CORDOVA
The seaport through which all the copper and gold
I 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.
CORDOVA
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 residents, 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 S10.000 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 greatesf natu
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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 irom the present railroad, becomes available, smelt
ers will be erected here, and Cordova will become the
f 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
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THE HAODE, Netherlands, Aug. 30.
The second anniversary of the mobi
lization of the Dutch army suggests a
glance at the present position of Hol
land and the multifarious changes
wrought by the great struggle still
raging around her.
The country has borne much in the
past two years, which a stronger pow
er would not have suffered, but it has
been preserved from the miseries of
war, and although vigilance is still
the order of the day, the Dutch nation
now entertains a good hope of preserv
ing peace to the end. That its posi
tion is still perilous, however, the lat
est Orange Book testifies, and it is
recognized that the ultimate peace
congress may itself bring dangers in
its train. It is clear that nothing but
a direct act of war, or action tending
to force the nation from its strict
path of neutrality, will bring the queen
or her ministers to enter the strug
gle; in all other cases of restriction of
Holland's rights and damage to her
to content themselves with protests.
For Queen Wilhelmlna and the roy
al house the whole period has been an
exceedingly trying one. Her majesty's
mother, the popular Queen Knima, and
her consort, Prince Henry of the Neth
erlands, are of Herman birth; and in
other ways, not overlooking the close
ties with Belgium, the deepest person
al feelings of the House of Orange
have been painfully affected by the
events of the past two years. Never
theless, an attitude of the strictest
correctness has been adhered to
throughout. Her majesty has closely
devoted herself to the responsible
work of state. She has frequently
toured the country on military inspec
tions, at which ceremonies she is of
ten mounted on horseback.
So far Hollund has borne the heavy
burdens laid upon her by the war re
markably well. The maintenance of
her army of a quarter of a million men
on a war footing and other extraordin
ary expenditures has so far cost a
round sum of $180,000,000. which
money has been temporarily found
by two big loans and is soon to be
tackled in earnest by the ruising of
special war levies and a tax on war
profits, which are expected to wield
a minimum of $60,000,000.
The economic tussle between the al
lies and the central powers is still
considerably emharrasing the coun
try; while the food problem, partly
growing out of big exports to Ger
many, has brought ministers no end
of trouble and may l3nd them in seri
ous difficulties, for once started on the
r<*ad of artificial regulations, maxi
mum prices, cheap government food
stuffs, export consents and the like,
fresh and more complicated adapts
tions are constantly called for.
The two years' mobilization has giv
en Holland by far the largest and best
equipped army she has ever possessed.
For limited conscription has been ex
tended into what is in effect universal
compulsory service up to 30 years of
age, and training of fresh troops has
been going on continuously ever since
August. 1914, bringing the number of
trained men in the country (though
only partly under arms) up to between
400,000 and 500,000. While a large
proportion of the younger men have
been with the colors for the entire
two years, the relief of the older men
have Improved the spirit in the army,
and nothing is heard now of the agi
1st ion and disorders which the seeth
ing discontent at one time brought
about. The Socialists In parliament
are professedly In favor of partial de
mobilization, but it may be doubted
whether they would have moved their
motion In the chamber to this dffeet
a few days ago if they had not known
it would be defeated, for the continued
extreme danger of the country’s posi
tion is as well known to them as to
the responsible ministers.
Coming to the Hutch press, one or
two of the leading journals do not
hide their pro-allied or pro-German
sympathies. In their role of judge of
all the belligerents, Dutch editorial
writers occasionally evoke an ironi
cal smile. The nature of the com
ments on the position and prospects in
the theatres of war has undoubtedly
changed since earlier dayB, when the
might of the German legions dazzled
ike eyes of Dutch military correspon
dents and the idea of Britain ever
forming new armies in time to consti
tute a serious factor was often scouted
as impracticable.
If pro-Germau sympathies are enter
tained among a section of the higher
classes, the great mass of the people
is still string in Us support of the al
lies. On the other hand, there is a
leading newspaper delighting on every
possible occasion in denouncing the
1 "unscrupulous scoundrels of central
Europe;” and on the other, it would
be difficult to find more bitter anti
British and anti-ally sentiments than
those breathed by the Dutch editors
of the pro-German Toekmost ("The
Future”). As a people the French
certainly seem more popular than the
British. The South African war still
rankles in a good many minds. The
moat pro-German element in the po
litical world is found among the
church parties of the Bight, the vet
eran ex-premier, Dr. Abraham Kuy
per, a great Calvinist stalwart, leading
the' van.
Outward Holland has not changed
much, save for the numerous military
element everywhere in evidence. The
principal seaside resort, Scheveningen,
is daily crowded with pleasure seek
ers, including many Germans and Bel
gians. Places of amusement are well
attended. Cricket and other sports
are proceeding as usual. The sprink
ling of Belgians in renters like The
Hague has somewhat smartened up
the dross of the fairer sex.
MAY SUBSTITUTE
One of the things that f!eo. Wat
kin Kvans will investigate while in
Alaska is the adaptability of Alaska
coal for use in the new powdered form,
processes for making and using which
have been developed within the last
few months. It is the purpose of the
department of mines to discover whe
ther or not the substitution of Alas
ka coal in powdered form would be a
satisfactory substitute for California
oils.
Kvans had charge of the expedition
which brought to the seacoast a
sample of 1,100 tons of Matanuska coal
for the navy department. It was
largely because of the value of this
coal for naval purposes that the gov
ernment railroail in Alaska was de
cided upon.
The government engineers, besides
constructing a line from the coastal
end of the railroad, have a big crew
of men working from Fairbanks to
wards the Nenana coal field, about 100
miles from the interior metropolis It
is probable that a big power plant
will be erected at this point to gene
rate electricity for the railroad.
In addition to studying the coal rnea
«n rtni with n viou- in ugoort oln in.r u-Vio
ther the coal will lend itself to briquet
ing and partial carbonization or in
powdered form as a substitute for oil,
Evans will examine the district to
see what mining conditions will be
the most economical in (his field He
believes that parts of the field, where
the beds are thick and close to the
surface, can be mined by steam shovel.
The problem of manufacturing pro
ducer gas also will be carefully con
sidered.
Although Evans has mane many
trips to Alaska, having made several
examinations of both the Bering and
Matanuska coal fields, both for the
government and for private parties,
this will be his first trip into the In
terior of the territory since 1XS7, when
he Joined the stampede of gold hunt
ers into the Klondike.
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The Anchorage Times urges that
Anchorage has a beautiful place for
a military post and 'that* steps should
be at once instituted to have it em
ployed for that purpose.
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j: ROBERT GOTTSCHALK Proprlteor* ART CLONINGER
| 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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been due to the fact lh.it the wants of rhe u> M\
dictated its construction. l ire i. vr lias decided in 1 i .
of certain improvements now incorp uraicd in Modal 8.
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a ing. A great help in ca-d work.
Faster Ribbon Feed — Ins.ires new place of nnpait foi each
typeface.
Cl\>ice of Carriage Return- Upon spe.ial odor the new
left hand carnage return will be furnished in place ot tire
right hand return.
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Good hunting and fishing. Also fish
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$2.50 per day.
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