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"COKPOVA, ALASKA, SATl'KPAV, JANUARY i:>, 1916.
ALASKA A FEDERAL RESERVE.
It is a constant source of delight to listen to the speeches
of Alaskans and the addresses of the Alaskan politicians when |
sounding the praises of the people of the north. The gentlemen
who kissed the Blarney Stone that—
He might clamber
To a lady’s chamber
Or become a member of parliament
is not in it with some of these speakers. The people of Alaska
are the most hardy, self reliant, independent, rough diamonds
of the world according to these eulogistic utterances, and
everyone who hears them feels the flattery until the spine
tingles with pleasure and smiles radiate the glistening faces.
Yet take up an Alaskan paper at random, turn trom the
fin*' phrases of the editorial page and the usual buncombe one
finds there when Alaska is the theme, and it will be discovered
that Alaskans are passing the hat around the federal authori
ties, officials or law makers for some little sop to soothe them
selves, and instead of controlling the situation as self reliant
and independent people might be expected so to do, they are
controlled utterly by appointee's over whom they have no con
trol, and have conditions administered for them by men who
are not responsible in any degree to the people of the territory.
It is true that there is a territorial government, with a
territorial legislature that has done its best to imitate the real
thing in outside states. Indeed it has to be admitted that as far
as the outward signs are concerned, the senators had all the
visible characteristics of their type in other states and territor
ies, and they wore the toga to the manner born. It might be
fair to say that even as far as their brain work is concerned,
they in no way dispelled tin* very pleasing illusion as to ability
surrounding senatorial bodies and senatorial individuals like
an aurora.
But it cannot but he realized that many of these statesmen
themselves keenly knew the limitations to which their intel
lects were subject, and that while competent to legislate upon
state or national affairs, they could not even handle the affairs
of Alaska without a Congressional “Don’t” being imposed
upon their very praiseworthy intentions by the Enabling Act.
It. has to be admitted also that when the Alaskans accepted'
the legislative act that through tin* kindness of Wickersham
Congress donated, the emasculated measure fell to their lot,
did not justify the glorious and tumultuous territorial rejoic
ings that followed with so much satisfactory loyalty to the
Honorable James- Congress did, indeed, donate in one breath
and' took away in another, or circumscribed the powers con
ferred in both, so that what the territory is competent to legis
late upon is strictly a matter of doubt, even the fertile and
statesmanlike brains of,two houses of the legislature have been
unable to determine with very great success.
In any event the important matter is what with territorial
government shortcomings and federal dependence, the people
of Alaska have now got to trust to luck that smooth talk, a lit
tle “bull coir” peddled to officials, salve here, and buncombe
there, may enable them to obtain for the crying needs of the
territory a little chunk of fat from the congressional pork
barrel.
Some neonle call this politics, but what’s in a name? Tin
fact is that so completely dependent is Alaska now for federal
assistance that nothing can be done in the way of public work
without national assistance, and the very height of success is
considered to be obtained to build a road from Chukluk river
to Midasville.
The fact is that tlx* territory is still in the same political
frame of mind as in the days when this northern country was
the District of Alaska, a-strictly federal reserve in the literal
meaning of the term. And' this frame of mind is not to be
shaken off merely because they have a political toy called a
legislature, with unreal powers and unreal scope of activities
to play with.
Accordingly, every locality is hungering for the pap that
Congress will feed out, even while the country is producing
mineral wealth and fishery wealth sufficient to more than
carry the costs of a really independent and a really self reliant
local government.—Nome Industrial Worker.
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The expected lias finally happened in Mexico—the bandits
taking the lives ofeighteen Americans, and the end is not yet.
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Chairman Charles E. Herron has issued a call for the Re
publican territorial committee to meet at Seward on January
27, when the time and place of holding the convention will be
determined.
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Too much care cannot be exercised by the residents of
Cordova in conserving our water supply. The long cold, dry
spell we have been having has greatly reduced the surplus sup
ply of water in the reservoir, ammtho Cordova Power Company
has issued a timely warning to consumers, which it would be
well to "heed. All unnecessary waste tends to diminish the
supply, and should be stopped. As a protection against fire it
is imperative that the practice of allowing water to run to pre
vent pipes freezing be discontinued.
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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
I Rooms With B^th First Class Dining Room
COMMERCIAL HOTEL
Mrs. Catherine J. Palmer, Proprietor
Steam Heated Modern in Every Respect
Headquarters for Chamberlain’s Auto Service
CHITINA - - ’•/ - ALASKA
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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.
CLOTHES
CLEANED AND PRESSED
All Work Given Prompt
Attention
CHARLES GAME
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E. A. HEGG
PHOTOGRAPHER
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STATIONERY
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ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
F»*t and commodioui steamer* sailing between Seattle, Ketch
ikan, Wrangell, Juneau. Skagway, Cordova, Valdez, Seward and
ANCHORAGE, via INSIDE PASSAGE.
Hails from Seattle. Sails from Cordova.
January 10.NORTHWESTERN.January 18
Tanuary 20.ALAMEDA.January 28
Regular freight service ror Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas. Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez ard Latouche. Explos
Ives, S. S. Seward. 8. S. Seward, 5th; 8. S. Latouche, 15th; 8. 8. W
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, I
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 EVANS.January 7
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT.January 15
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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| Copper River &
| Northwestern Ry.
;♦ Effective October 4th, 1915.
gi Two trains every six days between Cordova and §i
lift Chitina, one of these trains leaving Cordova making
, ig connection with Alaska Steamship Co. steamers arriving ig
| from Seattle.
Trains leave Cordova depot, at foot of Second Avenue, ig
■y. Mondays and Thursdays.
:jjj Leave Kennecott, Tuesdays and Fridays.
Leave Kennecott for Chitina, Wednesday and Saturdays. ig £
■■£ Leave Chitina for Cordova, Tuesdays and Fridays. ip
;g The above schedule subject to change without notice, jiji
Dining Car In Connection With all Regular Pessenger Trains Be
£ tween Cordova and Chitina.
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i| Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M.
gi Tickets on sale at Depot or up town office, Alaska g:
i:|i Steamslii|) Company building ig
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