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LOCATED IN GOLDEN HOTEL
Dr. Homer A. Blytta, of the dental
firm of Drs. Daggett & Blyth with of
fices at Cordova, has equipped modern
offices at McCarthy, Alaska.
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Don’t forget the Easter Monday
dance at Eagle hall.
TEETOTAL SAMMY
The American army already has the
reputation among the British Tom
mies of being a “teetotal” army. The
Tommy gets his regular ration of rum
in the trenches. He can’t understand
the Americans’ preference for water
I and hot stew.
Sixty Steam Heated Rooms Eletric Lighted
Hot and Cold Water in Every Room
With or Without Bath.
! Cordova House 1
DOOLEY AND GREENIG
Headquarters for Railroad and Mining Men
Satisfaction Guranteed
Rates Reasonable
THE NORTHERN CLUB
FRED HAEF, PROP. PHONE 4-~7
POOL, CARDS, TOBACCO
SOFT DRINKS OF ALL KINDS
THE POPULAR CORNER
CORDOVA ALASKA
| NORTHERN MEAT MARKET |
*: Wholesale and Retail Dealers in i$
| FRESH BEEF, PORK, VEAL, MUTTON AND PRO- 1
| VISIONS |
Particular Attention and Prompt Service Given to Orders from
§j Mining Camps, Roadhouses and Interior Points
i* Halibut and Other Fresh Fish of All Kinds Will Be Kept :£
§; in Stock When Available %
| SMITH & GLASSBRENNER, Props. |
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HANDY ANDY’S TIN SHOP
1 Phones— SHOP 143 RES. 160-2R m
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Loggers Attention!
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After February 1st we will pav'#10.00 for
Hemlock and #1150 for Spruce
GOVERNMENT SCALE
Cordova Mill & Lumber Co.
JOB PRINTING
Done At the TIMES OFFICE and
Delivered when promised
PHILIPPINES
MANILA, Feb. 10 (by mail)!—The
Philippine Islands have enjoy* dur
ing the past twelve months thelgreat
est prosperity in their history.! War
j conditions, prices and demands are
directly responsible. In the pait two
years, the balance of trade in (Ivor of
the islands has been $50,000,000, 65
per cent of which is to be accounted
for in the unprecedented prosperity of
1 1917.
Internal trade has leaped to in heard
j of proportions. There is more i aoney
| in every part of the Philippines today
than ever before. More business is
being done and the currency reflects
this condition. Despite constant ac
cretions ot tha currency, through irn
; portations from United States i aints,
the Philippine bank, the government
financial institution, has had to (issue
paper ten, twenty and fifty-cejitavo
bills, and one-peso notes.
Internal revenue taxes, collecu d on
the same basis in 1917 as in 1916,
went up nearly 33 1-3 per cent, cach
ing the highest figure in history.
With the exception of sugar, ail de
partments of insular trade proiS*! by
the prosperity of the country, mught
! rates quintupled and sextupled, for
sugar, and the Philippine producers
I often faced a loss on their sales in the
! United States.
j When the price of sugar in the
United States was fixed by the food
control board, it was so regulated
that under existing trans-Pacific rates
profitable transactions in Philippine
sugar were no longer possible. Sam
uel Ferguson, president of the govern
ment bank, made a special trip to
Washington in the Intelests of the
sugar men and got a pledge of addi
| tional ships for the Philippines.
I Whether this pledge included provi
sion for lower freight rates is not
known here. Unless the new ships
bring a substantial reduction in exist
ing freight rates, it is believed they
will not help out the sugar industry.
Hemp, with all the world demanding
it for ships and war vessels, played
a big role in the prosperity of the isl
! ands. During 11*17 it reached record
prices and paid its producers hand
j somely. Hundreds of plantation own
ers have become rich in the past two
years. Scores of Americans who years
ago picked out Mindanao, the land of
the untamed Moro, as ideally suited to
hemp, and then struggled along for
years on the verge of bankruptcy,
suddenly found their optimism justi
fied and their years’ of toil and hard
ship repaid by two years of undreamed
; of prosperity.
Likewise the cocoanut planters have
j been carried along on the crest of
I the wave of success. During the early
i part of the year, prices rose steadily
i as American manufacturers demanded
| the product at any cost. But freights
j also rose. This led many business
I men to figure that if it were possible
! to sell the raw copra—-the dried meat
j of the cocoanut—at a profit, it would
• be much more profitable to. extract
the oil locally, save a large part of
the freight costs and count that sav
; ing as profit. During the year, fully
! twenty cocoanut oil mills, all of small
| capacity, were started in Manila alone
j and in the provinces as many more
j were inaugurated.
I The tobacco planters, manufacturers
j and dealers have also liad a year of
I unparallelled business success. The
1 demand for Bhilipptnne tobacco and
| cigars from the United States has
been such that Philippine growers and
1 planters have been unable to meet it
The year saw the cigar production
of the Islands very largely increased
while the acreage planted to tobacco
was also largely increased. But there
are no signs of abatement of the de
mand.
A similar story can be told in every
Jine of Philippine business. The coun
try is literally rolling in money.
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BLOND ESKIMOS
GIANTS IN SIZE
—
Tales of a race of giant Eskimos
averaging about six feet in height who
live in the isolated Arctic country
east of the Mackenzie river are being
told by John Kinnalley, who is visiting
his brother at Fairbanks, after spend
ing several years in the territory bord
ering the northern seas.
The known tribes of Eskimos liv
ing in the nortnwestern portions of
the continent are generally small in
stature, averaging between four and
five feet in height.
Kinnalley says he spent one win
ter with a tribe of blue-eyed Eskimos.
One of the objects of Vilhjalmur Stef- j
ansson's Arctic exploration expedition |
was to obtain information regarding
the reported presence of a tribe of
blue-eyed Eskimos east of the Macken
zie.
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FAMOUS ROTHSCHILD
WAS NOTED HOST
LONDON, April 1.—Alfred Charles
de Rothschild, of, the banking family
of that name, who died a few days
ago, was a great host and did not
confine his hospitality to his own
home or to one class. He daily sent
fro mhis kitchens the best of his
cook’s efforts for his many friends, es
pecially those who were sick, and sent
many supplies to the poor.
The three Rothschild brothers had
certain resemblances to Dickens’
Cheeryble brothers. Tney met every
day except for a month in the year,
and spent most of the day together,
having most things in common. They
all died within three years.
Alfred de Rothschild was a close
friend of Lord Kitchener and was also
on intimate terms with King Edward,
who sought his advice on many oc
casions.
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Vote the Cordova ticket solid. Every
member of it is solid, respectable and
responsible.
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Use less wheat ana meat. Buy local
foods. Serve just enough. Use what
is left.
CORDOVA
MACHINE WORKS
E. R. GARNES. Prop.
Residence Shop
Phone 101-3 Phone 182
Machine Wo a of all Kinds.
Blacksmlthing General Repair
ing. Horse Shoeing. Oxv Acety
lene Welding and Cutting.
HARMON MACHINERY |
BUILDING
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Cordova, Alaska.
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Out of Town Jobi Given Strict
Attention.
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i Northwest ♦
♦ Soda Works J
♦ Manufacturers aud *
♦ Bottlers *
♦ Soda Water, all Flavors, ♦
J Gingerale, J
» Root Beer, ♦1
♦ Coco Cola. *
« Mail Orders Uiveu Prompt «
♦ Attention. *
♦ Cordova, Alaska. 4
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iiTicm announcement;
VOTE FOR
JAMES L. GALEN
Republican Candidate for
Road Commissioner
Primary Election Tuesday. April 30
JAMES E. WILSON
Road Commissioner
Solicits Your Vote tur He-electlon 1
Primary Election Tuesday, April 30
VOTE FOR
HARVEY P. SULLIVAN
Republican Candidate for
Road Commissioner
Primary Election, Tuesday, April 30.
VOTE FOR
HENRY A. SLATER
Republican Candidate for
Representative
“rlrnary Election Tuesday, April 30
VOTE FOR
JOSEPH H. MURRAY
Republican Candidate for
Representative
Primary Election Tuesday, April 30
CLIFFORD H. PHILLIPS
Announces His Candidacy
for
Clerk of School Board
CALVIN C. HAZELET
Announces His Candidacy
for
Clerk of School Board
Madame Lydia, the paimist, will be
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found in the Currier & Miekelson
building on C. street. l«-tf
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For Large or.
Small Parties
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Cordova, Alaska
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KENNY HOLDEN’S
Pool and Billiard Parlors
CIGARS, SOFT DRINKS AND TOBACCO
FIRST-CLASS BARBER SHOP
IN CONNECTION
MUSIC EVERY NIGHT PHONE 15
Alaskan Grill
M. E. HOLBEN, Prop.
The Place To Eat
Everything In Season
Service The BEST
Boxes For Large Or Tray Service
Small Parties Our Specialty
Manhattan Hotel
R. W. FERRELL, Prop.
Electric Lighted. Hot Water. Turkish and Tub
Baths.
OPPOSITE CORDOVA GRILL, CORDOVA, ALASKA.
PHONE 99
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