THE CORDOVA DAILY TIMES
GREATER CORDOVA'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER
H. 0. ST^EL. C. H. WILCOX, C. H. SCHEFFLER, Publlther*
H. G. STEEL, Editor and Manager
C. H. WILCOX, City Editor.
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CORDOVA, ALASKA, MONDAY, JANUARY 1H, 1915.
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CORDOVA AS COAST TERMINAL
OF TONNAGE ROUTE TO INTERIOR
THE SEWARD GATEWAY seeing a little peeved becaust
Cordova is presenting the claim that the Chitina-Fair
hanks route is the only in Alaska that offers sufficient
tonnage to warrant the government in constructing a trunk lim
in this territory. That paper, however, is mistaken when it says
that any attempt is being made by this town or its accredited
representatives to disparge the advantages of any other route,
lhe Cordova Chamber of Commerce has fortified itself with
facts and figures, which have been presented to President Wil
son, Secretary Lane and the members of the Alaska Engineer
ing Commission, in support of our contentions as to railroad
routes, and we have faith that the final recommendations bv
those who have investigated conditions in Alaska will not be
unfavorable to Cordova and the Copper River valley- We are
perfectly willing to rest our case on its merits and the Gateway
is mistaken in its statements, at least so far as Cordova is con
corned, when it says:
The representatives of Cordova in the tight for the gov
ernment railroad seem to lay stress on the supposition that 11
railroad up Suisitna valley would have nothing to depend upon
for traffic hut agricultural products. This is, of course, a mis
taken idea but if it wore not there is really no sound argument
in it so long as the Suistna valley is credited at all with having
agricultural ground. Such a thing as the following would
never be said if Cordova had shown a desire to base its claims
for the railroad on its own positive merits hut when it enters
the comparative field with the attempt to' locate Seward in
second place it must be asserted that if the railroad location
depends on agricultural products at all Cordova must certain
ly take a back seat. As to mineral traffic the present Cordova
road does not seem to have got rich on it despite the fact that
the mines own the railroad now existing.
“It is bad policy, however, for either Cordova or Seward
to belittle each other’s claims. It Alaskan cities once start in
venting drawbacks in relation to eacli other Washington might
very well become inclined to take us all at our words. Remem
ber Cordova, that there are many opponents of the government
project that will be only too glad to discover arguments against
the construction of the railroad at all. As for Seward', it has
the mineral as well as the agriculture, Dear Sister Cordova.”
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ALASKA’S DAY NEAR AT HAND
WITH RETURN OF GOLDEN DAYS
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AN EARLY annoncement of the choice of the federal gov
ernment for a railroad terminal in Alaska may be ex'
pected, according to Washington dispatches. It if
stated that within a short time the government authorities will
name the fortunate location of governmental activities where
millions of dollars will be expended within the next few years.
Secretary Lane has had conferences with the full membership
of the Alaska engineering party, and it is probable that a tenta
tive selection of routes for the government railway has already
been made. Anticipatory of the decision, enterprising business
men and' Alaska sourdoughs have scattered about the various
sugested terminals, and there will be fortunate investors on tin
“ground' floor” wherever the final choice shall fall. Authori
tative announcement of site and route will be followed by tin
investment of large sums of money and immediate construction
on a large scale*
Here is an element of Seattle’s coming prosperity that will
likely be felt very soon. Not only is Seattle money invested in
large suums at every possible terminus, but Seattle men are on
the ground, prepared to take up the burdens of pioneering.
With Seattle money, Seattle men and Seattle port as the dis
tributing point for the northern work, it does not require a high
quality of prevision to be able to discern prosperity for the
home city.
Witlun a few weeks this community should experince a
commercial awakening nearly equal in importance to the stir
ring rush of the gold-seekers of ’98 and' ’99. What this will
mean to this city may be best appreciated by those who were
here in those golden days. In active public and private con
struction work $50,000,000 will be expended in Alaska within
the next three years.—Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
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’Tis true but three daily papers in Alaska are at present
receiving their telegraphic service from tin? Associated Press,
with a fourth applying for membership. But then there’s a
reasons and when the real development begins in this territory
possible some of the others will feel that they can afford
to increase their service and take the best, even if it does cost
more.
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Within a very short time President Wilson will have set
at rest all rumors as to the routes of the government railroads
to be constructed in Alaska at a cost of $35,000,000, and' Cordo
vans feel secure in the fact that the dawn of a new era for Al
aska is close at hand.
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It will be only a few weeks from now until the Alaska legis
lature convenes in Juneau. Thus no time should be lost on the
part of the members of the legislature in getting the ideas of
the people they will represent concerning the legislative needs
of the Territory.
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The war movements today make interesting reading, from
whatever standpoint you view them.
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PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug Store.
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Rainier-Grand Hotel
DR. C. L. HALE
DENTIST
Office In Adams Building
ROBERT E. CAPERS
Attorney at Law
General Civil Practice
Suite 3, Adams Block
CORDOVA, .... ALASKA
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Attorney and Councellor at 1 aw
Room 1
Adams Block CORDOVA, ALASKA.
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Phone 4. CORDOVA, ALASKA
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