THE CORDOVA DAILY TIMES
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H. G. STEEL
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1919 l
HIGH PRICES UNWARRANTED
The federal trade commission has
found that the high price of shoes
can not be justified by underlying
economic conditions. The commis
sion, after exhaustive inquiry into
the price of hides, leather and shoes,
recently reported to congress that the
larger packers control the hide supply
and have taken excessive profits and
passed increased costs to subsequent
steps in manufacture and distribu
tion; that the tanner has taken ex
ceptional profits; that the manufac
turer of shoes has taken unusual
margins and that the prices charged
by the retailer are not justifiable,
each factor in the industry adding
to the burden he had to bear bear be
fore he passed it on to the next.
The summary of the commission’s
report is as follows:
“This report treats of conditions
in the leather tanning industry, in
cluding the hide trade and the boot
and shoe industry, including the mer
chandising of shoes. The period
covered by the inquiry is from 1914
to 1918 inclusive, except in regard to
certain financial data. The out
standing facts established by the in
quiry are as follows:
“First—Between 1914 and 1917 the
prices of hides, the principal factor
in the cost of producing leather,
greatly advanced and the differen
tial between country hides and
packer hides increased beyond the
usual proportion, due to the more
marked increase in the price of hides.
“Second—Though there was an in
crease in the cost of hides to the
tanner, the prices of his product—
leather—advanced to a point that
could not be justified by the cost of
producing it. This conclusion is sup
ported by the high rates of return on
investment received by tanners.
“Third—The cost of manufacturing
snoes increased greauy net ween rum
and 1917, but, as evidenced by the
high rates of return on investment,
not to an extent that warranted the
prices at which manufacturers sold
their product.
“Fourth—The absolute margins of
profit taken by retail shoe merchants
per pair of shoes grew wider ans
their costs of shoes increased be
cause their rate of profit remained
substantially without change.
“Fifth—-As a result the public had
to pay prices for shoes that could not
be justified, not only because retail
shoe dealers took too much profit but
because the dealer had to pass on to
the consumer the excessive profits
received by butchers for hides and
also the excess profits of tanners and
shoe manufacturers.”
WHY SHOULD NOT SIGNAL CORPS
MEN VOTE?
One of the objects of James Wick
ersham’s visit to Valdez at this time
is to gain evidence of “illegal” voting
by soldiers, principally men of the
signal corps located there. Unlike
the ordinary enlisted men of the
army, these men are part and parcel
of the social and business life of
Alaska, being employed in the oper
ation of the land telegraph lines and
marine cables by which communica
tion is maintained in the territory
and between the territory and the
States. They have their families and
their homes here, and there would
appear to be no good reason wfhy
they should be denied the franchise
merely because they wear the uni
form of Uncle Sam.
Someone signing himself “Alaskan”
has written the following apprecia
tion of this worthy class of workers,
which is entitled to consideration in
connection with the efforts of the ex
delegate to disfranchise these men:
“One of the questions that will he
threshed out in the coming delegate
1 contest is the right of the signal
; corps in Alaska to vote.
“Certain localities are justly proud
of having bodies of capable men in
uniform. One could mention the For
eign Legion of France; the mounted
policemen of Canada; the Texas
rangers along our southern frontier
and the state constabulary of Penn
sylvania.
“But far and above all these in
point of intelligence, preparation and
training are the signal corps of
Alaska.
“These men in nearly all cases are
not recruited with the ease that are
other men of the army, and while
having to stand rigid tests as to
physical fitness, they must also show
educational and trades proficiency.
The rank and file of these men have
come to Alaska for good, and in all
cases take up the duties of citizen
ship upon their arrival in the ter
ritory. Many of them have secured
their discharge and are filling prac
tically every kind of position in the
country.
“Some are in business, others are
practicing law, medicine and dentis
try. Others are mining, fishing, pros
pecting and, as before stated, doing
all kinds of men’s work.
“Along the Yukon, on the Valdez
trail and at every exposed place in
the territory where they may be lo
cated, they have gone into the life
of their communities. Many a pros
pector and traveler owes his life to
these intrepid men. And to deny
them their franchise is to deny voting
privileges to some of the most stable
men in Alaska. These men are not
found in military posts, but scattered
throughout the width and breadth of
Alaska; their permanent residence is
more fixed than that of 75 per cent
of our population, and they should
no more be deprived of the right of
voting than should any other men
holding down federal or territorial
positions.”
The strength of the Mexican army
is placed at 17,725 officers and 119,393
men in an article recently published
by Captain Francisco Lazcano, who
is referred to by Mexican newspapers
as being in a position to speak with
accuracy. According to his figures,
which are based on reports for the
month of April, there are two gen
erals of division, eleven generals of
brigade, forty-eight brigadiers and
843 jefes (chiefs) whose ranks have
been recognized by the government
as permanent. There are, however,
16,461 generals, chiefs and subordi
nate officers who are serving tem
porarily.
As long as drug stores are permit
ted to sell certain perfumes, there
will be intoxications, according to
William Loomis, chief of police of
Venice, Cal., who declared recently
that during the first week of war-time
prohibition, seven men and women
were arrested there charged with
being intoxicated from drinking eau
de cologne.
For seventy-five years the United,
States government officially has rec
ognized the strategic position of its
great Pearl Harbor naval base, the
massive dry dock of which will offi
cially be opened by Secretary of the
Navy Daniels during his visit there
with the new Pacific fleet, beginning
today. President Tyler in 1842 gave
formal notice to all European gov
ernments that the United States
would never consent to their occu
pying Hawaii or establishing on any
of the islands a naval or military base
through purchase or otherwise. This
policy was reiterated later by Daniel
Webster when he was secretary of
state, by James G. Blaine and by
President McKinley. In 1886 the
United States, through a treaty with
King Kalakaua, then ruler of the
islands, gained the right to establish
what has become the Pearl Harbor
base. Twelve years later the United
States annexed the islands. Two
years after the annexation surveys
were begun for the great dry dock
just now completed.
ALASKA NOTE AND COMMENT
Weather Uncertainties
The present weather keeps a man
guessing whether to put on his winter
underwear and lay in his supply of
winter coal, or take a vacation expect
ing to find summer weather some
where. The safest bet, however, if
you remain in town, is to carry your
raincoat with you and be on the safe
side.—Seward Gateway.
Future for Hyder
That the Portland canal district
has a wonderful future as a mining
camp is the opinion of W. S. Sullivan,
who left Ketchikan for Hyder with
a complete restaurant outfit. Six
years ago Mr. Sullivan worked with
a survey party both at Hyder and
Stewart, B. C., and says that some of
the finest ore he has ever seen any
where was from the mines in that
vicinity.
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NORTHERN MEAT MARKET
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
Fresh Beef, Pork, Veal, Mutton
and Provisions
Particular Attention and Prompt Service Given to Orders from
Mining Camps, Roadhouses anj interior Points. Halibut and other
Fresh Fish of all kinds will be kept in stock when available.
SMITH & GLASSBRENNER, Props.
WINDSOR HOTE
L. WALN, Prop.
WHERE YOU GET
COMFORT AND SERVICI
And the Rates Are Right.
CORDOVA, ALASKA
SHOE REPAIRING
Half Soles $1.00 and up
Shoes Dyed, $1.25
At Hubbert’s Tailor Shop
STEVE; OROS
Phone 130
Keist Furniture
Company
Is the Place to Buy
New and Second-Hand
Household Goods
OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT
Next door to Alaska S. S. Office
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SHOE REPAIRING
AT RED CABIN, OCEAN DOCK
Half-soling, $2.00
DIMON NICKALOFF
P. O. Box 986
ALASKAN GRILL
FRANK A. DOUGLAS, Proprietor
“THE HOME OF QUALITY AND ATTENTION”
ONE VISIT TO THE ALASKA GRILL WILL MAKE YOU A
REGULAR PATRON
ALASKA HERRING & IMPORTING Co. Inc.
Pier C, Foot of Main St. Seattle. Wash.
Wholesale Receivers and Distributors of all kinds of Salt Fish
i_ ^ r*te us and let us know what you have to offer
I CITY BAKERY LUNCH ROOM ,
Special Carefully-Frepared Lunch served from 11:30 a. m. Our Fine
French Rolls with every meal
Big Variety of Pastries and Cakes, Always Fresh
Sanitary Machinery of Latest Model. Patent Brick Oven. Best Ma
terials used by Expert Workmen, producing our Famous Cream Loaf
Best Coffee in Town
French Bread Rye Bread
FOR SALE [I
FOR SALE
Choice business and residence
property.
FOR RENT—
Furnished and unfurnished
apartments and cottages.
INSURANCE—
Fire and marine, life and ac
cident.
BONDS
Fidelity and surety.
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CORDOVA ABSTRACT &
REALTY COMPANY
ROOM 1 ADAMS BUILDING
The Burkhardt
Hand Laundry
and Bath
Burkhardt Flats
Neatly Fitted up with Large
Porcelain Tubs. Everything
Clean and Sanitary.
_Phone 61—three rings.
TOKENS OF RESPECT
A well conducted funeral Is a
token of respect to the deceased.
Our methods of conducting a
funeral have given us an oppor
tunity to serve you In a manrer
that will command respect. We
are equipped to serve you iatls*
factorily. m
K. E. HOLDEN PARLOR
Second Street, between
A and B Aveiues
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