SEC. LANE SAYS
I). S. LEADS
W|LD
It has become rather the fashion
nowadays to discount the scientific
Achievement of the United States In
the light of the marvellous way in
which European science has met the
emergencies of the war But Frank
lin K. Lane, secretary of the interior,
who by virtue of his official position
Is In more intimate and broader touch
with the resources of material and
brain of the United States than any
other man. believes that no American
need concede that the United States
takes a back seat to any other nation
in scientific achievement. Mr. line's
reasons for this belief are set forth
in the following article:
BY FRANKLIN K. LANE,
Secretary of the Interior.
No American need feel a sense of
dismay at the scientific prowess of
Europe in the present war, as an In
dication that its science is superior
to ours. On the other hand, many of
the most important weapons and pro
cesses with which Europe as amazing
civilization are the products and de
velopments of American Invention.
Take away from Europe today the
things that trace to an American ori
gin, and the war would be fought
along entirely different lines. Take'
American inventions away from Eu
rope in time of peace, and European
civilization would go back for genera- '
tions.
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rets and other essential features of
the dreadnought, the submarine, the
Hying machine — these are a few of 1
the weapons of modern warfare sup- 1
plied by American ingenuity, in our 1
f'lvll war we were the first to use 1
fixed balloons for military observa- ^
tion. The most remarkable new ap
pliance developed by the European 1
war is the Lewis gun, an American '
Invention. This weapon shoots 600 '
times a minute without recoil, and yet '
It is so light that a man can carry it.
It is used on aeroplanes.
War Would Challenge Inventive 8klll. 1
There is no estimating what might 1
he produced by our inventors should 1
our country be plunged into war. Any !
hostile nation would at once challenge *
ihe Inventive skill of the United States
which has lain practically dorntan, so 1
far as devising engines of war is con
cerned, since our Civil war. If neces
sitv spurred us, we would devise great
er and more deadly weapons and ex
plosives than the world ever knew,
and greater than Europe has pro- |
dured during this war, because we <
have a resource of inventive genius i
superior to that of any other people.
We know this because when chai- i
lenged by the competition of peace i
our inventors have produced more ]
than any other two or three nations, t
According to a compilation of pat
ents in the United States patent office
of the world's epoch making Inven
tions for the last fifty years, thirty
five are American Inventions; four- i
teen are the inventions of the rest of -
the world. \
The American scientist may not
have the plodding mind of the Ger
man, which Is content to experiment
tirelessly for years and years in de
veloping some abstruse process, but
the American genius lies along me
chanical lines. Whatever the world
wants done in making science serve
human need, the American mind finds
some way to do it. The American has
more skill in applying science and
more curiosity of the sort that breeds
invention and discovery than any ,
other nationality. As a people we look
at thiqgs with a fresh mind like that
of Benjamin Franklin, whose activi
ties ranged from drawing lightning on
kite strings to starting universities
and libraries and developing modern
paving, street lighting and cleaning
systems.
Could Exist If Isolated.
As a result our inventiveness has
been at work supplying the deficien
cies revealed to us by the present war.
We are developing a dye industry. Our
industry is becoming complex; we are
no longer content to sell our vast re
sources as raw materials for other |
nations to perfect for human use. We i
are now beginning to utilize our by
products which formerly went to
waste. We have made the start to
waid producing our own supply of ni
trogeu and potash, taking the nitro
gen from the exhaustless air and the
AT THE
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Qoed hunting and fishing. Also fish
and gams for sals In season. Boats
for rent, good meals and beds. Rates
12.50 per day.
The Walkers
ALAGANICK, ALASKA.
Twenty Miles- From Cordova.
potasn rrorn me lumes or our smelters
and kilne. With these additions, pro
vided tor us by our science, wo now
produce every mineral we need —
even tungsten. Our farms supply what
we can eat.
Thanks largely to our scientific at
tainment, we can now close every
port, stop all Ingress and egress for
a thousand years and the United
States would not lack a single thing
needed for sustaining life and indus
try. No other nation can claim as
much.
SEATTLE, Aug. 9. — Van H. Man
nlng, director of the bureau of mines'
of the department of the interior, will
visit the University of Washington |
in the near future to determine whe
l
ther it shall have the mining experi
ment station to be established in the j
Northwest. Uongress recently author
ized the establishment of ten of these j
stations. One has already been estab
lished at Fairbanks, Alaska, and an
Diner in ui utJ uiuairu i ■ i wnu ui mr
North Pacific states. 1
The University of Washington has
asked that this station be located here.
It is pointed out that Seattle is ideal
ly located for the North Pacific sta
tion. and that the university, with its
school of mines, is well equipped to
lo the scientific research and experi
nental work that will be required.
While the University of Washing
on’s request for the station has the
indorsement of the senators and rep
resentatives it is meeting with some
ipposition. The University of Idaho
it Moscow is also anxious to obtain
he station. The Montana delegation
n congress is backing Idaho, but the
Washington men believe that the mer
ts of the case favor them. It is to j
letermfne which institution should re ^
efve the station that brings Manning j
vest.
The chief work of the stations will
ie to find ways and means for the j
trofitable handling of low grade ore.
Cach station will be given $25,000 by
he federal government for the estab
ishment and maintenance of the sta
ion.
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UDGE BUNNELL REMOVES
HIS CLERK OF THE COURT.
Joe E. Clarke, clerk of the United
Rates district court for the Fourth
livislon, has resigned and he has;
>een succeeded by Sidney Stewart, his
:hief deputy, formerly employed with
he Washington-^laska bank.
Rumor has it that the resignation,
ollowing so closely upon the visit of j
he recent special agent from the de
mrtment of Justice, was usked by the !
lepartment.
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For the first time in more than two
fears Seward was treated to a genu
ne thunder storm a few days ago,
he most severe for several years.
CORDOVA
The seaport through which all the copper and gold
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 $10,000 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 greatest natu
ral wonders in the world, the Childs and Miles glaciers.
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 from the present railroad, becomes available, smelt
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ers will be erected here, and Cordova will become the
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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Rates Reasonable
The Lang Stove, born in Alaska.
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