THE CORDOVA DAILY TIMES
GREATER CORDOVA’S GREAT I ST NEWSPAPER
H. G. STEjEL, C. H. WILCOX, C. H. SCHEFFLER, Publisher*
H. G. STEEL, Editor and Manager
C. H. WILCOX, City Editor.
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CORDOVA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20,1915.
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LOCAL CHAMBER'S PUBLICITY WORK
FOUND READY RESPONSE IN CHICAGO
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MANY CORDOVANS have pleasant recollections of the
visit of James Keeley, tin* Chicago newspaper man,
to our citj, about two years ago. Since then lie has
been a persistent booster for the territory and the devlopment of
our latent resources. Through the efforts of such influential
men and the publications he owns a great deal of good has been
accomplished, in the way of creating public sentiment in favor
our just demands, and that lit* was not appealed to in vain is
evidenced by a belated copy of the Chicago Herald received in
the last mail. In fact the exact date of the paper is August 28
last, and under the caption of “Give Alaska Help Now” Editor
Keeley says: .*•
The Herald has received an appeal from the Chamber of
Commerce of Cordova, Alaska, for immediate action to end the
“tie'up” under which that territory’s coal deposit have been
for more than seven years and for their opening to commercial
and industrial use.
The Herald is in complete sympathy with this appeal.
Whatever the merits of the action which stopped Alaskan de
velopment—however necessary it was in the larger national in
terest to prevent what looked like an attempt at monopolistic
grabbing of Alaska’s natural resources—it is time, and past
time, that the controversy should la* ended somehow, and Alas
ka given a chance.
Owing to the governmental and legislative tangle into
which the Alaska coal question has become involved the Euro
pean war has brought upon the people of Alaska peculiar hard
ships. With enormous coal resources of her own Alaska is de
pendent for coal upon British Columbia. That supply may lx*
cut off as the result of military measures and operations.
It is being cut off now. A dispatch in yesterday’s Herald
recorded a seziure of coal bound for Alaska for tin* use of the
British navy. Of course the seized coal will be paid for, but
money cannot immediatel replace it to industries waiting for it
hundreds of miles away nor keep warm the little communnity
depending on that cargo against tin* approaching arctic winter.
Owing to the coincidence of tin* war and low copper prices
Alaska mines are being shut down. Thus income is decreasing
as food prices rise and outgo increases. The Alaskans from
whom this appeal comes “do not presume to suggest the meth
od by which Alaska coal should be thrown open to use.”
“We do insist,” tln*y add, and rightly, “that it is absolute
ly necessary to open it in some way at once, either through a
leasing system, private ownership, or geovernment operation, to
the end' that the coal may be used.”
Our fellow citizens of Alaska are facing industrial ship
wreck and personal cold and famine for themselves and their
women and’ children- Their cry for help, and help at once, can
not—must not—go unheeded by the governmental powers that
ar eresponsible for the continuance of the Alaska tie-up.”
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THE PROPHECY OF PINCHOT
WAS ONLY A NIGHTMARE
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BETWEEN the predictions and realization of Gifford Pin
chot there yarns a gulf as deep as the pile of Acheron.
In a speech made at Pittsburg, Pa., three days before
election the illustrious lobby agent of tlit* Pocahontas Coal Com*
pany said: “Next Wednesday Boise Penrose will be retired
from the United States Senate by an avalanche of votes that
will bury him for all time.”
There was indeed a burial in Pennsylvania on election day
but it was Pinchot and not Penrose that furnished the corpse.
The orator further said: “I will be elected. I want your
help to elct me to the United States Senate; not that I care for
the honor of the office or its emoluments, but simply to rid this
state and nation of Boies Penrose, etc-, etc.,”
Pinchot’s unselfish disregard of the honors and emoluments
of the Senatorship was appreciated by the voters of Pennsyl
vania, for they permitted him to get out of the limelight and re
main in sweet seclusion of domestic quiet by an overwhelming
majority.
Pinchot is catching it going and coming. The passage
of the Alaska coal-land leasing bill lias deprived him of his
revenues from the Pocahontas Coid company and the election of
Penrose has blighted his young ambition to be Senator.
Hereafter he will take to heart the advice of John Billings
—“never prohecy unless you know.”—Eos Angeles Times.
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Cordovans have cause to feel joyful over the news publish
ed exclusively in last night’s Daily 'Times that the Treasury De
partment had made its selection of a site for our $100,000 federal
building . This tract of ground includes twelve lots donated to
the government b ytlie Cordova Townsite Company and as Geo.
C Hazelet, trustee for that company, is now in Washington he
immediately deeded the lots to Uncle Sam and will make every
effort to have work started on the construction of the public
building at as early a date as possible.
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A Michigan senator proposes that we buy Mexico. Michi
gan is far enough away from the fountain of anarchy to suggest
some such project. The absuridtv of it might be less if there
were some reasonably certain gurantee against buying several
million colonies of revolutionary germs along with the land.
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That fellow who, though worth $4,000, stole $4 from a
waitres, is a fortunate man in that the law-makers, never hav
ing met up with the like of him, have not written a statute
adequately covering his case*. Otherwise he would not have
escaped with a jail sentence.
PROFESSIONAL DIRECTOR!
DR. W. H. CHASE
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug Store.
Calls may be left at Cordova
Drug Store. Residence,
Rainier-Grand Hotel
DR. C. L. HALE
DENTIST
Office in Adams Building
ROBERT E. CAPERS
Attorney at Law
General Civil Practice
Suite 3, Adams Block
CORDOVA, .... ALASKA
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E. F. MEDLEY
Attorney and Councellor at 1 aw
Room 1
Adams Block CORDOVA, ALASKA.
J. F. R. APPLEBY
CIVIL ENGINEER
Phone 4. CORDOVA, ALASKA
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Happy and Prosperous Year
During 1915
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Fast and commodious steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketch
ikan, Wrangell, Jun.au, Skagway, Cordova, Valdez and Seward, via
INSIDE PASSAQC.
Sails from Swrttto— Salts from Cordova—
January 1. ALAMEDA .January 9
January 8.— MARIPOSA. January 16
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez and 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 steamer*
without notice.
Tickets on sale at up town office Alaska Steamship Bldg. Baggage
dr freight will not be received at the dock later than one hour before
sailing time.
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Next sailing from Seattle will be
ADMIRAL WATSON, January 11, Through to Kodiak
ADMIRAL EVANS, January 25, To Seward only
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
I Copper River &
I Northwestern Ry.
i EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 24, 1914.
; Trains leave Cordova, depot at foot of Second Ave- ! I
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; Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays ' L
;; Chitina for Kennecott— 1!
;; Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. ::
;; Kennecott for Chitina— !!
; I Wednesdays, Saturdays and Mondays.
;; Chitina for Cordova— ■ ■
i: Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays ;;
'• I I he above schedule subject to change without notice. ;;
• Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 I*. M. ;;
;; Tickets on sale at Depot or up-town office, Alaska •
;; Steamship Company building II
:: Caleb Corser S. R. Hedges
;; Superintendent Cordova Agent ''
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