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H. G. STEEL, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
('(>].’!>( >\ A. ALASKA, FRIDAY MUKNINQ, API,‘II. 14, 1916.
ADVANCE IN ALASKA FREIGHT RATES.
A general advance in freight and passenger rates lias been
announced by all the American steamship lines operating be
tween Seattle and Alaska. These increases in freight rates
range from $1 to $."> per ton, which is nearly equal to 5 to 15
cents per hundred. The increases in passenger rates are from
$1 to $10 per passenger, all passenger rates including berth
and meals. The increase in the rate's was actually forced upon
the companies by conditions over which they had no control.
l’nder the provisions of the Seamen’s Act, the various
vessels in the Alaska fleets will he called upon to expend a sum
equal to $500,000 to comply with the law for life, boat age, etc.
The extra watches demanded have greatly increased the cost
of operating each ship. Tin* tremendous decrease in number
of passengers permitted to be carried decreases the earnings
of each trip of the steamship affected', while every class and
commodity in reference to construction, maintenance and sus
tenance have advanced in price, with no increase over the ruin
ouslv low rates that have prevailed in southeastern Alaska.
(>n top of these unusual conditions came the offer to buy
or charter practically all of the large vessels of the fleet at
figures which would have paid for each vessel several times
over in a year at the charter rate, or if purchased, the amount
offered has been equal to three or four times the value of the
vessel two years ago. Had six or seven of these vessels been
withdrawn from the Alaska trade at this particular time, the
mining, cannery and government railroad building in this ter
ritory would have been paralyzed. At the same time the own
ers of the vessels who kept their ships in the service during all
the lean vears from lib)' tolSHl, inclusive, could not overlook
the flattering offers made for their vessels, and to justify
themselves in remaining in the les> remunerative Alaska trad,
had no other recourse but to advance the rates. Hveli with the
slight advance announced they will operate with net result'
far below w hat they could make if they had taken ad’vantag •
of some of the standing offers of the last six weeks. — Wailway
and Marine News.
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OUR LITTLE ARMY.
Urn-soldiers in Mexico are entitled to the warm sympathies
of their countrymen. There in those barren mountains, the
consuming heat by day, the cold by night; the whirling sands;
the brackish water; the cactus; the rattlers; the tarantulas and’
scorpions; centipedes; the ambuscade; the poisoned wells;
treachery in the very air, falsehood on every lip and the feeling
that a moment’s lack of vigilance means disaster; surely a most
uncomfortable situation. Come to think of it, not very many
people realize wind the soldiers of our country have been to it.
Since the settlements reached the eastern base of the Alle
gheny mountains, the little army of the republic has been the
avant courier of civilization. It has been flung out on the
frontier in advance of the settlements; their little posts have
been the guards of these settlements; those soldiers have gone
ten thousand times to.the rescue of imperilled settlers; thou
sands of them have died at the hands of savages who have tried
to drive back the oncoming wave of civilization; their little
posts have been the refuge of thousands of pioneers who have
reached them exhausted or in danger from savages or from
death through hunger or thirst or from cold or disease. In that
long treck of one hundred and thirty years, not once have those
little garrisons failed either in valor or in charity while bar
barism lias been melting away and' enlightenment slowly
coming.
And as those devoted soldiers have never failed' in their
work, where danger and hardship and not much fame have
been theirs, when real war has reared its crest, in the same way
they have met the ordeal; from every field they have brought
back such trophies that tin* flag above them has taken on a
majesty that the whole world, looking on has been forced' to
admit, that there is something in free institutions that calls out I
the best that there is in the manhood of men.
We do not know what of trial is yet in stole for our coun-j
try. It is possible that in the near future our people may be|
called upon to tread such a wine press of wrath as terrible asj
that the nations of the old world are now being crushed under,
but wc may be comforted by the thought that were such a ea-|
lamitv to come that same army and' their brothers in figliting|
shops would, after the mighty convulsion had passed bring
back the same report that their brothers for more than a cen
tury have brought; that there would be more majesty {< the
flag and a halo of imperishable glory would decorate its folds. \
The manufacturers warn us that our clothing probably
will fade, but counsel us to be patient and forgiving. The way
thus is open to load upon the retailers and the consumers a fine
lot of iunk at the price of fast colors and sound materials.
There’ dug to be a great clean up in this line of manufac
ture, a 11 as others in which prices have been derrieked to
the top i the boom. Sensible economics might tell us that
poorer grades will be sold at lower prices, but that is by no
means the program. We are to pay fast color prices for a pre
dicted bedimming, and it is something which the retailer can
not remedy.
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Sixty Steam Heated Rooms Eletric Lighted
Hot and Cold Water in Every Room
With or Without Bath.
Cordova House
H. C. ROSS, Proprietor.
Headquarters for Railroad and Mining Men
Satisfaction Guranteed
Rates Reasonable
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[Rooms With Bath First Class Dining Room
COMMERCIAL HOTEL
Mr*. Catherine J. Palmer, Proprietor
Steam Heated Modern in Every Respect
Headquarters for Chamberlain’s Auto Service
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. C. L. HALE
DENTIST
Office In Adams Building
ASA C. BALDWIN
Civil Engineer
Patent Surveys
Address: Valdez, Alaska
E. F. MEDLEY
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
Room 1
Adams Block CORDOVA, ALASKA.
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M. C. Thompson H. C. Murphy
The MECCA
Thompson & Murphy, Props
Dealers in
WINES, LIQUORS AND
CIGARS
Phone 107.
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STEAMSHIP CO.
Fast and commodious steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketch
ikan, Wrangell, Juneau. Skagway, Cordova. Valdez, Seward, and
ANCHORAGE, via INSIDE PASSAGE.
Hails from Seattle. Sails from Cordova.
April 11.NORTHWESTERN.April 20
April 20.ALASKA . April 28
Regular freight service for Ketcnikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek, * \
Treadwell, Douglas. Cordova. Ellamar, Valdez ard Latouche. Explos
ives. S. S. Seward. S. 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, 1
General Agent_ Ticket Agent J
Pacific-Aiaska Navigation Co. f
ALASKA PACIFIC S. S. CO. ALASKA COAST CO.
PUGET SOUND-ALASKA ROUTE
Next sailing from Seattle will brf
FARRAGUT.April 16
WATSON.April 23
EVANS.April 30
Via the INSIDE PASSAGE for Ketchikan, Juneau, Yakutat,
Katalla, Cordova, Valdei, 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
| Copper River &
j Northwestern Ry.
Effective October 4th, 1915. Jj,
Two trains every six days between Cordova and *
Chitina, one of these trains leaving Cordova making
connection with Alaska Steamship Co. steamers arriving •$
from Seattle.
| Trains leave Cordova depot, at foot of Second Avenue,
Mondays and Thursdays.
■ g Leave Kennecott, Tuesdays and Fridays.
| Leave Kennecott for Chitina, Wednesday and Saturdays. £
si; Leave Chitina for Cordova, Tuesdays and Fridays. *|
jij: The above schedule subject to change without notice.
Dining Car In Connection With all Regular Pessenger Trains Be- if
tween Cordova and Chitina.
Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. i|
Tickets on sale at Depot or up-town office, Alaska S
;!j: Steamship Company building &
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| Caleb Corser S. R. Hedges
;i| Superintendent Cordova Agent
REGAL
MARINE |
THE
KEMP
Aeroplane Motors
Investigate these motors for driving aeroplanes,
| flying boats, pleasure and fishing boats, scows, etc. Can
|; be attached in half an hour; 16 to 80 horse-power,
jljj Adopted by railroad commission.
|; K.-W. Spark Coils and Magnetos. Everything for
§j the boat.
| Harmon Machinery Co Inc
Oxy-Acetylene Welding.
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