NOTICE OF SALE
Pursuant to the order of the District Court hereto annexed, the Common
Council of the Town of Cordova :n regular session has ordered and does here
by give notice that the property hereinafter described be sold at public auction
to the highest bidder at the town hall at Cordova, Alaska, at the hour of 10
a.m. and continuing until such property shall be disposed of, on the 10th
day of June, 1919, and if not concluded on said day, said sale to be continued
from day to day, Sundays and holidays, excepted, until sold.
Dated the 6th day of May, 1919.
(Seal! K. G. ROBINSON, Town Clerk.
ORDER OF SALE
No. C.-154
In the District Court for the Territory of Alaska, Third Division.—In the mat
ter of the Delinquent Tax Rolls of the Town of Cordova, Alaska, for the
years 1916, 1917 and 1918.
This matter came on regularly to be heard by the court at Valdez on the
26th day of April, 1919, upon the statement of the Town of Cordova, a munici
pal corporation organized under the laws of the Territory of Alaska, and situ
ated within the Third division of the Territory of Alaska, for a determination
by the court of the legality of the delinquent tax rolls of real property of said
town for the years 1916, 1917 and 1918, a copy of which said rolls, duly certi
fied by the clerk of said town, is filed herein, and for an order authorizing the
said Town of Cordova to sell according to law the several tracts of land de
scribed in said delinquent tax rolls to satisfy and discharge the tax liens
thereon, excepting only those tracts of land described therein upon which the
tax has been paid prior to the date of hearing.
And it appearing to the court that all proceedings required by law and by
the ordinance of said Town of Cordova governing the assessment and collec
tion of taxes in said town were fully complied with in the proceedings for that
purpose for the years 1916, 1917 and 1918; that said delinquent tax rolls were
duly made up as required by law and the ordinance of said town; and that
notice of the time and place of presenting the same to the court for adjust
ment and order of sale was duly given as required by law and the ordinances
of said town; and that such notice stated that said delinquent rolls would be
presented to this court for adjustment and order of sale on the 21st day of
April, 1919.
And no person having appeared herein in any manner to contest this pro
ceeding or to question the legality of all the matters and things had and done
herein and in connection with said delinquent taxes as set forth in this said
statement, and the court having considered said statement, and being satisfied
that the same is regular in form and in accordance with the laws and ordi
nances governing the same, and being fully advised in the premises:
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: That the Town of Cordova may proceed to
sell, according to law, the several tracts of land described in said delinquent
tax rolls upon which the taxes, penalties and interest have not been paid, as
shown on said delinquent tax rolls now on file herein, or a true copy thereof
as published, which is annexed to and made a part of this order, to satisfy
the amounts respectively due as delinquent taxes on each of said tracts, in
cluding the cost of publication of said rolls, of this proceeding, and of such
sale, each tract being charged with the pro rata of such costs, said total
amount being the sum of $198.50.
Done in open court at Valdez, Alaska, this 26th day of April, 1919.
By the court: FRED M. BROWN, Judge.
DELINQUENT TAXES OF THE TOWN OF CORDOVA, YEAR 1918
Real Estate
Name_ Block Lot Valuation. Tax. Penalty, int. Costs. Total.
Andrew Beck E K $ 1,700.00 $ 17.00 $ .85 $ .18 $11.50. $ 29.53
B 1 Brover ” 3 24 1,000.00 10.00 .50 .10 6.80 17.40
B J Broyer. 3 25 1,000.00 10.00 .50 .10 6.80 17.40
B J Broyer 3 26 1,000.00 10.00 .50 .10 6.80 17.40
K J Broyer .'. 4 12 1,000.00 10.00 .50 .10 6.80 17.40
Oeo Hickman. 3 R. R.
° Add. 10 350.00 3.50 .17 .04 2.30 6.01
Gertrude Johnson 5 5 1,500.00 15.00 .75 .16 10.20 26.11
Gertrude Johnson 5 6 1,500.00 15.00 .75 .16 10.20 26.11
M G Leach 26 6 250.00 2.50 .13 .04 1.70 4.37
D- E; Morris.26 8 250.00 2.50 .13 .04 1.70 4.37_
P. W. Marshall. 2 R. R.
Add. 3 200.00 2.00 .10 .02 1.30 3.42
M. B. Shannon.26 11 100.00 1.00 .05 .01 .65 1.71
Michael Shannon..17 17 100.00 1.00 .05 .01 .65 1.71
John Strigsvie. 6 14
and 20 ft.
of 13 2,700.00 27.00 1.25 .28 18.30 46.83
Tdrs.E.L. Schooling 5 12 750.00 7.50 .37 .08 5.10 13.05
\ Total .$13,400.00 $134.00 $6.60 $1.42 $90.80 $232.82
DELINQUENT TAXES OF THE TOWN OF CORDOVA, YEAR 1917
Real Estate *
Andrew Beck E E $ 1,700.00 $ 34.00 $1.70 $4.42 $23.10 $ 63.22
R J Broyer 3 24 1,000.00 20.00 1.00 2.60 13.60 37.20
R J Broyer 3 25 1,000.00 20.00 1.00 2.60 13.60 37.20
R J Broyer .3 26 1,000.00 20.00 1.00 2.60 13.60 37.20
R. J. Broyer. 4 12 1,000.00 20.00 1.00 2.60 13.60 37.20
I) E Morris .26 8 250.00 5.00 .25 .66 3.40 9.31
M. B. Shannon.26 11 100.00 2.00 .10 .26 1.35 3.71
Michael Shannon..l7 17 100.00 2.00 .10 .26 1.35 3.71
Total .$ 6,150.00 $123.00 $6.15 $16.00 $83.60 $228.75
DELINQUENT TAXES OF THE TOWN OF CORDOVA, YEAR 1916
Real Estate
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R J. Broyer. 3 24 $ 940.00 $ 9.40 $ .47 $2.38 $ 6.35 $ 18.60
R. J. Broyer. 3 25 940.00 9.40 .47 2.38 6.35 18.60
R. J. Broyer. 3 26 940.00 9.40 .47 2.38 6.35 18.60
R. J. Broyer. 4 12 750.00 7.50 .35 1.12 5.05 14.02
Total .$ 3,570.00 $ 35.70 $1.76 $8.26 $24.10 $ 69.82
NOTE.—I certify that the foregoing and attached list is a true and cor
rect copy of the delinquent tax roll of real property of the Town of Cordova,
Alaska, for the years J.916, 1917 and 1918; that said taxes for the year 1318
became delinquent February 12, 1917; that the total amount of delinquent
taxes lor said year is $35.70; total penalty due is $1.76; total interest due is
$S,26; and the aggregate of the whole is $45.72.
And I further certify that the taxes for the year 1917 became delinquent
on February 11, 1918; that the total amount of delinquent taxes due is $123.00;
total penalty due is $6.15; total interest due is $16.00; and the aggregate of
the whole is $145.15.
And I furher certify that the taxes for the year 1918 became delinquent
on February 10, 1919; that the total amount of delinquent taxes due is $134.00;
total penalty due is $6.60; total interest due is $1.42; and the aggregate of the
whole is $142.02.
And I further certify that the taxes for the year 1918 became delinquent
completed by me on this 19th day of April, 1919, and contains a true and cor
rect statement of all the taxes, assessments and penalties due the Town of
Cordova for taxes for the years 1916, 1917 and 1918.
Witness my hand and seal of the said town this 19th day of April, 1919.
(Seal) K. G. ROBINSON,„
Town Clerk, Cordova, Alaska.
CHAS. GOLDSTEIN & COMPANY]
of Juneau, Alaska
Offer to the trappers and dealers of the North
the followinig prices for No. 1 Prime Furs:
Lynx, Extra Large No. 1.$30.00 to $32.50
Lynx, Large No. 1... 25.00 to 30.00
Lynx, Small . 15.00 to 20.00
Mink, dark coast skins. 5.00 to 7.00
Mink, dark coast skins, small. 3.00 to 5.00
Mink, fresh water. 5.00 to 10.00
Land Otter. 12.00 to 18.00
Red Fox, No. 1 large. 30.00 to 35.00
Cross Fox, according to beauty. 50.00 to 100.00
Muskrats.75 to 1.50
Silver and Black Foxes, as to color -
Wolverine . 7.00 to 15.00
Wolves. 5.00 to 20.00
Ship us your Furs! As soon as recelvod we wlU grade same and
wire our best oiler. If our prices are not satisfactory we will return
the furs and pay transportation charges on same both ways. y
References: Any bank In Alaska, Dexter Horton National Bank, Se
attle; National Bank of Tacoma, Tacoma, Wash.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
We operate the largest Fur Manufactory north of San Francisco.
SHIPPING BILL
ATTACKED BY
FALCON JOSLIN
Falcon Joslin, preslent of the Ber
ing River Coal Company, who arrived
on yesterday’s boat, left this morning
for Katalla, accompanied by George
C. Hazelet, manager of the Chilkat Oil
Company. Before coming to Cordova
Mr. Joslin spent some time at Juneau
and in commenting on the work of
the territorial legislature to a'repre
sentative of the Daily Times he said:
“The legislature just adjourned did
some good work and some that, it
seems to me, was very bad. The ap
propriation of $375,000 for roads and
the co-ordination of the work with
that of the federal -road commission
was wise and constructive legislation.
It is beneficial to ^everybody and hurt
ful to none.
"But the passage of the so-called
territorial shippinig bill, it seems to
me, was a great mistake. During the
war, when ship rates all over the world
went up to five and ten times the nor
mal, the Alaska rates remained prac
tically stationary, and the Alaska serv
ice was almost, if not quite, as good
as during peace times. There is no
doubt whatever that the ships held
in the Alaska trade during the war
could have earned ten times as much
as they did in the Alaska business. In
fact, it was shown to the legislature
that during the last year (the year
1918) two ships on the Atlantic run
earned twice as much as the whole
fleet on the Alaska run. No one would
contend that the ships were kept on
the Alaska run for philanthropic rea
sons. They were kept here, no doubt,
chiefly to haul Kennecott ores and the
great salmon food supply. But the
other shippers and people of the ter
ritory got the benefit of good service
and normal rates when all the rest
of the world were paying five and ten
times normal rates, and were often
without service even at any rate. The
Australian wheat growers were obliged
to see their crops pile up in ware
houses for three years, because there
were no ships to haul it at any rate.
“Then at the end of the year 1918,
when the cost of operation of the
Alaskan ships had grown so enor
mously that the lines were forced
either to raise rates, quit the business
or go bankrupt, they appealed to the
United States Shipping Board for re
lief and asked for exceedingly moder
ate increases of rates. They did not
ask an increase of rates in proportion
to the increase of their expenses, for
if they had they would have asked
for more than double the existing
rates.
“For example, the five-year con
tracts the ship companies had for fuel
oil at 72 cents per barrel at Seattle
expired in Septembeer, 1918, and the
fuel oil price immediately wont up co
$1.85 per barrel—more than two and
one-half times its former price. Wages,
supplies, insurance and every single
element of the cost of operating ships
increased on an average not less than
100 per cent. Indeed, not only the cost
Wi/viunufe OUJ^O, UUt IUO CUHl UI
everything has increased at least 100
per cent, as anyone buying the neces
sities of life can testify. This univer
sal increase of cost i3 not confined
to Alaska; it is the same in Seattle, in
New York or London.
“Could anybody suppose that a ship
operating on the Alaska run could
continue to operate without an in
crease of rates when everything else
had doubled in cost? Ships on the
Alaska run are not above the natural
law. They can’t do miracles. The
increased rates they asked for, count
ing both the increase in 1918 and the
increase in March, 1919, aggregated
on the average less than 20 per cent
of the normal rates on freight and
less than 30 per cent on passenger
fares. Their expenses increased 100
per cent; they asked for less than 30
per cent increase in rates. Could any
reasonable person object to an in
crease so moderate?
“For example, the increased rate on
eggs from Seattle to Juneau amounted
to one-half a cent per dozen, and the
total freight rate, including the in
crease, amounts to 3 cents per dozen.
Eggs sell at 60 cents a dozen, of which
one-half cent is the increased rate.
"The increased rate on beef, which
sells for from 30 to 60 cents per pound,
was only one-half cent per pound, and
the total freight rate on beef from
Seattle to Juneau is 1 cent per pound.
“The increased rate on butter, which
sells for 70 cents per pound, was one
half cent, and the total freight rate
on butter 1b less than one-half cent
per pound.
“The increased rate on potatoes
was one-fifth of a oent per pound, and
the total rate on potatoes is three
fifths of a cent per pound. So on
through the whole list of commodities
the increased freight was an infini
tesimal part of the cost. Passenger
rates between points in Alaska were
actually reduced instead of increased.
“There has been, of course, a huge
increase in the cost of all articles, but
it is not all due to freight rates.
These rates and prices above given
were figured on Juneau rates and
prices, but no doubt similar ratios
prevail at Cordova and other Alaska
ports.
“When the Alaska steamship com
panies asked for these very moderate
increases in rates the United States
Shipping Board held hearings and re
quired the companies to make the
most complete exposure of all their
capital and other cases, and their
earnings and expenses. Hearings
were held in Alaska as well as at Se
attle and Washington, and the ship
pers and people of Alaska were given
the fullest opportunity to be heard.
After the new rates were filed the
Shipping Board sent notices to those
interested and invited objections, and
none was filed. Thereupon they
found and declared that the increases
asked for were reasonable and fair,
and the new rates were accordingly
approved by the Shipping Board and
put into effect.
“Then out of a clear sky, just as
the legislature met, came a storm of
protest against the rates which appar
ently were more political than com
mercial.
“A bill was introduced in the legis
lature, with the sanction of the gov
ernor, if, indeed, it was not prepared
by his authority and direction, declar
ing that ‘Whereas, freight and passen
ger rates of the steamship companies
engaged in transportation to the ports
of Alaska have become by reason of
recent increaseb a burden on the peo
ple of the territory, and are excessive
and exorbitant, and based upon the
unreasonable hypothesis of paying a
large percentage on Inflated and
watered capitalisation.’ There were
other recitals in the preamble equally
intemperate. Then the bill proceeds:
‘Now, therefore, for the purpose of af
fording relief from such exorbitant
and excessive rates,’ to create a ter
ritorial shipping board to consist 'of
the governor, the territorial secretary
and the territorial treasurer, with au
thority to establish a steamship line
to operate between Alaska ports and
Seattle or .elsewhere, and appropriat
ing |SOfi,000 for the purpose. Fearing
that sum might not be sufficient, the
bill providas that the territorial board
shall ask congress to allow the terri
tory to issue and sell five million dol
lars of bonds with which to buy or
build ships. It also even went so far
as to authorise every town in Alaska
to buy or build' ships and go into the
shipping business, and to tax the peo
ple for the cost!
"It would seem difficult to imagine
an act more revolutionary. It would
have required only one little step fur
ther to be pure Bolshevik legislation.
If the bill had only provided that the
territory and the towns should simply
take over the ships now on the run
and operate them for the benefit of
the people It would have rivaled the
best efforts of the soviets.
“Perhaps no one thought of this.
Or if they did, concluded that simply
destroying the existing lines would ba
enough.”
' Just received, a line of children's
dreses and school shoes at Cordova
Dry Goods Co. 7-3t
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