THE CORDOVA DAILY TIMES
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GREATER CORDOVA'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER
ASSOCIATED PRESS TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS.
H. G. ST BEL, C. H. WILCOX, C. H. SCHEFFLER, Publlahera
H. G. STEEL, Editor and Manager
C. H. WILCOX, City Editor.
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CORDOVA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1915.
BUSINESS SITUATION REVIEWED
BY CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
CONOMISTS and financiers find if <iuite impossible satis
factorily to forecast the future of business. If it were
not for the war the problem would be solved easily
enough. A survey of present conditions reveals much irregu
larity in trade channels throughout the In the bellig
erant countries those industries manufacturing war equipment
are most active. < )ther lines are very much depressed as a gen
eral thing. While the war is in progress improvement is not
anticipated. In the neutral countries much progress has been
made toward betterment. Manufacturers of flu* United States
estimate a general industrial gain of lf> to 20 per cent within
the last few weeks. This is the most encouraging feature of the
situation, and lends hope that improvement will be continued
indefinitely.
The most disconcerting feature at present is the persistent
advance in certain commodity prices, particularly those of food
stuffs. This is directly traceable to the European war- The
countries at war have.'bid up prices for various products furn
ished by the neutral producing countries to such an extent as to
be seriously felt everywhere. This outcome had been generally
predicted by economists at the beginning of the war, but it
does not make the results any the less easy to bear. However,
it must be remebered that countries like the United States that
have been favored by abundant crops and fundamentally strong
financial conditions have much to be thankful for. There are
many thousands of men out of employment at present, but if
indications are reliable it will not be long until there will be
work for every one who desires employment. For instance,
there has been a quickening in the iron and steel industry with
in the last week or so that promises good times for this and re
lated trades. Announcement just made by the United States
Steel Corporation that it had been decided not to reduce wages
bears testimony to the stronger situation. It had been under
stood for some time previously that wage reductions were pend
ing in the steel industry. The steel corporation reports almost
twice as much new business booked in December as during the
corresponding period last month. Prices, however, are low
and profits consequently very small.
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eastern road’s of the United States by the interstate commerce
commission already lias bad a revivifying effect on business.
Tt may be more sentimental than actual, for it is probably too
early to trace and direct results to the commission’s decision.
The 5 per cent increase in freight rates, with some exceptions,
has been conservatively estimated to mean a total of about $.'b),
000,000 to the roads involved, compared with about $50,000,000
that had been asked for. When apportioned among the vari
ous systems in the eastern territory tin* amount represents a
rather insignificant percentage of tin* gross business handled.
However, with the increase in passenger rates granted and with
certain other changes recommended' by the commission which
likely will be adopted by the roads, the total increase may reach
nearly double the amount originally petitioned for. Of more
significance than the monetary advantage to the transportation
systems is the fact that the government has shown in practical
fashion its desire to help business. There are many who be
lieved that the roads were not entitled to higher freight rates.
The interstate commerce commission itself thought so when a
few months ago it rendered a decision against the proposed in
crease. Its reversal of judgment is taken to mean that unpre
cedented'conditions arising on account of the war made it neces
sary for the roads to have larger revenues if they were to main
tain their standing financially and physically.
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The (-biases dragon is squirming under the pressure of
England and Japan. The worm may turn.
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If optomism counts for anything the Seward Gateway is
certainly there with chunks of it when it comes to the selection
of the town as the terminal for the new government railroad.
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England acknowledge she’s in the wrong by detaining
American ships carrying other than contraband, but very evi‘
dently desires to quibble long enough to put through many more
of tin* same kind of wrongs, hoping no doubt, that the matter
will be amicably settled but not before the European war is
over.
Sweden is on her over the “harassing policy” of Great
Britain toward shipping. The feeling in Sweden is that the
British reply to the American not is designed merely as a tem
porizing measure, and that there really is no inclination to heed
our demand. President Wilson might invoke the shade of
Grover Cleveland and his Venezuelan message.
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The Arizona prohibition law is so strict that a sick woman
can’t have an egg-nog and housewives must not use lemon ex
tracts containing alcohol. Of course, we pity sick women, and
we have the deepest sort of sympathy for cakes and pies that
will have to go without lemon. But the last straw will fall with
catastrophic consequences when it is announced that mincemeat
will have to go dry.
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The Chamber of Commerce of the United' States makes a
report covering business conditions in the nation, said report
containing this sentence: “ Economy naturally prevails among
all classes, though remarks have noted that this does not extend
to automobiles.” Probably if we knew definitely the relation
ship between the depression and automobiles we might take
some of the blame from wars and put it on the cars- Undoubt
edly our joy-riding is costing us d^&rly.
PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
DR. w. H. CHASE
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug Store.
Calls may be left at Cordova
Drug Store. Residence,
Rainier-Grand Hotel
DR. C. L. HALE
DENTIST
Office In Adams Building
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ROBERT E. CAPERS
Attorney at Law
General Civil Practice
Suite 3, Adams Block
CORDOVA, .... ALASKA
E. F. MEDLEY
Attorney and Councellor at 1 aw
Room 1
Adams Block CORDOVA, ALASKA.
J. F. R. APPLEBY
CIVIL ENGINEER
Phone 4. CORDOVA, ALASKA
V. A. SCHMITZ
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ADMIRAL EVANS, January 25, To Seward only
ADMIRAL WATSON, February 5, Through to Kodiak.
Via the INSIDE PASSAGE for Ketchikan, Juneau, Yakutat,
Katalla, Cordova, Valdez, Seward, Cook Inlet points and Kodiak
Island.
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