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COWPOVA, ALASKA. SAT! RDA V. (>< "l'( >HKK 9, HUT).
WHERE A FEW MILLION WOULD DO SOME GOOD.
The government is building a railroad in Alaska. It was
afraid' that if constructed by private capital a raonoply would
be created, some few men would become tot» rich; their example
would be bad and make poor men discontented. The exact
justice might be done Uncle Sam went down into bis trousers
pocket, pulled out a roll, and said “Here are a few millions of
the people’s money; as a whole they do not know anything
about big investments, so 1 will use this money to build the
road, and if the cost exceeds the estimates I will take some more
of their money and finish it, or if 1 run short 1 will borrow the
money. I can get it at 4 per cent, and the people don’t mind
that, and then 1 will lease the road to some friends of the ad
’ministration and show 1 love them, but show the greedy mon
opolists who control our big roads a trick or two in cheap man
agement.’’ . .
On its face that lias a benevolent look, though it is true that
our benevolent Uncle Samuel already lias some fifty miles of
railroad across the Isthmus of*Darien, and the charges levied
and paid on that road are so excessive that were the manage
ment of any of our great roads to copy the schedule of the I an
anm road and apply it, they would see their tracks torn up by
an indignant people within a month, unless the interstate com
merce commission interposed and changed rates back to the old
figures.
That example down on the Isthmus does not have an en
couraging look to the men of Alaska, hut they doubtless reason
that, by that road they will be able to got coal as cheaply as
they have been getting it from .Japan.
But it is another matter that we desire to have considered.
All men of all parties would like to see the United States take
hold' a full share of the South American trade. Now there is
only way that can accomplish that purpose. The men of South
America talk different languages from ours. Brazil it is most
ly Portugese* in the otW' states Spanish. Then trade with
them is mostly a large kind of barter. The goods and wares
from the United States will have to be exchanged for such pro
ducts as we need and South America can supply.
Again, thev are all deciples < 1 “Manana, that is. they ai<
accustomed to long credits. It will be readily seen that t<
build up a pro ■ 41 • U* must In a work of time, our peoph
must learn th«-ii different languages aim their methods.
Another thing must not be forgotten; we must sell our
goods as cheaply as Great Britain and Germany do, or we can
get no trade. This makes it necessary to carry our goods in
our ships. Great Britain pays her ships subsidies, Germany
pays her bounties.
Our present administration, which includes the president
and a majority of both houses of congress, feels it a duty to
have spasms whenever either subsidy or bounty is spoken.
And there you are.
But there is a way to make a beginning. Tt is just as
legitimate for the government to use the people’s money in one
form of privative enterprise as another, and the South Ameri
can enterprise is easy.
About five steamers should he built for trade on the east
coast of that country. They should be first class and of at
least four thousand tons each. Their cost would be a mere
gafatelle, say $5,000,000. Then there should be about five de
partment stores with a stock of $1,000,000 each. One at Para
or Pernambuco to catch the rubber trade; one at Bahia for the
coffee trade; one at Rio for general merchandizing; one at
Santos for the sugar trade, and one at Buenos Ayres, for all
kinds of merchandise.
When the keels for the ships are laid a school should be
opened to teach some three score democratic students Spanish
and Portuguese. Some architects should' be sent in advance to
have the stores prepared for the goods, then about $3,000,000
should be set aside to tide over the first long delays.
()f course what the steamers might run behind could be
paid out of the treasury and be inculded in the general deficit.
All the above could be covered by about $15,000,000 and
what is $15,000,000 to a billion dollar country?
Seriously speaking, that enterprise if inaugurated and
carried on by alert and able men, would in ten years give to the
United States the best trade of all eastern South America. And
that is the only way to secure it either by the government or
bv private individuals aided by the government.
Considerable alarm was caused by the news of the steam
ers Mariposa and Northwestern striking rocks in Southeastern
Alaska waters. The former vessel is in a precarious position, i
although her passengers were rescued’ and safely landed at
Ketchikan. The Northwestern was on the rocks only nine
hours and is now on her way to Cordova. No passenger list of
this vessel was received here when she sailed from Seattle and
naturally there was considerable uneasiness on the part of those
expecting members of their families or friends to leave on that
boat.
The German wireless bureau may be expected to send out
a bulletin saying that the French are up in the air because they
have put an aviation portfolio in the cabinet.
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CHITINA - - - ALASKA
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
Office at Company Hospital
Hours—10 to 12; 1 to 6 p. m. -
DR. C. L. HALE
DENTIST
Office In Adame 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
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Attention
CHARLES GAME
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E. A. HEGG
PHOTOGRAPHER
PHOTO SUPPLIES
Views and Post Cards
STATIONERY
PICTURES and FRAMES
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M. C. Thompson H. C. Murphy .
The MECCA
Thompson <1 Murphy, Props
Dealers >n
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
GOLD-COPPER
FOR SALE
A high grade Gold property, ten
miles 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 Willfam
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
S A. HEMPLE, Valdez, Alaska
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©ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
Fast and commodious steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketch
ikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Sksgway, 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 service for Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas. Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez ard Latouche. Explos
ives, S. S. Seward. 8. S. Seward, 5th; S. S. Latouche, 15th; S. S.
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 hour before
sailing time.
F. B. TRACY, T. J. TALLENT,
General Agent Ticket Agent
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Pacific-Alaska Navigation Co.
ALASKA PACIFIC S. S. CO. ALASKA COAST CO.
PUGET SOUND ALASKA ROUTE
Next sailing 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 points 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
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Effective June 12th, 1915.
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:g Dining Car In Connection With all Regular Pessenger Trains Be- jg
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The above schedule subject to change without notice,
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