The Cordova Daily Times
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CORDOVA, ALASKA THURSDAY, (K'TnBKR 7,
NO HASTE, NO WASTE
' With an early winter in sight, the olil-timers are beginning
to make remarks about the probability of the government
changing some of its plans in regard to permanent construction
at Anchorage after the commissioners get a glimpse of Cook .
Inlet, at its worst, all of which makes the following remarks
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The engineering Commission has not so far made any rash
steps in the permanent improvements anywhere on the line. (
Anchorage is the logical place from which to commence the
construction of the interior section of the railroad and so far
the commission has made no improvements at Anchorage which
would not be necessary were it only to be a construction head- .
quarters.
Reports last year were not sufficient to warrant a conclu
sion as to the average conditions at Anchorage or the type of
construction necessary should it be deemed advisable to make
permanent improvements there. Desiring an expert’s opinion
on the matter of docks, the commission called in one from the
navy department who has completed his inspection and left.
What conclusion have been reached or what will be decided
after this winter will determine the future policy of the com
mission.
The same cautious preceedure is being shown in the plan
of relocating the line of the Alaska Northern. It was first con
tended that an entirely new route should be picked beyond
Mile 41). Chairman Edes stated recently that careful re
surveys of the route show that the original locators of the Alas
ka Central did not miss the most feasable route by very many
rods. Of course the road will stand the elimination of many
trestles and curves and the loops can be made less spectacular
and more practical. In the meantime Alaska is to be con
gratulated on that, contrary to the reputation gained by the
government of handling projects “pork ban-el” style, the
Alaskan engineering commission has not wasted' little, if any,
of the first $3,000,000,000 entrusted to it by congress.—-Seward
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We read in the good book that at one time a cloud the size |
of a man’s hand arose, luit it speedily developed and such a rain
followed that it was but the younger brother of the original
great flood. The authorities in Washington must be on the alert
in handling the difficulties down on the lower Rio Grande, or
those Texans will take fire soon and cross the river, despite all
the efforts to stop them. If a few more Americans are killed
there by Mexican bandits, the small cloud in the west will soon
cover the whole heavens, and before the skies are again clear
there will be much fewer Mexican bandits.
Had President Wilson spent two or three years in the west
when he was a young man, lie would long ago have seen this
danger and acted accordingly, but it seems impossible tor him
to ever learn anything about the real character of the men of
Mexico, or to realize that there has been a feud between Texans
and Mexicans ever since before the Mexican war, which feud
has not been at all softened during all the long watches of three
score and fifteen years.
Peace is a beatuiful condition, but with some people and
races the only way to preserve it is by fighting for it. When
“Rough” Johnson was arraigned in a court in Nevada, charged
with keeping a disorderly house, he acted as his own attorney
and said: “Your honor, when I opened my house I explained
to the best men of this town that it should be a quiet, orderly
place, and, your honor, I am bound to keep my word; if I have
to lick some orney son of gun every fifteen minutes.”
There is much meat in that argument. There comes times
when a club is more effective than the reading of the Sermon on
the Mount would be. The Texans know this and they know the
men bevond the Rio Grande better than the president of the
United States does. Moreover, they are all primitive lawyers
and practice under an international code which permits no
technicalities to interfere with the execution of justice as they
understand it. The wanderer in the wild who is wakened by
what he believes are the howls of a million wolves and lies
awake with his heart beating tumultuously, at dawn sees two
or three attenuated coyotes skulking away. Had some swift,
aggressive work been done by the United Sates when Madero
Avas assassinated, there would have been peace in Mexico for the
past eighteen months.
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With the departure of the members of the U. S. S. Prome-Jj:
thcus from Cordova it is only fair to state the presence of these 1;
boys in our midst will be missed, as many mutual friendships i;
were formed during their long stay here. Although given :j
most liberal shore leave the crew never abused this liberty and
their deportment was always such that reflects much credit :j
upon them. ;i
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Now that the interior travel has started' a large number of j:j
operators and miners will pass through Cordova.
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Valdez is to have another paper making one daily and two g
weeklies in the glacial city.
COMMERCIAL HOTEL
Mrs. 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
)ffice over Cordova Drug Store.
Calls may be left at Cordova
Drug Store. Residence,
Alaskan Hotel
DR. W. W. COUNCIL
Physician and Surgeon
Office at Company Hospital
flours—10 to 12; 1 to 6 p. m. ;
DR. C. L. HALE
DENTIST
Office In Adams Building
ASA C. BALDWIN
Civil Engineer
Patent Surveys
Address: Valdez, Alaska
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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.
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All Work Given Prompt
Attention
CHARLES GAME
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PHOTOGRAPHER
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GOLD-COPPER
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A high grade Gold property, ten
miles from Valdez with several
hundred sacks of high grade ore
on the dump. This property ad
joins a producing mine and sev
eral veing of high tirade ore are
properties on Prince William
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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SCHWABACHER BROS. & CO. j
(Incorporatd) :§
Distributors
Seattle, Wash.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
Fast and commodiuua ateamera sailing between Seattle, Ketch
ikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway, Cordova. Valdez, Seward and
ANCHORAGE, via INSIDE PASSAGE.
Sails from Seattle— Sails from Cordova—
September 24.ALAMEDA.October 4
September 30.NORTHWESTERN.Octob' 5
Regular freight service ror Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep C'vek,
Treadwell, Douglas, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez ard Latouche. Explos
ives, S. 3. 8eward. 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 s', the dock later than one hour before
sailing time.
F. B. TRACY, T. J. TALLENT,
General Agent Ticket Agent
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, Octobei 5
Via the INSIDE PASSAGE for Ketchikan, Juneau, Yakutat,
Katalla. Cordova, Valdez, Seward, Cook Inlet points and Kodlik
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 June 12th, 1915.
Two trains every six days between Cordova and |j
jg Chitina, one of these trains leaving Cordova making *
jjjj connection with Alaska Steamship ^ >. steamers arriving' jg
jjjj from Seattle. jjjj
Trains between Chitina and Sliushanna Junction, gj
jg and Kennecott connect with trains between Chitina and jjjj
jjjj Cordova.
All trains iron Cordova leave from Second Street jjjj
| ijij Depot. gj
Dining Car In Connection With all Regular Pessenger Trains Be
:£ tween Cordova and Chitina. £:
jjjj The above schedule subject to change without notice,
jjg Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. gj
jg Tickets on sale at Depot or up-town office, Alaska gj
jijj Steamship Company building jjjj
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