THE CORDOVA DAILY TIMES
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CORDOVA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1015.
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ALASKA IN AREA AS AN EMPIRE
COMPARED WITH WARRING NATIONS
ALASKA has often been referred to ns a great empire,
and wlien one takes into consideration the fact that Al
aska has only (>0,000 people, of whom but about half are
white, it seems a joke- But when its area is taken into con
sideration, Alaska compares well with the German empire,
which is only about one-third the size of this Territory.
The really active part of this great war in Europe is being
carried on in a space much smaller than Alaska. Alaska has
an area of 590,884, square miles, which is more than four times
the area of the British lies and almost three times that of either
France or Germany.
Some idea of the vast area of Alaska, compared' to other
countries, may be had from the fact that as far as actual land
area is concerned, the German empire in Europe, France, Servia,
Montenegro, Belgium, England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland
could all be placed within the boundaries of Alaska and there
would be 14,125 square miles of Alaskan territory left sticking
out around the border. ,
If any body has any doubts about this let him take a pencil
and figure it out. The foregoing countries have the following
square mile areas, respectively:
German empire in Europe, 208,780; France, 207,054; Servia,
23,661; Montenegro, 4,500; Belgium, 11,373; England and Wales,
58,575; Scotland, $0,443; Ireland, 32,373. Total 576,759.
By substracting the foregoing total from the total area of
Alaska, it will be seen that the Netherlands, with a total area
of 12,548 square miles could be placed in Alaska with the other
countries mentioned, and there would be a substantial surplus
of Alaska ground left unoccupied.
But while Alaska is big compared with the countries of
Europe that have been enumerated, it is small compared with
the great empire of Russia, which has an area of 8,616,657
square miles of land. It is still smaller when Compared with the
British empire, including the British Isles and the colonies,
which has a total area of 13,123,712 square miles.
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INTERESTS OF ALASKAN’S SUPREME |
IN NEW COMMISSION PLAN
AMONG the services of the present secretary of the interior
for which he will long be remembered is the service as
the result of which Alaska for the first time is to be
governed with the interests of the nation and' of the settlers in
the territory' supreme and not secondary, says the Christian
Science Monitor.
Hitherto exploitation of vast natural resources of the north
ern region for the benefit of non-residents or transient wealth
seekers often has been the ruling motive*, acquiesced in by legis
lators at Washington and by the administrators in the* territory.
Now and hereafter the government is to conserve* the re
gion’s wealth fe>r the* bene*fit of the many and not the few'. The
vast mineral deposits are te> be lease*el e>r sold and ope*rate*d in
a way just to coming generations, and with some regard for the
community equities that inhe*re in such deposits of wealth. At
present $35,000,000 is available* for the* governme*nt to use* in
building railways title* to which will be* national anel not private,
thus establishing a prece»ele*nt of special significance, the* more*
so because the task e>f routing, construction anel e>pe*ration will
be assumed by the same sort e>f men who have built the* Panama
canal. Once give the interior of the territory' access te> tide
water by these* roads, anel link them up with wagon roads equal
ing up other anel more primitive mode*s of communication, anel
the nation will be* surprised by the* wealth that will come out of
the* forme*r Russian possession, so long known as Seward’s
folly.”
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How to govern the territory during its coming period of
ordered expansion is a matter about which Secretary Franklin
K- Lane has ele*cided preferences, as shown by the interview'
with him which was recently published. In this limited com
mission of e*xperts plan, as also in the* plan which many friends
of the re*d Indian are now urging upon the interior department,
the influence of the government’s experience in the Philippines
is seen, as well as the wisdom derived from experience with
urban commission government.
The main argument for it, as Secretary Lane puts it, seems
to us to be this: Alaska’s development could then lie treated as
one problem, w'ith a “unified, consecutive program of correlated
activities.” Five directors or commissiners competent to serve
as department heads can lx* found with more facility and surety
than one man equal to the entire task of administration; and
working with a secretary of the interior of sufficient calibre and
superiority to “politics,” they can carry on the work.
As in the Philippines the administration can be made self
■ supporting in due time. With her own budget, carefully fram
ed and executed, the northern Kldorado can pay her way. It is
needless to add' that the best citizenship of the country is grate
ful to all persons responsible for the status of the Alaskan prob
lem as changed from what it was a decade ago. Credit is due
to men of all parties and all sections of the United States for
changing an outlook that was scandalous to one that is states
manlike.
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Thanks for small favors. There is no speech-making poli
tical campaign now on. To hear a barnstormer declare that
Wilson had brought us $1.39 wheat would be just a bit too much
to stand.
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A Seattle suffragist is being sued for a divorce, her husband'
alleging that her “cause” has destroyed her domesticity.
There are some hobbies and h".blues that cannot be reconciled.
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PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
DR. W. H. CHASE
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug Store.
Calls may be left at Cordova
Drug Store. Residence,
Rainier-Grand Hotel
DR. C. L. HALE
dentist
Office in Adams Building
ROBERT E. CAPERS
Attorney at Law
General Civil Practice
Suite 3, Adams Block
CORDOVA, .... ALASKA
E. F. MEDLEY
Attorney and Councellor at law
Room 1
Adams Block CORDOVA, ALASKA.
J. F. R. APPLEBY
CIVIL ENGINEER
Phone 4. CORDOVA. ALASKA
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V. A. SCHMITZ
PRACTICAL OPTICIAN
Office at
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Happy and Prosperous Year
During 1915
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ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
Fast and commodious steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketch
ikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway, Cordova, Valdez and Seward, via
INSIDE PASSAGE.
Sails from Seerlti*- Sails from Cordova—
January 1. ALAMEDA .January 9
January 8.- ■ • - MARIPOSA .January 16
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek
Treadwell, Douglas. Cordova. Ellamar, Valdez and Latouche. Explos
ives, S. S. Seward. 8. 8. Seward, 5th; S. S. Latouche, 15th; S. S
Cordova, 25th of each month.
This company reserves the right to change schedule of steamers
without notice.
Tickets on sale at up town office Alaska Steamship Bldg Baggage
or freight will not be received at the dock later than one hour before
sailing time.
F. B. TRACY, - T. J. TALLENT
General Agent Tjcket ’Aflent
Pacific-Alaska Navigation Co.
ALASKA PACIFIC S. S. CO. ALASKA COAST CO.
PUGET SOUND ALASKA ROUTE
Next sailing from Seattle will be
ADMIRAL WATSON, January 11, Through to Kodiak
ADMIRAL EVANS, January 25, To Seward only
Via the INSIDE PASSAGE for Ketchikan, Juneau, Yakutat,
Katalla, Cordova, Valdez, Seward, Cook Inlet points and Kodiak
Island.
Seattle-San Francisco connecting with steamers Yale and Har
vard for Southern California Ports.
Schedule subject to change without Notice
ALASKA TRANSFER CO., Local Agents
|! Copper River &
i Northwestern Ry.
;: EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 24, 1914. \ ■
;; Trains leave Cordova, depot at foot of Second Ave- 11
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;; Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays
;; Chitina for Kennecott— 1:
Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. "
;; Kennecott for Chitina— 11
L Wednesdays, Saturdays and Mondays.
;; Chitina for Cordova— ! ’
■; Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays ;;
,, I he above schedule subject to change without notice. ; ;
d Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. ;;
• cu 1 ickots on sale at Depot or up-town office, Alaska • ■
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;;_ Superintendent Cordova Agent L
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