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CORDOVA, ALASKA. WKPXKSPAV. .lAXl ARV 1!>. 1!H<i.
THE RAILROAD APPROPRIATIONS.
Alaskans generally will l>e disappointed to learn that a
fight is to be made at Washington against the emergency and
regular appropriations with which to continue tin* construc
tion of the government railroad' in this territory. When the
bill was originally passed by Congress there was considerable
opposition to it from members of both political parties as a
matter of principle. Although an administration measure,
many leading Republicans worked and voted for it. Since then
there has been considerable criticism of the policy pursued by
the engineering commission, and .judging from advices from
the national capital, the appropriations now needed to continue
the work are being opposed by such men as Senator Nelson
and “ l nele Joe” Cannon. Just what will be the outcome is
hard to forecast, and upon it will depend much of the prosper
ity that the towns to the westward are looking forward to. In
the meantime all hope for tin* best, and it will be no tunit ol
cither President Wilson or Secretary Lane if the needed ap
propriations are not forthcoming.
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SENATORIAL AMENITIES.
How great is the confidence which Senator .lames Hamil
ton Lewis reposes in his friend, Senator Kern, the leader of the
Senate, was shown when the debonair Illinois senator, who is
supposed to bo the arbiter and final authority on all matters
connected with men’s apparel, sought the advice of the Indi
ana senator on a matter of garb. For a time the telegraph
wires were kept hot, as Senator Lewis was uncertain as to the
style of dress he should wear at the Jackson club banquet at
Lafayette, Ind., the other night.
Senator Ken was surprised when lie opened and read the
following telegram from Senator Lewis:
‘‘Shall I wet r a dress suit, or is it to be informal ?”
Promptly Senator Kern wired back:
“Business suit, Louis XIV necktie.”
But before Kern’s telegram reached him Senator Lewis,
becoming impatient, wired the second time. And Senator
Kern, anxious to give Senator Le.wis the right tip on clothes,
replied to the second message as follows:
“Wear everyday clothes ami Dolly Varden necktie.”
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CRABWISE OR OTHERWISE
Discussing affairs in Seattle the Post-Intelligencer says:
We of Seattle have our municipal future largely in our
own hands. Nature and man have joined in a profusion of
favorable conditions for tin* building of a great world city.
Are we big enough to appreciate it and to meet its responsi
bilities? < >r are we to progress crab wise, if at all, in wanton
neglect of our opportunities? We may differ in our individual
political and sociological beliefs, but business laws are inexor
able, and if we are to acquire the life blood of growth we must
conform to its necessities. We may accept or reject these ne
cessary conditions as we will. It is “up to” to men who have
their future welfare tied to Seattle’s—its own citizenry.
IS mu l(* l<» im* a |»m\ inrun, ui n.i j uni/ai m i m, a n
lorn with dissensions and busied with sociological experiments,
or is it to bo a great world city, puissant in public spirit, the
maker of its own citizens’ fortunes?
The question is being asked all up and down the line.
Shall we proceed by co-operation or recede by dissension?
Shall we work and win? Or idle and lose?
The tide of prosperity is turned westward. Its initial touch
already is felt. Cordova, like Seattle, well may ask the ques
tion whether it is in position to take advantage of it, and make
the most of it? Are our forces united? Are citizens standing
together, ready to pull uniformly and in perfect concert? Or
are they at loggerheads, divergent, apathetic or worse? Kach
individual had better take the question home.
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Mare Island seems to be a horse on the United States gov
ernment.
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Germany is to coin iron into money. Here’s where the
advice of Andrew Carnegie would fit
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It is reported that Yuan Shi Kai eats four loaves of bread
at a meal, and that probably is the cause of the rise of all the
trouble in the Far Yeast.
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The navy department wants to rehabilitate the fragile
Constitution. So would suffragists and prohibitionists reha
bilitate the federal constitution.
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While the international situation may have its drawbacks,
it nevertheless is proving very convenient to President Wilson
in affording him an excellent excuse in declining invitations.
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That the lure of the north is strong is proven by the many
letters from oldtimers received on the last mail from the
States. Many oldtimers were heard from, and all of them are
looking fondly at the Northland, all ready to come, all pre
paring to leave the States within the next six or eight weeks.—
Fairbanks Times.
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ASA C. BALDWIN
Civil Engineer
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Address: Valdez, Alaska
E. F. MEDLEY
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
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Fast and commodious steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketch
ikan, Wranqell, Juneau. Skagway, Cordova. Valdez, Seward and
ANCHORAGE, via INSIDE PASSAGE.
Hails from Seattle. Sails from Cordova.
January 10.NORTHWESTERN.January 18
Tanuary 20.ALAMEDA.January 28
Regular freight service ror Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas. Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez ard Latouche. Explos
ives, S. S. Seward. S. S. Seward, 5th; S. S. Latouche, 15th; S. S.
Cordova. 25th of each month.
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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, I
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Pacific-Alaska Navigation Co.
ALASKA PACIFIC S. S. CO. ALASKA COAST CO.
PUGET SOUND -ALASKA ROUTE
Next sailing from Seattle will be
ADMIRAL EVANS.January 7
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT.January 15
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
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if Effective October 4th, 1915.
£ Two trains every six days between Cordova and jiji
£ Chitina, one of these trains leaving Cordova making £
connection with Alaska Steamship Co. steamers arriving
£ from Seattle. gj
£j Trains leave Cordova depot, at foot of Second Avenue, £
£ Mondays and Thursdays. jg
g; Leave Kennecott, Tuesdays and Fridays. jg
£ Leave Kennecott for Chitina, Wednesday and Saturdays. £
|j Leave Chitina for Cordova, Tuesdays and Fridays.
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Dining Car in Connection With all Regular Pessenger Trains Be- £
£ tween Cordova and Chitina.
Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. jjii
£ Tickets on sale it Depot or up town office, Alaska jiji
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