THE CORDOVA DAILY TIMES
GREATER CORDOVA'8 GREATEST NEWSPAPER
H. G. 8TEEL, C. H. WILCOX, C. H. SCHEFFLER, Publisher*
H. Q. STEEL, Editor and Manager
C. H. WILCOX, City Editor.
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CORDOVA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1914.
I GREAT FUTURE FOR ALASKA
PREDICTS PROF. GEORGESON
4 4 A LASKA as a whole is elated with the administration
/\ policy,” said C. C. Georgeson, the special agent in
■* * charge of the Alaska investigations of the department
of argicultnre, and who returned to the city today after spend
ing a few days at his ranch near Grandview. “No other ad
ministration has ever done so well hy Alaska as the present
one. The people of Alaska feel grateful for the efforts of the
administration and for the development which is sure to come.
That development will affect the whole of Alaska—at least all
of it which is south of the Arctic circle.
“The certainty of a railroad being built assures us that a
great development will come in the wake of it. What develop
ment? Well, it will be along every line. Tin* low-grade min*
ing properties which it does not pay to work now can be work
ed effectively if the cost of transportation for theore can be de
creased. Homesteads will be taken up, as they can be worked
at a profit if the produce can be easily shipped to market. The
merchants will be able to get goods more cheaply which means
that more people will be able to make a living in Alaska. The
whole country will he built up more rapidly—that is always the
result of having any railway. With that promise before us
Alaska is getting along better than ever; the sections around
Juneau are having a greater development.
“The agriculture outlook is more promising than ever be
fore. A great number of homesteads are being taken up. The
agricultural experiment stations have demonstrated that many
kinds of grain, root crops and forage crops can be grown with
success. The* agricultural development of Alaska will go for
ward as fast as circumstances permit. Practically all of our
agricultural crops can be consumed at home, as at present we
import large quantities of vegetables, especially potatoes.
These, berries and other food stuffs could just as well be raised
in Alaska. At present we are shipping out vegetables in great
quantity from Haines to Seattle—they find a ready market,
and the yare better in quality than can be produced on the
Sound. We have been especially successful in growing grains,
seed potatoes ami turnip seed- There is no reason why a man
with ordinary common-sense should not take up a homestead
in Alaska and make a good living from it. In the future we
will ship more of our agricultural products, though for a long
time we will consume most of our food products at home.”—
North Yakima, Wash., Republic.
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MORE RUINS TO BE EXPLORED
BY COL. THEODORE ROOSEVELT
COL. ROOSEVELT has published his “South American
Wilderness Exploration.” We have not seen the
the book, but the reviews praise it as most valuable
and interesting which we can well believe is true, for on those
lines the Colonel is always interesting.
We thought when he had covered central Africa and the
wildest regions of South America, that if lie essayed to make
another trip, he would have to climb the Himalayas to find an
other region that had not been much explored, but as it looks
now he may be able to find what he wants in central Europe.
A great many people have described that region as it was six
months ago, but it is liable to be entirely new region a year
hence. The rivers and mountains may maintain their old
places, but every thing else is liable to be changed. Where
there were lovely fields there will be the wrecks of war; the
beautiful cities will be ruins, the works of art and the marvelous
architecture will be but as the forest when the frost denude
the trees and drive the song birds into winter quarters.
The toil of a thousand years lost, the genius of a thousand
years scorched and seared.
The vision of the groat Charlemagne of what Europe was
to be is nearly realized. Now possibly the man of New Zealand
is already alive and waiting for a ship to carry him to where
he can sit on a broken arch of London bridge and make real
Malcaulay’s vision which his indigestion conjured up. And it
is a montrous sin and shame.
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While some of the middle states are likely experiencing
wintry blasts we of Alaska are having a spell of very mild
weather.
It is none too early to do your Christmas shopping. Don’t
put off until the last minute the purchase of that gift which
will mean so much to the friend remembered.
Getting out a newspaper in Paris at the present time seems
to be a somewhat difficult matter, as the following from Gil Bias
would indicate: ‘‘Hardly a member of the staff or a printer re
mains. We have other duties now—on the frontier. This is
our last edition till the war is ended.”
By patronizing tonight’s entertainment you will not only
have ah opportunity o'f enjoying an exceptionally good pro
gram but also contribute your mite to a most worthy cause,
that of liquidating the indebtedness on tin* base ball park.
President Wilson still has his watchful eye on us, as was
evidenced in the recommendation made in his message to Con
gress for a thorough survey and the proper lighting of the
coast of Alaska, in order to better protect life and property.
Several days have passed and no new railroad rumor
sprung. Possibly the censors at Washington have taken a
hand in the game and if this be true we will have to be patient
and await the report of the Alaska Engineering Commission
and President Wilson’s final decision as to the routes of tin*
government trunk lines to be built in Alaska
PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
DR. W. W. COUNCIL
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office hours: 10 to 12 a. m., Katalla
Company Hospital; 2 to 4 and
7 to 8 p. m. at office In the
Windsor Hotel
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
Attorneyat-Law
GENERAL CIVIL PRACTICE
Suit 3, Adams Block Cordova, Alaska
E. F. MEDLEY
Attorney and Councellor at I jw
Room 1
Adams Block CORDOVA, ALASKA.
J. F. R. APPLEBY
CIVIL ENGINEER
Phone 4. CORDOVA, ALASKA
V. A. SCHMITZ
PRACTICAL OPTICIAN
Office at
CORNER DRUG STORE
If your shoes need Repairing,
bring then to
RUDOLF
The Shoemaker
He does first-class work. Satis
faction guaranteed. Prices Rea
sonable.
Opposite Dally Times
LIVE AND DRESSED
POULTRY
AND EGGS
Broilers, Fryers and
Roasters
F. A. JONES
[the MODERN UUNORy"
Phone 66
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FANCY FLANNELS AND
STARCH WORK OUR
SPECIALTY
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N. A. CLASEN, Prop.
If you were at the last
FIREMEN’S
New Year’s Dance
You had
A GOOD TIME
There will be another
of the same
THIS YEAR
Buy your Ticket Early
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No, ill is isn’t an appeal for funds. It’s a sug
gestion to put in your “.Timmy I'ipe” and smoko.
COME ACROSS!
Do a little publicity work for your business and
Cordova. Carve vour name in the Hall of Fame.
The Cordova Daily Times wants your advertising.
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ENLARGED AND COMPLETELY RENOVATED
SPACIOUS LOBBY —- STEAM HEATED
CAFE AND BAR
The Comfort Home of the Interior
T. W. CLONINGER n .
Proprietor Uhitina, Alsaka
Holiday
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NOW ON DISPLAY.
- We are ready for the Holiday Season with
an unusually large line of Christmas Gifts.
Here you will find the useful combined with
the ornamental, and such variety that it will
be easy to decide the perplexing question. *
WHAT SHALL I GIVE THEM FOB CHRISTMAS
The line consists of Handsome Toilet Sets,
Hand Painted China, Cut Glass, Smoking Sets,
Percolators, Shaving Sets, Manicure Sets, Carv
ing Sets, Jewel Boxes, and many other appro
priate gifts that go to make
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING EASY
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Make your selections now and we will re
serve them for you until Christmas.
WILL THERE BE A VICTROLA IN YOUR
HOME THIS CHRISTMAS?
Northern Drug Co.
THE CORNER DRUG STORE
Pacific-Alaska Navigation Co.
ALASKA PACIFIC S. S. CO. ALASKA COAST CO.
PUGET SOUND -ALASKA ROUTE
Steamer ADMIRAL EVANS sails from Seattle on
DECEMBER 5 T H
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
A | K V A STEAMSHIP
ii. ri O JA fi COMPANY
Fast and commodious steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketch
ikan. Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway, Cordova. Valdez and Seward, via
INSIDE PASSAGE.
Sails from Seattle— Sail, from Cordova—
December 1. ALAMEDA .December 8
December 9 . MARIPOSA.December 17
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas. Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez and Latouche. Explos
ives. S. S. Seward. S. S. 8eward, 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
i Copper River &
I Northwestern Ry. jj
: EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 24, 1914. ! I
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; Trains leave Cordova, depot at foot of Second Ave- >'
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; Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays ;;
; Chitina for Kennecott— < j
; Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. ;;
; Kennecott for Chitina— ;;
! Wednesdays, Saturdays and Mondays. ;;
! Chitina for Cordova— ;;
• Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays ;!
! The above schedule subject to change without notice. ,;
! Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 I\ M. ;;
| 'I’ickets on sale al Depot or up town office” Alaska ' ■
■ Steamship Company building
: C aleb Corser S. R. Hedges -j
; Superintendent Cordova Agent • ’
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Travel East
\OVER THE
“ MILWAUKEE ”
The Newest and Shortest Line to the East
Crossing the Cascade Mountains, the Kittitas Valley,• the Colum
bia River, the Bitter Root Mountains and Montana Canyon, trav
: ersing a country of surpassing scenic grandeur, historical interest
and wonderful development. I
TWO FAST THROUGH TRAINS DAILY
<4The Olympian and “The Columbian”
The NEW ALL-STEEL TRAINS to
BUTTE. MILES CITY. SIOI X CITY.
MINNEAPOLIS. ST. PAUL. MILWAUKEE «n,d CHICAGO
| For further information regarding fares, train service, reservations, etc.,
call on or address
City Ticket Offices, Alaska Steamship Co. or Alaska Coast S. S. Co,
Cordova, Alaska,
City Ticket Offices, Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway j
443 Hastings St. West, Vancouver, B C.
OR
Second Ave. and Cherry St., Seattle
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dova Power
Company
LIGHTS, WATER, PHONES
AND POWER
Office: FIRST STREET.
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