The Cordova Daily Times ~
GREATER CORDOVA’S GREATEST NEWSPAPER
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One Month . 1.00 Ons Year (in advance) .... 10.00
Daily and Weekly, by carrier or mail, $1.26 per month.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS.
Entered at the Postofflce at Cordova, Alaska, as Becond class matter.
H. G. STEEL, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
('I >KIX tVA. ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, IHKi =
PAPERS NEED ORGANIZING.
Perhaps in no other one thing do the papers need organiz
ing so badly as they do in the matter of elections. Matters have
reached a stage with the papers of the territory that candidates
are boosted for office, columns of space given to them absolute
ly free, and the papers receive not one picayune* from them.
This is all wrong. If a candidate cannot afford to pay for his
publicity or ignores the papers they should do as the Washing
ton newspaper association does, and refuse to print anything
save the hare, expurgated news of their presence in a city.
The papers of the territory need organizing badly. Each]-"
paper has a different juice for its advertising, and a different I
system of soliciting for tin* same. This could all be systems S
tized and brought down to a uniform basis by the expenditure* 4
of a little time on the part of the publishers. Newspapers in the $
territory are proverbially slack in business affairs, and' as a 4
consequence very few of them are receiving as much for their i|
advertising space as are Washington papers, while paying ex 4
orbitant prices for freight and labor. 4
l |) to a few years ago very few publishers in the state of *
Washington were making money. Today all is changed. An :•
association was formed extending to even the smallest of conn >•
try papers. Each county has its jtress association, and at its |
meetings ju ices are fixed for all classes of advertising. Obitu S
aries, funeral notices, lodge meetings, church meetings and all 5
affairs where peojde gather for profit are charged for at a :i;i
fixed rate. Candidates are notified that they will receive no' I;
free publicity unless they use the newsjiajier columns at a rate §
established by the publishers, and as a consequence even the
smaller publications are returning interest on the investment
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The habit of giving everything free once established by a !
paper is hard to break, but it means bankruptcy in the long run 1
idess the publisher lias the nerve to fix a rate and stick to it.
There is no more sense in a publisher handing out free advertis
ing and free papers than there is in a grocer doing the same
tiling.
Prices on white paper and bonds have gone up until they
are prohibitive; yet many publishers are receiving no more
for their work than they did two years ago. A merchant who
adopted such bisiness methods would go broke in a short time,
and a newspaper which has not the moral courage to ask for a
fair price for its space and its job work deserves to go into the
hands of a receiver.
But the greatest wrong perpetrated' on a newspaper pub j
lisher is to ask him to boost your candidacy, expect him to pay ^
reporters to report your speeches, and do it all for the good of' ;
the party, it would be just as fair to expect a candidate to I |
serve without remuneration or expect the proprietor of a hall ;
to give1 him rent and fuel free. !
Alaskan papers should adopt a policy of charging for I
everything but news. They should place a price on their labor j !
and demand it, the same as any other mechanic. It takes much j I
longer to make a printer than a doctor or a lawyer, and we have
never seen either of these gentlemen donate their services pro | >
bono publico. Valdez Miner. i ;
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BACK OR AHEAD?
It takes a lot of talk sometimes to accomplish a simple and' ;
beneficial thing. There has been an effort in various parts of v
the United States for a long time to set the clocks ahead an m
hour and thereby set the time back to coincide with the solar
day.
Rut the movement has not met with the success one would
expect considering the immense saving in the use of artificial
light which would result, not to mention the other blessings
which come from more daylight dining the hours of human
activity.
The trouble is that people have not talked about it enough.
So let’s get busy here in Seward and talk over this time ques
tion.
In bringing the matter up yesterday the Post said lei us ^
set our clocks back and gain an hour of daylight. This pro _
duced ten times the conversation that the statement “set our
clocks ahead” would have produced.
“You’re wrong” we were told a dozen times before dark.
‘ You mean set your clocks ahead.”
But, just for the sake of argument, the Post sticks to its
claim—you set the clocks back. Just forget the hand on tin*
clock for a moment and you will see where the “back” comes
in Draw a circle and divide it into perpendicular halves.
Where the sixe conies on the clock put a “ti-X,” denoting that
this is the start of the solar day. Now at present the clock day
doesn’t begin until the solar day has advanced an hour, so
move around the circle to the point where “7” appears on the
clock and mark this spot “(»■('” to denote that this marks the
beginning of the “clock day.” You will see at once that to
make the clock day coincide with the solar day you will have
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solar time. Try it — Seward Post.
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The president lias a peace plan, lint he will not launch ii
until after election. That is what is to be gleaned from the an
nouncement of David Starr .Iordan on his return to Stanford
from the capital. He fears it would be attacked as a political
novo. But after election he will step in and call a halt on bel
ligerencies. The president might as successfully blow on a
flaming oil well. Perhaps the Democrats want enough Amen
cans to vote for him so lie w ill have encouragement in his little j
bit of “white magic.”
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Vice-President Marshall is now convinced of the value of
silence. If ho would just form a Silence ('lull for the benefit
of American joiners there might he a little joy in prospect.
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“This is a two billion dollar country,” said the Democrats
in behalf of their enormous appropriations. Oh, well, we didn’t
know they wanted to buy the place.
If You Have Any
FREIGHT
to haul to any part of the inter
ior inquire for
Mike Johnson
in care of CHITINA CASH
STORE, Chitina, Alaska.
Howard & Lund
Contractors and Builders
Estimates Furnished.
THE GOOD EATS CAFE
Miche!3on & Currier Building.
FOR HOME COOKING.
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Fancy Ties, Cakes and Jellies.
Hot Waffles with Homemade
Jelly.
Home-made Bread.
Board by the Month.
MRS. BoliRKE,
Proprietor.
Sheldon Auto Stage
SERVICE,
CHITINA TO FAIRBANKS.
Starts June 15.
Cars Now Running Regularly.
Weekly Trips.
Fare $75.00.
40 Founds Baggage Free.
Office: Chitina Hotel, Chitina,
Alaska.
Alaskan Hoteli
THE HOUSE OF COMFORT
THE BEST EQUIPPED HOTEL
I N A L A S K A
Hot and Cold Water, Electric Bells, Electric
Lights, Steam Heat, Suites With Bath.
Bar in Connection £;
ROBERT GOTTSCHALK Proprlteors ART GLONINGER :£
CORDOVA, .... ALASKA |
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Sixty Steam Heated Rooms Eletric Lighted
Hot and Cold 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 Leading; Hotel of Alaska :
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_CORDOVA, ALASKA j
_ MANHATTAN HOTEL
B, W. FERRELL, PROP.
Electric Lighted. Hut Water. Turkish mid Tub
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OPPOSITE CORDOVA GRILL, CORDOVA, ALASKA.
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CALIFORNIA ANI)
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VIA SEATTLE, PORTLAND, SAX FRANCISCO.
THREE TRAINS DAILY OX THE
SCENIC SHASTA ROUTE
Shasta Limited
Sim Francisco Express—California Express.
( onneeting at S,tn Francisco with Four Limited Trains
Over the Sunset Ogden and' El Paso Routes to all
Eastern Points.
Sl’NSET LIMITED OVERLAND LIMITED
PACIFIC LIMITED HOLDEN STATE LIMITED
For Information Call on or Write to
L. M. Andrews, District Freight iV: Passenger Agent,
71 - Second Avenue,
11«».Washington
Southern Pacific Lines
WM. A. HESSE
Mining Engineer,
U. 8. Mineral Surveyor,
U. S. Deputy Surveyor.
BOX 358. CORDOVA, ALASKA.
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DR. W. H. CHASE
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug Store
Calle may be left at Cordova
Drug Store. Residence,
Alaskan Hotel
DR. W. W. COUNCIL
PHYSICAN AND SURGEON.
Office Hours—10 a. m. to 12 noon.
Railroad Hospital; 2 to 5 p. m., Adams
Building. Room 6.
Phones—Residence, 115; Hospital,
16; Office, 132.
E. F. MEDLEY
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
Room 1
Adams Block CORDOVA. ALASKA.
ASA C. BALDWIN
Civil Engineer
Patent Surveys
Address: Valdez, Alaska
DR. C. L. HALE
DENTIST
Office In Adams Building
Alaskan Hotel
Barber Shop
Baths at All Hours, Day and
Night.
Accommodations for Ladies.
Ladies’ Facial MaBsage and
Shampooing.
Itazors Honed, Children’s Hair
cutting.
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EVERYTHING BOUGHT
AND SOLD
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For anything you can’t find in
town, go to J. KawRon's Second
Hand Store and gee what he has
got. We carry new and second
hand goods of all kinds, clothing
and kitchenware.
We huve an experienced man
who does all kinds of repair work.
Give us a call.
JOHN RAWSON,
First Street.
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M C. Thompson H. C. Murphy
| The MECCA
Thompson & Murphy, Props
Dealers in
WINES. LIQUORS AND
CIGARS
Phone 107.
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Choice Tobaccos, Cigars and
Smokers Sundries—Wholesale
and Retail Cigar Store.
The
Horseshoe
POPULAR RECREATION PLACE
Billiards and Pool'
Headquarters for the Petersen.
Wellington, Calabash and
Garrick Pipes.
Fast and commodious steamers sailing between Seattle. Ketch
ikan, Wranaell, Juneau, Skagwar, Condcva, Valdez, Seward and
ANCHORAGE, via INSIDE PASSAGE.
Bails from Seattle. Sails from Cordova.
Aug. 31.ALASKA.Sept. 7
oupl. i.MARIPOSA.Sept. 16
Sept. 14 .ALAMEDA.Sept. 24
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas Cordova, Ellamar Valdez ard Latouche. Explos
ives. S. S. Seward. S. S. Seward, 5th; S. S. Latouche, 15th; 8. 8.
f 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, S R. HEDGES,
General Agent_ Agent
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Pacific-Alaska Navigation Co.
ALASKA PACIFIC S. S. CO. ALASKA COAST CO.
PUGET SOUND ALASKA ROUTE
Next sailing from Seattle will be
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT.September 1
Via Outside Passage. First Stop will !>o Cordova.
ADMIRAL WATSON .September 3
Milking all regular rails.
ADMIRAL EVANS..September 10
Seattle-San Francisco connecting with steamers Yale and Har
vard for Southern California Ports.
Schedule subject to change without Notice.
ALASKA TRANSFER Cf>., Local Agents
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Hit the Electric Trail
Across the Cont nent
11 you w ant a clean way to
travel and a "ood wav to gn
TAKE THE “MILWAUKEE"
aoot. moke .nut cinders have n< w heen eliminated
through tlie electrification of its mountain divisions
S ti. HKIXJICS, Agent.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RY.
A. K. Harris, T. i’. A., Juneau, Alaska.
Copper River & f
| Northwestern Ry. |
EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 191G.
% Three Trains Weekly Between Cordova and Chitina.
Four Trains Weekly Between Chitina and Kennecott. |
Leave Cordova, Second Street Depot, on Mondays, Thurs- :|i;
i x uayB and Saturdays. |x
Leave Chitina for Cordova Sundays, Tuesdays and ;!;•
! si; Fridays.
■ ;l Leave Chitina for Kennecott Sundays, Tuesdays, Thurs- |
' ;!;| days and Fridays. %
11 Leave Kennecott for Chitina Mondays, Wednesdays, f
I ijlj Thursdays and Saturdays. ;ij;
The above schedule subject to change without notice. 1
Dining Car in Connection With all Regular Pessenger Train* Be $
2; tween Cordova and Chitina.
Freight received from !) A. M. to f> I’. M.
'I'iclvets mi sale it Depot or uptown ofliee, Alaska |
>;; •'steamship Company building &
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Caleb Corser S. R. Hedges 1
Superint.'mlent Cordova Air. nt l|
WE HOLD THE ELECTRICALLY
LIGHTED HOME
Is an economic proposition of excep
tional ; dvantuges. The insurance rate
is lower, the vital oxygen in the air is
not consumed or vitiated, and the pow
er at c immand offers many time and
labor saving devices. Let us explain
lo \ou in person either here or at your
home.
Cordova Power
Company
LIGHTS WATER PHONES POWER
Office: FIRST STREET.