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H. G. 8TEEL, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
COKDOVA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1917,
RAILWAYS FOR NORTH 0
In this day of great projects and rapid development it will
not be out of the range of plausibility for the newly allied na
tions of this continent to consider a plan of building a trunk
railway to span and serve Yukon and Alaska. War opens new
visions and new vistas.
Alaskan newspapers are telling of the people of the Alas
kan coast petitioning Uncle Sam for ships for defenses of Alas- '
kan seaports. A vast shore line there is exposed and the coun
try depends wholly on service by sea for connection with the _
older centers for the delivery of supplies needed in that vast,
rich and growing young territory. Coast defenses should be
provided. At the same time it would be wise to nlso have a
back door route of supply that will connect by all-land high
ways with the heart of the continent. At first thought this sug
gestion mhy seem to some so great an undertaking as to be but
a dream. But consider the conditions and what has been done 1
elsewhere, and the service that would be rendered, and the pro
ject will not seem so far-fetched or improbable. *
Alaska is building a railway system today at a cost of $35,- •
000,000 for the first estimate. By the time it is fully completed
it probably will cost twice that. Tne sum may seem large to
some, but it is not much as compared to the magnitude of the
territory and the untold centuries for which the region being
opened is to be made a land of homes productive of mankind.
Uncle Sam is spending twenty to thirty million dollars
now for one single high class battleship. If that much can go i
into a vessel for coast defense—and a defense which deterior- i
ates and becomes obsolete in a decade or less—surely the nation
can afford to spend that much, or even ten times as much, to
build another interior line to connect with the big net-ways of -
railways in the heart of this continent. The railway from Sew
ard to the Yukon river will lie only local. A second section to
run to the Canadian boundary, a little north of Dawson or
somewhere in the vicinity, could be made another link in a
system to be constructed by the Canadian government from
Dawson to the Grand Trunk Pacific system in British Columbia,
or some system in Alberta.
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two thousand miles through country little known and sparsely
settled. On the other hand, let the benefits be balanced against
the costs. Such an interior Alaskan-Yukon railway would make
it possible to open the mineral wealth along these routes not
now within range of development because of high costs of trans
portation under the privately-owned individual enterprises.
The trans-Siberian system was built by Russia for no other pur
pose than to develop the interior and afford military connec
tion and protection for its Pacific holdings for fear the water
routes would prove inadequate. The Russian government also
has built since the war began a great railway systomjiqrth.^p
tboAi'iure projected largely for similar reasons. Other
long distance railways on the globe might be cited whose crea
tion sprang from a similar desire.
If a trunk line be opened from the heart of this continent
the homo governments could carry military supplies over it to
the heart of Yukon and Alaska and have them distributed by '
spur lines to the various coast points, and thus make them im
pregnable for all time. There then would be no dread at any
time for centuries of Teutonic, yellow or other perils ever men
acing this region. The cost would be far less than the mainten
ance of even a small fleet on the long British Columbian and
Alaska coast.
With the coast lines centering in Yukon a mobile force of
the combined Canadian-American forces could defy any trails- *
„ Pacific powers in the north. With Russia now looming up as
a new and uncertain power, she as well as other nations, may in
time have to be reckoned with as a possible rival for supremacy
in the north Pacific.
With all these contingencies of defense in prospect and
with the great need of interior railway sendee to develop this
realm to the maximum, and with the conviction that ocean war
fleets are costing such vast sums and rendering naught but the
naval sendee it surely seems logical that the nations will con
sider seriously the suggestion to as soon as possible look into (
the plan of building and maintaining through this region a
thorough railway system such as will give the manifold bene
fits indicated in the foregoing. -
Let the federal governments investigate and they cannot
but see what a tremendous benefit would come to them from
such a system.—Dawson News.
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WHY I’LL JOIN THE RED CROSS
Because I want to do my bit in the nation’s time of need.
Because a dollar to the Red Cross gives such a big service
for so small a price.
Because it doesn’t bind in any way; a dollar makes me a
Red Cross member; and then I am free to do whatever else 1
may desire to help out.
Because in all history there is nothing finer or nobler than
the service of the Red Cross given to humanity and her devotion
to her task; my membership helps to make this possible.
Because the Red Cross is ministering to human wants and
relieving human suffering; und I want to do my part.
Because the dollar I give for membership may result in the
saving of a life.
Because my dollar, your dollar and your neighbor’s dollar
send the best trained nurses and skilled physicians to every b d
tlefront and to the scene of every other disaster; it is an et'fi
cient service.
Because Red Cross service is as essential in time- of peace
as in time of war; the Red Cross combats the disease plagues
of mankind in time of peace.
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The senate proposes to eliminate from the house measure
that section which taxes insurance. Thousands will agree with
that decision. At least up to a certain sum all life insurance
should escape tithes of any sort. It means too much to widows
and orphans.
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A tlag floated from the ocean dock would be a patriotic
move.
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WM. A. HESSE y
Mlnlu^IggKlneer,
U. iHL- . al Surveyor,
U. I ^Buty Surveyor.
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DR. W-1H. CHASE
PHY8ICIA^ and SURGEON
(Tice over C va Drug Store.
Call* may be t at Cordova
Drug Store.* Residence,
Alaa! Hotel
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DR. W. OUNCIL
PHYSICA D 8URGEON.
Office and _ esldence: Cordova
eneral Hospital (Ostrander Butld
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Phones—Residence U6; office 132.
DR. C. L. HALE
DENTIST
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*orcelain, Inlay, Bridge Work |
>ffIce: Over Blum, O'NelH’s Store. ,
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DR. CHARLES DAGGETT
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DR. HOMER BLYTH
DENTAL OFFICES
Suite 1, Northern Hotel Block,
’hone 200. Cordova.
>. O. Box 186. Alaska.
Hours: 9 a. m. to 6 p. m.
Evenings by Appointment.
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ROBERT SIMPSON
JUNEAU, ALASKA
Classes Fitted. Lenses Ground.
HUBBELL & WALLER
Civil and Mining Engineers.
U. S. Mineral and Deputy Land Sur
veyors for Alaska.
1102 L. C. SMITH BLDG., SEATTLE.
WILLIAM PALLISTER, M.D.
Specialist In the treatment of
diseases and deformities of the
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JUNEAU GENERAL HOSPITAL.
Will be in Cordova for a few
days. Appointments may be made
at Dr. Daggett's office.
PATENT SURVEYS
A. C. BALDWIN,
U. S. Mineral Surveyor.
VALDEZ.ALASKA
SMITH & McCONAGHY
PLUMB&RS AND STEAMFITTERS.
Cor. Front and 8 Streets.
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Everything In Season
Service The BEST
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WHY NOT OWN YOUR OWN HOME?
Many families are Paying out from $200 to $500 in |
;j rent each year, Why not put that into a home of your §
own?
Call on Geo. C. Hazelet, Trustee of the Townsite, and |
see if it can’t be arranged. |j
MEET ME AT
FheHORSESHOE
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POPULAR RECREATION PLACE
Where We Can Always Find Our
Friends.
Inest Billiard and Pool Tables In
Alaska. |
EST GRADES OF STANDARD
BRANDS OF CIGARS. .
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WINES,
LIQUORS
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Call at the
POPULAR CORNER
First Avenne and C Street ; (
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Attorney and Couneellor at Law.
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tdams Block CORDOVA, ALASKA •
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Cordova
Contracting: Co.
Carpenters and Build
ers, Plans and Esti
mates Furnished, Tar
and Pitch Roofing, Fire
Proof Clinker Block
Chimney
SHOP OPP. POSTOFFICE
PHONE 220.
Howard & Lund
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Contractors and Builders
Estimates Furnished.
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If. O. Thompson H. C. Murphy
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Thompson A Murphy, Prep. A
Dealer* In
WINES, LIQUORS AND
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•hon* 187.
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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
PACIFIC STEAMSHIP ©
ADMIRAL LINE
Sailings From Seattle—May 19,28, June 4 12-20-28.
SAILINGS FROM CORDOVA
Westbound
ADMIRAL EVANS
JUNE 10
CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Sailings From Seattle—Mondays, Fridays, Saturdays.
Steamers President, Governor, Admirals Schley and Dewey, Queen.
Through Tickets to All Parts of the United States and Canada.
Right Reserved to Chance Schedule of Steamers Without Notice.
FOR FULL PARTICULARS APPLY
W. A. NOURSE, Agent. Empress Building, j
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
Fast and commodious ateamer* sailing between Seattle, Ketch
ikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway, Cordova, Valdez. Seward.
June 2.ALAMEDA.June 12
June 7 .ALASKA . June 17
Sail from Cordova seven days later.
The freighters Cordova, Latouche, Juneau, Valdez
and Eureka also make regular trips.
This company reserves the right to change schedule of steamers
without notice.
Ticket* on eala at up-town office Alaska Steamahlp Bldg. Baggage
or freight will not be received at the dock later than one hour before
sailing time.
F. B. TRACY, S. R. HEDGES,
General Agent Agent 1
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FOR GENERAL TEAMING, BAGGAGE
TRANSFERRED, AUTO SERVICE, -
COAL AND WOOD. * —"
ALASKA TRANSFER
COMPANY
UNEXCELLED WAREHOUSE FACILITIES
For Storing and Insuring Baggage,
Mdse and Household Goods.
Office—EMPRESS BUILDING, CORDOVA—Phone 85
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| Fresh Beef, Pork, Yeal, Mutton |
[and Provisions
Particular Attention and Prompt Service Given to order* from •:>
MINING CAMPS, ROADHOUSES AND
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Manhattan Hotel
R. W. FERRELL, Prop.
Electric Lighted. Hot Water. Turkish and Tub
Baths.
OPPOSITE CORDOVA GRILL, CORDOVA, ALASKA.
PHONE 99
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Foos Gas Engines j
4 to 5C0 Horse Power
General Electric Motors 1
Roebling Tramways
Pelton Water Wheels 1
Chicago Oil Engines and Compressors I
Harmon Machinery Co Inc §
Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting
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