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LANE’S DEVELOPMENT BOARD BILL.
The Cordova Chamber of Commerce has endorsed Secre
tary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane’s Alaska Development
Board bill. Brieflly the bill proposes to establish a Board
which will have its headquarters in Alaska, and which will deal
on the ground, so to speak, with all questions and problems,
appertaining to the Territory, that are now under the control
and direction of the many bureaus and departments in Wash
ington. For example, the fisheries will be under the control of
the proposed board; so will the timber, the water powers, the
coal mines, the game, furs, lands, roads and trails and other
Federal activities now directed from the National Capital.
Whether the bill will be passed bv Congress is quite an
other matter. It has influential support; it likewise has in
tense, even bitter opposition. For, the average Washington
bureau hates to let go; it is constantly reaching out after more
power rather than surrendering it. Power, it is said, is sweet
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to tlie average numan Deing, auuougn n iu«\ «ni ur w n
all men hunger and thirst after it. The average bureaucrat is
in a class by himself; lie is typical of the two daughters of the
horse leech, ever crying “give, give,” but never letting go,
of his free will, that which lie has attained. The innate weak
ness of government is exemplified in bureaucracy. No nation
is exempt from it, and in it, by it, and through it, is perpetu
ated many of the political ills to which even a free people are
heir. It is government by indirection; therefore bound to be
inept, ineluctable and inefficient. And that Alaska has suffered
through bureaucracy is known to all Alaskans; some men in
Washington know it, and Secretary Lane stand's at the head
of these, llow can a Washington bureau, or a Washington
department, for that matter, decide with the necessary intelli
gence' the problems that are constantly arising in a country
removed four thousand miles from the national seat of govern
ment ? However, we cannot abolish the departments, but we
can get along very well without their side issues—the bureaus,
so far as Alaska is concerned. Given a nintelligent capable
body of men, such as it woidd be reasonable to expect, would
servo on tin* proposed Development Board, the many vital
questions affecting tin* development of Alaska’s resources could
be adjudicated when they arise. Strict examination and in
vestigation could he made of all questions requiring adjust
ment; the angles of each could be carefully scrutinized, testi
monv heard from conflicting interests, if any, and substantial
justice (lone. The bureaucratic view necessarily is cribbed,
cabined'and confined. What else could be expected? What
does the average Washington bureaucrat know about Alaska
and it conditions? How many of them care, in fact? And yet
they are quite willing, nay ready, to decide matters vially af
fecting the Territory, oftentimes without the exercise of a grain
of common sense, to say nothing of judgment. Bureaucratic
control and direction in Alaska is not so obnoxious as it once
was. There has been some improvement in recent years. But
there is yet ample room for improvement. Adequate relief
from the incubus of bureaucracy however, cannot be expected
so long as it and the red-tape of which it is at once the inventor
and wet nurse are entirely eliminated.
The Alaska Development Board bill, or some similar meas
ure, prescribing o'osel\ the powers and limitations of die boaid,
should furnish a large measure of relief from tin* present
’ ureaucratic ills and handicaps from which Alaska suffers.
The Russians used to have a saying—and, no doubt, still
have—to the effect “(rod is afar off and it is a long way to St.
Petersburg.” For many years Alaska has had similar one,
Washington being substituted for St. Petersburg—or Petro
grad .—Juneau Empire.
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The residents ot the topper ttiver vauey owe a ueoi uij
'William James, the pioneer miner of the interior, for his suc
cessful efforts in raising funds with which to build'a trail from
McCarthy to Shusanna.
The placer mining season in the interior is rapidly drawing
to a close and the operators and men are coming to Cordova on
every train. The pokes ot gold being brought out indicate
that the clean-ups have been very satisfactory.
All towns are dull now. Even Seattle is not doing as much
business as she did two years ago, owing to unsettled condi
tions. Part of the business depression, too, was caused by some
fellow in the east waking up with fuzz on his tongue, after a
night out. TTo started'the thing, and it spread like a vast wave
to the coast. A bottle of Red Raven Splits might have saved
the country from half the hardships it has experienced—Valdez
Prospector.
It is said that the chief bone of contention in the new rail
road city is the attempt of the residents of each end of that
town to make their own extremity the Grand Hiu Terminal*for
all industry and business. A flippant individual recently
described Anchorage as a town built in the shape of a dumbell,
heavy at either end and slim in the middle. It is hoped' by
some of the Anchorage people that the club, instead of trying to
further divide the city, will fill it up in the place that corre
sponds to the stomach in physical arrangement.—Seward Gate
way.
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Mrs. Catherine J. Palmer, Proprietor
Steam Heated Modern in Every Respect
Headquarters for Chamberlain’s Auto Service
S CHITINA ALASKA
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DR. W. H. CHASE
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug Store.
Calls may be left at Cordova
Drug Store. Residence,
Alaskan Hotel
DR. W. W. COUNCIL
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Physician and Surgeon
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Office at Company Hospital
Hours—10 to 12; 1 to 6 p. m.
DR. C. L. HALE
DENTIST
Office In Adams Building
ASA C. BALDWIN
Civil Engineer
Patent Surveys
Address: Valdez, Alaska
GEO. F. WHITE
The Assayer
Assaying and Ore Testing
VALDEZ, ALASKA
Established 1911. Formerly 12 years
with Tacoma Smelter
E. F. MEDLEY
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
Room 1
Adams Block CORDOVA. ALASKA.
CLOTHES
CLEANED AND PRESSED ;
All Work Given Prompt
Attention
CHARLES GAME
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E, A. HEGG
PHOTOGRAPHER
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PHOTO SUPPLIES
Views and Post, Cards
STATIONERY
PICTURES and FRAMES
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M. C. Thompson H. C. Murphy
The MECCA
Thompson & Murphy, Props
Dealers in
WINES, LIQUORS AND
CIGARS
Phone 107.
One Visit
Will
Make You
A
Regular Patron
At
Slater’s
Restaurant
Private Boxes
For
Large or Small
Parties
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GOLD-COPPER
FOR SALE
A high grade Gold property, ten
mile# from Valdez with several
hundred sacks of high grade ore
on tne dump. This property ad
joins a producing mine and sev
eral veing of high tirade ore are
properties on Prince William
exposed on the surface of this
ground.
Also four groups of copper
Sound, adjoining navigable water.
All of these properties could be
made producers with a small
amount of money and for a party
who can open same up or can se
cure the capital to do so, this is
an opportunity to make a fortune.
For prices and terms apply to
I S A. HEMPLE, Valdez, Alaska !
HAPPY 111
CANNED GOODS If
HIGHEST GRADE g
Selected Vegetables
and
Luscious Fruits
Ask your Grocer.
SCHWABACHER BROS. & CO. (
(Incorporatd)
Distributors
Seattle, Wash. |j
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\© ALASKA
\ STEAMSHIP CO.
Fast and commodiuus steamers sailing between Seattle. Ketch
ikan, Wrangell, Juneau. Skagway, Cordova. Valdez, Seward and •
ANCHORAGE, via INSIDE PASSAGE.
Sails from Seattle- Sails from Cordova
September 24.ALAMEDA.October 4
September 30.NORTHWESTERN.October 9
Regular freight aervlce Tor Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez ard Latouche. Explos
ives, S. S. Seward. S. S. Seward, 6th; 8. S. Latouche, 16th; 8. 8.
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 hoar before
sailing time.
F. E TRACY, T. J. TALLENT,
General Agent Ticket Agent
Pacific-Alaska Navigation Co.
ALASKA PACIFIC S. S. CO. ALASKA COAST CO.
PUGET SOUND -ALASKA ROUTE
Next «aillng from Seattle will be
ADMIRAL FARRAGUA, September 25
ADMIRAL EVANS, October 5
Via the INSIDE PASSAGE for Ketchikan, Juneau, Yakutat,
Katalla, Cordova, Valdez, Seward, Cook Inlet point* and Kodiak
Island.
Seattle-San Francisco connecting with steamers Yale and Har
vard for Southern California Ports.
Schedule subject to change without Notice.
ALASKA TRANSFER CO., Local Agents
| Copper River &
j Northwestern Ry.
Effective June 12th, 1915.
Two trains every six days between Cordova and g
g Chitina, one of these trains leaving Cordova making |i
g connection with Alaska Steamship Co. steamers arriving g
i§ from Seattle. g
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Trains between Chitina and Shushanna Junction, g
g and Kennecott connect with trains between Chitina and g
g Cordova. g
All trains from Cordova leave from Second Street j|
!| Depot. g
g Dining Car In Connection With all Regular Pessenger Train* Be- g
g tween Cordova and Chitina. g
g The above schedule subject to change without notice. g
g Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M.
g Tickets on sale at Depot or up-town office, Alaska g
•g Steamship Company building jg
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j Caleb Corser S. R. Hedges
g Superintendent Cordova Agent g
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