL ESTATE.
‘ Geo. C. Hazelet.
Sheldon
AUTO STAGE LINE
i Giving an all-year auto ser
) vice between Chitina and Fair
! banks, Alaska.
Enquire about them at Chitina
Hotel, Chitina, Alaska, before
1 making reservations elsewhere.
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INSURANCE
- FIRE, MARINE, LIFE and ACCIDENT
Insure your property against fire in
reliable Insurance Companies.
, We represent the Niagara, London,
Phoenix, Hartford, Northern, Globe
and Kutgers, and others; all strong
Board Companies.
1 We also represent the Maryland
Casualty Company, and issue Fidelity
and Surety Bonds.
Northwestern Realty & Trust Co.
M. C. Thompson H. C. Murphy
The MECCA
Thompson * Murphy, Prop*
Dealers in
WINES, LIQUORS AND
OIOARS
Phone 107.
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Stock of
Gandy, Stationery
and Toilet
Articles
Agents For
Victrolas and
Edison Phonographs
The Northern Drug Co.
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LEONE LANGDON
PIANO AND VOICE LESSONS.
Empress Building, Room 21. Phone 85
WM. A. HESSE
Mining Engineer,
U. S. Mineral Surveyor,
U. S. Deputy Surveyor.
BOX 13. CORDOVA, ALASKA
DR. W. H. CHASE
PHY8ICIAN and SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug Store.
Calls may be left at Cordova
Drug Store. Residence,
Alaskan Hotel
DR. W. W. COUNCIL
PHYSICAN AND SURGEON.
Office and Residence: Cordova
General Hospital (Ostrander Build
! ing).
PhoneB—Residence 115; office 132.
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DR. Q. L. HALE
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DENTIST
Specialty of
Porcelain, Inlay, Bridge Work
Office: Over Blum, O'Neill’s Store.
DR. CHARLES DAGGETT
AND
DR. HOMERlBLYTH
DENTAL OFFICES
Suite 1, Northern Hotel Block,
l’hone 200. Cordova.
P. O. Box 186. Alaska.
Hours: 9 a. m. to 6 p. m.
Evenings by Appointment.
ROBERT SIMPSON
JUNEAU,ALASKA
Glasses Fitted. Lenses Ground.
CITY LAUNDRY
PHONE 127.
Second St., opposite Postoffice.
Best of Hand Work. Give Us
a Call.
Howard <& Lund
; Contractors and Builders
Estimates Furnished. j
PHONE 68.
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Windsor Hotel
L. Wain, Prop.
Where You Get
Comfort and Service.
And the Rates Are Right.
Cordova Alaska
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ADMIRAL LINE
SAILINGS FROM CORDOVA SEATTLE TO CALIFORNIA
Evans About February 10. Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays
To Seattle and Alaska Porta Steamers— President, Governor,
8EATTLE TO CORDOVA Queen, Umatilla. Admiral Seblny
Jan. 24, Feb. 3, Feb. 15. and Admiral Dewey.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ROUTE
San Francisco and Loa Angeles.Dally Except Sunday
San Francisco and San Dlege.Monday, Thursday Saturday
Steamers—Harvard, Yale, President, Governor, Admirals Schley, and
Dewey.
Full Particulars—A. E. Lathrop, Agt., Cordova Alaska.
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| Faat and commodious steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketch
Ikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway, Cordova, Valdez, Seward
Feb. 16 - - Alaska - Feb. 23
Sail from Cordova seven days Inter.
The freighters Cordova, I,a touche, Juneau, Valdez
and Eureka also make regular trips.
This company retervea the right to change echedule of eteamere
| without notice.
Tickets on sale at up town office Alaeka Steamship Bldg. Baggage
or freight will not b« received at the dock latee than one hour before
sailing time.
F. B. TRACY, S. R. HEDGES,
_Q«"«ral Agant__ Agent
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TRANSFERRED, AUTO SERVICE,
COAL AND WOOD.
! ALASKA TRANSFER
COMPANY
UNEXCELLED WAREHOUSE FACILITIES
For Storing and Insuring Baggage,
Mdse and Household Goods.
I Office —EMPRESS BUILDING, CORDOVA-Phone 85
CITY EXPRESS
j And jTransfer Company
STANTON & JOHNSON.
Meet All Trains and All Boats—Day or Night.
PHONE 141.
OFFICE - . . OPPOSITE ALASKAN HOTEL
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why NOT OWN YOUR OWN HOME? |
Many families are Paying out from $200 to $500 in |
•jij ren^ each year. Why not put that into a home of your jf
| own?
Call on Geo. C. Hazelet, Trustee of the Townsite, and i$
ijj: see if it can’t be arranged. j|
j northern meat market j
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^ Particular Attention and Prompt Service Given to ordera from
MINING CAMPS, ROADHOUSES AND
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