CORDOVA
The seaport through which all the copper and gold
ore deposits of interior Alaska must pass to reach 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.
CO R I)OVA
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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 l'esidents, 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
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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
EXECUTIONS II RE
AVENGED BY
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina. Aug.
19.—It has developed that the attempt
made to assassinate President de la
Plaza, while he was reviewing the cen
tenary celebration from the balcony of
Government House on July 9, as re
ported by cable, had root in the presi
dent's recent refusal to commute the
sentence of two men condemned to
death for murder. The assassin, Juan
Mandrlni, who is believed to be of un
sound mind, declares that he believed j
the execution of the two men was
"a legal crime," which he felt called
upon to avenge. They were the first
executions in the Argentine for more
than fifteen years, and with this ex
ception President de la Plaza had him
self always refused to sign death sen
tences, but he refused to interfere In
these two cases because he deemed
the murder a wilful one.
The execution has already prompted
opponents to capital punishment to
introduce in congress a bill to abolish
capital punishment altogether.
the eve of his retirement in favor of
a newly elected Radical candidate. Or.
Irigoyer, created a great sensation in
the capital. A great military parade,
which was one of the culminating fea
tures of the week's celebration, was
Just concluding in front of Govern ;
ment House where stands had been
erected for the accommodation of the j
spectators. On a balcony overlooking ,
these stands appeared the president, j
with the Brazilian ambassador, Dr. J
Barbosa, on his right and the Bolivian |
ambassador, Dr. Villazon, on his left,
with various ministers of state also
in the party. Suddenly a man stand
ing on the pavement below drew a re
volver and fired, shouting. “Dowrn with j
the autocrat!” The bullet struck the
wall just behind the president.
He paled for a moment, then calmly
remarked, “The man has only fired
a blank cartridge.” In the meantime
people In the streets fell upon the as
sassin and tried to lynch him, but
soldiers rescued hint and carried him
off to prison.
ALASKA PROVES SURPRISE
LAND. SAYS LADY TOURIST.
Alaska proved a land of surprises
to Mrs. G. W. Graves, of Chico, Cal.,
who went north expecting to find ice
and snow as common as sand in Cali
fornia and frontier towns like a part
of Bret Harte's classics, says the Se
attle P.-I. of recent date. Instead,
she had to ride on a train fifty miles
from Cordova before she found ice In
a glacier and the frontier towns turned
out to be extraordinary American cit
ies, with paved streets, electric lights,
automobiles and moving picture
shows. “I wanted to stay there the
rest of the summer," she said. “Alas
ka Is so different from the opinion I
had formed of it. Why, the streets are
all paved and the stores, with their
big plate glass windows, are just like
the stores in any American city. And
there wasn't any snow or Ice to be
seen, except on the mountain tops, in
stead there was a carpet on the
ground of wild flowers of a beauty
and luxuriant growth that California
has never seen.”
Mrs. Graves went north expecting
to remain a week or two at the out
side, but found it hard to get away
after staying there six weeks. She
says her main pleasure trip next year
will be to Alaska.
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A king salmon weighing 55 pounds,
which was four feet h!x inches long
was captured by the Kenai Fishing &
Trading Company. It is the largest
salmon ever caught in Resurrection
bay so far as known.
INSURANCE
FIRE, MARINE, LIFE and ACCIDENT
Insure your property against fire In
reliable Insurance Companies.
We represent the Niagara, London,
Phoenix, Hartford, Northern, Globe
land Rutgers, and others; all strong
I Board Companies.
We also represent the Maryland
Casualty Company, and Issue Fidelity
and Surety Bonds.
Northwestern Realty & Trust Co.
THE GOOD EATS CAFE
Mlchelson A Currier Building.
FOR HOME COOKING.
Fancy Pies, Cakes and Jellies.
Hot Waffles with Home-made
Jelly.
Home-made Bread.
MRS. SMITH—MRS. BURKE,
Proprietor*.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
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THE FIRST BANK OF
CORDOVA wishes to an
nounce that on or about
September first it will |
open a j
SAVINGS
DEPARTMENT.
INTEREST will be paid
upon deposits made for
savings account at the
prevailing rate paid by
outside banks.
THIS BANK appreciates
the convenience to deposi
tors of having a Savings
Department at home, in
stead of being obliged to
transact business of this
nature at a distance, and
the desire of this Bank to
offer the public every
banking facility has re
sulted in the determina
tion to establish a SAV
INGS DEPARTMENT.
BOHAN CLUB
BIKES PLAY IN
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BOHEMIAN GROVE, Cal., Aug. 19. j
—The annual forest play of the Bo
hemian Club of San Francisco, was j
presented here recently in the stately 1
aisles of the club’s redwood grove. j (1
The play was the climax of the an j t
nual Jinx, to which those who can gel r
themselves invited come from all parts
of the world. While the appearances
of sylvan life are preserved beneath
the mighty redwoods, all the bumps
have been removed through expert 4
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ence gained in repeated visits, and the 4
appointments of some of the tent p ar »
ties were very luxurious. 4
Only cluli members and a limited j *
number of guests saw the play at the £
grove. It will be given later in San J
Francisco as an invitation affair. ♦
Following the usual custom, the play ♦
this year was an allegorical study. It ♦
was called "Gold," and considered the 4
planting of gold in the earth and the •
good and evil that have followed.* i 4
Great bonfires, throwing lights and I
shadows among the redwoods were re I
inforeed by elaborate electrical el J
feets. Fred 8. Myrtle, a former news . J
paper man, wrote the play, and th" ?
composer was Or. Ilv .1 Stewart. 4
Justice Henry Melvin, of the stale 4
supreme court, appeared in one <>t the 4
leading singing roles. Raymond I' 4
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Benjamin, chief deputy attorney gen J
eral of California, appeared as lies 1
tiny. Evil Impulse, Good Impulse, a 1
friar, a Spanish soldier, mutineers ami J
other parts were all taken by other) *
members of the club. j _
An Anchorage resident claims that
the strawberries grown in the Mata |
nuska district are superior to those
grown at Haines.
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WHEN IN McCarthy
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Friends at
THE MECCA
DROP IN AND SEE US. j
If You ftave Any
FREIGHT
to haul to any part of the Inter
ior inquire for
Mike Johnson
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STOKE, ChUlua, Alaska.
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One Visit
Will
Make You
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Slater’s
Restaurant
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Private Boxes
For
Lar^e or Small
Parties
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FOR SALE
COPPER PROPERTY
EXCELLENT SHOWING.
Near Reatson Mine, Ratouche.
Close to tidewater. An excellent
pportunity for man with lii.Te money
> make large profit. Trice "nd terms
;asonahle, Apply
PETER CANAVARA,
Latouche, Alaska.
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E. A. HEGG
PHOTOGRAPHER
PHOTO SUPPLIES
Views and Post Cards
STATIONERY
PICTURES and FRAMES
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CAPITAL STOCK *29,000
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Gold Dust Bought at Highest Market Prices
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The Leading Hotel of Alaska ::
WINDSOR
HOTEL
_ CORDOVA, ALASKA /
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j Alaskan Hotel
THE HOUSE OF COMFORT
THE BEST EQUIPPED HOTEL
I I N A L A S K A
;!:i Hot and Cold Water, Electric Bells, Electric
| Lights, Steam Heat, Suites With Bath.
;§ Bar in Connection
ROBERT GOTTSCHALK Rroprlteor* mRT CLONINGER S
| CORDOVA, .... ALASKA
Sixty Steam Heated Rooms Eletric Lighted
Hot and (Bold 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 lie cannot supply you write us.
Our line is complete from the
smallest camp stove to the larg
est hotel range.
Any sourdough will tell you about th*
Stove. They all know it.
F. S. LANG MFG. CO.
SEATTLE, WN
WHEN YOU HAVE A
PRESCRIPTION FILLED.
here you fan rest assured that the In
gredients and compounding are just
as they should be Physicians and
nurses know that we fill prescrip
tions with absolute accuracy They
know that we use the best drugs only
and that we use a checking system
that makes mistakes impossible.
Northern Drug Co.
MAIL ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION.
i Foos Gas Engines |
§; 4 to 510 Horse Power
General Electric Motors
Roebling Tramways
Pelton Water Wheels
Chicago Oil Engines and Compressors
Regal Boat Engines
| Harmon MachiiieryCo Inc §
Oxy-Acetylene Welding.
| CORDOVA, ALASKA
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