The Cordova Daily Times
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H. Q. STEEL, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
CORDOVA, ALASKA, MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1917.
HONOR MEMORY OF DEPARTED TOWNSMAN.
Cordova today paid a fitting tribute to the memory of our
late townsman, Mr. Samuel Blum, in holding a memorial ser
vice during the hour that his funeral was taking place in Seat
tle. There was a great outpouring of people, by all of whom
he was held in the highest esteem. The deceased was a man of
sterling worth, a loving and devoted husband and father, a
staunch friend and a true Alaskan in every sense of the word,
having at all times aided in the upbuilding and prosperity of
the territory. Being a forceful and active man, he naturally
had some enemies, but the bitterest of these are willing to ad
mit that in his death Alaska has lost one of its best friends, and
a man whose place it will be hard to fill.
That Mr. Blum was held in the highest esteem at Valdez,
where he resided for a number of years and was well and inti
mately known, is attested' by the following eulogy from the
Daily Prospector:
“Sam Blum is dead. Ilis light went out so suddenly that
the associates of years find their minds instinctively resisting
belief in the tragic end. Men have not been accustomed to re
gard this virile figure from the standpoint of death. Not yet
fifty years of age his great natural powers were still on the as
cending scale, lie was approaching the summit of a successful
career with vaster achievements only beginning to unfold.
“To Valdez the passing of Sam Blum is the climax of a
moving picture of disasters. He was the most important finan
cial figure of the town, the dynamo of large business enterprises
that were a vital factor in its activities. Twice within eighteen
months his investments were stricken and depleted by fire, but
each time with the courage of genius and the persistence of his
remarkable race he met the issue unfalteringly and'inspired his
fellow citizens with new hope by the prompt announcement that
he would build again above the ashes the flames had left of his
huge property.
“The loss of a man like Sam Blum to any community is an
event — one of the landmarks of its history. To Valdez at this
time it is a civic calamity. His executive strength, his business
judgment, his nerve and energy, his public spirit, his abounding
charity, all were needed in the battle to revolutionize the town.
“It is difficult for those who have known him long to rea
lize that this forceful man has passed without warning from
the zenith of vigorous life to the nadir of cold abstraction and
voiceless dust. His late fellow citizens, standing at the out
posts of death to honor his memory, look doubtfully for his
successor.
‘Each morn a thousand roses brings, you say:
‘Yes, but where leaves the rose of yesterday!’
“Men have little time in this hurrying world to consider
long of the dead, but Sam Blum will be missed in Southern
Alaska as few men would be missed, and the surviving friends
are legion who wave after him a mournful farewell as he enters
the dawn of futurity or the dreamless sleep or endlesB ob
livion.”
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HE WANTS ACTION?
The energetic way in which T)r. E. Lester Jones, head of
the coast and geodetic survey, is pressing his demands for ad
ditional equipment and vessels with which to prosecute his
work is worthy of commendation.
All knew that survey work in Alaskan waters was progres
sing slowly, but that only 9 per cent of it had been completed
is quite startling.
Every now and then a steamer hangs up on some uncharted
rock and once in a while one figures in a disaster of the State
of California type, and most of the passengers and crew figure
as casualties. Speak of such an occurrence and the hearer will
probably tell you that in a few years such accidents will be a
thing for the past, for all the channels are being surveyed. Sure,
the channels are being surveyed and Dr. Jones informs us that
at the present rate of progress the work will be completed 333
years hence.
Comforting, isn’t it!—Ex.
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MEDALS FOR ALASKA.
Announcement is made of the award of medals by the In
ternational Award System of the Panama-Pacific International
Exposition for Alaskan exhibits. It is to he noted that Alaskan
cabbage gets a silver medal, while Alaskan grasses get another
and Alaskan potatoes are awarded a gold medal. A silver me
dal was awarded for one exhibit of articles of horn, ivory and
wood, and a bronze medal for metallic and non-metallic min
erals. One of the most interesting and significant of the awards,
however, is a medal of honor for exhibits of Alaskan barley,
wheat and oats, which may help to dispel the notion that
grains cannot be matured in the territory. It is possible that
one day Alaska may produce all the wheat and other grains
needed to sustain a large and permanent population.
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Before the outbreak of the war the greatest single aggre
gation of gold was in the bank of Russia, valued at $600,000,000.
The next largest aggregation was in the Denver sub-treasury—
value $500,000,000. At that time the United States had more
gold than both Russia and France. Tt had more gold' than the
combined nations of Great Britain, Germanv, Austria and
Italy.
American experts estimate that the world’s supply of gold
is valued at $8,000,000,000. Of this total approximately, $2,
000,000,000, has been used in industry, leaving $6,000,000,
000 in i he vaults of the various governments, and of this am
ount today the United States possesses approximately two
fifths.
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A Colorado couple were married on the top of a 200-foot
smokestack by a preacher named Kidd. The whole proceed
ing looks as if they had been kidded into it.
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A Chicago diet squad is proving day by day that if a human
being be fed sufficiently he may or may not increase in weight.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY I
'ordova'* Progre*»lve Merchant* and
Professional Men.
HOTELS.
Alaskan Hotel.
Windsor Hotel.
Cordova House.
Manhattan Hotel.
GROCERIES.
The Blum, O'Neill Co.
CLOTHING.
W. Clayson.
The Blum, O'Neill Co.
Flnkelsteln & Sapiro.
JEWELERS.
B. Osborne.
RAILROADS.
Copper River & N. W. Ry.
Chicago, Milwauke & St. Paul.
LIGHTS, WATER AND PHONE8.
Cordova Power Co.
BARBER SHOP.
Alaskan Hotel Barber Shop.
AUTO SERVICE.
City Express.
Alaska Transfer Company.
Sheldon Auto Stage.
RESTAURANTS.
Slater's Restaurant.
THEATRE.
Empress Theatre.
HARDWARE.
Northwestern Hardware Co.
The Blum, O’Nell Co.
BANK.
First Bank of Cordova.
PLUMBERS AND STEAM FITTERS.
Fuqua & McConaghy.
DRUG STORE.
Northern Drug Co.
TRANSFER COMPANY.
City Express.
Alaska Transfer Company.
SALOONS.
The Horseshoe.
The Mecca.
The Mint.
The Northern.
The Mecca, McCarthy.
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER.
Howard & Lund.
STEAMSHIP LINES.
Alaska Steamship Co.
Paclfic-Alaska Nav. Co.
MERCHANT TAILORING.
Van, The Tailor.
BAKERY.
Boss Bakery and Coffee House. .. .
LAUNDRY.
City Laundry.
PHOTOGRAPHER.
E. A. Hegg.
MACHINERY, 4c.
Harmon Machinery Co., Inc.
MEAT MARKET.
Northern hireat Market.
SUMMER RESORTS.
Mountain Inn, Alganick.
INSURANCE.
Northwestern Trust & Realty Co.
SECONDHAND STORE.
John Rawson.
PROFESSIONAL.
Dr. W. H. Chase, Physician.
Dr. W. W. Council, Physician.
Dr. C. L. Hale, DentiBt.
Dr. Charles Dagget, Dentist.
E. F. Medley, Attorney.
W. A. Hesse, Mining Engineer
Asa C. Baldwin, Civil Eug., Valdez.
REAL ESTATE.
Geo. C. Hazelet.
TYPEWRITERS.
E. 8. Hewitt & Co., Juneau.
BREWING COMPANY.
Rainier Brew. Co., San Francisco.
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 Rutgers, and others; all strong
Board Companies.
We also represent the Maryland
Casualty Company, and Issue Fidelity
and Surety Bonds.
Northwestern Realty L Trust Co.
Howard <5 Lund
Contractors and Builders
Estimates Furnished.
PHONE 68.
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E. A. HEGG
PHOTOGRAPHER
PHOTO SUPPLIES
Views and Post Cards
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Largest and Most Complete
Stock of
Candy, Stationery
and Toilet
Articles
Agents For
Victrolas and
Edison Phonographs
The Northern Drug Co.
Frank Waskey, one of the largest |
operators in the Marshall City camp,
is working ground there belonging
to Chris Detach and Joe Jean. He is
employing about 30 men and is in pay
running about J3.50 to the foot.
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PLUMBERS AND STEAMFITTERS.
Cor. Front and C Streets.
Office Open Evenings.
WM A. HESSE ‘
Mining Engineer,
U. 8. Mineral Surveyor,
U. 8. Deputy Surveyor.
BOX 13. CORDOVA, ALASKA
DR W H. CHASE
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug 8tore.
Calls may be left at Cordova
Drug Store. Residence,
Alaskan Hotel
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DR. W. W. COUNCIL
PHYSICAN AND SURGEON.
Office and Residence: Cordova
General Hospital (Ostrander Build
ing).
Phones—Residence 115; office 132.
DR. C.A. HALE
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Specialty of
Porcelain, Inlay, Bridge Work
Office: Over Blum, O'Neill's Store.
DR. CHARLES. DAGGETT
NORTHERN HOTEL BLDG.
Phone 200. Cordova.
Dental Offices Will be Ready About
January 20th.
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E F. MEDLEY.
Attorney and Counsellor at Law.
Room 1
Adams Block CORDOVA, ALASKA
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PHONE 127.
Second St., opposite Postoffice.
Best of Hand Work. Give Us
a Call.
when in McCarthy
You Will Find Your
Friends at
THE MECCA
DROP IN AND SEE US.
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Start the Year Right by Having the
Modern Laundry
Do Your Laundry Work.
Phone 66.
Out of Town Work Solicited.
Wind sor Hotel |j
L- Waln, Prop.
Where You Get
Comfort and Service.
And the Rates Are Right.
Cordova Alaska
PACIFIC STEAMSHIP
—COMPANY
ADMIRAL LINE
8AILING8 FROM CORDOVA SEATTLE TO CALIFORNIA
Steamer Spokane about Jan. 11. Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays
To Seattle and Alaska Ports Steamers—President, Governor,
8EATTLE TO CORDOVA Queen, Umatilla, Admiral Scbley
10th, 20th, 30th of each month and Admiral Dewey.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ROUTE
San Francisco and Dos Angeles .Daily 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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^ALASKA
\ STEAMSHIP CO.
Faafand commodious ateamera tailing between Seattle, Ketch
ikan, Wrangell, Juneau, 8kagway, Cordova, Valdez, Seward.
Jan. 12 . ALAMEDA . Jan. 19
Jan. 19.MARIPOSA . Jan. 26
Sail from Cordova seven days later.
The freighters Cordova, Latouche, Juneau, Valdez
and Eureka also make regular trips.
This company reitrvei the right to change schedule of ateamera
without notice.
Ticket! on sale at up town office Alaska Steamship Bldg. Baggage
or freight will not be received at the dock later than one hour before
calling tlma.
F. B. TRACY, S R HEDGES,
__General Agant_ Agent
Make It a Smokeless, Dustless,
Gasless, Trip East This Year
In addition to the cleaner conditions due to Klec
trification, you’ll enjoy tin* comfortable acceom
modations and you’ll like the little courtesies m
cident to ‘Milwaukee’’ service.
S. R. HEDGES, Agent, Cordova, Alaska. I’hone To.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RY.
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FOR GENERAL TEAMING, BAGGAGE
TRANSFERRED, AUTO SERVICE,
COAL AND WOOD.
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ALASKA TRANSFER •
COMPANY
UNEXCELLED WAREHOUSE FACILITIES
For Storing and Insuring Baggage,
Mdse and Household Goods.
Office—EMPRESS BUILDING, CORDOVA—Phone 85
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CITY EXPRESS
And Transfer 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?
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Many families are Paying out from $200 to $500 in j§
| rent each year. Why not put that into a home of your j|
OWn? t 1 •
Call on Geo. C. Hazelet, Trustee of the Townsite, and
•5 Bee if it can’t be arranged.
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WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
| Fresh Beef, Pork, Yeai, Mutton |
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Particular Attention and Prompt Service Qlven to ordere from
MINING CAMPS, ROADHOUSES AND
INTERIOR POINTS
SMITH & GLASBRENNER, Props.